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Steros Merroand, a human from central Fresia, was the first [[Arch-Warden]] and nominal "founder" of the [[Alexandrian Church]]. He was a member of the [[First Stand]] and one of the two chief mentors of [[Alexandria]] in the years following the razing of [[Tragidore]]. Originally a firebrand cleric of [[Tarlos]], the demi-god of justice and retribution, he served as the general of Alexandria's armies during the [[Prophet's War]], and assumed leadership of her generals and allies when she left for the West. At the conclusion of the War, with the general religious collapse that came after Alexandria ascended to the [[Alexandrian Omnity|Omnity]], Steros and his Dwarven allies pushed the creation of a new, central religion to fill the void left by the death of the [[demi-pantheon]]. Steros, along with Mythrian, was also responsible for organizing the [[Crusade]] and served as one of her chief generals in the [[Realm of Shadow]]. After the [[Martyrdom]], Steros returned to the mainland and redoubled his effort to unite the clerical orders of the mainland administratively, if not doctrinally. He spent the rest of his years developing the young church's organizational infrastructure, eventually establishing the [[Arch-Warden|Arch-Wardenship]] and being the first to hold the office. His testimonal, published late in life, became one of the four Testimonals that make up the [[Canon of Orthodoxy]].