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As the highest caste, the San 'Shyuum, or "Prophets", lead the Covenant and exert complete control over all religious and political affairs. Physically weak, Prophets wield power through absolute command of the Covenant and through scavenged [[Forerunner]] technology, leaving the task of conquest to the Elites and the other races. Their higher understanding of the Forerunners gives them great ego and religious powers over the Covenant. The fact that the other races of Covenant consist of religious [[zealots]] makes it all the more easy for the prophets control them. They are addressed as "[[Hierarchs]]", "Noble Hierarchs", "Holy Ones", or "Exalted" by the other races of the Covenant. Prophets enforce a misguided theology based on the belief that firing the [[Halo Array]] will herald some kind of sublimation event called the "[[Great Journey]]", which they believe will lead them to the Forerunner's final destination, but it was unknown to them that it would lead them to their death if the [[Halo]]s were activated. They are called '''[[San 'Shyuum]]''' in the [[Covenant language]]. The most recent and final Hierarchs were [[High_Prophet_of_Regret|Regret]], [[Mercy]] and, [[Truth]].