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Elder of the Engineers
In the alternate beginning of Prometheus, the elderly Engineer passes the cup to a participant in the ritual. Other Engineers are present nearby. This scene expands on the prologue but is not included in the theatrical cut.
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About the dossier
Witness to the ritual
Motive
He participates in the ceremony; his position, name and further fate are not disclosed.
Role in history
Deleted scene/unnamed character.
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Bottom line
The elder and accompanying persons leave the ceremony participant. The scene doesn't tell what happens to them next. Popular retellings of long speeches about the Engineers' religion are not added as lines from the film.
Dossier boundaries
Arrival of the Engineers deleted scene only. In the photo from the set, the Elder is standing on the left, behind the hooded figure. The accompanying persons are nameless and are counted here as a group. Sources: movies, deleted scenes and Alien: Isolation; comics and other games are not included.