Council of Seven
Overview
The @Council of Seven is the ruling body of @Sanctum Prime , composed of seven figures — each aligned to one of the Pillars of Aetherlight. They govern the last city through resonance, ritual, and rivalry; their voices echo the divine frequencies that keep the Sanctum Veil stable.
The Council meets within the @Cathedral of the Last Dawn, seated around the @The Resonant Throne, a circular dais of levitating monoliths inscribed with the sigils of the Seven Pillars. When they speak in harmony, the Veil brightens. When they argue, the city trembles.
They rule by necessity, not divinity. Each believes they speak for the light and all are certain the others darken it.
Purpose and Authority
Primary Function:
To balance the seven divine aspects within mortal governance; to preserve the Veil through political resonance.
Origin:
Formed after the Century of Refuge, when the factions of @Sanctum Prime realized that unity under a single ideology would collapse the Veil’s equilibrium.
Governance Scope:
Civil law, Aether distribution, military command, and faith regulation within the Veil’s borders.
Core Principle:
“Seven voices in discord are louder than one god in silence.”
Council Headquarters:
The @Cathedral of the Last Dawn in @The Upper Ring - The Crown its upper chamber directly above the buried @Pillar of Blood
The Seven Seats
The Seat of Valor — The Warden’s Throne
Aligned Pillar: @Pillar of Valor
Current Holder: @Marshal Doran Veyr of the @Sanctum Wardens
Domain: Defense, martial law, external security
Veyr commands the armies that guard the city walls and maintain the perimeter Veil barriers. He is revered as the “Iron Saint” unyielding, almost mythic. Some claim his body no longer bleeds, only hums with Aetherlight.
The Seat of Mercy — The Heartbound Throne
Aligned Pillar: @Pillar of Mercy
Current Holder: @Matriarch Elyra Thane of the @Ember Guild
Domain: Healing, population regulation, social welfare
Elyra oversees hospitals, bio-forges, and population control programs. She smiles like a saint and legislates like a surgeon. Her doctrine: mercy is efficiency. Rumor says she can transfer her pain into others at will.
The Seat of Truth — The Mirror Throne
Aligned Pillar: @Pillar of Truth
Current Holder: @Archscholar Rex Pentaghast of the @Truth Order and @Glass Guild
Domain: Knowledge, research, information control
Rex authored the Codex of the Veil, outlawing open worship of the old gods. His reflections are said to move on their own. He claims he is merely a listener — but to what, none dare ask. He is the only @Awakened Prime who holds seat in both @Truth Order and @Glass Guild , because of this many fear his powers
The Seat of Judgment — The Scales Throne
Aligned Pillar: @Pillar of Wrath
Current Holder: @Executor Rhayn Calder of the @Crucible Guild
Domain: Law, punishment, divine enforcement
Calder interprets justice as purity through suffering. He decreed the Flicker Edict, placing all uncontrolled Awakened under state authority. His dreams are weighed nightly — some say by the gods themselves.
The Seat of Memory — The Archive Throne
Aligned Pillar: @Pillar of Echoes
Current Holder: @Guildlord Rema Cael of the @Archive Guild
Domain: History, archives, identity preservation
Rema guards the city’s past like a jealous god. She ordered the Erasure Protocols, deleting entire lineages linked to heresy. Strangely, no one recalls her face — though her presence haunts every record.
The Seat of Hope — The Halo Throne
Aligned Pillar: @Pillar of Light
Current Holder: @Archluminar Solen Dray of the @Halo Guild
Domain: Culture, morale, Veil illumination
Solen Dray leads with spectacle. He built festivals and auroral shows that keep despair at bay. Citizens adore him; scholars fear him. When he speaks, the Veil flares brighter — and sometimes bleeds.
The Seat of Sacrifice — The Crimson Throne
Aligned Pillar: @Pillar of Blood
Current Holder: @Liora Vex of the @Core Guild
Domain: Energy flow, reactor management, the Blood Tithe
Liora Vex merged her lifeforce with the city’s main reactor two centuries ago. She has not aged since. Her heartbeat syncs with the Veil’s pulse — when it weakens, she feels it die inside her chest.
The Resonant Throne
The @Resonant Throne itself is alive an instrument forged from divine alloy and human ambition.
Each throne vibrates to the frequency of its Pillar, creating a harmonic field that anchors the Sanctum Veil. When the Council achieves perfect resonance, the Veil stabilizes. When discord erupts, the city quakes and godspawn stir beyond the walls.
Some claim the Throne’s hum contains the Last God’s final breath, still trapped within its architecture.
Policy and Philosophy
The Council governs by Resonant Majority: at least four aligned frequencies are needed for a law to manifest. This preserves equilibrium and guarantees eternal conflict.
Council debates are accompanied by faint hymns of feedback energy surges that scholars call “Divine Echo”. The populace interprets them as omens. The gods, perhaps, as laughter.
Current Tensions (Cycle 500)
The Flicker Summit: Emergency meeting over Veil instability ended in deadlock.
The Bloodline Vote: Proposal to authorize another human sacrifice to the Core Reactor.
The Truth Schism: Allegations that @Archscholar Rex Pentaghast erased early Council transcripts.
The Hope Riots: Public outrage after @Archluminar Solen Dray rationed illumination during the last Flicker.
The Black Concord: Rumored pact between the Crucible and Core Guilds to weaponize blood-Aether.
The Council stands divided; the Veil flickers faster.
Secrets of the Resonant Keys
Each Councilor carries a crystalline device a Resonant Key cut from the original shards of the Pillars of Aetherlight. United, the seven keys would unlock @The Heart Vault beneath the @Cathedral of the Last Dawn, where the Last God’s heart supposedly sleeps.
Legends say one seat of the Throne is always left empty reserved for the god who will return when the rest forget how to be human.