Prophet of Mercy

"Halo! Its divine wind will rush through the stars, propelling all who are worthy along the path to salvation."

- Prophet of Mercy

The High Prophet of Mercy is one of three High Prophets that lead the Covenant High Council. He is by far the oldest, elected before the High Prophets of Truth and Regret were ever born. His birth name is Hod Rumnt.

Biography
The venerable Hod Rumnt was elected to the Covenant High Council before either the Prophets of Truth or Regret were born. His tenure has been marked by several tense debates with Elite High Councilors over the proper dispensation of Forerunner artifacts. Mercy is considered one of the last of the Old Guard - a hard-liner who has publicly questioned the wisdom of the Prophets' demilitarization at the close of the Prophet-Elite War.

During a meeting with the Arbiter and the Prophet of Truth, he tells a bit of history about the Covenant, mentioning the Grunt Rebellion and the Taming of the Hunters.

He stayed by Truth's side after the death of Regret, and appeared to be more of a supporter of Truth than an equal. As the Covenant Civil War began, Mercy still stayed at Truth's side, even as it seemed that Truth was unraveling the foundations of the Covenant.

He and the High Prophet of Truth were attacked by the Flood on High Charity as they prepared to depart for Earth to begin the Great Journey. A single Infection Form made it past the Honor Guard Brutes, and latched onto his neck. Over Tartarus's attempt to save him, Truth let Mercy die, saying "The Great Journey waits for no one, brother. Not even you." It is unknown why Mercy's shield generator did not protect him. It was probably because the shield doesn't offer much protection from physical attacks.

Before his death, he was found by the Master Chief and questioned where Truth was going. He answered, "Earth, to finish what we started. And this time, none of you will be left behind." The Chief then killed the Infection Form, and with it, Mercy. .

Personality
Mercy can be seen as passionate yet aspiring as seen in the cutscene Sacred Icon where he shows his excitement (which he seems to get a little bit carried away with) about Halo expressing hope that the Great Journey shall begin very soon. It's very possible that he has a sense of levity seeing that he talked Truth out of condemning Regret as described on the level Regret but that doesn't mean he doesn't know right from wrong.

Related Links

 * Prophet of Truth
 * Prophet of Regret