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The '''Writ of Union''' is an oath of service to the [[Covenant]], written by the [[Prophets]] and [[Elites]] who created the Covenant, apparently the Covenant [[High Council]] of Concordance. In the current Covenant tradition, when an Elite becomes a warrior, they recite the oath with a Prophet. This writ was apparently authored in the first [[Age of Reconciliation]].
The '''Writ of Union''' is an oath of service to the [[Covenant]], written by the [[Prophets]] and perhaps [[Elites]] who created the Covenant, apparently the Covenant [[High Council]] of Concordance. In the current Covenant tradition, when an Elite becomes a warrior, they recite the oath. This writ was apparently authored in the first [[Age of Reconciliation]].


==The Oath==
==The Oath==
In an extended cinematic found in the [[Halo 2]]: Limited Collector's Edition DVD, the [[Arbiter]] recites the first canto with the [[High Prophet of Truth]]:
The full content is unknown, but here are some excerpts:


'''Arbiter:''' "So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see. Our war would yield countless dead but never victory."
''So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.''<br>
''Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.''


'''Prophet of Truth:''' "So let us cast arms aside, like discard our wrath. Thou in faith will keep us safe, whilst we find the path."
''So let us cast arms aside, and like discard our wrath.''<br>
''Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the path.''<ref>[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]]</ref>


This is also found in the inside cover of the [[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack]].
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In [[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]], SpecOps Elites recite this:
In [[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]], SpecOps Elites recite this:
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'''SpecOps Elites:''' "Even to our dying breath!"
'''SpecOps Elites:''' "Even to our dying breath!"


In an [[Early Halo 2 Script|early draft of the Halo 2 script]], the following quote appeared before the [[The Heretic (Level)|first cinematic]]:
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''On and on shall old war go'',<br>
''On and on shall old war go'',<br>
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''O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see''<br>
''O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see''<br>
''The impossibility of victory.''
''The impossibility of victory.''<ref>[[Early Halo 2 Script]]</ref>


''--Excerpt from the Writ of Union''<br>
{{ref}}
''Unknown Covenant Author''


 
[[Category:The Covenant]]
[[Category:The Covenant]][[Category:Ideaology]]
[[Category:Ideology]]
 
'''Covenant Writ of Union, Canto 1'''
 
''So full of hate were our eyes''
 
''That none of us could see''
 
''Our war would yield countless dead''
 
''But never victory''
 
 
''So let us cast arms aside''
 
''And like discard our wrath''
 
''Thou, in faith, will keep us safe''
 
''Whilst we find the path''
 
High Council of Concordance,
First Age of Reconciliation
 
 
==Final Canto==
Another canto, presumed to be the final canto by some, goes as such:
 
''Put an ear to the Stone of this Holy City''
 
''The Voices still Whisper "Seven Rings begin the Journey"''

Revision as of 03:12, September 25, 2007

The Writ of Union is an oath of service to the Covenant, written by the Prophets and perhaps Elites who created the Covenant, apparently the Covenant High Council of Concordance. In the current Covenant tradition, when an Elite becomes a warrior, they recite the oath. This writ was apparently authored in the first Age of Reconciliation.

The Oath

The full content is unknown, but here are some excerpts:

So full of hate were our eyes that none of us could see.
Our war would yield countless dead, but never victory.

So let us cast arms aside, and like discard our wrath.
Thou, in faith, will keep us safe, whilst we find the path.[1]

In The Arbiter, SpecOps Elites recite this:

SpecOps Commander: "When we joined the Covenant, we took an oath."

SpecOps Elites: "According to our station! All without exception!"

SpecOps Commander: "On the blood of our fathers, on the blood of our sons, we swore to uphold the Covenant."

SpecOps Elites: "Even to our dying breath!"

On and on shall old war go,
Without respite my blood will flow

O’er your eyes ‘til they cannot see
The impossibility of victory.[2]

[3]

  1. ^ Halo 2: Original Soundtrack
  2. ^ Early Halo 2 Script
  3. ^ {{{Text}}}
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