3 ноя 2552 г. - The Great Schism begins

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Even long before the start of the Great Schism, the Prophet of Truth had plans to replace the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae, as he saw them as more willing and unquestioning pawns, whilst he doubted the Sangheili's reliability and loyalty. However, he kept these schemes strictly to himself, and waited until the time was right. After Truth learned the location of the Human homeworld, he secretly amassed a fleet of over five hundred warships, entirely commanded by the Jiralhanae, at the command-and-control station Unyielding Hierophant. However, this station and fleet was destroyed by a group of SPARTAN-IIs that launched Operation: FIRST STRIKE after learning its purpose, putting a temporary halt to Truth's plan.[10]

Soon after, the Prophet of Regret made a move Truth did not expect: having discovered a significant Forerunner artifact on Earth on his own, but unaware of the fact it was humanity's homeworld, he took a fleet of fifteen ships to Earth. Immediately after Truth learned of this, he sent the remnants of the fleet he had amassed to Earth, and gave his Jiralhanae troops orders to forcibly eliminate the Sangheili in command of the remaining forces on and above Earth. When Regret retreated from Earth, his Sangheili-led ships in orbit still continued to engage the UNSC, but now without a leader. Only moments later, the Jiralhanae forces within the fleet and on the ground killed any remaining Sangheili forces, as Truth had ordered. They continued to hold New Mombasa until the reinforcements sent by Truth arrived. As High Charity and the rest of the Covenant Fleet were now on their way to the newly discovered Delta Halo, Truth's move remained a secret from the rest of the Covenant. Regret, who would arrive at Delta Halo some time before High Charity and the rest of the Covenant, would serve yet another purpose for Truth; the final stage in his plan

After the Prophet of Regret was killed by John-117, the two remaining Prophets, most notably the High Prophet of Truth, reorganized Covenant society. Saying that the Sangheili could no longer protect the Prophets due to Regret's assassination, they replaced the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae as the Prophets' protectors. The Sangheili viewed this as a violation of the principles that the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the High Council. They also argued that if Truth had not withdrawn the Phantoms that had been en route to Regret's location, the Prophet's death would have been prevented and the Demon would have been killed instead.

However, Truth further demoted the Sangheili by giving command of their Covenant Fleets to the Jiralhanae.[11] Once enough Jiralhanae were in place, Truth instigated the war by secretly ordering the assassination of many ruling Sangheili. Truth also freed all of the Jiralhanae prisoners and pardoned them after release (Seen on the Halo Timeline Edict of the High Prophet of Truth). This was disguised as a Jiralhanae insurrection against the Covenant to the Sangheili, the Mgalekgolo, and most Unggoy. Loyalist factions were led to believe it was an Sangheili revolt. After the killing of the Sangheili Council members, war broke out on High Charity, the two sides polarizing quickly. However, the true split occurred when the Sangheili learned the truth about the Halos and the Great Journey. Their disillusionment changed their goal from reforming the purity of the Covenant to actively fighting against it.

The split was not cleanly divided either by race or faction. Loyalists followed the Prophets with their military now lead by the Jiralhanae, included Kig-Yar, Yanme'e, Unggoy, and Mgalekgolo. The Separatists followed the leadership of Sangheili shipmasters, and their official Commander-in-chief was the Rtas 'Vadum. Separatist forces were composed of the ejected Sangheili, with large numbers of Mgalekgolo and Unggoy. The Kig-Yar, being a mercenary race, also supported the Separatists playing a more supportive role than direct role. Few Jiralhanae joined the Separatist army believing that they served better under the leadership of the Sangheili. The only Unggoy who actually remained loyal to the Prophets were the most devout followers of the Covenant religion (e.g. Deacons). There is some evidence to support this since there are a number of Unggoy who commit acts that are anything but cowardly (e.g. Kamikaze Unggoy).

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