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[[Image:CouncilsScorn.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Councillors at the trial of the future [[Arbiter]].]] | [[Image:CouncilsScorn.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Councillors at the trial of the future [[Arbiter]].]] | ||
The '''High Council''' is the the theocratic governing body of the [[Covenant]]. The High Council consisted of [[Elites]] and [[Prophets]] and was headed by a triumvirate known as the [[High Prophets]] or "Hierarchs." Most of the Elite members of the council were assassinated in [[Halo 2]] as part of the [[High Prophet of Truth]]'s plan to replace Elites with [[Brutes]] in Covenant society. | The '''High Council''' is the the theocratic governing body of the [[Covenant]]. It can be compared to a Covenant Cabinet. The High Council consisted of [[Elites]] and [[Prophets]] and was headed by a triumvirate known as the [[High Prophets]] or "Hierarchs." Most of the Elite members of the council were assassinated in [[Halo 2]] as part of the [[High Prophet of Truth]]'s plan to replace Elites with [[Brutes]] in Covenant society. | ||
The theocratic Covenant follows the orders of the high council to the letter. They are the entire government of the Covenant. The members of the High Council are split into different groups including the ''High Council of Masters'',<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 62</ref> the ''High Council of Deed and Doctrine'',<ref>[[Conversations from the Universe]]</ref> and the ''High Council of Concordance''. | The theocratic Covenant follows the orders of the high council to the letter. They are the entire government of the Covenant. The members of the High Council are split into different groups including the ''High Council of Masters'',<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 62</ref> the ''High Council of Deed and Doctrine'',<ref>[[Conversations from the Universe]]</ref> and the ''High Council of Concordance''. | ||
Revision as of 22:40, January 31, 2007
The High Council is the the theocratic governing body of the Covenant. It can be compared to a Covenant Cabinet. The High Council consisted of Elites and Prophets and was headed by a triumvirate known as the High Prophets or "Hierarchs." Most of the Elite members of the council were assassinated in Halo 2 as part of the High Prophet of Truth's plan to replace Elites with Brutes in Covenant society.
The theocratic Covenant follows the orders of the high council to the letter. They are the entire government of the Covenant. The members of the High Council are split into different groups including the High Council of Masters,[1] the High Council of Deed and Doctrine,[2] and the High Council of Concordance.
Known Council Members
High Prophets
Lesser Prophets
Councillor Elites
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 62
- ^ Conversations from the Universe
