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Circa [[97,495 BCE]], around sixty years after Faber had begun his unsanctioned experiments,<ref name="prim190"/> he charged Mendicant Bias with test-firing Installation 07 in [[Charum Hakkor]]'s [[~~Unidentified star~~ system ~~(Human-San'Shyuum alliance)~~|~~star~~ system]]. As an unprecedented side-effect of this firing, the [[Primordial]], an entity that had been imprisoned on the planet for millennia–in fact a [[Gravemind]] left behind by the [[Precursor]]s–was released from its near-impervious [[stasis capsule|cell]]. The Primordial, or the Captive as it was known to the Forerunners, was then taken on the ring by order of the Master Builder. Lifeworkers in the employ of the Master Builder studied the creature, but remained unsure as to its true nature - while some believed it to be related to the Flood, others did not.<ref name="prim190"/>

Circa [[97,495 BCE]], around sixty years after Faber had begun his unsanctioned experiments,<ref name="prim190"/> he charged Mendicant Bias with test-firing Installation 07 in [[Charum Hakkor]]'s [[Charum Hakkor system|system]]. As an unprecedented side-effect of this firing, the [[Primordial]], an entity that had been imprisoned on the planet for millennia–in fact a [[Gravemind]] left behind by the [[Precursor]]s–was released from its near-impervious [[stasis capsule|cell]]. The Primordial, or the Captive as it was known to the Forerunners, was then taken on the ring by order of the Master Builder. Lifeworkers in the employ of the Master Builder studied the creature, but remained unsure as to its true nature - while some believed it to be related to the Flood, others did not.<ref name="prim190"/>

Not trusting the Lifeworkers, Faber assigned Mendicant Bias to interrogate the Primordial,<ref name="prim190"/> which, using its knowledge of the Precursors' plan and compelling arguments that the Forerunners' rule led to eternal stagnation, eventually managed to turn the AI against its Forerunner masters. The creature also managed to manipulate the Master Builder into complying it with its schemes; whether Faber was fully aware of the Primordial's goals, or simply an uninformed pawn, is unclear.<ref name="p357"/> The Primordial then took charge of operations on Installation 07, encouraging the Master Builder to continue his experiments on humans, apparently for no reason other than its own amusement.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 365''</ref>

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-Circa [[97,495 BCE]], around sixty years after Faber had begun his unsanctioned experiments,<ref name="prim190"/> he charged Mendicant Bias with test-firing Installation 07 in [[Charum Hakkor]]'s [[Unidentified star system (Human-San'Shyuum alliance)|star system]]. As an unprecedented side-effect of this firing, the [[Primordial]], an entity that had been imprisoned on the planet for millennia–in fact a [[Gravemind]] left behind by the [[Precursor]]s–was released from its near-impervious [[stasis capsule|cell]]. The Primordial, or the Captive as it was known to the Forerunners, was then taken on the ring by order of the Master Builder. Lifeworkers in the employ of the Master Builder studied the creature, but remained unsure as to its true nature - while some believed it to be related to the Flood, others did not.<ref name="prim190"/>
+Circa [[97,495 BCE]], around sixty years after Faber had begun his unsanctioned experiments,<ref name="prim190"/> he charged Mendicant Bias with test-firing Installation 07 in [[Charum Hakkor]]'s [[Charum Hakkor system|system]]. As an unprecedented side-effect of this firing, the [[Primordial]], an entity that had been imprisoned on the planet for millennia–in fact a [[Gravemind]] left behind by the [[Precursor]]s–was released from its near-impervious [[stasis capsule|cell]]. The Primordial, or the Captive as it was known to the Forerunners, was then taken on the ring by order of the Master Builder. Lifeworkers in the employ of the Master Builder studied the creature, but remained unsure as to its true nature - while some believed it to be related to the Flood, others did not.<ref name="prim190"/>
 Not trusting the Lifeworkers, Faber assigned Mendicant Bias to interrogate the Primordial,<ref name="prim190"/> which, using its knowledge of the Precursors' plan and compelling arguments that the Forerunners' rule led to eternal stagnation, eventually managed to turn the AI against its Forerunner masters. The creature also managed to manipulate the Master Builder into complying it with its schemes; whether Faber was fully aware of the Primordial's goals, or simply an uninformed pawn, is unclear.<ref name="p357"/> The Primordial then took charge of operations on Installation 07, encouraging the Master Builder to continue his experiments on humans, apparently for no reason other than its own amusement.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 365''</ref>