Editing Orda Val 'Saham

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|death=Between March 30<ref name="Split Heart">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' – "A Split Heart is Easily Conquered"</ref> and April 2, [[2559]]<ref name="Beyond">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' – "Beyond the Edge"</ref>
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*[[Covenant separatists]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Banished]]<ref name="The Foundry" />
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{{Quote|Battle and conflict is in our blood, our very way of life, and that is the only truth I can now find.|Orda Val 'Saham reflecting on his and his species' purpose<ref name="The Blinded" />}}

'''Orda Val 'Saham''' was a male [[Sangheili]] warrior who served in the [[Covenant]] as part of the crew of the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', under [[Shipmaster]] [[Let 'Volir]]. Following the [[Great Schism]], 'Saham remained loyal to 'Volir and served as an [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard]] in his crew as they fought against the Covenant. In 2553, 'Saham alongside the rest of 'Volir's crew, reluctantly swore loyalty to the [[Banished]] , a faction led by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]]. During the Banished's [[Second Ark Conflict|battle]] with the [[UNSC Armed Forces|forces]] of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} on [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]], 'Saham was killed by [[UNSC]] forces while protecting his [[Banished Scarab|Scarab]].<ref name="The Foundry" />

==Biography==
===Covenant War===
{{Quote|The Shipmaster brought us through the war and to this place alive where so many others have perished. He asked us to follow him once more, and I will.|'Saham on Shipmaster Let 'Volir<ref name="The Blinded" />}}
Orda Val 'Saham was a [[Sangheili]] warrior who served in the [[Covenant fleet]] aboard the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', under the command of Sangheili [[Shipmaster]] [[Let 'Volir]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="The Blinded" /> Following the [[Great Schism]], [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|a major civil conflict]] between forces loyal to the [[Covenant]] against the ousted Sangheili, 'Saham remained loyal to 'Volir<ref name="The Blinded" /> and continued to serve as an [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard]] aboard the ''Enduring Conviction'' as part of a larger Sangheili fleet.<ref name="Rise of Atriox III">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' – "Rise of Atriox III"</ref>

'Saham's renunciation of the [[Covenant religion]] resulted in his estrangement from his family, who refused to fully condemn their faith.<ref name="The Blinded" />

===Serving the Banished===
{{Quote|With Atriox there are no lies; he speaks like a warrior. He wished to break free from the yoke of the Prophets, so he did. Would that we had joined him earlier. Now he offers us a way to keep our ship and our crew together and I can think of nothing more truthful to fight for right now.|'Saham on his loyalty to the Banished<ref name="The Blinded" />}}
Some time before [[2553#May|May 6, 2553]], 'Volir broke away from the Sangheili fleet<ref name="Rise of Atriox III" /> and he and his crew, including 'Saham, pledged their loyalty to the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]] and his [[Covenant remnant|splinter faction]] known as the [[Banished]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Signal]]''</ref> Now a mercenary, 'Saham felt he brought shame on his family name for offering his blade for hire but remained fiercely loyal to his fellow crew-members.<ref name="The Blinded" />
[[File:PL Orda.png|thumb|left|300px|'Saham inside the Ark's Cartographer]]
On [[2558#November|November 25, 2558]],<ref name="The Graveyard">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' – "The Graveyard"</ref> the Banished arrived at [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]], also known as "the Ark," and proceeded to raid the [[United Nations Space Command]] research outposts on the surface.<ref name="The Graveyard" />

Over the next few months, the Banished established their presence across the Ark. During this time, 'Saham had the opportunity to visit the installation's [[Cartographer]] as part of a Sangheili team tasked with sweeping the area for hostile elements.<ref name="Split Heart" /> 'Saham felt great emotion at the Cartographer, a site that was considered legendary in the ancient fables of the Covenant belief, though he felt no religious fervor towards the structure. 'Saham recorded his thoughts on the Cartographer and its link to the Covenant faith in his journal on [[2559#March|March 4, 2559]].<ref name="The Blinded" />

====Encounter with the ''Spirit of Fire''====
[[File:PL Orda2.png|thumb|300px|'Saham defending one of the Ark's teleporters]]
{{Quote|You destroyed our carrier, [[Covenant religion#Demons|demons]]! I shall see your remains scattered to the winds!|'Saham while defending his Scarab from UNSC attack<ref name="The Foundry" />}}
On March 28, 2559, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} arrived by [[slipspace portal]] at the Ark and [[Second Ark Conflict|battle]] soon broke out between the two groups. On March 30, 'Saham was ordered to defend the Banished's [[Teleporter|teleportation]] network from the [[human]] forces, and report to Atriox's lieutenant, [[War Chief]] [[Decimus]].<ref name="Split Heart" /> 'Saham survived this operation and later learned of the destruction of the ''Enduring Conviction'' by UNSC forces, which angered him greatly. Commanding a [[Banished Scarab|Scarab]], 'Saham was transferred to an [[access point]] the Banished were using to send reinforcements to [[Installation 09|a recently deployed]] [[Halo Array|Halo ring]]. The Sangheili soon came into contact with a contingent of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] led by [[Spartan]]s [[Douglas-042]] and [[Alice-130]], who aimed to commandeer the Scarab in order to reach the access point. 'Saham, armed with an [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]], fought alongside the surrounding Banished forces against the humans, but was eventually killed. His Scarab was hijacked, allowing the UNSC to halt the flow of Banished reinforcements to the ring<ref name="The Foundry" /> and eventually neutralize all forces there.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]''</ref>

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|I remember how many hundreds of thousands of our warriors fell—how many were sacrificed for a journey that never existed. I feel anger and a deep sorrow for a race that has lost its way.|'Saham reflecting on the needless sacrifices of his species in the Covenant War<ref name="The Blinded" />}}
Like most Sangheili who lived under the Covenant, Orda Val 'Saham was a zealous believer in the Forerunner religion and the [[Great Journey]]. However, after the revelation of the true nature of the Forerunners, 'Saham became disillusioned and renounced his former beliefs. He felt great love for his Sangheili "brothers" and was sorrowful and angry that the [[Hierarch|Prophet]]s had led so many of his species to needless death. After becoming a mercenary, 'Saham felt he had brought shame on his family name but believed that there was nothing more worth fighting for than his ship and crew.<ref name="The Blinded" /> As such, 'Saham held great anger towards the ''Spirit of Fire's'' forces after the destruction of the ''Enduring Conviction''.<ref name="The Foundry" />

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Sangheili|Val Saham, Orda]]
[[Category:Covenant military personnel|Val Saham, Orda]]
[[Category:Banished members|Val Saham, Orda]]
[[Category:Mercenaries|Val Saham, Orda]]