First Immolation: Difference between revisions

Prior to the First Immolation, the [[Jiralhanae]] had recently become a [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 4: Space Age|technological Tier 4]] species, achieving rocket-based spaceflight<ref name="best">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> and establishing colonies in the [[Oth Sonin system]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 309'' (2011)</ref> While the Jiralhanae are divided into numerous [[pack]]-like [[clan]]s, almost all of the clans were divided into two prominent skeins: the arguably primitive [[Rh'tol]] and the more sophisticated [[Vheiloth]]. These skeins were profoundly different in both culture and philosophy, with both sides having different means to pursue power.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Despite the technological progress the Jiralhanae achieved, their pack mentality and ritualistic, warrior culture led to inevitable conflict between both skeins.<ref name="enc">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 121'' (2011)</ref>