Savage Embrace

One of the most advanced ships left on the Covenant fleet, the Savage Embrace is a strealth frigate developed before the Great Schism. Though it uses the hull and superstructure of the Jiralhanae-developed Laktran-class Frigates, in most regards it is an entirely different ship. It has changed hands frequently in its service; initially commanded by Chieftain Ashkenazus, then his subordinate Erebus, as Minorca; then by Chieftain Drusus and his pack during the Second Battle of Earth and the Mandorla Campaign.

Commanding Officers

 * Chieftain Ashkenazus(2549-2551)
 * Chieftain Erebus (2551-October 2552)
 * Chieftain Drusus (2552-onward)

Quotes

 * "There were rumours among my warriors that a ship had managed to penetrate the humans blockade and land on Minorca - I dismissed it at first, but them we found the wreckage of a Scarab near the Daimon Hills, which we didn't bring, and a few Jiralhanae corpses. The Field Master was livid, until the Prophet informed us that it had been condoned by the Hierarchs - what could we say to that?"
 * "Its certainly a piece of work - most of the stealth systems were gutted from a Kig-yar missionary ship and fitted pretty well into the engineering section, camouflaged to look like regular equipment. Even the other systems aren't as primitive as the Jiralhanae usually make do with - they went through a lot of effort to get it running."
 * "Imagine a Prowler. Now give it a plasma cannon and lasers, and fill it with seven hundred angry apes with broadswords. Woud you want to go up against that?"