Archpope Justinian

Character from The Gods are Bastards by D.D. Webb

The Archpope of the Universal Church — a man of impeccable manners and terrifying ambition who is systematically consolidating power over every divine cult on the continent while smiling warmly.

Also known as: Justinian, The Archpope, His Holiness

What They Know

• Controls the Universal Church — the organization that theoretically unifies worship of all Pantheon gods under one administrative structure
• Has been systematically undermining the autonomy of individual god-cults, consolidating their power under Church authority
• Brilliant political strategist who has placed agents, informants, and sympathizers throughout every major institution on the continent
• Knows the Pantheon's internal divisions and exploits them — playing gods against each other while appearing to serve them all
• His ultimate goal involves fundamentally restructuring the relationship between gods and mortals — the details are his most guarded secret
• Has access to ancient knowledge and artifacts that even Tellwyrn doesn't know about

Connections

• opposes — tellwyrn
• opposes — elilial
• manipulates — syrinx
• ally_of — sharidan

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