Tale of Diep:Gaius the High Prophet

''The rough mistress High Prophet of is known for her rock hard attitude, no pun intended. She is no nonsense, gets things done, and is overwhelmingly dominating in her opinions and wishes at the High Prophet council table. Put Gaius in charge of something and she WILL get it done, no matter the task, no matter the resources, and no matter the sacrifices. Surrender isn't in her vocabulary. Quitting is for the weak. Doing so is cowardice! Having harnessed an ancient powerful artifact from the core of the world via "spiritual cult magic" as the Empire calls it, she now can move and shape the very land to her whim, if limited. With the Mantle Spire, rocks bend to her will, small mountains march at her shouts, and earthen disasters such as geysers or molten magma can spring forth with a whisk of the artifact and a bit of feisty command. The unstoppable force and immovable object coexisting in the same body, Gaius is sure to treat any who stand in her path just like her tasks: a small obstacle that must be finished quickly and no matter what...''

Overview
Gaius is one of the six High Prophets of the. Every area of under its influence has one, and she is the High Prophet of Toil Ridge. Gaius sees her job as a duty not just to the Cult and that in which she believes, but also to The Realm itself. She represents and speaks for it, even more so than those who deserve to do. Her power is almost drawn from it, as a result of her excessive use of the Mantle Spire. The death and misrepresentation of the core of the world would result in her end and loss of much of her non-Panzer based power. The ability to shift the stones of the rocky Toil Ridge would be not ideal, as her magic and the portion of The Realm she's been stationed in go hand in hand.

Due much to her necessity in the world's health to keep a lot of her exceptionally powerful magic, she is avid in keeping The Realm preserved. She has great relations with the Polygons, not only just with the Disciple of Toil Ridge, the mighty, but also with his connections and throughout The Realm. She takes a pro-Polygon stance within the Cult, and is the only High Prophet of the council to super actively wish to form an alliance with them against the Empire. One of her biggest projects is the assurance of protection, and leaving them where they belong in The Realm. They are magical agents, and it would do her no benefit having The Realm lose them.

Gaius despises, the High Prophet of Wintercrest, with an indescribable passion. She sees his high standards of excellence and very exclusive opinions on what an ideal being should be as the result of unregulated elitism, and his practices and decisions on whats best for the Cult as pandering to specific favored sectors of the Cult such as the Council of Steel, and less so for the good of the entire structure and especially new entrants. He hates her in return. She fears for, High Prophet of Paradigm Dunes, aware that his personality disorder may be scaring him into making rash decisions. Locke to her is a mystery, as a lot of the time he spends is alone in deep thought, sometimes even missing council meetings in his studies. She sees Timidis' meek nature as cowardly, as she tends to back down when given too much pushing against her ideas. Nonetheless, this sight doesn't come with hatred, but instead sees her as adorable and someone that she can bolster into a tough force to counter.

Personality
Gaius, as explained, does not take no for an answer unless she really has to. Once her mind is set on something, she will see it completed quickly and efficiently. If sacrifices must be made, so be it. She is open to everyone, and willing to give anything a new try. This results in her letting almost anyone in to the Cult if they so wish, usually resulting in an influx of Tank Empire spies using her approval as a means of entering their ranks. It is also responsible for not just her wants to ally with the Polygons, but her sheer respect for them as well. Her powerful artifact, the Mantle Spire, draws its power from life of the world, and the Polygons have this interest usually in mind as well. As a mix of her determination to see anything to the finish, and her willingness to try something new, do not give her a dare, because you will lose anything you bet on it.

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Trivia

 * Third High Prophet page to be created.
 * The first High Prophet usually encountered by players due to her location.
 * The no-nonsense serious reasoner of the High Prophet council.
 * Her weapons are both powerful, age-old artifacts taken from the core of Toil Ridge's central chasm.