Jega 'Rdomnai
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231.1 centimeters (7 ft 7.0 in)[1] |
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146.1 kilograms (322 lb)[1] |
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Orange[2] |
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Robotic prosthetic for left arm and left mandibles |
- Vedrana Makovich: "Now then, where were we?"
- Jega 'Rdomnai: "You were about to die screaming."
- — Jega 'Rdomnai and Vedrana Makovich before the duel that led to Makovich's death.[4]
Jega 'Rdomnai is a Sangheili blademaster and Spartan Killer serving the Banished.[5][6]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Jega 'Rdomnai was born on the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios on February 19, 2490, eventually enlisting in the Covenant military as is the custom for all male Sangheili.[1]
Covenant and the Silent Shadow[edit]
During his service within the Covenant, Jega 'Rdomnai became a blademaster and a member of the Silent Shadow, a unit within the Covenant's Special Operations branch. While leading a mission on Rangiren, he lost his left arm and left mandibles in an explosion caused by a pair of Spartan-III headhunters.[7][1] While fighting against Jonah-B283, the Spartan used a energy disruptor to freeze Jega and his teammates in place, leaving them vulnerable to the explosion.[8] 'Rdomnai was rescued from the carnage by Escharum and the Banished where the Sangheili counseled and encouraged the blademaster to die by his own hand rather than live dishonored and disfigured by his injuries. However, 'Rdomnai's anger and need for revenge against all Spartans was stronger than any honor, becoming a relentless force that drove him to eschew everything that 'Rdomnai had once stood for, every tradition and belief that defined him as a Sangheili. Only Escharum stood by him, seeing the raw power and unending ferocity that burned within the blademaster. The War Chief embraced 'Rdomnai's bloodshed rather than shunning it, seeing his pursuit of vengeance as an asset rather than a dishonor. This acceptance eventually forged a friendship that transcended the animosity between their kinds.[8]
'Rdomnai had the arm and mandibles replaced with prostheses, despite robotic replacements being antithetical to Covenant tradition and principles.[9] The Sangheili's favored bloodblade underwent a similar transformation. After it sustained damage during the explosion, 'Rdomnai brought the sword's hilt to the artisan-armorers at Cherras Keep, who reforged the blade as Ghostpierce.[10] His injuries also gave 'Rdomnai a lust for battle and vengeance, both of which completely outweighed his own pride in his own Sangheili culture.[9][1] The exact circumstances that resulted in his injuries became shrouded in rumors, with very few aware of the true history.[5]
Following his injuries, 'Rdomnai became obsessed within hunting down and exacting revenge on any Spartans he could. Eventually, he became shunned by those within the Covenant.[1]
Banished service[edit]
At some point before the Installation 07 conflict in 2560, 'Rdomnai became the first recruit for the Hand of Atriox.[5] 'Rdomnai became the Jiralhanae Escharum's most respected soldier, having worked together for the longest and even becoming his closest friend,[9] which was very rare between their species. Within the Banished, there were many rumors about 'Rdomnai and his injuries. Some said he was an experiment, which became an affront to his fellow Sangheili. Others made mention of a clandestine ambush gone wrong.[5]
Jega 'Rdomnai was among the many Banished soldiers on Installation 07 following the ambush on UNSC Infinity. On December 25, 2559, 'Rdomnai was in command of a large Banished force on the ring's main fragment when they came across Gorian, who had just escaped form being stranded on a smaller ring fragment. 'Rdomnai's Phantom landed, and the Sangheili personally greeted Gorian before they left together.[11] At some point after January 31, 2560,[12] 'Rdomnai hunted down and killed the marines of Boulder Squad, having observed the squad's patterns and patrol routes for some time. Prior to slaughtering the marines, he mused to himself about his recently-acquired bloodblade. Unlike the modified bloodblade which had been affixed to his prosthetic arm and given the name Ghostpierce, this more traditional energy sword was still without a name. However, 'Rdomnai vowed to give it a fitting name once his job was done on the Halo, perhaps in celebration of the death of a demon.[13]
Over the next few months, 'Rdomnai and Gorian captured and tortured ONI operative Kate Stalling for her research on the ring's Conspectus network.[14] When they finally located a Conspectus network hub underneath Outpost Tremonius on April 26, 2560, the duo forced a human prisoner to interface with the network's datastream to extract information on the ring's defensive systems; 'Rdomnai then killed the prisoner. The duo were then ambushed Spartan Bonita Stone, who stole the data node. 'Rdomnai managed to catch the Spartan by surprise during her escape. He retrieved the data node, unaware the Spartan's personal AI Ouco had copied the information into another data chip and corrupted the original.[3][15]