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While the greater Ark stopped producing Halos after the original twelve, the installation remained as the most significant repository of the [[Conservation Measure]], the [[Lifeworker]]'s effort to index and preserve as many sentient species as possible in the event of Halo activation.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 234''</ref> As a part of the Librarian's pact with the Master Builder, the greater Ark - like its successor - had been constructed to possess a surface capable of supporting various biospheres to house the Lifeworkers' specimens. While the greater Ark served as the primary facility of this enormous undertaking, the lesser Ark remained secret to all but a few in order to ensure it would not fall in the hands of the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 250-251''</ref> At some point in time, the Forerunners placed a [[Purifying Vision of the Holy Path|holographic projector]] capable of displaying a Halo from the greater Ark in a [[grotto of the Great Transition|repository]] on [[Janjur Qom]] along with a [[Luminary]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Page 123''</ref> | While the greater Ark stopped producing Halos after the original twelve, the installation remained as the most significant repository of the [[Conservation Measure]], the [[Lifeworker]]'s effort to index and preserve as many sentient species as possible in the event of Halo activation.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 234''</ref> As a part of the Librarian's pact with the Master Builder, the greater Ark - like its successor - had been constructed to possess a surface capable of supporting various biospheres to house the Lifeworkers' specimens. While the greater Ark served as the primary facility of this enormous undertaking, the lesser Ark remained secret to all but a few in order to ensure it would not fall in the hands of the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 250-251''</ref> At some point in time, the Forerunners placed a [[Purifying Vision of the Holy Path|holographic projector]] capable of displaying a Halo from the greater Ark in a [[grotto of the Great Transition|repository]] on [[Janjur Qom]] along with a [[Luminary]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Page 123''</ref> | ||
Around [[97,445 BCE]], strategic command of the [[ecumene]] was placed at the greater Ark, as the [[Capital]] system was almost completely conquered by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> The greater Ark served as the final refuge for most of the surviving Forerunner population, while the Lifeworkers' specimens formerly stored there were relocated on the nearby [[Omega Halo]], the last surviving ring of the original twelve-strong array (excluding the repurposed [[Installation 07]]). The specimens included the Librarian's largest population of [[human]]s, which would later be destroyed when the [[Ur-Didact]] harvested their | Around [[97,445 BCE]], strategic command of the [[ecumene]] was placed at the greater Ark, as the [[Capital]] system was almost completely conquered by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> The greater Ark served as the final refuge for most of the surviving Forerunner population, while the Lifeworkers' specimens formerly stored there were relocated on the nearby [[Omega Halo]], the last surviving ring of the original twelve-strong array (excluding the repurposed [[Installation 07]]). The specimens included the Librarian's largest population of [[human]]s, which would later be destroyed when the [[Ur-Didact]] harvested their essences with the [[Composer]]. Shortly after this, the Flood [[Battle of the greater Ark|attacked]] the greater Ark and destroyed it, leaving the lesser Ark and its new Array of rings as the Forerunners' last resort. The destruction of the greater Ark also led to the death of the majority of the remaining Forerunners, with only a handful escaping to the lesser Ark to carry out their final mission.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 34''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||