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{{quote|Who would doubt the Prophets? What have they foretold that has not come to pass?|[[Prophet of Truth]]}} | {{quote|Who would doubt the Prophets? What have they foretold that has not come to pass?|[[Prophet of Truth]]}} | ||
'''San 'Shyuum''' (Latin ''Perfidia vermis''<ref name="Beast"/>, meaning "Worms of Treachery"<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=865756 HBO Forums]</ref>), also known as '''Prophets''' by | '''San 'Shyuum''' (Latin ''Perfidia vermis''<ref name="Beast"/>, meaning "Worms of Treachery"<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=865756 HBO Forums]</ref>), also known as '''Prophets''' by [[humans]], are the leadership caste within the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] and one of the more mysterious races of the hegemony. The San'Shyuum exert complete control over the Covenant's religious and political affairs. | ||
The San'Shyuum religious leaders, known as Prophets, enforce a misguided theology based on the false belief that firing the [[Halo Array]] will start the [[Great Journey]], uplifting them and the other races of the Covenant into a god-like status. | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
The San'Shyuum are the religious leaders and commanding caste of the Covenant hierarchy. They hold a vital position in the Covenant because they are responsible for studying the holy [[Forerunner]] artifacts and using them to develop new technologies, and also because they keep order in the Covenant. They are an integral part of the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]], formerly sharing this responsibility with the [[Elites]]<ref name="Halo2"/> and later the [[Brutes]]. At any given time, the [[Covenant]] is headed by a triumvirate of Prophets. The Prophet triumvirates known in recent years were Obligation, Tolerance and Restraint, and most recently [[High Prophet of Truth|Truth]], [[High Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] and [[High Prophet of Regret|Regret]], all of whom are now deceased. [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] was killed by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Delta Halo]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] by the [[Flood]] on ''[[High Charity]]'', and [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] by the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] in the [[citadel]] on the [[Ark]]. | The San'Shyuum are the religious leaders and commanding caste of the Covenant hierarchy. They hold a vital position in the Covenant because they are responsible for studying the holy [[Forerunner]] artifacts and using them to develop new technologies, and also because they keep order in the Covenant. They are an integral part of the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]], formerly sharing this responsibility with the [[Elites]]<ref name="Halo2"/> and later the [[Brutes]]. At any given time, the [[Covenant]] is headed by a triumvirate of Prophets. The Prophet triumvirates known in recent years were Obligation, Tolerance and Restraint, and most recently [[High Prophet of Truth|Truth]], [[High Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] and [[High Prophet of Regret|Regret]], all of whom are now deceased. [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] was killed by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Delta Halo]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] by the [[Flood]] on ''[[High Charity]]'', and [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] by the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] in the [[citadel]] on the [[Ark]]. | ||