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=== Keepers of the One Freedom === | === Keepers of the One Freedom === | ||
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The Keepers of the One Freedom are a militant religious cult devoted to the worship of the Forerunners based on [[Venezia]]. The Keepers are unusual among post-Covenant factions in that they welcome human followers to their ranks, provided they swear to oppose the "heretic tyranny" of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. Because of this, the Keepers quickly gained popularity within the [[Outer Colonies]] after the Covenant War. As of July 2553, they were also supported by separatist elements within [[Gao]]'s planetary government, namely minister [[Arlo Casille]], who covertly supplied them with money and weapons.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 62'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Later that year, they became victims of a plot by [[Dark Moon Enterprises]] to frame the assassination of Admiral [[Graselyn Tuwa]] and the kidnapping of her family on the Keepers. This led to [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] in which [[Blue Team]] and the [[Ferret]]s foiled a [[bioweapon]] plot. During the operation, the Keepers' [[Salvation Base]] was destroyed through the detonation of six [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s and it was estimated that ninety percent of the Keepers forces in that sector were eliminated in the blast.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Retribution|Ret}} By [[2559#October|October 2559]], they had joined forces with the [[Banished]]. After activating a [[slipspace portal]] to the Ark, the Keepers forces abandoned the Banished and traveled through the portal in a [[Banished Lich]] in order to begin the Great Journey.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} | The Keepers of the One Freedom are a militant religious cult devoted to the worship of the Forerunners based on [[Venezia]]. The Keepers are unusual among post-Covenant factions in that they welcome human followers to their ranks, provided they swear to oppose the "heretic tyranny" of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. Because of this, the Keepers quickly gained popularity within the [[Outer Colonies]] after the Covenant War. As of July 2553, they were also supported by separatist elements within [[Gao]]'s planetary government, namely minister [[Arlo Casille]], who covertly supplied them with money and weapons.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 62'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Later that year, they became victims of a plot by [[Dark Moon Enterprises]] to frame the assassination of Admiral [[Graselyn Tuwa]] and the kidnapping of her family on the Keepers. This led to [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] in which [[Blue Team]] and the [[Ferret]]s foiled a [[bioweapon]] plot. During the operation, the Keepers' [[Salvation Base]] was destroyed through the detonation of six [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s and it was estimated that ninety percent of the Keepers forces in that sector were eliminated in the blast.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Retribution|Ret}} By [[2559#October|October 2559]], they had joined forces with the [[Banished]]. After activating a [[slipspace portal]] to the Ark, the Keepers forces abandoned the Banished and traveled through the portal in a [[Banished Lich]] in order to begin the Great Journey.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} However, even before the Keepers left for the Ark, Castor had been forced to abandon or sacrifice most of his followers, leaving the only surviving Keepers as those who he brought with him.{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=15}} | ||
On the Ark, Castor and the Keepers were manipulated by both [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]] and [[Intrepid Eye]], the Forerunner [[archeon-class ancilla]] who had long been posing as their holy Oracle. Both sought to use the Keepers to fire the Halo rings for their own purposes, but the Keepers were forced to contend with both the Banished and the UNSC. The battle left the Keepers of the One Freedom destroyed with the only survivors being Castor and [[Sangheili]] [[Blademaster]] [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]]. Their mission failed due to the intervention of the Ferrets and the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} who finally succeeded in destroying Intrepid Eye. Having learned the truth about their faith, Castor and 'Gadogai sought to exact vengeance upon their enemies.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}} | |||
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