A Syndic, a highly positioned official within the Chiss Ascendancy, held membership in one of the Nine Ruling Families and served within the Chiss Syndicure. These Syndics from each family comprised their delegation to the Syndicure, with a Speaker at their head.
Within a Chiss family, Syndics occupied the third-highest political tier, ranking above Patriels but below the Speaker.
Occasionally, certain families instituted the position of Syndic Prime, functioning as a go-between for the Syndic and the Speaker. This position remained undisclosed unless the Patriarch or Speaker chose to reveal its existence. Mitth'urf'ianico previously served as Syndic Prime for the Mitth family before his elevation to Patriarch following the demise of Mitth'oor'akiord.
A key duty of Syndics involved conveying directives from the Syndicure to the military concerning members affiliated with their respective family.