Archimandrite

An archmandrite is one of the three highest-ranking ecclesiastical leaders of the church of Amari in the Three Kingdoms. At present, these three leaders are Archimandrite Madeus of Gallias, Archimandrite Schylgera of Diutir and Archimandrite Sartilla of Ispalis.

History
The first Archimandrite was adlected in Gallias in 113 AU and the first two Peers of Amari were created in the same year. This gave Gallias a greater claim on directing the faith, a claim that caused disputes to arise with the other two kingdoms. In 139 AU, Diutir adlected its own Archimandrite despite the protest of Gallias and their claim to primacy and in 148 AU Ispalis followed suit with its own Archimandrite. The inability to resolve this tension led to the short but bloody War of the Archimandrites (aka the Brother-Sister War) in 151 AU. The war ended with the Council of Charinton later that year. The Council laid the framework for the Archimandritic Trierarchy which has been maintained to the present day and ensures that the Three Kingdoms co-operate in matters spiritual and temporal.

Archimandrite Madeus
Archimandrite Madeus is the head of the Gallish branch of the church of Amari. He is also the Praetor of the Theological College in Charinton although has little to do with the day-to-day running of that place of instruction.

Archimandrite Madeus had a long career serving the more martial needs of the church before rising to his current position. He is a man of shorter than average height and everything about him looks blunt; his arms and legs look too short for his barrel chest. His short, square-cut beard gives him the look of a man still on active military service.

Archimandrite Schylgera
Archimandrite Schylgera is the head of the Diutiran branch of the church of Amari.

Archimandrite Sartilla
Archimandrite Sartilla is the head of the Ispalian branch of the church of Amari.