Priest of the Void

**The Priest of the Void** was an elderly man who lived in Gullwater during the Age of the Gods. He was secretly protecting the town from being engulfed by the Void. However, he became the target of a group of mercenaries who were unaware of his true purpose.

## Description

### Appearance

The priest appears to be an elderly bald man with a grey beard. He was wearing robes befitting a clergyman. In his Void form, he adopted the appearance of a large quadrapedal monster with red eyes, a long muzzle and numerous spines jutting from its head, arms and back.

### Personality

The Priest of the Void was devoted to his duty of protecting Gullwater. His desparation to do so made him paranoid and prone to fits of raving and unclear warning. This was used against him by Gail, who convinced his allies the priest was actually mad. The extent ofthe priest's desire to protect Gullwater is seen when he gave up his humanity to transform into a monster, soley to protect the town.

## History

### Background

Next to nothing is known of this priest. At some point, he was inducted into the clergy, presumably dedicated to VOID. He learned of the creation of VOID sites and the nefarious purposes they could be used for. As such he became a protector of Gullwater to ensure it never met with such a fate.

### The Power of VOID

The priest became increasingly paranoid that he was to be targeted and would subsequently fail in his duty. His fears were realised one day when a group of adventurers tracked him down, seeking his amulet for some reason. Cornering him in his church, he attempted to warn these people of the dangers. However, his cryptic rant did not help him, and one of the adventurers, a man named Gail, easily convinced the group the amulet was corrupting the priest and they had to seize it. The amulet was doing no such thing, being just an ordinary amulet, but it was enough to drive the priest to take drastic action. He communed with the power of VOID beneath Gullwater and transformed himself into a terrible monster of VOID. With this form, he attacked the mercenaries, summoning Void creatures and all but destroying his own church. However, he was unsuccessful and was slain.

### Legacy

The death of the priest led to the VOID overwhelming Gullwater, destroying it and turning it into a Void site. His failure to protect Gullwater meant that one of three Void sites needed to revive a Voidstar was created. Though the ritual was a success, the same warriors that struck him down managed to do the same to the Voidstar. However, it was not too late for Gullwater, which was steadily rebuilt by Gub and renamed to Gubwater.

## Story

### In Memory

500 years later, evidence of the priest's final sacrifice was seen by a group of warriors from Qethos. While exploring the Jacksu Academy, the young girl Petra found an unusual door which lead the party into a series of disjointed memories. Within one of these memories, Petra entered a ruined church. After dispelling the Void in the room, she witnessed a vision of the priest transforming into his mosterous alter ego before vanishing. Confused, the young girl left and reported what she saw to her friends. It became later known that the Memory the group entered was one that the school's former headmaster shared with both Randall and Gub, meaning that Petra had seen Gub's recollection of that event.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Void Trasformation**: Using his clerical powers, the priest used the power of VOID to turn into a monster to protect his town.
* **Summon Voidlings**: In his monsterous form, the Void Priest could call upon Voidlings to aid him in battle.

## Images

### Official art

The Void monster that the priest became, as seen in Under Io Ep. 20.