Lord Sacriphant Shahrizai was a member of House Shahrizai and the uncle of Melisande Shahrizai de la Courcel. Sacriphant was one of the members of the family whose names Phèdre nó Delaunay had memorized during her training with Anafiel Delaunay, although she did not know his face.
Phèdre later encountered him, along with Marmion, Persia, Tabor, Fanchone and Melisande Shahrizai when the group passed through Night's Doorstep on their way to Valerian House after Melisande's betrayal of Prince Baudoin de Trevalion.
Sacriphant was the father of multiple sons, the youngest of whom was named Mavros Shahrizai. Mavros became close friends with his kinsman Imriel nó Montrève de la Courcel, the son of his niece. When Mavros was a young adult, Lord Sacriphant maintained a townhouse in the City of Elua.