Jiralhanae: Difference between revisions

===Human-Covenant War===

[[File:H2A Terminals - Murder of the Councilors.jpg|thumb|250px|The massacre of the Sangheili High Councilors initiated the Great Schism.]]

Jiralhanae troops fought in many battles throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], including the [[First Battle of Harvest|first conflict]] on [[Harvest]] and the [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]].<ref name="contact">'''Halo: Contact Harvest'''</ref><ref name="reach">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> While effective combatants, they remained subordinate to the Sangheili, who continued to regard the Jiralhanae with near-universal disdain. Receiving differing opinions and suggestions on how to deal with the threat of [[human]]ity by both [[San'Shyuum]] and Sangheili, the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] began pursuing numerous schemes as he sought to replace the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae; Truth considered the latter to be easier to control and more dogmatic. [[Tartarus]], a Jiralhanae who participated in the first contact on Harvest, caught the eye of the [[Hierarch]], who was impressed that the Jiralhanae managed to take control of the entire [[Rh'tol]] skein at a young age. In the final years of the Human-Covenant War Truth had prepared Tartarus for an ascension to military authority.<ref name="wp jiralhanae"/>

===Post-war===

After the Covenant's [[Battle of Installation 00|disastrous defeat]] at [[Installation 00|the Ark]], Jiralhanae society splintered among many tribes. A large number of Jiralhanae returned to Doisac, where they continued to fight among themselves as the organization imposed on the species by the Covenant fell apart.<ref name="wp jiralhanae"/> Many Jiralhanae refused to cease their campaigning against the [[Sangheili]] and the two species remained locked in an [[Great Schism|irregular conflict]] for [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|years to come]]. When the remaining [[San'Shyuum]] retreated into hiding, the Jiralhanae returned to their primitive, savage nature, allowing the Sangheili to gain the upper hand in battle. [[Unidentified Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|A Sangheili shipmaster]] visiting [[Kholo]] noted that at least some Jiralhanae factions had separated from those loyal to the former Covenant and were waging an internecine war against each other and thus the Brutes like their Elite counterparts, were fighting in a two-front war.<ref name="ret">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[The Return]]''</ref> Additionally, due to the Jiralhanae's lack of advanced technology, they were unable to attain resources or even food for themselves, instead resorting to raids on Sangheili settlements. This, in turn, only served to provoke further violence between the two species.<ref name="esc1"/> Jiralhanae clans hidden in corners throughout the [[Orion Arm]] continued to gather strength, intent on resuming the work of the dissolved Covenant.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant'']</ref> There were some exceptions, however. On [[2558#March|March 5, 2558]], the Jiralhanae Chieftain [[Lydus]] represented a [[Lydus' clan|polity]] of Jiralhanae willing to begin peace talks with the Swords of Sanghelios and the UNSC on [[Ealen IV]].<ref name="esc1"/> However, initial peace talks were foiled by [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|a mercenary group]] hired by the human [[New Colonial Alliance]].<ref name="esc3">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>