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The '''Ministry of Fortitude''' was a | The '''Ministry of Fortitude''' was a branch of the government of the [[Covenant]] that dealt with the balanced distribution of [[Forerunner]] relics to the rest of the Covenant's member species. Although client species of the Covenant had agreed to allow the [[San'Shyuum]] to be responsible for the investigation and distribution of all discovered Forerunner artifacts, many species wished to use the artifacts for themselves for wealth, power, and prestige. To prevent conflict, the ministry decided the proper distribution of the artifacts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 144''</ref> | ||
The Minister of Fortitude was the individual responsible for managing the ministry's vast bureaucracy.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 149''</ref> The ministry's tower was located among the [[Tower Districts]] of ''[[High Charity]]''. In one of the upper levels of the tower, [[junior staffer]]s serving with the ministry worked in a large antechamber. This antechamber channeled to a large room that was lined with hallways that led to the individual offices of the staffers. In between each hallway, there were life-sized statues of each previous Minister of Fortitude that levitated above the floor. These statues were carved from the stony base of ''High Charity'' and stylized with [[holography|holographic]] robes that listed each Minister's notable accomplishments. Several [[Lights of Sanghelios]] guardsmen protected the tower.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 153''</ref> The top floor of the tower was home to the Minister's office. Narrow and relatively cramped, the office was designed for security and as an architectural metaphor to represent the Minister's status: ''"At the top, there is only room for one"''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 154-155''</ref> | The Minister of Fortitude was the individual responsible for managing the ministry's vast bureaucracy.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 149''</ref> The ministry's tower was located among the [[Tower Districts]] of ''[[High Charity]]''. In one of the upper levels of the tower, [[junior staffer]]s serving with the ministry worked in a large antechamber. This antechamber channeled to a large room that was lined with hallways that led to the individual offices of the staffers. In between each hallway, there were life-sized statues of each previous Minister of Fortitude that levitated above the floor. These statues were carved from the stony base of ''High Charity'' and stylized with [[holography|holographic]] robes that listed each Minister's notable accomplishments. Several [[Lights of Sanghelios]] guardsmen protected the tower.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 153''</ref> The top floor of the tower was home to the Minister's office. Narrow and relatively cramped, the office was designed for security and as an architectural metaphor to represent the Minister's status: ''"At the top, there is only room for one"''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 154-155''</ref> |