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, the Fel Empire and Darth Krayt's Sith 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. By 19 ABY they were based in Disra's palace on Bastion. In 40 ABY, the Council supported an alliance with Jacen Solo in order to reclaim Borleias and Bilbringi; when Gilad Pellaeon was murdered at the Battle of Fondor, they took over the Remnant and directed it to continue working with Solo.

When the Imperial Remnant reasserted itself as a Galactic power, the Moff Council continued to exist under the rule of the Fel dynasty. By the later stages of the Sith-Imperial War, the Moffs on the council were known by the title of High Moff. With the defeat of the Galactic Alliance in 130 ABY, they relocated to Coruscant, and by 137 ABY if not earlier, the body was styled the Moff High Council.

Powers
"The Empire is not run by committee, Princess. If I find that the Moff Council needs to know the substance of your message, then I'll be the one who tells them."

- Gilad Pellaeon

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. They met in the New Imperial Palace.

Composition
The Council was initially comprised of the 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, such as Disra, had certainly 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. Latterly, however, newcomers were evidently apointed by constitutional means within the Imperial Remnant: between 19 ABY and 25 ABY, Disra and three other Moffs were replaced, by Ephin Sarreti, Kurlen Flennic, Crowal and Freyborn.

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, and the quorum remained small, so that the individual Moffs remained figures of the first importance within the Empire. By 130 ABY, the Council had actually decreased in number from eight to six. The compositon of the body was more mixed than it had once been, however: 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.

By 130 ABY, the Council was headed by the High Moff, and also was known as the Moff High Council.

The Moffs still controlled sectors, which were presumably still territorial commands; but at least some of them were now also in charge of elements of the federal Imperial apparatus. 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 (in charge of the Imperial Navy), Geist (in charge of the Imperial Army), and Fehlauur, who was in charge of the Imperial Diplomatic Corps and relations with the Chiss Ascendancy.

In 19 ABY

 * Moff Andray
 * Moff Bemos
 * Grand Moff Vilim Disra (Braxant Sector and High Moff)
 * 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)
 * Several others killed in the Battle of Bastion and Battle of Muunilinst

During the Confederation-Galactic Alliance War

 * Moff Lecersen
 * Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon (Supreme Commander)
 * Moff Quille
 * Moff Rosset
 * Moff Ephin Sarreti (Braxant Sector)
 * Several others, including Grand Moffs

During the Sith-Imperial War

 * Grand Moff Morlish Veed (also Grand Admiral of the Imperial Forces and ranking member of the Council)
 * Grand Moff Nyna Calixte (also Director of Imperial Intelligence)
 * Moff Geist (head of the Imperial Army)
 * Moff Rulf Yage (head of the Imperial Navy, former starfighter pilot, commander of Skull Squadron)
 * Moff Konrad Rus (head of the Imperial Mission)
 * Moff Fehlaaur (head of the Imperial Diplomatic Corps)

Appearances

 * Rebel Jedi
 * Nightsaber
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Destiny's Way
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * Exile
 * Revelation
 * Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies
 * Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 4: Noob
 * Star Wars Legacy 15: Claws of the Dragon, Part 2