Phoenix Logs/Campaign Logs/Floats Low But Steady


 * From the journal of Val 'Telram, Sangheili Guard and translator.


 * I was overseeing a group of Huragoks when I heard the shrieking of metal, an
 * almost animalistic cry that pulled at my gut as the Sentinels tore the Enduring
 * Conviction apart. I would have given anything to be with my clan brothers then,
 * to die as a warrior's death among my brethren. Instead, I watched helpless as the
 * Sentinels carved up the ship - my home and family.


 * The shame I felt nearly drove me to madness. It had been weeks since I had
 * even unsheathed my blade, but they told me my skills as an interpreter were
 * more important than my swordsmanship. When we left the Covenant to join
 * with Atriox, we lost access to all logistics and docking support. No more repair
 * crews, just the few Huragoks we happened to have on board when the
 * Shipmaster pledged allegiance to the Banished.


 * My ability to communicate with the Huragoks, the sign language and the
 * patience requiered to learn it, quickly isolated me from my own kind. While my
 * brothers fought in battle, I was to work with the Huragoks to secure resources
 * and unlock ancient technology. How I wished we had a Unggoy Deacon that
 * could have taken my place. I felt less than a warrior.


 * Now at last I feel that vengeance and redemption is within my reach, and the
 * instrument is the very thing that has separated me from my warrior brothers.
 * Atriox has charged the mysterious Lekgolo known as Colony to seek out
 * Forerunner weapons, and it has found a long forgotten ship. I have been
 * assigned to watch over and communicate with a Huragok, which goes by the
 * name of 'Floats Low But Steady' because of its habit of almost skimming the
 * ground as it works. Within the span of a day, it has started 'talking' to the ship
 * and the launching systems that hold it. I consider myself fluent, but there are
 * occasional words I cannot accurately translate. The closest translations seems to
 * be 'bloom', 'grow' or 'seed'.


 * The Jiralhanae look with disgust as I work with Floats Low as they fear what
 * they do not understand, but they cannot hide their awe at the results. The
 * Ship seems to grow and rebuilt itself from the very launch system, a spear to
 * drive deep into the heart of our enemies.