Orna 'Fulsam

Orna 'Fulsamee was a Covenant Elite that held the rank of Zealot Ship Master, and commanded the CCS-class Battlecruiser, the Truth and Reconciliation.

Background

'Fulsamee had a genuine hatred of humans, especially towards their cavalier naming of Covenant vessels, species, etc. which he found disrespectful. To 'Fulsamee, names were very important and humans were not "worthy" enough to be naming things.

It seems that 'Fulsamee also harbored a secret disdain for the Prophets, at one point commenting that his Prophet supervisor reminds him of the rodents he hunted in his childhood. Furthermore, 'Fulsamee appeared to be subtly unhappy with the war against the humans, as he felt that his race should "aspire to more" than overzealous fanatic warfare.

Biography

As of the 9th Age of Reclamation (or 2552 UNSC time), 'Fulsamee was a Zealot Elite and the Ship Master of the Covenant warship Truth and Reconciliation of the Fleet of Particular Justice. Fulsamee's ship ferried a Lesser Prophet to Installation 04 and 'Fulsamee found his assistant, Minor Bako 'Ikaporamee, to be very annoying, as Bako acted as if he were higher than 'Fulsamee by using "we" (referring to the Prophet's decision) rather than "them". He wanted to destroy the Pillar of Autumn but the Prophet forbade it, saying that a stray Plasma bolt could hit the ring. Instead, 'Fulsamee was told to send Boarding Craft to attack the human ship. Cortana severely damaged Truth and Reconciliation during the Autumn's last stand in orbit of Halo. 'Fulsamee was forced to take the ship to the ring's surface for repairs. There it became a makeshift headquarters for the Covenant forces on Halo.

What happens to 'Fulsamee during the Battle of Installation 04 is never explicitly stated in the book. However, he most likely died during the Humans' raid on the ship to rescue Captain Keyes, when the Master Chief stormed the Truth and Reconciliation's bridge.

Trivia

• The Zealot who guards the bridge of the Truth and Reconciliation is presumably Orna 'Fulsamee. This makes him something of an unofficial mini-boss in the level.
• Halo: The Flood states that 'Fulsamee was the Ship Master of a Covenant Destroyer, a different type of ship than the Truth and Reconciliation, a CCS-class Battlecruiser. However, given that the Truth and Reconciliation's Prophet was present with 'Fulsamee during the battle above Halo, this may have been a simple error on the author's part.