Peasant Man

Peasant Men are what you call 'farmers' in the original Mount and Blade series, and can be found in villages.

Overview
They can be found travelling out of their village to the nearest town and back again.

The Peasant Men will start off with nothing except farming tools and small arms with absolute no armour. As they are upgraded to the next tier, the Peasant Men will receive better armour and weapon which will eventually become a Veteran Hired Warrior, an Experienced Agent or a Hired Gunner.

Just like the Peasant Woman and Ronin, they are difficult to acquire and can only be hired from prisoners of a defeated party or to be persuaded from yours.(mostly from bandits)

Tactics
When engaging a battle, it is very important that your Peasant Men must stay behind the lines at all time no matter what. They are extremely vulnerable against anything, being engaged by anything will get them easily killed or knocked unconscious within seconds. Keep them behind your archers or units that can defend against incoming attack.

If you are planning to train up many peasant men, it is recommended that you increase your 'training' skill to a higher level which includes your companion. The Peasant Men have a very small experience requirement for upgrading, thus training overnight will enable many to be upgraded immediately. If you have some remaining untrained Peasant Men, head for the training field or wait for the next night. Honestly, it is better if you can hire the mercenaries from the inn to save cost rather than from rescuing them from bandits and raise them.