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[[File:H2A Terminals - Stewards.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Steward]]s assisted [[minister (title)|ministers]] in their ministerial bodies{{Ref/Book|Halo: Broken Circle|Page=79}}]] | |||
{{Quote|Ministries seem to proliferate. Certainly faster than San'Shyuum. Soon there will be more Ministries than there are members of our species.|The [[Prophet of Inner Conviction]] on the rapid rise of ministries in the early days of the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', p. 61</ref>}} | {{Quote|Ministries seem to proliferate. Certainly faster than San'Shyuum. Soon there will be more Ministries than there are members of our species.|The [[Prophet of Inner Conviction]] on the rapid rise of ministries in the early days of the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', p. 61</ref>}} | ||
'''Ministries''' were a political and military subdivision of the [[Covenant | '''Ministries''' were a political and military subdivision of the [[Covenant]] empire. Based in the [[Tower Districts]] of [[High Charity]], these various bodies were lead by [[minister (title)|minister]]s and [[vice minister]]s.{{Ref/Book|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=304}} Following the [[Fall of High Charity]], the Covenant ministries were overrun by the [[Flood]] invasion.{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Wages of Sin}}{{Ref/Novel|HSoI}} | ||
==Function== | ==Function== | ||
In Covenant governance, the [[High Council]] tasked [[lesser council]]s with bureaucratic oversight and day-to-day governance of the empire, with lesser councils thus issuing edicts to the various subordinate ministries to enact their decrees and laws. In practice however, each ministry was effectively an independent body and acted with impunity.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=236-237}} | In Covenant governance, the [[High Council]] tasked [[lesser council]]s with bureaucratic oversight and day-to-day governance of the empire, with lesser councils thus issuing edicts to the various subordinate ministries to enact their decrees and laws. In practice however, each ministry was effectively an independent body and acted with impunity. Multiple ministries were sometimes formed into work groups called [[Assembly (Covenant)|assemblies]], used to tackle specific problems identified by the High Council.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=236-237}} | ||
Each ministry acted as a governing body of the Covenant, directing vital religious and secular activites within the empire. The power and prestige of their groups waxed and waned as they waged bloody internal wars for bureaucratic dominance and promotion of their particular brand of orthodoxy. Ministries controlled a large number of independent martial organisations, with the empire as a whole not having one strict standing military. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], three ministries served as the primary military force encountered by humans.<ref name="fb7">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p.7</ref> | Each ministry acted as a governing body of the Covenant, directing vital religious and secular activites within the empire. The power and prestige of their groups waxed and waned as they waged bloody internal wars for bureaucratic dominance and promotion of their particular brand of orthodoxy. Ministries controlled a large number of independent martial organisations, with the empire as a whole not having one strict [[Covenant military|standing military]]. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], three ministries served as the primary military force encountered by humans.<ref name="fb7">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook - p.7</ref> | ||
A given ministry is led by a [[San'Shyuum]] [[Minister (title)|minister]], with a [[vice minister]] under him. Some ministries may also employ a [[Minor Minister]]. The ministries employed [[senior staffer|senior]] and [[junior staffer]]s below these leadership positions.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH9|HCH|Chapter=9}} | A given ministry is led by a [[San'Shyuum]] [[Minister (title)|minister]], with a [[vice minister]] under him. Some ministries may also employ a [[Minor Minister]]. The ministries employed [[senior staffer|senior]] and [[junior staffer]]s below these leadership positions.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH9|HCH|Chapter=9}} | ||
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*[[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]] - famous for the number of [[Zealot]]s in their ranks, this ministry is a semi-monastic organisation obsessed with discovery and control of Forerunner sites.{{Ref/Reuse|fb7}} | *[[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]] - famous for the number of [[Zealot]]s in their ranks, this ministry is a semi-monastic organisation obsessed with discovery and control of Forerunner sites.{{Ref/Reuse|fb7}} | ||
*[[Ministry of Fortitude]] - responsible for the distribution of Forerunner artifacts among the Covenant client species. | *[[Ministry of Fortitude]] - responsible for the distribution of Forerunner artifacts among the Covenant client species. | ||
*[[Ministry of the Hearth]] - the Minister of the Hearth, [[Laka Mowai]], was responsible for leading the [[First Assembled Choir of Builders]] in designing [[High Charity]]. | |||
*[[Ministry of Infidels]] - likely responsible for the investigation of technology produced by those designated "infidels", such as [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|HO5}} | *[[Ministry of Infidels]] - likely responsible for the investigation of technology produced by those designated "infidels", such as [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Reuse|HO5}} | ||
*[[Ministry of Inquisition]] - likely responsible for investigating and trying [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]s. | *[[Ministry of Inquisition]] - likely responsible for investigating and trying [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]s. | ||