Pontifex Solace No. 23 was the Pontifex of the Church of the Holy Starcross on the planet Yronwode . As she lay near death, she conferred her title of Pontifex and all of the supernatural poowers that came with it onto Eddie Roebuck. It was later revealed that she had faked her death, and reclaimed all of her powers once Roebuck's usefulness to her was exhausted. - Worlds Apart Book 07: Yronwode