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Then known as '''Kelekos''', the planet was once part of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]. The Forerunners left at least one portal device on the planet, which was synchronized with [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 398-399''</ref> | Then known as '''Kelekos''', the planet was once part of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]. The Forerunners left at least one portal device on the planet, which was synchronized with [[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 398-399''</ref> | ||
In [[2552#March|March 2553]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] escaped [[ONI Research Facility Trevelyan]]. The portal through which he escaped made him emerge on Hesduros near [[Panom Keep]], from what the residents called a "holy gate". The locals had been out of contact with the [[Covenant]] for more than a year and were thus unaware of the [[Great Schism]] and the [[Sangheili civil war]].<ref name="ttw414"/> While in Panom keep, Jul identified markings on their nearby Forerunner ruins as coordinates to the [[Ur-Didact|Didact's]] personal shield world, [[Requiem]]. Exploiting their religious devotion to the Forerunners, 'Mdama convinced Panom to join his cause, beginning the formation of a powerful [[Covenant | In [[2552#March|March 2553]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] escaped [[ONI Research Facility Trevelyan]]. The portal through which he escaped made him emerge on Hesduros near [[Panom Keep]], from what the residents called a "holy gate". The locals had been out of contact with the [[Covenant]] for more than a year and were thus unaware of the [[Great Schism]] and the [[Sangheili civil war]].<ref name="ttw414"/> While in Panom keep, Jul identified markings on their nearby Forerunner ruins as coordinates to the [[Ur-Didact|Didact's]] personal shield world, [[Requiem]]. Exploiting their religious devotion to the Forerunners, 'Mdama convinced Panom to join his cause, beginning the formation of a powerful [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|militant resurgence]] of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 436-442''</ref> | ||
As a result of the faction's roots on Hesduros, much of the new Covenant order's [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] originate from the colony. This is evident by the distinctive ornamental design of their armor which is traditional to Hesduros.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 49''</ref> | As a result of the faction's roots on Hesduros, much of the new Covenant order's [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] originate from the colony. This is evident by the distinctive ornamental design of their armor which is traditional to Hesduros.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 49''</ref> | ||