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The title of Arbiter dates back long before the [[Covenant]], and long before the [[Sangheili]] became a spare-faring race, originating on [[Sanghelios]]. The Arbiters of old were immensely powerful and skilled warriors who ruled over all Sangheili [[clan]]s, described as "''part king, part judge''". Centuries before the Sangheili became space-faring, a tyrannical Arbiter took control of the entire continent of [[Qivro]]. However, the Arbiter was eventually overthrown by a coalition of [[kaidon]]s known as the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/swords-of-sanghelios '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Swords of Sanghelios'']</ref> The Arbiters continued to lead their species even after the Sangheili had colonized [[Sangheili colonies|dozens of other worlds]].<ref name="h2aterm6"/> | The title of Arbiter dates back long before the [[Covenant]], and long before the [[Sangheili]] became a spare-faring race, originating on [[Sanghelios]]. The Arbiters of old were immensely powerful and skilled warriors who ruled over all Sangheili [[clan]]s, described as "''part king, part judge''". Centuries before the Sangheili became space-faring, a tyrannical Arbiter took control of the entire continent of [[Qivro]]. However, the Arbiter was eventually overthrown by a coalition of [[kaidon]]s known as the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/swords-of-sanghelios '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Swords of Sanghelios'']</ref> The Arbiters continued to lead their species even after the Sangheili had colonized [[Sangheili colonies|dozens of other worlds]].<ref name="h2aterm6"/> | ||
When the [[San'Shyuum]] arrived in their [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] in [[938 BCE]] on the Sangheili frontier colony of [[Ulgethon]], an Arbiter initiated the [[War of Beginnings]] by decapitating a delegation of San'Shyuum and returning their heads to the Dreadnought for the other San'Shyuum [[Reformists]] to find. As the war began, | When the [[San'Shyuum]] arrived in their [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] in [[938 BCE]] on the Sangheili frontier colony of [[Ulgethon]], an [[Unidentified Arbiter (San'Shyuum-Sangheili war)|Arbiter]] initiated the [[War of Beginnings]] by decapitating a delegation of San'Shyuum and returning their heads to the Dreadnought for the other San'Shyuum [[Reformists]] to find. As the war began, this Arbiter led the Sangheili against the San'Shyuum during the war that lasted many decades. After the [[Writ of Union]] was ratified and the war had ended, the [[Hierarchs]] of the newly formed Covenant realized the importance of the title of Arbiter.<ref name="h2aterm6"/> | ||
===The Covenant=== | ===The Covenant=== | ||