Ryn 'Alun
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Ryn 'Alun is a Sangheili officer and the leader of the faithful, a contingent of soldiers formerly of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant who served in the Requiem Campaign and were left on the world after it was sacrificed at the end of the campaign. Rallying around a derivative of the Covenant religion, 'Alun leads the faithful in calling the heavily-damaged Requiem their new home.[2]
During his time under Jul 'Mdama, 'Alun served as the shipmaster of Panom's Canticle, a Zanar-pattern light cruiser in service of the warlord, and leader of the Silent Blade special operations unit.[1]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Alun presumably hailed from, or had some other ties to, Nes'alun keep on Sanghelios. The specifics of this connection are presently unknown to United Nations Space Command xenolinguistics experts.[3]
Post-Covenant war era[edit]
Following the sundering of the Covenant empire at the close of the Human-Covenant War, Ryn 'Alun found himself drawn to the ranks of the emerging remnant state led by Supreme Commander Jul 'Mdama. During his time in service to 'Mdama, 'Alun led the special operations unit known as the Silent Blade, and had charge of the light cruiser Panom's Canticle. In July 2557, 'Alun was present for the Battle of Requiem and was one of several Sangheili to reach the core of Requiem itself - one of few to see the reawakening of the Ur-Didact. Alongside several other Sangheili deemed worthy including Jul 'Mdama, 'Alun was transported to a sanctum on Requiem's surface known as the the Refuge, and witnessed the Didact's crowning of Jul 'Mdama as the Hand of the Didact. During the encounter, 'Alun's zealous nature toward veneration of the Forerunners saw him latch onto the Didact's words as a mantra he would later often repeat for guidance; "You are Sangheili. Loyal and strong."[1]
While the Didact would ultimately depart from Requiem for other plans, the Covenant forces were granted control of Requiem and tasked with its defence. Ryn 'Alun and his forces were tasked with the protection of the Refuge site from incursions, something they would later deal with in February 2558 with the beginning of a mass invasion of the world by a United Nations Space Command force led by UNSC Infinity. Although the Refuge site was infiltrated twice by the humans' Fireteam Crimson, Ryn 'Alun made it his personal mission to ensure there would not be a third. Following reports that the fireteam had begun an attack on the site, he deployed Panom's Canticle over the Refuge site with the aim of eliminating the intruders. Ryn deployed several Silent Blade troops on the ground to deal with Fireteam Crimson, but was interrupted with the arrival of a Ru'swum-pattern Phantom dropship commandeered by another Spartan-IV fireteam, Fireteam Shadow.[1]
During the engagement, 'Alun reprimanded himself for losing focus due to his nerves - as he felt a shipmaster should not betray anything other than his confidence to his subordinates. The arrival of the Phantom helped provide a break from the nerves, as the dropship crash-landed inside the hangar bay before it could be hailed over radio. 'Alun then ordered his two guards to follow him and ignited his energy sword, proceeding to the cruiser's pinch fusion reactor to intercept the Spartans before they could succeed in sabotaging the ship. Along the way he acquired a dozen followers who were able to reach the reactor before Fireteam Shadow, with 'Alun leading the charge with a battle cry, heading straight for Horatio Fry and able to knock the Spartan off his feet onto onto the floor. He then continued to attack Fry in melee combat while delivering a series of insults in his native language and prepared to finish off Fry with his sword - though was stopped by Bonita Stone.[1]
Ryn was able to escape the carnage that followed Shadow's sabotage of the reactor, and had made it to the ground on Requiem by the time Panom's Canticle finally began its final crash into the jungle. Seeing his ship destroyed, Ryn questioned the validity of the Didact's words - protesting that he (alongside the Covenant as a whole) had served with strength and loyalty, and had yet to see these attributes rewarded with victory. However, his conclusion ultimately saw him strengthen his convictions and use the destruction of Panom's Canticle to build a purpose to augment his loyalty and strength - and pledged himself to hunting down the Spartans in revenge of his fallen brothers.[1] He ultimately failed in this task, and Fireteam Shadow are still active in the battle for Zeta Halo as of 2560.
At the conclusion of the Requiem Campaign, Jul 'Mdama used a mechanism on the planet to throw the shield world into its star, Epoloch. While most of the Covenant forces present fled the world to escape the cataclysm, 'Alun was among a few faithful who remained on the world, believing that 'Mdama had set into motion plans that even he could not foresee. Ryn was correct in this matter and survived inside Requiem's inner surface when the planet was transported to unknown space, though as with his fellows was severely injured, losing his left arm in the process. However, the faithful Sangheili who survived were "reforged" and seemingly-augmented with Promethean technology; Ryn 'Alun's left arm now replaced with one made of hard light and machine cells which can be reconfigured at will. Ever-more resolute in his faith, Ryn 'Alun now calls Requiem his home.[2]
Equipment[edit]
Ryn 'Alun served aboard Panom's Canticle in an ornate command harness design, and carried an energy sword in combat.[1]
Production notes[edit]
- Main article: Cut Halo 5: Guardians enemies § Augmented Elites
The description of 'Alun and his faithful's augmentation with Promethean technology in Halo: Graveworld is based on a number of unused concept pieces created by Gabriel Garza for Halo 5: Guardians. The concepts depict Sangheili warriors outfitted with Promethean augmentations.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Vertical Umbrage (First appearance)
- Halo: Graveworld
