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As the presence of a Luminary is required on all Covenant vessels, there are likely at least tens if not hundreds of thousands of them in existence, depending of course on the number of ships the Covenant control. The Luminary of the ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' is significant as it led the Covenant to the [[UNSC]] colony [[Harvest]], and precipitated the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It identified Harvest with several thousand Forerunner glyphs (referred to as Luminations in this context and called relics by the Covenant) that led the Covenant to believe the world held innumerable Forerunner treasures. Unfortunately, they misinterpreted the sign as "Reclamation," rather than the actual translation, "[[Reclaimer]]s."<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 155''</ref>
As the presence of a Luminary is required on all Covenant vessels, there are likely at least tens if not hundreds of thousands of them in existence, depending of course on the number of ships the Covenant control. The Luminary of the ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' is significant as it led the Covenant to the [[UNSC]] colony [[Harvest]], and precipitated the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It identified Harvest with several thousand Forerunner glyphs (referred to as Luminations in this context and called relics by the Covenant) that led the Covenant to believe the world held innumerable Forerunner treasures. Unfortunately, they misinterpreted the sign as "Reclamation," rather than the actual translation, "[[Reclaimer]]s."<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 155''</ref>


Although the newly appointed [[Prophet of Truth]] was aware of the mistake caused by this "misinterpretation", he refused to let the Covenant know of the human ties with the Forerunner and instead used this as motivation to begin the Human-Covenant War in order to ensure the survival of the Covenant, as the very basis of their faith is that there are no more Forerunners alive. Instead, he claimed that the Luminaries were all incorrect, despite a Covenant mantra stating that a Luminary does not lie. As a result, he claimed that the "filth" were out to destroy the holy [[Forerunner]] relics and most importantly, the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]]. He also planned to use this as a means of getting the location of all the [[human]]s so he could exterminate them.
Although the newly appointed [[Prophet of Truth]] was aware of the mistake caused by this "misinterpretation", he refused to let the Covenant know of humanity's relationship to the Forerunners (or, rather, Truth's assumption that the Reclaimers were actual descendants of the Forerunners) as the very basis of their faith is that every Forerunner transcended to godhood. Instead, he claimed that humans destroyed the relics at Harvest, and would do the same to the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]] should they ever find them. He also planned to use the Luminations as a means of tracking down [[human]]s and exterminating them. <ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 382''</ref>


On very rare occasions, the Covenant would also find original Forerunner Luminaries pointing to specific artifacts of high importance. For example, [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben]]'s expedition party discovered a Forerunner Luminary pointing to the Halo rings' locations on [[Janjur Qom]], only for the device to be lost before the expedition could return to ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle'''</ref> In [[2551]], Covenant forces under the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s command discovered a Luminary on [[Meridian]] pointing to [[Installation 00]] and [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] on a planet known as [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]. Seeking to outdo his fellow [[Hierarchs]] by claiming the monumental discovery for himself, the Prophet of Regret took the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] to the Portal's location, unaware that Erde-Tyrene was actually [[human]]ity's homeworld, Earth.<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''Prologue Terminal 1''</ref>
On very rare occasions, the Covenant would also find original Forerunner Luminaries pointing to specific artifacts of high importance. For example, [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben]]'s expedition party discovered a Forerunner Luminary pointing to the Halo rings' locations on [[Janjur Qom]], only for the device to be lost before the expedition could return to ''[[High Charity]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle'''</ref> In [[2551]], Covenant forces under the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s command discovered a Luminary on [[Meridian]] pointing to [[Installation 00]] and [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] on a planet known as [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]. Seeking to outdo his fellow [[Hierarchs]] by claiming the monumental discovery for himself, the Prophet of Regret took the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] to the Portal's location, unaware that Erde-Tyrene was actually [[human]]ity's homeworld, Earth.<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''Prologue Terminal 1''</ref>
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