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{{Quote|Hmm… yes, they were accomplished manipulators—back before the firing of the array. I see at least that hasn't changed.|[[343 Guilty Spark]], speaking to [[Sesa 'Refumee]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 7]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Hmm… yes, they were accomplished manipulators—back before the firing of the array. I see at least that hasn't changed.|[[343 Guilty Spark]], speaking to [[Sesa 'Refumee]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 7]]''</ref>}} | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - Prophets.png|thumb|250px|left|Several San'Shyuum Reformists at the time of their first contact with the Sangheili.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - Prophets.png|thumb|250px|left|Several San'Shyuum Reformists at the time of their first contact with the Sangheili.]] | ||
The Reformist San'Shyuum encountered the [[Sangheili]] in [[938 BCE]], and the [[War of Beginnings]] soon began when a hostile first contact resulted due to vastly differing beliefs. As with the San'Shyuum Stoics, the Sangheili believed that [[Forerunner]] technology should not be touched or used for personal gain, while the San'Shyuum believed that it should be reverse-engineered to further their own technology.<ref name="enc120"/> Their first meeting on the Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|frontier colony]] of [[Ulgethon]] resulted in a bloody engagement.<ref name="h2a t6">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 6]]''</ref> Physically, the Sangheili were far superior—one Sangheili warrior was the equal to at least ten San'Shyuum.<ref name="ch147">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 147''</ref> However, technologically, the San'Shyuum had the advantage. The San'Shyuum had the Forerunner Dreadnought under their control, and proceeded to wipe out the Sangheili armada using hit-and-run tactics. [[Sanghelios]], the Sangheili homeworld, was even attacked by the Reformists as the conflict waged on. Eventually, the Sangheili realized that their only chance for survival lay in using the Forerunner relics on their planet to engineer more effective weapons.<ref name="enc30"/> This forced the Sangheili to abandon their convictions, and with the core reason of their conflict now gone, the two races united in [[852 BCE]] to form the early Covenant, with the San'Shyuum as the head religious leaders and the Sangheili as the military backbone and defenders of the Prophets.<ref name="enc120"/> | The Reformist San'Shyuum encountered the [[Sangheili]] in [[938 BCE]], and the [[War of Beginnings]] soon began when a hostile first contact resulted due to vastly differing beliefs. As with the San'Shyuum Stoics, the Sangheili believed that [[Forerunner]] technology should not be touched or used for personal gain, while the San'Shyuum Reformists believed that it should be reverse-engineered to further their own technology.<ref name="enc120"/> Their first meeting on the Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|frontier colony]] of [[Ulgethon]] resulted in a bloody engagement.<ref name="h2a t6">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 6]]''</ref> Physically, the Sangheili were far superior—one Sangheili warrior was the equal to at least ten San'Shyuum.<ref name="ch147">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 147''</ref> However, technologically, the San'Shyuum had the advantage. The San'Shyuum had the Forerunner Dreadnought under their control, and proceeded to wipe out the Sangheili armada using hit-and-run tactics. [[Sanghelios]], the Sangheili homeworld, was even attacked by the Reformists as the conflict waged on. Eventually, the Sangheili realized that their only chance for survival lay in using the Forerunner relics on their planet to engineer more effective weapons.<ref name="enc30"/> This forced the Sangheili to abandon their convictions, and with the core reason of their conflict now gone, the two races united in [[852 BCE]] to form the early Covenant, with the San'Shyuum as the head religious leaders and the Sangheili as the military backbone and defenders of the Prophets.<ref name="enc120"/> | ||
The [[Writ of Union]] was ratified by both species, which established the Covenant. Following the terms of the treaty, the San'Shyuum's Dreadnought was decommissioned and made the center point and power source of High Charity, a mobile planetoid and holy capital of the Covenant.<ref name="ch147"/> The San'Shyuum established themselves as the dominant ruling caste of the Covenant. Over the years of the Covenant Empire's existence, other species were encountered within the [[Orion Arm]] and incorporated into the Covenant. These client species worked as either soldiers or laborers for the Covenant and worshiped the San'Shyuum and their teachings, at least overtly.<ref name="enc120"/> The San'Shyuum were essentially in total control of a powerful, unified empire stretching across hundreds of worlds and billions of individuals.<ref name="universe"/> | The [[Writ of Union]] was ratified by both species, which established the Covenant. Following the terms of the treaty, the San'Shyuum's Dreadnought was decommissioned and made the center point and power source of High Charity, a mobile planetoid and holy capital of the Covenant.<ref name="ch147"/> The San'Shyuum established themselves as the dominant ruling caste of the Covenant. Over the years of the Covenant Empire's existence, other species were encountered within the [[Orion Arm]] and incorporated into the Covenant. These client species worked as either soldiers or laborers for the Covenant and worshiped the San'Shyuum and their teachings, at least overtly.<ref name="enc120"/> The San'Shyuum were essentially in total control of a powerful, unified empire stretching across hundreds of worlds and billions of individuals.<ref name="universe"/> | ||