Changes: Organian Council of Elders

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The Council of Elders is a council of wise men on planet Organia. The Council of Elders is not a governing body, since the Organians do not have leaders. But during the first Federation-Klingon War, the Elders were treated as the de facto rulers by the captain of the starship Enterprise, James T. Kirk.

In 2267, the Council was presided over by Ayelborne. In addition to Ayelborne, the Council consisted of Trefayne, Claymare and several others.

The Council presented a baffling facade to Kirk; at first helping him, and later betraying him, and still later, helping him again. It likewise confused Klingon Governor Kor, who found the constant gentle smiles of its members irritating. The difficulty, as Kirk eventually learned, was that their objective was to prevent all violence on their world, even if this meant temporary inconvenience to one of their visitors. And they were, with good reason, supremely confident in their ability to achieve that goal.

When the Organians elected to intervene in the war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, the council spearheaded this effort. They prevented all of the visitors to their world from engaging in hostilities, and they similarly disabled the fleets about to battle near their world. As they imposed what came to be called the Organian Peace Treaty, Ayelborne appeared before Kirk, before the Federation government on Earth, and before the Klingon High Council on Qo'noS. (TOS: "Errand of Mercy")

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+[[File:Organian_council_of_elders.jpg|thumb|Organian Council of Elders, 2267]]
-When [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Spock]] visited [[Organia]] in [[2267]], they spoke to ''The Council of Elders'''.  [[Ayelborne]], the [[Organian]] who did most of the speaking for the Council, had earlier assured Kirk that there was no one in authority on their world.  Kirk nevertheless addressed the Council as if it had the power to make decisions on behalf of the Organian people.  In addition to Ayelborne, the Council consisted of [[Trefayne]], [[Claymare]], and several others who were never named.
+The '''Council of Elders''' is a council of wise men on planet [[Organia]]. The Council of Elders is not a governing body, since the Organians do not have leaders. But during the [[first Federation-Klingon War]], the Elders were treated as the de facto rulers by the [[captain]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|starship ''Enterprise'']], [[James T. Kirk]].
+In [[2267]], the Council was presided over by [[Ayelborne]]. In addition to Ayelborne, the Council consisted of [[Trefayne]], [[Claymare]] and several others.
-The Council presented a baffling facade to Kirk; at first helping him, and later betraying him, and still later, helping him again.  It likewise confused Military Governor [[Kor]], who found the constant gentle smiles of its members irritating.  The difficulty, as Kirk eventually learned, was that their objective was to prevent all violence on their world, even if this meant temporary inconvenience to one or the other of their visitors.  And they were (with good reason) supremely confident in their ability to achieve that goal.
+The Council presented a baffling facade to Kirk; at first helping him, and later betraying him, and still later, helping him again.  It likewise confused [[Klingon]] [[Governor]] [[Kor]], who found the constant gentle smiles of its members irritating.  The difficulty, as Kirk eventually learned, was that their objective was to prevent all violence on their world, even if this meant temporary inconvenience to one of their visitors.  And they were, with good reason, supremely confident in their ability to achieve that goal.
-When the Organians elected to intervene in the war between the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Klingon Empire]], the council spearheaded this effort.  They prevented all of the visitors to their world from engaging in hostilities, and they similarly disabled the fleets about to battle near their world.  As the imposed what came to be called the [[Organian Peace Treaty]], Councillor Ayelborne appeared before Kirk, on Earth, and on [[Qo'noS]], seat of the [[Klingon Empire]].
+When the Organians elected to intervene in the war between the [[Federation]] and the [[Klingon Empire]], the council spearheaded this effort.  They prevented all of the visitors to their world from engaging in hostilities, and they similarly disabled the fleets about to battle near their world.  As they imposed what came to be called the [[Organian Peace Treaty]],  Ayelborne appeared before Kirk, before the Federation government on Earth, and before the [[Klingon High Council]] on [[Qo'noS]]. ({{TOS|Errand of Mercy}})
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