Oro 'Varamee

"*We are called to do what must be done. Whether we like it or not is out of question, we follow the will of both the Prophets and the gods.*" - Oro

Oro 'Varamee is a Sangheili Shipmaster of the Covenant Empire.

## History

Oro 'Varamee was born in the ever dwindling state of Varam located on the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios in 2121. Oro and his entire family have dedicated their efforts to not only maintaining their honor and protecting their people, but also seek the means to regain much of their lost honor and status. The Varam keep hopes to ensure that the ancient oaths sworn by their clan upon the foundation of the Covenant aren't forsaken. Oro has taken it upon himself to complete his clans mission, and figured the best way for him to go about this was by taking small steps towards this goal. His ambition knows no bounds though as he hopes that through his efforts he will be able to pull the Covenant away from the conflict and corruption that is tearing it apart. He believes that the Covenant is forsaking it's most ancient oaths and promises and so would like to see it resume the holy path of the great journey peacefully.

First, he enlisted into the Covenant Military where he was somehow noticed by the Ministry of Fervent Intercession and became a Zealot, then slowly he rose to command a mighty force of the finest warriors which will not only help the Covenant on its path but ensure his clan's survival and redemption within the Covenant.

He was close to completing his goal after acquiring a heavy load of Forerunner and Prothean treasures aboard his ship that would make his clan more powerful than ever before, but fate had other plans, for he was captured by Cerberus whilst intercepting a call for help by a Kig-Yar Frigate with the goods on board. Both ships, crew, and contents were all taken to separate Cerberus facilities for research. As Cerberus scientists were already undergoing the basic studies of Covenant species along with other alien races they noticed something very strange about Sangheili physiology, they theorized that the species may be able to utilize biotic abilities much like a human, krogan, and even Asari could despite there claims that they couldn't. The experiments on Oro became more brutal and painful until they achieved what they sought and unfortunately for Oro any thoughts of ending his own life like other Sangheili in order to keep his honor intact was now swept away like the desert winds on Sangheilos. Oro knew that while it's important to maintain his will and mind he along with other prisoners must escape the research facility before they all succumb to the humans' schemes. Oro accomplished this with the other prisoners by escaping through a supply ship and yet it had cost many lives to even reach the halfway point. The escape proved to be a great success with many other Covenant prisoners such as Oro's newly made Jiralhanae friend Varkous, some human scientists as their own prisoners, gathered information on some Cerberus activities along with basic information about the organization, and the liberation of a few stolen Forerunner relics which was enough to stave off the execution of Oro and the returning prisoners. Upon his return to the Covenant many were already calling for his head due to various reasons such as for one letting himself be captured by humans to losing a great number of Forerunner relics, and most of all his new abilities as the first Sangheili biotic. The Prophet Hierarchs spared Oro only cause they were now curious of his abilities and that he has made up for his capture with the recovered Forerunner tech and bringing some of the humans responsible for this. Yet despite them agreeing with Oro that Cerberus must be dealt with they and High Council refused to see them as any form of a significant threat as they learned of the UNSC fighting Cerberus too from the interrogations of said prisoners before their execution. Oro was given the chance to rebuild his forces and to continue his campaign against the humans, but he would be watched as he does this.

## Personality and traits

Oro was a strong commander who succeeded in many of his attempts to gain power and glory, as a Zealot Shipmaster he made a big difference in some of the Covenants largest military victories. However during Oro's capture and time in the Cerberus research facility not only he developed a driving force for his quest for vengeance upon Cerberus, but caused many seeds of doubt about the humans, the war, and the Covenant itself and these will remain with Oro for a very long time. Oro was brought to follow his clan’s old teachings regarding honor and how to face challenges in his path, but he in his solitude doubts if his actions would truly change anything and if he is truly able to save his clan. These doubts even made more so by his recent encounter with the Vindicator has worsened his burning desire to ask the kind of questions his people are afraid and refused to ask fearing a fate worse than what became of Fal ’Chavamee.

## Physical appearance

At an imposing 7 feet 4 inches (2.2 m) and 364 lbs (164 kg), Oro is quite large even for a Sangheili. Oro has amber eyes typical of his species, and dark gray skin.

## Powers and Abilities

Experimentation by Cerberus has rendered Oro the sole biotic Sangheili. While he rarely uses his powers, as they are a point of controversy on the High Council, he is nonetheless adept at his abilities.

## Equipment

Oro wears the crimson ceremonial armor of the Devoted Sentries chapter of the Zealots. The armor has energy shields much more powerful than that of the average Sangheili warrior, and features energy daggers which can appear from the armor's gauntlets, as well as active camouflage and Armor Lock.

Oro utilizes a variety of weaponry from the Covenant's arsenal. His usual armament consists of a choice of a Type-1 Energy Sword, Type-25 Plasma Rifle, Type-50 Concussion Rifle, and/or Type-51 Carbine, as well as a Type-1 Plasma Grenade.

## Trivia

Oro is an original character created by Arbiter690.