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[[File:H2A Terminals - Luminary.jpg|thumb|300px|A Luminary.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - Luminary.jpg|thumb|300px|A Luminary.]] | ||
A '''Luminary''' is a [[Forerunner]] device designed to scan for and identify Forerunner relics. The [[Covenant]] reverse-engineered their own Luminaries, modeled and sculpted after an original Forerunner device recovered from the Covenant-controlled [[ | A '''Luminary''' is a [[Forerunner]] device designed to scan for and identify Forerunner relics. The [[Covenant]] reverse-engineered their own Luminaries, modeled and sculpted after an original Forerunner device recovered from the Covenant-controlled {{Class|Supernal Spiral|keyship}}, ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/the-new-halo-encyclopedia-is-out-today|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The New Halo Encyclopedia is Out Today|D=11|M=03|Y=2023}} The Luminary is an essential piece of equipment on all Covenant vessels. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - Luminary activated.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Luminary depicting the Halo Array.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - Luminary activated.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Luminary depicting the Halo Array.]] | ||
A standard Covenant Luminary is shaped like a series of three silver pyramids: two smaller ones supporting an upside down larger one in the center. There are apparently several models of Luminaries, more advanced versions (presumably a better reconstruction of the original Forerunner devices), as it was noted that primitive versions of Luminaries led the Covenant to discover the [[Lekgolo]], shortly after the formation of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 269''</ref> | A standard Covenant Luminary is shaped like a series of three silver pyramids: two smaller ones supporting an upside down, larger one in the center. There are apparently several models of Luminaries, more advanced versions (presumably a better reconstruction of the original Forerunner devices), as it was noted that primitive versions of Luminaries led the Covenant to discover the [[Lekgolo]], shortly after the formation of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 269''</ref> | ||
Luminaries are of great religious significance to the Covenant and tampering with them was punishable by death. A Holy Writ, essentially the Covenant equivalent of folk wisdom, concerns the Luminaries, namely, "''A Luminary does not lie.''"<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 94''</ref> A writ (either the Writ of Sanctity or the Writ of Security) also ordered the destruction of any luminaries onboard a ship that was compromised in battle, so that they would not fall into enemy hands.<ref>''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''</ref> | Luminaries are of great religious significance to the Covenant, and tampering with them was punishable by death. A Holy Writ, essentially the Covenant equivalent of folk wisdom, concerns the Luminaries, namely, "''A Luminary does not lie.''"<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 94''</ref> A writ (either the Writ of Sanctity or the Writ of Security) also ordered the destruction of any luminaries onboard a ship that was compromised in battle, so that they would not fall into enemy hands.<ref>''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''</ref> | ||
As the presence of a Luminary is required on all Covenant vessels, there are likely at least tens if not hundreds of thousands of them in existence, depending of course on the number of ships the Covenant control. The Luminary of the ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' is significant as it led the Covenant to the [[UNSC]] colony [[Harvest]], and precipitated the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It identified Harvest with several thousand Forerunner glyphs (referred to as Luminations in this context and called relics by the Covenant) that led the Covenant to believe the world held innumerable Forerunner treasures. Unfortunately, they misinterpreted the sign as "Reclamation," rather than the actual translation, "[[Reclaimer]]s."<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 155''</ref> | As the presence of a Luminary is required on all Covenant vessels, there are likely at least tens if not hundreds of thousands of them in existence, depending of course on the number of ships the Covenant control. The Luminary of the ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' is significant as it led the Covenant to the [[UNSC]] colony [[Harvest]], and precipitated the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It identified Harvest with several thousand Forerunner glyphs (referred to as Luminations in this context and called relics by the Covenant) that led the Covenant to believe the world held innumerable Forerunner treasures. Unfortunately, they misinterpreted the sign as "Reclamation," rather than the actual translation, "[[Reclaimer]]s."<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 155''</ref> | ||
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The [[UNSC]] developed the [[VECTOR-class Mjolnir]] armor based on Covenant technology, for [[Spartan-IV]]s to commune with Luminaries. This was notably used to seek artifacts among the debris of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] on [[Basis]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''[[VECTOR-class Mjolnir]] armor description''</ref> | The [[UNSC]] developed the [[VECTOR-class Mjolnir]] armor based on Covenant technology, for [[Spartan-IV]]s to commune with Luminaries. This was notably used to seek artifacts among the debris of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] on [[Basis]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''[[VECTOR-class Mjolnir]] armor description''</ref> | ||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | |||
===Silver Timeline=== | |||
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As a child, [[Makee]] was discovered on [[Oban]] by two [[Sangheili]] warriors who were using a Luminary to search for a Forerunner artifact. Instead, the Luminary proved to be leading them to Makee herself, a [[Reclaimer]].{{Ref/Film|TV|Episode=[[Emergence]]}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H2A Terminals - Meridian Relic.jpg|A Luminary found on [[Meridian]]. | File:H2A Terminals - Meridian Relic.jpg|A Luminary found on [[Meridian]]. | ||
File:H2A Terminals - Stewards.jpg|[[Steward]]s present a Luminary. | File:H2A Terminals - Stewards.jpg|[[Steward]]s present a Luminary. | ||
File:HTV-Emergence-Luminary.jpg|A Luminary in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' | *''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' | *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | |||
**''[[Emergence]]'' | |||
**''[[Reckoning]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Forerunner|artifacts}} | {{Forerunner|artifacts}} | ||
[[Category:Sensors]] | [[Category:Sensors]] | ||