Quinol

Quinol, often referred to by UNSCDF personnel as 'boogeymen' or 'faceless' are a Covenant fringe species irregularly employed by the Covenant Army. 
The Quinol were encountered infrequently in the Human-Covenant war by UNSC personnel, being primarily employed to occupy structures or sewer systems. Their immense strength, resilience, and brutality earnt them a nightmarish reputation within the human population. 
== Description ==
=== Anatomy and physiology ===
Quinol are a carnivourous, saurian race originating from Asteria XI. They are believed to be an apex predator species and possess extremely impressive physical strength, anecdotally comparable to that of a grizzly bear, in addition to impressive levels of agility and speed. 
Having originated on a predominantly dark world, the quinol are, by nature of their habitat, blind. Autopsy has revealed several organs within the quinol brain which cannot be identified, Office of Naval Intelligence xenobiologists believe these organs enable the quinol as a species to interpret disturbances in the air or vibrations and construct the physical environment accordingly. Multiple attempts to manipulate this have been made, however results remain inconclusive. 
The species are observed to have a notably repitillian respiratory system not dissimilar to that of a terrestrial crocodile. Much of their behavioural traits can also be linked to crocidilians. Along this line of associating the creature's traits with terrestrial animals, sharks on earth possess a vastly similar toothing system to the Quinol, who have been found to have three sets of replacement teeth. 
To aid in their hunting capacity, Quinol are able to move almost noiselessly through a process currently not well understod, their teeth are designed to capably tear flesh from a corpse and, not unlike terrestrial felines, their tongue is rough and can easily strip hair from flesh. Although sapient and bipedal, the Quinol do not possess opposable thumbs and instead their hands consist of four powerful and elongated phalanges allowing them to physically tear an individual limb from limb, as observed in the field. 
Quinol shed a vibrant red blood extremely high in iron and oxygen content. Analysis of this blood reveals an extremely high VO2 max in all specimens, 
== Covenant Service ==
Having been enslaved at an uncertain time in the Covenant Empire's rule, the quinol were rarely seen during the Human-Covenant War. They were known to be present during the Fall of Reach, Fall of Avalon and the Battle of Earth. 
Largely, they served the Covenant in a way similar to the Yamne'e, infiltrating narrow passages, sewers, underground highways, and structures as a method of denying the UNSCDF freedom of maneuver or ability to recapture. In this capacity, the quinol also served extremely effectively in this way to ambush and dislodge UNSC troops and inflict major damage on civilian and miltiary bodies.
It was also identified that the Covenant utilised the quinol as 'bloodhounds' releasing them to hunt belligerent UNSC hold-outs or fugitives. 
Sangheili accounts detail their use in bloodsport in Covenant colonies and cities, to hunt prisoners and criminals in massive arenas. Category:Covenant
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