Editing Maccabeus' clan

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[[File:HM-Jiralhanae.png|thumb|300px|Members of the clan on Harvest]]

'''Maccabeus' clan''' was a prominent and well-known [[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]] that was a part of the [[Rh'tol]] skein.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/jiralhanae '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Jiralhanae'']</ref> The clan was one of the first to serve in the [[Covenant military]],<ref name="ch258">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 258''</ref> and later fought during the [[First Battle of Harvest]], being attached to the cruiser ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' at that time. The clan was led by [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]], who was killed by [[Tartarus]] in [[2525]]. Tartarus then gained control of the pack, and he later became the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]].<ref name="ch346">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 346''</ref>

 

The [[Fist of Rukt]] was an ancient and ceremonial weapon passed down to the current Chieftain of the clan, a tradition that has been celebrated for generations in the clan's history.{{Ref/Reuse|ch258}}

The clan was one of the most prominent clans on [[Doisac]]. [[Rukt]], a powerful [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] within the clan, eventually got control of the a war hammer that would later be named the [[Fist of Rukt]]. The hammer would serve as a ceremonial weapon for the clan in the decades to come. Rukt would later initiate the [[First Immolation]], a decade-long civil war that nearly destroyed Jiralhanae society.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/fist-of-rukt '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fist of Rukt'']</ref> At some point, [[Maccabeus]] ascended to the leadership of the clan the way all Jiralhanae did: by challenging and defeating the Chieftain in combat, at the time his own father.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 344''</ref> When the [[Covenant]] discovered Doisac in [[2492]], Maccabeus and his clan eagerly embraced the [[San'Shyuum]]'s promise of the [[Great Journey]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 260''</ref> The clan were given command of the Covenant vessel, ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'', a ship that the [[Sangheili]] had "given" them, though the Sangheili did downgrade it severely, showing their distrust in the Jiralhanae. They were not allowed a [[Huragok]], instead [[Yanme'e]] served as maintenance.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 194-200''</ref>

In [[2525]], ''Rapid Conversion'' arrived over the [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] of [[Harvest]], after retrieving the survivors of the ''[[Minor Transgression]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 193''</ref> Maccabeus' assessment of the planet with the ship's [[Luminary]] showed thousands of relics, but the devout Chieftain was soon shocked to learn that [[Unggoy]] [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]] believed that there was an [[Monitor|Oracle]] located on the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 235''</ref> The Jiralhanae attempted to have a peace meeting on Harvest, outside [[Utgard]] at the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]], however the meeting ended badly when [[Yull]] became overeager and attacked a human militia member, [[Osmo]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 257''</ref> After confirming that there was an Oracle on the planet, Maccabeus sent a message to [[High Charity]]. However, the response the Chieftain received said that there were no relics or Oracle, and that the aliens were to be destroyed. Thus, the clan began attacking human settlements and cities on Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 277''</ref>

Instead of glassing the planet, Maccabeus insisted on searching for the Oracle, which the rest of the clan disagreed with. Soon, the clan and several of their ship's Yanme'e arrived at the small town of [[Gladsheim]] to begin the search and to destroy the human inhabitants. During the attack, Maccabeus was wounded.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 310''</ref> Eventually, the clan was tricked by the humans into believing that they were surrendering the Oracle. As the Covenant went to retrieve the Oracle, the ''Rapid Conversion'' was damaged by the planet's [[mass driver]] as the humans fled aboard the [[Tiara]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 335''</ref> Angered that his uncle allowed the ship to become disabled at the hands of the humans, [[Tartarus]] challenged Maccabeus for dominance of the clan. Tartarus killed Maccabeus with the Fist of Rukt and took control of the clan.{{Ref/Reuse|ch346}} The clan and surviving Yanme'e began to repair the ''Rapid Conversion'' and started to glass the surface of Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 382''</ref>

After the [[First Battle of Harvest]], Tartarus remained in control of the clan for the remainder of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Tartarus eventually came to serve directly under the [[Hierarchs]], serving as the right hand of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]], and even initiated the [[Great Schism]] on his order.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Quarantine Zone]]''</ref> After Tartarus' death on [[Installation 05]] in the [[2552|final year of the war]],<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]''</ref> it is unknown what happened to the clan.

*[[Maccabeus]] – Former leader

*[[Tartarus]] – Last known leader

*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}

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