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The '''Ministry of Fortitude''' is a [[Covenant]] political body that deals with the balanced distribution of [[Forerunner]] relics to the rest of the Covenant's member species.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' pg. 144</ref> The Ministry basically decides which species get what.
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The '''Ministry of Fortitude''' was a [[Ministry|ministerial]] branch of the government of the [[Covenant]] that dealt with the balanced distribution of [[Forerunner]] relics to the rest of the Covenant's member species. Although client species of the Covenant had agreed to allow the [[San'Shyuum]] to be responsible for the investigation and distribution of all discovered Forerunner artifacts, many species wished to use the artifacts for themselves for wealth, power, and prestige. To prevent conflict, the ministry decided the proper distribution of the artifacts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 144''</ref>


It is also worth noting that the Minister of Fortitude, later to become the [[High Prophet of Truth]], was a part of the Ministry of Fortitude.
The Minister of Fortitude was the individual responsible for managing the ministry's vast bureaucracy.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 149''</ref> The ministry's tower was located among the [[Tower Districts]] of ''[[High Charity]]''. In one of the upper levels of the tower, [[junior staffer]]s serving with the ministry worked in a large antechamber. This antechamber channeled to a large room that was lined with hallways that led to the individual offices of the staffers. In between each hallway, there were life-sized statues of each previous Minister of Fortitude that levitated above the floor. These statues were carved from the stony base of ''High Charity'' and stylized with [[holography|holographic]] robes that listed each Minister's notable accomplishments. Several [[Lights of Sanghelios]] guardsmen protected the tower.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 153''</ref> The top floor of the tower was home to the Minister's office. Narrow and relatively cramped, the office was designed for security and as an architectural metaphor to represent the Minister's status: ''"At the top, there is only room for one"''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 154-155''</ref>


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The [[Prophet of Truth]] was formerly the Minister of Fortitude before ascending to the position of [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 127''</ref> On [[2525|January 18, 2525]], when a [[Prophet of Regret|Vice Minister]] serving the [[Ministry of Tranquility]] was informed of the [[Luminary]] detections made by the [[missionary ship]] ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', he reported it to the Minister of Fortitude. The Luminary had detected numerous Forerunner relics on a [[Harvest|world]] outside of Covenant space.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 158''</ref> Ultimately, the Minister discovered that these supposed artifacts were in fact the planet's [[human]] inhabitants—the species the Forerunners tasked with the [[Reclaimer|reclamation]] of the [[Mantle]]. Realizing this discovery would lead to the dissolution of the Covenant empire, the Minister tasked [[Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]] with the [[glassing]] of the planet, thus beginning the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 313''</ref> In [[2552]], ''[[Clarity of Faith]]'' served under the ministry and its [[shipmaster]], [[Thon 'Talamee]], worked directly with the Minister.<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>


{{Covenant Government}}
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' {{Mo}}


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==Sources==
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This article is about the Covenant ministry. For the San'Shyuum who was once its minister, see Prophet of Truth.

The Ministry of Fortitude was a ministerial branch of the government of the Covenant that dealt with the balanced distribution of Forerunner relics to the rest of the Covenant's member species. Although client species of the Covenant had agreed to allow the San'Shyuum to be responsible for the investigation and distribution of all discovered Forerunner artifacts, many species wished to use the artifacts for themselves for wealth, power, and prestige. To prevent conflict, the ministry decided the proper distribution of the artifacts.[1]

The Minister of Fortitude was the individual responsible for managing the ministry's vast bureaucracy.[2] The ministry's tower was located among the Tower Districts of High Charity. In one of the upper levels of the tower, junior staffers serving with the ministry worked in a large antechamber. This antechamber channeled to a large room that was lined with hallways that led to the individual offices of the staffers. In between each hallway, there were life-sized statues of each previous Minister of Fortitude that levitated above the floor. These statues were carved from the stony base of High Charity and stylized with holographic robes that listed each Minister's notable accomplishments. Several Lights of Sanghelios guardsmen protected the tower.[3] The top floor of the tower was home to the Minister's office. Narrow and relatively cramped, the office was designed for security and as an architectural metaphor to represent the Minister's status: "At the top, there is only room for one".[4]

The Prophet of Truth was formerly the Minister of Fortitude before ascending to the position of Hierarch.[5] On January 18, 2525, when a Vice Minister serving the Ministry of Tranquility was informed of the Luminary detections made by the missionary ship Minor Transgression, he reported it to the Minister of Fortitude. The Luminary had detected numerous Forerunner relics on a world outside of Covenant space.[6] Ultimately, the Minister discovered that these supposed artifacts were in fact the planet's human inhabitants—the species the Forerunners tasked with the reclamation of the Mantle. Realizing this discovery would lead to the dissolution of the Covenant empire, the Minister tasked Chieftain Maccabeus with the glassing of the planet, thus beginning the Human-Covenant War.[7] In 2552, Clarity of Faith served under the ministry and its shipmaster, Thon 'Talamee, worked directly with the Minister.[8]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 144
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 149
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 153
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 154-155
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 127
  6. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 158
  7. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 313
  8. ^ Halo: Blood Line, Issue #1

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