Editing Attack on Rahnelo

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|name        = Attack on Rahnelo
|image       = 
|prev        = [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE]]
|conc        = 
|next        = [[Ambush at Duraan]]
|conflict    = [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war]]
|date        = [[2553]]
|place       = [[Rahnelo]]
|result      = Tem'Behtek and his Jiralhanae achieve victory
|side1       = [[Tem'Bhetek's faction]]
|side2       = [[House of Juran]]
|commanders1 = 
*[[Tem'Bhetek]]
|commanders2 = 
[[Tulum 'Juranai]]
|forces1     =
*1 {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}
**''[[Spear of Light]]''
***[[Jiralhanae]] infantry
***1 [[San'Shyuum]] [[prelate]]
|forces2     =
*[[Sangheili]] residents
|casual1     =
*Multiple Jiralhanae casualties
|casual2     =
*Heavy Sangheili casualties
*Civilian's slaughtered
}}

The '''Attack on Rahnelo''' was an [[attack|engagement]] on the defenseless [[Sangheili colonies|Sangheili colony]] of [[Rahnelo]] in the months following the end of the Covenant.<ref name="SOI">''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''</ref> In order to set a trap for [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', the [[prelate]], [[Tem'Bhetek]], working under the direction of the former [[Boru'a'Neem|Minister of Preparation]], indiscriminately attacked the colony, killing many and taking the [[kaidon]] and two of his sons hostage. {{Ref/Reuse|SOI}}

==Background==
{{Main|Fall of High Charity|Great Schism}}
In [[2552#October|October 2552]], a massive civil war known as the [[Great Schism]] broke out in and around the Covenant capital space station [[High Charity]]. The Covenant loyalist forces of the [[Prophet of Truth]] and his [[Jiralhanae]] clashed with the [[Covenant separatists|separatist]], predominantly-Sangheili forces, following the forced removal of the Sangheili as military leaders of the Covenant. The initial battle was a surprise attack led by the [[prelate]]s and Jiralhanae, and was initially going in the loyalists' favour. However, the arrival of the [[Flood]] aboard High Charity caused pandemonium, with the Sangheili ships led by ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' declaring a quarantine, with all ships attempting to leave the sector being shot down. The ''Shadow of Intent'' moved to glass the space station to try and stop the Flood, firing into the heart of the [[Golden City]] inside.{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}}

During the battle, the prelate [[Tem'Bhetek]] commanded a {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}} ''[[Spear of Light]]'', and moved back to High Charity to try and save his family. Instead, he was met by [[Boru'a'Neem]] - the Minister of Preparation. the Minister told Tem'Bhetek that his family was dead, and that the Flood now controlled the city. The two then departed High Charity, joining a large flotilla of [[San'Shyuum]] refugees evacuating the station. Following their escape, the two split off from the larger flotilla and headed for a [[Prototype Halo installation|secret installation]] known to Boru'a'Neem. There, the two hatched a plan to capture ''Shadow of Intent'' and use it against the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}}

==Battle==
At some point in late 2553, ''Spear of Light'' launched an attack on the Sangheili colony world [[Rahnelo]], headed by the [[House of Juran]]. The attack started with ''Spear of Light'' bombing the port and bastion compounds of the settlement, before deploying two [[company|companies]] of Jiralhanae warriors. The brutes swarmed the streets and killed all Sangheili who tried to fight back, massacring the population. [[Scion]] [[Tul 'Juran]] led an attack on the brutes from the 'Juran keep to save those she could, but eventually had to retreat behind the keep's gates. [[Kaidon]] [[Tulum 'Juranai]] ordered the Scion onto the walls of the keep to direct the defenders, while he and the two oldest sons of the family charged the brutes in an attempt to kill the prelate leader. Unfortunately for them, the prelate moved too quickly and retreated back to his cruiser, departing the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}}

==Aftermath==
During the chaos, Tem'Bhetek was able to capture the kaidon and his sons, later bringing them to the Minister of Preparation for use as test subjects for their [[Prototype Halo installation|prototype]] [[Halo Array|Halo]] - resulting in their deaths. Three days following the attack, [[Swords of Sanghelios]] carrier ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' arrived at Rahnelo and deployed a ground team led by [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and [[Vul 'Soran]] to investigate. They found many bodies, Jiralhanae and Sangheili, before coming across Tul 'Juran and her [['Juran|younger brother]]. The Scion requested the [[right of release]] to go and rescue or avenge her family, and joined the crew of the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} for their [[Ambush at Duraan|expedition to Duraan]].{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Post-Covenant War conflicts}}
[[Category:Post-Covenant War conflicts]]