Klingon High Council

The High Council of the Klingon Empire is the legislature and ruling body of the Klingon Empire. An aristocratic oligarchy, the High Council is composed of the leaders of the twelve most powerful Great Houses of Klingon society, and is presided over by the Chancellor of the High Council of the Klingon Empire. The High Council has often been a hotbed of intrigue and dissent due to inter-House in-fighting which has led the Empire to the brink of civil war numerous times over the centuries.