User:WarGrowlmon18/Banished conflict

Previous:	Blooding Years Sangheili-Jiralhanae war
Concurrent:	Blooding Years Sangheili-Jiralhanae war Created uprising
WarGrowlmon18/Banished conflict
Conflict:	Post-Covenant War conflicts
Date:	2549 - Present
Location:	Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy Intergalactic space
Outcome:	Ongoing
Details Belligerents Banished Covenant UEG UNSC Swords of Sanghelios Commanders Warmaster Atriox War Chief Escharum† War Chief Severan Hierarchs ADM Jilan al-Cygni Arbiter Thel 'Vadam Strength Dozens of ships 1+ supercarrier Karves Dreadnoughts Cruisers Heavy destroyers Destroyers Intrusion corvettes Drekars Other Jiralhanae forces Covenant military UNSC Navy Casualties Heavy Heavy UNSC Ozymandias UNSC Infinity (presumably) Heavy UNSC casualties on Installation 07

The Banished conflict was a large-scale conflict between various forces across the galaxy and the Banished.

The conflict first began as a rebellion around 2549 during the Algolis Invasion in the late years of the Human-Covenant War by Atriox, Decimus, En'Geddon and several other disgruntled Jiralhanae who rebelled against their Sangheili masters, after being used by the Covenant as cannon fodder repeatedly. In the post-war years, as the Banished grew in power, the conflict greatly expanded.

Conflict

Early years

Atriox and his Banished conduct attacks and raids against the Covenant.

Early years

"Atriox and his Banished raided Covenant resources, cutting a swath across the galaxy... Growing in strength with each attack... Gathering killers and mercenaries to his side. The Covenant had two targets in those years. Humanity and Atriox. They almost got us. But Atriox? They never came close. The whole damn Covenant couldn't contain him at the height of their power."

— Isabel tells the origin of the Banished.

The Banished were formed around 2549, during the Algolis Invasion in the late years of the Human-Covenant War by Atriox, Decimus, En'Geddon and several other disgruntled Jiralhanae who rebelled against their Sangheili masters, after being used by the Covenant as cannon fodder repeatedly. After establishing their group, the Banished started as little more than raiders and pirates, conducting surgical raids against the Covenant and other targets while scavenging for resources and gathering mercenaries to their cause. Evading Covenant enforcers led to Atriox prioritizing stealth in his forces. One such attack was on a Covenant training camp in 2550, where Atriox and the Banished killed the Sangheili guards and stole everything they could including vehicles and weapons. By this point the Banished had attacked at least five other Covenant bases.

Unimpeded by the Covenant's devastating Great Schism, the Banished managed to salvage many of the empire's former assets after its fall, growing into a formidable power in their own right after a decade. While Atriox had already recruited many allies during the Covenant War, the Banished gained many new members in the war's aftermath from former Covenant who wished to continue living as warriors, and additionally renegade humans.

Expansion

"Vengeance is petty. Vengeance has no reward."

— Atriox attempting to recruit Resa 'Azavayl, pointing out the futility in feuds between species.

Silent Shadow Elites killing Banished Brutes out of hatred for their species.

Decimus advised Atriox that the Banished should travel to the planet Otraak to recruit an old friend of his, a Kig-Yar T'vaoan scientist named Sig Raan. Decimus was sent to investigate first, where Sig Raan initially welcomed him and his squad showing off her latest invention: a device that could control the Yanme'e by simulating their queen's pheromones. Sig Raan then attacked Decimus with her Yanme'e swarm. Atriox showed up along with more of his Banished forces and attacked Sig Raan in return. Decimus killed her, putting an end to the skirmish.

Following the Great Schism, some Sangheili continued their genocidal campaign against the Jiralhanae out of hatred. One such group was Resa 'Azavayl's Elite squad of the Silent Shadow. After slaughtering various Jiralhanae packs across various solar systems, the Silent Shadow boarded Atriox's Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette Elegy's Lament. The Silent Shadow slaughtered several of the Jiralhanae crewmen aboard, until they encountered Atriox who talked them down. Atriox stated that he and the Banished were different from the Jiralhanae led by Tartarus and the High Prophet of Truth, who had betrayed and massacred the Sangheili. Upon hearing this distinction, 'Azavayl's squad began to see the Banished as "other". Atriox then told them that they should rejoice that the traitorous Covenant was no more and invited them to join the Banished, to which 'Azavayl's squad expressed they were open to. 'Azavayl himself continued to harbor hatred toward Atriox for being a Jiralhanae, to which Atriox dismissed that vengeance was petty. 'Azavayl attacked Atriox but was killed by his Silent Shadow brethren who wanted to join the Banished. Atriox happily recruited them.