Ecclesiarchs, Patriarchs and Clerics - Servants of the Ecclesiastic Church - Lore24

The Church and the Sovereignty are tightly intertwined, in such a manner as that Church officials sometimes hold more power than kings and princes. Here then, are a few of the most prominent ecclesiarchs of the Sovereignty.

High Ecclesiarch Epiphanus

Επίφανυς 

A wise, intellectual and stern man, Epiphanus serves as the foremost advisor to the Golden Throne on matters of the faith and spirit. His position is uncontested and his influence on Rauxes is great - though Rauxana holds a measure of distance as a matter of principle. 

Epiphanus is a champion of law and order and an advocate of human expansion and the founding of new forts. He has no patience for mages - which he terms "conjurers" and "magicians" - and sees the Darkening caused by arcane magic as the manifestation of the Mother of Monsters, to be purged with fire and brimstone.

Lord Inquisitor Brogir

Βρογήρ 

Epiphanus' right-hand man and leader of the Inquisition, Lord Brogir commands a force of dozens of fanatics. Roaming the Hartlands and the subject kingdoms of the Sovereignty on foot, the Inquisitors root out dark sorcery, beastmen and suspect demihumans. Lord Brogir enjoys unequalled authority and large measures of freedom within the laws of the Sovereignty. By edict of the Golden Throne, he answers to Epiphanus and Epiphanus alone.

Brogir is relentless, fanatical, extremely devout and views the world in shades of black and white, right or wrong. 

Jozan

Ζωζαν 

At the other end of the scale from Brogir, stands Jozan. Holding no official position within the Church, yet of influence all the same, Jozan roams the Sovereignty fighting monsters, aiding the innocent and providing succor and healing where he can. He operates mostly alone, but sometimes hires retainers or mercenaries to travel to and from dangerous reaches. 

Jozan's teachings revolve around the lightbringing aspects of Phaeton, as opposite to the lawgiving aspects, and involve mercy, aid, forgiveness and grace. He is welcomed warmly in dozens of villages and fortresses throughout the Sovereignty.

Ecclesiarch Elektra

Ελεκτρα 

The high priestess of the Kingdom of Navarone, Elektra is a strong proponent of justice, progress and education. She frequently clashes with Epiphanus in the Conclave of Aurora, which has further distanced her views from the draconian-adjacent philosophy of the High Ecclesiarch. 

As such, Elektra has in recent months urged the king of Navarone to chart his own course for the kingdom, ignoring the edicts and taxes of the Golden Throne. Elektra can thus be seen as the heart of the insurrection that is now brewing in Navarone.