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Councilors at the trial of the Supreme Commander, Thel 'Vadam, who would later become the Arbiter.

The High Council was the central theocratic/aristocratic and decision-making body of the Covenant.^[1] Based in the High Council Chamber in the heart of the Covenant holy city High Charity, the High Council consisted of more than 200 Sangheili and San 'Shyuum^[2] and was headed by a triumvirate known as the Hierarchs or "High Prophets."

Overview

The theocratic Covenant followed the orders of the High Council to the letter as they were the whole of the Covenant governance. The High Council seemed to have been divided into sub-groups, with different tasks and goals which keep the Covenant up and running within all its aspects. The lower caste members of the Covenant, such as the Kig-Yar, Yanme'e, and Unggoy, are not represented on the High Council but were instead vetted by the Ministry of Concert.^[3]^[4]

After the High Prophet of Regret's death on Installation 05, the Jiralhanae replaced the Sangheili Honor Guards. The Sangheili viewed this as a violation of the principle that the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the High Council.^[5] Most of the Sangheili members of the Council were assassinated during the Battle of Installation 05 as part of the High Prophet of Truth's plan to replace Sangheili with Jiralhanae in Covenant society.^[6] With the secession of the Sangheili in the Great Schism, the Flood invasion of High Charity and the eventual dissolution of the Covenant itself, it is likely that the High Council no longer exists at all whatsoever.

Known Council members

High Prophets

Prophet Councilors

Trivia

Despite the official numbers of the High Council, the actual Council in session during Thel 'Vadamee's trial was comprised of the following based on an analysis of the 3D model environment from the game:
- Prophet Hierarchs (2, plus 1 holographic presence)
- Prophet Councilors (38)
- Elite Councilors (40)
- Elite Honor Guards (14)
- Brutes (2, plus Tartarus)
- Elites on trial (1)

Gallery

List of appearances

Halo: The Flood (First appearance)
Halo 2
- Conversations from the Universe
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo Wars: Genesis

Sources

^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 154
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 271
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 150
^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 155
^ Halo 2, campaign level, Sacred Icon
^ Halo 2, campaign level, Uprising

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[1] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 154

[2] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 271

[3] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 150

[4] Halo Encyclopedia, page 155

[5] Halo 2, campaign level, Sacred Icon

[6] Halo 2, campaign level, Uprising

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 The theocratic Covenant followed the orders of the High Council to the letter as they were the whole of the Covenant governance. The High Council seemed to have been divided into sub-groups, with different tasks and goals which keep the Covenant up and running within all its aspects. The lower caste members of the Covenant, such as the [[Kig-Yar]], [[Yanme'e]], and [[Unggoy]], are not represented on the High Council but were instead vetted by the [[Ministry of Concert]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 150''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 155''</ref>
-Most of the Sangheili members of the Council were assassinated during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] as part of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s plan to replace Sangheili with [[Jiralhanae]] in Covenant society.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> With the [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|secession]] of the Sangheili in the [[Great Schism]], the [[Flood]] [[Battle of High Charity|invasion]] of ''[[High Charity]]'' and the eventual dissolution of the Covenant itself, it is likely that the High Council no longer exists at all whatsoever.
+After the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s death on [[Installation 05]], the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Changing of the Guard|replaced]] the [[Sangheili Honor Guard]]s. The Sangheili viewed this as a violation of the principle that the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the High Council.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> Most of the Sangheili members of the Council were assassinated during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] as part of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s plan to replace Sangheili with [[Jiralhanae]] in Covenant society.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> With the [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|secession]] of the Sangheili in the [[Great Schism]], the [[Flood]] [[Battle of High Charity|invasion]] of ''[[High Charity]]'' and the eventual dissolution of the Covenant itself, it is likely that the High Council no longer exists at all whatsoever.
 ==Known Council members==