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|death=Between March 30{{Ref/Game|Id=Split Heart|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=A Split Heart is Easily Conquered}} and April 2, [[2559]]{{Ref/Game|Id=Beyond|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Beyond the Edge | |death=Between March 30{{Ref/Game|Id=Split Heart|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=A Split Heart is Easily Conquered}} and April 2, [[2559]]{{Ref/Game|Id=Beyond|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Beyond the Edge}} | ||
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|species=[[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Game|Id=The Blinded|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=The Blinded | |species=[[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Game|Id=The Blinded|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=The Blinded}} | ||
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|eyes=Yellow{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded | |eyes=Yellow{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} | ||
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded | |affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} | ||
*[[Covenant separatists]] {{C|formerly}} | *[[Covenant separatists]] {{C|formerly}} | ||
*[[Banished]]{{Ref/Reuse|The Foundry}} | *[[Banished]]{{Ref/Reuse|The Foundry}} | ||
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===Covenant War=== | ===Covenant War=== | ||
{{Quote|The Shipmaster brought us through the war and to this place alive where so many others have perished. He asked us to follow him once more, and I will.|'Saham on Shipmaster Let 'Volir{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}}}} | {{Quote|The Shipmaster brought us through the war and to this place alive where so many others have perished. He asked us to follow him once more, and I will.|'Saham on Shipmaster Let 'Volir{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}}}} | ||
Orda Val 'Saham served in the [[Covenant fleet]] aboard ''Enduring Conviction'' under the command of Sangheili Shipmaster Let 'Volir during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Following the [[Great Schism]], a major civil conflict between forces loyal to the Covenant against the ousted Sangheili, 'Saham remained loyal to 'Volir{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded | Orda Val 'Saham served in the [[Covenant fleet]] aboard ''Enduring Conviction'' under the command of Sangheili Shipmaster Let 'Volir during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} Following the [[Great Schism]], a major civil conflict between forces loyal to the Covenant against the ousted Sangheili, 'Saham remained loyal to 'Volir{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} and continued to serve as an [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard]] aboard ''Enduring Conviction'' as part of the [[Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Rise of Atriox III|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Rise of Atriox III}} | ||
'Saham's renunciation of the [[Covenant religion]] resulted in his estrangement from his family, who refused to fully condemn their faith.{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded | 'Saham's renunciation of the [[Covenant religion]] resulted in his estrangement from his family, who refused to fully condemn their faith.{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} | ||
===Serving the Banished=== | ===Serving the Banished=== | ||
[[File:HW2 PhoenixLog The Blinded.png|thumb|left|300px|'Saham inside the Ark's Cartographer]] | [[File:HW2 PhoenixLog The Blinded.png|thumb|left|300px|'Saham inside the Ark's Cartographer]] | ||
{{Quote|With Atriox there are no lies; he speaks like a warrior. He wished to break free from the yoke of the Prophets, so he did. Would that we had joined him earlier. Now he offers us a way to keep our ship and our crew together and I can think of nothing more truthful to fight for right now.|'Saham on his loyalty to the Banished{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}}}} | {{Quote|With Atriox there are no lies; he speaks like a warrior. He wished to break free from the yoke of the Prophets, so he did. Would that we had joined him earlier. Now he offers us a way to keep our ship and our crew together and I can think of nothing more truthful to fight for right now.|'Saham on his loyalty to the Banished{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}}}} | ||
Sometime before [[2553#May|May 6, 2553]], 'Volir broke away from the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire and its crew, including 'Saham, pledged their loyalty to the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]] and his [[Covenant remnant|splinter faction]] known as the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Rise of Atriox III}}{{Ref/Level|HW2|The Signal}} Now a mercenary, 'Saham felt he brought shame on his family name for offering his blade for hire but remained fiercely loyal to his fellow crew-members.{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded | Sometime before [[2553#May|May 6, 2553]], 'Volir broke away from the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire and its crew, including 'Saham, pledged their loyalty to the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]] and his [[Covenant remnant|splinter faction]] known as the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Rise of Atriox III}}{{Ref/Level|HW2|The Signal}} Now a mercenary, 'Saham felt he brought shame on his family name for offering his blade for hire but remained fiercely loyal to his fellow crew-members.{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} | ||
On [[2558#November|November 25, 2558]],{{Ref/Game|Id=The Graveyard|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=The Graveyard}} the Banished arrived at [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]], also known as "the Ark," and proceeded to [[Attack on Installation 00|raid]] the [[United Nations Space Command]] research outposts on the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|The Graveyard}} | On [[2558#November|November 25, 2558]],{{Ref/Game|Id=The Graveyard|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=The Graveyard}} the Banished arrived at [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]], also known as "the Ark," and proceeded to [[Attack on Installation 00|raid]] the [[United Nations Space Command]] research outposts on the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|The Graveyard}} | ||
