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'''Juridicals''' were a [[rate]] in [[Forerunner]] society. They were charged with investigating criminal actions by citizens of the [[ecumene]], as well as preventing crimes from being committed. The head of the Juridical rate was known as the [[Master Juridical]]. Many Juridicals belonged to [[Catalog]], a group of evidence-gathering agents who were all viewed as the same individual and were connected via the Juridical network.<ref name="Tor">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/03/halo-silentium-string-1-excerpt '''Tor.com''', ''Sneak Peak at Halo: Silentium'']</ref><ref name="Waypoint">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/13/Silentium-Sneak-Peek.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Sneak Peak at Halo: Silentium'']</ref> | '''Juridicals''' were a [[rate]] in [[Forerunner]] society. They were charged with investigating criminal actions by citizens of the [[ecumene]], as well as preventing crimes from being committed. The head of the Juridical rate was known as the [[Master Juridical]]. Many Juridicals belonged to [[Catalog]], a group of evidence-gathering agents who were all viewed as the same individual and were connected via the Juridical network, which spanned the [[ecumene]] and was used as a means of communication and information sharing among Catalog and other Juridicals.<ref name="Tor">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/03/halo-silentium-string-1-excerpt '''Tor.com''', ''Sneak Peak at Halo: Silentium'']</ref><ref name="Waypoint">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/03/13/Silentium-Sneak-Peek.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Sneak Peak at Halo: Silentium'']</ref> | ||
Juridicals often used the [[Domain]] as a means to store and investigate material relevant to given cases, enlisting the services of [[Haruspis]] when seeking to access specific information. Due to their closer connection to the Domain than Forerunners in general, Juridicals were noted to be conservative in their views.<ref name="Waypoint"/> | Juridicals often used the [[Domain]] as a means to store and investigate material relevant to given cases, enlisting the services of [[Haruspis]] when seeking to access specific information. Due to their closer connection to the Domain than Forerunners in general, Juridicals were noted to be conservative in their views.<ref name="Waypoint"/> According to Catalog, Juridicals also had a tendency of becoming more cynical and aloof with age. As a result, many older Catalog units relinquished their evidence-gathering duties in favor of tasks in which less interaction with the other rates was required.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 198''</ref> | ||
During the rule of the [[Ecumene Council|Old Council]], Juridicals were corrupted by [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]], and were used to pursue his agenda.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 2''</ref> Some Juridicals held controversially nonchalant views regarding the threat posed by the [[Flood]]. Since [[Gravemind]]s retained the memories of the beings they absorbed, it was reasoned that as long as a civilization's constituent information was not lost, it would theoretically continue to exist even within the Flood collective.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 99''</ref> The Juridical network was shut down around [[100,000 BCE]] due to some Juridicals being captured by the Flood, who then were able to access the network and spread the [[logic plague]] to Catalog and [[ancilla]]s. As a result, Forerunner legal proceedings were put on hold indefinitely.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 20''</ref> | During the rule of the [[Ecumene Council|Old Council]], Juridicals were corrupted by [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]], and were used to pursue his agenda.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 2''</ref> Some Juridicals held controversially nonchalant views regarding the threat posed by the [[Flood]]. Since [[Gravemind]]s retained the memories of the beings they absorbed, it was reasoned that as long as a civilization's constituent information was not lost, it would theoretically continue to exist even within the Flood collective.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 99''</ref> | ||
The Juridical network was shut down around [[100,000 BCE]] due to some Juridicals being captured by the Flood, who then were able to access the network and spread the [[logic plague]] to Catalog and [[ancilla]]s. As a result, Forerunner legal proceedings were put on hold indefinitely.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 20''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 05:06, August 20, 2014
Juridicals were a rate in Forerunner society. They were charged with investigating criminal actions by citizens of the ecumene, as well as preventing crimes from being committed. The head of the Juridical rate was known as the Master Juridical. Many Juridicals belonged to Catalog, a group of evidence-gathering agents who were all viewed as the same individual and were connected via the Juridical network, which spanned the ecumene and was used as a means of communication and information sharing among Catalog and other Juridicals.[1][2]
Juridicals often used the Domain as a means to store and investigate material relevant to given cases, enlisting the services of Haruspis when seeking to access specific information. Due to their closer connection to the Domain than Forerunners in general, Juridicals were noted to be conservative in their views.[2] According to Catalog, Juridicals also had a tendency of becoming more cynical and aloof with age. As a result, many older Catalog units relinquished their evidence-gathering duties in favor of tasks in which less interaction with the other rates was required.[3]
During the rule of the Old Council, Juridicals were corrupted by Master Builder Faber, and were used to pursue his agenda.[4] Some Juridicals held controversially nonchalant views regarding the threat posed by the Flood. Since Graveminds retained the memories of the beings they absorbed, it was reasoned that as long as a civilization's constituent information was not lost, it would theoretically continue to exist even within the Flood collective.[5]
The Juridical network was shut down around 100,000 BCE due to some Juridicals being captured by the Flood, who then were able to access the network and spread the logic plague to Catalog and ancillas. As a result, Forerunner legal proceedings were put on hold indefinitely.[6]
List of appearances
- Halo: Silentium (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Tor.com, Sneak Peak at Halo: Silentium
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Sneak Peak at Halo: Silentium
- ^ Halo: Silentium, page 198
- ^ Halo: Silentium, String 2
- ^ Halo: Silentium, page 99
- ^ Halo: Silentium, String 20
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