User:-AR-/Covenant Ministry of Fervent Intercession

The Ministry of Fervent Intercession was a governmental ministry of the Empire of the Covenant. While the was tasked with the general acquisition of Forerunner relics, the Ministry of Fervent Intercession was charged with securing through force artifacts of value or, in particular,.

To this end the Ministry reserved the power to subordinate Imperial Army and Navy units to its direct command, and employed large numbers of its own élite paramilitary Zealot-class, grouped into detachments of varying size and given large degrees of independence in achieving set objectives.

While not under the military command structure or the oversight of the, Zealots were drawn universally from the Imperial Military, with most being ranking Officers and Special Warfare veterans. Zealot-class Sangheili were afforded considerable influence over military operations, at times and under certain circumstances possessing greater authority than Generals; in such occasions, Zealots would be conferred the temporary military position and rank of.