Castor
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- Castor: "Let it go."
- Orsun: "Are you mad? Surely, this Huragok is a gift from the Oracle!"
- Castor: "No. The gift is what it just did. Let it go, Orsun. It is not for us to decide the fate of angels."
- — Castor convinces Orsun to leave Roams Alone[4]
Castor is a Jiralhanae Chieftain of a pack who formerly served the Covenant military as an army commander. After the Human-Covenant War, Castor became one of the Dokabs of the Keepers of the One Freedom, a radical Covenant remnant opposed to the Unified Earth Government.[2] He believed in the Great Journey but also renounced the San'Shyuum as false "prophets".[5] Following his arrival on Installation 00 and his failed attempt at activating the Halo Array which only resulted in the revelation of its true purpose, Castor's faith was broken and he withdrew from the ranks of the Keepers of the One Freedom.[3]
Biography[edit]
Serving the First Blade[edit]
By early 2526, Castor served the Covenant as a Stalker within the Bloodstars, alongside Orsun, with whom he was very close. At this time, the two them were led by First Blade Tel 'Szatulai of the Silent Shadow and served within the Bloodstar Flotilla.[6] In March 2526, the flotilla was sent to Seoba, one of the moons of the human colony of Biko. There they would meet with Insurrectionists that intended to trade UNSC secrets for their continued survival.[7] However, when the flotilla arrived at Seoba, they found a UNSC task force occupying the moon.[8] The ensuing battle resulted in the destruction of three of the flotilla's five intrusion corvettes, forcing 'Szatulai to retreat just as the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience arrived to assault Biko.[9]
However, a lone human transport broke from Seoba's orbit and began trailing the Sacred Whisper, 'Szatulai's flagship. After he realized that the only ones foolish enough to chase after a Covenant warship in such a poorly armed craft would be the insurgents that they had come to meet, 'Szatulai had his corvette dock with the vessel. The First Blade took Castor and Orsun with him into the airlock to board the transport. Much to their bewilderment, 'Szatulai ordered them to leave their weapons behind. Orsun objected to the order and Castor stated that it certainly was strange, but that he would be honored to accompany the First Blade regardless. Despite their uneasiness, they obeyed 'Szatulai's order.[6]
When the airlock opened, they were greeted by a group of armed Insurrectionists, each of whom had their weapons trained on them. 'Szatulai stared at their leader's weapon until he took the hint, ordering his men to lower their weapons. After they all lowered their rifles, the man led the three of them to the forward briefing compartment. The vessel's winding corridors were spacious by human standards, but the armored shoulders of Castor and Orsun consistently scraped the bulkheads and their heads kept thumping against the ceiling. Arriving at the briefing compartment, they found a group of humans that were all watching a particularly nervous man holding a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon. The man, named Erland Booth, demanded that 'Szatulai call off on the attack on Biko or he would detonate the nuke. However, 'Szatulai simply approached Booth with a hand extended. While the man was confused by his actions, the First Blade swept the nuke out of his arms and used it to cave in Booth's skull, killing him instantly. A woman named Petora Zoyas and General Harper Garvin rushed over and managed to defuse the nuke, offering it to 'Szatulai as a token of their goodwill. Accepting the gift, he gave it to Orsun as Garvin began explaining how the ordeal at Seoba had not been their doing. He also offered another gift, a data card that contained schematics for the Spartans' MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. 'Szatulai motioned for Castor to take the data card and Garvin promised that they would continue to gather and share more information on the Spartans with them if the Covenant helped the Insurrectionists take control of Biko. 'Szatulai made a gesture of agreement and returned to the Sacred Whisper with Castor and Orsun, taking Zoyas with them to facilitate communications with Garvin in the future.[6]
As space battle over Biko continued, a detachment of Black Daggers attempted to board the Purifying Flame, but they were ultimately captured before they could destroy the Covenant vessel. Mind melters were ordered to interrogate the ODSTs, though they saw little success. Their extreme resistance to interrogation led Tel 'Szatulai to order Castor and Orsun to get information out of them their way, through a "game" they called "tossers." The two Jiralhanae would tear the limbs off of some of the captives in such a way that it would not kill them immediately, requiring their companions to help them eat, drink, and eliminate. However, before they ran out of prisoners, all that Castor and Orsun could get out of them was the names of the twelve Spartans attached to their battle group, the name of the battle group, as well as the name of the battalion in which the ODSTs serve.[10]
When the UNSC task force launched an attack on Zhoist, Castor and Orsun encountered Blue Team on the Ring of Mighty Abundance, where the Spartans had already been engaged by Tel 'Szatulai. By the time the two arrived, 'Szatulai and all of his Sangheili warriors were dead and the two Jiralhanae quickly fled in Banshees before Blue Team's nuclear weapons detonated, surviving to make their report to the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience.[11]
Continued service[edit]
Following this conflict, Castor continued to serve with Orsun, as well as a young Atriox, as Stalkers in the Bloodstars. They would be tasked with hunting down and killing Spartans.[12] Eventually, Castor rose to the position of Chieftain.[2] At some point, Castor and Orsun captured and interrogated a squad of ODSTs for three days, and they learned of the rumor that the Spartan-II program had abducted children to use as its subjects.[12] Later in the war, Castor encountered Spartan-IIIs.[13] During his service, he captured many useful things from the United Nations Space Command, including schematics of the Spartan-IIs' MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.[2][Note 1] As well, he would be part of the forces that