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Xindi Council

The Xindi Council is the joint governmental body of the Xindi races. It was seen in many episodes of season three of Star Trek: Enterprise.

The Council was formed after the destruction of the Xindi homeworld Xindus in the 2030s. It consists of 5 Xindi species: arboreals, aquatics, insectoids, primates, and reptilians. Each race has two representatives. It was formed to find a new homeworld for all the Xindi races. However, although they found a few suitable planets, they could never agree on a final choice.

The Council chamber is located on a planet 15.6 light-years from Azati Prime. The land-based races sit at a large round table in the center of the room, while the aquatics look on from a large tank adjoining the chamber by a window. The chamber has built-in equipment for holographics and a viewscreen for telemetry. The chamber itself was actually a stronghold built by the Xindi-Avians before they were wiped out.

The names of council representatives were not revealed until the late third season episode "The Council". They are:

• Arboreals: Jannar
• Aquatics: Kiaphet Amman'sor
• Insectoids: (unknown) (most Xindi Insectoid names are unpronounceable by humans; called "Shrest" in the novelizations)
• Primates: Mallora, Degra
• Reptilians: regimental commander Dolim

Circa 2152, the council discovered that humans were going to destroy them in four hundred years. In a panic, they assigned the Primate scientist, Degra, to construct a weapon to destroy Earth.

After a number of disagreements, the Council was dissolved. In order to do the Sphere Builders' bidding, the Reptilians and Insectoids broke away from the Primates, Arboreals, and eventually the Aquatics. Civil war ultimately broke out when Commander Dolim killed Degra. After Dolim was killed, the Sphere Builders were discredited, the super-weapon destroyed, and the Council reconvened.