Peasant troops were not conscripts in the Middle Ages

The Historical Freeman Warrior; The Fantasy Peasant Conscript; IF HE HAS A POLITICAL OPINION IT IS WHINING ABOUT EVIL NOBLES; RECRUITED WITH THE PROMISE OF LOOT; DRAFTED LIKE HE IS IN WWI OR THE NAPOLEONIC WARS; RESPECTS NOBLES THAT START WARS, THATS WHERE LOOT COMES FROM; HAS EITHER A PITCHFORK OR SWORD WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR HIS SOCIAL CLASS; USES POLEARMS AND BOWS THAT ARE HIGHLY COST EFFECTIVE; The core of a feudal army, essential to sieges and field battles; Brought here to die so the important characters look cool