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The '''Ages of Doubt''' was the sixth [[Age]] in the [[Covenant]] Age system.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest196}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=189}} Ages of Doubt centered around dealing with the fallout of chaotic events in [[History of the Covenant|Covenant history]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest9}}

==Overview==

During the [[Progression of the Ages]], the Ages of Doubt are represented by a black [[opal]] stone.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=18}} In the ritual, the appropriate dialogue is as followed:{{Ref/Novel|Id=Harvest196|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=12}}

*During the Eighteenth Age of Doubt, the {{Pattern|Ruma|light carrier}} was introduced into active service with the [[Covenant fleet]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=263}}

 

*The {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}} was first produced during the Twenty-Third Age of Doubt, with a single ship-of-the-line commissioned - ''[[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]]''.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=267}}

*The Twenty-Third Age of Doubt followed the [[Ages of Conflict|Thirty-Ninth Age of Conflict]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=Harvest9|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=9}} in [[2462]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Encyclopedia|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=115 & 142}} in which the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] threatened the stability of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest9}} This age was followed by the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]] in [[2525]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Epilogue}}

In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', when playing as the Covenant, players can upgrade their [[Covenant temple|Temple]] by researching the Age of Doubt, improving all Covenant technology by 1. Advancing to the Age of Doubt also gives Covenant players the ability to make {{Pattern|Shua'ee|Locust}}s, {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}}s, and many other types of units.

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