The Ithorian Elders were a group of Ithorians, said to be that species' most important leaders. It was these Elders who chose the High Priest, the senator representing Ithor, and other such duties. Thus it fell to the Elders to find a new planet for the Ithorian species to settle after the Yuuzhan Vong's invasion of the galaxy, during which their home planet was immolated.