User:Impurest Cheese/Lepidus's Knife


 * This particular knife belonged to Lepidus and would later recovered from his body by Thel 'Vadam from one of the shield towers on The Ark. It was stored on Sanghelios before being reclaimed by the Brute Captain Lazerus.

Origin

 * As with the majority of Lepidus' effects their origin was unknown although it is possible that the blade was of Kadangare manufacturing. Such blades were used against the Covenant by Kadangare Rippers and were used to cut through a large range of substances including the armor of an Elite. As such a weapon like this would have been effective in the Great Schism as an offensive close quarters weapon and as a general survival tool. Lepidus would later use this weapon to torture James Ackerson and later kill him for lying about the key of Osanalan. This weapon would later be used at the real Lepidus' last stand against the Arbiter were the Elite used the Brute's own blade to kill him.

Storage

 * As instructed the armor and knife of Lepidus was taken back to Sanghelios by Zor Gadum who worked in the Sangheili Secret Police. He ran a secret project to create a puppet ruler for the Brutes using Lazarus who had survived the destruction of the Ark by hiding on the Foreward Unto Dawn. Lazarus was already sceptical having talked to the Oracle as he fell off the platform were the Arbiter would later kill the Prophet of Truth. Gadum would later give Lazarus instructions to rule the Brutes as Lepidus making them harmless and possibly potential trade partners in the new order. The new Lepidus escaped after killing both Gadum and the Legate of Clarity to make his escape look convincing.

Blade of the Cheiftan

 * This Blade was taken to Instillation 05 and used to cut a path through the flood so Lepidus could reclaim the Fist of Rukt to symbolize his rule over the Brutes. The blade would be seem again at the Conference onboard the UNSC Wings of Peace and was used by the Arbiter to kill the first casualty of the War of Fools. After his defeat at the rebuilt ark Lepidus would take the knife with him into exile although he would still carry it in Operation Exorcism. During this battle the blade would be used to kill Ellen McCoy and was later used by the Arbiter to kill Lepidus himself.