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The Sangheili soon fell into [[Blooding Years|civil war]], sparked by opposition to [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s emerging secular government, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. Among the first religious Sangheili factions to oppose the Arbiter was the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] led by [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] who adhered to a pre-Covenant worship of the Forerunners and feared human retaliation. [[Jul 'Mdama]] and [[Raia 'Mdama]] had become affiliates of the Servants of the Abiding Truth, though Jul was quickly disillusioned with the faction after being arrested by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] during an arms deal. In [[2553#March|March 2553]], the Servants and their loose coalition of [[keep]]s opposed the Swords of Sanghelios' ratified [[Treaty of 2552|treaty]] with the [[Unified Earth Government]] by launching [[Siege at Kolaar|an assault]] on the state of [[Vadam]]. The timely intervention of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} turned the battle in the Arbiter's favor and Raia 'Mdama was killed in the conflict.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 361''</ref> | The Sangheili soon fell into [[Blooding Years|civil war]], sparked by opposition to [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s emerging secular government, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. Among the first religious Sangheili factions to oppose the Arbiter was the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] led by [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] who adhered to a pre-Covenant worship of the Forerunners and feared human retaliation. [[Jul 'Mdama]] and [[Raia 'Mdama]] had become affiliates of the Servants of the Abiding Truth, though Jul was quickly disillusioned with the faction after being arrested by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] during an arms deal. In [[2553#March|March 2553]], the Servants and their loose coalition of [[keep]]s opposed the Swords of Sanghelios' ratified [[Treaty of 2552|treaty]] with the [[Unified Earth Government]] by launching [[Siege at Kolaar|an assault]] on the state of [[Vadam]]. The timely intervention of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} turned the battle in the Arbiter's favor and Raia 'Mdama was killed in the conflict.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 361''</ref> | ||
Jul 'Mdama was held in ONI custody on the [[shield world]] [[Trevelyan]] during the battle, yet managed to escape via a Forerunner [[Slipspace portal|portal]] to the Sangheili colony world [[Hesduros]]. His hatred for humanity was strengthened when learned that his wife, Raia, was killed in the civil conflict.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 442''</ref>. Jul gained a small following on the planet, the populace of which was unaware of the Great Schism and the war's end.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 441''</ref> Jul informed them of the Prophet's treachery as well as how the Arbiter had made an alliance with humanity. Feigning religious devotion to the Forerunners, he resolved to recover Forerunner technology from the shield world [[Requiem]] to the Sangheili residents, much as the humans had done on Trevelyan. Though Jul believed it unlikely that any Forerunners still lived, he also planned to find the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], the leader of the [[Warrior-Servant|Forerunner military]] who also shared disdain for humanity.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 436''</ref> It was here where Jul 'Mdama would establish a new faction with the residents of Hesduros, 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> | Jul 'Mdama was held in ONI custody on the [[shield world]] [[Trevelyan]] during the battle, yet managed to escape via a Forerunner [[Slipspace portal|portal]] to the Sangheili colony world [[Hesduros]]. His hatred for humanity was strengthened when learned that his wife, Raia, was killed in the civil conflict.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 442''</ref>. Jul gained a small following on the planet, the populace of which was unaware of the Great Schism and the war's end.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 441''</ref> Jul informed them of the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]]'s treachery as well as how the Arbiter had made an alliance with humanity. Feigning religious devotion to the Forerunners, he resolved to recover Forerunner technology from the shield world [[Requiem]] to the Sangheili residents, much as the humans had done on Trevelyan. Though Jul believed it unlikely that any Forerunners still lived, he also planned to find the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], the leader of the [[Warrior-Servant|Forerunner military]] who also shared disdain for humanity.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 436''</ref> It was here where Jul 'Mdama would establish a new faction with the residents of Hesduros, 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> | ||
===Requiem and the Didact=== | ===Requiem and the Didact=== | ||