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	Despite the initial intentions for the body, by [[3145]] the Council of Six was shown to be increasingly toothless. Most Clanners interviewed in the [[Dark Age]] indicated that the Council was a largely ceremonial body with no real power, seeing it more as a means to share information, socialize, make backroom deals, and pass on information about grievances. The body was further weakened when the [[Wolf Clan]] proposed an amendment that would allow proxies to attend Council meetings in place of the Khans of the Clans; this was accepted. In [[3142]] the Council voted to admonish [[Malvina Hazen]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] for their un-Clanlike ways. Though the vote passed unanimously, it had no actual effect on the Falcons.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 17</ref>		Despite the initial intentions for the body, by [[3145]] the Council of Six was shown to be increasingly toothless. Most Clanners interviewed in the [[Dark Age]] indicated that the Council was a largely ceremonial body with no real power, seeing it more as a means to share information, socialize, make backroom deals, and pass on information about grievances. The body was further weakened when the [[Wolf Clan]] proposed an amendment that would allow proxies to attend Council meetings in place of the Khans of the Clans; this was accepted. In [[3142]] the Council voted to admonish [[Malvina Hazen]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] for their un-Clanlike ways. Though the vote passed unanimously, it had no actual effect on the Falcons.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 17</ref>

			== [[Resurgence\|Resurgence Era Update]] ==
			As the years passed since affirming [[Alaric Ward]] as [[IlKhan]] it became increasingly obvious he was not viewed as an influential leader among the Inner Sphere House Lords. When the [[Raven Alliance]] was shattered by the [[Word of Blake]] in 3152 both the Raven proxy and Khan rescinded their affirmation of Alaric Ward.

	==Member Clans==		==Member Clans==

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The '''Council of Six Clans''' - later shortened to '''Council of Six''' - is the ruling body of the Spheroid Clans, in place of the [[Grand Council]] of [[Strana Mechty]] in the [[Clan Homeworlds]].<ref name=J:FRp113>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 113 - "The Council of Six"</ref><ref name=TWORp145>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 145 - "The Council of Six"</ref>

==Historical Overview==
In the wake of the bloody [[Wars of Reaving]] that rocked the [[Clan Homeworlds]], the [[Invader Clans|Invading Clans]] and the other Clans who fled Clanspace were [[Trial of Abjuration|Abjured]] by [[ilKhan]] [[Brett Andrews]] and the Grand Council in [[3075]]. Mutually feeling that the [[Home Clans]] had lost their way to political corruption, petty jealousy and zealotry, the Spheroid [[Clans]] formed their own governing body after negotiations between Khans [[Marthe Pryde]] and [[James Cobb]] were expanded to include the other recognized Clans in the [[Inner Sphere]]. Centered on the infamous world of [[Tukayyid]] - which is viewed as neutral ground - it functions much like the Grand Council on which it is modeled.<ref name=J:FRp113/><ref name=TWORp145/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 31 - "Trials of Possession"</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 63 - "Reaving"</ref>

Among the first decisions made by the Council of Six was a vote to cease all attempts at communicating with the Clan Homeworlds, which passed the body by a convincing majority. They would also eventually lend military assistance to [[Devlin Stone]]'s coalition, supporting [[Operation SCOUR]] against the fanatical [[Word of Blake]] as the Coalition fought to liberate the worlds of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] and [[Terra]] during the final stages of the [[Jihad]]. The Council also recognized the [[Republic of the Sphere]] - though many outside the Clans wondered how long this overall feeling of goodwill would remain. It should be noted that Clans who had been officially Abjured from Clan Society prior to the Wars of Reaving - namely, [[Clan Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Wolf in Exile]] - have no standing in the Council. Communications between Council of Six member Clans and these two "rogue" entities are not forbidden, in spite of circumstances.<ref name=J:FRp113/><ref name=TWORp145/><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 112 - "The Council of Six"</ref>

Despite the initial intentions for the body, by [[3145]] the Council of Six was shown to be increasingly toothless. Most Clanners interviewed in the [[Dark Age]] indicated that the Council was a largely ceremonial body with no real power, seeing it more as a means to share information, socialize, make backroom deals, and pass on information about grievances. The body was further weakened when the [[Wolf Clan]] proposed an amendment that would allow proxies to attend Council meetings in place of the Khans of the Clans; this was accepted. In [[3142]] the Council voted to admonish [[Malvina Hazen]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] for their un-Clanlike ways. Though the vote passed unanimously, it had no actual effect on the Falcons.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 17</ref>

==Member Clans==
Clans officially recognized by the Council of Six include<ref name=TWORp145/>:

* [[Clan Diamond Shark|Clan Diamond Shark/Clan Sea Fox]]
* [[Clan Ghost Bear]]/[[Rasalhague Dominion]]
* [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
* [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
* [[Clan Snow Raven]]/[[Raven Alliance]]
* [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Wolf Empire]]

==Official Postings==
The body has never elected an ilKhan from their number, nor has a vote for such ever been called, according to available sources.

The first [[Loremaster]] of the Council of Six was [[Laurie Tseng]], whose post is virtually identical to that of the [[Loremaster of the Clans]] in the Grand Council.<ref name=TWORp145/><ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 12</ref>

==Shared Bloodnames==
In [[3084]], several Bloodname Trials of Possession were conducted that resulted with formerly exclusive [[Bloodnames]] being shared to help infuse some fresh stock into each Clan's eugenics program<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 195</ref> (see [[List of Bloodnames#Wars of Reaving Updates|Wars of Reaving Updates]]).

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

[[Category: Clan Terms]]
[[Category:Government Agencies]]

Council of Six Clans - Revision history

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