Name: Father Angus Caprion

Alias / Known As: The Bishop’s Hound; The Quiet Flame

Age: 56

Origin: Diocese of Ayr

Affiliations: Underling to Bishop Fergus Beaton; member of Irvine’s clergy

Summary:

Father Angus Caprion cloaks depravity in sacrament. A man of studied gentleness and polished sermons, he hides behind vestments and rote prayers while enacting brutal interrogations beneath the Church’s seal. On the eve of Maggie Barclay’s confession, he violated her under the pretense of searching for the Devil’s mark—an act of spiritual and physical violence so profound it must never be spoken aloud. And so it isn’t. But he remembers. And when he prays now, he sweats.

Notable Traits:

— Uses ritual as a shield for cruelty

— Violated Maggie under Church authority, claiming spiritual justification

— Displays outward piety while inwardly hollow

— Loyal to the bishop, obedient to power, and terrified of judgment

Status: Active clergy; protected by his position; carrying sins that no confession can cleanse