Procurator

Procurators are an organisational order used by the Covenant.

Characteristics
Unlike most other classifications mentioned, the Procurator classification is not reserved for warships commanded by warriors, but for support ships commanded by San'Shyuum. Procurators are part of a carefully cultivated system of dependency, wherein the logistic needs of the Sangheili, and later Jiralhanae, are dependent on their political ties to the San'Shyuum forcing compliance. Commanded by Minor Prophets, with a high degree of independence, they answer only to the Hierarchs, and for a system governor, Fleet Master, or Ministry to gain their services, they must gain their approval, and work to maintain it. Procurators are not simple supply vessels, but instead serve as mobile logistic depots, manufacturing war materiel, repairing ships, producing food, and providing recreational services.