Bora 'Norsam

Bora 'Norsam is a Sangheili treasure hunter and part-time archaeological security consultant.

Biography
Born during the 23rd Age of Doubt to a moderately wealthy merchant clan on the colony of Amaranthine Resplendence in the Covenant's Siakar Expanse, his post during the Covenant's reign was as Master of Relic Security in the Fleet of Concordant Purpose under the Ministry of Conversion. Acting as chief of security and advisor for legions scouting out Forerunner sites as well as a liaison to High Charity when relics of note were discovered, Bora's line of work made him well educated on Forerunner security systems and procedures for dealing with those systems, and served as an ample basis for his profession after the Covenant's collapse.

Despite living contemporaneously with the Human-Covenant War, 'Norsam was occupied by other duties for its duration. While he became of age early on in the war, he worked in exploratory fleets summoned to scout Forerunner relics in the trailward fringes of the Covenant Empire, dealing with various Covenant fringe elements, such as the Xar-Shaa, in the process. During this time, his team also charted a notable pattern of ancient Jehioi settlements in the Karshub Maze.

In the post-war years, 'Norsam made a living as an explorer uncovering artifacts and selling them to various guilds and groups within the ex-Covenant colonial sphere, as well as providing security and his expertise for various archaeological groups—both ex-Covenant and human. Though he is most often on the move, his place of residence is still his family's estate within the Kahrbann city-tower on his birth-world, which has since found itself within the post-Schism polity known as the Chikri-Merkaa Conflux.

Personality and views
An inquisitive individual, Bora was considered something of a renegade by his mercantile clan, who always expected him to be involved in the family business as he became of age. Instead, his ambitions were far out in the stars, in the thrill of exploration and discovery. From early on, he was captivated by tales of the Forerunners, with his interest being equally religious and scientific. However, even as religious zeal mounted in the Ninth Age of Reclamation, he privately retained a belief in the Long Path traditions of the previous age, seeing salvation in small increments rather than a single grand step as preached by the new Hierarchs; on this matter, most of his family shared his views. This partly also contributed to his choice of career, as he was more driven by the desire to learn about the Forerunners and the history of the galaxy than the glory of battle against the new enemy. His encounters with Forerunner technology gave Bora an increasingly pragmatic approach to his religious views, and though he retained his reverence to the Forerunners, he would not let dogma get in the way of action. Coupled with his preexisting views, this prepared him well for the revelations about the Sacred Rings by the Arbiter during the Great Schism. This has transformed his religious attitudes more towards an appreciation and scientific interest in the Forerunners as exemplars, though he remains agnostic as to their divinity. Partly due to his non-dogmatic outlook, Bora remains fairly apolitical in the conflicts of the Schism, though he does support the vision of the Arbiter and the Concord of Reconciliation as the best path forward for the Holy Ecumene.