Editing War Chief

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the rank used in the [[Banished]]|the rank used in the [[Covenant]]|War Chieftain}}
{{Unit infobox
|variant=Ban
|name=War Chief
|image=[[File:HW2-Decimus.jpg|300px]]<br>
War Chieftain Decimus in an Exoskeleton
|species=[[Jiralhanae]]
|equipment=*[[Jiralhanae power armor]]
*[[Decimus' exoskeleton]]
|mission=
|role=Leading the warlords, legionmasters, and shipmasters of the Banished
|notable=
*[[Decimus]]{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM4}}
*[[Escharum]]{{Ref/Reuse|SOR17B}}
|affiliation=[[Banished]]
}}
{{Quote|We are already employing conventional methods, War Chief|[[Castor]] informing his superior war chief.}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR17|HSoR|Chapter=17|Quote=We are already employing conventional methods, War Chief,}}

'''War Chieftains''',{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM4|OSFM|Page=159|Quote=Decimus: Banished War Chieftain}} or '''War Chiefs''' for short,{{Ref/Reuse|SOR17}} were [[Atriox]]'s inner circle in charged of all [[legionmaster]]s and [[shipmaster]]s in the [[Banished]]. They were below the authority of the [[warmaster]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=450}}

Following the death of War Chief [[Decimus]],<ref name=H:OSFM4/> the Banished's original second-in-command,{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM3|OSFM|Page=159|Quote=He serves as one of Atriox's most trusted field commanders, and has served as the Banished second-in-command for years.}} War Chief [[Escharum]] became the next second-in-command of the Banished.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR17B|HSoR|Chapter=17|Quote=He watched as the vessel swung toward a relatively flat area between the rim of the cliff and valley behind it. Once he was sure that was where the pilots intended to land, he summoned his warriors and went to receive the Banished's second-in-command.}} After [[Atriox]]'s presumed death, Escharum effectively became the leader of the Banished, although he continued going by the title of war chief rather than taking up Atriox's title of warmaster. Escharum held this title until his death at the hands of the [[John-117|Master Chief]] in the [[Battle of the House of Reckoning]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].{{Ref/Level|Id=House of Reckoning|Hi|[[House of Reckoning]]}}


==Trivia==
*It has yet to be established if [[Decimus]] also held the title of War Chief due to his high authority. [[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord]]s, who had supreme authority over other Banished leaders when uncooperative, were loyal only to Atriox and Decimus.<ref name="art of war" />

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' 
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' 
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: Trial of Reckoning]]''

==Sources==
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{{Jiralhanae Ranks/Banished}}