Raid at Codisfold: Difference between revisions

|forces2=*Dozens of [[Boarding|ship-boring]] machines{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}}

As the [[War of Beginnings]] raged on, the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', the [[San'Shyuum]]'s [[Forerunner]] [[keyship|Dreadnought]], seemed an insurmountable obstacle for the [[Sangheili]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}}{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} Despite outmatching the San'Shyuum themselves in combat, their Dreadnought allowed their enemy to devastate Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|colonies]] one by one. Eventually, the Sangheili came up with a plan to defeat the vessel. They would sacrifice their colony of [[Codisfold]], hiding dozens of [[Boarding|ship-boring]] machines in the rings around the planet, hoping that the San'Shyuum would bring their Dreadnought close enough to board.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}}

Despite the massive loss of Sangheili life, the raid forced the San'Shyuum to acknowledge their vulnerability and the unrest it caused among them would help pave the way toward [[Writ of Union|a truce]] between the two species, and ultimately the formation of the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} While many of the surviving San'Shyuum began to consider a cease-fire as a result of this event, [[Pervading Stone]], the leader of the [[Keepers of the Dawn]], simply demanded more Sangheili blood.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P191|Enc22|Page=191}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} [[Breaking Shadow]] and [[Ushering Dusk]]—both members of the Keepers of the Dawn as well—lobbied for peace, but were ultimately ignored. Some other San'Shyuum spoke up against Pervading Stone, but they were only silenced or eliminated when necessary.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}}