The Priest

One of the main characters in the Children of Stone series is Prince Wserkaf the Inspector of the Ways. He enters the story when he sees two men about to fight, and stops them.

"An ibis head carved of highly polished ebony wood slipped down between the two men.

"Touching..." A strange, almost floating voice spoke in broken Kina-Ahnkt. “ You return the dead to life and cast out the demon?"

All eyes snapped to regard a man of Kemet holding the other end of the staff. Although the staff, on quick glance, resembled an official was scepter, it had no forked foot. The head of the staff was clearly an ibis, rather than the strange bird-animal usually seen on the upper end of such sticks. No one had heard the bearer of this staff approach. He was suddenly just there. A dark indigo-dyed cloak, flashing with the deep purple color of good amethyst, billowed back with a slim man's graceful arm movements. The gesture revealed a long, white, shendyt-like garment, that brushed just below the knee. On his feet were expensive gold-beaded, pale, kid sandals. The leather belt that clasped the garment to the body of its owner was fitted with gold and blue-inlaid tiles. His head, seen only in the bounce of light from outside the tent was immaculately tonsured from his brow to the upper back of his head. Instead of the usual headgear or wig to protect it from the near-noon sun, the man shaded it with the hooded cowl of his dark robe. His face seemed almost chubby and soft-cheeked like a woman's face, but the hint of a mustache decorated his lip. The smoothness of face didn't match his slim, mid-brown, but excellently proportioned athletic body at all."Children of Stone: Voices in Crystal