N'tho 'Sraom
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N'tho 'Sraom is a Special Operations Officer serving within the Swords of Sanghelios.[2] During the Great Schism, he served within the Fleet of Retribution's Special Warfare Group and assisted the fleet in their war against the Prophet of Truth and the Jiralhanae, helping to prevent the Prophet from activating the Halo Array.[4][2] Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, N'tho joined Arbiter Thel 'Vadam's Swords of Sanghelios and became the shipmaster of the Mayhem, a Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette.[5] In this role, he has assisted in another operation to Installation 00 with the goal of stopping the activation of the Halo Array a second time. In years following, N'tho and Thel 'Vadam have labored to calm the unrest among the Sangheili people.[2]
Biography[edit]
Early life and military career[edit]
N'tho 'Sraom was born on October 18, 2522 into the renowned House of 'Sraom on the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios. He began compulsory military service at the end of adolescence, and his zeal and innate talent for both strategy and leadership put him on an accelerated promotion path.[1] During a battle in the 2540s, N'tho engaged a human soldier by the name of Frank Kodiak. After cutting the human's arm off with his energy sword, N'tho would have killed Kodiak were it not for a nearby explosion that caught him off guard, giving Kodiak a chance to escape.[6] Before the end of the Human-Covenant War, N'tho would join the Covenant Special Operations branch, becoming his unit's youngest member and outperforming many Sangheili with decades of additional experience.[1] When the San'Shyuum began to replace Sangheili units with Jiralhanae packs toward the end of the war, N'tho refused to stand idly by, and he bore a deep resentment toward the Sangheili politicians whose inaction had landed their people in this predicament.[4]
Great Schism[edit]
- Main article: Great Schism
On November 3, 2552, the remaining Hierarchs of the Covenant denounced the Sangheili and ordered the massacre of the Sangheili High Councilors.[7] With this revelation, N'tho joined forces with Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadum. N'tho served in the Sangheili's Fleet of Retribution, under the Special Warfare Group.[4] While 'Vadum sought to destroy the Flood's presence on Installation 05 with most of the fleet,[8] N'tho traveled to Earth with the Arbiter, Usze 'Taham, UNSC Commander Miranda Keyes, and Sergeant Major Avery Johnson.[9][10] By this time, N'tho had yet to marry, and he had no close, non-familial relationships outside of his martial order. He had also developed a healthy respect for humanity—not for their physical abilities or martial prowess, but for their audacity and resolve.[4]
Battle of Installation 00[edit]
- Main article: Battle of Installation 00
On November 17, 2552, the Forerunner Dreadnought activated the Excession. Soon after, the Fleet of Retribution traveled through the portal and arrived at Installation 00 where they started their naval attack on Covenant Loyalist ships. N'tho was sent to the surface with a squad of Sangheili soldiers commanded by Thel 'Vadam to assist UNSC forces with deactivating the three shield generators protecting the Citadel. N'tho and the rest of the squad succeeded in deactivating one of the generators while Spartan-II John-117 deactivated another, however the UNSC forces in the third generator were overrun and were forced to retreat, with some being captured. N'tho left the generator building with the squad and linked up with the other UNSC forces and they managed to deactivate the final generator, causing a section of the shield to fall.[11] N'tho and the rest of the UNSC and Sangheili forces fought their way to the Citadel and eventually reached the light bridge leading to the entrance. N'tho, accompanied by the Arbiter, John-117 and a few Marines and Sangheili fought their way through the Citadel,[12] allowing John-117 to deactivate the Halo Array and the Arbiter to kill the Prophet of Truth.[11]
Post-war[edit]
Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, N'tho pledged his full service to the