Tianxia:Svatoslav Volkhvin

Svyatoslav Volkhvin is an elderly Russian mage-priest (Volkhv). He is the leader of the Elders of the Romuva-Suomenusko Alliance, (RSA) who along with the Chieftains of the various provinces know him as Svętǔslavǔ Vǔlkhvynǐ. He is also the eldest of line of Russia's last remaining native Volkhves, and oversees that such a line shall never be broken.The Elders of the RSA possess as much political influence as the Alliance's Senate, and the two form a key component in its hierarchy.

Svyatoslav's primary task is to invoke the direct will of Garmē Āutrās, the god that rules over the RSA. While this duty also rests upon Dzintars Lielais, the Alliance's highest priest, Svyatoslav mainly carries out rituals that invoke the "living fire" (Zhivoy Ogon') aspect of Garmē's being. He wrote a compendium of liturgical writing in both Old East Slavic and Old Prussian specifically for this task, and his work continues to be used by the RSA in ritual instruction.

The task of sending RSA members out on missions also rests on the old Volkhv. The orders that he gives are often traced directly to the will of Garmē or any of the other Chieftains, but he will often create missions on his own. In fact, his superiors encourage this behavior, since Svyatoslav decides how to deal with the more promising of students. To the younger members, he is usually dubbed "Starik," or "Oldie."