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A '''Council of Masters''' is a controlling group within a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]]. The council typically consists of the fleet's highest-ranking individuals, including [[Shipmaster]]s, the [[Fleet Master]] and, in some cases, a high-ranking [[San 'Shyuum]] assigned to the fleet. The Council dictates the war needs for the Covenant.<ref name="cp144">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 144''</ref>  

The Council of Masters is usually in charge of promotions, tactics, operations planning, and other events that are mainly associated with the [[Covenant military]].<ref name="cp144"/> This also means using inside spies to find out how the military is progressing in terms of its officer achievements and battle outcomes.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 150''</ref> By using espionage agents to see the real outcomes of military events, the chances of an officer writing a false report to gain a promotion are eliminated, as are the chances of poor operations planning based on fictional military outcomes. The Council of Masters also made decisions alongside the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]], as [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] had to have both of their approval.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 122'' (''"....as the last time he addressed the Prophet and the Council of Masters"'')</ref>