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===Swords of Sanghelios=== | ===Swords of Sanghelios=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Swords of Sanghelios symbol.png|thumb|250px|left|The SoS' symbol.]] | ||
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The Swords of Sanghelios is a splinter faction of the Covenant formed by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum, based upon a ancient Sangheili order. Allying out of desperation with their former Human enemies, the UNSC, they played a key role in ensuring the salvation of the galaxy and start a new era of relative peace alongside the UNSC. | The Swords of Sanghelios is a splinter faction of the Covenant formed by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum, based upon a ancient Sangheili order. Allying out of desperation with their former Human enemies, the UNSC, they played a key role in ensuring the salvation of the galaxy and start a new era of relative peace alongside the UNSC. | ||
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===The Covenant=== | ===The Covenant=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Covenant LogoHD.png|thumb|250px|right|The Covenant's symbol.]] | ||
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Originally formed by as an alliance between two species; the Prophets ([[San'Shyuum]]) and the Elites ([[Sangheili]]), the Covenant was a theocratic hegemony of multiple alien species. The name "Covenant" is based on the "binding Covenant" formed between the two races, when the Sangheili promised to defend the San'Shyuum as they searched for the "Sacred Rings" ([[Halo Array]]) which are said to start the "[[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]", a term that the Prophets use to explain the disappearance of their Gods, the Forerunner race. The quest of the entire Covenant, the Great Journey is the basis of all of their worship. As the Covenant Empire grew over a millennium, more species were enslaved to their cause, although, up until the [[Great Schism]], none of them were quite as important to the Prophets as the Elites. | Originally formed by as an alliance between two species; the Prophets ([[San'Shyuum]]) and the Elites ([[Sangheili]]), the Covenant was a theocratic hegemony of multiple alien species. The name "Covenant" is based on the "binding Covenant" formed between the two races, when the Sangheili promised to defend the San'Shyuum as they searched for the "Sacred Rings" ([[Halo Array]]) which are said to start the "[[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]", a term that the Prophets use to explain the disappearance of their Gods, the Forerunner race. The quest of the entire Covenant, the Great Journey is the basis of all of their worship. As the Covenant Empire grew over a millennium, more species were enslaved to their cause, although, up until the [[Great Schism]], none of them were quite as important to the Prophets as the Elites. | ||
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After the loss of the Covenant's original leadership in the concluding events of the Human-Covenant War, the Covenant was fragmented into [[Covenant remnants|many factions]] with varying goals, many of them still hostile to humanity. | After the loss of the Covenant's original leadership in the concluding events of the Human-Covenant War, the Covenant was fragmented into [[Covenant remnants|many factions]] with varying goals, many of them still hostile to humanity. | ||
===The Created=== | ===The Created=== | ||
[[File:H5G-Wardencort.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]].]] | |||
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===The Flood=== | ===The Flood=== | ||
[[File:H Evol - Mona Lisa Flood Combat Forms.png|thumb|250px|The [[Flood]] inside the ''[[Mona Lisa]]''.]] | [[File:H Evol - Mona Lisa Flood Combat Forms.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Flood]] inside the ''[[Mona Lisa]]''.]] | ||
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'''The Flood''' (called '''The Parasite''' by the Covenant) is a species of virulent, parasitic organisms that thrive by consuming other sentient life of sufficient biomass, no matter where in the universe, thus leading Forerunners to the creation of the Halo Array. The Flood appears to be a hive or communal mind, existing in several stages that eventually lead into the creation of a central intelligence known as the [[Gravemind]]. | '''The Flood''' (called '''The Parasite''' by the Covenant) is a species of virulent, parasitic organisms that thrive by consuming other sentient life of sufficient biomass, no matter where in the universe, thus leading Forerunners to the creation of the Halo Array. The Flood appears to be a hive or communal mind, existing in several stages that eventually lead into the creation of a central intelligence known as the [[Gravemind]]. | ||