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|name= War of Beginnings | |name= War of Beginnings | ||
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|date=[[938 BCE]]–[[852 BCE]] ([[Ages of Conflict|First Age of Conflict]])<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 30''</ref> | |date=[[938 BCE]]–[[852 BCE]] ([[Ages of Conflict|First Age of Conflict]])<ref name="Encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 30''</ref> | ||
|place= *[[Ulgethon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |place= *[[Ulgethon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*[[Planet of Blue and Red]] | |||
*[[Codisfold]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} | *[[Codisfold]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} | ||
*[[Anvarl]]{{Ref/Reuse|bcpreview}} | *[[Anvarl]]{{Ref/Reuse|bcpreview}} | ||
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*Various other [[Sangheili colonies]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *Various other [[Sangheili colonies]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|result= '''[[Writ of Union]]''' | |result= '''[[Writ of Union]]''' | ||
*San'Shyuum- | *San'Shyuum-Sangheli alliance declared{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*Formation of the [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *Formation of the [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*Unofficial San'Shyuum victory{{Ref/Reuse|Term6}} | *Unofficial San'Shyuum victory{{Ref/Reuse|Term6}} | ||
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*Unidentified weapon emplacements{{Ref/Reuse|Myth40}} | *Unidentified weapon emplacements{{Ref/Reuse|Myth40}} | ||
*Numerous [[Banshee]]-like aircraft{{Ref/Reuse|Myth40}} | *Numerous [[Banshee]]-like aircraft{{Ref/Reuse|Myth40}} | ||
*Dozens of [[ | *Dozens of [[Boarding|ship-boring]] craft{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} | ||
*Many Sangheili infantry{{Ref/Reuse|Myth40}} | *Many Sangheili infantry{{Ref/Reuse|Myth40}} | ||
|casual1=*Thousands of San'Shyuum | |casual1=*Thousands of San'Shyuum | ||
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{{Quote|So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.<br>Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.|[[Covenant]] [[Writ of Union]]}} | {{Quote|So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.<br>Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.|[[Covenant]] [[Writ of Union]]}} | ||
The '''War of Beginnings''', | The '''War of Beginnings''',<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/sanghelios '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sanghelios'']</ref> also known as the '''San'Shyuum-Sangheili War'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 1''</ref> and the '''First Age of Conflict''', was an interstellar war set between the [[Sangheili]] species and the [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]], over religious and technological differences. At the conclusion of the war, the [[Writ of Union]] was penned and initiated, and the [[Covenant]] was kindled.<ref name="Harvest">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 147''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - Ancient Arbiter 4.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The San'Shyuum land on Ulgethon.]] | |||
After [[War of Wills|fleeing]] their homeworld of [[Janjur Qom]] in [[2100 BCE]],{{Ref/Reuse|Encyclopedia}} the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Reformists]] discovered ancient [[Forerunner]] [[Space station|installations]] in orbit over [[Salosur Qom]], a world neighboring their own. Here, they found the [[Huragok]] and a powerful [[cartographer]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P190|Enc22|Page=190}} The cartographer would feed its information into the [[Anodyne Spirit|Dreadnought]]'s [[Luminary]], a system that could guide the San'Shyuum to more star systems with Forerunner relics. And so, they took the Dreadnought into [[slipspace]], leaving the [[Qom Yaekesh system]] and travelling the stars. For hundreds of years, the San'Shyuum explored abandoned worlds and derelict installations, employing the Huragok to unfold their masters' secrets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | After [[War of Wills|fleeing]] their homeworld of [[Janjur Qom]] in [[2100 BCE]],{{Ref/Reuse|Encyclopedia}} the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Reformists]] discovered ancient [[Forerunner]] [[Space station|installations]] in orbit over [[Salosur Qom]], a world neighboring their own. Here, they found the [[Huragok]] and a powerful [[cartographer]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P190|Enc22|Page=190}} The cartographer would feed its information into the [[Anodyne Spirit|Dreadnought]]'s [[Luminary]], a system that could guide the San'Shyuum to more star systems with Forerunner relics. And so, they took the Dreadnought into [[slipspace]], leaving the [[Qom Yaekesh system]] and travelling the stars. For hundreds of years, the San'Shyuum explored abandoned worlds and derelict installations, employing the Huragok to unfold their masters' secrets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
