Council of Clerics

The Council of Clerics is the conclave of the Aurelian Empire's high priests and priestesses. Each cleric represents a colonisation cluster, acting as their spiritual leader and the religious counterpart to the ruling Primarchs. Originally consisting of eight clerics - representing Palaven and its seven original extrasolar colonies - the number of clerics has continued to grow as the empire has expanded. The current number of clerics on the council is twenty-eight. 
Like all members of the priesthood, high priests and priestesses are forbidden to marry and have children, and all of them have surrendered their family names upon their induction as a show of faith. While on paper their sphere of influence lies entirely within religious matters, in reality, the clerics hold a lot of political power, their ability to influence the collective consciousness of the faithful being a particularly useful tool for control. As such, many Primarchs attempt to win their homeworld's cleric to their cause, to strengthen and further legitimise their reigns. 
* Metellus - Palaven
* Sibella - Bostra
* Markus - Carthaan
* Brasus - Digeris
* Deima - Epyrus
* - Macedyn
* - Parthia
* - Thracia
* Aephus
* Altakiril
* Baetika
* Chatti
* Edessan
* Galatana
* Gellix
* Gothis
* Invictus
* Magna
* Maitrum
* Nimines
* Oma Ker
* Quadim
* Rocam
* Syglar
* Taetrus
* Tridend
* Triginta Petra
* Uchalda