Arborian Priest

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Arborian Priest

Background

Arborian Priest is the high priest of the Treeman of the moon Arboria. He leads the initiation ceremony.


During the events of Flash Gordon (1980) played by John Osborne

Arborian Priest leads the tree initiation in which a Young Treeman is stung by the Woodbeast and asks to be killed versus becoming crazy. When Flash Gordon is tricked by Fico and Prince Barin into entering the sacred Tree area, the Arborian Priest tells him he must participate in the tree initiation.