Blades

"For the Flood shall wash over us all and cleanse away our impurity. It's current shall carry us along the Great Journey!"

- excerpt from a sermon by Bvan Nar 'Ulkun.

The Disciples of Contrition are a splinter faction of the original Covenant founded in the aftermath of the. Formed from the last remnants of the, the Disciples are a radical cult who worship and seek to bring about its return to the. The Disciples are led by Bvan Nar 'Ulkun, who in turn is commanded by the Tranquil Master.

Origins
By the time High Charity fell to a Flood infestation in November 2552, most members of the radical sect known as the Governors of Contrition had perished within the holy city–either killed in the opening engagements of the Great Schism or consumed by the Gravemind. The scant few who were spared from this fate were the followers of Bvan 'Ulkun, a charismatic shipmaster whom the Hierarchs had "re-assigned" to the fringes of Covenant territory in the years prior. When news of the infestation reached Bvan's ears, he was convinced that it was an ordained sign of that the Great Journey would soon begin.