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The Voice of Maardoth was a powerful force made up of several [[Jiralhanae]] war packs led by the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], Hekabe led a force into the depths of [[Installation 00|the Ark]] where he retrieved the ''[[vertex]]'', a [[Forerunner]] device that allowed the user to control the [[Sharquoi]]. This faction was known to [[ONI]] along with the threat they posed, especially if it discovered the location of a Sharquoi hive on [[Carrow]] containing hundreds of thousands of the creatures. During [[Carrow Conflict|the erupting conflict]] on Carrow in [[2557]], [[Thars 'Sarov]] brought Hekabe and his forces to the planet as mercenaries to aid in his fight with his cousin [[Rojka 'Kasaan]]. Having learned the location of the Sharquoi hive, Hekabe ultimately betrayed Thars and unleashed the creatures, planning to use them to gain dominance over the galaxy and refusing to be beholden to anyone else for help, even the [[Banished]]. Hekabe and his forces were narrowly defeated by a small force made up of [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]], Governor [[Ellis Gass]], [[Melody Azikiwe]], [[Spartan-II]] [[Gray Team]] and Rojka 'Kasaan. Hekabe himself was killed by Sharquoi under Gass' control and his surviving Jiralhanae were slaughtered by the Sharquoi as well. The Sharquoi hive and all of the creatures were subsequently destroyed with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], ending the faction and their plans.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Env|Env}} | The Voice of Maardoth was a powerful force made up of several [[Jiralhanae]] war packs led by the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], Hekabe led a force into the depths of [[Installation 00|the Ark]] where he retrieved the ''[[vertex]]'', a [[Forerunner]] device that allowed the user to control the [[Sharquoi]]. This faction was known to [[ONI]] along with the threat they posed, especially if it discovered the location of a Sharquoi hive on [[Carrow]] containing hundreds of thousands of the creatures. During [[Carrow Conflict|the erupting conflict]] on Carrow in [[2557]], [[Thars 'Sarov]] brought Hekabe and his forces to the planet as mercenaries to aid in his fight with his cousin [[Rojka 'Kasaan]]. Having learned the location of the Sharquoi hive, Hekabe ultimately betrayed Thars and unleashed the creatures, planning to use them to gain dominance over the galaxy and refusing to be beholden to anyone else for help, even the [[Banished]]. Hekabe and his forces were narrowly defeated by a small force made up of [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]], Governor [[Ellis Gass]], [[Melody Azikiwe]], [[Spartan-II]] [[Gray Team]] and Rojka 'Kasaan. Hekabe himself was killed by Sharquoi under Gass' control and his surviving Jiralhanae were slaughtered by the Sharquoi as well. The Sharquoi hive and all of the creatures were subsequently destroyed with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], ending the faction and their plans.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Env|Env}} | ||
=== | ===Defenders of the Sanctum=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Defenders of the Sanctum}} | ||
A rogue faction of [[Covenant]] soldiers led by [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] who, in [[2526]], sought to destroy [[ONI]] following [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], seeing it as the biggest threat to the Covenant. While they succeeded in getting one of the [[Luminal Beacon]]s into ONI's custody during the [[Battle of Netherop]], the Covenant retaliated for Nizat's rogue actions, destroying most of the [[Flotilla of Unyielding Piety]] and forcing the survivors to retreat. Nizat and his ground forces were then exiled on [[Netherop]]'s surface with a mine shell being placed in orbit of the planet to prevent anyone from coming back for him. In addition, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]] and some of her forces were left stranded on Netherop as well.{{Ref/Novel|Oblv}} Over the next thirty-three years, the UNSC and Covenant survivors fought each other, resulting in the death of most of Nizat's forces, leaving only Nizat himself and six others while the humans numbers continued to grow as the stranded survivors had children and families.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=7}}{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=9}} | A rogue faction of [[Covenant]] soldiers led by [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] who, in [[2526]], sought to destroy [[ONI]] following [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], seeing it as the biggest threat to the Covenant. While they succeeded in getting one of the [[Luminal Beacon]]s into ONI's custody during the [[Battle of Netherop]], the Covenant retaliated for Nizat's rogue actions, destroying most of the [[Flotilla of Unyielding Piety]] and forcing the survivors to retreat. Nizat and his ground forces were then exiled on [[Netherop]]'s surface with a mine shell being placed in orbit of the planet to prevent anyone from coming back for him. In addition, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]] and some of her forces were left stranded on Netherop as well.{{Ref/Novel|Oblv}} Over the next thirty-three years, the UNSC and Covenant survivors fought each other, resulting in the death of most of Nizat's forces, leaving only Nizat himself and six others while the humans numbers continued to grow as the stranded survivors had children and families.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=7}}{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=9}} | ||
In [[2559]], the | In [[2559]], the Defenders of the Sanctum were encountered by the UNSC and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] when they visited the planet in search of the [[Precursor]] weapon dubbed the [[Divine Hand]]. During the [[Battle of Netherop (2559)|battle]] that followed, three of the surviving [[Sangheili]] were killed by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Olympia Vale]], one was killed by [[Oath Warden]] [[Crei 'Ayomuu]], [[Blademaster]] [[Meduz 'Ra'ashi]] defected to the Swords of Sanghelios and Nizat and [[Tam 'Lakosee]] were captured with Nizat suffering severe injuries. Unable to get the two to give up their zealotry, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] stranded Nizat and Tam, the last members of this faction, on Netherop. Facing imminent death by infection, starvation and dehydration, Tam chose to mercy kill Nizat so as to spare him that fate.{{Ref/Novel|Out}} | ||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||