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==History==

The Lekgolo evolved on their homeworld of [[Te]] and fed by burrowing through the ground of their planet. They first came into contact with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] when the then young alien order landed in search of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. They found only the destroyed remains of a Forerunner space station which had once contained many relics, but was now bare due to the actions of the worms, which had broken down and eaten the devices. The [[San 'Shyuum]] viewed this as heresy, and declared war on the Lekgolo in what would later be called the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]]. [[Covenant Fleet]] commanders soon found that indiscriminate destruction would have unacceptable consequences, however: since the Lekgolo lived in the sacred relics that the Elites were trying to preserve, simply annihilating the Lekgolo would have resulted in the destruction of some or all of those relics. The [[~~Arbiter (rank)|~~Arbiter]] that was created during this crisis suggested that they could be tamed and put to better uses as part of the [[Covenant Hierarchy]].

The Lekgolo evolved on their homeworld of [[Te]] and fed by burrowing through the ground of their planet. They first came into contact with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] when the then young alien order landed in search of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. They found only the destroyed remains of a Forerunner space station which had once contained many relics, but was now bare due to the actions of the worms, which had broken down and eaten the devices. The [[San 'Shyuum]] viewed this as heresy, and declared war on the Lekgolo in what would later be called the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]]. [[Covenant Fleet]] commanders soon found that indiscriminate destruction would have unacceptable consequences, however: since the Lekgolo lived in the sacred relics that the Elites were trying to preserve, simply annihilating the Lekgolo would have resulted in the destruction of some or all of those relics. The [[Arbiter]] that was created during this crisis suggested that they could be tamed and put to better uses as part of the [[Covenant Hierarchy]].

Thus, those Lekgolo colonies which preserved Forerunner relics were incorporated into the Covenant, while those that destroyed relics were eradicated.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 114''</ref> This extermination campaign proved to be difficult, as the Lekgolo were able to combine into powerful [[Mgalekgolo]]; consequently, the Lekgolo won most, if not all, ground engagements. The Covenant's forces were completely overwhelmed by the sheer size and ferocity of their foes. On the verge of defeat, the Covenant took desperate measures, threatening to [[Glassing|orbitally bombard]] the planetary surface of Te unless the Mgalekgolo surrendered.

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 ==History==
-The Lekgolo evolved on their homeworld of [[Te]] and fed by burrowing through the ground of their planet. They first came into contact with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] when the then young alien order landed in search of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. They found only the destroyed remains of a Forerunner space station which had once contained many relics, but was now bare due to the actions of the worms, which had broken down and eaten the devices. The [[San 'Shyuum]] viewed this as heresy, and declared war on the Lekgolo in what would later be called the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]]. [[Covenant Fleet]] commanders soon found that indiscriminate destruction would have unacceptable consequences, however: since the Lekgolo lived in the sacred relics that the Elites were trying to preserve, simply annihilating the Lekgolo would have resulted in the destruction of some or all of those relics. The [[Arbiter (rank)|Arbiter]] that was created during this crisis suggested that they could be tamed and put to better uses as part of the [[Covenant Hierarchy]].
+The Lekgolo evolved on their homeworld of [[Te]] and fed by burrowing through the ground of their planet. They first came into contact with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] when the then young alien order landed in search of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. They found only the destroyed remains of a Forerunner space station which had once contained many relics, but was now bare due to the actions of the worms, which had broken down and eaten the devices. The [[San 'Shyuum]] viewed this as heresy, and declared war on the Lekgolo in what would later be called the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]]. [[Covenant Fleet]] commanders soon found that indiscriminate destruction would have unacceptable consequences, however: since the Lekgolo lived in the sacred relics that the Elites were trying to preserve, simply annihilating the Lekgolo would have resulted in the destruction of some or all of those relics. The [[Arbiter]] that was created during this crisis suggested that they could be tamed and put to better uses as part of the [[Covenant Hierarchy]].
 Thus, those Lekgolo colonies which preserved Forerunner relics were incorporated into the Covenant, while those that destroyed relics were eradicated.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 114''</ref> This extermination campaign proved to be difficult, as the Lekgolo were able to combine into powerful [[Mgalekgolo]]; consequently, the Lekgolo won most, if not all, ground engagements. The Covenant's forces were completely overwhelmed by the sheer size and ferocity of their foes. On the verge of defeat, the Covenant took desperate measures, threatening to [[Glassing|orbitally bombard]] the planetary surface of Te unless the Mgalekgolo surrendered.