Numinator
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The Numinator is an as yet unseen character in Ian Irvine's The Well of Echoes quartet. All that is known about The Numinator is that they are an extremely powerful mancer who guards their power and secrecy ruthlessly and has little regard for humanity. It is possible they inhabit the island of Noom in the frozen sea of Kara Agel. Either way The Numinator lives far to the south of Santhenar.
The Council of Santhenar was once in control of Santhenar, but when the war with the lyrinx began, it struggled to create a united front against the enemy, so the shadowy Numinator stepped in.
The Numinator battled and killed many mancers and eventually usurped control of Santhenar. The surviving mancers were formed into the modern Council of Scrutators and the Numinator set down the rules in which the world was to be run. How much The Numinator influences the daily actions of the Council is unknown. It is not known whether The Numinator is male or female and some Scrutators think "The Numinator" stands for "The Numinous One".
The Council sometimes chafed under the rule of the Numinator, but those who rebelled were always taught a painful, brutal lesson.
