Key of Osanalan
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The Key of Osanalan was a simple imaginary skeleton key, seemingly fashioned from tin-foil, that Ruwan and James Ackerson used in make-believe games when they were both children.[1]
Background[edit]
As children, James and Ruwan Ackerson invented the fictional Key of Osanalan for their Tolkien-inspired make-believe adventures, often using a toy prop key to rescue a "Princess."[2]
Decades later, during the Human-Covenant War, Colonel James Ackerson of the UNSC Army was captured following the Battle of Mare Erythraeum. While being interrogated by the Jiralhanae Shipmaster Lepidus, he falsely claimed the Halos would fail to activate without the Key of Osanalan that was being guarded on Earth. This spurred the Covenant to seek the "Key" and divert invading forces to Cleveland, Ohio, where Ruwan Ackerson was residing in.[1]
Realizing the Covenant's fruitless search for a mythical artifact, Ruwan notified UNSC forces and soon devised a trick to strike back at the Covenant. Playing into their desperation, Ruwan contacted the Covenant, offering to hand over the Key of Osanalan to them. Upon meeting them, he declared that he was the Key. Confused, the Jiralhanae brought Ruwan to their superior's ship, the Ket-pattern battlecruiser Harbinger of Piety. Unbeknownst to them, Ruwan had been implanted with Tykos 30, an organic tracking compound. Just before Nassau Station destroyed the ship with its Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, Ruwan revealed he was actually a "Target" and told the Minister of Inquisition to "kiss [his] ass".[3]
In the aftermath, Lepidus contronted James Ackerson about his deceit. James openly mocked the Covenant for falling for his ruse for an imaginary artifact and was summarily executed.[3]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Uprising (First appearance)
