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The ''Anodyne Spirit'' was a [[keyship]], a special class of vessel used by the [[Librarian]] and the [[Lifeworker]]s to index and catalog life in the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] and transport it to [[Installation 00]] as part of the [[Conservation Measure]]. The keyships were some of the only vessels capable of activating [[Slipspace portal|portals]] to the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The ''Anodyne Spirit'' was designed by naval architects [[Grasping-Steady-Firmament]] and [[Lightning-Weaving-Helix]] and manufactured by the [[Ingens Assembler Vats]]. Unlike most Forerunner ships, the form of the keyship was fixed, allowing it greater structural integrity at the cost of flexibility. During the final days of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Spirit''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew would range deep into Flood-controlled territory to locate untouched worlds and index a cross-section of their biodiversity before it could be consumed.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | The ''Anodyne Spirit'' was a [[keyship]], a special class of vessel used by the [[Librarian]] and the [[Lifeworker]]s to index and catalog life in the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] and transport it to [[Installation 00]] as part of the [[Conservation Measure]]. The keyships were some of the only vessels capable of activating [[Slipspace portal|portals]] to the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The ''Anodyne Spirit'' was designed by naval architects [[Grasping-Steady-Firmament]] and [[Lightning-Weaving-Helix]] and manufactured by the [[Ingens Assembler Vats]]. Unlike most Forerunner ships, the form of the keyship was fixed, allowing it greater structural integrity at the cost of flexibility. During the final days of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Spirit''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew would range deep into Flood-controlled territory to locate untouched worlds and index a cross-section of their biodiversity before it could be consumed.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} | ||
After the activation of the Array, several keyships automatically were sent out into the galaxy, containing numerous specimens of various alien races, to ensure that life would go on. One of these vessels, ''Anodyne Spirit'', re-seeded life to the [[San'Shyuum]] homeworld [[Janjur Qom]]. As the ''Anodyne Spirit'' departed for Janjur Qom, a fragment of [[Mendicant Bias]] escaped onto the keyship. After the keyship arrived at the planet and re-seeded the San'Shyuum, Mendicant Bias attempted to take control of the vessel and travel to [[Earth]] to make amends for the crimes it committed against the [[Forerunner]]s during the Forerunner-Flood war by aiding [[human]]ity. However, an unknown complication occurred and the ''Anodyne Spirit'' crashed onto the surface of Janjur Qom,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mendicant-bias '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Mendicant Bias'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 27'' (2011 edition)</ref> its impact forming an immense sea later known as the [[Great Apothtea]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} After the [[Human-Covenant War]], ancient [[Covenant]] records which may contain information on this matter were researched jointly by human and [[Sangheili]] scholars on [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' (page 14)]</ref> | After the activation of the Array, several keyships automatically were sent out into the galaxy, containing numerous specimens of various alien races, to ensure that life would go on. One of these vessels, ''Anodyne Spirit'', re-seeded life to the [[San'Shyuum]] homeworld [[Janjur Qom]]. As the ''Anodyne Spirit'' departed for Janjur Qom, a fragment of [[Mendicant Bias]] escaped onto the keyship. After the keyship arrived at the planet and re-seeded the San'Shyuum, Mendicant Bias attempted to take control of the vessel and travel to [[Earth]] to make amends for the crimes it committed against the [[Forerunner]]s during the Forerunner-Flood war by aiding [[human]]ity. However, an unknown complication occurred and the ''Anodyne Spirit'' crashed onto the surface of Janjur Qom,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mendicant-bias '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Mendicant Bias'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 27'' (2011 edition)</ref> its impact forming an immense sea later known as the [[Great Apothtea]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} After the [[Human-Covenant War]], ancient [[Covenant]] records which may contain information on this matter were researched jointly by human and [[Sangheili]] scholars on [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' (page 14)]</ref> | ||
===Rediscovery=== | ===Rediscovery=== | ||
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Over several millennia, the ''Anodyne Spirit'' became partially buried in rock and submerged below the [[Great Apothtea]] off the coast of Janjur Qom's main continent.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the history of the San'Shyuum, before [[2200 BCE]], the species discovered and partially uncovered the keyship on their homeworld and began to worship it.<ref name="waypoint qom">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/janjur-qom '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Janjur Qom'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86'' (Google Play edition)</ref> These early worshipers were split over the usage of the ship, as the [[Stoics]] refused to enter the vessel, while the radical [[Reformists]] wished to explore it. The division in San'Shyuum society led to the violent [[San'Shyuum Schism]]. During the climax of the civil war, around one thousand Reformists stormed the ''Anodyne Spirit'' and barricaded themselves inside. The Reformists occasionally raided Stoic territory to collect and stock the ship with plants, wood, seeds, and other goods from the planet, and made preparations to depart Janjur Qom.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 57'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, the Reformists commandeered the keyship and left Janjur Qom, taking a gigantic piece of the planet with them.<ref name="ch262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> | Over several millennia, the ''Anodyne Spirit'' became partially buried in rock and submerged below the [[Great Apothtea]] off the coast of Janjur Qom's main continent.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the history of the San'Shyuum, before [[2200 BCE]], the species discovered and partially uncovered the keyship on their homeworld and began to worship it.<ref name="waypoint qom">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/janjur-qom '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Janjur Qom'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86'' (Google Play edition)</ref> These early worshipers were split over the usage of the ship, as the [[Stoics]] refused to enter the vessel, while the radical [[Reformists]] wished to explore it. The division in San'Shyuum society led to the violent [[San'Shyuum Schism]]. During the climax of the civil war, around one thousand Reformists stormed the ''Anodyne Spirit'' and barricaded themselves inside. The Reformists occasionally raided Stoic territory to collect and stock the ship with plants, wood, seeds, and other goods from the planet, and made preparations to depart Janjur Qom.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 57'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, the Reformists commandeered the keyship and left Janjur Qom, taking a gigantic piece of the planet with them.<ref name="ch262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> | ||
