Editing Qavardu Workshop Gravemaker

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
|name=Qavardu Workshop Battle Nest
|image=[[File:Enc22 GraveMaker.jpg|300px]]
|manufacturer=*[[Qavardu War-Forge]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[Sovo-lot-kesh Armory]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|class=
|role=Siegework gunship{{Ref/Reuse|C3}}
|length={{Convert|47.4|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width={{Convert|31.5|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height={{Convert|22|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass={{Convert|61.2|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|engine=
|slipspace drive=
|hull=Heavy armor{{Ref/Reuse|C3}}
|armament=4 [[spike cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|C3}}
|complement=[[Jiralhanae]] warriors{{Ref/Reuse|C3}}
|era=
|affiliation=[[Banished]]<br>
[[Voice of Maardoth]]
}}

The '''Qavardu Workshop Battle Nest''',{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=473}} colloquially referred to in the [[Jiralhanae]] tongue as the "'''Grave-maker'''" is a type of tanklike siegework gunship.{{Ref/Novel|Id=C3|Env|Chapter=3}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=C16|Env|Chapter=16}}

==Design==
Gravemakers were manufactured by the [[Sovo-lot-kesh Armory]] and developed by the Qavardu workshop.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Gravemaker are rugged, nest-shaped gun platforms that are capable of carrying groups of individuals for surface deployment. They consist of a main body and arms. Gravemakers are crudely fused together flying craft that are plated over with heavy armor shielding. Downward-facing engines lift them into the air in sputtering and roaring bursts, which can sometimes be a struggle due to the ships' weight. They are equipped with heavy-grade [[spike cannon]]s that provide substantial firepower.{{Ref/Reuse|C3}}

==Operational history==
Deployed as the Jiralhanae equivalent of the [[M312 Elephant]]s, Gravemakers were rarely used by the Jiralhanae prior to end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Gravemakers continued to be used in the Post-Covenant War conflicts by the [[Banished]] and various pirates and mercenaries.

The [[Voice of Maardoth]] made use of them during the [[Carrow Conflict]] in September 2558. During [[Operation: BUZZHAWK]], Gravemakers and Phantoms defended the [[Jiralhanae]] {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} ''[[Foebane]]'' from attack by the [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]]. However, the human forces succeeded in destroying the cruiser.{{Ref/Novel|Env|16}}

Several Banished Gravemakers participated in the [[Battle of Boundary]] with several detachments of ''[[surdkar]]s'' searching for [[Chloe Hall]] in them.{{Ref/Novel|ET|28}} [[James-005|James Solomon]] managed to take one out using an [[M99 Stanchion]] and quickly dispatched the surviving crewmembers aside from [[Arxus]] who took James down and abducted Chloe.{{Ref/Novel|ET|29}} After rescuing Chloe, James attempted to escape with her in the ''[[Cataphract]]'', only to have the other Gravemakers catch up. Gravely injured and knowing that the ''surdkars'' wouldn't stop searching for them, James stayed behind while Chloe escaped in his ship. One Gravemaker broke away and headed for the ship, but it was attacked and destroyed by ''[[panthedron]]s''. With the remaining Gravemakers and ''surdkars'' surrounding him, James activated his [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|armor's]] [[fail-safe detonation system]]. The explosion killed James and the ''surdkars'' and destroyed the Gravemakers.{{Ref/Novel|ET|37}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''

==Sources==
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