Cress Rivale

Cress Rivale is an elf born and raised in Asanon. He has pure white hair, which he keeps relatively short and almost invariably has dyed any other colour, and bright green eyes. Cress is impetuous and not particularly the brightest, often doing things before thinking through the consequences the whole way. His vocabulary is somewhat vulgar, but it seems like he's really just trying hard to appear tougher than he likely is; he has a good heart, genuinely wants to help people in need, and is very loyal to his friends.
As a teenager, he was enamoured with the rough-and-gritty lifestyle of the street criminal, and he hung around Syndicate holdings most days, wanting to prove himself as being a bona-fide member and not just there because of his mother, Ginger. Uupon meeting the CSIS investigators Lucca, Caitlyn and Victor, he introduced himself as Griffon rather than his real name; when asked why later, he drunkenly mumbled something about how his name sounded like salad, which wasn't threatening at all. Cress began showing up repeatedly, likely due to the fact that he had little in the way of other friends, and quickly became fast compatriots with Lucca.
Cress happened to be with Lucca when the All invaded Arlington; it was only because Lucca had happened to grab his wrist that he was brought along. Despite his initial recruitment being a mistake, Cress was invaluable in the fight against the All. He was ascended alongside the others at Yggdrasil Isle, and grew into an incredibly potent fist-fighter under the tutelage of Clover.
Along the way, he contracted a curse which caused him to shift into the form of a large yet extremely friendly white wolf under the full moon. It never really bothered him, and a gift from the Whale Mage allowed him to suppress it, leading him to give little thought to it as a problem and more of as a recreational pursuit.
After the All were banished, Cress threw himself into the rebuilding efforts in Kalleandar. When the area stabilized, he took to adventuring again, using the scattered Lightning Transit portals to visit Akroum and Dionisia, helping people as he traveled. Eventually he settled down back in Asanon again, and lived a long, comfortable life.
Cress long held a grudge against Xander, strongly believing that he had to pay for all of the deaths on his hands. This, combined with Ryuji's unwillingness to take immediate action in the first few years following the repulsion of the All, led him to rashly attack and kill Xander with the help of an ally. Since he hadn't thought the repercussions of his actions through, he left the fledgling colony of undead in a very precarious political position, directly leading to the instatement of Ryuji as governor.
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