Anti-gravity belt

The Antigrav Belt is a device worn by lesser Prophets of the Covenant.

Less advanced and less ornate than the High Prophets' Gravity Thrones, Anti-Grav Belts are worn around the waists of lesser Prophets. They serve to keep the wearer levitated in a manner similar to that of the Gravity Throne.

The reasons for their self-induced levitation are several. Firstly, using these gravity devices allows the already weak Prophets to avoid walking. Secondly, this artificial levitation allows this otherwise physically diminutive and unimpressive race to loom over otherwise taller races such as the Elites and the Brutes. This artificial physical power is symbolic of the political and religious power wielded by the Prophets within the Covenant.

These belts have limited vertical range, forcing Prophets equipped with these devices to work as a group. When faced with the ascent up the Dreadnought in High Charity, they must link arms and use the combined power of their anti-gravity belts to boost themselves up. Given the weak physiology of the San 'Shyuum race, it is unlikely that they would be able to complete this feat without the use of belts.