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''This article is about the title and characters. For the novels, see:'' [[Kingpriest Trilogy]]{{Tsrwotc}}The '''Kingpriest''' was ruler of the kingdom of [[Istar]] and the head [[Cleric cleric]] of Palidine[[Paladine]]. Known as Paladine's Voice on [[Krynn]],<ref name="Chos_gods">{{cite book Cite_Pub| author = Pierson, Chris | title = Chosen of the Gods | year = 2001 | publisher = Wizards of the Coast | id= ISBN 0-7869-1902-7 }}</ref>he has the power of church and state, he wears a Sapphire Tiara. The Kingpriest chooses his successor, a patriarch, from one on the many provinces of the empire, this is done to maintain the peace in the empire.<ref name="Chos_gods"/><br>{{cite book The last and infamous wearer of the title was [[Beldinas Pilofiro]], who incurred the wrath of the [[Canon:List of Dragonlance deities| author = Piersongods]] by becoming too zealous, Chrisand indirectly caused the [[Cataclysm]].<br> | title = Chosen In the alternate timeline laid out on the short story "There Is Another Shore, You Know...Upon The Other Side" (published in the anthology ''[[The Dragons of Chaos]]'') he stole the Gods | year = 2001 | publisher = Wizards powers of all the Coast gods, leaving them powerless but unable to die, and tortured them.<ref>{{Cite_Pub| id= ISBN 0-7869-1902-7 The Dragons of Chaos}}</ref>.
==Past Kingpriests of Istar==
*[[Vasari II]]
*[[Ardosean IV]] (Ardosean the Uniter)
*[[Symeon IV]]
*[[Beldinas Pilofiro]]
==External links==
*There is an article about the [http://dragonlancenexus.com/lexicon/index.php?title=Kingpriests_of_Istar Kingpriests of Istar] at the [http://dragonlancenexus.com/lexicon/index.php?title=Portal:Lexicon Lexicon] of [http://www.dlnexus.com/ Dragonlance Nexus].
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