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{{Infobox character|titles=Saint of Lies|aliases=The Subtle, Deception, The Hidden Hand|ancestry=[[Devil]]|allies=[[Moloch]]}} | {{Infobox character|titles=Saint of Lies|aliases=The Subtle, Deception, The Hidden Hand|ancestry=[[Devil]]|allies=[[Moloch]]|from=[[Styx]]}} | ||
'''Uryal''' was a sernior adjudicator in the Bank of Vorilom, until he became one of the richest people in [[Seven Cities of Hell|Hell]], gaining [[Moloch]]'s favor, who eventually raised him to sainthood and gave him a privileged position in the Court of [[Styx]], the City of Lies. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | |||
== Saint of Lies == | == Saint of Lies == | ||
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=== Raise to Sainthood === | === Raise to Sainthood === | ||
In the Bank of Vorilom, | In the Bank of Vorilom, Uryal's manager had been Permanent Undersecretary of Finance (PUSF) for over 300 years, which Uryal felt was taking the title a tad too literally. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | ||
Multiple senior adjudicators had unsuccessfully tried to usurp the PUSF for generations, but Uyral believed himself different. He knew the game and thought it was stale. Lying, double-dealing, and backstabbing have their place, but there are even subtler tools in the deceiver’s toolbox. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | |||
During a critical trading session, it was Uryal’s job to ferret out the text of the upcoming bloodfruit futures report from the Ministry of Goods & Services. | During a critical trading session, it was Uryal’s job to ferret out the text of the upcoming bloodfruit futures report from the Ministry of Goods & Services. Uyral faithfully relayed the contents of the report. Every detail, unredacted, no embellishments. In other words, he told the truth. The Permanent Undersecretary never considered this, and interpreted the report assuming Uyral had edited it to favor his own placed wagers. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | ||
Uyral faithfully relayed the contents of the report. Every detail, unredacted, no embellishments. In other words, he told the truth. The Permanent Undersecretary never considered this, and interpreted the report assuming Uyral had edited it to favor his own placed wagers. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | |||
The Permanent Undersecretary ordered the bank to corner the market on bloodfruit futures, believing the price of bloodfruit would skyrocket. Uryal, meanwhile, shorted bloodfruit. When the report was finally published, the Bank of Vorilom was left owing billions in futures trades, causing the entire bank to default. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | The Permanent Undersecretary ordered the bank to corner the market on bloodfruit futures, believing the price of bloodfruit would skyrocket. Uryal, meanwhile, shorted bloodfruit. When the report was finally published, the Bank of Vorilom was left owing billions in futures trades, causing the entire bank to default. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | ||
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His use of truth in a war of lies attracted [[Moloch]]’s attention. Eventually he raised Uyral to sainthood. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | His use of truth in a war of lies attracted [[Moloch]]’s attention. Eventually he raised Uyral to sainthood. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|308}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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