Joseph Hurst

Mayor Joseph Hurst was the founder of the town of Cresthurst. When he landed alongside the rest of the refuges, he was one of the first to pick up an axe and begin construction of Cresthurst. He was later elected it's mayor and the town named after him. Supposedly he was an avid supporter of the Crowley movement before leaving Gilneas.

Though initially neutral, he opened relations with the Blades of Greymane in Farimond after supplies went missing. After they relieved the Siege of Cresthurst, he pledged himself to the Alliance once more and allowed the Blades to build the outpost of Banehold near Bridgeport.

However, shortly after allowing the Blades to build Banehold, he was assassinated by Lord Astaroth before meeting with Magistrate Arthur Folken of Bridgeport as an attempt to destabilize relations between the settlements of Refuge Cove and the Blades.