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''Rapid Conversion'' arrives in the system to find the escape pod of Dadab and the Engineer, Lighter Than Some, much to the devout Maccabeus' delight. The Brutes use the Deacon as a way to motivate their own lackluster compliment of Grunts and the Engineer to repair their intentionally crippled ship. They all soon discover the planet's vast store of reclamations and a message of peace left by Sif and Mack in the form of a crude pictogram displaying a desire for peace. The Brutes land two [[Spirit]] Dropships at a specified date, with only the desire to capture the entire planet at any cost. The attempt at peaceful contact falls apart after an errant Grunt attacks a wandering militiaman, and the one-sided [[Battle of Harvest]] begins.

Meanwhile, the ambitious Prophets begin their mutiny of sorts by invoking the [[Prophet of Restraint]] in a conspiracy that will lead to his removal if revealed. They seek a blessing by the long silent Oracle present on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. They visit an old, supposedly senile Philologist, for blessings and advice. When they input the discovery of Harvest and the Luminary's data, the Oracle, which is in fact a fragment of the Forerunner ''Contender''Class A.I. Mendicant Bias, a Forerunner construct ~~much like~~ 343 Guilty Spark, suddenly awakens from eons of dormancy and reveals that they've been misinterpreting their findings. What the Jackals thought were artifacts were actually registering the presence of the Humans on Harvest, which it claims are [[Reclaimers]], and refers to them as his makers' or living Forerunners. Realizing that the discovery of living [[Forerunners]] would tear the Covenant apart, the Prophets swear to secrecy, induct the Philologist into their conspiracy and accelerate their plans for takeover.

Meanwhile, the ambitious Prophets begin their mutiny of sorts by invoking the [[Prophet of Restraint]] in a conspiracy that will lead to his removal if revealed. They seek a blessing by the long silent Oracle present on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. They visit an old, supposedly senile Philologist, for blessings and advice. When they input the discovery of Harvest and the Luminary's data, the Oracle, which is in fact a fragment of the Forerunner ''Contender'' Class A.I. Mendicant Bias, a Forerunner construct, but more advanced than 343 Guilty Spark, suddenly awakens from eons of dormancy and reveals that they've been misinterpreting their findings. What the Jackals thought were artifacts were actually registering the presence of the Humans on Harvest, which it claims are [[Reclaimers]], and refers to them as his makers' or living Forerunners. Realizing that the discovery of living [[Forerunners]] would tear the Covenant apart, the Prophets swear to secrecy, induct the Philologist into their conspiracy and accelerate their plans for takeover.

On Harvest, the humans begin to resist the assault by the Brute ship on select towns on the planet by shuttling as many civilians as possible to the town's capital. The Planet's AI, Mack, normally responsible for the agricultural [[JOTUN|JOTUNS]], hands over his vast network to his previously concealed doppelganger, [[Loki]], a ship AI now implemented as a defense mechanism. The [[Colonial Militia]] manages to ferry most of the surviving population to [[Utgard]], the capital, and then begin their plan to send these people to safety aboard the Freighters on top of the seven Space elevators present on Harvest, the [[Tiara]]. The Brutes, having stationed their Grunt forces in the Tiara, unwittingly allow the Engineer Lighter Than Some to come into contact with Loki and the now nearly destroyed AI Sif. The Engineer, disgusted by the killing and wishing to end it, shows the AI how to duplicate the Forerunner symbol for [[Oracle]] and helps lure the Covenant ship in range of the colony's sole mass driver and cripple it. While Johnson leads a small force up the Space Elevator to clear the Grunts on board, Tartarus usurps control of his Pack and counterattacks. During the assault, a jealous group of Drones kill Lighter Than Some. A devastated Dadab wounds Tartarus before being killed, allowing the humans to escape.

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 ''Rapid Conversion'' arrives in the system to find the escape pod of Dadab and the Engineer, Lighter Than Some, much to the devout Maccabeus' delight. The Brutes use the Deacon as a way to motivate their own lackluster compliment of Grunts and the Engineer to repair their intentionally crippled ship. They all soon discover the planet's vast store of reclamations and a message of peace left by Sif and Mack in the form of a crude pictogram displaying a desire for peace. The Brutes land two [[Spirit]] Dropships at a specified date, with only the desire to capture the entire planet at any cost. The attempt at peaceful contact falls apart after an errant Grunt attacks a wandering militiaman, and the one-sided [[Battle of Harvest]] begins.
-Meanwhile, the ambitious Prophets begin their mutiny of sorts by invoking the [[Prophet of Restraint]] in a conspiracy that will lead to his removal if revealed. They seek a blessing by the long silent Oracle present on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. They visit an old, supposedly senile Philologist, for blessings and advice. When they input the discovery of Harvest and the Luminary's data, the Oracle, which is in fact a fragment of the Forerunner ''Contender''Class A.I. Mendicant Bias, a Forerunner construct much like 343 Guilty Spark, suddenly awakens from eons of dormancy and reveals that they've been misinterpreting their findings. What the Jackals thought were artifacts were actually registering the presence of the Humans on Harvest, which it claims are [[Reclaimers]], and refers to them as his makers' or living Forerunners. Realizing that the discovery of living [[Forerunners]] would tear the Covenant apart, the Prophets swear to secrecy, induct the Philologist into their conspiracy and accelerate their plans for takeover.
+Meanwhile, the ambitious Prophets begin their mutiny of sorts by invoking the [[Prophet of Restraint]] in a conspiracy that will lead to his removal if revealed. They seek a blessing by the long silent Oracle present on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. They visit an old, supposedly senile Philologist, for blessings and advice. When they input the discovery of Harvest and the Luminary's data, the Oracle, which is in fact a fragment of the Forerunner ''Contender'' Class A.I. Mendicant Bias, a Forerunner construct, but more advanced than 343 Guilty Spark, suddenly awakens from eons of dormancy and reveals that they've been misinterpreting their findings. What the Jackals thought were artifacts were actually registering the presence of the Humans on Harvest, which it claims are [[Reclaimers]], and refers to them as his makers' or living Forerunners. Realizing that the discovery of living [[Forerunners]] would tear the Covenant apart, the Prophets swear to secrecy, induct the Philologist into their conspiracy and accelerate their plans for takeover.
 On Harvest, the humans begin to resist the assault by the Brute ship on select towns on the planet by shuttling as many civilians as possible to the town's capital. The Planet's AI, Mack, normally responsible for the agricultural [[JOTUN|JOTUNS]], hands over his vast network to his previously concealed doppelganger, [[Loki]], a ship AI now implemented as a defense mechanism. The [[Colonial Militia]] manages to ferry most of the surviving population to [[Utgard]], the capital, and then begin their plan to send these people to safety aboard the Freighters on top of the seven Space elevators present on Harvest, the [[Tiara]]. The Brutes, having stationed their Grunt forces in the Tiara, unwittingly allow the Engineer Lighter Than Some to come into contact with Loki and the now nearly destroyed AI Sif. The Engineer, disgusted by the killing and wishing to end it, shows the AI how to duplicate the Forerunner symbol for [[Oracle]] and helps lure the Covenant ship in range of the colony's sole mass driver and cripple it. While Johnson leads a small force up the Space Elevator to clear the Grunts on board, Tartarus usurps control of his Pack and counterattacks. During the assault, a jealous group of Drones kill Lighter Than Some. A devastated Dadab wounds Tartarus before being killed, allowing the humans to escape.