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Prior to the formation of the Covenant, the Ascetics were a sect of religiously devout Sangheili who controlled and enforced ideological purity within their faith. They also had other functions, mostly involving religious matters; for example, the study, explanation and interpretation of religious and historical texts. When the Sangheili first joined with the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] to form the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], one of the terms of the [[Writ of Union]] was the dissolution of the Ascetics, though they were reconstituted as an organization under the authority of the [[San 'Shyuum]]-controlled [[Ministry of Abnegation]]. With the return of the Sangheili's sovereignty in the [[Great Schism]] came the revival of the Ascetics as an independent group.<ref name="vis"/> | Prior to the formation of the Covenant, the Ascetics were a sect of religiously devout Sangheili who controlled and enforced ideological purity within their faith. They also had other functions, mostly involving religious matters; for example, the study, explanation and interpretation of religious and historical texts. When the Sangheili first joined with the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] to form the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], one of the terms of the [[Writ of Union]] was the dissolution of the Ascetics, though they were reconstituted as an organization under the authority of the [[San 'Shyuum]]-controlled [[Ministry of Abnegation]]. With the return of the Sangheili's sovereignty in the [[Great Schism]] came the revival of the Ascetics as an independent group.<ref name="vis"/> | ||
The Ascetics use a unique, ancient design of [[Ascetic | The Ascetics use a unique, ancient design of [[Ascetic harness|combat harness]] which incorporates a fully enclosed helmet and a traditional bladed mandible guard. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||