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==The Hierophant==

''The experimental theologian''.

'''Usual Location''':  The high temples of Phusaratham are the spiritual and worldly base of the Hierophant's power, host to the priests of untold sects and churches and guarded by a small army of temple guard.

'''Common Knowledge''': Once, the whole Drakkath Empire was the spiritual congregation of the men and women who held the title of Hierophant in Phusaratham, and this Hierophant seeks a new time of such unity.  His great strength is his influence and respect, stretching far across so many faithful of so many creeds; and this is matched by his vision as the man who has instituted new investigation of the very nature of the divine, as if he seeks to unlock the very secrets of the heavens.

'''Characters and the Hierophant''':  For obvious reasons, the Hierophant often has need of those with divine power to serve him; furthermore, he has a great deal of time for those who can reveal something new to him about the nature of divinity in the world.

'''Allies''':  The Hierophant has a cordial enough relationship with the Thornmaiden, though some say she is suspicious of his ambitions.  Both the Magistrate and Silver Warder also pay him respect as the spiritual hierarch of the Drakkath.  It is muttered that he negotiates with the Frost Envoy to seek alliance with High Kyros even as he sends emissaries to the Wolf-Chosen at the same time.

'''Enemies''':  The Lord-Commander would see Sukumvarang become the heart of the Huronese Empire and the Hierophant made his vassal.  The Merchant Prince is a new thorn in the Hierophant's side; the White Bay has room for only one canny political operator.  Perhaps more than anyone else, the Hierophant remains aware that, distant as it may seem, Baalshegarath is a cancerous threat.

'''The True Danger''':  If the Hierophant perishes, those who bear Elder taint will have a much easier time of enacting their dark plans.  If the Hierophant manages to unlock the truth of divine nature, his ambition may drive him to acts of hubris with world-shaking ramifications.