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==Covenant Record: Will of the Prophets== | |||
{{Article Quote|A tale of might and meddling.}} | |||
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''The scene opens high above the [[lower districts]] of [[High Charity]]. The camera slowly zooms toward the center of the cityscape, and it enters a cloud. The scene fades to a closer view of the structures in the lower districts and tracks through the urban sprawl | ''The scene opens high above the [[lower districts]] of [[High Charity]]. The camera slowly zooms toward the center of the cityscape, and it enters a cloud. The scene fades to a closer view of the structures in the lower districts and tracks through the urban sprawl until it reaches a high tower covered in accessways and landing pads meant for [[San'Shyuum]] [[Anti-gravity chair|anti-gravity chairs]]. The camera moves through a door on the outside of the building and into the private chambers of a San'Shyuum [[Unidentified San'Shyuum scribe|scribe]] as he works on his terminal.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "Regarding the history of the [[Covenant]] and its glorious founding species, the San'Shyuum and [[Sangheili]], the [[Record of Punished Deeds]] would not be sufficient without a word on the [[Arbiter]]. Not the consignment of shame that it is currently, but what came before; the legendary warriors of Sangheili past." | *'''Scribe''': "Regarding the history of the [[Covenant]] and its glorious founding species, the San'Shyuum and [[Sangheili]], the [[Record of Punished Deeds]] would not be sufficient without a word on the [[Arbiter]]. Not the consignment of shame that it is currently, but what came before; the legendary warriors of Sangheili past." | ||
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''The scene fades to another view of the waste, a great dust storm blowing. Vast lines of Sangheili form to pay homage to this Arbiter.'' | ''The scene fades to another view of the waste, a great dust storm blowing. Vast lines of Sangheili form to pay homage to this Arbiter.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': " | *'''Scribe''': "They ruled their world with pride, and vigilance, surviving the perils of both land and sea." | ||
''The scene cuts to a large | ''The scene cuts to a large trireme-style ship with an ornate metal figurehead and ram tossing in a great gale on an ocean. The ship steers directly into a massive wave, as the rowers attempt to drive their ship upward.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "These were the Arbiters of old; part king, part judge. Warrior-rulers unlike any of which would follow." | *'''Scribe''': "These were the Arbiters of old; part king, part judge. Warrior-rulers unlike any of which would follow." | ||
''An Arbiter clad in crimson loincloth and cape stands atop a platform in a city on Sanghelios, and raises his blade, roaring. The crowd below him cheer and raise their fists to the sky in answer. The scene fades to a scene on a cliff on the world of [[Ulgethon]]. Three Sangheili, including one in [[Arbiter body armor]] stand atop the cliff, looking across a canyon at the [[Forerunner | ''An Arbiter clad in crimson loincloth and cape stands atop a platform in a city on Sanghelios, and raises his blade, roaring. The crowd below him cheer and raise their fists to the sky in answer. The scene fades to a scene on a cliff on the world of [[Ulgethon]]. Three Sangheili, including one in [[Arbiter body armor]] stand atop the cliff, looking across a canyon at the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The Arbiter holds a blade covered in blood.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "When we arrived on their frontier world of Ulgethon, the cost of life was severe. Led by a mighty Arbiter, the Sangheili resisted our entreatment with ruthless force, leading to [[San'Shyuum-Sangheili War|decades of war]]." | *'''Scribe''': "When we arrived on their frontier world of Ulgethon, the cost of life was severe. Led by a mighty Arbiter, the Sangheili resisted our entreatment with ruthless force, leading to [[San'Shyuum-Sangheili War|decades of war]]." | ||
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''The same San'Shyuum that unveiled the butchery of the San'Shyuum ambassadors looks down upon the kneeling Sangheili, a slight look of satisfaction on his face.'' | ''The same San'Shyuum that unveiled the butchery of the San'Shyuum ambassadors looks down upon the kneeling Sangheili, a slight look of satisfaction on his face.'' | ||