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==History== | ==History== | ||
===The First Age of Abandonment=== | ===The First Age of Abandonment=== | ||
The | The First Age of Abandonment started in [[2200 BCE]], at the start of the [[Stoic-Reformist conflict]], and ended in [[2100 BCE]], when the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] left [[Janjur Qom]], marking the end of the conflict.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 18:59, September 10, 2016
The Age of Abandonment is one of the first periods in Covenant history.
History
The First Age of Abandonment
The First Age of Abandonment started in 2200 BCE, at the start of the Stoic-Reformist conflict, and ended in 2100 BCE, when the Forerunner Dreadnought left Janjur Qom, marking the end of the conflict.[1]
Background
It is speculated that the Age of Abandonment was the period of time when the Forerunners activated the Halo Array, or, as the Covenant put it, "embarked on the Great Journey". Covenant belief holds that the Forerunners departed from the universe when they used the "sacred rings" to ascended to a state of divinity. In actuality, the Forerunners perished when they activated the array and killed all sentient life in the galaxy in order to contain the Flood. This event happened almost 100,000 years prior to 2552.
Progression of the Ages
In the ceremonial Progression of the Ages, this age is represented by an obsidian stone.[2]
During the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:[2]
Leader, or Chieftain: Abandonment.
Congregation, or Pack: The First Age! Ignorance and fear!
Sources
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 30
- ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, page 196
