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The '''High Council''' was the central theocratic | The '''High Council''' was the central theocratic, aristocratic and legislative decision-making body of the [[Covenant]].<ref name="ch154">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 154''</ref> Based in the [[High Council Chamber]] in the heart of the Covenant holy city ''[[High Charity]]'', the High Council consisted of more than two hundred [[San'Shyuum High Councilor|San'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili High Councilor]]s<ref name="ch271">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 271''</ref> and was headed by a triumvirate known as the [[Hierarchs]] or "High Prophets". | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The High Council seemed to have been divided into several smaller councils, with different tasks and goals which keep the Covenant up and running within all its aspects. Below the other councils, there were numerous ministries functioning within the Covenant. The lower caste members of the Covenant, such as the [[Kig-Yar]], [[Yanme'e]], and [[Unggoy]], were 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 (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 155''</ref> The High Council was essentially the only true council the Sangheili were a part of during their service in the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 58''</ref> The High Councilors of the Council were protected by the [[Covenant Honor Guard]]. Following the [[Changing of the Guard]], the Sangheili Councilors were unwilling to trust the new [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsmen]] and employed Sangheili serving in the [[Covenant military]] instead.{{Ref/Reuse|bc217}} | The High Council seemed to have been divided into several smaller councils, with different tasks and goals which keep the Covenant up and running within all its aspects. Below the other councils, there were numerous ministries functioning within the Covenant. The lower caste members of the Covenant, such as the [[Kig-Yar]], [[Yanme'e]], and [[Unggoy]], were 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 (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 155''</ref> The High Council was essentially the only true council the Sangheili were a part of during their service in the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 58''</ref> The High Councilors of the Council were protected by the [[Covenant Honor Guard]]. Following the [[Changing of the Guard]], the Sangheili Councilors were unwilling to trust the new [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsmen]] and employed Sangheili serving in the [[Covenant military]] instead.{{Ref/Reuse|bc217}} | ||
==Council | ==Council composition== | ||
===First Age of Reconciliation=== | ===First Age of Reconciliation=== | ||
'''[[Hierarchs]]''' | '''[[Hierarchs]]''' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||