Varax

First Appearance and Context

Varax is first seen during the public opening known as Apert at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. He and a woman later called Onali joined a guided tour of the Hylaean Way as ordinary visitors, dressed for business and wearing identity flashers on lanyards. After a brief conversation with the guide, the same pair later appeared in the Mynster at a service where the Primate arrived with two purple‑robed visitors; they were recognized as Inquisitors.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Affiliation: the Inquisition.
• During the opening he attended a tour incognito and engaged an avout guide in a probing dialogue about interpretations of Hylaea and Deät; later he entered the chancel formally with the Primate as an honored visitor from the Inquisition.
• On the night of the communal closing feast, he stepped out from under the canopy and, when addressed by an avout, drew back his hood to identify himself. He downplayed a scuffle involving a young fraa, urged the avout to "raise your sights," and indicated that larger matters were at stake before departing.
• While returning toward the canopy he passed the Warden Fendant and the Warden Regulant; both yielded the path and offered formal respect, underscoring his standing.

Relationships

• Onali: travels and appears with Varax as his counterpart Inquisitor during the same visit.
• Primate: seen accompanying the Primate when formally present in the chancel.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Presentation: male; first encountered in ordinary business attire with a flasher; later seen in purple robes typical of visiting hierarchs; at one point wore a hooded bolt, blending in with avout before revealing his role.
• Demeanor: direct, composed, and encouraging; presses for clarity in conversation and counsels avout to think beyond immediate incidents.
• Background hints: speaks the extramuros vernacular with ease and moves comfortably between informal and formal settings.

Current Status/Location

Present at the Concent of Saunt Edhar during Apert and received as a visiting Inquisitor. He has been observed both in the Mynster and briefly outside in the meadow during the closing festivities; subsequent assignments have not been detailed.