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===Role within the Covenant===
===Role within the Covenant===
{{Quote|Every member of the Covenant shall walk the path. None will be left behind when our Great Journey begins. That is the Prophets' age-old promise, and it shall be fulfilled!|The [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], during the Battle of Installation 05<ref name="regret">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|Every member of the Covenant shall walk the path. None will be left behind when our Great Journey begins. That is the Prophets' age-old promise, and it shall be fulfilled!|The [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], during the Battle of Installation 05<ref name="regret">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>}}
[[File:H2A-TruthAndMercy.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The High Prophets of Truth and Mercy.]]
[[File:H2A-TruthAndMercy.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The High Prophets of Truth and Mercy.]]
The San'Shyuum made up the ruling religious caste of the Covenant Empire.<ref name="enc118">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 118'' (2010)</ref> The San'Shyuum held a vital position in the Covenant because they were solely responsible for studying the holy Forerunner artifacts and using them to develop new technologies,{{Ref/Reuse|ch152}} and also because they managed political affairs and maintained order in the Covenant. [[San'Shyuum High Councilor]]s held over one hundred seats on the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]],<ref name="ch271">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 271''</ref> sharing this responsibility with the [[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2heretic}} until the dawn of the [[Great Schism]] in 2552. The primary goal of San'Shyuum within the Covenant was to locate, study, and incorporate Forerunner technology to fully understand and advance the Great Journey.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} Covenant society as a whole was based on the expectation of the San'Shyuum leading the other species of the empire to transcendence.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 119'' (2011)</ref> The Covenant's ruling caste appeared to encompass both the San'Shyuum and the Sangheili, though the San'Shyuum ultimately had more power within the empire as they were believed to be "the voice of the Gods". In actuality, the two species had an uneasy coexistence by 2552, and there was a significant amount of political infighting among the ruling caste.{{Ref/Reuse|enc118}}
The San'Shyuum made up the ruling religious caste of the Covenant Empire.<ref name="enc118">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 118'' (2010)</ref> The San'Shyuum held a vital position in the Covenant because they were solely responsible for studying the holy Forerunner artifacts and using them to develop new technologies,{{Ref/Reuse|ch152}} and also because they managed political affairs and maintained order in the Covenant. [[San'Shyuum High Councilor]]s held over one hundred seats on the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]],<ref name="ch271">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 271''</ref> sharing this responsibility with the [[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2heretic}} until the dawn of the [[Great Schism]] in 2552. The primary goal of San'Shyuum within the Covenant was to locate, study, and incorporate Forerunner technology to fully understand and advance the Great Journey.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} Covenant society as a whole was based on the expectation of the San'Shyuum leading the other species of the empire to transcendence.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 119'' (2011)</ref> The Covenant's ruling caste appeared to encompass both the San'Shyuum and the Sangheili, though the San'Shyuum ultimately had more power within the empire as they were believed to be "the voice of the Gods". In actuality, the two species had an uneasy coexistence by 2552, and there was a significant amount of political infighting among the ruling caste.{{Ref/Reuse|enc118}}

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