Halo 4 is almost upon us and the Storm Covenant remain somewhat of a mystery. What are their motives? Their origins? So armed with the knowledge we have, I thought I might try to give a detailed report on the Storm Covenant for you guys. A few spoilers inbound so read at your own discretion. Enjoy. For extra fun, try to read this in the voice of the guy who does the videos about ships and people and such here on Halo Waypoint. 
Dossier: RE: The Storm Covenant
Overview
Following the Great Schism of the Covenant in October of 2552, several factions have tried to fill the void the demise of the alien religious conglomerate created. One group was the Covenant Loyalists, the Prophet-led faction that was created after the High Prophet of Truth betrayed the Elites and replaced then with their rival species, the Brutes. To combat the Loyalists, the Eliteās de facto leader, the Arbiter, formed the Covenant Separatists. The two sides fought a climatic battle on Installation 00, breaking the Covenant Loyalists.
Since then the Loyalists have continued to harass Elite forces throughout the galaxy while falling into civil war themselves with frequent infighting amongst the Brute clans that comprise the Loyalists. The Separatists have mostly dissolved and its former members returning to their distinctive homeworlds.
Yet by 2557, a new faction of the Covenant has emerged from the shadows. They are the Storm Covenant.
Origin
The Storm Covenant appear to have roots that permeate many factions and groups of post-war Elite society. One such group is the Servants of Abiding Truth, a ultra-orthodox religious fundamentalist group that still holds the their pre-Covenant beliefs towards Forerunner relics. The tampering or destruction of such artifacts is the highest of blasphemies and met with extreme prejudice. Another link can be seen with the several civil conflicts amongst the Elites after the war, many groups vying for power in the wake of the Eliteās uncertainty about their lives and well-being with the Covenant no longer guiding them. One individual stands out amongst the likely revolutionaries, Jul 'Mdama, has voiced his disagreements with the Arbiter over how to deal with humanity and has vowed to overthrow him.
Jul 'Mdama later joined Avu Med 'Telcamās Servants of Abiding Truth in an effort to use the Servants as an army to eventually attack humanity. However, when spying on 'Telcam and finding out that he was in league with the Office of Naval Intelligence, who supplied him with arms, Jul was captured covertly by the black ops Kilo-Five team and taken to Trevylan, formerly Onyx. He remains in captivity and eventually finds a portal linked to an Elite colony known as Husduros and knowledge of the Didact and the world of Requiem. The Didact is said to despise humans and lives on Requiem, this prompts Jul and his newly aquired forces to venture to Requiem in search of the Forerunner who could help him vanquish humanity.
Client Species and Roles
The Storm Covenant is comprised of four main races, the Elites, Grunts, Jackals and Hunters.
Elites: Much like they were previously in the Covenant, the Elites have taken up the role of legendary fighters and commanders. However, without the Prophets, it is likely they have also taken up a leadership role with the Storm Covenantās religion.
Grunts/Jackals: The Grunts and Jackals roles appear to be unchanged as well, but their new physical features and demeanor show a shift to a more vicious and intimidating approach to combat. Whether this was achieved through selective breeding, genetic manipulation or if these Grunts or Jackals are new subspecies remains unknown. Whatever the reason, caution must be used when confronting these new forms of cannon fodder.
Hunters: Perhaps the most mysterious species of the Storm Covenant, the Hunters have not bee seen in action at this time. However, their roles more than likely remain the same as they were in the Covenant, bulky, strong ātanksā meant to crush enemy opposition.
Technology
In regards to their technology, the Storm Covenant are notably worse off than the old Covenant. With access to the Assembly Forges and multitude of armories of the Covenant no longer accessible to them, the Storm Covenant appear to have resorted to piracy or salvaging to arm themselves. They retain many of the old Covenant weapons and vehicles, but some new weapons point to their origins being from the aforementioned Elite civil conflicts. Others come from the most unlikely of sources, such as the Brute Gravity Hammer being in their possession despite the lack of Brutes in the Storm Covenant.
One thing is certain, when it comes to conquest the Storm Covenant are not picky about what they have in their disposal.
Ideology and Presence on Requeim
Aside from the reclamation of Forerunner relics, the Storm Covenant have one key difference in regards to their ideology and ultimate goal. The Storm Covenant believe that one of their gods, a Forerunner named the Didact, is alive on Requiem and wish to enlist their aid in their conflicts against the humans and possibly the Arbiter and whatever remains of the Loyalists.
With the Promethean Knights presenting a clear and present threat to the humans aboard the UNSC Infinity on Requiem, the prospect of an alliance between the Didact pulling the strings on Requiem and the Storm Covenant presents a dire threat to humanity, if not all life in the galaxy.
Conclusion
Though the Storm Covenant will likely be a relatively minor threat to the Master Chief and the crew of the Infinity stranded on Requiem, they cannot be underestimated as they still have the means and fervent beliefs to make them formidable aggressors.
//End Transmission
canāt wait to start to digging into the new reclaimer trilogy.