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The Covenant culture and religion is based solely on the worship and reverence of the Forerunners, long ago the San'Shyuum managed to read some of the data stored on terminals aboard the Forerunner Dreadnought, thanks to the Forerunners' robust translation systems they misunderstood the many subtle meanings of Forerunner glyphs.[ The San'Shyuum incorrectly interpret the activation of the Halo Array as a means of transcendence, a process they came to call the [[Great Journey]]. They did not understand that this activation had been designed to kill the Flood, specifically by triggering a galactic holocaust. They simply thought that the Forerunners had disappeared and left other species of the galaxy to their fates.][ Because of this, the Covenant often search and recover their artifacts and often have to turn to war to achieve their ends. In Covenant society, personal vendettas are not tolerated,]['''[[Halo: The Flood]]''' ''page 95''] although many conflicts in the Covenant's past has been sparked by vendettas.['''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' ''page 150''] |
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The Covenant culture and religion is based solely on the worship and reverence of the Forerunners, long ago the San'Shyuum managed to read some of the data stored on terminals aboard the Forerunner Dreadnought, thanks to the Forerunners' robust translation systems they misunderstood the many subtle meanings of Forerunner glyphs.[ The San'Shyuum incorrectly interpret the activation of the Halo Array as a means of transcendence, a process they came to call the [[Great Journey]]. They did not understand that this activation had been designed to kill the Flood, specifically by triggering a galactic holocaust. They simply thought that the Forerunners had disappeared and left other species of the galaxy to their fates.][ Because of this, the Covenant often search and recover their artifacts and often have to turn to war to achieve their ends. In Covenant society, personal vendettas are not tolerated,]['''[[Halo: The Flood]]''' ''page 95''] although many conflicts in the Covenant's past has been sparked by vendettas.['''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' ''page 150''] |
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The Covenant use commerce as a form of economy, as the Covenant's cohesion is grounded in their beliefs of working for and sharing Forerunner technology, every member of the Covenant is given a form of employment,[ a service to fulfill in exchange for goods and necessities. In the Covenant's culture, service for salvation is the moral motivation for the entire population,][[[Media:Humans hunted.ogg|''Halo 2'' dialogue]], [[Prophet of Regret]]] despite this there is discrimination within the Covenant, due to their hegemonistic thinking. The lesser species are treated as second hand citizens with absolutely no political or representative voice or power.
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The Covenant use commerce as a form of economy, as the Covenant's cohesion is grounded in their beliefs of working for and sharing Forerunner technology, every member of the Covenant is given a form of employment,[ a service to fulfill in exchange for goods and necessities. In the Covenant's culture, service for salvation is the moral motivation for the entire population,][[[Media:Humans hunted.ogg|''Halo 2'' dialogue]], [[Prophet of Regret]]] despite this there is discrimination within the Covenant, due to their hegemonistic thinking. The lesser species are treated as second hand citizens with absolutely no political or representative voice or power.
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The Covenant are always eager to add new species to their faith,['''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' ''page 51''] so long as they pledge allegiance to the San'Shyuum as their supreme leaders and the Great Journey as their religion.['''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' ''page 50''] Client races are in all essence enslaved by the Covenant, forced to live a completely different way of life and if unlucky enough have their entire culture and history erased. The client races are held together by a common belief; the slave races are driven by the religion which they have been forced to accept. Most races are only kept for their varying skills to be exploited, rather than to be a part of a flourishing empire.
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The Covenant are always eager to add new species to their faith,['''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' ''page 51''] so long as they pledge allegiance to the San'Shyuum as their supreme leaders and the Great Journey as their religion.['''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' ''page 50''] Client races are in all essence enslaved by the Covenant, forced to live a completely different way of life and, if unlucky enough, have their entire culture and history erased. The client races are held together by a common belief; the slave races are driven by the religion which they have been forced to accept. Most races are only kept for their varying skills to be exploited, rather than to be a part of a flourishing empire.
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The highest caste, the San'Shyuum, or Prophets as Humans call them, lead the Covenant and exert complete control over all religious and political affairs. Though physically weak, Prophets wield power through absolute command of the Covenant and through scavenged [[Forerunner]] technology, leaving the task of conquest to the Elites and the other races. Their higher understanding of the Forerunners gives them great ego and religious influence over the Covenant. The High Prophets are addressed as "Hierarchs", "Noble Hierarchs", "Holy Ones", or "Exalted" by the other races of the Covenant.
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The highest caste, the San'Shyuum, or "Prophets," as Humans call them, lead the Covenant and exert complete control over all religious and political affairs. Though physically weak, Prophets wield power through absolute command of the Covenant and through scavenged [[Forerunner]] technology, leaving the task of conquest to the Elites and the other races. Their higher understanding of the Forerunners gives them great ego and religious influence over the Covenant. The High Prophets are addressed as "Hierarchs", "Noble Hierarchs", "Holy Ones", or "Exalted" by the other races of the Covenant.
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[[File:Halo Reach Sangheili.png|thumb|100px|A [[Sangheili Officer]].]] |
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[[File:Halo Reach Sangheili.png|thumb|100px|A [[Sangheili Officer]].]] |
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