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The [[Covenant Empire]] is founded on and united by a single '''religion''', based upon the worship of the ancient race of beings known as the [[Forerunners]]. According to Covenant Religion, the Forerunners, being a nearly omniscient and all-powerful race, discovered a way to transcend the physical world and become divine beings, by building and activating seven huge ring-shaped devices called [[Halo Array|Halos]], also referred to by the Covenant as "Sacred Rings". When this happened, the Halos uplifted the Forerunners into trans-sentience, but left all lesser, unworthy races behind. The Covenant (or at least the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]]) believe themselves to be the chosen inheritors of the Forerunners, and seek to reclaim their lost technology and use all the "gifts" the Forerunners left behind. Their ultimate goal, however, is to locate and activate the Halo Installations. In doing so, they believe that all faithful adherents to the Covenant Religion will be uplifted as the Forerunners were, and become divine beings. All client races of the Covenant follow the Prophets in the hopes of also ascending into godhood.