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{{Disambig header|the ceremony|the multiplayer map|Ascension (level)}} | {{Disambig header|the ceremony|the multiplayer map|Ascension (level)}} | ||
An '''Ascension''' is a [[ | An '''Ascension''' is a grand [[Covenant]] ceremony in which three [[San'Shyuum]] are promoted to the rank of [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] and announce their names as the Prophets to the Covenant spectators. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
A monumental ceremony, the Ascension draws out tens of thousands of spectators, due to its rare occurrence. It takes place in ''[[High Charity]]'', specifically on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Once the [[High Council]] has formally declared the beginning of a new [[History of the Covenant|Age]], the three new Hierarchs leave the [[Council Chamber]] to travel to the Dreadnought. Once they arrive, each San 'Shyuum ascends one of the three legs of the ship until they reach the place where [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] has been chained in order to receive the blessing from their "Oracle". They then address the crowd waiting below and declare their new names, after which holographic representations of the [[Halo Array]] appear around the Dreadnought, with the [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] representing the new age appearing in the rings. <ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "Epilogue"</ref> | A monumental ceremony, the Ascension draws out tens of thousands of spectators, due to its rare occurrence. It takes place in ''[[High Charity]]'', specifically on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Once the [[High Council]] has formally declared the beginning of a new [[History of the Covenant|Age]], the three new Hierarchs leave the [[High Council Chamber]] to travel to the Dreadnought. Once they arrive, each San 'Shyuum ascends one of the three legs of the ship until they reach the place where [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] has been chained in order to receive the blessing from their "Oracle". They then address the crowd waiting below and declare their new names, after which holographic representations of the [[Halo Array]] appear around the Dreadnought, with the [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] representing the new age appearing in the rings. <ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', "Epilogue"</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:The Covenant]] | [[Category:The Covenant]] |
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