Changing of the Guard: Difference between revisions

After the assassination of the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] by [[John-117]], the remaining two [[Hierarchs]] claimed that the [[Sangheili]] were no longer capable of protecting the [[Hierarchs]] and subsequently reassigned the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guards]], replacing them instead with [[Jiralhanae]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> This was in flagrant violation of the [[Writ of Union]], the founding document of the Covenant, and was a direct insult to the Sangheili as a people, who threatened to resign from the Covenant. In response, the Prophets declared the Elites to be traitors to the Covenant, and encouraged the other races to turn against their former commanders and remain loyal to the Prophets, igniting the Civil War.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>

However, the High Prophets had not foreseen the support the Sangheili still had among much of the Covenant. Many [[Unggoy]] and [[Mgalekgolo]] broke away with the Sangheili, joining the Separatists, and the conflict between them and the Loyalists began the [[Great Schism]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref>