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Sorhan
Titles and aliases	High Priest Prophet The Man in Black The Most Dangerous Man Alive Faulkwin^disputed Wallen^disputed
Alignment	Chaotic Evil (probably)

Sorhan (SOR-han, rhymes with "4chan," Phoenic: شرهان Sharhān) is a Phoenic^[1] occultist and the second (by seniority) of the High Priests of the Casiric Church.

Sorhan is one of the most enigmatic and feared men in the history of Marillia. Theories about him abound: he has variously been called a prophet of Casir, a son of Casir, and an avatar of Casir. King Jassar believes he does not exist and is a fiction constructed by Mortzopholus. Uma Salysa Aidani of the Hadina famously declared him the most dangerous man alive.

Relationships

Pretty much everyone hates Sorhan. Raysh hates him, as do virtually all of Phoena's Vaishans and Mishraists.

Arkhan the Godslayer forged a tenuous pact with Sorhan.

Salysa Aidani, the Uma of the Hadina, is a fierce opponent of Sorhan.

Nico claims to be Sorhan's son. He despises his father. Assuming he is Sorhan's son, it is unknown whether Nico's mother was Sorhan's wife.

Alicia hates Sorhan.

According to the bink Koley, Sorhan was once a student of the most powerful dream-magician in Marillia: Aveserro. Sorhan murdered his master in his sleep. Aveserro's daughter, Viola, did not take kindly to this, to say the least.

Sorhan is opposed by the archdevils Asmodeus, Azaphiel, Hyetta, Valaris, Hasinsa, and Calo; by the jinn lords Marjaid and Azenhar; the god Torm; and the angel Colwyn.

It is unclear what Nyssa thinks of Sorhan's "new gospel" (i.e., that she and Casir are one and the same deity).

Sorhan's three highest-ranking lieutenants are the necromancer Maz Morin, the Alicantian politician Rico Valenzo, and the vampire lord Thurik Zayhar.

Yadeen Azaro was once Sorhan's most trusted disciple, right up until the moment Sorhan opened his guts with a dagger.

Although he should be opposed by Mortzopholus, who is patronizing Raysh, according to Lazarus Steele Sorhan collaborated with Mortzopholus to take down a large Ayan temple in Seuvia.

Gallery

Faulkwin, a possible guise of Sorhan
Wallen, a guise of Faulkwin
The "Sorhan" who slaughtered Tezuma's village
"Sorhan" as the Black Pharaoh in the City of Brass

Notes

↑ Presumably.

[1] Presumably.

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 == Activities ==
-Given Sorhan's many guises (and the uncertainty ''that he even exists''), it is extremely difficult to keep track of his activities. It is never clear if a report about his activities is "really him," an imitator, or a servant of his masquerading as him. Nevertheless, here are some of the reports of his activities.
+Sorhan is a highly enigmatic figure, not because of a lack of information about him, but rather because of an overabundance of it. There are ceaseless mutually contradictory reports about his activities all over [[Rhys]]. (For example, in August 494, it was reported that the High Priest Zehr killed Sorhan in Marnova, but only days later, Sorhan was spotted in Lozanre, where he assassinated Crown Princess Avaria.) Because of this seemingly senseless jumble of reports and sightings, some—including [[Jassar|King Jassar]] himself—have argued Sorhan does not even exist.
+However, it's worth noting his alleged activities, so here they are.
+=== Pre-494 ===
+In 482, during the [[Terrors|Black Terror]], reports begin spreading that one of the architects of the Black Terror, the Casiric High Priest Kithar, was stabbed nineteen times by an up-and-coming Casiric sorcerer named Sorhan and his followers. According to [[Nico]], this is the same year when his father (Sorhan) murdered his mother. Both King Jassar and [[Salysa Aidani|Uma Salsya Aidani]] declare that Kithar had indeed been killed and that the Black Terror is over. At the same time, the Uma announces that Sorhan has been elevated to high priest and that he is the most dangerous man alive. Some critics accuse her of fearmongering.
-In 490, a Hestati officer was assassinated in broad daylight in the streets of Alicantian-occupied Gazan. The Hestati declared the assassins to be Sorhan and his Casirists. Peace talks broke down, and the [[Eighth Occaria]] was resumed shortly after.
+In 490, during an armistice in the Eighth Occaria, a well-loved Hestati captain is assassinated in broad daylight in the streets of Alicantian-occupied Gazan by Casirists. The Hestati accuse Sorhan of leading the assassination. Peace talks between the belligerents break down, and the [[Eighth Occaria]] resumes shortly after.
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 The year 494 has been a big one for Sorhan.
-In August, the Lucian population of Marnova, newly annexed by Alicante, was slaughtered. [[Raysh|Lord Raysh]] declared it was done by Sorhan.
+In August, the Lucian population of Marnova, newly annexed by Alicante, is slaughtered. [[Raysh|Lord Raysh]] declares it was done by Sorhan.
-During the harvest banquet in Lozanre, Casirists led by a figure declared later to be Sorhan commandeered a naval airship and steered it towards the prince's palace. They opened fire on a crowd of Phoenic nobles and Alicantian diplomats. The crown later announced that Crown Princess Avaria was among those murdered.
+During the harvest banquet in Lozanre, Casirists led by a figure later identified as Sorhan commandeer a naval airship and steer it towards the prince's palace. They open fire on a crowd of Phoenic nobles and Alicantian diplomats. The crown later announces that Crown Princess Avaria was among those murdered.
-Sorhan led a slave revolt in Troyosha which ultimately overthrew the city government and initiated a massive purge of merchants, slave masters, and nobility.
+Sorhan leads a slave revolt in Troyosha which overthrows the city government. He initiates a massive purge of merchants, slave masters, and nobility.
-A figure dressed in the garb of a ra of Ogissia was seen attending a ball in the City of Brass hosted by the jinn lord Marjaid. He claimed to be Sorhan.
+A figure dressed in the garb of a ra of Ogissia is seen attending a ball in the City of Brass hosted by the jinn lord Marjaid. He claimed to be Sorhan.
 According to the claims of many, Sorhan has chained the [[Sevani|gods of the Seuvians]], thereby nullifying the powers of Seuvian clerics.
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+For example, it has been reported numerous times that he has been murdered or executed.
+It is extremely difficult to
+Given Sorhan's many guises (and the uncertainty ''that he even exists''), it is extremely difficult to keep track of his activities. It is never clear if a report about his activities is "really him," an imitator, or a servant of his masquerading as him. Nevertheless, here are some of the reports of his activities.
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 == Relationships ==