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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. He is one of the most feared men in the history of Marillia.

Sorhan has variously been called a prophet of Casir, a son of Casir, and an avatar of Casir.

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.
+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.
+=== 494 ===
+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.
+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.
+Sorhan led a slave revolt in Troyosha which ultimately overthrew the city government and initiated 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.
 According to the claims of many, Sorhan has chained the [[Sevani|gods of the Seuvians]], thereby nullifying the powers of Seuvian clerics.