Altair Ursa

Altair Ursa is a Caspian hedge knight who has found himself in the ruined city of Sacena by chance. Once a knight of great renown in Caspia, his days of glory are long behind him. Cast off the annals of history, Altair has been forced to rely on his martial prowess to survive and for 20 years wandered the lands of Zania as a mercenary (although a mercenary with a knight's sense of chivalry).

Presence in Sacena
Passing through Tassimar, he found himself protecting a group of commoners on pilgrimage to Sacena to seek the Fallen Fire. Arriving at the Blind Gate, he found a camp of helpless people, with preachers who didn't seem to know the difference between a food line and a latrine pit. Unwilling to leave these people to the seeming incompetence, he chose to stay and quickly began to whip this newly christened Camp Dawn into shape.

His experience as a martial field officer has proven to be invaluable as under his leadership hygiene, food distribution, security has been adequately addressed.

While he has met privately with the leader of the Fallen Fire, Lacrecia Mattias, many times, little is known about Altair's feelings about the Fallen Fire or Lacrecia Mattias. Altair notably does not participate in the daily prayers the camp engages in, although he does not interfere with the religious services.

History
Altair once served a great house of Caspia, the von Aquila family which fell from the graces of the Caspian Court some 20 years ago. The house itself was dissolved, its lands and titles redistributed following a scandal of treason.

Altair, who was a loyal follower of his liege lord, Sigmund von Aquila, was found to be innocent of treason, but regardless his name was stained through his association and despite his stellar reputation as a loyal retainer and great warrior, no noble house would accept him.

Left with no lands, titles, holdings, or such in the debacle, his wife Veralda deserted him, taking his two children with her.