Template:Ratings Template:Covenant Character Infobox The unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster was the commander of the Fleet of Righteous Vigilance, who fought in the Human-Covenant War and later became part of the Covenant Separatists when the Great Schism broke out.[1]
Biography
Battle of Kholo
In 2539, the Shipmaster served in the Fleet of Righteous Vigilance, under the command of the Prophet of Conviction. After discovering the location of the Human colony Kholo by interrogating a Human freighter pilot, the Shipmaster led his fleet to the planet and deployed forces on the surface. After the ground engagement, the Shipmaster hand-guided his ship's energy projector to carve the glyph representing "Faith" on the planet surface in a ritual glassing. After successfully carving the glyph, the fleet completed the glassing and the Shipmaster was bonded to the Prophet of Conviction.
The Shipmaster fought at the Fall of Reach, and destroyed three Orbital Defense Platforms, claiming he saw the best of Humanity's combat prowess at Reach.
The Great Schism
When the Great Schism broke out, he confronted Conviction, who attempted to kill the Sangheili. The Shipmaster, however, overpowered the Prophet and brought him forward in front of the crew, who were exposed to images of the Sangheili Councilors assassinated by the San 'Shyuum's Jiralhanae "puppets". He then executed Conviction, and left with the crew to join the Separatists.
Post Human-Covenant War
From that day until at least 2559, he had been fighting the Brutes in the ongoing Great Schism. In that year, the Shipmaster returned to the human colony, Kholo, so that he could atone for his sins. The Shipmaster observed Humans in a small scuttle with a couple of Kig-yar, and came across a Human who had been shot by a carbine. Thinking that the Human would die from his wound, he moved on, but he stumbled upon pictures of Humans observing Forerunner artifacts, one of which that resembled the Oracle from High Charity . He went back to the Human and saw that the carbine round had passed through him and thought that the Human could be saved, as he had seen humans survive worse. This time he would not get answers from the treacherous Prophets, but from a Human, "Reclaimer" to the Forerunners.
Gallery
The Shipmaster hand-guides his ship's glassing beam during the glassing of Kholo, overseen by the Prophet of Conviction.
The Sangheili Shipmaster and his curveblade.
List of appearances
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Return (First appearance)