The Grand Council of Chieftains is the chief governing body of the New Armes Kingdom.
Description[]
The Grand Council consists of prominent members of the nations five major clans. As such, each clan tries to move the council in line with their own policies via political pressure.
History[]
In the years leading up to the Falenan Civil War, the hawkish Darja Clan held great political power and thus New Armes' political policies reflected this with an invasion of the Falena Queendom taking place in 441.
In 450 the Darja Clan again used their power to move King Jalat, a member of the moderate Ishvaak Clan, to ally New Armes with the House of Barows and later the House of Godwin during the Falenan Civil War.
However, Jalat, cooperating with Shula Valya, a member of the moderate Madra Clan, helped steer the reigns of power back to the moderate factions. Following the failure of this alliance, Maha Sparna was made a scapegoat by her clan and was blamed for the entire New Armes defeat; she was eventually executed for her cowardice.
This resulted in the weakening of the Darja Clan's position within Armes, allowing the more moderate Ishvaak and Madra Clans to gain more influence. In fact, it appears that for the foreseeable future, peaceful cooperation with Falena will be assured due to the shift in faction influence in Armes.