High Pontiff Tylos I

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Alfred Patriarch Jorenus A portrait of Alfred Patriarch Jorenus, 1802 Church: Church of the Canon Patriarchate: Jorenus In Office: 1800 - present Church Ordained: 1794, New Reza, Haense Priest: 1794-1800 Bishop of Henrikev: 1800-1804 Prelate of the Clergy: 1800-present Patriarch of Jorenus: 1804-present Cardinal: 1807-present Personal Details Born: 14th of the Sun's Smile, 1753, New Reza, Haense Spouse: Lady Nenica Barclay, neé Dubois House: Barclay Father: Osvald Anton Barclay Mother: Lieselotte Barclay, neé Fischer

Alfred Barclay , also known as Cardinal St. Tylos or Patriarch Alfred, is the first and current Patriarch of Jorenus, Prelate of the Clergy, and a faithful member of the College of Cardinals. His life is more or less devoted to the priestly orientation, for which he left the days of war behind and devoted himself to the service of the church and God. His virtues and interest in the Church began during the pontificate of James II, grew very much and gave him various promotions during the pontificate of Owyn III, and continued at a fine pace during the pontificate of the new High Pontiff Jude II.

Early Life & Military Career

Like many of his friends and cousins, Alfred's childhood was full of fun and joy, also a lot of pleasure and various benefits given from his parents, which didn't matter to him, at least when he was very young. Growing up was an adventure for him, which he went through with his closest cousin Brandt, going through various accidents in the streets of New Reza, all the way to stressful but exciting moments in the surrounding forests and villages, where they trained regularly. Various and frequent trainings helped Alfred to join the ranks of the Haense Royal Army, with the great moral help of his father Oswald.

Little by little, he rose to higher ranks, but before the Scyfling Invasion of Hanseti-Ruska broke out, Alfred's horizons widened beyond the sword and bloodshed, where he decided to try his hand at other jobs, neglecting military training and the army on the sidelines. Having tried his hand at other jobs, Alfred realized after a while that the sword was not for him, and he made the final decision when the decision to join the Church came.

Political Life

Before and after the end of the Scyfling Invasion of Hanseti-Ruska, Alfred's family was involved in the political waters of the Kingdom of Haense, making Alfred, with the support of many others, to try out as Maer of New Reza, the capital city of the Kingdom of Haense. Bearing in mind that his father, Lord Speaker at the time, had experience with the politics of the kingdom and the way the Duma worked, he did not want to make his candidacy for Maer unfair, so he made posters and wrote candidate texts himself, in order to at least somehow attracted the attention of the people.

After the first election for Maer in his life, he won the vast majority of votes, making him another Maer in a row. It was only when he entered Maer's office that he realized that great work awaited him and that the work he was about to do benefits the people of the Kingdom. Alfred's tenure as Maer lasted three years, including the Waldofest held in 1783, the Haeseni Spleef Tournament held just before the festival and the Green Area Act, which did not leave the best impression. Due to a lack of will and ideas to continue working as a Maer, Alfred decided to resign as a Maer from New Reza, being out of work for a short period of time, until the time came when faith was needed.