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'''Djamonkin Crater''', known to locals as '''Djamonkin Augh''', (meaning "'''Big Man's Water'''"), was the [[human]] name for a location on [[Earth]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], believed to be the site of former [[Precursor]] activity.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=11}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} | '''Djamonkin Crater''', known to locals as '''Djamonkin Augh''', (meaning "'''Big Man's Water'''"), was the [[human]] name for a location on [[Earth]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], believed to be the site of former [[Precursor]] activity.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=11}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The crater was flooded, with a small island in the center. In the center of the island was a small mountain.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=30}} The waters surrounding the island were populated by [[merse]], which were likely transplanted there from their homeworld by | The crater was flooded, with a small island in the center. In the center of the island was a small mountain.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=30}} The waters surrounding the island were populated by [[merse]], which were likely transplanted there from their homeworld by [[the Librarian]].{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=83}} The island itself was uninhabited, but in the center was located a [[Forerunner]] [[Cryptum]] belonging to [[the Didact]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=c60|Cry|Page=60}} The Cryptum had been moved there by the Librarian as part of her elaborate plan to reunite with her husband. The Librarian also hid a [[design seed]] for [[Didact's ship|a ship]] in the crater's central peak; this ship was later used by the Didact to escape. The artifact site was surrounded by a [[baffler]] and a wide variety of traps, probably to discourage curious humans.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=43}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
