Editing Children of Oth Sonin

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|name=Children of Oth Sonin

|image=[[File:HE3 Lydus' pack.jpg|300px]]<br>A Children of Oth Sonin crew led by one of Lydus' subordinates

|head=The "Ghost Father"

|language=[[Jiralhanae#Language|Jiralhanae language]]

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The '''Children of Oth Sonin''' is a [[Jiralhanae]] [[master-pack]] under the leadership of [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Lydus]] and in control of the [[Oth Sonin system]] in [[2558]].<ref name="HE1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref><ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref> They emerged as one of the strongest Jiralhanae Master-Packs in the wake of the [[War of Annihilation]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p247|Enc22|Page=247}}

[[Lydus]] was born into a [[Jiralhanae]] [[clan]] on [[Doisac]] that saw its citadel and territory destroyed by the [[Covenant]] during their first contact. Lydus was the only survivor of his family and would later come to be known as the "Ghost Father". Disfigured from the attack, the young Jiralhanae reluctantly joined the Covenant along with the rest of his species as they were subjugated. He served the Covenant and formed a small clan with young Jiralhanae warriors, calling them the Children of Oth Sonin.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22p255}}

===Covenant collapse and Post-War period===

Following the collapse of the [[Covenant]] at the end of [[2552]], Lydus took his Children of Oth Sonin and expanded to the moon [[Teash]] with hopes of solidifying order among the Jiralhanae on Doisac.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22p255}} The Children of Oth Sonin would eventually grow large enough to provide security and limited provisions to the outlying citadels across the Jiralhanae home system.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22p247}} At some point after the war, [[Kilo-Five]] sowed dissension among the Children of Oth Sonin.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=111}}

 

 

In space, communications were cut off between the fleets in orbit and the surface. Lydus' pack-brothers assumed that the UNSC were blocking their communication. Though [[Commander]] [[Bradley]] tried to convince them otherwise,<ref name="HE2">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref> the Children of Oth Sonin assumed that the UNSC and the Sangheili had betrayed the peace talks, and prepared to attack the Sangheili, only stopping when [[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] and [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Naiya Ray]] managed to restore communications with the fleets. Lydus, 'Vadam, and Hood were able to escape at the cost of [[Fireteam Bailey]], saving the ambassadors but leaving hope of peace between the Jiralhanae and the Sangheili in doubt.<ref name="HE3">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>

 

 

In 2558, the clan maintained the original Jiralhanae ranks of the [[Covenant military]], even five years after the collapse of the Covenant proper.{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}}

 

|Infantry

|[[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]]<br>[[Jiralhanae Major|Major]]

|Specialists

|Officers

|Commanders

The clan's military assets were very diverse, utilizing both Covenant weaponry, such as the [[Type-25 plasma pistol]] and {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}, and the Jiralhanae's native weaponry, such as the [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]. Leaders, such as Captains and Chieftains, used the [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HE3}} In terms of vehicles, the clan has been seen making use of the {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} as a dropship. In terms of space vessels, the clan possessed [[CAS-class assault carrier]]s, {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s, and {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HE3}}

 

File:Lydus Spiker.png|The Children of Oth Sonin escorting their leader Lydus during the [[Attack on Ealen IV]].

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