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==Conflict Erupts==

After the [[Prophet of Regret]] was killed by the [[Master Chief]], the two remaining [[Prophets]], most notably the [[High Prophet of Truth]], reorganized [[Covenant]] society, seeing that the the Elites could no longer protect the Prophets due to Regret's death, replaced the [[Elites (Sangheili)|Elites]] with the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] as the Prophets' [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|protectors]]. The Elites viewed this as a violation of the principle that the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the [[High Council]]. They also argued that if Truth had not withdrawn the [[Phantom]]s that had been en route to [[Prophet_of_Regret|Regret's]] location, the Prophet's death would have been prevented and the [[Demon]] would have been killed instead.

After the [[Prophet of Regret]] was killed by the [[Master Chief]], the two remaining [[Prophets]], most notably the [[High Prophet of Truth]], reorganized [[Covenant]] society, seeing that the the Elites could no longer protect the Prophets due to Regret's death, they replaced the [[Elites (Sangheili)|Elites]] with the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] as the Prophets' [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|protectors]]. The Elites viewed this as a violation of the principle that the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the [[High Council]]. They also argued that if Truth had not withdrawn the [[Phantom]]s that had been en route to [[Prophet_of_Regret|Regret's]] location, the Prophet's death would have been prevented and the [[Demon]] would have been killed instead.

However, Truth further demoted the Elites by giving command of their [[Covenant Fleet]]s to the Brutes. Once enough Brutes were in place, Truth instigated the war by secretly ordering the assassination of many [[Councilors|ruling]] Elites. Truth also freed all of the Brute prisoners and pardoned them after release (Seen on the Halo Timeline Edict of the High Prophet of Truth). This was disguised as a Brute insurrection against the Covenant to the Elites, the [[Hunters (Lekgolo)|Hunters]] and most [[Unggoy|Grunts]]. Loyalist factions were led to believe it was an Elite revolt. After the killing of the Elite Council members, war broke out on [[High Charity]], the two sides polarizing quickly. However, this was at first a debate over orthodoxy and leadership. The true split occurred when the Elites learned the truth about the [[Halos]] and the [[The Great Journey|Great Journey]]. Their disillusionment changed their goal from reforming the purity of the Covenant to actively fighting against it.

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 ==Conflict Erupts==
-After the [[Prophet of Regret]] was killed by the [[Master Chief]], the two remaining [[Prophets]], most notably the [[High Prophet of Truth]], reorganized [[Covenant]] society, seeing that the the Elites could no longer protect the Prophets due to Regret's death, replaced the [[Elites (Sangheili)|Elites]] with the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] as the Prophets' [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|protectors]]. The Elites viewed this as a violation of the principle that the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the [[High Council]]. They also argued that if Truth had not withdrawn the [[Phantom]]s that had been en route to [[Prophet_of_Regret|Regret's]] location, the Prophet's death would have been prevented and the [[Demon]] would have been killed instead.
+After the [[Prophet of Regret]] was killed by the [[Master Chief]], the two remaining [[Prophets]], most notably the [[High Prophet of Truth]], reorganized [[Covenant]] society, seeing that the the Elites could no longer protect the Prophets due to Regret's death, they replaced the [[Elites (Sangheili)|Elites]] with the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] as the Prophets' [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|protectors]]. The Elites viewed this as a violation of the principle that the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the [[High Council]]. They also argued that if Truth had not withdrawn the [[Phantom]]s that had been en route to [[Prophet_of_Regret|Regret's]] location, the Prophet's death would have been prevented and the [[Demon]] would have been killed instead.
 However, Truth further demoted the Elites by giving command of their [[Covenant Fleet]]s to the Brutes. Once enough Brutes were in place, Truth instigated the war by secretly ordering the assassination of many [[Councilors|ruling]] Elites. Truth also freed all of the Brute prisoners and pardoned them after release (Seen on the Halo Timeline Edict of the High Prophet of Truth). This was disguised as a Brute insurrection against the Covenant to the Elites, the [[Hunters (Lekgolo)|Hunters]] and most [[Unggoy|Grunts]]. Loyalist factions were led to believe it was an Elite revolt. After the killing of the Elite Council members, war broke out on [[High Charity]], the two sides polarizing quickly. However, this was at first a debate over orthodoxy and leadership. The true split occurred when the Elites learned the truth about the [[Halos]] and the [[The Great Journey|Great Journey]]. Their disillusionment changed their goal from reforming the purity of the Covenant to actively fighting against it.