For much of his early life, Qur'a 'Morhek's family had great expectations of him. As hereditary heir to the Morhekan Autocracy, he was expected to become a politician and diplomat, forging a new future for his nation, pulling it out of its period of decadent stagnation. It therefore came as an unpleasant surprise when, upon reaching adolescence, Qur'a enlisted in the Valdaran War College on Ketesh, became a soldier in the Covenant Army, and was deployed to fight the enemies of the Covenant. Since then, Qur'a has gained a formidable reputation among both his own people and their Sanghelios brethren for his skills as a commander, leading his R'runu Warrior Creche, a hardened group of veteran special operations commandoes against human, heretic, and finally Blood and New Covenant foes.