In [[938 BCE]], the San'Shyuum stumbled upon [[Ulgethon]], a hardscrabble world that they believed to be uninhabited. After making landfall in the Dreanought, a pioneer detachment was sent to investigate a nearby repository of Forerunner relics. Arriving at the site, the San'Shyuum discovered the [[Sangheili]]—a sapient species they have never encountered previously—living among the Forerunner structures. Their initial meeting was amenable if tense, but the Sangheili would soon discover the San'Shyuum's true intentions.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} While the Sangheili worshipped the Forerunners much like the Reformists, their stance on the manipulation of their gods' artifacts closely resembled that of the San'Shyuum [[Stoics]], considering it blasphemy to disturb them.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 350''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | In [[938 BCE]], the San'Shyuum stumbled upon [[Ulgethon]], a hardscrabble world that they believed to be uninhabited. After making landfall in the Dreanought, a pioneer detachment was sent to investigate a nearby repository of Forerunner relics. Arriving at the site, the San'Shyuum discovered the [[Sangheili]]—a sapient species they have never encountered previously—living among the Forerunner structures. Their initial meeting was amenable if tense, but the Sangheili would soon discover the San'Shyuum's true intentions.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} While the Sangheili worshipped the Forerunners much like the Reformists, their stance on the manipulation of their gods' artifacts closely resembled that of the San'Shyuum [[Stoics]], considering it blasphemy to disturb them.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 350''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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===Continuing conflict=== | ===Continuing conflict=== | ||
On the ground, the Sangheili had an early advantage, with each warrior comparable in skill to several San'Shyuum in battle. However, the San'Shyuum's technological superiority, and possession of the Forerunner Dreadnought, meant that they had the advantage in space battles, using the Dreadnought to great effect in devastating hit-and-run strikes against the Sangheili war fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|Encyclopedia}} The San'Shyuum were successful in driving the Sangheili away from their [[Sangheili colonies|interstellar colonies]], while obliterating many Sangheili by appropriating Forerunner relics. The Sangheili were devastated by the lack of honor that the war brought; they were forced to continuously retreat as the San'Shyuum came closer and closer to [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="bc57">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 57-58''</ref> During the war, the Sangheili made use of the [[fire-wand launcher]],{{Ref/Reuse|bcpreview}} a type of handheld flak cannon that is part of the design lineage of the [[fuel rod cannon]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P298|Enc22|Page=298}} The {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}} also first saw combat during the conflict, boasting impressive speed and power.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P271|Enc22|Page= | On the ground, the Sangheili had an early advantage, with each warrior comparable in skill to several San'Shyuum in battle. However, the San'Shyuum's technological superiority, and possession of the Forerunner Dreadnought, meant that they had the advantage in space battles, using the Dreadnought to great effect in devastating hit-and-run strikes against the Sangheili war fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|Encyclopedia}} The San'Shyuum were successful in driving the Sangheili away from their [[Sangheili colonies|interstellar colonies]], while obliterating many Sangheili by appropriating Forerunner relics. The Sangheili were devastated by the lack of honor that the war brought; they were forced to continuously retreat as the San'Shyuum came closer and closer to [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="bc57">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 57-58''</ref> During the war, the Sangheili made use of the [[fire-wand launcher]],{{Ref/Reuse|bcpreview}} a type of handheld flak cannon that is part of the design lineage of the [[fuel rod cannon]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P298|Enc22|Page=298}} The {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}} also first saw combat during the conflict, boasting impressive speed and power.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P271|Enc22|Page=271}} | ||
===Sacrifice of Codisfold=== | ===Sacrifice of Codisfold=== | ||
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As the war dragged on, it spread to other Sangheili colonies, bringing untold devastation as the San'Shyuum attempted to eradicate their new enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} With the seemingly unbeatable keyship in play, a San'Shyuum victory seemed inevitable to the Sangheili.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|HSoR|Detail= Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | As the war dragged on, it spread to other Sangheili colonies, bringing untold devastation as the San'Shyuum attempted to eradicate their new enemy.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} With the seemingly unbeatable keyship in play, a San'Shyuum victory seemed inevitable to the Sangheili.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|HSoR|Detail= Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
