Taming of the Lekgolo: Difference between revisions

Hives of [[Lekgolo]] were found in orbital rings surrounding their planet. The rings were in fact the remains of an ancient destroyed [[Forerunner]] installation. The relics had been the [[Lekgolo]]'s food for millennia, and the orbital rings around the giant were actually composed of digested-and-destroyed Forerunner relics that some of the Lekgolo had been consuming. Strangely, the Lekgolo colonies had very differing diets, as some would eat only only Forerunner alloys, while other would eat everything ''except'' Forerunner materials. Initially, [[Covenant Fleet]] commanders, especially the [[Sangheili]], wanted to destroy the Lekgolo for desecrating the holy Forerunner relics. They tried to eradicate the Lekgolo but found that it was impossible. Since the Lekgolo lived in the sacred relics that the Elites were trying to preserve, they faced destruction of their sacred relics along with their enemies. It was found that they could be tamed and put to better uses as part of the [[Covenant Hierarchy]]. Thus, those Lekgolo colonies which preserved Forerunner relics were incorporated into the Covenant, while those that destroyed relics were eradicated.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]], page 114</ref> This extermination campaign proved to be difficult because of the Lekgolo's ability to combine into the powerful [[Mgalekgolo]], which meant that the Lekgolo won most, if not all, ground engagements. Covenant's forces were completely overwhelmed by the sheer size and ferocity of their foes. On the verge of defeat, the Covenant took desperate measures, threatening to [[glassing|orbitally bombard]] the planetary surface of Te unless the Hunters surrendered.