He was not even the elected Archon, Arvaad had the middling magister assassinated and replaced the night he won the moot with none the wiser. Though, that was only possible because his brother was one of the popular choices, and the results were not announced before the morning after. Bribing off the three priests who had tallied the votes to keep quiet was simple. Sure, they were discreetly disposed of later to prevent loose ends. It paid to have a hand and ear in every place in the city after all, and there was little suspicion in the end - there had been Archons in the past that veiled their faces and names behind masks, albeit rarely.