The Council

The Myreison High Council was the ruling body of the Myreison people shortly for what could be described as an eternity. The council was formed by the five strongest Myreisons, they were not chosen however. They proved their strength by beating the competition and silencing those that would oppose them. The five of them controlled the entirety of the Myreison race with an iron fist. They promoted the idea of elitism and superiority over the Kanyerid race. Because of this it sparked a great conflict between the two races, eventually breaking out into a full scale war.

The Council was comprised of the Chancellor; the one who was the strongest of them all. Along with him were four other members that would discuss and deal punishment upon those that stepped out of line.

To better regulate the behavior of the Myreison people they sought out specific characteristics in certain Myreisons; the ability to foretell the future. Once in every few thousand Myreisons made, one will develop such an ability. They would be taken away from their home and given a seat with the Council, across from the Chancellor. For the rest of their unnaturally long lives they would serve the Council in detecting and predicting any and all possible causes of danger to the status quo.

In the starting years of the Myreison civilization the Council had difficulty controlling the masses, as many Myreisons were still trying to prove that they were the strongest. The Council required a way to scare the entire race into obedience, and one day their prophet was able to locate just such a way.

The prophet saw that one of the scientists who ‘discovered’ had interloped with a Kaneryid woman. Normally it would have been of no consequence, but at the time a civil war erupted between the Kaneryid and the Myreisons. The scientist would prove to be a good way to show that no one was exempt from being punished.

The scientist was found and punished heavily, his fiancé was killed and the scientist himself was thrown away into a dungeon. The Chancellor then addressed all people that everyone was expendable, and proceeded to slay more of their own people. Though barbaric, it had worked, the message was delivered and the Myreisons came to accept the Council as their governing body.

However, one of the punishments the Council dealt out would come back with the force of a hurricane. Smiting the scientist Dimitri would eventually result in him singlehandedly ending the Myreison war, in favor of the Kaneryid.

Due to the drastic change in the war’s outcome, the Myreison race was forced underground, and the Council was left with no choice but to appoint Dimitri as their new prophet, or else he would continue causing trouble.

Eons later, and ironically, it was due to Dimitri’s assistance that the Council was at the peak of its power. Having almost secured the surface world once again, they would however  be knocked out of power by Dimitri. A bit of divine retribution that would result in two of the Council Members to be killed.

The remaining three members, Dante, Sirius, and Madam DeMonte would go into hiding, taking with them the Myreisons loyal to the old ways. The three of them would then form a new organization, the Shadow Council.

They would attempt to reclaim the surface world for the Myreison race from the human beings and the traitorous Dimitri that stole their glory. The Shadow Council advocates all of the old beliefs of elitism and domination. However, their actions are much more direct as they try direct attacks against humanity and Dimitri’s new regime.