Council of the Wise

Councils of the Wise were the councils within M'shinn culture which controlled M'shinn colony planets and their homeworld Genassa. The council consisted of the eldest member of each Rootline–family units within M'shinn society–that were on the planet. The council was responsible for making sure that land was divided fairly between the different Rootlines. During the reign of the Galactic Empire their was friction within many councils due to different Rootlines and colonies different judgement of the Empire, with some trading openly with them and some only dealing with Imperials at arms length.

Behind the scenes
Councils of the Wise were first mentioned in 1995 in Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies. The book was part of the Galaxy Guide series of books produced for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and their species entry was written by Lisa Smedman.