Controlled, paternal, and relentlessly practical. Kharzun can appear merciful when mercy serves order, and he genuinely admires competence even in enemies. He treats faith as a tool for shaping society rather than a source of comfort. Beneath his calm manner is a deep fear that the five arch devils are no longer united in their support of the Dominion.

A tall hobgoblin with a clipped voice and a scar across his scalp, Kharzun has served as high priest for twenty-three years. He is courteous, patient, and utterly convinced that cruelty is acceptable when applied with proper procedure. He rarely threatens anyone directly. Instead, he explains the consequences of disobedience as though reading from an account book. Kharzun seeks adventurers capable of recovering a stolen relic without embarrassing the temple, but he intends to bind them to the service with a contract hidden inside the mission’s written terms.

A yuan-ti pureblood whose name is spoken with three different pronunciations by rival factions, Zawadi oversees the Chain Hall and all major contracts. She is elegant, warm in conversation, and incapable of accepting an agreement without testing its weakest clause. Zawadi believes Banzuth’s worship should replace all other devotions in the temple, but she lacks the military support to make that ambition public. She may aid outsiders who can expose financial corruption among the temple’s senior priests.

A broad-shouldered dwarf with a black iron jaw guard, Brother Odrik commands the temple’s armed clergy. His robes are immaculate, but his gauntlets are permanently stained with old blood. He respects directness, courage, and anyone willing to admit fear before battle. Odrik has been ordered to arrest a group of celestial spies within Velundra, though he suspects the alleged spies are actually innocent dissidents planted by a rival priest.

A human woman with a dancer’s posture and a deliberately uneven cadence, Sefara directs the Mask Gallery and all major religious performances. She believes Phaerion’s doctrine is strongest when it reveals uncomfortable truths, making her increasingly dangerous to the temple’s political leadership. Sefara hides coded criticism of the Dominion in hymns, pageants, and public murals. She could become an ally to the party, though she is more interested in turning them into symbols than in keeping them alive.

A quiet tiefling archivist with copper eyes and ink-stained fingertips, Malchior maintains the sealed records beneath the temple. He is neither loyal nor rebellious. He simply wants to preserve every truth until he can understand which ones matter. Malchior knows that the temple’s foundations contain a buried sixth chamber, omitted from every official plan. He has not entered it because the door bears no lock, only a question he cannot answer.