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=== Ages of Reclamation === | === Ages of Reclamation === | ||
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The Ages of Reclamation were marked by the discovery of major Forerunner artifacts. The 9th,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> and final, Age of Reclamation began simultaneously with the onset of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2525]] and lasted until the Covenant's defeat at the Ark in late [[2552]]. Originally, the war had been started by the Prophets of Truth, Mercy and Regret to prevent the majority of the Covenant learning that the humans were "[[Reclaimer|descendants]]" of the Forerunners, their gods, and that the Covenant religion was based on | The Ages of Reclamation were marked by the discovery of major Forerunner artifacts. The 9th,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> and final, Age of Reclamation began simultaneously with the onset of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2525]] and lasted until the Covenant's defeat at the Ark in late [[2552]]. Originally, the war had been started by the Prophets of Truth, Mercy and Regret to prevent the majority of the Covenant learning that the humans were "[[Reclaimer|descendants]]" of the Forerunners, their gods, and that the Covenant religion was based on a lie. | ||
As the decades wore on, tensions rose within the Covenant for a variety of reasons. Some Sangheili grew increasingly frustrated at apparent San'Shyuum favoritism toward the Jiralhanae. Others began to question the validity of their holy crusade, beginning to see the humans as worthy adversaries rather than heretics. After the [[Changing of the Guard]], where the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guards]] were replaced with Jiralhanae, these tensions erupted into full civil war in 2552 with the beginning of the [[Great Schism]],<ref name="goo240"/> where the Sangheili broke away from the Covenant, wresting away significant territories, personnel and equipment, allying themselves (at least grudgingly) with the humans they had formerly fought.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/titles/halo3 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 3'': Finish the Fight]</ref> | As the decades wore on, tensions rose within the Covenant for a variety of reasons. Some Sangheili grew increasingly frustrated at apparent San'Shyuum favoritism toward the Jiralhanae. Others began to question the validity of their holy crusade, beginning to see the humans as worthy adversaries rather than heretics. After the [[Changing of the Guard]], where the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guards]] were replaced with Jiralhanae, these tensions erupted into full civil war in 2552 with the beginning of the [[Great Schism]],<ref name="goo240"/> where the Sangheili broke away from the Covenant, wresting away significant territories, personnel and equipment, allying themselves (at least grudgingly) with the humans they had formerly fought.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/titles/halo3 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo 3'': Finish the Fight]</ref> | ||