Concord of Reconciliation

The Concord of Reconciliation, commonly known only as the Concord, is a coalition of several dozen post-Covenant polities and organizations. It is the largest grouping of Covenant splinter polities, and is recognized by many (including the UNSC) as the Covenant's legitimate successor state. Arbiter Thel 'Vadam symbolically leads the Concord in a role analogous to the warrior-king Arbiters of old.

Overview
The Concord sprang from the predominantly Sangheili-led groups that were united in their opposition to the Covenant loyalist Jiralhanae during the Great Schism. Over the years, almost circumstantially, the Concord came to fulfill several more roles. Thus, even as its original mission began to be increasingly fulfilled with the vanquishing of the largest loyalist factions outside Jiralhanae space by the 2570s, it had acquired enough momentum to maintain — and justify — its existence as a state. As their name implies, one of the Concord's goals is reconciliation: not just that with their former enemies, but the reconciliation of their faith, purpose and way of life with the post-Schism reality.

Beyond its role as a safeguard from hostile factions and raiders, the Concord's foremost function is organizational, seeking to bring order to the chaos left behind by High Charity's fall by taking over the Covenant's basic functions: facilitating trade by policing shipping lanes and ports, bringing relief to worlds struck by famines or disasters, and to some extent regulating access to key technologies and reliquaries. They seek to distribute expertise and knowledge, which have become immensely valuable following the loss of High Charity, and put those assets to good use. As the Concord takes shape, different political factions within debate as to what functions should be prioritized or retained at all, and how the Concord should lead the Covenant meta-civilization into the future.

In its early years, the Concord had no formal legislative or executive bodies, but decisions were made by Grand Councils gathered from across the Holy Ecumene to deliberate on matters of importance, or the Arbiter and his inner circle along with whoever parties were relevant to the issue at hand.

Political influence within the Concord is heavily tied with the ability to contribute to the whole, either in the form of military power or basic amenities like foodstuffs. Most of the smaller member polities which cannot contribute much are merely protectorates, and have little to no say in the Concord's affairs.

Constituent polities
The Concord is composed of hundreds of post-Covenant polities ranging from individual worlds, ships or habitats to entities on the level of the former primary domains. These signatories are engaged with the Concord's core mission in various capacities, ranging from passive (e.g. allowing Concord ships to pass through) to active (e.g. being actively engaged in the Concord's politics and military operations).