Raia 'Mdama

Raia 'Mdama was a Sangheili living in the state of Mdama. She was the wife of the Shipmaster Jul 'Mdama, the elder of Bekan Keep.

Biography
During the Human-Covenant War she helped Naxan, her great-uncle, maintain Bekan Keep. While Jul was more concerned with what the humans would do, she was more concerned with how the Sangheili would move on from the war, and return to a peaceful society. When her husband dismissed her she grew angry, saying the San 'Shyuum had made them reliant on other races, and they must now re-learn how to use basic technologies. She expressed how they might be able to find Kig-Yar traders willing to do business, but doubted if they could use loyal Jiralhanae to maintain their technology since the Huragok had fled. Jul ended their conversation and left, saying they would discuss it later. However, Jul soon went missing after he was captured by Kilo-Five and sent to Trevelyan.

The search for Jul
In an effort to find her husband, Raia left Bekan Keep along with Forze 'Mdama and confronted Avu Med 'Telcam about Jul's unknown whereabouts. Upon been told that Jul may have been taken by the Arbiter's forces, she demanded 'Telcam to let her onboard the Unflinching Resolve and accompany the crew on its assault on Vadam. During the assault, the ship lost its navigation controls and suffered a direct hit causing it to crash on Vadam's shoreline. Raia survived the blazing crash-landing with the help of Dunil. She was determined to storm Vadam Keep with the rebels and search for Jul inside.

She was aboard one of the Abiding Truth's frigates, Cleansing Truth, as the Sangheili insurgents retreated from Vadam. Before her ship could jump into slipspace, it was destroyed by the Swordsman, one of the Arbiter's cruisers.

She died leaving two sons, Dural 'Mdama and Asum 'Mdama. Jul 'Mdama, believing that humans were responsible for her death, would eventually form a new Covenant faction in order to exact his vengeance on humanity.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Glasslands
 * Halo: The Thursday War