Prior Robert Pennant

Prior at Shrewsbury Abbey. He is based on the historical prior who did bring the relics to the Abbey. He is characterized as a man of the aristocracy, of mixed Welsh and English blood; with ambition for more than his present position. Aged 50 in this story, with silvering hair, he is a man taller than average. He believes deeply in miracles and the power of the saints, as well as his own rightness.