
However as the empire grew so did The Friar's waistline as he truly enjoyed the new riches of conquest, especially 24 hour banquets. His influence began to wane and his relationship with XE began to fracture. Often he disagreed with XE on matters of policy. When XE slew Windy's boyfriend Ralphie and taunted The Apogee Of Man, The Friar was shocked and called XE insane.
After Windy's revenge and XE was killed The Friar became the new ally to his replacement, Ayatollah Akiwati who was very like XE in every way... The Friar has trimmed down slightly and regained his vigour, though his rich tastes are still legendary. Rumours of him being a supporter of Benito remain unproven though and are strenuously denied.