Editing Lydus

{{Status|Canon}}

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|image=[[File:Enc22 Lydus.jpg|300px]]

|homeworld=[[Doisac]]<ref name="EN">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''', ''page 255''</ref>

|birth=[[2478#March|March 2, 2478]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

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|height=256.5 centimetres {{C|8 ft 5 in}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

|affiliation=*[[Children of Oth Sonin]]

'''Lydus''', the '''Ghost Father''', is an elder [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] who led the [[Children of Oth Sonin]] and sued for peace with the [[Sangheili]] during the [[post-Covenant War conflicts|post-Covenant War era]].<ref name="HE1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref> He was the Chieftain of a [[master-pack]] and did not leave the [[Oth Sonin system]] until [[2546]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref>

 

===Peace talks===

In [[2558|March 2558]], Lydus and his [[Children of Oth Sonin]] were willing to discuss a peace treaty with the [[Arbiter]], [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Lydus and 'Vadam agreed to discuss peace negotiations on the remote former [[Covenant]] planet of [[Ealen IV]]. The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} was assigned the mission of defending him and 'Vadam during negotiations. Before an agreement could be reached between both parties, they were attacked by extremists opposed to the treaty. Lydus immediately accused 'Vadam of betraying him, but quickly realized this was not the case. With the aid of his bodyguards and an escort team of [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartans]], Lydus was evacuated from the processing center. However, a wing of hostile [[Banshee]]s from [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]] destroyed the evac shuttle, forcing the Spartans and the diplomats - Lydus included - to take refuge in a nearby parts depot.{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}} While taking shelter in the depot, 'Vadam discovered a set of existing tunnels leading to an old fortified redoubt in which they could take refuge in. Before the mercenary forces could locate them, Lydus and the other diplomats escaped through the series of service tunnels, narrowly avoiding a {{Pattern|Kmiro'sish|Lich}}. Jackknife then went ahead with the delegation's bodyguards to ensure that the redoubt was safe for the delegates to use as shelter. Lord Hood stopped to inspect a fallen Sangheili and discovered someone within the UNSC was leaking the hostile alien mercenaries information. [[Spartan Operations|Spartan]] [[Vladimir Scruggs]] radioed the others telling them it was safe to advance into the redoubt. However, unbeknownst to Lydus and the others, Scruggs had betrayed his fireteam, killing them and the delegate's bodyguards.<ref name="HE2">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 2|Issue #2]]''</ref>

Unlike most [[Jiralhanae]], Lydus was reasonable and willing to make peace with the [[Sangheili]] and [[human]]s to aid his species. During the crisis, Lydus frequently expressed his doubts as to the capability and allegiances of the Sangheili and humans, often bickering with the Arbiter in particular. He originally blamed 'Vadam for the attack on the planet, but quickly realized that the forces were not allied with any of the delegates.{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}}

Lydus was quite intelligent. He realized that an alliance with the other species would aid the Jiralhanae, as their supplies and resources were diminishing. When the peace negotiations were interrupted, he was the one to suggest that the group should attempt to return to their ships, rather than wait for their ships to aid the delegates as it was possible the ships had been destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|HE2}} Like most Jiralhanae, Lydus was very aggressive. He was furious when the negotiations were interrupted by [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]] and threatened to personally kill Spartan Scruggs when he learned that Scruggs had betrayed the delegates and had killed the bodyguards.{{Ref/Reuse|HE3}}

[[Category:Jiralhanae characters]]