Redtail

"By ignorance or intent, you have impeded my efforts...you are an obstacle, and one I intend to remove. Tonight."

Feldus Redtail is a brigand lord operating in the eastern Midlands. The bastard son of a nobleman and half-brother to the Countess of Alta, Redtail has spent his life attempting to achieve by guile and force what he has been denied by virtue of his common blood. Power, a title, subjects to rule; he craves these things with unmatched avarice, unsatisfied by the pale imitations granted by his bandit holdings. Redtail wants legitimacy, for the world to recognize his greatness.

Personality
Feldus is arrogant and self-assured. His wit has been proven to be quicker than most nobles, to say nothing of the vast majority of bandits and thieves, so he has amassed considerable power and prestige in the underworld. Intelligent and cautious, Redtail will only fight if he believes he is going to win in the end, and he never acts unless he thinks he holds the best information. His arrogance, however, sometimes drives him to act rashly.

History
Redtail ran afoul of the Stanchions on the second contract they had accepted as a group. Feldus had invaded and captured the Exaldien stronghold Fort Seneschal, hoping to use it as a base of operations for his bandits and in order to force Exaldien to recognize his authority. The Stanchions neutralized his initial invasion force and captured him, then successfully defended the fort against the bulk of Redtail's occupying force when they arrived. This victory gained them the nickname the Stanchions of Fort Seneschal.

Though Redtail was spared the headsman's ax and granted a light prison sentence by virtue of his connections with the Countess of Alta, he nevertheless slipped out of prison after little more than a year. He had barely begun to scheme, however, when his machinations were again interrupted by the Stanchions, and he resolved to be rid of them once and for all. He laid a carefully planned trap for them, and it was only by the sacrifice of Naziri ben Badiya that the Stanchions were able to escape.