Halo: The Eridanus Twelve

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Halo: The Eridanus Twelve
Attribution information
Author(s):	Alex Wakeford Jeff Easterling
Audio book narrator(s):	Jeff Steitzer
Publication information
Publisher:	Halo Studios
Publication date:	May 26, 2026 (part of Halo: Waypoint Chronicles Volume One)
Media type:	Short story

Halo: The Eridanus Twelve is a short story in the Waypoint Chronicle series written by Jeff Easterling and Alex Wakeford. It is exclusively included in the print compilation Halo: Waypoint Chronicles - Volume One, released on May 26, 2026. In the Volume One audiobook, the story is narrated by Jeff Steitzer, the multiplayer announcer in the Halo games.

Official summary

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Plot synopsis

The Eridanus Twelve takes the form of several in-universe documents written in the year 2495, in the early stages of the Insurrection, all concerning a group of thieves known as the "Eridanus Twelve". The first document is an official communique within ONI Section Two from Codename: FLY ON THE WALL concerning the Eridanus Twelve and the status of the ongoing Insurrection. FLY ON THE WALL expresses their optimism at the upcoming Operation: CHARLEMAGNE and the deployment of the Orion supersoldiers, and orders that any news of their actions should be suppressed as to avoid them gaining infamy.

The second document consists of a Waypoint news article about the Eridanus Twelve's recent successful heist of several priceless old-Earth artworks including Saturn Devouring His Son, which were being transported to Eridanus II as part of a cultural outreach program by the Unified Earth Government. The third document consists of an email from the Waypoint news editor to the article's writer, noting that the "higher-ups" have ordered the story to be pulled. The editor assumes that the management are waiting for more information to become available, unaware that the media blackout has been ordered by the Office of Naval Intelligence.

At the end of the first document, FLY ON THE WALL orders that if and when the Eridanus Twelve are apprehended, they are to be marooned on the "furthest uncharted world" that can be found. In the earlier story Halo: Ascension on Atropos the fate of the Eridanus Twelve was revealed, stranded on Atropos with the Governors of Contrition.

Appearances

Characters Alan Avis (First appearance) Codename: FLY ON THE WALL (First appearance) Robert Watts (Mentioned only) Species Human Organizations Insurrectionists (Mentioned only) Secessionist Union (Mentioned only) Eridanus Twelve (First named) Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command (Mentioned only) UNSC Navy Office of Naval Intelligence ONI Section Two ORION Project (Mentioned only) Locations Atropos (Indirect mention) Outer Colonies (Mentioned only) Eridanus system (Mentioned only) Eridanus II (Mentioned only) Elysium City (Mentioned only) Sverdlovsk system Talitsa (Mentioned only) Inner Colonies Sol system Earth (Mentioned only)

Events Insurrection (Mentioned only) Operation: CHARLEMAGNE (Mentioned only) Weapons Vehicles Ibis-class freighter (Mentioned only) Lifeboat (Mentioned only) Parabola-class freighter (Mentioned only) Loaded for Bear (First mentioned) UNSC Hopeful (Mentioned only) Technology and equipment Data pad (Mentioned only) Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine (Mentioned only) Waypoint Newscast Miscellaneous Slipstream space (Mentioned only) Canvas paintings The Bachelor Party (Mentioned only) The Farmers' Lunch (Mentioned only) Saturn Devouring His Son (Mentioned only)