High Priest Molochi

== High Priest Molochi ==
Molochi is an Agallan Giant, heretic, high priest of a false faith temple.
It was High Priest Molochi, who decided to flee the Empire, when Maximander I of the 3rd Legion usurped the throne and swayed the religion of the empire back to the worship of Stellar Emperors.
When the believers were exhausted and already cursed the fact that they went through the Aranoi Desert, their provisions were insignificant, Molochi was granted a vision of Azunai, the Radiant Youth, who told him to lead the believers to the border of the Imperial Colony of Ehb.
There, deep in the desert, they found a cavern, with a dying winged lion inside. The winged lion, or Lamasu, was holy to Azunai, and Molochi and the others preserved him with magic in a golden statue, and thus it became known as ‘the greatest treasure’ or ‘Lamasu’.
When the Synod found out, that a group of Azunites led by Agallan patriarch Molochi fell for a heathenish cult of a false god, they sent St. Hiram as an envoy to bring Molochi and the community back to fold. But instead of a happy, friendly meeting with luxurious, grand manners, St. Hiram was bestowed chains and torments, which he could survive for only a year, until he died. After such a blasphemous action, the holy Synod launched a holy crusade to the Agallan Vault and slayed Molochi and his followers. Their souls were cursed, and they could not reach the River of Souls. When around 1294 the bones of the desert became animate, Molochi resurrected.
== Bossfight ==
=== Features ===
High Priest Molochi has 2 healthbars, an attribute he shares only with Rajani in the whole game.
=== Strategy ===
Molochi is an overpowered mummy (you can encounter these in the Agallan Vault). He can teleport, spit sand, thus sending the player away from him, do basic melee attacks, and summon undead minions to help him. During his second Healthbar, all these ‘boss abilities’ empower greatly. If you are playing as Reinhart Manx, then the best is to spawn Geometry of Annihilation. If the character is Katarina, then spawn the hound and shoot from aside. As for Lucas, use blocking and a priority is the zwei hander stance. And if Anjali was your choice, then (if you started playing from Endgame) use Fall from Heavens and spawn fire-jackals, also use Hurl Spear ability if you are sent away when the Priest starts to spit sand. If you started after a dialogue with Oswalt, then use 2nd stance to strike from afar, Spinning Kick is also compatible if the Priest teleports. Empowered Abilities (for all characters now) should be Geometry of Annihilation (Reinhart), Spinning Kick or Hurl Spear (Anjali), Heart-Seeking Shot (Katarina) (as the ability is broken (it deals an unbalanced amount of damage) when it’s shot near the enemy), and Blade Dash and Earthrending Strike for Lucas.
== Faith ==
Once he was an Azunite Monk, one of the Synod. He was one of the first Azunites to stand on the Aranoi Desert sand grounds. He is the last Maimed King. (Azunite Ceremonial role, that is acquired by those who believe in autumn, by an old Azunite tradition.) According to Lamasu, he saved Lamasu from death, and 'deified' him as a deity to worship.
Molochi and his 'friends' murdered St. Hiram, a saint, who refused to take the false faith.
Molochi wrote over 100 articles in the Chronicle Of The Devout.
== Role ==
Main antagonist of the Treasures Of The Sun expansion.
== Quotes ==
'Quotes' are High Priest's so-called battlecries, phrases he shouts on the players during bossfight. Here they are presented all caps-locked.
These titles are only a rotten shell of what he appears to be. He suffered a fall from grace, a fall which he succesfully plummetted down without a stop.
According to the lore, the priest is an Agallan Giant, and this identifying feature was simply created for showing-off.
He had a state of depression, he suffered both phisically and morally.
Molochi has made a cult, he spread it, but he confirms what nuisance was religion to him. Also Dungeon Siege III has many amulets for the player, with names of Dungeon Siege's saints: e.g. 'Medallion of St. Ellys'.
In the old times, Grand Mage Olvis and five Legion Cohorts went to the desert to annihilate Agallan Giants. Also Molochi was afraid of the Legion, he was the priest and as such, he used Lamasu's prophecies from time to time.
== Historical Information ==
Moloch, Molech, or Molek is a name or a term which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly condemns practices which are associated with Moloch, practices which appear to have included child sacrifice.
Traditionally, the name Moloch has been understood as referring to a Canaanite god. However, since 1935, scholars have debated whether or not the term refers to a type of sacrifice on the basis of a similar term, also spelled mlk, which means "sacrifice" in the Punic language. This second position has grown increasingly popular, but it remains contested. Among proponents of this second position, controversy continues as to whether the sacrifices were offered to Yahweh or another deity, and whether they were a native Israelite religious custom or a Phoenician import.
Since the medieval period, Moloch has often been portrayed as a bull-headed idol with outstretched hands over a fire; this depiction takes the brief mentions of Moloch in the Bible and combines them with various sources, including ancient accounts of Carthaginian child sacrifice and the legend of the Minotaur.
== Gallery ==
File:High Priest molochi.png|On the throne...
File:Aboutojump.png|Standing up
== References ==
* Exodus from the Empire pt.2
* Last Days of St. Hiram
* Request from Overseer Zalmon
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