Council of Moffs

"They are gravel-maggots waiting to feed&hellip;"

- Darth Krayt

The Council of Moffs or Moff Council was the governing body of the remaining loyal members of the Galactic Empire, Imperial Remnant, and the New Galactic Empire following the death of the reborn Emperor Palpatine.

History
The Council of Moffs was in existence as early as 12 ABY, and was possibly formed in response to the implosion of the Interim Ruling Council in 11 ABY. It may also have been a successor of or influenced by the Central Committee of Grand Moffs.

Powers
The Council of Moffs, while technically the governing body of the Empire, was chaired by the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet. The Council convened at the behest of the Supreme Commander, or in order to debate, pass, or dissolve laws of inter-sector jurisdiction and taxation. Laws, regulations, in-sector taxation and the like were all handled by the moffs individually, with few known checks or balances to their authority inside their given sectors. Moffs also had authority over regional forces within their jurisdictions, known as Sector Fleets, which by the time of the Bastion Accords, were centered around a dozen or so Star Destroyers. On the highest level, the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces commanded the remainder of the Empire's military assets through the regular chain of command in both the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Army. In times of emergency, or at the Supreme Commander's discretion, the Sector Fleets that were normally answerable to the individual moffs were commanded by the Supreme Commander.

By 130 ABY, the moffs held considerably more power, and were true partners to the Emperor. They, and not the Emperor, also controlled the Imperial Service and Imperial Intelligence; the Director of Imperial Intelligence and the Grand Admiral were on the Council. They invoked the Treaty of Anaxes to launch the Sith-Imperial War. At the end of the war, they pledged allegiance to Darth Krayt, although some of them still harbored sympathy to Roan Fel.

Composition
It was comprised of one moff from each sector of the Empire and met to decide matters of high level or pan-Imperial importance. Each moff had one vote on the Council, and it appeared that only a simple majority vote was needed to pass a resolution. There were eight Moffs on the Council, not including the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet.

It was unclear how the Council of Moffs appointed or elected a new Supreme Commander or how Moffs gained their positions. Some of the Moffs may have been those appointed by Palpatine or his successors to govern their sectors when the Galactic Empire still controlled the Galaxy, while others could have seized power as much of the Imperial hierarchy splintered into factions led by warlords. In additions to the Moffs and the Supreme Commander, the positions of Minister of State and Deputy Minister of State were also important positions in the Remnant government, although it is unclear what they did or who held them.

At some point after 40 ABY, a new Galactic Emperor was appointed, and Imperial space ceased to be known as the "Remnant"; but the Moff Council remained an important element of the government. In 130 ABY, the Council was still relatively small, so that the individual Moffs remained figures of the first importance within the Empire, but the compositon of the body was more mixed than it had once been. Some Moffs still retained the old prejudices, and many of them were opposed to letting Princess Marasiah Fel become Empress simply because of her sex, but others were more open-minded and liberal, and as well as women, at least one near-Human alien had become a Moff by this date.

Also of note is the fact that some of the Moffs were now in charge of elements of the Imperial apparatus apart from territorial sectors. The Grand Admiral in charge of the military was still the senior member of the Council, but the holder of this rank was now regarded as a Moff himself, and deferred to the Emperor. The Director of Intelligence and the head of the Imperial Mission were also prominent. At the end of the Sith-Imperial War, a quorum on the Council included the holders of these three posts&mdash;Morlish Veed, Nyna Calixte and Konrad Rus&mdash;plus three other Moffs, Rulf Yage, Geist, and an unknown Chiss male.

In 19 ABY

 * Moff Andray
 * Moff Bemos
 * Grand Moff Vilim Disra (Braxant Sector)
 * Moff Edan
 * Moff Hort
 * Fleet Admiral Gilad Pellaeon (Supreme Commander)
 * Moff Quillan
 * Moff Sander
 * Moff Vered

During the Yuuzhan Vong War

 * Moff Crowal (Valc VII)
 * Moff Kurlen Flennic (Yaga Minor)
 * Moff Freyborn
 * Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon (Supreme Commander)
 * Moff Ephin Sarreti (Braxant Sector)

During the Sith-Imperial War

 * High Moff Morlish Veed (also Grand Admiral and ranking member of the Council)
 * Grand Moff Nyna Calixte (also Director of Imperial Intelligence)
 * Moff Geist (leader of the hardliner faction)
 * Moff Rulf Yage
 * Moff Konrad Rus (head of the Imperial Mission)
 * Chiss Moff

Appearances

 * Rebel Jedi
 * Nightsaber
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * Exile
 * Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies
 * Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 4: Noob