Eventually, the Sangheili came up with a plan to defeat the vessel. They would sacrifice their colony of [[Codisfold]], hiding dozens of [[ | Eventually, the Sangheili came up with a plan to defeat the vessel. They would sacrifice their colony of [[Codisfold]], hiding dozens of [[Boarding|ship-boring]] machines in the rings around the planet, hoping that they could board the Dreadnought. When the San'Shyuum arrived to destroy Codisfold, the ship-boring machines launched, carrying several skilled Sangheili infiltration teams.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P258|Enc22|Page=258}} The teams secretly stole onto the Dreadnought, damaging several of the Dreadnought's key systems and slaughtering thousands of San'Shyuum. While they were taken by surprise, the San'Shyuum counterattacked and managed to kill all of the Sangheili intruders.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} Following this raid, the San'Shyuum attacked Codisfold, killing millions of Sangheili residents.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} This event proved that the San'Shyuum and their keyship were not invulnerable,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} and began to sway the opinions of the surviving San'Shyuum. Their leader, [[Pervading Stone]], demanded that they continue their campaign against the Sangheili. Other key figures, such as [[Breaking Shadow]] and [[Ushering Dusk]], opposed this and instead proposed a truce.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} Shortly following this event, Stone secretly ordered the assassination of Dusk, removing him as an obstacle.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} | ||
===Reformation=== | ===Reformation=== | ||
Meanwhile, the current [[First Kaidon]] of Sanghelios, [[Mhelaat 'Orlam]], suggested that the Sangheili respectfully make use of their own Forerunner artifacts—many of which were known to be powerful weapons—to stave off certain annihilation at the hands of the San'Shyuum. As | Meanwhile, the current [[First Kaidon]] of Sanghelios, [[Mhelaat 'Orlam]], suggested that the Sangheili respectfully make use of their own Forerunner artifacts—many of which were known to be powerful weapons—to stave off certain annihilation at the hands of the San'Shyuum. As they Sangheili believed the manipulation of their gods' technology to be heresy, this proposition was resisted for a time, and 'Orlam was assassinated as a result.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} However, an underground movement of Sangheili scientists began covertly studying their relics and incorporating elements into their warship, weapon, and armor designs.{{Ref/Reuse|Encyclopedia}} Soon, the group of underground scientists emerged and declared their sins,{{Ref/Reuse|bc57}} and in [[876 BCE]], 'Orlam's son, [[Pelahsar the Strident]], lead the Sangheili to amend their beliefs on the treatment of Forerunner technologies in order to survive.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The scientists were allowed to live and their discoveries were put to use in the creation of new weapons and fleets of ships. Chief of these new creations was the {{Pattern|R'sikosh|man o' war}} by the name of ''[[Reckless Pursuit]]'', armed with Forerunner weaponry. | ||
The Sangheili began to hold their position and did not give up any territory to the San'Shyuum, though the Dreadnought continued to heavily damage the military. Occasionally, the Sangheili gained ground by employing hit-and-run tactics with slipspace before the Dreadnought could destroy their ships.{{Ref/Reuse|bc57}} The San'Shyuum soon began to realize that if there were other species with martial capabilities like the Sangheili, they would be in serious danger.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}} | The Sangheili began to hold their position and did not give up any territory to the San'Shyuum, though the Dreadnought continued to heavily damage the military. Occasionally, the Sangheili gained ground by employing hit-and-run tactics with slipspace before the Dreadnought could destroy their ships.{{Ref/Reuse|bc57}} The San'Shyuum soon began to realize that if there were other species with martial capabilities like the Sangheili, they would be in serious danger.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}} | ||
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[[File:H2A Terminals - Sangheili surrender.png|thumb|left|250px|The Sangheili join the Covenant.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - Sangheili surrender.png|thumb|left|250px|The Sangheili join the Covenant.]] | ||
The San'Shyuum had realized that they would not be victorious in this war with only one ship, especially one that was not nearly as invincible as they had originally thought.{{Ref/Reuse|bc57}} In [[852 BCE]], the San'Shyuum sent an unarmed delegation to the Sangheili, who recounted all that had transpired in recent years. After this meeting, Breaking Shadow and Pelahsar the Strident forged a tenuous truce, forgiving the other's species for their crimes and working toward peace.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In time, the Sangheili learned of the San'Shyuum's belief in the [[Great Journey]], where the Forerunners used the [[Halo Array]] to ascend to a god-like state, and wished to repeat this process on themselves. Coupled with this belief and the fact that the cause of war was obsolete, the Sangheili agreed to unite with the San'Shyuum into an alliance to avoid mutual extinction. By the end of [[852 BCE]], the two species formalized this newfound peace in a treaty known as the [[Writ of Union]]. This would form the [[Covenant]], which defined the two races' positions: the San'Shyuum would act as the religious leaders, studying the Forerunners' technology and seeking out the Halos, while the Sangheili would serve as their [[Covenant Honor Guard|protectors]], using weapons and technology developed by the San'Shyuum.