Camberian Council

The Camberian Council is a secretive group of highly trained Deryni adepts. Originally formed in the early tenth century to maintain peace between the races by controlling the actions of disaffected Deryni nobles, the Council's goals soon expand to include researching ancient Deryni lore and regulating certain Deryni rituals.

The group first receives its formal name from Archbishop Jaffray of Carbury, who believes it appropriate that they be named after the Patron Saint of Deryni Magic, Saint Camber. In addition, one of the chairs in the Council chamber is known as *Saint Camber's Siege*, a name first suggested by Earl Jebediah d'Alcara. When the Council does not immediately fill the vacant seat of Dom Turstane following his death in 916, Jebediah (somewhat jokingly) suggests that the empty seat provides Saint Camber with a place to observe and guide their meetings. Not only does the empty chair retain its identity after that point, but the remaining members of the Council decide that they operate better with seven members instead of eight. The membership of the Council only very rarely exceeds seven members over the following two centuries.

The Council meets in a hidden chamber located in the Rhendall Mountains in northeastern Gwynedd, accessible only by means of a single Transfer Portal. Beneath the main Council chambers is the *keeill*, a large, pillared room in which the Council performs their most powerful and complex arcane rituals. Both chambers were built by an ancient Deryni brotherhood known as the *Airsid*, from whom the Council draws much of their inspiration.

This group is formed on April 15, 909, with five founding members: Bishop Alister Cullen (the public identity of Camber MacRorie), Father Joram MacRorie, Lord Rhys Thuryn, Lady Evaine MacRorie Thuryn, and Earl Jebediah d'Alcara. The following year, Archbishop Jaffray of Carbury, Earl Gregory MacDinan of Ebor, and Dom Turstane were inducted, increasing the group's membership to eight.

### 10th century

* Archbishop **Jaffray of Carbury** (910 – 917): Archbishop of Valoret and Primate of All Gwynedd
* Earl **Gregory MacDinan** (910 – 932?): Earl of Ebor
* Dom **Turstane** (910 – 916): priest and Healer of the Order of St. Gabriel
* Lord **Ansel MacRorie** (918 – 948?): hereditary Earl of Culdi, grandson of Camber MacRorie
* Lord **Jesse MacGregor** (918 – 981?): hereditary Earl of Ebor, later Count of Trevalga, son of Gregory MacDinan
* Dom **Queron Kinevan** (918 – ?): priest and Healer of the Order of St. Gabriel, founder of the Servants of Saint Camber
* Lord **Tavis O'Neill** (918 – 922): personal Healer to Prince Javan Haldane
* Bishop **Niallan Trey** (918 – 942?): exiled Bishop of Dhassa

### 11th century

* Lord **Michon de Courcy** (1067–1097): Titular Baron de Courcy
* Lady **Vivienne de Jordanet** (1080? – 1128): Lady de Jordanet
* Lord **Barrett de Laney** (1080? – 1130+): Titular Lord de Laney, later Earl Barstowe
* Lord **Sief MacAthan** (? - 1082): Royal Councilor to King Donal Blaine Haldane
* Lord **Oisín Adair** (before 1082 – after 1096)
* Lord **Seisyll Arilan** (before 1082 – after 1096): Royal Councilor to King Brion Haldane
* Lady **Dominy de Laney** (before 1082 – after 1096): sister of Barrett de Laney
* Prince **Khoren Vastouni** (1082 – after 1096): Prince of Andelon
* Lord **Rhydon of Eastmarch** (1091–1105): Titular Earl of Eastmarch and Baron Coldoire, resigned in 1105
* **Stefan Coram** (1098? – 1121)

### 12th century

* Sir **Jamyl Arilan** (1100–1107): Laird of Tre-Arilan, nephew of Seisyll Arilan
* Baron **Laran ap Pardyce** (1102–1130+): Baron Pardyce
* Princess **Sofiana Vastouni** (1105–1112 and 1123–1130+): Sovereign Princess of Andelon, niece of Khoren Vastouni
* Bishop **Denis Arilan** (1107? – 1130+): Auxiliary Bishop of Rhemuth, brother of Jamyl Arilan, later Bishop of Dhassa
* Lord **Thorne Hagen** (1113–1121): Lord Saint-Stéphane, resigned in 1121
* Lady **Kyri de Róiste** (1119–1127): resigned in 1127
* **Tiercel de Claron** (1120–1125)
* Sir **Sion Benet** (1127–1130+): Under-Chancellor to the Royal House of Llannedd
* Prince **Azim ibn Qais ibn Hassan ar-Rafiq** (1128–1130+): Prince of Nur Hallaj, Preceptor of the Knights of the Anvil