Jul 'Mdama's Covenant: Difference between revisions

When the [[Great Schism]] began, the entirety of the [[Sangheili]] species were forced out of the [[Covenant]] by the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and its new [[Jiralhanae]]-led military.{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointJiralhanae|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/jiralhanae |Site=Halo Waypoint |Quote=The resulting conflict would be called the Great Schism, and it would divide the Covenant into two, ultimately forcing the Sangheili out.}} [[Shipmaster]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]ee was against the [[High Prophets]] and renounced his service to them by dropping the "ee" suffix from his name,{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointReqlamation|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-reqlamation-begins |Site=Halo Waypoint |Quote=During the Human-Covenant War, Jul ‘Mdamaee served...}} as did many other Sangheili.

Following the Covenant's [[Battle of the Citadel|destruction]] on the [[Ark]], its former member races returned to their home systems. Many [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] continued to [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|fight]] each other, steadily dwindling both sides' military resources.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 225''</ref> After the revelation of the Prophets being false, some Sangheili began to forsake their religion altogether while others reverted back to pre-Covenant worship of the Forerunners. With the Covenant that had betrayed the Sangheili now dissolved, there was no longer a common goal to keep the [[Covenant separatists|separatists]] united. The Sangheili soon fell into [[Blooding Years|civil war]], sparked by opposition to [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s emerging [[Swords of Sanghelios]] government, for its secularism and desire to make peace with [[human]]ity. Among the first religious Sangheili factions to oppose him was the fundamentalist [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] led by [[Avu Med 'Telcam]]. In [[2553#March|March 2553]], this loose coalition of [[keep]]s opposed to the peace treaty launched [[Blooding Years|an assault]] on the state of [[Vadam]] and the Swords of Sanghelios, though the timely intervention of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} turned the battle in the Arbiter's favor.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 361''</ref>

 

Jul 'Mdama had become an affiliate of the Servants of the Abiding Truth and was disillusioned with the Arbiter and humanity after being kidnapped by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]; his resolve was strengthened when his wife, [[Raia 'Mdama|Raia]], was killed in the civil conflict.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 442''</ref> After escaping ONI custody on the [[shield world]] [[Trevelyan]] via a Forerunner [[Slipspace portal|portal]], Jul gained a small following of Sangheili on the colony world [[Hesduros]], the populace of which was unaware of the Schism and the war's end.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 441''</ref> Feigning religious devotion to the Forerunners, he resolved to recover Forerunner technology from the shield world [[Requiem]], much as the humans had done on Trevelyan. Though he believed it unlikely that any Forerunners still lived, 'Mdama also planned to find the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], the leader of the [[Warrior-Servant|Forerunner military]], with whom he shared disdain for humanity.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 436''</ref> It was here where 'Mdama would establish a new faction, self-proclaimed to be “the Covenant”.<ref name="escalation5">''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5]]'' "What does it mean to be 'Covenant' today? A hundred warlords claim they rule the Covenant, but each of them leads only a small faction."</ref>