Gnatios

Gnatios was the Patriarch of Videssos during the reigns of Anthimos III and Krispos as well as the regency of Petronas, who was Gnatios' cousin. He was a moderate in the theological debates that took place in Videssian society, but was considered dangerous due to his relationship with his cousin, a holder of much power in the empire. After Petronas was sidelined and Anthimos killed, Gnatios attempted to sabotage Krispos, thinking that Petronas should be the avtokrator. Two weeks after Krispos' coronation, Gnatios was persuaded to wed the new avtokrator to Anthimos' widow, Dara. During the wedding ceremony, Gnatios had a flunky spring Petronas out of his monastic prison. He was suspected as doing such an act by Krispos and Dara, and was uncovered by a lie-detector test. Gnatios was then sent to a monastery run by his bitter rival, Pyrrhos.