Talk:San'Shyuum/@comment-32579200-20170822184748

Now, personally I don't think the San'Shyuum are endangered. Since the Prophets are possibly lying about the destruction of Janjur Qom, they may not be as endangered as we thought. Also, Janjur Qom is listed as a Covenant world right here: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Covenant_Empire#Covenant_Worlds. Now, why would it be listed as a Covenant world if it had been A) destroyed, and B) never incorporated or affiliated with the Covenant? Well, since this is the case, I have to assume that the Covenant is in possession of Janjur Qom and possibly several secret San'Shyuum colonies. But since the Covenant is convinced Janjur Qom was destroyed, I also have to assume that only the San'Shyuum know about them. The attack fleet used to conquer Janjur Qom in the past would have to be an entirely San'Shyuum-led fleet, and it would've had to be small but still just as powerful. Probably a couple CSO-class supercarriers and a few small frigates, just enough to scare the Stoics into submission. I'm sure that they wouldn't share these secrets with any non-San'Shyuum members of the Covenant, otherwise the other species would rebel against the San'Shyuum for their lies. Though it's possible a few of the most elite would be entrusted with these secrets, even if it were just a few leading Sangheili on the High Council. But other than that, only the San'Shyuum would know. Over time, the Stoics would use the Forerunner relics on their planet, and their children may be born into the beliefs of the Covenant. Following the fall of the Covenant, these San'Shyuum colonies would break away and re-form their old government, but would still use Forerunner relics after discovering the truth about the Halos. It could also be possible that they would begin meeting with several Sangheili-led and Jiralhanae-led Covenant factions and form a new Covenant, or they might try to reach out to the UNSC for help when Cortana begins taking over the galaxy. If this is the case, then it would be hard to tell if they still cling to the Covenant faith or act as an ally. Either way, they're coming back. I just know it.