San'Shyuum: Difference between revisions

Early on in their first space-faring civilization, the San'Shyuum mined material in the [[Oort cloud#San'Shyuum home system|Oort cloud]] surrounding their [[Qom Yaekesh system|home system]] for starship fuel.<ref name="c143">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 143''</ref> Later, the San'Shyuum achieved remarkable technological sophistication, and after encountering the [[prehistoric human civilization]], the San'Shyuum and the humans formed [[Human-San'Shyuum alliance|an alliance]], based on the planet [[Charum Hakkor]], forming a major power in the [[Orion Arm]] of the galaxy.{{Ref/Reuse|c113}} The San'Shyuum were commonly regarded as a peaceful species.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''[[Halo: Cryptum/Glossary|Glossary]]''</ref> During this period, they encountered the [[Flood]] for the first time, but the spread of the infection was successfully pushed back by their human allies while it was still relatively minor. The empire later collapsed when the San'Shyuum surrendered to the [[Forerunner]]s during the [[human-Forerunner wars]].{{Ref/Reuse|c113}}

With their population at [[Extinction|dangerously low]] levels following the loss of High Charity, and now having to contend with the wrath of the [[Sangheili]], the San'Shyuum gave their new Jiralhanae protectors access to all the technology they had. Immediately following the collapse of the Covenant and the end of the Human-Covenant War, however, the remaining San'Shyuum vanished into hiding. The Sangheili had heard rumors that the San'Shyuum went on the Great Journey, but most disregarded them.{{Ref/Reuse|TR}} As this coincided with the disappearance of most Huragok, others believed that the San'Shyuum may have taken the Huragok with them when they fled. By [[2558]], limited numbers of San'Shyuum continued to be encountered within the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s and the former Covenant's sphere of influence in the galaxy.<ref name="Waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=43#post847 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref> Notable among these was [[Alo Sebukah]], who was found and arrested by the [[UNSC]] in a damaged skiff orbiting [[Substance]] and taken to [[Midnight Facility]] for interrogation and indefinite incarceration.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate8}}

In [[2559#October|October 2559]], [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]], who had survived the [[Raid on Installation 08|ravaging]] of [[Installation 00|the Ark]] from inside of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', sought present day information on the hiding [[San'Shyuum flotilla]] which he had helped to launch in secret during the [[Fall of High Charity]]. He knew the destination of the flotilla was a [[shield world]] known as [[Cloister]], but he was unsure if they had arrived safely. During the joint attempt by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] allied with Bhasvod's [[Covenant loyalists]] to fire the [[Halo Array]], Bhasvod questioned the Keepers leader [[Castor]], who knew nothing of the flotilla's existence.{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=5}} Their alliance was ultimately foiled by the efforts of the [[Ferret]]s and the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire]]. With the shards of the [[Menachite Forerunner crystal]] still in the hands of an enemy faction known as the [[Banished]], Bhasvod was unable to use the shards to open a [[slipspace portal]] to Cloister and inform a fellow Prophet by the name of [[Jom G'e'qth]] that their plan to fire the rings had failed. Unable to use the Halo Array to eradicate all other life, while the San'Shyuum hide in their protective shield world, Bhasvod thought to himself that the San'Shyuum would instead have to eventually show themselves and retake the galaxy by force in order to survive.{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=17}}

Within the [[Covenant]], the San'Shyuum combined their knowledge with [[Sangheili]] and other species, advancing their empire's technology level to [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 2: Interstellar|Tier 2]]. As the Covenant came across new Forerunner artifacts, the San'Shyuum utilized these relics to build new technology for the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 9]]''</ref> Many of the San'Shyuum advancements came from the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] the Reformists had originally taken from Janjur Qom. However, the Covenant's recovery and analysis of Forerunner technology under San'Shyuum direction was the origin of most of the empire's technology, with artifacts from numerous Forerunner sites providing substantial technological progress for the Covenant. Technological advancements yielded from Forerunner artifacts included slipstream space travel and [[Superluminal communications|communication]], the manipulation of extremely high volumes of [[plasma]] energy through recycling detritus from sublight travel, the basic control and utilization of [[hard light]], short-range [[Slipspace translocation|teleportation of matter]], and [[Anti-gravity technology|advanced influence]] over gravity and repulsor-based technologies, among other developments.{{Ref/Reuse|universecov}} The San'Shyuum were responsible for the development and creation of a majority of the Covenant's technology, with the Sangheili and several other species relying solely on their Prophets of the latest technology and comforts.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 58''</ref> The San'Shyuum-controlled [[Ministry of Fortitude]] was the Covenant executive department charged with distributing technology to the empire's client species.{{Ref/Reuse|ch143}} The San'Shyuum also placed restrictions on certain advanced technologies,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/wraith '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Wraith'']</ref> such as disallowing Sangheili from donning the [[Assault harness|assault-class combat harness]].<ref name="h3description">'''Halo 3''', ''Assault armor description''</ref> The San'Shyuum also forbade others from modifying weapons that they had developed without a direct blessing from a [[Hierarch]], citing it as an act of [[List of known Covenant heretics|heresy]] otherwise.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/plasma-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Plasma Rifle'']</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 146''</ref> These restrictions were largely the result of paranoia among the San'Shyuum who feared that the Sangheili and other client species would revolt if they had access to certain advanced technologies.{{Ref/Reuse|universecov}}

San'Shyuum pattern-language is notably difficult to master.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Armory Amore'']</ref> Covenant architecture was heavily influenced by the architecture of the San'Shyuum, though with some connections to Sangheili architecture.{{Ref/Reuse|universecov}} Under the preferences of the San'Shyuum, the Covenant's architecture was elaborately ornamental<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-holiday-shipping '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Holiday Shipping'']</ref> and primarily comprised of large elegant, sweeping shapes—broad parabolic silhouettes that embellish even the most functional and utilitarian of devices. Metals and stone composites used by the Covenant and particularly the San'Shyuum are generally colored in shades of purple and gray, bonded together by a variety of exotic alloys using a tight hexagonal mesh.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Most military vehicles were based entirely on San'Shyuum structural aesthetics early on, leading to changes in the Sangheili's own architecture to accommodate the preferences of their San'Shyuum leaders.{{Ref/Reuse|universecov}} Conservative San'Shyuum bureaucrats had always been strict on the designs and technologies applied to vehicles and weapons, believing that the organic vehicle designs inspired by animals native to [[Sanghelios]] and its [[Sangheili colonies|colonies]] favored by the Sangheili had always been inelegant. After the Covenant's fall, many Sangheili returned to their original architectural style.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-designs-of-the-times '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Designs of the Times'']</ref>

It was not fully certain whether the creature was a singular entity or not, as the behemoth was composed of three bodies unnaturally fused together; whether this abominable triumvirate was the product of radiation or Covenant’s arcanotechnology, it was unknown. The creature's grasp is powerful enough to cut flesh, tendons, and even an Sky Marshal's armor. The creature also prove being extremely resilient: even after two of his heads were severely damage, the creature was still alive.