Naga Castle Guard
Vinata's six-guard retinue, one of whom converts each season to open the temple escape route.
Story so far
There are usually seven of them in total: Princess Vinata plus six guards. Under Rosetta's theory, one guard is the sacrificial convert — she worships the light deity, receives Travel the Path and Welcome Home, and initiates a Prospect Congregation that packages the rest of the court for transport into the temple.
The absence of any worship sign or Smite mark on the sultana and her remaining guards is the clue that cracks the case: the missing guard is the one who actually converted, and she would stay behind in the temple rather than reappear at the end of the game. In three or four minutes the whole retinue is due to transfer to the Temple of Khepri.
Role
The retinue whose head-count discrepancy exposes which of them is the convert.
Relationships
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
- The naga castle's defense force, distinct from the sultana's personal guard, led by a cousin who is a kill target.
- The naga castle's defenders, all worshippers of Emberus, wiped out by Elle on the way to the throne room.
- Vinata's six-guard retinue, one of whom converts each season to open the temple escape route.