Editing High Council Chamber

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:H2A-HighCouncilSession.jpg|thumb|300px|The High Council Chamber during a Council session.]]
The '''High Council Chamber''' was an enormous hall within the holy city of ''[[High Charity]]'' that the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[High Council]] met within to discuss policy, discipline, promotions among ranks and military plans.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''pages 93, 94''</ref>

==History==
[[File:CouncilChamber2.jpg|thumb|200px|The High Council Chamber after the [[Flood]]'s infestation of ''High Charity''.]]
The High Council Chamber was constructed as a part of ''[[High Charity]]'' by [[850 BCE]]. At first, the chamber was only used by the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant, but eventually [[Sangheili]] and [[San'Shyuum]] government delegates would form together inside the chamber to establish the [[High Council]].<ref name="bc159">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 159''</ref> During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], [[John-117]] was teleported there by the [[Flood]] [[Gravemind]]. He then aimed to kill the Prophets and take [[Installation 05]]'s [[activation index]] to stop the Covenant from activating the ring, however, the Prophets escaped through a lift at the end of the hall and the Chief had to kill [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]] to advance toward the San'Shyuum.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>

Following the [[Flood]] invasion of the station, the chamber was taken over by the Gravemind. In the Chamber, the Gravemind interrogated the UNSC [[AI]] [[Cortana]] for more answers on the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]] inside the Council Chamber. The chamber was presumably destroyed along with the rest of ''[[High Charity]]'' when the city was destroyed by [[John-117]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref>

==Layout==
The High Council Chamber was located in the High Council tower on ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref name="ch381">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 381''</ref> The walls of the chamber were lined with large bleacher-like seats, and it appeared much like a stadium in shape and a circular opera house in design. The [[San'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili Councilor|Sangheili High Councilor]]s sat on opposite sides of the chamber. In the center of the chamber was a podium from which a member of the Covenant stood to speak or be judged. On one end of the chamber was the entrance to the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] and from this end the three [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] sat and addressed the Council. On the other end was an entrance, flanked by two Forerunner pillars, leading outside to open city of ''High Charity''.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> Behind the Hierarchs' platform, the chamber featured a decorative backdrop of luminous blue and violet panels.{{Ref/Reuse|bc159}} There was a pillar-lined plaza nearby the chamber with a terrace. This plaza was occupied by wealthy and influential members of the Covenant during an [[Ascension (ceremony)|ascension]] ceremony, such as [[Kig-Yar]] [[shipmaster]]s and [[Yanme'e]] [[Yanme'e Queen|queen]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|ch381}}

At the entrance of the chamber there was two identical [[Forerunner]] relics standing.

==Trivia==
The Council Chamber actually makes an appearance among the Flood infested scenery of the level [[Cortana]]. However, the elevator platform was pushed outside of the newly formed Flood walls.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H2 TheHeretic V1 Storyboard 2.jpg|An early [[Halo 2 storyboards|storyboard]] for ''Halo 2'', with the High Council chamber illustration based on the [[Britain|British]] [[Wikipedia:House of Lords|House of Lords]].
File:H2A_CouncilChambers_Concept.jpg|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' concept art of the council chamber.
File:H2A Terminals - Sangheili before Hierarchs.jpg|Sangheili bow before the Hierarchs in the chamber.
File:H2A-ThelBeforeCouncil.jpg|Another view of the chamber.
File:H2A-ThelBeforeHierarchs.jpg|Thel 'Vadamee before the Hierarchs in the chamber.
File:H2A - High Council Exterior.jpg|The exterior of the chamber.
File:Argodaemon-GravemindCouncilChamber-1600-1200.jpg|The High Council chamber as seen when not in session.
File:High Council Chamber Forerunner Relic.png|One of the two identical Forerunner relics at the entrance of the chamber.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]

== Sources ==
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{{High Charity Locations}}