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{{Quote|Soon the [[Great Journey]] will begin, but when it does, the weight of your heresy will stay your feet, and you shall be left behind.|The Prophet of Truth to 'Thel Vadamo at his hearing.<ref name="TheHeretic">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Soon the [[Great Journey]] will begin, but when it does, the weight of your heresy will stay your feet, and you shall be left behind.|The Prophet of Truth to 'Thel Vadamo at his hearing.<ref name="TheHeretic">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref>}} | ||
The loss of the holy [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 04|relic]] was an unforgivable failure in the eyes of the High Prophets and Sangheili Councilors. ' | The loss of the holy [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 04|relic]] was an unforgivable failure in the eyes of the High Prophets and Sangheili Councilors. 'Vadamo was stripped of his rank, title, name, and honor, and branded a heretic for his failure to safeguard the Sacred Ring. Even going as far as removing the prestigious o-suffix from his name. The [[Mark of Shame]] was branded upon his chest, and he was sentenced to death. His corpse was to "be hung by his entrails" and "paraded through [[High Charity|the city]]" as an example to others.<ref name="thearbiter">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> | ||
The Hierarchs, however, had a different fate in mind for Thel. Upon being brought before the High Prophets of Truth and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], Thel was offered the choice of becoming the new [[Arbiter]]. Understanding that the office of Arbiter was itself a death sentence and seeking to regain his honor, Thel accepted.{{Ref/Reuse|thearbiter}} | The Hierarchs, however, had a different fate in mind for Thel. Upon being brought before the High Prophets of Truth and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], Thel was offered the choice of becoming the new [[Arbiter]]. Understanding that the office of Arbiter was itself a death sentence and seeking to regain his honor, Thel accepted.{{Ref/Reuse|thearbiter}} |
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