Nizat 'Kvarosee
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November 2559 (aged 89) |
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Mercy killed by Tam 'Lakosee with an energy sword[2] |
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Male[3] |
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233.7 centimetres (7 ft 8 in)[1] |
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142.2 kilograms (314 lbs)[1] |
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Covenant[3] (Formerly) |
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Operation: SILENT STORM |
- "The humans are not intelligent enough to know that their days are truly numbered."
- — Nizat 'Kvarosee[7]
Nizat 'Kvarosee was a Sangheili officer serving the Covenant's fleet as the Master of the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience and the shipmaster of the CAS-class assault carrier Pious Rampage.[3] 'Kvarosee was given command of one of the first campaigns during the Covenant's war against humanity and was responsible for the glassing of at least seven Outer Colonies.[8] After the success of Operation: SILENT STORM and the decimation of his fleet, 'Kvarosee became a rogue leading the Flotilla of Unsung Piety and sought to redeem himself by destroying ONI.[4]
Exiled on Netherop for the next thirty-three years and adopting the title of Worldmaster, Nizat waged a war against UNSC forces led by Lieutenant Commander Amalea Petrov who were similarly stranded on the planet. Nizat and his forces utilized leftover Precursor technology to survive, but things came to a head when the UNSC returned to the planet alongside the Swords of Sanghelios. Nizat's forces were wiped out and the Worldmaster himself was severely wounded and left stranded once again alongside his former steward, Tam 'Lakosee. Facing imminent death from infection, starvation and dehydration, Tam chose to mercy kill the dying Nizat rather than leave his friend to suffer.[6]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Nizat 'Kvarosee was born on the Kvaros farmlands of Suban's Uka'Pala mesas on August 23, 2470.[1][Note 1] After joining the Covenant, 'Kvarosee saw a meteoric rise through the ranks of its military due to his remarkable proficiency in naval tactics. Shortly before the discovery of humanity and the dawn of the Human-Covenant War, he had assumed control of the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience.[1]
A new war[edit]
At the onset of the Human-Covenant War and the Ninth Age of Reclamation, Nizat 'Kvarosee was serving as the shipmaster of the CAS-class assault carrier Pious Rampage, from which he commanded the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience as its fleetmaster. As he was sent into battle with the humans, he swore to execute the will of the San'Shyuum as if it were his own. The Minor Minister of Artifact Survey was attached to his fleet, serving as a ceremonial magistrate rather than a military commander. The Minor Minister was particularly ill-suited to the rigors of campaigns and glassing operations, and 'Kvarosee found himself taking a dislike to the unimpressive San'Shyuum politician. In this capacity, 'Kvarosee was charged with leading his fleet against the United Nations Space Command across the Outer Colonies.[3]
His orders were to destroy human colonies as quickly as possible, and to survey their worlds and capture those that contained Forerunner relics, while glassing the worlds that did not. Under 'Kvarosee's invasion plan, he had numerous colonies designated as targets, with Amasa being the tenth. A unit of the Silent Shadow led by First Blade Tel 'Szatulai was tasked with scouting out the targeted worlds for any Forerunner artifacts and measure the defenses of each world.[3]
Outer Colony campaigns[edit]
Early in 'Kvarosee's campaigns, Unrelenting and Radiant Arrow were lost through mysterious means while alone over Chi Ceti IV and Netherop, respectively. The loses of these ships led to much speculation among his staff officers. In March 2526, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience was targeting the underdeveloped and primitive colony of Etalan in the Igdras system. After two uneventful cycles of glassing the planet, the Minor Minister grew restless and incited 'Kvarosee to expedite the extermination. Before anything could be done, 'Szatulai approached the fleetmaster with a message from General Harper Garvin of the United Rebel Front. Garvin revealed that Spartan-IIs were responsible for the loss of his ships, and intended to destroy his fleet at Biko, further proposing to help eliminate the Spartans if the Covenant left their worlds alone. 'Kvarosee had 'Szatulai assemble a kai'd to hunt down the Spartans and locate Garvin on Biko's moon of Seoba. To ensure the deaths of Etalan's inhabitants, 'Kvarosee bombarded Etalan's shield volcano with plasma fire, triggering an eruption that filled the sky with ash to suffocate its inhabitants.[3]
After 'Szatulai had convened with the United Rebel Front, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience attacked Biko,[7] which 'Kvarosee hoped to capture to use as a forward operating base.[3] After five days of battle, resulting in the loss of five cruisers and Biko's shipbuilding stations 'Kvarosee had hoped to capture, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience defeated the last of human resistance and began glassing the planet. This was aided by information from the rebels that allowed the fleetmaster to adjust his tactics to the human boarding tactics. However, much to the fleetmaster's fury, the Spartan-IIs had slipped away to Etalan and decimated most of the fleet's supply convoy that 'Kvarosee had left behind, bringing the fleet's advance to a halt. While the Minor Minister threatened him with punishment from the High Council, 'Kvarosee called for a new logistics flotilla to meet with his fleet after gathering the surviving vessels at Etalan. 'Kvarosee and the Minor Minister met with 'Szatulai again, who warned them that the humans had captured a kelguid from one of his corvettes, which contained the fleet's supply network. While the Minor Minister feared the humans planned to attack High Charity, the Sangheili suspected that the nearby Covenant supply world of