The Abundant Spring Wars

The Abundant Spring Wars, were a series of small scale bush wars on the Sangheili colony of Hiuermok (English: Abundant Springs) between the Sangheili and Jiralhanae that took place intermittently between 2552 and 2557. The Jiralhane had made the world a colonial target upon the accession to the , however the instead awarded the planet to the Sangheili, increasing further animosity and tension between the two species that eventually turned into open conflict during the . Later, the planet would be the sight of some of the earliest and most ferocious battles of the Sangheili Civil War.
==Background==
===Causes===
In 2495, the agrarian world of Abundant Springs, or Hiuermok in the Sangheili language, was discovered by the Jiralhanae crewed ship the while on a scouting patrol. Upon discovery, the Brute Chieftain immediately petitioned the to claim the planet as the first Jiralhanae colony since their accession to the Covenant. However, almost immediately after the first petition, the Sangheili themselves petitioned for colonial rights over the world. Their petition was accepted. This was perhaps the earliest example of the brewing competition and hostility that would eventually form between the two species. Further fuelling the Jiralhanae anger in being over looked, was the abundance of artefacts that littered the world. Maccabeus was furious, believing that he and his people had been led to the artefacts by their gods and that they were the chosen inhabitants of the world. The incident was rationalised by the High Council, saying that the Jiralhanae were not ready yet to be the caretakers of a world rich with 'the gifts of the gods.' The infantalising nature of the rejection almost lead to an Uprising if not for the skilled leadership of Maccabeus and his nephew, Tartarus, both articulating that this was the first great religious test for the species in their new role within the Covenant. Abundant Springs took on a quasi eschatological importance, the reclamation of the world became a key factor in their own ideas and interpretations of the Covenant Faith. Many Sangheili on the High Council raised concern about this point of the Jiralhanae's faith, noting how it threatened their safety. The Hierarchs, however, dismissed the supposed threat arguing that nothing would feasibly come of it, and that it had indeed caused a new found sense of duty and loyalty among the newest member species. 
==The Conflict==
===Jiralhanae Engagements (2552-2553)===
===First Covenant Attack and Occupation (2554)===
===Reclamation and Final Covenant Incursions (2555-2557)===
==Aftermath==
===Legacy===
Category:Wars