Speculation:Jhereg Council
From the Lyorn Records of the Dragaeran Empire
We know there are only 5-council members, and that they change from time to time (i.e. Terion => Mellar => ??).
Of the known council members, only one that we've met is still alive (The Demon).
What is known of the others is mostly speculation:
- Number one. Vlad seems to know who this is, and it's someone he wouldn't ever consider trying to assassinate, 65,000 gold or not. It's likely that this mysterious figure is also the Jhereg Heir.
- Stony may have been a council member. Kiera intimates that he's very high up in the Organization. We don't know exactly how high, but he seems to be quite powerful in regards to the Orca conspiracy. It is doubtful that he could be the mysterious figure mentioned above, however, since Vlad doesn't seem to know him.
- Count Soffta may be a council member. Certainly he's a powerful Jhereg figure. However, there is no particular reason to think that the Imperial representative has to be a council member, so this isn't a given.
- Mario may be a council member. He certainly is enough of a threat as an assassin to carry a great deal of weight within the organization. On the other hand, if Mario were a council member, it seems unlikely that the contract to kill Mellar would have been offered to Vlad. And being on the Council would mean that he would be very well known to at least four other people; far too much publicity for someone who has such an aura of awe and mystery.
