First Immolation: Difference between revisions

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|result=Collapse of [[Jiralhanae]] society<ref name="waypoint"/>

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|side2=[[Vheiloth]]<ref name="waypoint"/>

|forces1=*[[Maccabeus' clan]]<ref name="rukt"/>

|forces2=[[Ceretus]]' clan<ref name="suffix"/>

|casual1=Heavy<ref name="waypoint"/>

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The '''First Immolation''', sometimes described as the '''great civil war''',<ref name="fuss62">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]", ''pages 62-63''</ref> was a vicious, decade-long [[Jiralhanae]] civil war that took place on the species' homeworld of [[Doisac]].<ref name="waypoint"/> The conflict was the culmination of a number of prior wars and ultimately led to the devastation of civilization on the planet.<ref name="Marauder log">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]: Marauder''</ref>

Prior to the First Immolation, the [[Jiralhanae]] had recently become a [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 4: Space Age|technological Tier 4]] species, achieving rocket-based spaceflight<ref name="best">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> and establishing colonies in the [[Oth Sonin system]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 309'' (2011)</ref> While the Jiralhanae are divided into numerous [[pack]]-like [[clan]]s, almost all of the clans were divided into two prominent skeins: the arguably primitive [[Rh'tol]] and the more sophisticated [[Vheiloth]]. These skeins were profoundly different in both culture and philosophy, with both sides having different means to pursue power.<ref name="waypoint"/> Despite the technological progress the Jiralhanae achieved, their pack mentality and ritualistic, warrior culture led to inevitable conflict between both skeins.<ref name="enc">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 121'' (2011)</ref>

The war was eventually started by the powerful [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Rukt]] of the Rh'tol skein,<ref name="rukt"/> when members of both the Rh'tol and the Vheiloth collided after a protracted territorial dispute took a sudden and violent turn.<ref name="waypoint"/> The resulting global war led to a widespread mechanized war of attrition across [[Doisac]], in which the various [[master-pack]]s came into conflict with each other.<ref name="ch194"/> Chieftain Rukt and members of [[Maccabeus' clan|his clan]] were responsible for killing thousands of Jiralhanae across Doisac's surface during this war, while earning a name for the clan's [[Type-2 gravity hammer|war hammer]] [[Fist of Rukt]].<ref name="rukt"/>

The First Immolation ultimately lasted a decade as the Jiralhanae set their homeworld ablaze in conflict and nearly caused their species' own extinction. The use of [[nuclear weapon]]s heavily damaged the planet's ecosystem and killed numerous Jiralhanae.<ref name="waypoint"/><ref name="envoy">'''[[Halo: Envoy]]''', ''page 40'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[Parabum]]'s and [[Ceretus]]' clans battled each other before and during the conflict.<ref name="fuss62"/> During the war, armored hovercraft ranged across Doisac's plains, of which the future [[Marauder]]s would be reminiscent of.<ref name="Marauder log"/> Though most battles in the war were brief, the effects of the First Immolation proved devastating to Jiralhanae society.<ref name="waypoint"/>

The First Immolation was a nuclear holocaust of such magnitude that the war caused the Jiralhanae to regress to a [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 7: Pre-Industrial|Tier 7]] pre-industrial society,<ref name="ch194"/><ref name="best"/> setting the species technologically back several hundred years in science and machinery.<ref name="waypoint"/> Some thought the war had crippled their people, but others believed that it had only served to temper the Jiralhanae and make them stronger.<ref name="envoy"/> The Jiralhanae were forced to rediscover the advances their ancestors had made before them. While some clans were ashamed of the technological progress the Jiralhanae had lost after the war, other clans were not bothered by the loss as they believed that the species was becoming too dependent on technology.<ref name="fuss62"/> The Jiralhanae are noted to be the only known species that achieved spaceflight, reverted themselves to a pre-industrial society through civil war, and recovered to some degree without historically learning anything from the experience.<ref name="best"/>

The [[Battle of Gbraakon]] occurred shortly after the First Immolation, taking place in the [[Gbraakon]] territory.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 122''</ref> When the [[Covenant]] discovered Doisac in [[2492]], the First Immolation had just recently concluded. At this time, the Jiralhanae were just rediscovering radio and rocketry, as well as the applications these technologies could have in warfare.<ref name="ch194"/> Ill-prepared for the Covenant's arrival,<ref name="bc211"/><ref name="enc"/> survivors from the Rh'tol and the Vheiloth skeins would be incorporated into in the Covenant.<ref name="waypoint"/> Some clans were grateful for the technology the Covenant would provide, replacing what the Jiralhanae lost in the war.<ref name="fuss62"/> When the Covenant collapsed in [[2552]], many Jiralhanae returned to Doisac.<ref name="waypoint"/> However, the damage done to the planet in the First Immolation resulted in a lack of supplies for its inhabitants, forcing Jiralhanae to raid the [[Sangheili colonies|frontier colonies]] of the [[Sangheili]].<ref name="envoy"/>

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