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|image | |image=[[File:HM - Bornstellar.jpg|300px]]<br>Bornstellar as a [[Manipular]] | ||
|homeworld=[[Molaetra]]<ref name=EN>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', p. 367</ref> | |homeworld=[[Molaetra]]<ref name=EN>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', p. 367</ref> | ||
|birth=[[97,464 BCE]] {{Ref/Note|It is stated in ''Halo: Cryptum'' (p. 225) that Bornstellar was "barely twelve" years old at the time the novel is set. The Halo Array was fired in 97,445 BCE, but the events of ''Halo: Cryptum'' take place ''at least'' seven years before this based on an approximate chronology that can be derived from statements in ''Halo: Silentium'' (see [[97,445 BCE]]). Assuming the events of ''Halo: Cryptum'' took place in 97,452 BCE (no more than seven years before the firing of the Halo Array) Bornstellar would have been born approximately twelve years prior to that year. The year was confirmed in the [[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]].}} | |birth=[[97,464 BCE]] {{Ref/Note|It is stated in ''Halo: Cryptum'' (p. 225) that Bornstellar was "barely twelve" years old at the time the novel is set. The Halo Array was fired in 97,445 BCE, but the events of ''Halo: Cryptum'' take place ''at least'' seven years before this based on an approximate chronology that can be derived from statements in ''Halo: Silentium'' (see [[97,445 BCE]]). Assuming the events of ''Halo: Cryptum'' took place in 97,452 BCE (no more than seven years before the firing of the Halo Array) Bornstellar would have been born approximately twelve years prior to that year. The year was confirmed in the [[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]].}} | ||
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Following his temporary victory, the IsoDidact's power rose as he returned to the favor of the New Council,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 1''</ref> also elevating the status of his wife. The debate on the Didact's plans for strategic solutions against the Flood was restored and the use of the Halos was delayed for a time.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 374-375''</ref> However, this victory did not last long. The following years saw the Flood ravaging the ecumene at an increasing virulence, leading the Forerunners - including the IsoDidact himself - to begin reconsidering the use of the Halos. | Following his temporary victory, the IsoDidact's power rose as he returned to the favor of the New Council,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 1''</ref> also elevating the status of his wife. The debate on the Didact's plans for strategic solutions against the Flood was restored and the use of the Halos was delayed for a time.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 374-375''</ref> However, this victory did not last long. The following years saw the Flood ravaging the ecumene at an increasing virulence, leading the Forerunners - including the IsoDidact himself - to begin reconsidering the use of the Halos. | ||
[[File:Enc22 IsoDidact.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The IsoDidact in his [[combat skin]].]] | |||
In the coming years, the IsoDidact would travel with the Librarian's fleet, ensuring the security of the Lifeworkers' continued efforts to preserve sentient life across the galaxy. The many worlds they visited included [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]], whose evacuation the IsoDidact and the Librarian arrived to oversee personally. The two were also to give their testimonies to [[Catalog]] on matters concerning the attack on the Capital, but were interrupted by the Flood's arrival in the sector. The emergency prompted the IsoDidact to depart to the core of the ecumene, as Forerunner forces in the region were insufficient to mount an effective counterattack. After a brief moment together, he parted ways with the Librarian,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 2''</ref> not to see her again in four years. The IsoDidact went on to assume command of Orion Complex Defense Operations, leading combined forces reconstituted from both [[Warrior-Servant]]s and [[Builder Security]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 22''</ref> During the war, the IsoDidact regularly exchanged transmissions with the Librarian and was constantly trying to convince her to give up on [[Conservation Measure|her mission]] to save other sentient life from the Halo Array's inevitable activation, and return to him to safety inside the [[Maginot Line]].<ref name="t1">'''Halo 3''' - ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 1]]''</ref> | In the coming years, the IsoDidact would travel with the Librarian's fleet, ensuring the security of the Lifeworkers' continued efforts to preserve sentient life across the galaxy. The many worlds they visited included [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]], whose evacuation the IsoDidact and the Librarian arrived to oversee personally. The two were also to give their testimonies to [[Catalog]] on matters concerning the attack on the Capital, but were interrupted by the Flood's arrival in the sector. The emergency prompted the IsoDidact to depart to the core of the ecumene, as Forerunner forces in the region were insufficient to mount an effective counterattack. After a brief moment together, he parted ways with the Librarian,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 2''</ref> not to see her again in four years. The IsoDidact went on to assume command of Orion Complex Defense Operations, leading combined forces reconstituted from both [[Warrior-Servant]]s and [[Builder Security]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 22''</ref> During the war, the IsoDidact regularly exchanged transmissions with the Librarian and was constantly trying to convince her to give up on [[Conservation Measure|her mission]] to save other sentient life from the Halo Array's inevitable activation, and return to him to safety inside the [[Maginot Line]].<ref name="t1">'''Halo 3''' - ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 1]]''</ref> | ||