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The '''Writ of Union''' is an oath of service to the [[Covenant]], written by the [[Prophets]] and [[Elites]] who created the [[Covenant]], apparently the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]] of [[Council of Concordance|Concordance]]. In the old [[Covenant]] tradition, when an [[Elite]] became a warrior, he recited the oath. This writ was apparently authored and first documented in the first [[Age of Reconciliation]]. | The '''Writ of Union''' is an oath of service to the [[Covenant]], written by the [[Prophets]] and [[Elites]] who created the [[Covenant]], apparently the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]] of [[Council of Concordance|Concordance]]. In the old [[Covenant]] tradition, when an [[Elite]] became a warrior, he recited the oath. This writ was apparently authored and first documented in the first [[Age of Reconciliation]] ([[852 B.C.E.]]). | ||
==The Oath== | ==The Oath== | ||
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====Halo 2 Original Transcript==== | ====Halo 2 Original Transcript==== | ||
The [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]]:'' So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.''<br /> | '''The '''[[Arbiter (Character)|'''Arbiter''']]''':''''' So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.''<br /> | ||
''Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.'' | ''Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.'' | ||
[[Prophet of Truth]]:'' So let us cast arms aside, and like discard our wrath.''<br /> | [[Prophet of Truth|'''Prophet of Truth''']]''':''''' So let us cast arms aside, and like discard our wrath.''<br /> | ||
''Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the path.''<ref>''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> | ''Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the path.''<ref>''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> | ||
====The Arbiter (Level)==== | ====The Arbiter (Level)==== | ||
On the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level, [[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]], in the opening cut scene, SpecOps [[Elites]] recite this before they land | On the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level, [[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]], in the opening cut scene, SpecOps [[Elites]] recite this before they land : | ||
'''[[Rtas 'Vadumee]]:''' "When we joined the Covenant, we took an oath!" | '''[[Rtas 'Vadumee]]:''' "When we joined the Covenant, we took an oath!" | ||