Regarding Sorcerer-Priests

In previous editions they have not been hunted by Ymandragore. I think it’s probable that will continue. But until it’s out we won’t know for sure unless someone official chimes in.

I will double check this with the rest of the staff but since Sorcerer-Priests are technically arcane casters, they are indeed hunted by the Sorcerer-King.

Thank you for checking. It seems odd that an entire branch of the Mother Church would have to be in hiding from harvesters, and the description from previous editions and books places them as a hybrid of the three forms of magic.

Doesn’t Sarish have Clerics and not just Sorcerer-Priests?

I personally think that the answer to this would be ‘it depends’

To be clear, this is my personal supposition and in no way official, but I believe as follows: Basically, whether or not a Sorcerer-Priest is targeted or not depends on the individual Harvester’s goals. If the Harvester is looking for arcane slaves/batteries/etc, then he would target the Sorcerer-Priest. If the Harvester is looking for a subject to experiment on, then it would depend on the experiment. If the Harvester is looking for a blood-sack to help fuel the wine-drinkers (the sect that gains magical power by drinking the blood of the gifted) then I’d think that they would pass on the Sorcerer-Priest.

If the majority of Harvester abductions are for the purposes of the wine-drinkers, then it would make sense that the priesthood of Sarish wouldn’t be overly concerned – their abduction would be rare… but even so, that leaves the differently motivated harvesters still interested in the Sorcerer-Priests – so notices would still accrue. Remember that there are many Acolytes, but few proper spell-casters amongst the clergy – hence why magic is relatively rare and expensive in spite of the vast religious organizations of Onara.