Editing Arkad Nar 'Kulul

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'''Arkad Nar 'Kulul''' (born '''Arkad 'Kulul'''){{Ref/Reuse|CFFire}} is the [[Sangheili]] [[fleetmaster]] of the [[Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire]].{{Ref/Reuse|roa}}

==Biography==
===Early career===
Arkad 'Kulul was born on the [[Covenant colonies|colony world]] of [[Khael'mothka]]. 'Kulul spent much of his early career within the [[Covenant military]] rising through the [[Covenant rank structure|ranks]] to attain the title of [[shipmaster]], largely due to his great tactical acumen. However, he was later assigned to an outdated {{Pattern|Useumru|voidpiercer}} following an incident during which 'Kulul's lack of piety caused minor offence to a [[steward]] of the [[Prophet of Tolerance]]. Despite the setback, he was able to slowly continue increasing his standing, with a particularly successful campaign against heretic [[Piracy|pirates]] attacking [[Yonhet]] couriers bound for [[High Charity]] with recovered [[Forerunner]] artefacts.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFire}}

Due to his success in this campaign, 'Kulul was reluctantly assigned the title of [[fleetmaster]]—changing his name to Arkad Nar 'Kulul in the process—and given command of the [[Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire]], stationed on the outermost periphery of the empire. In this time, the fleet was tasked with the protection and oversight of the [[Covenant fringe]] species, and as a result saw very little action against [[human]]ity during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFFire}} While in command of the fleet, 'Kulul operated from a {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}}, which served as his flagship.{{Ref/Reuse|roa}}

===Postwar===
By mid-[[2553]], 'Kulul and the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire held position over the moon of [[Kostroda]]. Following [[Raid of Kostroda|a raid]] on the moon by the [[Banished]], ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' [[shipmaster]] [[Let 'Volir]] reported to have captured [[Atriox]]—the leader of the [[Jiralhanae]] raider group.{{Ref/Reuse|roa}}

Fleetmaster 'Kulul instructed Let 'Volir to maintain orbit and await further commands. Around twelve hours later, 'Kulul personally hailed the ''Conviction'' to inquire as to the status of the prisoner. The only response he received was movement of the vessel that had not been authorized. One of his underlings, speaking for him, voiced indignation over this action and asked about Atriox again with an order to reply at once. Hearing nothing, this Sangheili warned that further silence would be interpreted as hostility. True to that threat, it was not long before 'Kulul directed his crew to turn there Assault Carrier on the Enduring conviction. It was able to evade the barrage levied against it from the fleet by making a pinpoint [[slipspace]] jump and then it left the system behind entirely. Fleetmaster Arkad Nar 'Kulul assumed that Atriox had somehow taken over the ship and that 'Volir had fallen, but in reality, he and his entire crew had willingly defected to the Banished cause.{{Ref/Reuse|roa}}

===Service with the Swords===
After 'Volir's defection to the Banished, 'Kulul and the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire allied with the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] under [[Thel 'Vadam]], the [[Arbiter]] of the Sangheili. As a fleetmaster within the Swords of Sanghelios, 'Kulul was involved in the protection of valuable resource worlds, and later aided in the transportation of the [[Ussans|Ussan refugees]] from [[The Refuge]] to Sanghelios. This status lasted until the [[Created uprising|rise]] and subsequent [[Battle over Installation 07|defeat]] of the [[Created]], with 'Kulul electing to stay put in the [[Urs system]] as to fend off attacks from actors like the [[Banished]] while the system was vulnerable.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFire}}

In [[2560]], these fears proved true with the beginnings of a large [[Battle of Suban|Banished attack]] on [[Suban]]. During the battle, 'Kulul was tasked as one of the leaders of the [[Sanghelios home defense fleet|Swords' home defence fleet]] at [[Sanghelios]], and chose to initiate a combined-arms operation utilising Sword and allied attached [[Spartan]] supersoldiers of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. This was in part due to the Sangheili's reduced strength in the wake of the [[Blooding Years]] and [[Created uprising]]. During the battle, the Banished [[High Warlord]] [[Orna 'Fulsam|who]] led the attack on Suban requested [[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]] [[Mahkee 'Chava]] to relay a message to Nar 'Kulul from Let 'Volir, noting that Nar 'Kulul's former underling—who was now the leader of the Banished contingent stationed on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]—sent his regards.{{Ref/Novel|Id=BFTBM|Battle for the Blood-Moon}}

==Equipment==
Fleetmaster Arkad Nar 'Kulul adorns a silver and grey standard [[combat harness]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFFire}}{{Ref/Reuse|roa}} He additionally uses a {{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|energy sword}}.{{Ref/Reuse|CFFire}}

==Gallery==
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File:HRoA - Arkad Nar 'Kulul.jpg|A closeup of Nar 'Kulul's face.
File:Arkad2.png|The fleetmaster watches as the ''Conviction'' begins to flee.{{Ref/Reuse|roa}}
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
**[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 4|Issue #4]] {{1st}}
*''[[Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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