Jacques Mestral

CNE Jacques Mestral is a French military officer. He is the deputy commander of 11e REI. =Biography= Mestral was appointed deputy commander of 11e REI in 2010.

=Physical description= Mestral is short and stocky. He wears his thinning, greying hair cut short. He smokes a foul-smelling pipe and uses the time needed to clean, fill, and light the pipe as a useful pause in difficult conversations. He is rarely without his Milkor BXP submachine gun (which he refers to as "my South African Uzi").

=NPC motivations=
 * Hearts 3 - Fellowship, low level Mestral is amiable and cooperative. He is an ideal staff officer, able to balance the different personalities in the battalion.
 * Diamond 2 - Wealth, low level Mestral enjoys a few luxuries - particularly good coffee and good cognac - and he is willing to negotiate a sensible price.