Editing First Councilor

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|government=[[Ecumene]]<ref name="c280">'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', ''pages 280-284''</ref>
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|headquarters=[[Maethrillian]]{{Ref/Reuse|c280}}
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|abolished=c. [[97,445 BCE]]<ref name="ptk75">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Promises to Keep]]", ''page 75'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
|notable=[[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]]
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{{Quote|I will remind you that as First Councilor, I made binding oaths.|Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns<ref>'''Halo: Fractures''', "Promises to Keep", ''page 81'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}}

The '''First Councilor''' was the highest office obtainable by the [[Councilor (Forerunner)|councilors]] in the [[Ecumene Council]], the governing body of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]].<ref name="c304">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 304''</ref>

==History==
After [[Faber-of-Will-and-Might]] was stripped of his title as [[Master Builder]] for [[Battle of Janjur Qom|his crimes]] against the [[Mantle of Responsibility]], the [[Ecumene Council]] was reconstituted from the "Old Council" to the "New Council". A revolutionary party of younger [[Councilor (Forerunner)|councilors]] opposed to Faber and his allied [[Builder]]s took command,<ref>'''[[Halo: Silentium]]''', ''page 264''</ref> with the young, [[Form|first-form]] [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]] being made First Councilor.{{Ref/Reuse|c304}}

Splendid Dust led Faber's subsequent trial, though the proceedings were interrupted when the [[rampant]] [[Mendicant Bias]] led a [[Flood]] attack on [[Maethrillian]], ultimately resulting in the firing of [[Installation 07]]. Splendid Dust was one of the few councilors to survive the [[Fate of Maethrillian]].{{Ref/Reuse|c304}} With the fall of the ecumene during the Forerunner's [[Forerunner-Flood war|war]] with the Flood, the office was abolished. Splendid Dust, having survived the war, no longer held the title of First Councilor, though still remained a prominent figure among the surviving Forerunners.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk75}}<ref name="ptk81">'''Halo: Fractures''', "Promises to Keep", ''pages 81-83'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

A century after the [[Great Purification]], [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar]] reviewed a message from the [[Librarian]] in which she revealed the truth about the [[Domain]] and requested that he work to repair it. When Bornstellar consulted with Splendid Dust, the former First Councilor revealed his knowledge of the [[Mysterium]] and a device there that could potentially fix the Domain. Amongst his former First Councilor outfit, Splendid Dust still possessed the keys needed to reach the Mysterium and the [[deadbolt]] key needed for the device.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''' "[[Promises to Keep]]"</ref>

==Powers and responsibilities==
The First Councilor served as the presiding politician over the [[Ecumene Council]], the [[ecumene]]'s governing body based in the capital of [[Maethrillian]]. The [[metarch]]-level [[ancilla]] that coordinated the trillions of ancilla in Maethrillian only answered to the First Councilor.<ref name="c281">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 281''</ref> The First Councilor also served as the [[First Observer of the Court]], the head of the [[Supreme Mantle Court]].{{Ref/Reuse|c304}}<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 296''</ref> The robes of the First Councilor were highly decorated with a collar, trappings, and regalia.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk81}}

As the head of government of the ecumene, the First Councilor was educated on various matters and information most Forerunners were unaware of, most of this knowledge coming from the [[Domain]]. The First Councilor, along with a handful of other councilors, were the only individuals that were aware of the existence of the [[Mysterium]], a collection of rare artifacts and treasures located within the heart of Maethrillian. The First Councilor wore the [[deadbolt]] required to access the Mysterium within their robes.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk81}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Promises to Keep]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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