Conviction-Class Dreadnought

Conviction

Little is known of the Conviction ' s history, including it's original name - the title the ship bears today was given by Sangheili excavators. All that can be declared for certain is that it was a part of the Emergency Circumstance Fleet in the Forerunner Navy slightly over 100,000 years ago, and was damaged in combat against hostile ships over Ketesh, crashing to the surface. In approximately 1986 C.E., the ship was discovered by Kaaranese mining surveyers, and its excavation and conservation became an international effort by the Ketesh community, and its study gave the Kaaranese a substantial technological leap, on par, allowing them to become a spacefaring race. Today, the wreck is officially a protected holy site, and while pilgrims are encouraged to visit and observe the ship, contact is carefully restricted to Sangheili researchers, and after 2552 the UNSC was permitted to establish a small research outpost nearby, coordinating their studies with the local Sangheili.

Quotes

 * "It may not be as graceful or intact as the San'Shyuum Keyship, but it is certainly better documented. The Covenant learned more from the Conviction than it ever did from the Keyship - the degree of superstitious nonsense the Prophets wove around it is laughable. Even Truth had little idea of the true nature of the ship."
 * "The ship is huge - most of it is still buried under the foothills. You'd expect much of it to collapsed after all this time, especially given all the tectonic activity nearby - but of course the Forerunners were masters of construction, as they were of all things."
 * "It took a warship of unparralleled size and technological sophistication to finally bring the nations of Ketesh together. It's a good commentary on Sangheili society, is it not?"