Sorhan

Sorhan
Titles and aliases	High Priest Prophet The Man in Black The Most Dangerous Man Alive Faulkwindisputed Wallendisputed
Alignment	Chaotic Evil (probably)

Sorhan (SOR-han, rhymes with "4chan," Phoenic: شرهان Sharhān) is a Phoenic 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.

Sorhan is the chief architect of the Red Terror.

Powers

It is exceedingly difficult to say what powers Sorhan has and doesn't have, since we don't know for sure who he is or if he even exists. It could be the case that every person claiming to be "Sorhan" is a completely different person. However, assuming there is indeed a person named Sorhan, here are some of his reported powers.

According to the bink Koley, Sorhan is the most powerful dream magician in Marillia. Certainly, someone has been manipulating the dreams of the Pale Brigade masterfully.

Sorhan seems to be a master swordsman.

Sorhan seems to be an extraordinarily powerful necromancer. He has a vast population of undead performing manual labor in and around Troyosha. He is also capable of constructing and utilizing dread rings of power—a remarkable necromantic feat. He also seems to be able to return from the dead.

Sorhan seems to be able to summon and control demons and evil jinn. He brought a balor to its knees with no more than a flick of the wrist.

Relationships

Sorhan is not exactly a popular guy. Pretty much everyone hates him, including virtually all of Phoena's Vaishans and Mishraists.

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

Raysh hates Sorhan, mainly because he believes Sorhan sabotaged peace talks between Alicante and Phoena during the Eighth Occaria, which indirectly led to the death of Raysh's wife and daughter.

Nico claims to be Sorhan's son. He despises his father for murdering his mother. Assuming he's telling the truth (and is correct), this would indicate Sorhan was married at least once.

Alicia hates Sorhan.

The Sanctuary opposes Sorhan and would love to see him nailed to a cross.

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). At the very least, the fact that Arkhan the Godslayer forged a tenuous pact with him suggests she at least thinks Sorhan may be useful.

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

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