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{{Quote|We are prepared to die fighting beside Ussa 'Xellus, in the struggle against the Covenant. This is honor, and honor is meaning.|The blood oath of Final Decision<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 35''</ref>}}
{{Quote|We are prepared to die fighting beside Ussa 'Xellus, in the struggle against the Covenant. This is honor, and honor is meaning.|The blood oath of Final Decision<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 35''</ref>}}


The '''Ussans''' are a faction founded by [[Ussa 'Xellus]] in response to the [[Sangheili]] signing the [[Writ of Union]] with the [[San'Shyuum]] to form the [[Covenant]] in [[852 BCE]]. They were rediscovered by a Covenant separatist resupply ship, ''[[Journey's Sustenance]]'', in [[2553]]. The clan lived on Shield World 0673, known to them as [[the Refuge]] or the Ussan Refuge, in the [[Ussan system]]. Upon the colony's settling, the Ussans had a population of slightly over 400. By [[2552]], their numbers had risen to 2,310.<ref name="bc230">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 230''</ref> Due to their isolation and the limited resources of the Refuge, the Ussans' technological capability had regressed considerably over their history; they barely had the means to travel among the disparate sections of the Refuge and used less sophisticated types of weapon than the Covenant, such as [[burnblade]]s and [[mec-missiler]]s. In its later days the Ussan colony was affected by a disease known as the [[Blood Sickness]], caused by a malfunction in their protein synthesizers.
The '''Ussans''' are a faction founded by [[Ussa 'Xellus]] in response to the [[Sangheili]] signing the [[Writ of Union]] with the [[San'Shyuum]] to form the [[Covenant]] in [[852 BCE]]. They were rediscovered by a Covenant separatist resupply ship, ''[[Journey's Sustenance]]'', in [[2553]]. The clan lived on Shield World 0673, known to them as [[the Refuge]] or the Ussan Refuge, in the [[Ussan system]]. Upon the colony's settling, the Ussans had a population of slightly over 400. By [[2552]], their numbers had risen to 2,310.<ref name="bc230">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 230''</ref> Due to their isolation and the limited resources of the Refuge, the Ussans' technological capability had regressed considerably over their history; they barely had the means to travel among the disparate sections of the Refuge and used less sophisticated types of weapon than the Covenant, such as [[burnblade]]s and [[mec-missiler]]s. In its later days the Ussan colony was affected by a disease known as the [[Blood Sickness]], caused by a malfunction in their protein synthesizers. The circumstances also caused their culture to evolve along a different path. Due to lack of contact with the rest of the galaxy, Sanghelios has faded into legend and many Ussans were both surprised and skeptical when informed of its existence.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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Ussans
Government overview

Type:

Patriarchy

Founder(s):

Ussa 'Xellus

Head of state:

Kaidon

Societal overview

Capital:

The Refuge

Official language(s):

Old Sangheili

Official religion(s):

Worship of the Forerunners; rejection of the Great Journey

Notable leaders:

Historical overview

Formation:

c. 851 BCE

Affiliation:

Swords of Sanghelios

 

"We are prepared to die fighting beside Ussa 'Xellus, in the struggle against the Covenant. This is honor, and honor is meaning."
— The blood oath of Final Decision[1]

The Ussans are a faction founded by Ussa 'Xellus in response to the Sangheili signing the Writ of Union with the San'Shyuum to form the Covenant in 852 BCE. They were rediscovered by a Covenant separatist resupply ship, Journey's Sustenance, in 2553. The clan lived on Shield World 0673, known to them as the Refuge or the Ussan Refuge, in the Ussan system. Upon the colony's settling, the Ussans had a population of slightly over 400. By 2552, their numbers had risen to 2,310.[2] Due to their isolation and the limited resources of the Refuge, the Ussans' technological capability had regressed considerably over their history; they barely had the means to travel among the disparate sections of the Refuge and used less sophisticated types of weapon than the Covenant, such as burnblades and mec-missilers. In its later days the Ussan colony was affected by a disease known as the Blood Sickness, caused by a malfunction in their protein synthesizers. The circumstances also caused their culture to evolve along a different path. Due to lack of contact with the rest of the galaxy, Sanghelios has faded into legend and many Ussans were both surprised and skeptical when informed of its existence.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 35
  2. ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 230