The village priest is Ebasethe (temple priest) Meqon of Oppias. He is the good soul of the village, being quite the ideal of a Peonian cleric: humble, good natured and kind. Meqon is also a skilled physician and treats anyone for free. Aside from the chapel, he cares for the Peonian cemetery that lies half a mile north of the settlement. Whenever his spiritual duties allow, he works in the fields with the rest of the villagers. He is widely liked by the villagers and their lord alike and is also on very good terms with the Laranian chaplain.

His greatest fear is a war with the Pagaelin tribes. Having heard many rumors about the Solora Crusade and knowing the nature of the Pagaelin he shudders to think how such a war is likely to be fought. Meqon's clan name is due to the fact that he was left anonymously on the doorstep of Bromeleon Abbey as a baby. He grew up in the abbey and became an acolyte, eventually being ordained a Reslava (temple priest) in 714. He took the clan name of the Pelnala (high priest) whom he regarded as his spiritual father.

Meqon has never known his real parents. Since nothing is known about them, he has considered it pointless to find them, since he does not know where to start. During the recent months he has begun to wonder whether he should try nevertheless.

Meqon is a down-to-earth character with little ambition for adventures. He has, however, the humble bravery typical for Peonians and will go through almost any ordeal to save the people in his parish. He likes to be called "father" by the villagers and his attitude to them is quite fatherly indeed. Meqon quietly and patiently fights a constant battle against harvests, disease and the hardships of peasant life to his flock healthy and happy.