The Council of Three and Nine is the ruling body of the nation of Nex.
Until 576 AR, the land of Nex was ruled by the mighty archmage Nex, who was able to balance the country's various scheming political factions. The archmage disappeared in that year, and the factions began to fight each other. The formation of the Council of Three and Nine was an attempt to bring the factions back into (relative) harmony as the infighting could not be allowed to continue—especially since the country was fighting for survival against the neighbouring nation of Geb.
The council meets in the Unknown in Quantium, once the palace of Nex himself.
The Three
The council is currently dominated by the Three rather than the Nine. An agreement between any two of the Three is sufficient to veto any proposal agreed on by the Nine. In contrast to the Nine, the composition of the Three has not changed for over 100 years.
- Unknown, leader of the Archlords of Nex
- Unknown of the Orb, a powerful Witch
- Elder Architect Unknown, castellan of the Bandeshar
The Nine
There is considerable competition for places among the Nine, and thus membership varies. The current composition is:
- Master Alchemist Unknown, representative of the city of Unknown
- Fleshforger Unknown, representative of the city of Unknown
- Master Phade, believed by many to be the leader of Quantium's assassins
- Nillelianna Phadeli, anti-war advocate and treasurer
- Unknown, senior Cleric of the demon lord Abraxas
- Unknown, a mutated representative of the wasteland tribes
- The high cleric of Nethys
- The high cleric of Pharasma
- A representative of the nation's Merchant's League