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The '''High Priest''' was a [[Grey Dalek|grey]] [[Dalek]] that landed on the planet [[Florana]] after its ship was damaged in battle, causing its [[space-time]] core to rupture and sending it back in [[time]] as well. Upon arriving, it convinced the locals from a nearby city that it was an emissary of [[God]] who sought to bring [[enlightenment]] to the people of Florana. Within a few weeks, the people of the city made decades worth of technological advancements under the guidance of the High Priest, as the Dalek came to be known. During this time, the High Priest also had a "throne" constructed to contain its body, as its Dalek casing was severely damaged in the crash, the casing having lost its gun and lacking the internal power supplies to keep the High Priest alive for more than a couple of hours on its own. While outside the influence of its Dalek casing, it developed a more individualistic personality than would normally be seen in a Dalek.
The '''High Priest of Power''', or simply the '''High Priest''', was a [[Grey Dalek]] who posed as an [[envoy]] of the [[god]] of [[Florana]] upon crash-landing on the [[planet]].


During the next ten years, the High Priest attempted to create a master race among the Floranians. The strongest and most intelligent Floranians were conditioned to be obedient and trained to be soldiers and tacticians, while the less intelligent ones were forced into [[slavery]]. Anyone too weak or too old to be of any use was executed in accordance with the High Priest's forced eugenics program. Building a dome over the city and fortifying the city militarily, the High Priest ordered that all other cities be subjugated under their rule. It hoped that the resulting war would further encourage technological development until the natives were advanced enough to create a time ship for him to return to its own time. As a contingency, the High Priest also ordered the construction of a beacon to signal any Daleks present within the [[time zone]], but claimed that this was an ultimate weapon it termed 'the Cleansing Fire'; however, even after a decade of work, the beacon lacked a sufficient power source to broadcast any kind of signal.
== Biography ==
A [[Dalek]] was fighting a [[war]] when the [[space-time core]] of his [[DARDIS|timeship]] was damaged, causing his ship to fall through [[time]] and [[space]] and crash on [[Florana]]. With the ship irreparably damaged, the Dalek pretended to be a divine [[messenger]] upon being found and was set up as the High Priest of Power, based in the [[Cathedral of Power]] and placed in makeshift [[casing]] due to his original no longer being capable of supporting him. He began a war with the settlements outside of the [[city]] to necessitate technological development and set up [[the Academy (The Elite)|the Academy]] with the aim of eventually having a new timeship built.


The [[Fifth Doctor]] eventually landed on Florana ten years after the High Priest's arrival, his arrival in the time zone being a result of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] being hit by the blowback from the ruptured core during the crash ten years earlier. Although the High Priest didn't immediately recognise the Doctor and the TARDIS, it was able to determine his identity by using the data banks in its damaged casing. Now with a means to leave Florana, the High Priest appealed to the Doctor to use his TARDIS to take the Dalek away from Florana and return it to the Dalek fleet. Although the Doctor was initially displeased with the idea of helping a Dalek to return to its life of wreaking havoc across the universe, he acquiesced upon realising that removing the High Priest from its seat of power and from Florana itself would ultimately be best for the planet and its people. However, before it was able to leave, [[Thane (The Elite)|Thane]], the head of the church, discovered the High Priest's deceit and declared it a false prophet. As the crazed priest brutally murdered the Dalek, it expressed pride in how Dalek-like Thane had become. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'')
Ten years after his arrival, the High Priest was made aware of the presence of the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] on the [[planet]] and returned to his original casing to help himself recognise [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. He used its [[artron energy]] to power up his [[Cleansing Fire]] [[transmitter]] and had [[Thane (The Elite)|Father Thane]] bring the Doctor to him, getting him to agree to take him in the TARDIS to a Dalek fleet. Father Thane listened to the conversation, however, and was enraged to learn that the High Priest had been lying to [[the Church (The Elite)|the Church]]; whilst the Doctor was rescuing Nyssa from the Academy, Thane killed the High Priest to make a [[martyr]] of him. Before he died, the High Priest remarked that Thane learnt well. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'')
 
== Legacy ==
The [[death]] of the High Priest allowed Thane to stir up the public against the [[Elite Armed Forces]] and [[the Rejects (The Elite)|the Rejects]], but he ultimately failed to destroy the city. Although the [[Fifth Doctor]] warned [[Ella (The Elite)|Ella]] that the new [[government]] must not be a [[dictatorship]] like the High Priest's, a [[Department of Citizen Registration]] was set up to catalogue those who had been conditioned by [[the Academy (The Elite)|the Academy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'')
 
== Appearance ==
The High Priest's damaged [[casing]] was missing a [[gunstick]]. He found his replacement casing to be inferior. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'')


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The High Priest of Power, or simply the High Priest, was a Grey Dalek who posed as an envoy of the god of Florana upon crash-landing on the planet.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

A Dalek was fighting a war when the space-time core of his timeship was damaged, causing his ship to fall through time and space and crash on Florana. With the ship irreparably damaged, the Dalek pretended to be a divine messenger upon being found and was set up as the High Priest of Power, based in the Cathedral of Power and placed in makeshift casing due to his original no longer being capable of supporting him. He began a war with the settlements outside of the city to necessitate technological development and set up the Academy with the aim of eventually having a new timeship built.

Ten years after his arrival, the High Priest was made aware of the presence of the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka on the planet and returned to his original casing to help himself recognise the TARDIS. He used its artron energy to power up his Cleansing Fire transmitter and had Father Thane bring the Doctor to him, getting him to agree to take him in the TARDIS to a Dalek fleet. Father Thane listened to the conversation, however, and was enraged to learn that the High Priest had been lying to the Church; whilst the Doctor was rescuing Nyssa from the Academy, Thane killed the High Priest to make a martyr of him. Before he died, the High Priest remarked that Thane learnt well. (AUDIO: The Elite)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

The death of the High Priest allowed Thane to stir up the public against the Elite Armed Forces and the Rejects, but he ultimately failed to destroy the city. Although the Fifth Doctor warned Ella that the new government must not be a dictatorship like the High Priest's, a Department of Citizen Registration was set up to catalogue those who had been conditioned by the Academy. (AUDIO: The Elite)

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

The High Priest's damaged casing was missing a gunstick. He found his replacement casing to be inferior. (AUDIO: The Elite)

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