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| name         = Council of Sparkling Stones
| leader       = [[Agrathan Hardhammer]]
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| races        = [[Dwarves]], [[human]]s
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| source       = [[Volo's Guide to the North|VGttN]]
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The '''Council of Sparkling Stones''' was an elected<ref name="tTO-p54">{{Cite book/The Thousand Orcs/MMP|54}}</ref> council in [[Mirabar]].<ref name="tTO-p31">{{Cite book/The Thousand Orcs/MMP|31}}</ref> Members swore an oath of loyalty to Mirabar and its [[marchion]].<ref name="tTO-p281">{{Cite book/The Thousand Orcs/MMP|281}}</ref> It met each autumn to plan the year ahead and organize trade agreements.<ref name="VoloN-p153">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to the North|153}}</ref>

==Composition==
As of [[1368 DR]], the Council comprised 42 members. Of these, 10 were [[shield dwarves]] and 32 were [[human]]s, and 16 councilors were female, and 26 were male. The marchion (at that time, [[Elastul Raurym]]) was the chief justice. Elections were held annually in the spring to determine the new members who would take their positions at the next meeting in the fall.<ref name="VoloN-p153-154">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to the North|153-154}}</ref>

==Meeting==
The Council met once a year in the fall, usually over four days. There was an informal discussion, then a chance for short, formal speeches, then a secret ballot to decide upon what had been discussed. The marchion then traveled to the cities in the south to personally bring the news and to negotiate trade, acquiring deals for luxuries not available in Mirabar.<ref name="VoloN-p153-154" />

==Notable Members==
* [[Agrathan Hardhammer]]
* [[Dunstun Forgebar]]
* [[Shadrar Thundersar]]
* [[Heldorn Thaerntyl]]
* [[Elyth Talboskh]]
* [[Pheln Aldtorth]]
* [[Maern Hammaver]]

==Appendix==
===Appearances===
{{Appearances
| adventures = ''[[Storm King's Thunder]]''
| adventure refs = {{Duapp|43|Into The Silver Realm}};''[[Heroes' Feast: Saving the Children's Menu]]''
| novels = ''[[The Thousand Orcs]]''
| novel refs = ''[[Archmage (novel)|Archmage]]''
| video games = ''[[Treasures of the Savage Frontier]]''
}}
===References===
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[[Category:Councils|Sparkling Stones]]
[[Category:Organizations in Mirabar]]
[[Category:Organizations on the Sword Coast North]]
[[Category:Organizations in the Frozenfar]]
[[Category:Organizations in Northwest Faerûn]]
[[Category:Organizations in Faerûn]]
[[Category:Organizations on Toril]]
[[Category:Organizations]]