Philipe is leader for a team of elite mercenaries, with special dispensation to act for the crown (a privateer licence); his warband is both dangerous and expendable.
Philipe is a natural leader, but he struggles with the intrigue that comes with it. He seems lost without some cause or thing to fight for or against. Philipe will always be the first into a life-or-death conflict when glory is involved, but understands that few others are prepared to share such risks. He is learning to become more sneaky about the means to his ends.