The Truth and Reconciliation has three Skulls and one Terminal: Iron near the grav-lift cliff, Endurance Spec in the tall purple-strut room, Foreign at the end of the hallway behind the locked hangar door, and the Inquisitor Terminal in the brig cell block.
The mission hides its collectibles around the same natural route you already follow through the Covenant cruiser: outside before the gravity lift, inside the ship, through the hangar, and then into the detention area while looking for Captain Keyes. The only rough pickup is Endurance Spec, which asks for clean sprint momentum across narrow purple pillars.
The Truth and Reconciliation collectible locations
| Collectible | Location |
|---|---|
| Iron Skull | Small cliff ledge behind the grav-lift area tree cluster |
| Endurance Spec Skull | Final purple pillar in the tall interior strut room |
| Foreign Skull | End of the hallway behind the locked door in the hangar |
| Inquisitor Terminal | Brig side cell with a dead Marine and supplies |
Grab them in mission order and you will not need to backtrack through completed fights. The Skulls are fixed pickups, so the job is mostly about being in the right corner before the mission moves you forward.
For Endurance Spec, push the movable object parallel to the purple pillars before jumping; it gives you a cleaner launch angle than starting from the default edge.
Iron Skull at the grav-lift cliff
Clear the exterior fight
Defeat the Covenant around the grav-lift area, including the final Hunter waves, before searching the cliff edge.
Move along the rear cliff
Head to the back edge of the area and use the cluster of three trees as your main landmark.
Line up the tree markers
Focus on the large tree, then look left of the cactus-like tree beside it for a small ledge below the cliff.
Drop to the Skull ledge
Carefully drop onto the narrow ledge and pick up the Iron Skull.
Climb back if you want a clean run
Use the nearby purple/tree route to crouch, shuffle, and jump back up instead of falling.
Protect your loadout
The Skull progress stays saved after pickup even if you fall afterward, but falling can cost weapons you wanted to keep.
Endurance Spec Skull in the purple-strut room
Enter from the upper level
When you reach the large interior room inside the cruiser, stay aware of the upper platform you entered from.
Clear enemies if needed
Drop down and remove enemies if they are disrupting your setup, then return to the upper route before leaving the room.
Go to the opposite-left corner
Move around to the corner across from your entry side and face the line of floor-to-ceiling purple pillars.
Identify the correct pillar chain
Use the set of three purple pillars leading toward the visible Skull, not the nearby wrong-side pillar.
Set the movable object
For a better launch, shove the large movable object until it sits roughly parallel to the pillars.
Sprint from the cleaner angle
Start from that object, keep sprint momentum, and jump across the pillars in one continuous chain.
Never stop on the pillars
If you pause to line up the next jump, you will slide or fall off before reaching the Endurance Spec Skull.
Hold the pickup near the end
After the second pillar, hold X so the Skull registers even if your landing starts to slip.
Foreign Skull behind the hangar locked door
Reach the large hangar bay
Continue until you enter the big dropship hangar inside the cruiser.
Find the opposite locked door
From the entry side, look across the bay for the locked door that leads to the hallway with the Skull.
Wait near that door
Stay close enough to react as soon as the locked door opens instead of fighting from across the room.
Rush through the door
When the door opens, move through immediately and follow the hallway behind it.
Grab the Skull at the end
The Foreign Skull is at the end of the hallway behind the locked hangar door, not just inside the doorway.
Leave before it locks
The opening is temporary, so get in, collect the Skull, and get back out before finishing the fight.
Inquisitor Terminal in the brig cell block
Reach the brig area
Progress into the Covenant detention section where the mission sends you through cell blocks.
Enter the side cell room
From the cell-block hub, check the side room with multiple shielded prison cells rather than staying only on the main path.
Lower the cell shields
Use the room control to open or lower the cell barriers.
Find the dead Marine cell
Look for the cell containing a dead Marine and supplies.
Use the Terminal inside
Interact with the Inquisitor Terminal inside that cell.
KEY!If you have seen a docking-bay corridor route mentioned elsewhere, use the brig cell route for this pickup: the visible marker you want is the side cell with the dead Marine and supplies.
Collectible mistakes in The Truth and Reconciliation
The Iron Skull is easy to walk past because the ledge sits below the cliff line, not on the main ground near the gravity lift. Use the tree cluster first, then look down from the cactus-like tree instead of sweeping the whole cliff edge at random.
The Endurance Spec Skull fails most often when players try to stop on a purple pillar and re-aim. Treat the chain like one sprinting movement, and only adjust your approach before the first jump.
The Foreign Skull is missed when you fight the hangar from too far away. If you are not near the locked hangar door when it opens, the window can pass before you realize that the hallway was accessible.
The Inquisitor Terminal is not sitting on the main rescue route. Check the side cell with the dead Marine after lowering the shields, or you can clear the brig without ever looking into the right cell.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Skulls are in The Truth and Reconciliation?
There are three Skulls in this mission: Iron, Endurance Spec, and Foreign.
Where is the Terminal in The Truth and Reconciliation?
The Inquisitor Terminal is in the brig cell block, inside the side cell that has a dead Marine and supplies.
Can you keep a Skull if you die after picking it up?
Yes. Once a Skull pickup registers, that collectible progress stays saved even if you fall or die afterward.
Which Skull is easiest to miss in this mission?
Endurance Spec is the easiest to miss during a normal run because it sits at the end of a finicky pillar-jump route in a large interior room.
Does the hangar Skull door stay open?
No. The locked door in the hangar is temporary, so enter as soon as it opens and leave after grabbing the Foreign Skull at the end of the hallway.
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