A Minister is the head of a Covenant ministry. Since San'Shyuum are the only species entitled to hold civilian government positions, the rank is held exclusively by Prophets. Each of the separate Covenant Ministries is headed by its own Minister, with Vice-Minister serving as second-in-command. Examples of this are the Minister of Fortitude and the Vice-Minister of Tranquility. The differences between the equipment provided to different Minister's include the Minister of Fortitude having a gravity throne with a cushion, and probably more features that are not described, whilst the Vice-Minister of Tranquility had a throne that was equipped only with a hard metal seat. The power and comfort of these thrones are a reflection of rank. Lower ranking Prophets were forced to group together, comb