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[[File:Arbiter the return.jpg|thumb|300px|The death of Truth at the hands of [[Thel 'Vadam]] was fondly retold and remembered by the Sangheili.]] | [[File:Arbiter the return.jpg|thumb|300px|The death of Truth at the hands of [[Thel 'Vadam]] was fondly retold and remembered by the Sangheili.<ref>[[The Return]] "...For six years since the High Prophet died at the hands of our champion, the Arbiter..."</ref>]] | ||
The High Prophet of Truth was remembered as a notorious leader who doomed his people, by both those who rebelled against him,<ref name="damned">[[Halo: Broken Circle]] page 285 "Already the city was in complete chaos, wracked by all-out civil war. Then, in the corner of the screen, Zo saw something he could not believe. His Sanghieli companions came and stood near, gazing in shock at what the viewscreen conveyed. The immense Forerunner Dreadnought at the center of High Charity, which had for so long served as a reminder of the Writ of Union between San'Shyuum and Sangheili, had suddenly rent free from its moorings and begun to climb, a burning sun beaming from where its long-since-decommissioned engines were. The noble and ancient vessel shook the entire city, concussively reverberating through the air, and rumbling through the supply ship as it rose skyward to the upper parts of the dome. Zo gazed in horror at what he saw-the entire city began to dim and darken with the Dreadnought departing upward, having lost the source of much of its power. This truly was a sign of the times."</ref><ref>[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]] [[Hunting Party]] - | The High Prophet of Truth was remembered as a notorious leader who doomed his people, by both those who rebelled against him,<ref name="damned">[[Halo: Broken Circle]] page 285 "Already the city was in complete chaos, wracked by all-out civil war. Then, in the corner of the screen, Zo saw something he could not believe. His Sanghieli companions came and stood near, gazing in shock at what the viewscreen conveyed. The immense Forerunner Dreadnought at the center of High Charity, which had for so long served as a reminder of the Writ of Union between San'Shyuum and Sangheili, had suddenly rent free from its moorings and begun to climb, a burning sun beaming from where its long-since-decommissioned engines were. The noble and ancient vessel shook the entire city, concussively reverberating through the air, and rumbling through the supply ship as it rose skyward to the upper parts of the dome. Zo gazed in horror at what he saw-the entire city began to dim and darken with the Dreadnought departing upward, having lost the source of much of its power. This truly was a sign of the times."</ref><ref>[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]] [[Hunting Party]] - | ||
"I am not Tartarus or some fanatic. I am not Truth. I am not Regret. I am their remedy."</ref> as well as those who were loyal to him.<ref>[[Halo: Fractures]] [[Halo: Shadow of Intent]] page 131 "Truth said and did many unfortunate things..." , [[Boru'a'Neem]]</ref> He had twisted certain aspects of the [[Covenant religion]] and lied, [[Great Schism|betrayed]] the Sangheili sparking a civil war, left a [[Prophet of Mercy|fellow Hierarch]] for dead, and abandoned High Charity with its [[Anodyne Spirit|power source]]; leaving the capital city without power to be [[Fall of High Charity|overrun]] by the [[Flood]].<ref name="damned" /> Following the end of the war, the lies that Truth perpetuated had been exposed. | "I am not Tartarus or some fanatic. I am not Truth. I am not Regret. I am their remedy."</ref> as well as those who were loyal to him.<ref>[[Halo: Fractures]] [[Halo: Shadow of Intent]] page 131 "Truth said and did many unfortunate things..." , [[Boru'a'Neem]]</ref> He had twisted certain aspects of the [[Covenant religion]] and lied, [[Great Schism|betrayed]] the Sangheili sparking a civil war, left a [[Prophet of Mercy|fellow Hierarch]] for dead, and abandoned High Charity with its [[Anodyne Spirit|power source]]; leaving the capital city without power to be [[Fall of High Charity|overrun]] by the [[Flood]].<ref name="damned" /> Following the end of the war, the lies that Truth perpetuated had been exposed. | ||