{{ | The San'Shyuum had realized that they would not be victorious in this war with only one ship, especially one that was not nearly as invincible as they had originally thought.{{Ref/Reuse|bc57}} In [[852 BCE]], the San'Shyuum sent an unarmed delegation to the Sangheili, who recounted all that had transpired in recent years. After this meeting, Breaking Shadow and Pelahsar the Strident forged a tenuous truce, forgiving the other's species for their crimes and working toward peace.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In time, the Sangheili learned of the San'Shyuum's belief in the [[Great Journey]], where the Forerunners used the [[Halo Array]] to ascend to a god-like state, and wished to repeat this process on themselves. Coupled with this belief and the fact that the cause of war was obsolete, the Sangheili agreed to unite with the San'Shyuum into an alliance to avoid mutual extinction. By the end of [[852 BCE]], the two species formalized this newfound peace in a treaty known as the [[Writ of Union]]. This would form the [[Covenant]], which defined the two races' positions: the San'Shyuum would act as the religious leaders, studying the Forerunners' technology and seeking out the Halos, while the Sangheili would serve as their [[Covenant Honor Guard|protectors]], using weapons and technology developed by the San'Shyuum.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 151''</ref> | ||
==Engagements== | |||
{{War of Beginnings}} | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - High Charity construction.jpg|thumb|250px|''High Charity'' is constructed following the conclusion of the war and the formation of the Covenant.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - High Charity construction.jpg|thumb|250px|''High Charity'' is constructed following the conclusion of the war and the formation of the Covenant.]] | ||
With the signing of the Writ, the [[Sangheili treaty commission]] was formed.{{Ref/Novel|BC|Page=18}} As well, the [[Ministry of Relative Reconciliation]] was also created, with [[Qurlom]] at its head.{{Ref/Novel|BC|Page=18-23 | With the signing of the Writ, the [[Sangheili treaty commission]] was formed.{{Ref/Novel|BC|Page=18}} As well, the [[Ministry of Relative Reconciliation]] was also created, with [[Qurlom]] at its head.{{Ref/Novel|BC|Page=18-23}} | ||
The Dreadnought was decommissioned and made the center point and power source of ''[[High Charity]]'', a mobile planetoid that would serve as the capital of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
===Rebellions=== | ===Rebellions=== | ||
While most Sangheili willingly—or begrudgingly—joined the new Covenant, there were those who resented what they viewed as submission to the San'Shyuum. The Covenant sought to make an example of these dissenters, silencing those who rejected the new union with overwhelming force. An incarnation of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] formed at this time to bring the holdouts to the Writ of Union to heel. | While most Sangheili willingly—or begrudgingly—joined the new Covenant, there were those who resented what they viewed as submission to the San'Shyuum. The Covenant sought to make an example of these dissenters, silencing those who rejected the new union with overwhelming force. An incarnation of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] formed at this time to bring the holdouts to the Writ of Union to heel. | ||
====The Rending==== | ====The Rending==== | ||
{{Main|Rending}} | {{Main|Rending}} | ||
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Eventually the Refuge was discovered by the Covenant and a fleet was sent to destroy the insurgents. However, Ussa activated the shield world's Disassembler process, which convinced the Covenant that the rebels had been killed. However, the Sangheili rebels—now known as the [[Ussans]]—lived on in the disparate components of the shield world,{{Ref/Novel|Id=bc182|BC|Page=182-183}} even after the Covenant's [[Great Schism|dissolution]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Novel|BC|Page=291-294}} | Eventually the Refuge was discovered by the Covenant and a fleet was sent to destroy the insurgents. However, Ussa activated the shield world's Disassembler process, which convinced the Covenant that the rebels had been killed. However, the Sangheili rebels—now known as the [[Ussans]]—lived on in the disparate components of the shield world,{{Ref/Novel|Id=bc182|BC|Page=182-183}} even after the Covenant's [[Great Schism|dissolution]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Novel|BC|Page=291-294}} | ||
===Other=== | |||
The ship ''[[Joori's Light]]'' was another instance of rebellion against the Covenant. The crew took the ship into uncharted space and disappeared.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}} | The ship ''[[Joori's Light]]'' was another instance of rebellion against the Covenant. The crew took the ship into uncharted space and disappeared.{{Ref/Reuse|canonfodder}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
