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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 the 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 others who fled Clanspace were [[Trial of Abjuration|Abjured]] by [[ilKhan]] [[Brett Andrews]] in [[3072]].  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 in [[3075]] after negotiations between Khans [[Marthe Pryde]] and [[James Cobb]] were expanded to include the other recognized Clans in the [[Inner Sphere]].  Centered on the world of [[Tukayyid]], 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 Home Worlds, which passed the body by a convincing majority.  They would also eventually lend military assistance to [[Devlin Stone]]'s coalition, and supporting [[Operation SCOUR]] against the fanatical [[Word of Blake]] as they marched to liberate [[Terra]] during the [[Jihad]].  The Council also recognized the [[Republic of the Sphere]] - though many outside the Clans wondered how long this over-all 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>

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

* [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
* [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
* [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
* [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
* [[Clan Snow Raven]]
* [[Clan Wolf]]

==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/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

[[Category: Clan Terms]]