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Tartarus started life as the nephew of a venerable and religious pack leader known as [[Maccabeus]]. Emblazoned in scarlet armor, the young Tartarus was part of his uncle's crew of one of the few Brute-controlled ships in the Covenant. The Elites did not approve of a Brute controlling a ship and had disabled many of it's key features such as weaponry, gravity lifts, and other useful mechanics, but Maccabeus' faith in the [[Great Journey]] helped him turn a blind eye to this unfair treatment. | Tartarus started life as the nephew of a venerable and religious pack leader known as [[Maccabeus]]. Emblazoned in scarlet armor, the young Tartarus was part of his uncle's crew of one of the few Brute-controlled ships in the Covenant. The Elites did not approve of a Brute controlling a ship and had disabled many of it's key features such as weaponry, gravity lifts, and other useful mechanics, but Maccabeus' faith in the [[Great Journey]] helped him turn a blind eye to this unfair treatment. | ||
Soon a [[Grunt]] [[Deacon]] named [[Dadab]] and his [[Huragok]] friend [[Lighter Than Some]] found themselves on board the Brute vessel [[Rapid Conversion]] after escaping the destruction of the ship [[Minor Transgression]], a ship both Dadab and ''[[Lighter Than Some]]'' were aboard. Tartarus was the one who summoned [[Maccabeus]] at their explosive arrival and would later become a protector of the Engineer when the resentful [[Drones]] on board set out to kill it for taking their jobs. He journeyed to Harvest during the first contact between the | Soon a [[Grunt]] [[Deacon]] named [[Dadab]] and his [[Huragok]] friend [[Lighter Than Some]] found themselves on board the Brute vessel [[Rapid Conversion]] after escaping the destruction of the ship [[Minor Transgression]], a ship both [[Dadab]] and ''[[Lighter Than Some]]'' were aboard. Tartarus was the one who summoned [[Maccabeus]] at their explosive arrival and would later become a protector of the [[Engineer]] when the resentful [[Drones]] on board set out to kill it for taking their jobs. He journeyed to [[Harvest]] during the first contact between the Brutes and the humans, in a staged offer of peace that soon erupted into battle. Tartarus found himself aboard a [[Spirit]] Dropship that was soon destroyed but he did not evacuate until he had tried everything to save [[Ritul]], a young pack mate of his, from the destruction. Soon after this, Tartarus challenged his uncle in the ritualistic manner of [[Brutes]] to a fight to the death, with the victor emerging as the chieftain. He made concession to his wounded opponent by imposing a handicap on himself. He successfully killed [[Maccabeus]], took his uncle's weapon ([[Fist of Rukt]]), and began his ascent to the upper echelons of power.<ref>[[Contact Harvest]]P.347</ref> | ||
Even back before the [[Earth]] invasion, [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] had trusted Tartarus enough to dismiss the [[Elite]] [[Honor Guard]]s that usually never left the [[Prophets]] unprotected in order to speak to him alone. Tartarus had scoured the wreckage of the Covenant attack coordination station ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' after its destruction at the hands of the [[Master Chief]], [[Grace]] (Who died there), [[Fred]], [[Will]], and [[Linda]] . Tartarus reported the Covenant Fleet preparing to attack Earth was largely destroyed, and an artifact of the Forerunners that was able to bend time and disrupted Slipspace almost entirely lost but for three small chips, the rest of which were lost in Slipspace after the marine [[Locklear]] destroyed it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]], which he presented to Truth. He was instructed to reward the surviving pilots well, then "''Execute them all. Quickly. Quietly.''" He was also requested to bring the [[Arbiter (character)|Supreme Commander]], who was unable to stop the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], before the Council to let "''his fate match the magnitude of his failure.''" | Even back before the [[Earth]] invasion, [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] had trusted Tartarus enough to dismiss the [[Elite]] [[Honor Guard]]s that usually never left the [[Prophets]] unprotected in order to speak to him alone. Tartarus had scoured the wreckage of the Covenant attack coordination station ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' after its destruction at the hands of the [[Master Chief]], [[Grace]] (Who died there), [[Fred]], [[Will]], and [[Linda]] . Tartarus reported the Covenant Fleet preparing to attack Earth was largely destroyed, and an artifact of the Forerunners that was able to bend time and disrupted Slipspace almost entirely lost but for three small chips, the rest of which were lost in Slipspace after the marine [[Locklear]] destroyed it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]], which he presented to Truth. He was instructed to reward the surviving pilots well, then "''Execute them all. Quickly. Quietly.''" He was also requested to bring the [[Arbiter (character)|Supreme Commander]], who was unable to stop the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], before the Council to let "''his fate match the magnitude of his failure.''" | ||