Rho 'Barutamee
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Rho 'Barutamee[6], known by the epithet Master of Solace,[2] was a veteran Sangheili fleet commander who served the Covenant Ministry of Fervent Intercession during the Human-Covenant War. During the conflict, Rho served as the shipmaster of the Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier Long Night of Solace and Supreme Commander of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence.[5][7] His fleet was tasked with security and stewardship of Forerunner artifacts. 'Barutamee led his fleet in the opening stages of the Fall of Reach, resulting in his presumed death.[1]
Biography[edit]
Early life and military career[edit]
Rho 'Barutamee was born on Sanghelios in March 23, 2479.[1][2] 'Barutamee joined the Ministry of Fervent Intercession, serving in the Covenant military as a Zealot. 'Barutamee aggressively rose through the ministry's ranks by exploiting the weaknesses of his former comrades and superiors.[4] The Ministry of Fervent Intercession eventually selected him from among the Zealots and 'Barutamee was ascended to the post of Supreme Commander of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence,[1] a Covenant fleet charged with far-ranged scouting operations and the security of Forerunner artifacts. Covenant leadership entrusted 'Barutamee with a powerful Luminary from High Charity, which he used to locate Forerunner relics across the galaxy.[8] Rho 'Barutamee became the shipmaster of the Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier Long Night of Solace during the final years of the Human-Covenant War.[6] At some point in his career, 'Barutamee became interested in seeking out the fabled Maethrillian, the believed-homeworld of the Forerunner ecumene. Intending to locate the world himself, 'Barutamee had secretly amassed a collection of powerful Forerunner artifacts that helped point him in the right direction to the Capital.[4][2]
In around 2552, 'Barutamee's Luminary detected Forerunner artifacts on a world in the human-inhabited Beta Eridani system.[9] The Fleet of Valiant Prudence traveled to the system and engaged UNSC forces. While the system's human residents attempted to flee,[10] the fleet procured Beta Eridani's Forerunner relics; 'Barutamee studied the objects personally. The artifacts were "processed" through the Luminary and 'Barutamee realized that the objects pointed towards an uncharted system, though he recognized several symbols on the artifacts that indicated danger, damage, and the marks of the Builders' rate. Determined to embark to the mysterious system, 'Barutamee ordered the destruction of the remaining human forces in the Beta Eridani system to prevent any UNSC forces from following the Fleet of Valiant Prudence to its next destination.[4][9]
Fall of Reach[edit]
- Main article: Fall of Reach
By July 23, 2552, the Fleet of Valiant Prudence had arrived at its next destination: the Epsilon Eridani system, home to the UNSC stronghold of Reach. 'Barutamee was surprised to learn that the system boasted a massive human military presence in the form of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet,[1] so he begun preparing his fleet for the first assault on Reach.[6] However, 'Barutamee had ulterior motives aside from glassing Reach. He secretly continued to pursue his objective of locating the Capital and believed that the Forerunner artifacts on Reach were the final piece to the puzzle that was the Capital's location.[1][4]
'Barutamee led a hand-picked crew of Sangheili Zealots known as the Devoted Sentries from aboard the cloaked Long Night of Solace as they covertly searched for numerous Forerunner relics scattered across Reach.[1] When the UNSC realized the Covenant had arrived in the system, a large-scale engagement began, lasting between August 1 and August 14 and involving Battle Group Leviathan, fresh from their victory at Sigma Octanus IV. The Covenant's arrival forced the Office of Naval Intelligence research team at Teller Station to abandon their efforts at uncovering a Forerunner installation beneath the surface of a planetoid in Epsilon Eridani's Oort cloud. As the team attempted one last dig, they inadvertently activated Forerunner systems within the installation, revealing the site's location to 'Barutamee and the Fleet of Valiant Prudence.[11] The human scientists managed to recover a Forerunner artifact from within the installation and departed the Oort cloud; 'Barutamee ordered his fleet's reconnaissance elements to retrieve the artifact when he learned of the object's importance. However, Vice Admiral