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## Description

Zi'eer, more commonly known as Lord Regent or by his title, the fourth Prophet of The Ministry, is a mysterious and powerful NPC that resides exclusively inside his palace within Etris. He is the interim ruler of Etrea, holding absolute power over the entire nation until the "King" returns to his people. Nobody is sure of where he originates, but they accept him for his formidable power and wealth, as well as the fact that his actions appear to be in the best interests of Etris. However, Warden Jericho, a powerful member of The Authority, believes that The Lord Regent is a member of the long thought deceased Contractors, and may bring about a 'great war' which will cause the second Great Drowning. The Ministry may have had a hand in removing the King of Etrea, as a Shadowcaster named Belphalos helped develop a weapon to kill him, with Shadowcast seen as taboo and only used by the Ministry, usage of it being heavily controlled, regulated and any new Shadowcasters being hunted aggressively.

While he appears as an Etrean, his true form is a dark creature covered in emerald eyes and black tentacles. Whether this is his true race or aggressive mutations from his meddling with the world's natural order is unknown.

The Lord Regent seems to be very secretive about where he obtained power, and will exterminate anyone who attempts to uncover it. When Kennith had doubts on the Lord Regent's actions, he was executed and his mangled corpse was hung on a wall after he tried acquiring information about the Lord Regent from the locals of the city. When he rose to power, he had the City's Official History Office decommissioned, seemingly to ensure he will be the only history the people of Etris will ever know. He also had a mental veil installed in the people of Etris, giving them each conflicting ideas of where he came from and how long he was in power for.

The throne upon which he sits is an artifact from the Depths, amplifying the power of whoever sits on it. The Lord Regent likely stays on it to maintain the mental veil on the inhabitant of Etris. As stated by Authority Inquisitor Lotus in the book *Operation "Puppet\_Master" Report*, mental veils aren't something new, but are usually limited to a single person, but applying it on an entire town goes beyond the ability of the common man.

He has a particular interest in an object referred to as 'The Forge of Sin.' Fragments of it, simply called Artifacts, are scattered over Erisia. Turning these into the bank gives a hefty reward and it is sent to the Palace.

If given reason to, the Lord Regent can suspend his target in the air, using an attack similar to the "Judgement" mantra from the Contractor Oath, before instantly executing them. This attack is only unleashed on players that enter the throne room without permission for entry. It kills you regardless of level or equipment, and is impossible to escape. The attack is disabled when the player is granted an audience, being limited to his immediate surrounding instead (don't get too close). It is re-enabled if the player acquires negative Etrea rep.

Despite his mystique and power, he is still very much a mortal man. He shows signs of aging, being at least old enough to have reached Stage 1 aging. This however may just be a front to make people believe he is weaker than he really is.

## Trivia

* His throne produces steam.
* He canonically has a six-pack, stated by a dev during a podcast with Agamatsu.
* He appears to be based on Zato One from Guilty Gear, as both are blindfolded with long blonde hair and use shadow powers.
* If you finish his quest and you defeat The Duke **DO NOT** **GO BACK TO HIM UNLESS GOING FOR CONTRACTOR AND HAVE THE FIRST STEP COMPLETE.** He will end up killing you after confirming dialogue with him.
	+ Attunement uncaps will however be given immediately after killing The Duke.
* It is theorized that his strength comes from The Depths, which he draws in using an unknown source (perhaps by exploring The Depths himself or through some kind of reservoir). This is evident from the fact that his throne is decorated with a variety of corals, he also sends his contractors to kill other in The Depths.
	+ As stated by Arch\_Mage, it is found that he does not in fact use Shadowcast, (unless he is later found using a Shadowcast mantra that players have access to), and rather his "black tendril"/Judgement ability stems from another source.
* Hung around his throne are talismans with unknown symbols inscribed within them. Some have drawn the conclusion that The Depth's power is too much for mankind and must be contained at all times, or the Lord Regent must stay within his throne as leaving could cause his death.
	+ A comment from Ragoozer also suggests that the throne boosts his power, however when asked if the previous King of Etrea also received this 'buff' he refused to elaborate, instead making a face.
* He appears to hold a particular disdain towards Canor people. Schnitzel (the Canor merchant found in the Etris Docks) notes that the "new leader [is] very strange", suggesting that previous rulers of Etrea allowed the entry of Canor merchants into Etris and that the Lord Regent does the opposite for reasons unknown.
	+ Being a Canor does not change the interaction with Lord Regent.
* Seemingly has a negative connection with the Voidwalker origin, calling Voidwalker players a "filthy, void-touched assassin."
	+ This may be because of the Knives of Eylis current alignment with the Authority.
* Going onto the Throne will NOT kill you, but interracting him while on the throne will.
* There are free chests that contain Erisia tier loot on the Throne.
* Whenever you try to spook him with a Hallowtide Mask, he doesn't get spooked and instead says one of these lines:
	+ “What a foolish tradition."
	+ "You'll find that I'm being very merciful right now."
	+ "How cute. Care for me to show you true horror?"
	+ "Take that stupid thing off."
		- Note: You do have to go up to directly up to him if you want to get this dialogue, but Lord Regent will not kill you.
			* Initially he would kill you for attempting it, but that feature was removed.
* Zi'eer's blindfold is unobtainable, ours has curves, his blindfold is straight. You can however try to dye the default blindfold into black instead of getting the actual black variant of the blindfold to replicate his.