Magister Sark

Overview

Magister Sark is a magister of Kelx who leads a shipboard ark, ministering to working crews at sea. He is described as a leathery man who appears to travel between ports, holding brief, intense services that combine exhortation with one‑on‑one interviews.

Appearance and Traits

Sark is described as leathery and weathered. His preaching style is direct and urgent—alternating between harangue and close questioning—and he fixes an intense gaze on attendees while calling for moral accountability. Observers note a tendency toward apocalyptic rhetoric.

Roles and Actions

• Leads Kelx services aboard a passenger ship, opening with a forceful sermon, interviewing attendees one by one about what they have done to make the world better, and concluding with another exhortation.
• During one service, he asked a first‑time avout attendee to recount recent choices; afterward Sark told him it was not clear he had done anything wrong given the circumstances, and urged him to “put on a better showing” the next time his deeds came under scrutiny.
• In the same setting, he preached that final judgment was “here,” claiming that signs in the heavens showed the Magistrate—or his bailiff—had been sighted and that the Warden of Heaven had been cast out; he used this to spur the congregation to act well.

Relationships

• Clergy of Kelx, with a shipboard congregation of Kedevs.
• Interacts with newcomers brought by regulars (for example, a Kedev who provided clothing and invited an outsider to attend) and engages them during interviews.

Current Status

Active as a traveling magister ministering aboard ships. Most recently observed leading a compact service for a dozen‑plus Kedevs and counseling a first‑time avout attendee.