Roni 'Visag

"Under my tutelage, you will learn to respect, even revere, your blades as if they were themselves your comrades and kinsmen. But throughout all that, you must never forget your own role in all of this. In the end, the sword is just a tool, for it is the warrior's hand that brings it to life and, when necessary, delivers death."

- Roni 'Visag to a group of his pupils.

Roni 'Visag was a Sangheili aristocrat who lived before, during, and after the Human-Covenant War. Considered to be one of the finest swordsmen in the Covenant military, 'Visag's skills garnered him much praise and recognition during the early years of the war, though he himself held mixed feelings about the conflict and suspected that it was not as much of a holy war as the Hierarchs claimed it was. He retired from active service midway through the war and withdrew to his family's extensive compound on the Sangheili colony Pious Reflection, where he agreed to periodically train Sangheili aristocrats in the art of using the energy blade. He continued this practice after the Great Schism and the end of the war. Apart from his martial talents, 'Visag was also a poet, scholar, and patron of the arts. He was also known for his pious belief in the Sangheili gods even after the revelation that the so-called "Great Journey" that had served as a key article of faith in the Sangheili religion for centuries was a lie.