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[[File:HOut KolaarMountain.png|200px|thumb|right|The Vadam keep near the base of Kolaar Mountain.]] | [[File:HOut KolaarMountain.png|200px|thumb|right|The Vadam keep near the base of Kolaar Mountain.]] | ||
The '''Vadam keep''' is the [[keep]] and seat of the [[House of 'Vadam]], the ruling [[Sangheili]] clan of the state of [[Vadam]] in the [[Yermo]] province of [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="tcp88">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 88-89''</ref> Over three thousand years old, it is a large castle-like fortress built on the lower slopes and base of [[Kolaar Mountain]] with warrens running inside the mountain itself, something that has made it well defensible over the ages.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 213''</ref> During the [[San'Shyuum-Sangheili War]], the state of Vadam was one of the many Sangheili city-states attacked by the [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]]. However, their keep was too well-defended to be destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 190''</ref> The keep also contains a sandy Courtyard surrounded by walls.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 293''</ref> | The '''Vadam keep''' is the [[keep]] and seat of the [[House of 'Vadam]], the ruling [[Sangheili]] clan of the state of [[Vadam]] in the [[Yermo]] province of [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="tcp88">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 88-89''</ref> Over three thousand years old, it is a large castle-like fortress built on the lower slopes and base of [[Kolaar Mountain]] with warrens running inside the mountain itself, something that has made it well defensible over the ages.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 213''</ref> Vadam keep has a mountain gate located at the end of a box canyon which had carved itself into Mount Kolaar.<ref>''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'',''chapter 2''</ref> | ||
During the [[San'Shyuum-Sangheili War]], the state of Vadam was one of the many Sangheili city-states attacked by the [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]]. However, their keep was too well-defended to be destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 190''</ref> The keep also contains a sandy Courtyard surrounded by walls.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 293''</ref> | |||
In ancient times, after being overthrown, [[Ther 'Vadam]] and his soldiers were imprisoned in the keep. Ther eventually escaped and after recruiting followers from the wilderness, returned and retook the keep. In [[2535]], shortly after being elected as [[kaidon]] of the state of Vadam, [[Thel 'Vadam]] was attacked by three assassins sent by [[Koida 'Vadam]], all of whom failed, and were all killed by his own hand without a scratch.{{Ref/Reuse|tcp88}} | In ancient times, after being overthrown, [[Ther 'Vadam]] and his soldiers were imprisoned in the keep. Ther eventually escaped and after recruiting followers from the wilderness, returned and retook the keep. In [[2535]], shortly after being elected as [[kaidon]] of the state of Vadam, [[Thel 'Vadam]] was attacked by three assassins sent by [[Koida 'Vadam]], all of whom failed, and were all killed by his own hand without a scratch.{{Ref/Reuse|tcp88}} | ||
During the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]'s [[Blooding Years|insurrection]] in early [[2553]], the Vadam keep became the target of a concentrated attack by the insurgent forces. The intervention of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} eventually drove back the attackers,<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 311''</ref> although the keep took heavy damage.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 293''</ref> | During the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]'s [[Blooding Years|insurrection]] in early [[2553]], the Vadam keep became the target of a concentrated attack by the insurgent forces. The intervention of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} eventually drove back the attackers,<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 311''</ref> although the keep took heavy damage.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 293''</ref> | ||
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