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-{{era|H2}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
-{{Ratings}}
-The '''Writ of Union''' is an oath of service to the [[Covenant]], written by the [[Prophets]] and perhaps [[Elites]] who created the [[Covenant]], apparently the Covenant [[High Council]] of Concordance. In the current [[Covenant]] tradition, when an Elite becomes a warrior, they recite the oath. This writ was apparently authored in the first [[Age of Reconciliation]].
+The '''Writ of Union''' is the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]|Volume One}} It was drafted as a peace treaty between the [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]] at the end of [[War of Beginnings|dogmatic conflict]] between the two species ([[938 BCE]] to [[852 BCE]]). The document was ratified by the [[High Council of Concordance]], ushering in the [[Ages of Reconciliation|First Age of Reconciliation]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Encyclopedia|Enc09|Page=30}}
-==The Oath==
+==Overview==
-The full content is unknown, but here are some excerpts:
+===Terms===
+The union codified the division of labor of the two species in the new alliance: the Sangheili would control the security matters of the Covenant and protect the San'Shyuum{{Ref/Reuse|contact}} while the San'Shyuum would be the religious and bureaucratic authority as the Prophets of the Forerunners.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=188}}
-''Arbiter: So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.''<br>
+One term stipulated the decommissioning of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' and setting it on its anointed altar in ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|bcchapt1}} Another term was the dissolution and reconstitution of the [[Ascetic]] guard into the newly made [[Ministry of Abnegation]].{{Ref/Book|Id=HEVG56|HEVG|Section=Elite Ascetic|Page=56}}
-''Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.''
-''Prophet of Truth: So let us cast arms aside, and like discard our wrath.''<br>
+[[Sanghelios]] would be guaranteed by the Writ of Union massive imports of food and manufactured goods, in exchange for military service.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=228}}
-''Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the path.''<ref>[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]</ref>
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+===Text===
+The beginning of the Writ of Union is as follows:{{Ref/Novel|Id=contact|HCH|Chapter=9}}
-In [[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]], SpecOps [[Elites]] recite this:
+{{Article quote|So full of hate were our eyes
+:That none of us could see
+Our war would yield countless dead
+:But never victory
+So let us cast arms aside
+:And like discard our wrath
+Thou, in faith, will keep us safe
+:Whilst we find the path}}
-'''[[Rtas 'Vadumee|SpecOps Commander]]:''' "When we joined the [[Covenant]], we took an oath!"
+==History==
+===Post-War of Beginnings===
+{{Quote|The Writ of Union is written—it cannot be unwritten.|Early Covenant declaration{{Ref/Novel|Id=bcchapt1|BC|Chapter=1}}}}
+{{Main|Rending}}
+{{Expand-section}}
-'''SpecOps Elites:''' "According to our station! All without exception!"
+==Production notes==
+The beginning text of the Writ of Union was originally to appear in ''Halo 2''.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=makingH2|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4l0sJqnIU8&feature=youtu.be&t=4m36s|Channel=Bungie|VideoName=Cutting Room Floor Cinematics|TimeStamp=4:36}} An unused stanza of the Writ of Union was present in an [[Early Halo 2 script|early script]] for ''Halo 2''. It is unclear whether this part of the Writ is canon.
-'''SpecOps Commander:''' "On the blood of our fathers... on the blood of our sons, we swore to uphold the Covenant!"
+{{Article quote|On and on shall old war go,<br />Without respite my blood will flow<br />
+O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see<br />The impossibility of victory.}}
-'''SpecOps Elites:''' "Even to our dying breath!"
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
-'''Special Operations Commander Rtas Vadumee:''' "Those who would break this oath are heretics... worthy of neither pity, nor mercy."
+*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
+*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
-'''SpecOps Elites:''' "We shall grind them into dust... Scrape them as excrement from our boots."
+**''[[The Return]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
-'''Special Operations Commander:''' "And continue our march to glorious salvation!"
+*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
+*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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+**''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{Mo}}
-''On and on shall old war go'',<br>
-''Without respite my blood will flow''
-''O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see''<br>
-''The impossibility of victory.''<ref>[[Early Halo 2 Script]]</ref>
-== Trivia ==
-*[[Covenant]] [[Deacon]]s such as the [[Unggoy]] [[Dadab]] were required to memorize the entire Writ of Union.
-== References ==
-<references />
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 [[Category:The Covenant]]
 [[Category:Ideology]]
-[[Category:Halo 2]]