Chieftain of the Jiralhanae

The Chieftain of the Jiralhanae is the central political and military leader within the Jiralhanae contingent of the Covenant, responsible for representing their interests in the Covenant.

Function
A Chieftain of the Jiralhanae has requirements and functions beyond those of regular Chieftains. He represents the Jiralhanae as a populace and operates as a centric emissary on the Covenant's behalf, likely to the Ministry of Concert, and is also the Jiralhanae Commander in Chief of his entire race. Past Chieftains of the Jiralhanae have been given tasks deemed important by the Prophets - Maccabeus was tasked with recovering the "relics" at Harvest, and later, Tartarus was given the task of recovering the Index from Installation 05 and activating the installation.

Inheritance
It is likely, that the title of Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, is a title and designation that is passed through a specific "royal" family. The most recent Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, Tartarus, for example, inherited the title from his uncle, Maccabeus, who in turn inherited it from his own father; however, it could be a more Ape-like leadership, with one challenging the leader, for control of the family. And with a large number of clans, clan warfare for society roles would be common. Perhaps a leading family would be involved in feuds with itself and other families, with the assassin assuming control.

Notable Chieftains

 * Maccabeus - Served up until the beginning of the Human-Covenant War in 2524 when Tartarus killed him and took his position. (It is debatable whether Maccabeus was ever actually given this position.)
 * Tartarus - Served as Chieftain from 2525, where he killed Maccabeus and took his position, until the end of the Battle of Installation 05 in November 2552, in which he was killed doing Truth's bidding by the Arbiter.

Trivia

 * After the death of Tartarus at the hands of the Arbiter, it is unknown whether another Chieftain of the Jiralhanae would have been instituted, since the title was not passed on before his death.
 * The only known Chieftan of the Brutes were Maccabeus and Tartarus.
 * Chieftan of the Brutes would wield The Fist of Rukt.