Ministry of Tranquility

The Ministry of Tranquility is a Covenant ministry charged with the acquisition and deciphering of Forerunner artifacts, as well as exploring the borders of Covenant-controlled space. They are known for keeping an extensive library of Forerunner glyphs. The Minister of Tranquility, a San'Shyuum, employs Huragok for use as librarians. They also pay Kig-Yar shipmasters commissions for their work as privateers.

The Ministry of Tranquility commissions a large and sizeable fleet of missionary ships, such as Minor Transgression, to search the outer edges of Covenant territory for Forerunner relics. It is the only ministry that employs Unggoy; Unggoy deacons are assigned to appropriate Kig-Yar missionary ships to ensure that the piratical creatures obey ministry laws and regulations, a task at which they rarely succeed. The Ministry of Tranquility was based in a tower on High Charity. On the lowest level of the tower, a seminary was hosted to train future Unggoy Deacons. The Unggoy recruits would live in a crowded dormitory and share food nipples, while being taught to memorize glyphs and scriptures relating to Forerunner artifacts.

By the time of the Human-Covenant War, the Ministry of Tranquility had ambitions that far exceeded its reach. The ministry worked to extend its influence and power by acquiring Forerunner artifacts and attempting to bring new species into the Covenant; the ministry did not particularly care how these goals were accomplished. The ministry's privateers cared little for the opinions of the Hierarchs and were occasionally found preying on Covenant artifact depositories. More often that not, missionaries of the Ministry of Tranquility were little more than slavers and raiders. The ministry's forces rarely never participated in major fleet action during the Human-Covenant War. Instead, the ministry's vessels often descended into the chaotic aftermath of engagements to steal artifacts from human and Covenant forces alike.

Notably, the Prophet of Regret was formerly the Vice Minister of Tranquility before ascending to the position of Hierarch. His work in the ministry led to him dealing directly with Sangheili shipmasters employed by the ministry.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Contact Harvest
 * Halo: The Cole Protocol
 * Halo: Broken Circle
 * Halo: Fleet Battles