Avitus
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Avitus,[1] also known as "Thrallslayer",[4] is a Jiralhanae chieftain within the Banished,[1] and formerly a high-ranking commander within the Covenant's military.[2]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Avitus was born on the Jiralhanae homeworld of Doisac on April 17, 2493. Early on in his military career within the Covenant, he was put in charge of quelling heretic factions on Covenant worlds that were slow to meet High Charity's demands for new tithes. These exploits earned him the title of "Thrallslayer" and drew the eye of the Prophet of Regret. Avitus secretly had no real loyalty to the Covenant and only served because of his immeasurable bloodlust and the praise of his brothers-in-arms.[1]
Human-Covenant War[edit]
Early campaigns[edit]
Avitus was deployed with the Fleet of Glorious Interdiction by the Hierarchs to serve alongside Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee under the Prophet of Regret during the Harvest campaign, despite his strong dislike of the Sangheili in general and 'Moramee in particular.[5] During the campaign on Harvest, he grew to respect humans for their different nature and unfailing courage in the worst of situations,[2] far more than he respected any species within the Covenant.[1] By 2531, the crew of UNSC Spirit of Fire had noted the increasingly intelligent deployments of Jiralhanae troops on the ground on Harvest,[6] something which can presumably be credited toward Avitus' growing influence.
During the early years of the war, Avitus was the subject of a United Nations Space Command intelligence report—Target_profile #43_867_37_. Human observers noted in the report that Avitus was looking to regain some political clout within the Covenant.[2]
Avitus was present at Trove at the outbreak of fighting on the shield world in early 2531. Brute forces presumably under his command engaged in combat with the Flood and United Nations Space Command on the outer surface of the shield world shortly after the arrival of UNSC Spirit of Fire there.[7] Once the UNSC vessel breached the shield world's exterior shell, Arbiter 'Moramee ordered Avitus to accompany Regret when the Hierarch evacuated the shield world aboard the Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer Proclamation's Tithe. 'Moramee's intent was to prevent Thrallslayer from earning any glory in the ensuing battle against the UNSC Spirit of Fire, but his actions would only ensure the Chieftain's survival while the Arbiter himself perished at the hands of human forces.[4] Avitus would survive the battle and continue to serve the Prophet of Regret until the end of the war.[1]
Great Schism[edit]
Towards the war's end, Avitus was deployed to Delta Halo during the fighting on and around the installation. During the Changing of the Guard, he and his entourage of newly-promoted Honor Guardsmen were stationed in the facilities surrounding Delta Halo's Control Room, and were part of the Jiralhanae forces ordered to begin rounding up the Sangheili High Councilors. Avitus was the one to greet councilor Raas 'Yajadai and his troop, initially attempting to persuade the councilor to come with him of his own volition - lying that he had been ordered to escort 'Yajadai back to High Charity. This attempt failed when the Sangheili noticed the Sangheili blood spattered across his brute shot leading to the outbreak of fighting between the two groups. During the fighting, Avitus engaged 'Yajadai in a fistfight, his brute shot having been severed in two by the Sangheili's energy sword, and relatively quickly overpowered the councilor. Taking him prisoner, Avitus then ordered his Brutes to kill the remaining Sangheili while 'Yajadai was escorted to a prison cell in the Bastion of the Brutes.[10]
Upon arriving at the cells, Avitus proceeded to taunt 'Yajadai about the imminent civil war - noting that he was not motivated by the promise of salvation, nor respect for the Covenant as an instution, instead wanting to take the glory and respect that had been afforded to Sangheili for the Jiralhanae.[10]
Post-war exploits[edit]
After the Covenant fell, Avitus returned to Warial, one of the natural satellites of Doisac, and began restoring his clan's position. Years later, promises from Escharum brought Avitus back to the battlefield not as a worshipper of the Covenant, but as a bloodthirsty Chieftain within the