Talk:War of Many Banners

Do any of these factions persist (with a decent amount of strength) into the War of Beginnings? While I'm not objecting to the idea that Sanghelios becomes the dominant power following this conflict, independent Sangheili nations do add some more depth to what's otherwise a black-and-white, elite vs Prophet war. 07 Contrite Witness (talk) 10:03, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I was thinking of having the Crimson League, the Thar'shi Sphere, and some of the member states of the Nirphal Resurgence survive independently. I was also debating about adding a fourth faction (not sure if I will), which I would probably have survive until then too. CMDR RileySV (talk) 23:13, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I figure that having one or two of these factions see the benefits of siding with the San'Shyuum and siding earlier on makes sense - it could also be useful for exploring some of the earlier schisms and difference in Sangheili religion and its different sects. There's also the Ussans to play with in this era too.BaconShelf (talk) 12:08, 3 April 2022 (UTC)


 * This is what I've had in mind as well. The Sangheili weren't a unified bloc at the time of the war, and it was mostly the factions that were most zealous about the sanctity of Forerunner relics that kept resisting the San'Shyuum. The War of Beginnings did create some sense of unity for a time, but some of the more liberal groups (or even independent colonies) surrendered to the war over the years before the "main" league of "faithful" polities (which did include the Crimson League as a big player) signed the Writ of Union. This also did cause some internal tensions for the Sangheili for some time afterward, though after many centuries under the Covenant, these pretty much faded away. In later Covenant historiography, the internal fracturing of the Sangheili is often downplayed and they're portrayed as much more unified than they actually were, with war-era San'Shyuum collaborators being portrayed as minor players at best.


 * Anyway, as for the War of Many Banners, I figured that the Nirphal Resurgence was mostly a Joorian-centered polity, though they may've also had colonies in other systems. I'd also originally conceptualized the Thar'shi Sphere as an extra-Ursian group, though having them as one of the Crimson League's rival powers on Sanghelios works as well. (The Irshun League could be that colonial faction). --Tacitus (talk) 15:24, 3 April 2022 (UTC)