Pariah
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Covenant SpeciesThe Covenant hedgemony is a mix of races. Many have been subjugated into the Covenant by the Elites, the Covenant's military commanders. We do not know the real names for each race, so instead we have given them our own names that correspond to their function within the Covenant hierarchy, such as "Grunt", "Elite", "Brute", etc. As far as we can tell, the only races that have not been subjugated are the Elites, Prophets, and possibly the Engineers.
Even though the different Covenant races work together, there is much tension between them, particularly between the Brutes, Elites, and Prophets. The Elites believe in worshipping their gods by combat and conquest, while the Prophets believe in a simpler piety. This has caused friction between the religious leaders and the field commanders.
Recently, the UNSC has nearly perfected their auto-translation software and equipment. Because of this, certain Covenant species, particularly the Grunts and Elites, can be understood to a degree by humans equiped with translators. This represents a huge tactical advantage for the UNSC as human soliders equipped with auto-translators can understand enemy speech.
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