50,762
edits
BaconShelf (talk | contribs) m (Reverted edits by 86.128.201.91 (talk) to last revision by CMDR RileySV) Tag: Rollback |
|||
(8 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
The '''Writ of Union''' is the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the [[Covenant]]. | The '''Writ of Union''' is the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]|Volume One}} It was drafted as a peace treaty between the [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]] at the end of [[War of Beginnings|dogmatic conflict]] between the two species ([[938 BCE]] to [[852 BCE]]). The document was ratified by the [[High Council of Concordance]], ushering in the [[Ages of Reconciliation|First Age of Reconciliation]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Encyclopedia|Enc09|Page=30}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Terms=== | |||
The union codified the division of labor of the two species in the new alliance: the Sangheili would control the security matters of the Covenant and protect the San'Shyuum{{Ref/Reuse|contact}} while the San'Shyuum would be the religious and bureaucratic authority as the Prophets of the Forerunners.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=188}} | |||
One | One term stipulated the decommissioning of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' and setting it on its anointed altar in ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|bcchapt1}} Another term was the dissolution and reconstitution of the [[Ascetic]] guard into the newly made [[Ministry of Abnegation]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HEVG56|HEVG|Section=Elite Ascetic|Page=56}} | ||
== | [[Sanghelios]] would be guaranteed by the Writ of Union massive imports of food and manufactured goods, in exchange for military service.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=228}} | ||
The beginning of the Writ of Union is as follows: | |||
===Text=== | |||
The beginning of the Writ of Union is as follows:{{Ref/Novel|Id=contact|HCH|Chapter=9}} | |||
{{Article quote|So full of hate were our eyes | {{Article quote|So full of hate were our eyes | ||
Line 20: | Line 23: | ||
:Whilst we find the path}} | :Whilst we find the path}} | ||
== | ==History== | ||
An unused stanza of the Writ of Union was present in an [[Early Halo 2 script|early script]] for ''Halo 2''. It is unclear whether this part of the Writ is canon. | ===Post-War of Beginnings=== | ||
{{Quote|The Writ of Union is written—it cannot be unwritten.|Early Covenant declaration{{Ref/Novel|Id=bcchapt1|BC|Chapter=1}}}} | |||
{{Main|Rending}} | |||
{{Expand-section}} | |||
==Production notes== | |||
The beginning text of the Writ of Union was originally to appear in ''Halo 2''.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=makingH2|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4l0sJqnIU8&feature=youtu.be&t=4m36s|Channel=Bungie|VideoName=Cutting Room Floor Cinematics|TimeStamp=4:36}} An unused stanza of the Writ of Union was present in an [[Early Halo 2 script|early script]] for ''Halo 2''. It is unclear whether this part of the Writ is canon. | |||
{{Article quote|On and on shall old war go,<br />Without respite my blood will flow<br /> | {{Article quote|On and on shall old war go,<br />Without respite my blood will flow<br /> | ||
Line 38: | Line 47: | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:The Covenant]] | [[Category:The Covenant]] | ||
[[Category:Ideology]] | [[Category:Ideology]] |