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{{Quote|So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.<br>Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.|[[Covenant]] [[Writ of Union]]}} | {{Quote|So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.<br>Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.|[[Covenant]] [[Writ of Union]]}} | ||
The '''War of Beginnings''', | The '''War of Beginnings''',<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/sanghelios '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sanghelios'']</ref> also known as the '''San'Shyuum-Sangheili War'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 1''</ref> and the '''First Age of Conflict''', was an interstellar war set between the [[Sangheili]] species and the [[Reformist]] [[San'Shyuum]], over religious and technological differences. At the conclusion of the war, the [[Writ of Union]] was penned and initiated, and the [[Covenant]] was kindled.<ref name="Harvest">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 147''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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===Blue and Red=== | ===Blue and Red=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Skirmish of the Planet of Blue and Red}} | ||
The war eventually led to a skirmish on [[Anvarl]] in [[860 BCE]]. The planet's location made it of strategic importance to the Sangheili, however the San'Shyuum desired to take control of the world for the numerous Forerunner artifacts located on and underneath the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 1-3''</ref> The San'Shyuum forces were led by [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben|Mken 'Scre'ah'ben, High Lord of Sacred Relics]], while the Sangheili forces were led by [[Ussa 'Xellus]]. Although the San'Shyuum were vastly outnumbered,<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 6-7''</ref> they used [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s to weaken Sangheili forces while scientists uncovered and examined the Forerunner structures. Eventually, the San'Shyuum's command stations were breached by Sangheili assassins—forcing all San'Shyuum on the planet to retreat to orbit. High Lord Mken had ordered the Forerunner Dreadnought to fire upon the Sangheili forces, but under Ussa's command, most of them had escaped into a Forerunner structure, which the San'Shyuum were unwilling to damage.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 9-13''</ref> The Sangheili on the planet were eventually forced to flee the system.<ref name="bcpreview">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> | The war eventually led to a skirmish on [[Anvarl]] in [[860 BCE]]. The planet's location made it of strategic importance to the Sangheili, however the San'Shyuum desired to take control of the world for the numerous Forerunner artifacts located on and underneath the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 1-3''</ref> The San'Shyuum forces were led by [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben|Mken 'Scre'ah'ben, High Lord of Sacred Relics]], while the Sangheili forces were led by [[Ussa 'Xellus]]. Although the San'Shyuum were vastly outnumbered,<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 6-7''</ref> they used [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s to weaken Sangheili forces while scientists uncovered and examined the Forerunner structures. Eventually, the San'Shyuum's command stations were breached by Sangheili assassins—forcing all San'Shyuum on the planet to retreat to orbit. High Lord Mken had ordered the Forerunner Dreadnought to fire upon the Sangheili forces, but under Ussa's command, most of them had escaped into a Forerunner structure, which the San'Shyuum were unwilling to damage.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 9-13''</ref> The Sangheili on the planet were eventually forced to flee the system.<ref name="bcpreview">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> | ||
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===Rebellions=== | ===Rebellions=== | ||
While most Sangheili willingly—or begrudgingly—joined the new Covenant, there were those who resented what they viewed as submission to the San'Shyuum. The Covenant sought to make an example of these dissenters, silencing those who rejected the new union with overwhelming force. An incarnation of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] formed at this time to bring the holdouts to the Writ of Union to heel. | While most Sangheili willingly—or begrudgingly—joined the new Covenant, there were those who resented what they viewed as submission to the San'Shyuum. The Covenant sought to make an example of these dissenters, silencing those who rejected the new union with overwhelming force. An incarnation of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] formed at this time to bring the holdouts to the Writ of Union to heel. | ||
====The Rending==== | ====The Rending==== | ||
{{Main|Rending}} | {{Main|Rending}} |