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... had authority was because the acolytes revered who he was as a person, and what he'd do if they disobeyed.

It was his reputation, which came as a result of his power, that gave him such a high status.

Despite him not even being the strongest in the Temple.

But reputations, rumors, and fears could be inflated above and beyond the norm.

Propaganda was dangerous for this reason, since a lie could be masked as truth, and a truth could be made out as a lie.

If ...

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