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Several years prior to [[97,445 BCE]], [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] sought the Organon on both [[Mars|Edom]] and [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]] using a pair of [[human]] guides, [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]], to lead him to its presumed resting place in the [[Djamonkin Crater]].{{Ref/Reuse|c103}} Instead he found the Cryptum of [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]], who stated that the Organon did not exist, at least not in the form imagined by most Forerunners.<ref name="c103">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 103''</ref> | Several years prior to [[97,445 BCE]], [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] sought the Organon on both [[Mars|Edom]] and [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]] using a pair of [[human]] guides, [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]], to lead him to its presumed resting place in the [[Djamonkin Crater]].{{Ref/Reuse|c103}} Instead he found the Cryptum of [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]], who stated that the Organon did not exist, at least not in the form imagined by most Forerunners.<ref name="c103">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 103''</ref> | ||
At the close of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], just minutes prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the [[Gravemind]] told the [[Librarian]] that the Organon was in fact the same entity as the [[Domain]], a quantum information storage medium utilized by the Forerunners to a great extent, leading the Librarian to conclude that the Domain had been created by the Precursors. When the Halo Array was [[Great Purification|fired]], the Domain and all knowledge within would be lost forever, along with all Precursor artifacts.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 322-323''</ref> The Librarian proceeded to send a message to the IsoDidact in which she pleaded him to find the Organon, which she stated was located at Maethrillian, and restore the Domain. The IsoDidact, now Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting again, would not view the Librarian's message until after the [[reintroduction]], well over a century later. Shortly afterward he, [[Chant-to-Green]], and several other surviving Forerunners embarked on a mission to Maethrillian in order to reactivate the Domain. They were accompanied on the expedition by former [[First Councilor]] [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]], who had been informed of some of the details about the Organon, though even he was not fully aware of its true nature.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} | At the close of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], just minutes prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the [[Gravemind]] told the [[Librarian]] that the Organon was in fact the same entity as the [[Domain]], a quantum information storage medium utilized by the Forerunners to a great extent, leading the Librarian to conclude that the Domain had been created by the Precursors. When the Halo Array was [[Great Purification|fired]], the Domain and all knowledge within would be lost forever, along with all Precursor artifacts.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 322-323''</ref> The destructive pulse of Halo also corrupted Abaddon.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi14|Epi|14}} The Librarian proceeded to send a message to the IsoDidact in which she pleaded him to find the Organon, which she stated was located at Maethrillian, and restore the Domain. The IsoDidact, now Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting again, would not view the Librarian's message until after the [[reintroduction]], well over a century later. Shortly afterward he, [[Chant-to-Green]], and several other surviving Forerunners embarked on a mission to Maethrillian in order to reactivate the Domain. They were accompanied on the expedition by former [[First Councilor]] [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]], who had been informed of some of the details about the Organon, though even he was not fully aware of its true nature.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} | ||
At the capital world, Abaddon announced its true name to the Forerunners and attacked them with pseudo-organic constructs it had seemingly created based on [[Promethean Crawler]]s. Once the Forerunner party reached the Council amphitheater, Abaddon confronted them, representing itself with a massive [[Holography|holographic]] projection of a winged, androgynous Forerunner-like being. Twisted and embittered by the damage wrought upon the Domain by the Halos, Abaddon announced that the Forerunners were to face trial for their crimes against the [[Mantle]]. While Splendid Dust remained before Abaddon to accept his sentence out of guilt, Bornstellar, Chant-to-Green, and several others escaped deeper into the capital world where they discovered the physical location of Abaddon. Abaddon attempted to prevent the Forerunners from interacting with its housing, vaporizing two of them and attempting to immobilize the rest by locking their [[Forerunner personal armor|armor]] before it could pronounce its judgment on them. However, [[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]] managed to insert a [[deadbolt]] key into the device, sacrificing herself to serve as the template for the restored Domain. This act seemingly caused Abaddon to disappear and the Forerunner survivors were able to leave Maethrillian unhindered while the Domain began to heal.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} | At the capital world, Abaddon announced its true name to the Forerunners and attacked them with pseudo-organic constructs it had seemingly created based on [[Promethean Crawler]]s. Once the Forerunner party reached the Council amphitheater, Abaddon confronted them, representing itself with a massive [[Holography|holographic]] projection of a winged, androgynous Forerunner-like being. Twisted and embittered by the damage wrought upon the Domain by the Halos, Abaddon announced that the Forerunners were to face trial for their crimes against the [[Mantle]]. While Splendid Dust remained before Abaddon to accept his sentence out of guilt, Bornstellar, Chant-to-Green, and several others escaped deeper into the capital world where they discovered the physical location of Abaddon. Abaddon attempted to prevent the Forerunners from interacting with its housing, vaporizing two of them and attempting to immobilize the rest by locking their [[Forerunner personal armor|armor]] before it could pronounce its judgment on them. However, [[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]] managed to insert a [[deadbolt]] key into the device, sacrificing herself to serve as the template for the restored Domain. This act seemingly caused Abaddon to disappear and the Forerunner survivors were able to leave Maethrillian unhindered while the Domain began to heal.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} | ||
A hundred thousand years later, [[Unnamed Haruspis|a]] [[Haruspis]] told the [[Ur-Didact]] about the mission and how Abaddon, corrupted by Halo's destructive pulse, had interfered in it.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi14}} The Haruspis later used a ritual created by Abaddon to help early explorers of the Domain to draw the [[Warden Eternal]]'s copies into one body so that he could be destroyed.{{Ref/Novel|Epi|25}} | |||
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