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Most of the Jiralhanae continued to [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|oppose the Sangheili]] until at least [[2559]],{{Ref/Reuse|return}} although a few Jiralhanae chose to serve as laborers under their former masters.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 136''</ref> The [[Banished]], a Jiralhanae-led mercenary organization, amassed a considerable degree of power in the aftermath of the Covenant's destruction.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4axn4oo_KE '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 E3 Trailer BTS'']</ref> | Most of the Jiralhanae continued to [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|oppose the Sangheili]] until at least [[2559]],{{Ref/Reuse|return}} although a few Jiralhanae chose to serve as laborers under their former masters.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 136''</ref> The [[Banished]], a Jiralhanae-led mercenary organization, amassed a considerable degree of power in the aftermath of the Covenant's destruction.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4axn4oo_KE '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 E3 Trailer BTS'']</ref> | ||
While Thel 'Vadam succeeded in restoring an ancient pre-Covenant government known as the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] based on [[Sanghelios|their homeworld]], the Sangheili, having renounced the Great Journey, began to [[Blooding Years|fight amongst their own ranks]] over the particulars of their faith. The [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], which had also existed before the Covenant, opposed the Swords while others formed their own splinter factions.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 20''</ref> Many Sangheili separatist commanders sought to seize control of the hegemony's former military assets for themselves, many of them forming disparate fiefdoms self proclaiming to be a new “Covenant”.<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Others retreated from active involvement in interstellar affairs, maintaining the ships and weaponry for defense of their own lands. With large portions of the former Covenant's infrastructure in shambles, intact ships in particular were considered a valuable commodity among the Sangheili.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164920/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14'']</ref> While many former members of the hegemony discarded the Covenant's religion in favor of more pragmatic pursuits, others continued to adhere to the core tenets of their former religion, namely the worship of the Forerunners as gods.<ref name="Thursday War">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref> One notable Sangheili-led splinter group that formed was [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]], which was later bolstered by the addition of [[Ur-Didact|the Didact's]] [[Promethean#Mechanical Prometheans|Prometheans]].<ref name="Halo 4">[[Halo 4]]</ref><ref name="Escalation">[[Halo: Escalation]]</ref> [[Jul 'Mdama]] was eventually killed during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]] and the remainder of his new Covenant fell to the Swords with the help of [[Fireteam Osiris]] during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in [[2558]].<ref name="Guardians">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', campaign level [[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]</ref> | While Thel 'Vadam succeeded in restoring an ancient pre-Covenant government known as the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] based on [[Sanghelios|their homeworld]], the Sangheili, having renounced the Great Journey, began to [[Blooding Years|fight amongst their own ranks]] over the particulars of their faith. The [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], which had also existed before the Covenant, opposed the Swords while others formed their own splinter factions.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 20''</ref> Many Sangheili separatist commanders sought to seize control of the hegemony's former military assets for themselves, many of them forming disparate fiefdoms self proclaiming to be a new “Covenant”.<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Others retreated from active involvement in interstellar affairs, maintaining the ships and weaponry for defense of their own lands. With large portions of the former Covenant's infrastructure in shambles, intact ships in particular were considered a valuable commodity among the Sangheili.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164920/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14'']</ref> While many former members of the hegemony discarded the Covenant's religion in favor of more pragmatic pursuits, others continued to adhere to the core tenets of their former religion, namely the worship of the Forerunners as gods.<ref name="Thursday War">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref> One notable Sangheili-led splinter group that formed was [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]], which was later bolstered by the addition of [[Ur-Didact|the Didact's]] [[Promethean#Mechanical Prometheans|Prometheans]].<ref name="Halo 4">[[Halo 4]]</ref><ref name="Escalation">[[Halo: Escalation]]</ref> [[Jul 'Mdama]] was eventually killed during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]] and the remainder of his new Covenant fell to the Swords with the help of [[Fireteam Osiris]] during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in [[2558]].<ref name="Guardians">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', campaign level [[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]</ref> In [[2559#November|November 2559]], the UNSC and the Swords of Sangheilios encountered [[Nizat 'Kvarosee|Nizat 'Kvarosee's]] [[Defenders of the Sanctum]], a rogue group of ex-Covenant soldiers who had been exiled on [[Netherop]] in [[2526]]. Trapped by an [[orbital mine shell]] and unaware of the war's end, they continued their fight with stranded UNSC forces led by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]]. The Swords of Sangheilios dismantled the mine shell and restored outside access to the planet, but Nizat had become too fanatical to accept [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s offer of returning to Sangheilios. Aside from a Defenders of the Sanctum [[Silent Shadow]] [[Blademaster]] that defected to the Arbiter's side, Nizat and his forces were all wiped out.{{Ref/Novel|Out}} | ||
The rest of the former member races scattered and returned to their homeworlds. Many Kig-Yar returned to their ancient ways as raiders and traders,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 247''</ref> and most Huragok were thought to have fled, though no one knew where.<ref name="Halo page 256">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 256''</ref> Many members of the former Covenant also [[asylum seeker|sought asylum]] on Earth, most notably in the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name="departure">'''Spartan Ops''', S1E1 ''Departure''</ref> | The rest of the former member races scattered and returned to their homeworlds. Many Kig-Yar returned to their ancient ways as raiders and traders,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 247''</ref> and most Huragok were thought to have fled, though no one knew where.<ref name="Halo page 256">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 256''</ref> Many members of the former Covenant also [[asylum seeker|sought asylum]] on Earth, most notably in the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name="departure">'''Spartan Ops''', S1E1 ''Departure''</ref> | ||
A few [[Covenant loyalists|surviving remnants]] of Truth's former fleet held out in the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' for years after the war ended, miraculously surviving the faulty firing of [[Installation 08]] from inside of the Forerunner ship.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|SoR|Detail= Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}} Led by [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]], these were soldiers who had been left behind to guard the [[keyship]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], half of whom had tried to draw the UNSC away from their leader's position in the Citadel and had thus died in the firing of the Halo ring.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} This remnant's survival was discovered when the Banished [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raided the keyship]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} Subsequently, they became active participants in the [[Second Ark Conflict]], allying themselves with a detachment of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] led by [[Dokab]] [[Castor]] in an effort to fire the [[Halo Array]] and cleanse the galaxy. Bhasvod's intention was to clear the galaxy of enemies so that the San'Shyuum could emerge from hiding. However, the attempt failed, leading to the destruction of Castor's detachment of Keepers and the retreat of Bhasvod to plan his next move.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} | A few [[Covenant loyalists|surviving remnants]] of Truth's former fleet held out in the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' for years after the war ended, miraculously surviving the faulty firing of [[Installation 08]] from inside of the Forerunner ship.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|SoR|Detail= Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}} Led by [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]], these were soldiers who had been left behind to guard the [[keyship]] during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], half of whom had tried to draw the UNSC away from their leader's position in the Citadel and had thus died in the firing of the Halo ring.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} This remnant's survival was discovered when the Banished [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raided the keyship]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} Subsequently, they became active participants in the [[Second Ark Conflict]], allying themselves with a detachment of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] led by [[Dokab]] [[Castor]] in an effort to fire the [[Halo Array]] and cleanse the galaxy. Bhasvod's intention was to clear the galaxy of enemies so that the San'Shyuum could emerge from hiding. However, the attempt failed, leading to the destruction of Castor's detachment of Keepers and the retreat of Bhasvod to plan his next move.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} | ||
==Government and politics== | ==Government and politics== | ||