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==Background==

A monumental ceremony, the Ascension draws out tens of thousands of spectators, due to its rare occurrence. It takes place in ''[[High Charity]]'', specifically on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Once the [[High Council]] has formally declared the beginning of a new [[History of the Covenant|Age]], the three new Hierarchs leave the [[High Council Chamber]] to travel to the Dreadnought. Once they arrive, each San 'Shyuum ascends one of the three legs of the ship until they reach the place where [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] has been chained in order to receive the blessing from their "Oracle". They then address the crowd waiting below and declare their new names, after which holographic representations of the [[Halo Array]] appear around the Dreadnought, with the [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] representing the new age appearing in the rings. <ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "Epilogue"</ref>

A monumental ceremony, the Ascension draws out tens of thousands of spectators, due to its rare occurrence. It takes place in ''[[High Charity]]'', specifically on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Once the [[High Council]] has formally declared the beginning of a new [[History of the Covenant|Age]], the three new Hierarchs leave the [[High Council Chamber]] to travel to the Dreadnought. Once they arrive, each San'Shyuum ascends one of the three legs of the ship until they reach the place where [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] has been chained in order to receive the blessing from their "Oracle". They then address the crowd waiting below and declare their new names, after which holographic representations of the [[Halo Array]] appear around the Dreadnought, with the [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] representing the new age appearing in the rings.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest''', "Epilogue"</ref>

During the Ascension of the [[Prophet of Truth|Prophets of Truth]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], attendants of the ceremony included [[Lesser Prophet|San'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili Councilor]]s, wealthy [[Unggoy]] traders, [[Kig-Yar]] [[shipmaster]]s, and a [[Yanme'e]] [[Yanme'e Queen|queen]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 391''</ref>

==List of appearances==

*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}

*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==

[[Category:The Covenant]]

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 ==Background==
-A monumental ceremony, the Ascension draws out tens of thousands of spectators, due to its rare occurrence. It takes place in ''[[High Charity]]'', specifically on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Once the [[High Council]] has formally declared the beginning of a new [[History of the Covenant|Age]], the three new Hierarchs leave the [[High Council Chamber]] to travel to the Dreadnought. Once they arrive, each San 'Shyuum ascends one of the three legs of the ship until they reach the place where [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] has been chained in order to receive the blessing from their "Oracle". They then address the crowd waiting below and declare their new names, after which holographic representations of the [[Halo Array]] appear around the Dreadnought, with the [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] representing the new age appearing in the rings. <ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "Epilogue"</ref>
+A monumental ceremony, the Ascension draws out tens of thousands of spectators, due to its rare occurrence. It takes place in ''[[High Charity]]'', specifically on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Once the [[High Council]] has formally declared the beginning of a new [[History of the Covenant|Age]], the three new Hierarchs leave the [[High Council Chamber]] to travel to the Dreadnought. Once they arrive, each San'Shyuum ascends one of the three legs of the ship until they reach the place where [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] has been chained in order to receive the blessing from their "Oracle". They then address the crowd waiting below and declare their new names, after which holographic representations of the [[Halo Array]] appear around the Dreadnought, with the [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] representing the new age appearing in the rings.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest''', "Epilogue"</ref>
+During the Ascension of the [[Prophet of Truth|Prophets of Truth]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], attendants of the ceremony included [[Lesser Prophet|San'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili Councilor]]s, wealthy [[Unggoy]] traders, [[Kig-Yar]] [[shipmaster]]s, and a [[Yanme'e]] [[Yanme'e Queen|queen]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 391''</ref>
 ==List of appearances==
 *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==Sources==
 <references/>
 [[Category:The Covenant]]