Reclaimant

Reclaimant is a common derivation of the term "" used in the lexicon but has since gained favor and variance among different interstellar tongues. In standard English it loosely means "one who reclaims," however, the literal definition tends to reference an individual with a gift or ability for accessing ancient alien technology, particularly those belonging to the .
Unlike a Reclaimer, a Reclaimant serves at the benefit of others in a manner akin to a tour guide or a door opener. The title seems to have a less-than-respectable connotation.
The term does not refer to any single species or type of individual, but rather the circumstance and is on rare occasion used as a compliment in the contemporary . Since the , Reclaimant has taken on more occupational usage as interactions on the frontiers between former Covenant and human space has increased. Many offshoot from the Covenant religion, sometimes called "obscuras cults" are among factions in pursuit of and employ the use of Reclaimant individuals to further their agendas and reach in the post-War era.
==Covenant Era==
The Covenant Empire was the first to employ and use the status of "Reclaimant," used often in synonymous translation for Reclaimer. The use of term became far more common in lead up and during the Ninth Age of Reclamation, around the human common era of 2525 and the rise of the final trio of San'Shyuum priests to hold the theocratic and stately rank of Hierarchs of the Covenant state. While Covenant history is poorly-understood by humans and jealously guarded by multiple post-Covenant civilizations in countenance of one another, it is believed High Prophets Mercy and Truth raised the term in the Covenant lexicon through formal declarations in history scripts and political maneuvering to normalize the terminology in favor of Reclaimer.
Post-Great Schism historical review by historians of the Swords of Sanghelios from scattered and regathered documents once of the vast data libraries of High Charity seem to corroborate the account of manipulation by the future-high prophets during a visitation in the control shrine of the Forerunner keyship Anodyne Spirt near the start of the Human-Covenant War. The meeting reportingly revealed a mistranslation of the term Reclaimer from "Reclamation" and threatened a schism within Covenant ranks if not manipulated. While the event culminated in the rise through political manipulations of the attendees to the highest offices of the Covenant, the assurance of their new rates as High Prophets could not be assured without continuous political manipulations.
Diluting political translations further with the rank and role of Reclaimants and "those who reclaim" ensured any censure attempts against the new Hierarchs would become more difficult in the volatile state like wartime against humanity. The service and use of Reclaimants would soon develop into greater derivation and drift from Covenant scripture as humans provided an inconvenient opportunity for the Covenant with their pseudo-genetic affinity for activating Forerunner technology crypts. The Hierarchs encouraged Covenant ministries to investigate and learn about humanity and to find ways to usurp their mysterious ability and connection with the Forerunners.
===Ministry of Anamnesis===
==Known Reclaimants==
*House of Harbingers 
*Contrite Hierophants
**Heralder
**Blessed Ones 
***Anointed Cherubs: As the war against humanity raged on, priests and other theological leaders began to speak out against the genocide, pointing to texts that showed the Journey wasn't to be for all sapient life. As a compromise, and to protect their secret, the Hierarchs, particularly Mercy, created the Anointed Cherubs, a small conclave made up of human infants and toddlers, who would be spared from the judgement of the Forerunners?
*Merlin-D032
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