San'Shyuum High Councilor (Earth-5875)

High Councilors were san'shyuum politicians who presided over the Covenant High Council, the decision-making, legislative and executive body of the Covenant, serving ed alongside their sangheili counterparts.

History
The title of High Councilor was established in 850 BCE, alongside the Covenant High Council, following the Writ of Union. As outlined by the Writ, the first High Councilors were a sect of Reformist delegates. In 2513, the Minister of Fortitude, the Vice Minister of Tranquility and the the Philologist Hod Rumnt presented themselves before the High Councilors to announce their intention of becoming Hierarchs and replaced the previous ones. While initially reluctant, the High Councilors accepted their wishes and the trio rose to become the new leaders of the Covenant. During the First Contact War, the Prophet of Truth effectively led the High Council and started to transfer more power to the san'shyuum High Councilors in comparison to their sangheili counterparts. In 2535, the san'shyuum High Councilors reorganized the fleets of the Covenant Armada against the wishes of the sangheili High Councilors.