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The Sangheili - AKA: The Elites
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The Sangheili - AKA: The Elites
The Elites are a saurian species of fierce, proud, strong, agile and intelligent warriors and skilled combat tacticians. Known to Humans as Elites, due to their adeptness and skill in combat, the Elites formed the military backbone of the Covenant for almost the entirety of its existence. They had a very strong rivalry with the Brutes, which finally became open hatred during the Great Schism at the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War.
- Early History
- Human-Covenant War
- Post-Covenant Status
- Biology / Geneology
- Physical Appearence
- Personality / Behaviour
- Director Vernette's Personal Notes
Early History
The Elites are a very old race, dating back thousands of years. From what is known of their history, at some point, they did engage in a war with the Prophets concerning the use of what we know as Forerunner artifacts. It is unknown who the aggressor was, but it is known that the end result of this conflict was the formation of The Covenant. The Elites quickly assimilated certain doctrines into their way of life, and thus, their feudal and imeririalistic way of life was augmented with a zealous worship of Forerunners. For many years, they proved to be a very effective and effeciant military backbone of the Covenant. As more races were adopted, the Covenant grew, and so did their authority.
Human-Covenant War
The Elites, for a vast majority of the war, proved to be the primary antagonists, the face of the Covenant. While other races were seen, the Elites were most prominatly the field and naval commanders. Very rarely was a non-Elite commander seen. It was generally accepted that even the more inexperienced Elite outranked all other non-Elite infantry on the field. The Elites broke away from the Covenant in 2552 as a result of the Great Schism, a conflict which pitted the Elites against the Brutes, and ultimatly led to the shunning of the Elites by the rest of the Covenant. THis ultimatly would be the dissolution of the Covenant as it was known.
Post Covenant Status
The Elites proved to be resourceful allies in the continuing conflict with the Brutes well into 2553, but, their ature precluded the posibility of a sustained alliance. in mid-2553, the Elites, having believed they now had the Brutes cornered and defeated, betrayed Humanity, claiming we were no longer useful to the war, but rather, a systamatic drain on their resources. THis led to the Elites attacking Earth, ironically, at the same time the Brutes did, turning Earth into the sparring arena for all three races.
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Director Vernette's Personal Notes
They have the face of a squid, the legs of a cripple, and the feet of a horse. You can bet where this is going. I trust Elites as far as I can throw them, and I cannot move them very far, I assure you. During the Alliance at the end of the Human-Covenant war, they seemed to have shared a kinship with Spartans, as they saw them as equals. But I have no doubt, when an Elite looked at me, they saw nothing but filth. They despise Brutes, and see the other species as filth and garbage. They talk about honor, and their entire society is based on it, but they lie, and they decieve, and they backstab to get their way. What does this say about a society that holds on in such high reguard? Not much...
Delta once told me that the major reason they seperated from the Covenant was because they bitched, moaned, and complained about having to pay the piper when they dropped the ball and failed to protect one of their Prophets, which resulted in the assassination of said Prophet. This was the time the Brutes took the place of the Elites, resulting in the Covenant Schism. Delta broke it down for me, and basically said that the Elites threw a civilization wide temper tantrum, withdrew from all positions in the Covenant, and simply walked out of the party. If this is the kind of mentality that Humanity was fighting against, and losing to, for 28 years of the Human-Covenant War...shame on us. But...then again...some Elites claim that they were always suspicious of these Prophets...not totally believeing the lies. Somehow...I doubt it. I think they are making that up.
-Director Vernette
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