Prophet of Stewardship

The Minor Prophet of Stewardship was a San'Shyuum Lesser Prophet attached to the Fleet of Particular Justice. Stewardship was a member of the fleet's Council of Masters.

Biography
The Minor Prophet of Stewardship often worked with the High Prophet of Truth, with the Prophet of Clarity serving as a buffer between the two. Stewardship was later given command of the Fleet of Particular Justice's military assets. When the Fleet of Particular Justice arrived at the Soell system and discovered Installation 04, Stewardship immediately claimed authority over the fleet per the reclamation procedure, as the Halo was a religious matter. Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee was reluctant to cede authority with heading for the system, and after a meeting on the Seeker of Truth to contact High Charity to verify who had command, no decision was made. During the battle the Prophet secretly ordered Undiminished Entelechy and Purity of Spirit to conduct a close-range survey of the Halo before the human ship's arrival.

Stewardship was aboard Shipmaster Orna 'Fulsamee's destroyer when the battle commenced above the ring. The Prophet forbade the fleet from using plasma torpedoes to destroy the Pillar of Autumn, saying that a stray torpedo could damage Halo; 'Vadamee overrode this order. This proved to be a grave mistake as the Autumn held out against the Covenant boarders long enough to crash land on the ring. Stewardship oversaw the Covenant's campaign on the Halo. He gave Special Operations Officer Zuka 'Zamamee orders, first denying and then later granting permission to hunt Spartan John-117. He also threatened 'Zamamee with execution when the first attempt on the Master Chief failed.

As the battle wore on, Stewardship, alternating between the battlecruiser Truth and Reconciliation near the surface and the carrier Ascendant Justice in orbit, began to disregard the Sangheili's authority. When the Covenant discovered a Forerunner gas mine orbiting the nearby gas giant Threshold, the Prophet sent an expeditionary force under Sesa 'Refumee and Loka 'Bandolee to investigate, an act which Thel 'Vadamee believed unwise because of the human presence on Halo. Two more teams were sent to secure a weapons cache, both of which lost contact, leading to the deployment of a fourth.

'Vadamee finally sent a formal request to Stewardship to cease his constant force misappropriation, though the message was ignored. Stewardship also had Councilor Soha 'Rolamee executed for his failure to secure a science facility on the ring. At this point the Supreme Commander sent a single infantry unit to relieve the Prophet of Stewardship until the humans were eliminated, but Stewardship ordered them destroyed on final approach to Ascendant Justice, warning that any further affronts to his leadership would be met with equally lethal results. 'Vadamee finally assembled a force to retake the Ascendant Justice and physically relieve the Prophet, but Stewardship relocated to the Truth and Reconciliation, leaving orders for the crew to arrest the Supreme Commander if he interfered with his consecration of the ring, an order the crew ignored. Soon, however, Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee was recovered from his mission to the agricultural support ship Infinite Succor, revealing that the Flood was on the ring. This prompted 'Vadamee to initiate emergency quarantine response, priority alpha, meaning that Stewardship would not be able to leave the ring unless his ship remained uninfected.

Stewardship was captured during the humans' last-ditch raid on the ship. He made no attempt to hide his status as a Prophet from his captors, no doubt so that they would take him prisoner rather than kill him on the spot. He was able to send a rescue request ordering all available Covenant vessels to rescue him, but 'Vadamee denied the request as the ring was about to detonate. The Prophet of Stewardship died when First Lieutenant McKay destroyed the ship to prevent the Flood from escaping Halo.

Trivia

 * The Prophet of Stewardship went unnamed in the original release of Halo: The Flood, being only referred to as "the Prophet". His name was revealed in the priority broadcast log included in the 2010 re-release.
 * "Stewardship" is the office of a steward, someone who manages the property or affairs of someone else in their absence. Like the other named Prophets, his name is ironic, as Stewardship refuses to relinquish his authority over the ring and constantly misappropriates the fleet's resources.
 * Stewardship is only described as wearing an antigravity belt in Halo: The Flood. However, he is depicted using an anti-gravity chair in Halo 2 Anniversary's terminals and in Halo 5: Guardians. It can be assumed that he was simply out of his chair during the scenes in which he is described in The Flood, as Halo: Broken Circle establishes that most San'Shyuum wear an anti-gravity belt as a secondary means of support.
 * The Stewardship appears in a hologram aboard Undiminished Entelechy in the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer map "Truth".

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Flood
 * Adjunct
 * Halo: Broken Circle
 * Halo 2 Anniversary
 * Terminals
 * Halo 5: Guardians