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After his cousin [[Thars 'Sarov]] betrayed him to take control of [[Rak]] on the planet [[Carrow]], Rak's leader [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] formed a faction loyal to him to oppose Thars' forces. However, in [[Battle of Carrow|the ensuing conflict]], Thars called upon the help of [[Hekabe's faction|a Jiralhanae faction]] led by [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]] which gave him the edge over Rojka in a space battle. Rojka's fleet was destroyed while his {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}} ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'' crashed on Carrow. Rojka gave chase to [[Gray Team]], the Spartans [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|responsible for the destruction]] of his homeworld [[Glyke]] while Thars relentlessly pursued Rojka even with Hekabe betraying him. Thars succeeded in slaughtering the entire faction aside from Rojka and three Sangheili he sent back to Rak. With Hekabe taking control of the [[Sharquoi]], Rojka and his remaining warriors, who unexpectedly traveled to [[Suraka]] to help their leader, allied themselves with Gray Team to defeat Thars and stop Hekabe from using Thars' surviving ships. With one Sangheili piloting a Banshee and the other two cloaked, the were able to catch Thars and his warriors by surprise and defeat them with the help of Gray Team. However, at least one if not all three of the surviving warriors were killed in the process. Rojka subsequently aided in the defeat of Hekabe and survived to return to Rak where the [[kaidon]]s who had supported Thars had been executed by [[Akato 'Dakaj]] and his forces. Despite having won his conflict with Thars, Rojka did not retain power as the leader of Rak which instead went to Akato. Instead, Rojka agreed to act as the envoy between Rak and the human population of Suraka, the conflict having created the need for both species to come closer together.<ref name="Envoy" />

Hekabe's faction was a powerful force made up of several [[Jiralhanae]] war packs led by the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], Hekabe led a force into the depths of [[Installation 00|the Ark]] where he retrieved the ''[[vertex]]'', a [[Forerunner]] device that allowed the user to control the [[Sharquoi]]. This faction was known to [[ONI]] along with the threat they posed, especially if it discovered the location of a Sharquoi hive on [[Carrow]] containing hundreds of thousands of the creatures. During [[Battle of Carrow|the erupting conflict]] on Carrow in [[2557]], [[Thars 'Sarov]] brought Hekabe and his forces to the planet as mercenaries to aid in his fight with his cousin [[Rojka 'Kasaan]]. Having learned the location of the Sharquoi hive, Hekabe ultimately betrayed Thars and unleashed the creatures, planning to use them to gain dominance over the galaxy and refusing to be beholden to anyone else for help, even [[the Banished]]. Hekabe and his forces were narrowly defeated by a small force made up of [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]], Governor [[Ellis Gass]], [[Melody Azikiwe]], [[Spartan-II]] [[Gray Team]] and Rojka 'Kasaan. Hekabe himself was killed by Sharquoi under Gass' control and his surviving Jiralhanae were slaughtered by the Sharquoi as well. The Sharquoi hive and all of the creatures were subsequently destroyed with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], ending the faction and their plans.<ref name="Envoy">'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref>