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The '''Writ of Union''' is 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== | ||
The | ===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 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}} | |||
===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 | |||
:That none of us could see | |||
Our war would yield countless dead | |||
:But never victory | |||
So let us cast arms aside | |||
:And like discard our wrath | |||
Thou, in faith, will keep us safe | |||
:Whilst we find the path}} | |||
==History== | |||
===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 /> | |||
O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see<br />The impossibility of victory.}} | |||
'''[[ | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[The Return]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | |||
**''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | |||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:The Covenant]] | [[Category:The Covenant]] | ||
[[Category:Ideology]] | [[Category:Ideology]] | ||