[SPOILER]The Circle of Five >> The Shaper of Flesh >= the Mindthief > Archivist Thelon >= Overlord Van Aldritch
Van Aldritch expressed his disagreement over the decision to reassign the Shaper of Flesh, but ultimately his voice is a small vote in that concensus. It was his desire to influence his superiors in order to amend what he considered a mistake, which they ultimately agreed with.[/spoiler]