Following his discovery, he established the city of Oxida Nova, hidden away from the world, and created the Xai in 1829, thereafter he took on the title of "Patriarch of All Xai", and came to rule as the Ascendancy's first and greatest leader. Forsaking his old ways, Ulysses is today a staunch Christian, and leds the Alithian Church, which serves as his eyes and ears overseas where other Xai many be residing. Ulysses divided his family up into seven houses, and formed a council with which to govern them all effectively, as well as to minimize the demands of his presences in matters of government.