2560
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2560 was a year in the 2560s in the 26th century.
Events[edit]
January[edit]
January 1
- War Chief Severan returns to the Oth Sonin system after the Battle of Boundary and reaffirms his commitment to the Banished.[1][2]
- High Lord Dovo Nesto informs blademaster Vul 'Soran that Breath of Annihilation is to return to Cloister.[3][2]
- Ayit 'Sevi informs Admiral Jilan al-Cygni and Octavio Morales of the Order of Restoration's plans to return to Cloister.[4]
January 4
- Exploring a San'Shyuum puzzle-vault on Qikost, the Sangheili brothers Silset and Oebrin 'Chava find a cache of Vestige Carbines, taking four with them: one for preservation, two for the brothers to modify, and one as a gift for Spartan Abalan.[5]
January 20
- Spartans Bonita Stone and Nina Kovan scout out the Banished territory Red Zone,[6] deducing a potential vulnerability of the enemy in that infighting is encouraged. They deduced that only Escharum's leadership keeps them in check.[7]
January 23
- Spartan Hudson Griffin leads Spartans Panago, Malik, and Sarkar on a mission to assassinate Escharum.[8] Spartan Bertold Vettel takes over his place and joins Commander Etana Hensler to lead the forces at the Reverie.[9]
- Battle of Dormire III: The Banished launch an attack on the human colony of Dormire III. Two members of Kona Squad, Hex and Blackjack take control of several Phaetons hidden on Dormire III's moon and repel the main Banished force.[10]
January 24
- Spartans Sigrid Eklund and Hieu Dinh are deployed to the Chiltift Basin shipbreaking yards on Camber, resulting in Dinh's armour being hijacked by the Smart AI Iratus.[5]
January 30
- Spartan Griffin's team is ambushed by Escharum and all are killed except for Griffin. Escharum taunts him of his team's demise and of the Banished's impending assault on the Mortal Reverie. Griffin is able to send out an encoded message, warning the UNSC survivors at the Reverie.[9][11] The survivors at the Reverie receive a part of Griffin's transmission and prepare for an assault by the Banished.[9][12]
January 31
- Banished Jiralhanae Chieftain Tremonius and Captain Arthoc gathers a massive Banished assault force at Riven Gate.[13] Spartan Stone and Boulder Squad conduct a recon sweep at Riven Gate. Stone reports her findings to Mortal Reverie, and warns the Reverie that the Banished would arrive by nightfall.[14] The UNSC survivors at the Mortal Reverie prepare for the Banished assault.[15]
- Banished forces arrive at the Reverie and begin their assault on the wreckage.[16]
February[edit]
February 2
- The Reverie's starboard side sustains heavy damage and its Rampart point defense guns are destroyed; Banished air units overwhelm UNSC forces.[17]
- Spartan Vettel orders the UNSC survivors to retreat from the Reverie under the Banished assault.[18] The survivors scattered and fled into mountains or the surrounding area. Many are killed or captured by Banished pursuers.[19]
February 3
- Trial of Reckoning: Elena Bobrov, Terry Hedge, and several other prisoners are put through the a series of brutal combat exercises by Escharum.[2]
February 5
- Battle of Suban: The Banished attack the blood-moon of Suban, resulting in a battle against the Swords of Sanghelios and their UNSC allies.[20][2]
February 9
- SPARTAN-II Team Omega are deployed to Arcadia to observe a shipment of Rumbledrugs being obtained by Optican CEO Adam Andrews. They assassinate several Kig-Yar attempting to salvage a downed R'awuw-pattern Scarab.[2]
February 15
- Spartans Sigrid Eklund and Hieu Dinh return to Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science from their operation via a Phantom, where its staff and Commander Laurette Agryna discover Iratus on Dinh's neural interface. Through the combat simulation, Spartan recruits succesfully baited Iratus and trapped it inside an ONI server, saving Dinh's life.[2][5]
February 18
- The Avery Johnson Academy's Spartans use War Games simulations of AI infection in an attempt to contain Iratus.[5]
February 20
- Spartan Dinh awakens after having Iratus pulled out of his neural interface.[5]
February 21
- Technicians at the AJJAMS realise that their internal network is slowly being corrupted by Iratus.[5]
February 29
- Hearing strange noises from a subterranean ONI facility underneath the academy, Spartan Dinh and a fellow Spartan-IV recruit go down there to investigate. Down there, they learn Iratus had seized control of AJAMS and its systems, learning the entire history of the Spartan program, and proclaiming it now belongs to The Banished.[21][2][5]
March[edit]
March 3
- The UNSC loses all of its remaining Forward Operating Bases on the fragmented section of the ring.[22]
- Unofficial squads such as the Boat crew, Gravediggers, and Hatetriox have been taking out Banished supply runners, raiding parties, towers, bridges and other Banished structures.[23]
- Spartans Makovich, Vettel, and Sorel declare the enactment of Rubicon Protocol.[22][23]
- Battle of Nysa: led by Ilsa Zane, the Banished dreadnought Ghost of Kholo arrives at Nysa.