Per M&B13, Metropolitan is apparently “a rank in many episcopal churches”, presumably the same as described here on Wikipedia; the connection is thus with the Bishop component in the same way that he uses feminine forms to indicate Rook components.
If you can somehow muster a Pallium that'd probably be about as on point as you can get; failing that, perhaps sth cathedral‐like? (Idr whether you've done a cathedral yet; my usual browser setup is reluctant to show the pictures and in any case seventy‐odd pieces is a lot to remember!)
I think a pallium would be both doable and logical. I'd probably want to add a staff or some sort of headgear to make it visually distinctive from behind, but that should work! I'll get to work on that tomorrow.
And I do tend to be reluctant to use physical structures for pieces; the only other exception I've made, discounting the Rook, War Machine, and pieces based directly on them (such the Fortress and Helepolis), have been the Guard and the Pyramid, which also don't have my usual base.
yes Qilin and Kirin are the Chinese and Japanese version of the same mythical animal. Probably inspired by the African giraffe in old ages. I'll see if I can find a better name. For Hydra and Cerberus, I wanted a three-head beast because the pieces they represent are triple barrels. The Godzilla was not a name given by me, the source is older although I don't remember who/where at the moment.
For a new name for your Qilin, you could try Azure Dragon, Yinglong, Kihawahine, Ryu (my choice), or Rainbow Serpent.
I tend to think of the Hydra as having nine heads, but if each head is a direction there could be eight, each representing a "triple barrel." (You go ahead and keep the Cerberus and Hydra the way you like it. I'm just giving my perspective, not asking you to change anything.)
The only place I can find the Godzilla piece referenced is Who is Who on Eight by Eight; even the Wikipedia page directs there, and I don't quite understand the reference made on the page. (Is there a Fantasy Chess on ZoG?)
I think a pallium would be both doable and logical. I'd probably want to add a staff or some sort of headgear to make it visually distinctive from behind, but that should work! I'll get to work on that tomorrow.
And I do tend to be reluctant to use physical structures for pieces; the only other exception I've made, discounting the Rook, War Machine, and pieces based directly on them (such the Fortress and Helepolis), have been the Guard and the Pyramid, which also don't have my usual base.
For a new name for your Qilin, you could try Azure Dragon, Yinglong, Kihawahine, Ryu (my choice), or Rainbow Serpent.
I tend to think of the Hydra as having nine heads, but if each head is a direction there could be eight, each representing a "triple barrel." (You go ahead and keep the Cerberus and Hydra the way you like it. I'm just giving my perspective, not asking you to change anything.)
The only place I can find the Godzilla piece referenced is Who is Who on Eight by Eight; even the Wikipedia page directs there, and I don't quite understand the reference made on the page. (Is there a Fantasy Chess on ZoG?)