 The Cylons have unexpectedly sued for peace, through the diplomatic agency of a human, Count Baltar.The human leaders, called the Council of the Twelve (with one representative from each colony), and the commanders of their military fleet are all too pleased by the Cylon offer of peace, which ends so many years of warfare.The powerful "Battlestars" are assembled for armistice talks with Humanity's age-old robotic enemy.