Seraphinach Priest

This is a priest of Epspii, the ancient god of life and death. The small trinket floating in front of him is a catalyst that focuses his power, and is adorned with the symbol of Epspii. And about the missing body parts, these priests have them painlessly removed upon being chosen for priesthood.

The extra parts would only detract from their spiritual powers, and the result from having them removed is a stronger connection to their Itheri bestowed upon them by Epspii himself. The sole purpose of these priests is to keep the ethereal portal at the Ithergate open for souls, but closed for mortals. They also use their power to render the portal virtually invisible.