Ok ... this has to be a bug.... when ever my Ranger ritual casts a companion it automatically triggers combat. While the circles under all the characters and companion are blue, it is obvious the companion is the issue because when it is near a PC they both are tagged with the 'threatened' modifier.
So I continued playing without a companion and well the problem became real because now I can't even get a PC in the party without it triggering combat. Specifically, Sazza, the goblin found in the cage at the grove.
Happy bug fixing!