The massive crater left behind on Janjur Qom was filled in by the Apothtea sea.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint qom}} The Stoics watched as the Forerunner vessel left them behind, but they were unwilling to fire upon the object of their reverence, and grudgingly allowed the Reformists to leave. Though, the Stoics did send them messages warning them that they would be damned by the "gods" for their theft of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|ch262}} Utilizing some of the terminals located about the ''Anodyne Spirit'', the San'Shyuum solidified their [[Covenant religion|religion]] and realized the Path to the Great Journey. However, they had mistranslated the terminals and incorrectly believed that activating the Halo Array would initiate the Journey.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 118'' (2011 edition)</ref> With the help of the Forerunner technology from the keyship, the Reformists were able to survive and travel the galaxy.<ref name="enc120">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 120'' (2011 edition)</ref> Unaware of the ship's Forerunner classification, the San'Shyuum and later the Covenant would come to call the ''Anodyne Spirit'' the '''Forerunner Dreadnought''' due to the vessel's unparalleled power.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet2}} | The massive crater left behind on Janjur Qom was filled in by the Apothtea sea.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint qom}} The Stoics watched as the Forerunner vessel left them behind, but they were unwilling to fire upon the object of their reverence, and grudgingly allowed the Reformists to leave. Though, the Stoics did send them messages warning them that they would be damned by the "gods" for their theft of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|ch262}} Utilizing some of the terminals located about the ''Anodyne Spirit'', the San'Shyuum solidified their [[Covenant religion|religion]] and realized the Path to the Great Journey. However, they had mistranslated the terminals and incorrectly believed that activating the Halo Array would initiate the Journey.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 118'' (2011 edition)</ref> With the help of the Forerunner technology from the keyship, the Reformists were able to survive and travel the galaxy.<ref name="enc120">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 120'' (2011 edition)</ref> Unaware of the ship's Forerunner classification, the San'Shyuum and later the Covenant would come to call the ''Anodyne Spirit'' the '''Forerunner Dreadnought''' due to the vessel's unparalleled power.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet2}} | ||
===War of Beginnings=== | ===War of Beginnings=== | ||
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The San'Shyuum eventually encountered the [[Sangheili]], who also had familiarity with Forerunner technology. The Dreadnought landed on the Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|frontier colony]] of [[Ulgethon]], and San'Shyuum diplomats were sent to meet with the Sangheili, led by an [[Arbiter]]. The San'Shyuum believed that incorporating Forerunner technology was allowed by their religion. To the Sangheili, such a thing would have been unthinkable. The opposing beliefs led to [[War of Beginnings|war]], and the Dreadnought left the world, after the San'Shyuum discovered that the Arbiter had killed the diplomats.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 6]]''</ref> | The San'Shyuum eventually encountered the [[Sangheili]], who also had familiarity with Forerunner technology. The Dreadnought landed on the Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|frontier colony]] of [[Ulgethon]], and San'Shyuum diplomats were sent to meet with the Sangheili, led by an [[Arbiter]]. The San'Shyuum believed that incorporating Forerunner technology was allowed by their religion. To the Sangheili, such a thing would have been unthinkable. The opposing beliefs led to [[War of Beginnings|war]], and the Dreadnought left the world, after the San'Shyuum discovered that the Arbiter had killed the diplomats.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 6]]''</ref> | ||
During the war, the Sangheili had an early advantage, with each warrior comparable in skill to ten San'Shyuum in battle. However, the San'Shyuum's technological superiority, and possession of the Forerunner Dreadnought, meant that they had the advantage in space.<ref name="ch145">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 145-148''</ref> The San'Shyuum installed a number of weapons on the keyship, powered by the ship's immense power generation capability.<ref name="hbc weapons">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 12''</ref> The San'Shyuum used the weaponized keyship to great effect in devastating hit-and-run strikes against the Sangheili fleets.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 30''</ref> During a [[Skirmish of the Planet of Blue and Red|skirmish]] at the [[Planet of Blue and Red]] in [[860 BCE]], the Dreadnought was used to eliminate Sangheili ground forces from orbit.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 9-13'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, the Sangheili were forced to amend their position of the treatment of Forerunner technologies and began incorporating elements into their own designs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 151''</ref> | During the war, the Sangheili had an early advantage, with each warrior comparable in skill to ten San'Shyuum in battle. However, the San'Shyuum's technological superiority, and possession of the Forerunner Dreadnought, meant that they had the advantage in space.<ref name="ch145">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 145-148''</ref> The San'Shyuum installed a number of weapons on the keyship, powered by the ship's immense power generation capability.<ref name="hbc weapons">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 12''</ref> The San'Shyuum used the weaponized keyship to great effect in devastating hit-and-run strikes against the Sangheili fleets.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 30''</ref> During a [[Skirmish of the Planet of Blue and Red|skirmish]] at the [[Planet of Blue and Red]] in [[860 BCE]], the Dreadnought was used to eliminate Sangheili ground forces from orbit.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 9-13'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, the Sangheili were forced to amend their position of the treatment of Forerunner technologies and began incorporating elements into their own designs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 151''</ref> | ||
Additionally, the San'Shyuum were able to weaponize the Dreadnought's own contingent of [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s to serve them in combat. By the time the war ended, these Sentinels had been wiped out almost entirely, only a select few having been preserved aboard the keyship.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 189''</ref> | Additionally, the San'Shyuum were able to weaponize the Dreadnought's own contingent of [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s to serve them in combat. By the time the war ended, these Sentinels had been wiped out almost entirely, only a select few having been preserved aboard the keyship.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 189''</ref> | ||