The Minister of Fervent Intercession, born Lod Rumnt was a highly renowned and respected member of the Covenant High Council. He is the last surviving son of Hod Rumnt, who pushed him into the political career at young age to be his successor as the future Hierarch soon found himself tiring of lifelong dealings in Covenant politics and soon found spirituality in the final years of his life. Lod quickly rose through the High Council and eventually was named the Minister of Fervent Intercession when the Human-Covenant War broke out. It is believed that if the war has not ended in 2552, and the Covenant had not been dissolved due to the Great Schism, he would have been one of the top candidates to replace Mercy, had he not secretly hidden his failing health from the High Council.