Council of Kol'shra

Council of Kol'shra

'The senior governing members of the body of Ji'sholae, the are made up of 57 members and two sub-councils, 21 in the inner council and 36 in the outer council. They are treated near to gods by the Ji'sholae, feared, admired and envied. The have a pecking order, which is not known to the people they rule, which is determined by Number One (the identity of the Inner Council is also unknown to the Ji'sholae). Number One in turn follows the instrucions of The Council of Cys, although his opinion does carry weight. ''They expect total obedience and any rebelious behaviour is treated with harsh penalty. The words also carry a religous wait to them as those in the Council are expected to be men and women of religous zeal and wisdom, devout followers of Vrasses. They normaly have two identies, one of which is their cover, a teacher, a deilon, a librarian for instance, and one of which they can give orders as one of the council.'''