The Suppliants of Atonement are a Sangheili militant religious sect. They originated as a fringe movement of the Covenant religion which committed heresy by attempting to convert humans instead of exterminating them, a practice which they abandoned during the Great Schism after the Great Journey was revealed to be false. They fought on the Arbiter's side during the series of conflicts known as the Sangheili Civil War and supported his efforts to coexist peacefully with the UNSC, though they remain wary of humanity's ulterior motives. Soon after this period, their religious obligations shifted to hoarding Forerunner artifacts in the name of preserving knowledge. They are known rivals of other sects such as the Servants of Abiding Truth and the Governors of Contrition, and are infamous for s