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The Banished are a mercenary group led by the Jiralhanae warlord [[Atriox]]. They fought against the Covenant long before the Great Schism since the late 2540s,<ref name="log outpost">''Halo Wars 2'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Outpost'' - "The Banished have perfected their strip—mining and rapid assault and extraction efforts over a decade of raiding Covenant and other targets."</ref> and have consolidated a significant number of military assets in the wake of the Human-Covenant War. Similar to the Keepers of the One Freedom, the Banished are open to recruiting humans.{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM1|OSFM|Page=161|Quote=In theory, all who can aid Atriox's ambition and will bend the knee are welcome, from human to hunter, but their violence and conditions of service limit recruitment opportunities.}} In [[2559]], they had a major presence on [[Installation 00]] and [[Second Ark Conflict|clashed]] with the UNSC forces from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} when the long-lost support vessel mysteriously stumbled upon the Ark.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars-2 ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Halo Wars 2'']</ref> Despite having an advantage, the Banished suffered massive losses to the ''Spirit of Fire's'' forces including their flagship the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' and their second-in-command [[Decimus]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} The Banished later successfully contained [[Outbreak on Installation 00|a renewed]] [[Flood]] outbreak on the Ark caused by [[Pavium]] and [[Voridus]]' attempts to salvage [[High Charity]].{{Ref/Reuse|Nightmare}} By October 2559, the Banished still in the Milky Way had joined forces with the Keepers and two other Jiralhanae [[Legion#Banished|legions]].{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} After Banished forces [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raided]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' for the [[Menachite Forerunner crystal]],{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} the Banished forces on the Ark and on [[Reach]] managed to open a [[slipspace portal]] that allowed Atriox to return to the Milky Way. Departing on a more urgent mission, Atriox left behind thousands of Banished forces to hold the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} The Banished on the Ark opposed the efforts of the Keepers of the One Freedom and the Covenant loyalists to fire the Halo Array, resulting in the destruction of both the Keepers and the [[Clan of the Long Shields]], but ultimately a defeat to the Keepers' plan at the hands of the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} In December, the Banished [[Battle over Installation 07|engaged]] the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} over [[Installation 07]], defeating the supercarrier and the UNSC, leaving the [[John-117|Master Chief]] believed to be dead by the Banished after losing a battle with Atriox and being thrown off of the Infinity during the attack. Six months later, after being recovered by [[Fernando Esparza|Echo 216]] from where he'd been left floating in space, the Master Chief [[Battle for Zeta Halo|engaged the Banished]] across the Halo ring's surface, killing [[Escharum]] and many of the Banished's other top warriors and lieutenants, while Atriox was attacked and believed to have been killed by [[Cortana]] during the aftermath of the [[Battle over Installation 07]]. However, with the help of [[the Harbinger]], Atriox succeeded in locating the [[Xalanyn|Endless]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Hi|Hi}}

The Shields of Requiem are a Sangheili-led mercenary group. Little is known about them, though their name suggests a reverence and/ or that they took part in the Requiem Campaign.<ref name="Megabloks">[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/worlds/halo/playsets/shields-requiem-lance-fmm88 ''Mega Construx'' ''- Shields of Requiem Lance'']</ref>

After the end of the [[Human-Covenant war|war]], several former Covenant members that were loyal to the Covenant during the [[Great Schism]] sought revenge against the Sangheili.{{Ref/Novel|SoI|Page=133|Quote=And I promise the Sangheili will pay for everything they have done}} Predominantly composed of Jiralhanae, this faction was led by [[San'Shyuum]] [[Tem'Bhetek]] and [[Boru'a'Neem]]. It is one of the few post-war factions to contain San'Shyuum, and to resume hostility against the [[Sangheili]] but not [[humanity]]. After discovering the truth that he was being used by Boru, Tem sacrificed himself to destroy the [[Prototype Halo installation]] and end the threat it posed as well as Boru's plan. In the process, [[Rtas 'Vadum]] discovered that many more San'Shyuum had survived than was previously believed and resolved to track them down and determine who deserved punishment for their actions and who deserved forgiveness.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Shadow of Intent|SoI}}

A rogue faction of [[Covenant]] soldiers led by [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] who, in [[2526]], sought to destroy [[ONI]] following [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], seeing it as the biggest threat to the Covenant. While they succeeded in getting one of the [[Luminal Beacon]]s into ONI's custody during the [[Battle of Netherop]], the Covenant retaliated for Nizat's rogue actions, destroying most of the [[Flotilla of Unyielding Piety]] and forcing the survivors to retreat. Nizat and his ground forces were then exiled on [[Netherop]]'s surface with a mine shell being placed in orbit of the planet to prevent anyone from coming back for him. In addition, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]] and some of her forces were left stranded on Netherop as well.{{Ref/Novel|Oblv}} Over the next thirty-three years, the UNSC and Covenant survivors fought each other, resulting in the death of most of Nizat's forces, leaving only Nizat himself and six others while the humans numbers continued to grow as the stranded survivors had children and families.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=7}}{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=9}}