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{{Quote|We do not allow blasphemers to live. The gods demand a return to piety. Truth abides.|A message left by the Servants after the attack on Relon keep<ref name="gl95">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 95''</ref>}} | {{Quote|We do not allow blasphemers to live. The gods demand a return to piety. Truth abides.|A message left by the Servants after the attack on Relon keep<ref name="gl95">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 95''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Servants of the Abiding Truth''' (''Neru Pe 'Odosima'' in an archaic dialect of [[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]]), sometimes shortened to '''the Abiding Truth''', are an ancient religious order of [[Sangheili]] fundamentalists who follow their species' pre-[[Covenant]] religious beliefs. Following the [[Great Schism]] and the fall of the Covenant, the Abiding Truth became one of the more prominent [[Covenant remnants|splinter groups]] among the Sangheili.<ref name="Excerpt">'''Official Xbox Magazine: Halo - The 10th Anniversary —''' ''Glasslands excerpt''</ref> [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[ | The '''Servants of the Abiding Truth''' (''Neru Pe 'Odosima'' in an archaic dialect of [[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]]), sometimes shortened to '''the Abiding Truth''', are an ancient religious order of [[Sangheili]] fundamentalists who follow their species' pre-[[Covenant]] religious beliefs. Following the [[Great Schism]] and the fall of the Covenant, the Abiding Truth became one of the more prominent [[Covenant remnants|splinter groups]] among the Sangheili.<ref name="Excerpt">'''Official Xbox Magazine: Halo - The 10th Anniversary —''' ''Glasslands excerpt''</ref> [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Swords of Sanghelios|his allies]] take a view towards the Servants that the order considers to be blasphemous. With aid from the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], the Servants of the Abiding Truth successfully incited [[Sangheili civil war|an insurrection]] against 'Vadam's forces in [[2553]].<ref name="ttw">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref> | ||
The Servants' headquarters is a [[Forerunner]] structure known as the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]], located in the city-state of [[Ontom]]. The Servants converted their temple into a weapons cache and base of operations during their rebellion against Thel 'Vadam. | The Servants' headquarters is a [[Forerunner]] structure known as the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]], located in the city-state of [[Ontom]]. The Servants converted their temple into a weapons cache and base of operations during their rebellion against Thel 'Vadam. | ||