Bestiarum: Difference between revisions

== Bestiarum ==

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One thing that has remained intact within the Unggoy population, even through [the dark time] following [reintroduction], is their unshakable sense of solidarity. It is quite extraordinary that they have been able to hold onto any sense of [national identity] separate from the [Covenant] after what amounts to [3,597,192 hours] of incessant indoctrination. Although their culture has been largely erased since their incorporation into the [Covenant], they retain enough of [an ethnic character] to occasionally urge them to challenge their oppressors—but they have yet to do so successfully.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Jiralhanae]]'''</div>

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Their adoption of the Covenant religion is recent and absolute. Indeed, Jiralhanae are some of the most fanatical adherents, following Prophet doctrine to the letter and maintaining an uneasy position of subservience to Sangheili until civil unrest and political turmoil propelled them to their new status. A long history of totemistic and symbolical native religions prepared them perfectly for conversion to the Prophet/Covenant dogma. This process is still in flux, but the Jiralhanae’s quickness to fill the Sangheili vacuum and its unpredictable predilection for destructive violence make them a significant threat to Array integrity.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Kig-Yar]]'''</div>

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Although the Kig-yar occupy a [caste] near the very bottom of the [Covenant] socioeconomic structure, they more closely resemble a separate entity existing independently within the state. None of the client species has direct representation within the [High Council]; rather, their [interests and concerns] are vetted by the Ministry of Concert. And while others have protested this inequity rather openly (but unsuccessfully), the Kig-yar have chosen a more pragmatic form of dissent—siphoning off resources to their expatriate brothers. But whether the [Covenant] powers have decided [to turn a blind eye] to their larcenous activities or those escapades have been made invisible by the labyrinth of bureaucracy is uncertain.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[San'Shyuum]]'''</div>

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UPDATE: With the [outbreak] of the Flood and its subsequent arrival on [High Charity], the San’Shyuum will have had two extinction events visited upon them within a single [great cycle]. Only those individuals who were permanently posted somewhere other than their [ersatz] homeworld are certain to have survived. Even those who held some position within the [Covenant] fleet have no hope of survival, as the entire fleet was present at Installation 05 and the Sangheili [quarantined] it. Sadly, their total population is now estimated at less than one thousand.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Yanme'e]]'''</div>

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Culturally speaking, they are simply a conquered and dominated client of the Covenant (see Unggoy). They adhere to Covenant religious principles and obey unquestioningly but have no particular passion for Covenant societal norms. They follow what they see as a normal and linear power structure, with the Prophet “queens” ruling from on high. Their initial contact with the Covenant was devastating for both sides, and the eventual resulting [détente] was unexpected given the scale of the mutual carnage. Communication difficulties with other Covenant species mean that they largely stick to their own, except in combat.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Mgalekgolo]]'''</div>

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Little observable information has ever been available about the inner workings of Lekgolo society. Outside of mating and feeding habits, their interactions are often opaque—and much theory has been applied to their political and intellectual structure.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Sangheili]]'''</div>

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It is known that this civil war stretches from Earth all the way back to Sanghelios as Elites try to wrest their share of the hegemony away from their new-found enemies. Jiralhanae have stepped in to fill the military void in ever-increasing numbers, sensing the vacuum and opportunity left by the departure of the Elites.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Flood]]'''</div>

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The Flood have no culture as such, as they should be considered a single macroorganism instead of a group of individuals or even a group of subsentient individuals controlled by single, or a group of, [transsentient[?]] being(s). Their society—if it may be called that—most closely resembles a [utopian socialist ideal], as there is no wealth, no poverty, no want, no crime, and no disease; every individual works for the advancement of the Flood as a whole. It is unfortunate that their one overriding goal is to [butcher and consume] every other life form in the galaxy.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Gravemind]]'''</div>

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Although no data exist from any adequately controlled experiment, data gathered in the field suggest that if a mobile form is removed from the influence of the Gravemind coordinating its [group of origin] it will revert to a Feral stage. Insufficient data exist on whether mobile forms of one Gravemind would be influenced by another Gravemind, though logic dictates this would be the case. However, because individual Graveminds are remarkably similar and are all striving for the same goal, it is likely that a distinction would be impossible to detect.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Human]]'''</div>

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The most important current factor in Homo sapiens condition is its interaction with the Covenant hegemony. Human populations have been decimated by a one-sided conflict and unfortunately are approaching extinction. Only one planet survives with any meaningful population, and that planet is, perhaps not coincidentally, their cradle world. It is also the home to a [schism artifact]. Ironically, it is the existence of that [artifact] that has prevented the Covenant from simply destroying the world. They wish to utilize its technology, but they seem curiously unconcerned as to why the [artifact] is located on that particular planet. This series of coincidences is notable and statistically unlikely—unless viewed in the context of the Array conflict.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[John-117|Uncategorized]]'''</div>

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One last note: The Reclaimer employs a [noncorporeal citizen] companion. Further information is being negotiated. Its pertinence to the Circumstance is apparent.

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<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Huragok]]'''</div>

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==Tiers of Technology==

<div style="background:#E9E9E9; padding-left:4px;">'''[[Technological Achievement Tiers|TIERS OF TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENT]]'''</div>

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