Clan of the Nighthunters

The Clan of the Nighthunters were a sizable mercenary in the service of the . Originally serving the , the clan came to be led by the fanatical Sevatar sometime during the later years of the . During the final days of the war, the Nighthunters would fight on and the as part of the , but would flee back to immediately following the Prophet of Truth's death at the hands of .
Following their return to Doisac, Sevatar would work to rebuild the clan by recruiting Jiralhanae still loyal to the Covenant's and cause, before leading them into battle against the on behalf of Chieftain and the . Sevatar and the Nighthunters would fight fanatically in the until 2558, when Sevatar learned of Lydus's intent to make peace with the . Incensed, Sevatar broke his clan's ties with that of Lydus, taking them to the last major remaining bastion of Jiralhanae defiance: the Banished.
After pledging their support to , the Nighthunters would join the ranks of the Banished just in time to participate in the Atriox's , with Sevatar quickly being granted the rank of . In late 2559, the Nighthunters would be tasked by Atriox with intercepting and destroying the UNSC Vegas before it could rendezvous with the UNSC Infinity at . While Sevatar would succeed at intercepting the Vegas over Cyaxis VI and would damage it greatly in so doing, he would fail to destroy it, leading to a prolonged battle between the Nighthunters and Special Activities Division as the latter fought to regroup and attempt to make way for Installation 07.
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Category:Covenant
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Category:Jiralhanae
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