In the post-war years, the Swords of Sanghelios, led by Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and a grand council of kaidons, emerged as the effective Sangheili government. The Great Schism formed the bedrock of the Covenant Empire's ultimate collapse and the end of the Human-Covenant War. A significant number of Sangheili sided with the UNSC against the Prophet-led Covenant this alliance continued to hold in the post-war era. Consequently, the Sangheili led a rebellion against the Prophets. The Prophets sought to achieve this through the use of the other Covenant races, primarily the Jiralhanae. The two remaining Hierarchs held the Sangheili responsible for the Prophet of Regret's death, and the species was seen as "unfit" to continue to guard the Prophets.
This was established after the assassination of the High Prophet of Regret at the hands of John-117. Īfter the High Prophets Truth and Mercy ordered the genocide of the entire Sangheili race during the Great Schism, the species was forced into civil war against the Covenant proper. They had a very strong rivalry with the Jiralhanae, which finally led to genocidal violence during the Great Schism at the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War. Originally one of the Covenant's two founding species, the Sangheili formed the hegemony's military backbone until just before the end of its existence. Named after their home planet, Sanghelios, they have historically been known to humans as Elites for their former role in the Covenant's military hierarchy.
The Sangheili ( Macto cognatus in Latin taxonomy, meaning "I glorify my kin") are a saurian sapient species known for their warrior culture and combat skill. " On the blood of our fathers, on the blood of our sons, we swore to uphold the Covenant!" - Rtas 'Vadumee before the raid on the Threshold gas mine. Humanoid reptilian body structure quadruple-hinged mandibles binary circulatory system Various Sangheili phenotypes (not to scale)
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