The High Cardinal - Final Fantasy XVI Database

In-game Description

First and foremost of the five cardinals who make up the Council of Elders, second only to the Holy Emperor in the imperial government. It is his role to lead the council in governing Sanbreque in the emperor’s stead—and providing the latter does not overrule his decisions, his authority is absolute.

Following the Destruction of Twinside

First and foremost of the five cardinals who made up the Council of Elders, second only to the Holy Emperor in the imperial government. After the fall of the Crystalline Dominion and the collapse of said government, His Eminence reappeared in Northreach. Now going by his noble title, the Duke of Oriflamme, he drafted both the soldiery and the commonfolk into his plans to turn the town into a new capital for a new Sanbreque.

For Northreach

First and foremost of the five cardinals who made up the Council of Elders, second only to the Holy Emperor in the imperial government. After the fall of the Crystalline Dominion and the collapse of said government, His Eminence reappeared in Northreach, planning to turn the town into a new capital for a new Sanbreque. However, when the people rallied behind Isabelle instead, he realized that he must work with the commonfolk, not lord over them.