Hierophant

The hierophant is a life-time appointment elected by the Council of Elders specifically to lead the anu and the fír suthr in times of dire need. As such times rarely occur, the position of hierophant is rarely filled.

Indeed, no record of such an event occuring exists, save the appointment of the anu Gudbrandr during the events leading to the Great Battle and the rise of the Great Man.

The hierophant, who is believed to be closer to the gods and ancestors than any other member of the council, acts as mediator and arbiter, whose decisions is sacred law and thus final. Perhaps this ultimate power is the reason a hierophant is so rarely appointed, as it has the potential to make sweeping changes, and people are, ultimately, fallible.