Editing Prophet of Stewardship

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{{Character Infobox|variant=Cov

|name= Prophet of Stewardship

|rank=[[Lesser Prophet|Minor Prophet]]

|eyes=Green<ref name="flood4">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''pages 4-5''</ref>

The '''Minor Prophet of Stewardship'''<ref name="Rerelease">'''Halo: The Flood''' (2010), ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref> was a [[San'Shyuum]] [[Lesser Prophet]] attached to the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. Stewardship was a member of the fleet's [[Council of Masters]].<ref name="tf94">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 94''</ref>

The Minor Prophet of Stewardship often worked with the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]], with the [[Zo Resken|Prophet of Clarity]] serving as a buffer between the two. Stewardship was later given command of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'s military assets.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 195''</ref> When the Fleet of Particular Justice arrived at the [[Soell|Soell system]] and discovered [[Installation 04]], Stewardship immediately claimed authority over the fleet per the reclamation procedure, as the Halo was a religious matter. [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee was reluctant to cede authority with {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} heading for the system, and after a meeting on the ''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' to contact [[High Charity]] to verify who had command, no decision was made.<ref name="Rerelease"/> During the battle the Prophet secretly ordered ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' and ''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' to conduct a close-range survey of the Halo before the human ship's arrival.<ref name="cannonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never'']</ref>

Stewardship was aboard [[Shipmaster]] [[Orna 'Fulsamee]]'s destroyer when the battle commenced above the ring.<ref name="flood4"/> The Prophet forbade the fleet from using [[plasma torpedo]]es to destroy the ''Pillar of Autumn'', saying that a stray torpedo could damage Halo; 'Vadamee overrode this order.<ref name="Rerelease"/> This proved to be a grave mistake as the ''Autumn'' held out against the Covenant boarders long enough to crash land on the ring. Stewardship oversaw the Covenant's [[Battle of Installation 04|campaign on the Halo]]. He gave [[Special Operations Officer]] [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] orders, first denying and then later granting permission to hunt [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]]. He also threatened 'Zamamee with execution when the first attempt on the Master Chief failed.  

As the battle wore on, Stewardship, alternating between the [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' near the surface and the [[DDS-class carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' in orbit, began to disregard the [[Sangheili]]'s authority. When the Covenant discovered a [[Forerunner]] [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] orbiting the nearby gas giant [[Threshold]], the Prophet sent an expeditionary force under [[Sesa 'Refumee]] and [[Loka 'Bandolee]] to investigate, an act which Thel 'Vadamee believed unwise because of the [[human]] presence on Halo. Two more teams were sent to secure a weapons cache, both of which lost contact, leading to the deployment of a fourth.

'Vadamee finally sent a formal request to Stewardship to cease his constant force misappropriation, though the message was ignored. Stewardship also had Councilor [[Soha 'Rolamee]] executed for his failure to secure a science facility on the ring. At this point the Supreme Commander sent a single infantry unit to relieve the Prophet of Stewardship until the humans were eliminated, but Stewardship ordered them destroyed on final approach to ''Ascendant Justice'', warning that any further affronts to his leadership would be met with equally lethal results. 'Vadamee finally assembled a force to retake the ''Ascendant Justice'' and physically relieve the Prophet, but Stewardship relocated to the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', leaving orders for the crew to arrest the Supreme Commander if he interfered with his consecration of the ring, an order the crew ignored. Soon, however, [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee was recovered from his mission to the [[agricultural support ship]] ''[[Infinite Succor]]'', revealing that the [[Flood]] was on the ring. This prompted 'Vadamee to initiate emergency quarantine response, priority alpha, meaning that Stewardship would not be able to leave the ring unless his ship remained uninfected.<ref name="Rerelease"/>

Stewardship was captured during the humans' last-ditch raid on the ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 329''</ref> He made no attempt to hide his status as a Prophet from his captors, no doubt so that they would take him prisoner rather than kill him on the spot. He was able to send a rescue request ordering all available Covenant vessels to rescue him, but 'Vadamee denied the request as the ring was about to detonate.<ref name="Rerelease"/> The Prophet of Stewardship died when [[Melissa McKay|First Lieutenant McKay]] destroyed the ship to prevent the Flood from escaping Halo.

*Stewardship is only described as wearing an [[antigravity belt]] in ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''.<ref name="tf94"/> However, he is depicted using an [[anti-gravity chair]] in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'''s terminals and in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. It can be assumed that he was simply out of his chair during the scenes in which he is described in ''The Flood'', as ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' establishes that most San'Shyuum wear an anti-gravity belt as a secondary means of support.

*The Stewardship appears in a hologram aboard ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' multiplayer map "[[Truth]]".<ref name="cannonfodder"/>

File:TMCC - Obsessed achievement.jpg|Concept art of Thel conversing with Stewardship. Note the Prophet's resemblance to [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]].

File:Prophet on Truth.png|A holographic transmission featuring Stewardship on the ''Halo 5'' map Truth.

*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''

**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]'' {{C|Holographic projection only}}

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