Ghota 'Maharm, known as Ghota 'Maharmee before the Great Schism, was a commander in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. His brutality during the war earned him the moniker of the Golden Terror. Once a General in the Covenant military, he served ruthlessly during the Human-Covenant War and was responsible for many atrocities. On Beta Scorpii he purposefully attacked civilian evacuation centers in order to draw out the defenders from their positions. On Draco III he partook in the mass slaughter under the monstrous Zealot Merga 'Taruwee. During the Fall of Reach he led the slaughter of villages in the Highland Mountains, wiping out Visegrád, Szendrő, Csongrád, Heves, and Gyál and then attempted to stop the evacuations of New Alexandria but was thwarted by the actions of a lone Spartan. After the Prophet'