Ukase

Ukase is a type of formal declaration or edict attributed in translation to the highest of authorities in culture, calling for unified effort in the face of great challenge. Such declarations are strictly verbal, rare, and only made by chiefs of great renown and influence, usually rising to their position ahead of societal threats and shakeups. Under the Covenant, religious orders were treated with the same importance as ukases. Notable ukase were made leading into and during the , first contact with the , the , and in the wake of destruction by the .
Due to the fragmented and paranoid nature of Jiralhanae culture, ukase are usually a declaration of war or a call to action for many Jiralhanae peoples reaching beyond normal alliances and bloodlines. Such calls also present political risks as performed under the wrong conditions may appear as a sign of weakness if not declared from a position of strength. Missteps may lead to infighting among allies due to perceptual extension of weakness by relation or doubt. Following declaration and a rich verbal tradition, Jiralhanae couriers deliver the ukase to requested parties with the same tone and correct wording spoken by the declaring chief. To do so poorly may bring insult to the original speaker or the receiving party, sometimes ending in death of the messenger.
==Naval Intelligence Addendum==
The Office of Naval Intelligence underassessed the capability of Atriox and the Banished in the Human-Covenant War era. They began as a far-rim and marginal frontline threat to the Covenant interior well away from loyalist subjects on Dosiac and other upstart Jiralhanae colonies. The retreat of the San'Shyuum in leading conflicts during the Sangheili-appended 'Blooding Years' instilled doubts among Jiralhanae ranks that open opportunity for Atriox to gain unprecedented favor quickly.
By 2558, the Banished attracted more than one thousand Dosiac clans to their banners and gained control of several sizable continents. Interrupted observation missed the command Atriox had over the Banished from 2559 onward along with the destruction of Dosiac by Guardian Custodes. Their homeworld's destruction and claim to having defeated the Created has further rallied distant Jiralhanae factions to the continued Banished flag despite reports of Atriox and Escharum's demise. Further recruitment numbers with former Covenant client species reveals growth rates unmatched since the Great Schism and the rise of Sanghelios's Arbiter, Thel 'Vadum.
The current ukase put forth by Escharum regarding humanity's destruction even before his death seems to resonate in former Covenant space. The once upstart and unwelcome Jiralhanae are now seen as galactic champions and humanity a threat too great to once again ignore. The potential for a second Human-Covenant War has reached its highest point in a decade. Unlike the last great conflict, none of the critical advantages humanity once had remain. The former Covenant have matched or reduced our technological and strategic edges in the post-Covenant era and the short two years of Created reign, the latter an event that destabilized human centralization more than the former Covenant.
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