Also heard as: The man speaking to Mori Yoshinari, The priest

the priest (the-gang)

The priest serves at the Church of St. Cuthbert, where he welcomed Fish and asked if he had business there.^† He believes the cat folk before him is the Mori Yoshinari who caused issues with the church this year.^†

Dealings with the church

He said there are 16 active core members of the church in the town.^† He said the church would probably perform a magical autopsy to check whether a corpse was who he said it was.^†

Ambition

The priest said he would like to rise through the ranks of the church by apprehending a man as slippery as Fish.^† The man speaking with Mori Yoshinari said he would lose his status with the church if anyone learned of a discussion that did not end in turning Mori in.^† A wand fell from inside the priest’s sleeve when Tick-Tick squeezed him.^†

Related: The priest (ravenloft), Church of St. Cuthbert, Fish, Strahd von Zarovich, The town (ravenloft), Tick-Tick, Xarthax, Castle Ravenloft

Known facts

• A wand fell from inside the priest’s sleeve when Tick-Tick squeezed him. ⟦observed⟧^†

Accounts

• The priest welcomes Fish to the Church of St. Cuthbert and asks if he has business there. ⟦claimed⟧ — the priest (the-gang)^†
• The priest believes the cat folk before him is the Mori Yoshinari who caused issues with the church this year. ⟦claimed⟧ — the priest (the-gang)^†
• The man speaking with Mori Yoshinari says he would lose his status with the church if anyone found out he had a discussion with him that did not lead to turning him in and charging him for crimes against the church and clergy members. ⟦claimed⟧^†
• The priest says he would like to rise through the ranks of the church by apprehending a man as slippery as Fish. ⟦claimed⟧ — the priest (the-gang)^†

Told the party

• Church of St. Cuthbert: The priest says the church would probably perform a magical autopsy to check whether a corpse was who he said it was. ⟦claimed⟧ — the priest (the-gang)^†
• Church of St. Cuthbert: The priest says there are 16 active core members of the church in the town. ⟦claimed⟧ — the priest (the-gang)^†

Also appears in

• Tick-Tick: Tick-Tick shapeshifted into a constrictor snake behind the priest, who froze on seeing its eyes. ⟦narrated⟧^†
• Fish: Fish drew his sword and held it on the priest’s shoulder. ⟦narrated⟧^†
• Fish: Fish says he wants the priest to help him figure out a way to get St. Cuthbert’s off his tracks. ⟦claimed⟧ — Fish^†