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The '''Citadel Charum''' was a grand [[Precursor]] structure on [[Charum Hakkor]]. It was considered by the [[Prehistoric human civilization|ancient humans]] to be the greatest Precursor ruin left on the planet at the end of the [[Human-Forerunner War]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 240''</ref> | |||
'''Citadel Charum''' was a grand [[Precursor]] structure on [[Charum Hakkor]]. [[Prehistoric human civilization| | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
As the final planetary defenses collapsed and their defeat became inevitable, the last surviving humans gathered in the Citadel on Charum Hakkor. One by one the wounded, the dying, and the captured were laid out on rows upon hundreds of rows of beds inside the citadel. In an attempt to conceal their identities and ranks from the [[ | As the final planetary defenses collapsed and their defeat became inevitable, the last surviving humans gathered in the Citadel on Charum Hakkor. One by one, the wounded, the dying, and the captured were laid out on rows upon hundreds of rows of beds inside the citadel. In an attempt to conceal their identities and ranks from the [[Forerunners]], the Admiralty had stripped off their uniforms. Despite this, the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was able to identify his greatest opponent, [[Forthencho]], the Lord of Admirals.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 233-234''</ref> | ||
Furious at humanity, the [[Ecumene Council|Old Council]] | Furious at humanity, the [[Ecumene Council|Old Council]] - mainly comprised of [[Builder]]s - had originally ordered the complete annihilation of the human race despite being convinced that they knew of a cure against the [[Flood]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 37''</ref> The [[Librarian]] became convinced that humanity and their culture needed be spared, as this might be the only way for the Forerunners to decipher their apparent Flood immunity. The Council then tasked the Librarian and her [[Lifeworker]]s to extract the essences of the human survivors on Charum Hakkor, refusing to provide anything other than [[Composer]]s as a means to accomplish this. Inside the citadel, the Librarian and her Lifeworkers walked among the human survivors providing relief before their imminent composition. Forthencho, [[Yprin Yprikushma]], the Admiralty, and their children and families were then processed by the Composers, killing their physical selves but storing their memories and consciousnesses.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 39-41''</ref> | ||
The Citadel, like all other Precursor structures | The Citadel, like all other Precursor structures, was destroyed when the [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] and [[Medicant Bias]] test-fired [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 07]] on the planet in [[100,043 BCE]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 190-192''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4 - My finest opponent.jpg|The Didact locates Forthencho from | File:H4 - My finest opponent.jpg|The Didact locates Forthencho from amongst the thousands of human survivors in the citadel. | ||
File:Citadel Charum.jpg| | File:Citadel Charum.jpg|Concept art of Humanity's composition in the citadel. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4]] | *''[[Halo 4]] | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminals]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{C|Indirect mention}} | *''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{C|Indirect mention}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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