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During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] placed Installation 07, along with the other eleven rings in the original Array, under control of the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class AI]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], and one of the primary extensions of the AI was placed on the ring.<ref name="prim190">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 190-192''</ref> At one point, the Master Builder broke his deal with the [[Librarian]] and began to use the human specimens on the ring for his brutal experiments on the [[Flood]]. Some of the Lifeworkers serving on the installation complied and aided Faber's minions in these experiments, while those most loyal to the Librarian worked to keep the installation's biological preserves intact. Faber also forcibly drafted [[Warrior-Servant]]s as an additional security force for the installation. In their exhaustive experiments, the Master Builder's researchers found that the majority of humans were apparently immune to the Flood, which they believed to be a result of a "cure" developed by [[prehistoric human civilization|early humanity]] during the ancient [[Human-Flood war|human-Flood conflict]]. In reality, no cure ever existed and the humans' apparent immunity was the result of the Flood's ongoing strategy to target Forerunners only.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 364''</ref> | During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] placed Installation 07, along with the other eleven rings in the original Array, under control of the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class AI]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], and one of the primary extensions of the AI was placed on the ring.<ref name="prim190">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 190-192''</ref> At one point, the Master Builder broke his deal with the [[Librarian]] and began to use the human specimens on the ring for his brutal experiments on the [[Flood]]. Some of the Lifeworkers serving on the installation complied and aided Faber's minions in these experiments, while those most loyal to the Librarian worked to keep the installation's biological preserves intact. Faber also forcibly drafted [[Warrior-Servant]]s as an additional security force for the installation. In their exhaustive experiments, the Master Builder's researchers found that the majority of humans were apparently immune to the Flood, which they believed to be a result of a "cure" developed by [[prehistoric human civilization|early humanity]] during the ancient [[Human-Flood war|human-Flood conflict]]. In reality, no cure ever existed and the humans' apparent immunity was the result of the Flood's ongoing strategy to target Forerunners only.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 364''</ref> | ||
Faber's researchers believed that a cure to the Flood might be found via extracting ancestral [[mind transfer|memory imprints]] from humans who carried the Librarian's special ''[[geas]]''. Since the human specimens on the installation lacked these imprints, Faber ordered his forces to gather humans from the Librarian's special population on [[Earth]] and transplant them to Installation 07. This was against the instructions of the Librarian and the [[Ecumene Council]], who deemed the presence of ancient human warriors on a Halo too great of a security risk.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 189''</ref> Consequently, both the installation's own human specimens and humans from Earth would be used in the Master Builder's experiments,<ref name="prim190"/> in what the humans came to know as the "[[Palace of Pain]]"; however, the "palace" was not in fact a single location as the humans believed, but many [[Flood research facility|Flood research facilities]] across the ring, most of them being re-purposed Lifeworker biological research stations.<ref name="p357">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 357-358''</ref> | Faber's researchers believed that a cure to the Flood might be found via extracting ancestral [[mind transfer|memory imprints]] from humans who carried the Librarian's special ''[[geas]]''. Since the human specimens on the installation lacked these imprints, Faber ordered his forces to gather humans from the Librarian's [[Erde-Tyrene civilization|special population]] on [[Earth]] and transplant them to Installation 07. This was against the instructions of the Librarian and the [[Ecumene Council]], who deemed the presence of ancient human warriors on a Halo too great of a security risk.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 189''</ref> Consequently, both the installation's own human specimens and humans from Earth would be used in the Master Builder's experiments,<ref name="prim190"/> in what the humans came to know as the "[[Palace of Pain]]"; however, the "palace" was not in fact a single location as the humans believed, but many [[Flood research facility|Flood research facilities]] across the ring, most of them being re-purposed Lifeworker biological research stations.<ref name="p357">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 357-358''</ref> | ||
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Among its vast amount of different flora the ring was home to one peculiar type of enormous tree with thick thorns that made passage impossible in forests where the trees were thickly spaced. The trees' trunks were brown and green, and several meters thick. Ten or twelve meters up the thorns were supplanted by tiny branches that formed a dense canopy.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 127-128''</ref> Several hours before dawn, the spikes would withdraw into the trunks, allowing passage through the forest, thrusting out again at first light. A forest of these trees was traversed by Chakas, [[Vinnevra]] and [[Gamelpar]] during their journey on the ring; the trio made it out just in time before the dawn.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 129-132''</ref> | Among its vast amount of different flora the ring was home to one peculiar type of enormous tree with thick thorns that made passage impossible in forests where the trees were thickly spaced. The trees' trunks were brown and green, and several meters thick. Ten or twelve meters up the thorns were supplanted by tiny branches that formed a dense canopy.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 127-128''</ref> Several hours before dawn, the spikes would withdraw into the trunks, allowing passage through the forest, thrusting out again at first light. A forest of these trees was traversed by Chakas, [[Vinnevra]] and [[Gamelpar]] during their journey on the ring; the trio made it out just in time before the dawn.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 129-132''</ref> | ||
