Pontius Pilate

Roman procurator of Judea who presides over the trial of Yeshua, displays pain and indecision. Referenced by Homeless as part of the foreign consultant's story. Referred to as the central figure of the Master's novel and as someone the Master met at the Patriarch's Ponds. Pilate (the Procurator) negotiates with the secret service head, debates city mood, discusses Bar‑Rabban, plans legion withdrawal, and orders protection of Judas of Kiriath. Pilate spends a restless night on the balcony, dreams of a moonlit road, learns of Judas's murder and burial location, and receives a bag of money from Aphranius. Appeared on the terrace as a tattered, clay‑covered man in a chiton; Woland addressed him as a former tax collector and they debated shadows and evil. Pilate appears as a seated, deaf man tormented by insomnia, longing to speak with Yeshua and despising his immortality.