Yeah poking my senses across the Gauntlet was the other thing I was going to try (well, that and actually making a Wits+Empathy roll just to get a sense of his motivations etc) but I didn't get the chance to make an IC post before the priest guy left.
Wits + PU: (3d10)[3][6][3](12) A big ol' nope.
And potential exploding 10s: (3d10)[3][2][2](7)