In the Andrastian Chantry, it is customary for a Divine to name her successor before her death, but this does not guarantee their ascension. The Divines are also given the responsibility of naming each Age. These religious crusades have mobilized armies of thousands to destroy the heretical enemies of the Maker. In extraordinary times, and in deference to Andraste, the Divine may also be moved to declare an Exalted March. It is rumored that some Divines are also major players of the Grand Game. Īnother known duty of the White Divine is to accept in a ceremony the newly appointed senior enchanters of the Circle of Magi. However, if a Divine is too senile to rule, then her role is largely ceremonial. The duties of the Divine include the well-being of the Chantry and its affiliated organizations as well as the further spreading of the Chantry's message in the known world. After Divine Joyous II declared the Tevinter clerics heretics in 3:87 Towers, the Archon retaliated by naming Grand Cleric Valhail, a man and a mage, as Imperial Divine of the Tevinter Chantry.

Eventually, disagreements on the role of magic and the position of men in the priesthood led to a schism between the Imperial Chantry and the Andrastian Chantry. Her appointment caused significant frustration in Tevinter, which had been developing its own Chantry independently of Orlais. She took on the name of Justinia I, in honor of one of the original Disciples of Andraste. Known to some as the 'Warrior-Priest,' she had been the only female general of Drakon's armies and a devout missionary of Andraste, qualities that Drakon felt best embodied Andraste's dual nature as a war-maiden and spiritual leader. The first Divine was appointed in 1:1 Divine by Emperor Kordillus Drakon I of Orlais.

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