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The '''Keepers of the One Freedom''' are a militant [[Covenant remnants|religious movement]] operating in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-Covenant War era]]. They follow [[Covenant religion|the religion]] of the former [[Covenant]] and its belief in the [[Great Journey]],{{Ref/Book|Enc22P247|Enc22|Page=247}} | The '''Keepers of the One Freedom''' are a militant [[Covenant remnants|religious movement]] operating in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-Covenant War era]]. They follow [[Covenant religion|the religion]] of the former [[Covenant]] and its belief in the [[Great Journey]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P247|Enc22|Page=247}} but also renounce the [[San'Shyuum]] as false "prophets."{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW3|DW|Chapter=3|Page=51|Quote=Though Castor and his Keepers had long ago renounced their loyalty to the Covenant's San'Shyuum "prophets," they remained devoted to the doctrine of the Great Journey}} Their capital has been established on the [[human]] outlaw colony of [[Venezia]], but they also have allies on [[Gao]] and other worlds, including [[Forerunner]] installations. The Keepers are led by a small group of [[Jiralhanae]] elders called [[Dokab]]s, most of whom are formerly high-ranked members of the [[Covenant military]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}}<ref>''Halo: Last Light'', p 168-169 (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
The detachment of Keepers led by dokab [[Castor]] was destroyed in [[2559#October|October 2559]] during an effort to fire the [[Halo Array]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}} Even before the Keepers left for the Ark through a [[Slipspace portal]] on Reach, Castor had been forced to abandon or sacrifice most of his forces due to [[Keepers Eradication Campaign|a massive eradication campaign]] by [[ONI]] using intelligence gathered by the [[Ferret]]s.{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=15}}{{Ref/Reuse|DW1}} Following the failure of the mission, the only surviving members of this detachment were Castor himself and the [[Sangheili]] [[Blademaster]] [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]]—both having abandoned the Keepers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}}{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} Having learned the truth about his faith and the purpose of Halo, Castor sought to exact vengeance upon his enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} Despite this loss, other remnants of the Keepers remain active, with their largest presence still based on Venezia.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}} | The detachment of Keepers led by dokab [[Castor]] was destroyed in [[2559#October|October 2559]] during an effort to fire the [[Halo Array]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}} Even before the Keepers left for the Ark through a [[Slipspace portal]] on Reach, Castor had been forced to abandon or sacrifice most of his forces due to [[Keepers Eradication Campaign|a massive eradication campaign]] by [[ONI]] using intelligence gathered by the [[Ferret]]s.{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=15}}{{Ref/Reuse|DW1}} Following the failure of the mission, the only surviving members of this detachment were Castor himself and the [[Sangheili]] [[Blademaster]] [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]]—both having abandoned the Keepers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}}{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} Having learned the truth about his faith and the purpose of Halo, Castor sought to exact vengeance upon his enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} Despite this loss, other remnants of the Keepers remain active, with their largest presence still based on Venezia.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}} | ||
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==Military assets== | ==Military assets== | ||
[[File:Enc22 Krelis.jpg|thumb|[[Krelis]], a Keeper Jiralhanae employing the Keepers' characteristic armour.]] | [[File:Enc22 Krelis.jpg|thumb|[[Krelis]], a Keeper Jiralhanae employing the Keepers' characteristic armour.]] | ||
The Keepers have a wide range of former [[Covenant]] and human weaponry at their disposal, including mortars, [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|Beam Rifles]], [[Type-33 Needler|Needlers]], [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|Plasma Rifles]] and more traditional Jiralhanae weapons such as the [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker|Spiker]] and [[Type-52 Mauler|Mauler | The Keepers have a wide range of former [[Covenant]] and human weaponry at their disposal, including mortars, [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|Beam Rifles]], [[Type-33 Needler|Needlers]], [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|Plasma Rifles]] and more traditional Jiralhanae weapons such as the [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker|Spiker]] and [[Type-52 Mauler|Mauler]]. Their manpower consists of thousands of warriors of [[Jiralhanae]], [[Kig-Yar]] and [[human]] species. {{Ref/Novel|Id=SoR19|SoR|Chapter=19}} Their allies on [[Gao]] and [[Venezia]] have ensured a steady stream of supplies and weapons to the faction, allowing them to conduct anti-[[UNSC]] operations in a large capacity. They are also known to use [[Jiralhanae power armor]], painted blue and gold, for the colors of the Keepers. | ||
The fleet assets the Keepers of the One Freedom are known to have include the ''[[One Light]]'',{{Ref/Novel|Id=LL5|LL|Chapter=5}} the [[Fleet of Glory]] which comprised of fifty vessels ranging from [[corvette]]s to gunboats,{{Ref/Novel|Id=Ret8|Ret|Chapter=8}} and the heavy frigate ''[[Great Light]]'', | |||
Which served as the Keeper flagship.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR3}} | |||
However, by [[2559#October|October 2559]], the Keepers' ranks had been decimated due to a massive eradication campaign by ONI. Castor's forces that hijacked [[Atriox]]'s [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich|Lich]] were all that was left of his detachment of Keepers, roughly forty in number.{{Ref/Reuse|DW1}} Despite this, numerous Keeper footholds remain across various planets and Forerunner installations, with the largest established presence still based on Venezia.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}} | However, by [[2559#October|October 2559]], the Keepers' ranks had been decimated due to a massive eradication campaign by ONI. Castor's forces that hijacked [[Atriox]]'s [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich|Lich]] were all that was left of his detachment of Keepers, roughly forty in number.{{Ref/Reuse|DW1}} Despite this, numerous Keeper footholds remain across various planets and Forerunner installations, with the largest established presence still based on Venezia.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}} | ||