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==Timeline==
The '''Ages of Doubt''' marked in Covenant rituals with Faith and Patience, are eras in [[Covenant]] history following the [[Age of Conversion]], where the effects of the previous eras are dealt with. The Age of Doubt first started during the [[Age of Abandonment]]. The last Age of Doubt, the [[Age of Reclaimation]] which was the 23rd, ended in [[2525]], just months before the discovery of [[Humanity]]. This also marked the beginning of the [[9th Age of Reclamation]].


The Ages of Doubt are represented by the [[opal]] stone.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 307</ref>
The '''Ages of Doubt''' was the sixth [[Age]] in the [[Covenant]] Age system.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=189}} Ages of Doubt centered around dealing with the fallout of chaotic events in [[History of the Covenant|Covenant history]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest9}}


==Overview==
During the [[Progression of the Ages]], the Ages of Doubt are represented by a black [[opal]] stone.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=18}} In the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:{{Ref/Novel|Id=Harvest196|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=12}}
'''Leader, or Chieftain''': ''Doubt.''
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'''Congregation, or Pack''': ''Sixth! Faith and patience!''
==Events==
===Eighteenth Age of Doubt===
*During the Eighteenth Age of Doubt, the {{Pattern|Ruma|light carrier}} was introduced into active service with the [[Covenant fleet]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=263}}
===Twenty-Third Age of Doubt (2462–2525)===
*The {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}} was first produced during the Twenty-Third Age of Doubt, with a single ship-of-the-line commissioned - ''[[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]]''.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=267}}
*The Twenty-Third Age of Doubt followed the [[Ages of Conflict|Thirty-Ninth Age of Conflict]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=Harvest9|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=9}} in [[2462]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Encyclopedia|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=115 & 142}} in which the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] threatened the stability of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest9}} This age was followed by the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]] in [[2525]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Epilogue}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*These Ages are considered as the shortest periods of Covenant history. It was not until after the latest of these Ages that the [[Human-Covenant War]] started.
In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', when playing as the Covenant, players can upgrade their [[Covenant temple|Temple]] by researching the Age of Doubt, improving all Covenant technology by 1. Advancing to the Age of Doubt also gives Covenant players the ability to make {{Pattern|Shua'ee|Locust}}s, {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}}s, and many other types of units.
*Ages of Doubt appear to be caused by a time of trouble for example the [[Unggoy Rebellion]].
*In [[Halo Wars]], when playing as the Covenant, players can upgrade their army by researching the Age of Doubt, improving all Covenant technology. Advancing to the Age of Doubt also gives Covenant players the ability to make make [[Locusts]], [[Vampires]], and many other types of units.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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The Ages of Doubt was the sixth Age in the Covenant Age system.[1][2] Ages of Doubt centered around dealing with the fallout of chaotic events in Covenant history.[3]

Overview[edit]

During the Progression of the Ages, the Ages of Doubt are represented by a black opal stone.[4] In the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:[1]

Leader, or Chieftain: Doubt.
Congregation, or Pack: Sixth! Faith and patience!

Events[edit]

Eighteenth Age of Doubt[edit]

Twenty-Third Age of Doubt (2462–2525)[edit]

Trivia[edit]

In Halo Wars, when playing as the Covenant, players can upgrade their Temple by researching the Age of Doubt, improving all Covenant technology by 1. Advancing to the Age of Doubt also gives Covenant players the ability to make Shua'ee-pattern Locusts, Bkowe'nei-pattern Vampires, and many other types of units.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 12
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 189
  3. ^ a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 9
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 18
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 263
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 267
  7. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 115 & 142
  8. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Epilogue