Diocese of Zhoist

The Diocese of Zhoist is fairly old, having been established over a millennium ago when a remote expedition discovered the reliquary-planet Zhoist. This was an event celebrated with a new Age of Reclamation, as the vaults of the Ten Cities of Edification promised great advancements in travel, communications and weaponry, with many more to be unlocked and studied over later centuries. In time, these discoveries ushered in major changes in the Covenant's power structure and expansion trends, being a key contributor to the consolidation of the primary domains as administrative units, enabling High Charity to both effectively communicate with faraway realms and project power there with faster ministerial fleets, thus ending a long period of civil wars and secessions. However, later expansion in the Umbral Crest has been fairly slow because the region is notoriously difficult to navigate, filled with less-than-optimal slipspace lanes, and the local authorities over the last 500 years have been conservative about faraway exploration as there was still so much to be learned in the Ten Cities. Post-war, there is much unrest in the Umbral Crest and the Kalosi Reach, and the entire coreward side of the Third Quarter has been home to many battles between Sangheili and Jiralhanae factions due to the relative proximity of Doisac.