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===Role within the Covenant=== | ===Role within the Covenant=== | ||
[[File:H2A Beach - Elite and Jackal.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] standing alongside a [[Sangheili]].]] | [[File:H2A Beach - Elite and Jackal.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] standing alongside a [[Special Operations Sangheili]].]] | ||
{{Quote|Yet some are effective snipers, and, once drawn into the Covenant they have proven loyal, though they are quarrelsome with the Unggoy and others at times.|From the [[Zo Resken|Prophet of Clarity]]'s ''[[Notes on the History of the Covenant]]'', referring to the Kig-Yar<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 186''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Yet some are effective snipers, and, once drawn into the Covenant they have proven loyal, though they are quarrelsome with the Unggoy and others at times.|From the [[Zo Resken|Prophet of Clarity]]'s ''[[Notes on the History of the Covenant]]'', referring to the Kig-Yar<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 186''</ref>}} | ||
The Kig-Yar are unique among the rest of the species of the [[The Covenant|Covenant]]: rather than being faithful followers of the [[San'Shyuum]]'s [[Covenant religion|religion]], they served the Covenant due to the monetary rewards the Prophets paid them. Most were loyal only to their families and matriarchs, with service to the [[Great Journey]] only a distant consideration.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Jackal Marksmen description''</ref> However, due to their long service in the Covenant, a large number of them came to accept the [[Covenant religion]]. Although the Kig-Yar held a rather low standing in the Covenant hierarchy, their position closely resembled a separate and independent entity that operated as mercenaries for the Covenant;{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} most Kig-Yar saw their service in the Covenant as a business arrangement, rather than a true religious and spiritual journey.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointuniverse}} The Kig-Yar were not represented on the [[High Council]] but were instead vetted by the [[Ministry of Concert]]. The Kig-Yar did not vocally complain about their position but had instead selected to siphon off resources to their brethren, to which the Covenant powers either turned a blind eye to or were unaware of it.{{Ref/Reuse|HE155}}{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 150}} [[Black market]]s were also operated on ''[[High Charity]]'' by the Kig-Yar; the [[Hierarchs]] were aware of it, but seemingly only monitored the markets.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 146}} Unlike some species in the Covenant,{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} the culture of the Kig-Yar did not suffer as a result of their incorporation to the hegemony. When the Covenant was dissolved at the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Kig-Yar society and culture experienced little change.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointuniverse}} | The Kig-Yar are unique among the rest of the species of the [[The Covenant|Covenant]]: rather than being faithful followers of the [[San'Shyuum]]'s [[Covenant religion|religion]], they served the Covenant due to the monetary rewards the Prophets paid them. Most were loyal only to their families and matriarchs, with service to the [[Great Journey]] only a distant consideration.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Jackal Marksmen description''</ref> However, due to their long service in the Covenant, a large number of them came to accept the [[Covenant religion]]. Although the Kig-Yar held a rather low standing in the Covenant hierarchy, their position closely resembled a separate and independent entity that operated as mercenaries for the Covenant;{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} most Kig-Yar saw their service in the Covenant as a business arrangement, rather than a true religious and spiritual journey.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointuniverse}} The Kig-Yar were not represented on the [[High Council]] but were instead vetted by the [[Ministry of Concert]]. The Kig-Yar did not vocally complain about their position but had instead selected to siphon off resources to their brethren, to which the Covenant powers either turned a blind eye to or were unaware of it.{{Ref/Reuse|HE155}}{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 150}} [[Black market]]s were also operated on ''[[High Charity]]'' by the Kig-Yar; the [[Hierarchs]] were aware of it, but seemingly only monitored the markets.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 146}} Unlike some species in the Covenant,{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} the culture of the Kig-Yar did not suffer as a result of their incorporation to the hegemony. When the Covenant was dissolved at the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Kig-Yar society and culture experienced little change.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointuniverse}} |