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I think the "rusting" was intended as a figure of speech referring to the all-around decay rather than the ship literally rusting.
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Over the centuries that followed, [[San'Shyuum]] delegates from Janjur Qom would regularly visit the Confirmer and his ship, offering gifts of fine artwork and tending the Durances in their displays. The Confirmer enjoyed their gifts and grew to think favorably of the San'Shyuum, in the process becoming inattentive and allowing the San'Shyuum to build up a cache of weaponry and ships in secret.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 198''</ref> He even came as far as to allow them to come aboard the ship to repair it and travel between their two worlds.<ref name=c182/> | Over the centuries that followed, [[San'Shyuum]] delegates from Janjur Qom would regularly visit the Confirmer and his ship, offering gifts of fine artwork and tending the Durances in their displays. The Confirmer enjoyed their gifts and grew to think favorably of the San'Shyuum, in the process becoming inattentive and allowing the San'Shyuum to build up a cache of weaponry and ships in secret.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 198''</ref> He even came as far as to allow them to come aboard the ship to repair it and travel between their two worlds.<ref name=c182/> | ||
In [[100,000 BCE]], the Didact returned to Janjur Qom following the clues left by his wife the [[Librarian]]. He met with the Confirmer aboard the ''Reverence'', who confirmed his wife had just been at the planet, collecting specimens to take [[ | In [[100,000 BCE]], the Didact returned to Janjur Qom following the clues left by his wife, the [[Librarian]]. He met with the Confirmer aboard the ''Reverence'', who confirmed his wife had just been at the planet, collecting specimens to take to [[Greater Ark|the Ark]]. Telling him about the massacres by a Halo at [[Charum Hakkor|Charum]] and [[Faun Hakkor]], the Didact requested to head to Janjur Qom's surface, which the Confirmer allowed provided he turn over [[Didact's ship|his ship's]] weapons.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 170-185''</ref> However, he secretly alerted Builder security as the Didact and his crew left, allowing them to be captured by [[Faber]].<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 192''</ref> | ||
==Description and personality== | ==Description and personality== | ||
{{Quote|Long duty has not been good to the Confirmer. No warrior should allow his weapons to rust.|The Didact, upon visiting the ''Deep Reverence''.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 176''</ref>}} | |||
The Confirmer, like all Prometheans, was once a great and respected warrior. However, after 1,200 years of solitary guard duty, his mental and physical abilities had deteriorated considerably. He was quite out-of-shape, and wore armor that appeared to have been compiled from several different sets. His figure was large and lumpish with mottled gray skin, spotted with unhealthy veins of paleness tinged with pink. He no longer had the patches of bluish-white bristling fuzz on the crown and shoulders that marked many of the [[Warrior-Servants]] and his stone-black teeth were fused together with growth.<ref> '''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 179''</ref> | The Confirmer, like all Prometheans, was once a great and respected warrior. However, after 1,200 years of solitary guard duty, his mental and physical abilities had deteriorated considerably. He was quite out-of-shape, and wore armor that appeared to have been compiled from several different sets. His figure was large and lumpish with mottled gray skin, spotted with unhealthy veins of paleness tinged with pink. He no longer had the patches of bluish-white bristling fuzz on the crown and shoulders that marked many of the [[Warrior-Servants]] and his stone-black teeth were fused together with growth.<ref> '''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 179''</ref> | ||
The Confirmer was energetic in personality, though that appeared to be thanks to being alone from over a | The Confirmer was energetic in personality, though that appeared to be thanks to being alone from over a millennium until the Didact returned. He had grown very careless in his old age, allowing his weapons and ship to fall into disrepair, and did not even check if the Didact still held his rank after his exile.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 187''</ref> Bornstellar suspected he had spent his time building useless trinkets within the ship, diminishing its resources and design.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 180''</ref> | ||
The Confirmer was fond of San'Shyuum art, and he valued it especially because it was worthless to Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 171''</ref> He kept himself away from the business of [[Lifeworker]]s and [[Builder]]s, since they were a higher rate than Prometheans.<ref name=c178/> | The Confirmer was fond of San'Shyuum art, and he valued it especially because it was worthless to Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo Cryptum''', ''page 171''</ref> He kept himself away from the business of [[Lifeworker]]s and [[Builder]]s, since they were a higher rate than Prometheans.<ref name=c178/> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | ||