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{{Quote|A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.|Avu Med 'Telcam concerning modern views on the [[Forerunner]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 17''</ref>}} | {{Quote|A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.|Avu Med 'Telcam concerning modern views on the [[Forerunner]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 17''</ref>}} | ||
'''Avu Med 'Telcam''', commonly known as " | '''Avu Med 'Telcam''', commonly known as "'''The Bishop'''," was a [[Sangheili]] fundamentalist and a representative of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] (''[[Sangheili (language)|Neru Pe 'Odosima]]'').<ref name="gl19">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 19''</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Due to a lack of ships, 'Telcam put out a reward to the [[Kig-Yar]] to find the ship ''Pious Inquisitor''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 76''</ref> Shipmistress [[Chol Von]] soon took his offer, although she secretly planned to take the ship for herself and use it as a means to defend the Kig-Yar from external threats. Meanwhile, on New Llanelli, 'Telcam established a military base for the Abiding Truth and met with several of his commanders to discuss the current situations.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 35''</ref> Some time later, 'Telcam once again met members of Kilo-Five on New Llanelli, this time receiving [[Evan Phillips|Professor Evan Phillips]]' notes on the Forerunner temple at Ontom for the religious significance they held. In return, 'Telcam provided information on the status of his civil war, the disappearance of Jul 'Mdama, and ''Pious Inquisitor''.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 118-124''</ref> Believing he was responsible for the death of Raia and the disappearance of Jul, 'Telcam took [[Dural 'Mdama]] on as an apprentice.<ref name="md123">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 123''</ref> By the time of the [[Battle of Requiem]], Dural had risen to become a leading member of the Servants, working directly under 'Telcam. Also 'Telcam and the Servants of the Abiding Truth had refused to join [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 178''</ref> | Due to a lack of ships, 'Telcam put out a reward to the [[Kig-Yar]] to find the ship ''Pious Inquisitor''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 76''</ref> Shipmistress [[Chol Von]] soon took his offer, although she secretly planned to take the ship for herself and use it as a means to defend the Kig-Yar from external threats. Meanwhile, on New Llanelli, 'Telcam established a military base for the Abiding Truth and met with several of his commanders to discuss the current situations.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 35''</ref> Some time later, 'Telcam once again met members of Kilo-Five on New Llanelli, this time receiving [[Evan Phillips|Professor Evan Phillips]]' notes on the Forerunner temple at Ontom for the religious significance they held. In return, 'Telcam provided information on the status of his civil war, the disappearance of Jul 'Mdama, and ''Pious Inquisitor''.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 118-124''</ref> Believing he was responsible for the death of Raia and the disappearance of Jul, 'Telcam took [[Dural 'Mdama]] on as an apprentice.<ref name="md123">'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 123''</ref> By the time of the [[Battle of Requiem]], Dural had risen to become a leading member of the Servants, working directly under 'Telcam. Also 'Telcam and the Servants of the Abiding Truth had refused to join [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 178''</ref> | ||
===Assassination=== | |||
On January 17, 2558, 'Telcam was in a ruined city on New Llanelli with a group of his followers when [[SPARTAN-G059]] burst into the room, having been deployed by a [[prowler]] with the goal of eliminating 'Telcam. After a brief skirmish, the Spartan killed all of 'Telcam's underlings present and finally executed the Bishop himself with a single [[M6 series|pistol]] shot to the head.<ref name="ktb"/> | |||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
{{Quote|There's a fine line between reckless and bold. Acting alone may be noble, but acting together with an agreed plan is effective.|'Telcam after [[Jul 'Mdama]] revealed that he could have killed [[Thel 'Vadam]]<ref name="gl199">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 199''</ref>}} | {{Quote|There's a fine line between reckless and bold. Acting alone may be noble, but acting together with an agreed plan is effective.|'Telcam after [[Jul 'Mdama]] revealed that he could have killed [[Thel 'Vadam]]<ref name="gl199">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 199''</ref>}} | ||
Avu Med 'Telcam was very calm, patient, and definite. So much so that upon seeing him agitated, it was unsettling for [[Jul 'Mdama]]. He was very religious and still | Avu Med 'Telcam was very calm, patient, and definite. So much so that upon seeing him agitated, it was unsettling for [[Jul 'Mdama]]. He was very religious and still worshiped the [[Forerunner]]s, but he believed it was heresy to damage a Forerunner structure. During the [[Blooding Years#Assault on Vadam|Assault on Vadam]], he refused to allow [[Buran 'Utaral]] to damage the Forerunner structures throughout the state of [[Vadam]], making it very difficult for the shipmaster to engage ground targets. 'Telcam was slightly jealous of [[Evan Phillips|Professor Evan Phillips]], confused at how a "inferior" human was able to get a better understanding of the Forerunner writing in the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]] in [[Ontom]] than he could. He believed that to successfully overthrow [[Thel 'Vadam]], his ideas and allies had to be destroyed to ensure that his legacy and ideals did not live on.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 225-226''</ref> 'Telcam felt guilty for the deaths of those under his command, including [[Raia 'Mdama]], the wife of Jul.<ref name="md123"/> | ||
'Telcam wished for the [[Sangheili]] to live independently from the other species. He believed that if the Sangheili worked together, the species could effectively achieve any goal. Despite being very religious and spiritual, 'Telcam was a rather pragmatic individual.<ref name="gl199"/> He had little regard for other species and considered them to be inferior, including the [[Jiralhanae]], [[Kig-Yar]], [[Unggoy]], and [[human]]s. Though he did come to respect the Kig-Yar and humans to some degree. Although he hated both species, he was willing to work with them to achieve his goals.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 438''</ref> | 'Telcam wished for the [[Sangheili]] to live independently from the other species. He believed that if the Sangheili worked together, the species could effectively achieve any goal. Despite being very religious and spiritual, 'Telcam was a rather pragmatic individual.<ref name="gl199"/> He had little regard for other species and considered them to be inferior, including the [[Jiralhanae]], [[Kig-Yar]], [[Unggoy]], and [[human]]s. Though he did come to respect the Kig-Yar and humans to some degree. Although he hated both species, he was willing to work with them to achieve his goals.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 438''</ref> | ||