[@Nariata]I see Balthair arriving, seeing the group of cultists and magi, and thinking, I found the group! Lol Then when he sees the Gnoll attacking them, he goes to attack the Gnoll because clearly he is the enemy in this situation.

The only way I can see my character not making such a mistake is if I knew the exact descriptions of the cultists and et al. Are they human, elf, dwarf, etc in appearance or are they demons with demonic characteristics? Because if demon, then the Arials would be familiar with such a threat and wouldn't mistake it.