Council Members (CWS)

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The Council of Wyrms is divided into two distinct bodies: the Platform of Wyrms, whose members may cast votes; and the Platform of Dominates, whose members cannot cast votes but who may participate in all debates. Members of the Platform of Wyrms receive the added title of "Councillor" (for wyrms) or "Grand Councillor" (for great wyrms). 
Every dragon clan has the right to send one representative to the Platform of Wyrms. (These voting members of the Council are all wyrms or great wyrms-no dragon less than 1,000 years old may cast a vote.) Although every clan has the right to a place on this Council body, not all clans can exercise this right. Relatively young clans that have no wyrm or great wyrm among their numbers cannot send a representative to the voting platform. Furthermore, some clans whose lords are of the required age choose not to attend the Council meetings unless they have a compelling reason to do so. And some clans simply refuse to participate in the voting process. 
The Platform of Dominates, meanwhile, is open to all dragons of rank throughout the isles. In many cases, a clan's official representative to the Council is a nonvoting dragon of lesser rank. While in theory any and all ranked dragons may attend Council meetings, in practice attendance is limited to the available space in the aerie. On rare occasions, the Council holds meetings on the open plains around the aerie to accommodate more participants. Members of the Platform of Dominates can join in all phases of a Council meeting except for the final vote. Even children of dragon lords, such as Magnern the Gold's daughter Aureen, may exert their influence only during the debates that rage prior to calling for a vote. 
Half-dragons and nondragon vassals have no official place in the Council of Wyrms. In many instances, Council meetings are closed to nondragons. In such cases, neither kindred nor favored servants may remain within the aerie's Great Hall upon penalty of death.