Robert Berger

Robert Berger (also known as Antistes, Antista-thingy or Vex) was the leader of the Clerics. After their defeat, he participated in several plots to try and overthrow one survivor group or another, eventually disappearing altogether. He reappeared in West Virginia when Chloe Matlock and the Icelanders arrived there. His current location is unknown, but he is presumed dead.

Prior to the Cleric Wars
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Cleric Wars
At the end of the Red Patch Wars, a new force came into existence, initially attacking Rene Boursiquot and Dwight Dunn. The first reports of the Clerics came from confused members of the IDS, stating there were thousands of them infecting themselves before battle. While the reports of infection before battle were true, the number of Clerics was greatly over-estimated, as Rene was able to wipe out the Clerics with a single well-placed nuke. Antistes himself, however, escaped with a few dozen soldiers.

Annihilation of the Reds
A week after the destruction of his army, Antistes captured Quouar after she had been bitten by a zombie. He kept her in a hidden base while her partial immunity to Malaysian Rabies helped her recover from the zombie bite. During this time, Antistes made a deal with Kamarov, trading her for a particularly virulent strain of smallpox. Antistes informed the current commander of the Reds, Amelia Sazakhi, of Quouar's location, leaving a double infected with smallpox there instead. The Reds captured the Clerics, bringing the virus into the base. A few Reds survived, but for the most part, they were wiped out. Antistes himself disappeared again, taking credit for the destruction of Fort Muiden.

DMZ War
After a few weeks, Quouar managed to contact Antistes with a proposal that they work together to take down their mutual enemies, Kamarov and Dunn by making it look like they had attacked each other. The plan, however, backfired.