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Pontifex Maximus

最高神官長

Head of state of the Slane Theocracy, supreme authority over the faith of the Six Great GodsSlane TheocracyHumanUnknown

Personality

In meetings of the Theocracy's leadership he acts as mediator, keeping discussions orderly and letting all sides speak. Yet when the Elf King comes up, he shows a teeth-grinding hatred.

Abilities

  • The Theocracy's highest authority, chosen from among the six cardinals (the five excluding the sect of the incumbent Pontifex Maximus)
  • Presides over the Supreme Executive Council, made up of the six cardinals, the heads of the administrative, legislative, judicial, and magic research bodies, and the Grand Marshal
  • Chosen from the five of the six cardinals outside the incumbent Pontifex Maximus's sect (Vol. 10 pp. 226–228); the claim that he "came from the Six Scriptures in his youth" is unverified

History

  • Was chosen from among the cardinals to become Pontifex Maximus (background; the claim that he "was a member of the Six Scriptures in his youth" is unverified)
  • Presided over the Supreme Executive Council's meeting and heard the report that the Sorcerer King had massacred the Kingdom army at Katze Plains and founded a nation (Vol. 10)
  • After the Kingdom's fall he convened an emergency meeting and put the dispatch of adventurers to aid the Dragon Kingdom to a vote (Vol. 15)
  • When the meeting deadlocked over who should lead the population to safety, he settled the matter and directed everyone to concentrate first on revenge against the hated Elf King; the meeting then approved the plan to assassinate him (Vol. 15)

Trivia

He is said to be the one who handed Nigun the Sealing Crystal in anime season 1, credited as "High Priest" in the ending credits (unverified). In the Web novel's setting he can use 5th-tier magic.

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