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During the '''Ages of Reconciliation''', the [[Prophet]]s shared the information learned about the [[Forerunner]]s with the [[Elite]]s. The Elites and the Prophets made a truce to unite to form the [[Covenant]] with the Elites being promised salvation in exchange for their services as the military and protection. Presumably, this is when the Covenant Writ of Union was created. It is also possible that the ship , the " Truth and Reconciliation" was created during this time, Truth for the Prophet and Reconciliation for the age


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The '''Ages of Reconciliation''' were considered the third [[Age]], in the [[Covenant]]'s cyclical perspective of the ages.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=189}}
 
==Overview==
In the ceremonial [[Progression of the Ages]], the Ages of Reconciliation are represented by polished [[jade]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}
 
During the Progression of the Ages, an appropriate dialogue is as followed:{{Ref/Novel|Id=Harvest196|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=12}}
 
'''Leader, or Chieftain:''' ''Reconciliation.''
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'''Congregation, or Pack:''' ''The Third! Humility and brotherhood!''
 
==Events==
===First Age of Reconciliation===
*The First Age of Reconciliation{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=226}} was preceded by the [[Age of Conflict|First Age of Conflict]], an era characterized by the [[War of Beginnings]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Chapter=Prologue}} The First Age of Reconciliation was ushered in at the conclusion of the war, when the [[Sangheili]] and the [[San'Shyuum]] negotiated a truce and drafted the [[Writ of Union]] in order to form an alliance known as the [[Covenant]]. The [[Hierarchs]] of this Age were the High Prophets of [[Prophet of Excellent Redolence|Excellent Redolence]], [[Prophet of the Glorious Journey|the Glorious Journey]], and [[Prophet of Unity|Unity]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=160}} At the very dawn of this age, the Covenant faced rebellion from [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]s opposed to the Writ of Union.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Chapter=1}} The most notable rebellion was led by [[Ussa 'Xellus]], an insurgency that would be eventually known as the [[Rending]]. Fleeing Covenant spies and assassins on [[Sanghelios]], Ussa and his allies relocated to a Forerunner [[shield world]] they called [[The Refuge]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=43}} They would attempt to build an army and use the Forerunner technology on the shield world to eventually retake Sanghelios and its colonies from the San'Shyuum "oppressors". The Covenant attempted to quell the rebellion, but were unable to discover Ussa's location.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=46}}
*In this Age, the San'Shyuum of ''[[High Charity]]'' began to realize that their numbers were dwindling due to the lack of fertile San'Shyuum females. To prevent inbreeding, the [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben|Prophet of Inner Conviction]] was tasked with leading [[Mission to Janjur Qom|a mission]] to [[Janjur Qom]] to retrieve a group of females from the [[Stoics]] that were willing to come to ''High Charity''. Additionally, Inner Conviction was ordered to search for a [[Luminary]] that was allegedly found on the planet.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=61-67}} After several firefights with the Stoics, Inner Conviction and the survivors of his team returned to ''High Charity'' with the females, but the Luminary had been destroyed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=154}} Eventually, [[Salus 'Crolon|a defector]] from Ussa's group is captured and interrogated.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=165}} He reveals the location of the shield world and a [[Covenant fleet]], led by the Prophet of Inner Conviction, is dispatched to end the rebellion and capture the world. Not willing to allow the world to fall into Covenant hands, Ussa had the shield world enter its "Disassembler" process and the shield world seemingly exploded.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=168-180}} The Covenant believed that the shield world was destroyed in the event and left the system. However, the shield world's explosion was in fact a defensive tactic used to hide the world's inhabitants. Ussa and his people continued to inhabit the former shield world's fragmented habitats.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Broken Circle|Page=181}}
*''[[High Charity]]'' was completed during the Age in [[791 BCE]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}
 
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