The '''Captain Rumford''' is an [[NPC]] was soldier found in the small town New Tristram area where new characters began the [[BlizzCon 2008]] demo. He was the first NPC with a guard speaking role in the Blizzcon 2008 demo, where he greeted new characters and nominal leader gave a bit of information about the few surviving humans grim situation in the area, and New Tristram. He had special different dialogues for each of the 3 three characters. During the dialogues he ([[Barbarian]], [[Witch Doctor]], and [[Wizard]]) playable in that demo, and imparted information about a the mysterious [[meteor]] that had struck the Cathedral and awakened evil within, and either warned or encouraged the player to investigate.

[[Image:Npc-captain-rumford1.jpg|frame|October 2008.]]

Only the female [[wizard]] was playable in the BlizzCon build, and she was very saucy, sassy, headstrong, and brashly-confident.  Her dialogue with Rumford was somewhat flirty, as she taunted him for being afraid to face the monsters himself, boasted that she would clear out the demonic infestation in nothing flat, and all but ordered Rumford to buy her a drink to toast her success when she returned. Rumford seemed somewhat overwhelmed by her arrogance and authority, and became rather meek and soft spoken before the Wizard's powerful presence.