High Septon Lucias

The **High Septon** is the current head of the Faith of the Seven. Lucias was elected to the position after the former High Septon resigned due to failing health.

## Appearance and Character

Anointed by the gods but burdened by his own inadequacy, Lucias is a somewhat frail individual with a warm inviting face. Flutey and painfully self-conscious he comes across as unsure though pious. Lucias is known to retreat from events into depression and a self-negating religious ecstasy.

Though not puerile in the manner of politics or religion, Lucias is seen as green and controllable. His waifishness is often regarded as a weakness and perhaps it is, though he has never desired to be more than a restorative figure of Faith for everyone he deals with.

## History

Born in the year 392 AC, Lucias was born to a prostitute mother and a father he'd never know. His mother would claim that he was the outcome of an illicit relationship with a member of the Kingsguard, though it could never be confirmed true. He was given to the Great Sept of Baelor to serve the Faith from a very early age, severing ties to his mother and never hearing from her again.

Lucias was a lowly servant at the Sept though always pious, his absorption of the teachings were unlike anything Septons previously had seen. He was kind, caring and showed a self-less nature from the very early days at the Sept which helped him garner attention from the clergy.

The young man sought to become a Septon one day and endeared himself enough to a member of the Most Devout enough to become his understudy. **Septon Edmyn** tought the young Lucias everything he could, but of course Lucias had an voracious appetite for holy inquiry.

Naturally, as Lucias was born some years after the Hammer Uprising he was influenced by his mentor on the subject. Lucias was instructed to venture into the Godswood for prayer and reflection so that he may better understand the rebellion and it's impact on the Faith. Under solemn contemplation in the Godswood, Lucias found himself weeping on hands and knees over the lives lost in the very place he collapsed. Crimson tears of blood were said to have rolled down his cherubic cheeks, so say the three travelers who witnessed the event. Five hundred drops of blood shed from his eyes in the Godswood, one for every smallfolk life lost. Some believe that this is an untruth told as pious propaganda, yet it is still attested to Lucias' piety.

Upon his return and completion of instruction, Lucias was anointed as a Septon of the Faith. He remained in King's Landing, where he served the people and offered comfort to those in need. Ever pious and selfless he endeared himself to the smallfolk as one of their own yet many believed he was touched by the divine hands of the gods. Lucias began to believe his unknown father may have been the manifestation of the Father given flesh. Though his theory was never spoken by him, it was never denied by him either. His prophetic desires were known to many within the clerical community of the Great Sept.

## Recent Events

The death of the previous High Septon came without much shock to the Most Devout, his ailing health had left him diminished physically to the point of immobility. The Council that would select the new High Septon had grown heavy with greedy personalities. Each member of the Most Devout desperately seeking the opportunity to lead the Faith. Unfortunately there was a no consensus between the self-important men deciding who should wear the crown, thus the stalemate continued. A cabal of reformists with leanings toward the Starry Sept suggested an outsider that may not be seeking political power, rather sincere piety. The cabal put Lucias' name forward as a prospect to become High Septon and were able to maneuver other Septons to their side.

Coming as a shock to Septon Lucias he was elected High Septon at the age of 25. He'd long considered himself a potential candidate, though in his contemplation he assumed he'd have some decades to go still. As his first proclamation he made it known that his only desire was the restoration of unity in the Faith of the Seven.

After the election, like minded Septons suggested the High Septon reach out to Lord Leyton Hightower. The two quickly exchanged correspondence on a vast number of topics regarding the Faith. Both men seemed to share a somewhat similar view for a unified faith and disdain for sin in its numerous forms.