Over the next few months, the Banished established their presence across the Ark. During this time, 'Saham had the opportunity to visit the installation's [[Cartographer]] as part of a Sangheili team tasked with sweeping the area for hostile elements.{{Ref/Reuse|Split Heart}} 'Saham felt great emotion at the Cartographer, a site that was considered legendary in the ancient fables of the Covenant belief, though he felt no religious fervor towards the structure. 'Saham recorded his thoughts on the Cartographer and its link to the Covenant faith in his journal on [[2559#March|March 4, 2559]].{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded | Over the next few months, the Banished established their presence across the Ark. During this time, 'Saham had the opportunity to visit the installation's [[Cartographer]] as part of a Sangheili team tasked with sweeping the area for hostile elements.{{Ref/Reuse|Split Heart}} 'Saham felt great emotion at the Cartographer, a site that was considered legendary in the ancient fables of the Covenant belief, though he felt no religious fervor towards the structure. 'Saham recorded his thoughts on the Cartographer and its link to the Covenant faith in his journal on [[2559#March|March 4, 2559]].{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} | ||
====Encounter with the ''Spirit of Fire''==== | ====Encounter with the ''Spirit of Fire''==== | ||
[[File:PL Orda2.png|thumb|300px|'Saham defending one of the Ark's teleporters]] | [[File:PL Orda2.png|thumb|300px|'Saham defending one of the Ark's teleporters]] | ||
{{Quote|You destroyed our carrier, [[Covenant religion#Demons|demons]]! I shall see your remains scattered to the winds!|'Saham while defending his Scarab from UNSC attack{{Ref/Reuse|The Foundry}}}} | {{Quote|You destroyed our carrier, [[Covenant religion#Demons|demons]]! I shall see your remains scattered to the winds!|'Saham while defending his Scarab from UNSC attack{{Ref/Reuse|The Foundry}}}} | ||
On March 28, 2559, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} arrived by [[slipspace portal]] at the Ark and [[Second Ark Conflict|battle]] soon broke out between the two groups. On March 30, 'Saham was ordered to defend the Banished's [[Teleporter|teleportation]] network from the [[human]] forces, and report to Atriox's lieutenant, [[War Chief]] [[Decimus]].{{Ref/Reuse|Split Heart | On March 28, 2559, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} arrived by [[slipspace portal]] at the Ark and [[Second Ark Conflict|battle]] soon broke out between the two groups. On March 30, 'Saham was ordered to defend the Banished's [[Teleporter|teleportation]] network from the [[human]] forces, and report to Atriox's lieutenant, [[War Chief]] [[Decimus]].{{Ref/Reuse|Split Heart}} 'Saham survived this operation and later learned of the destruction of ''Enduring Conviction'' by UNSC forces, which angered him greatly. Commanding a [[Barukaza Workshop Scarab|Scarab]], 'Saham was transferred to an [[access point]] the Banished were using to send reinforcements to [[Installation 09|a recently deployed]] [[Halo Array|Halo ring]]. The Sangheili soon came into contact with a contingent of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] led by [[Spartan]]s [[Douglas-042]] and [[Alice-130]], who aimed to commandeer the Scarab in order to reach the access point. 'Saham, armed with an [[Energy sword (fiction)|energy sword]], fought alongside the surrounding Banished forces against the humans, but was eventually killed. His Scarab was hijacked, allowing the UNSC to halt the flow of Banished reinforcements to the ring{{Ref/Reuse|The Foundry}} and eventually neutralize all forces there.{{Ref/Level|HW2|Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand}} | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
{{Quote|I remember how many hundreds of thousands of our warriors fell—how many were sacrificed for a journey that never existed. I feel anger and a deep sorrow for a race that has lost its way.|'Saham reflecting on the needless sacrifices of his species in the Covenant War{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}}}} | {{Quote|I remember how many hundreds of thousands of our warriors fell—how many were sacrificed for a journey that never existed. I feel anger and a deep sorrow for a race that has lost its way.|'Saham reflecting on the needless sacrifices of his species in the Covenant War{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}}}} | ||
Like most Sangheili who lived under the Covenant, Orda Val 'Saham was a zealous believer in the Forerunner religion and the [[Great Journey]]. However, after the revelation of the true nature of the Forerunners, 'Saham became disillusioned and renounced his former beliefs. He felt great love for his Sangheili "brothers" and was sorrowful and angry that the [[Hierarch|Prophet]]s had led so many of his species to needless death. After becoming a mercenary, 'Saham felt he had brought shame on his family name but believed that there was nothing more worth fighting for than his ship and crew.{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded | Like most Sangheili who lived under the Covenant, Orda Val 'Saham was a zealous believer in the Forerunner religion and the [[Great Journey]]. However, after the revelation of the true nature of the Forerunners, 'Saham became disillusioned and renounced his former beliefs. He felt great love for his Sangheili "brothers" and was sorrowful and angry that the [[Hierarch|Prophet]]s had led so many of his species to needless death. After becoming a mercenary, 'Saham felt he had brought shame on his family name but believed that there was nothing more worth fighting for than his ship and crew.{{Ref/Reuse|The Blinded}} As such, 'Saham held great anger towards the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s forces after the destruction of the ''Enduring Conviction''.{{Ref/Reuse|The Foundry}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
