"Who among you will face the Fury?
Who will know of holiness and fear?
And who will be destroyed?" -Book of Nimbus

Your High Priest is the ultimate vessel of Knowledge and power from the Furies. Your Priest can build special buildings and Altars, and also performs Sacrifices of other Priests to the Furies.

A Priest can only be destroyed on an Altar. He cannot be killed by battle units, only incapacitated. Furthermore, if the Priest has a Temple his wounds will gradually heal during battle.

Priests are also able to "Pray" in order to acquire the Devastation Spell which they are then able to cast for 100. Right-click your Priest and choose "Pray" to see how this works. (Multiplayer Only)

Hit F5 to jump to your High Priest during game play.

The Priest's Powers of Construction
Sacrificing a Priest for new Knowledge