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The '''Council of Crones''' is composed of [[House Escher]] [[Matriarch (House Escher)|Matriarch]]s, who oversee the House's affairs and advise its ruling [[Matriarch Primus]].{{Fn|1}} 

There are no restrictions on who might sit upon the Council, but it is usually composed of the [[Matriarch (House Escher)|Matriarch]]s that head the most powerful [[House Escher|Escher]] families. Most of its members are former [[Chymist]]s or [[Gang Queen]]s, but Uphive Ambassadors, factorum overseers, and more rarely [[Death-maiden]]s and outsiders, can make up its ranks as well. Together the Council offers the Matriarch Primus the collective wisdom of centuries of battle, commerce and fabrication. What division exists between the Council's Matriarchs, is usually tempered by the presence of the [[Matriarch Primus]], who has the final say in all [[House Escher]] matters.{{Fn|1}}

The Council is also responsible for teaching the history of [[House Escher]]. They do so by maintaining an oral tradition, of telling the myths and tales of the [[Clan House]]'s first days and in doing so, the Council passes down Escher's history from one generation to the next.{{Fn|1}}   

==Known Members==
*[[Ashonari Skal]] - Current Council [[Matriarch (House Escher)|Matriarch]] and a former Ambassador
*[[Bethana]] - Current Council Matriarch and a former [[Gang Queen]]

==Source==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Necromunda: House of Blades]], pgs. 7-8 - House Escher

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