On the other side of the forest there was a salty ocean spanning the width of the ring.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 132-133, 246''</ref> The sea was home to massive aquatic creatures smooth and gray in general aspect with fins and rounded, blue and purple appendages edged with lobes branching off into sets of smaller and smaller lobes. The flesh that comprised the lobes resembled milky glass full of bubble-like jewels. These creatures observed Chakas, Vinnevra and Gamelpar for hours while they crossed the ocean in a wooden boat but did not attack.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 158-160''</ref> | On the other side of the forest there was a salty ocean spanning the width of the ring.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 132-133, 246''</ref> The sea was home to massive aquatic creatures smooth and gray in general aspect with fins and rounded, blue and purple appendages edged with lobes branching off into sets of smaller and smaller lobes. The flesh that comprised the lobes resembled milky glass full of bubble-like jewels. They initially reminded Chakas of [[merse]], another aquatic creature favored by the Librarian. These creatures observed Chakas, Vinnevra and Gamelpar for hours while they crossed the ocean in a wooden boat but did not attack.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 158-160''</ref> | ||
On the other side of the ocean was a dense, humid jungle<ref name="p168">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 168-169, 172''</ref> with terrain that gradually rose from the shoreline into a plateau and a mountain range.<ref name="p213">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 213''</ref> This area was a Lifeworker special reserve and housed [[Genemender Folder of Fortune]]'s station.<ref name="p168"/> Several hundred kilometers inland away from the mountains was a large region where terrain had been stripped away, leaving only bare foundation material for four or five thousand kilometers.<ref name="p213"/> This damaged portion terminated in an area covered in a thick coat of inert [[Flood spore]] powder generated by [[spore peak]]s that had formed there after a localized outbreak.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 218-219, 223''</ref> The region was shrouded by a perpetual storm.<ref name="p213"/> | On the other side of the ocean was a dense, humid jungle<ref name="p168">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 168-169, 172''</ref> with terrain that gradually rose from the shoreline into a plateau and a mountain range.<ref name="p213">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 213''</ref> This area was a Lifeworker special reserve and housed [[Genemender Folder of Fortune]]'s station.<ref name="p168"/> Several hundred kilometers inland away from the mountains was a large region where terrain had been stripped away, leaving only bare foundation material for four or five thousand kilometers.<ref name="p213"/> This damaged portion terminated in an area covered in a thick coat of inert [[Flood spore]] powder generated by [[spore peak]]s that had formed there after a localized outbreak.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 218-219, 223''</ref> The region was shrouded by a perpetual storm.<ref name="p213"/> | ||
===Astronomy=== | ===Astronomy=== | ||
Shortly after completing its jump away from the Capital, the Halo's spin slowed down and the ring began to [[Wikipedia:Precession|precess]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 44''</ref> While in the refuge system on its way to collide with the [[wolf-faced planet]], Installation 07 still maintained a day-night cycle of sorts with a noticeable axial tilt relative to the local star. The Halo rotated in a way that the local sun would first fall behind one of the edge walls lining the band,<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 148''</ref> then pass behind the other side of the ring, reappearing at dawn from the top of the opposite edge wall. Dawn was preceded by the illuminated portion of the ring's terrain growing closer further up the band while the shadow receded. The orange glow of dawn would be partly reflected to some areas still in the shadow of either the other side of the ring or the edge walls.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 73''</ref> At "noon", the sun would pass through the middle of the opposite side of the ring directly above the observer—termed the "sky bridge" by Chakas.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 171''</ref> | Shortly after completing its jump away from the Capital, the Halo's spin slowed down and the ring began to [[Wikipedia:Precession|precess]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 44''</ref> While in the refuge system on its way to collide with the [[wolf-faced planet]], Installation 07 still maintained a day-night cycle of sorts with a noticeable axial tilt relative to the local star. The Halo rotated in a way that the local sun would first fall behind one of the edge walls lining the band,<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 148''</ref> then pass behind the other side of the ring, reappearing at dawn from the top of the opposite edge wall. Dawn was preceded by the illuminated portion of the ring's terrain growing closer further up the band while the shadow receded. The orange glow of dawn would be partly reflected to some areas still in the shadow of either the other side of the ring or the edge walls.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 73''</ref> At "noon", the sun would pass through the middle of the opposite side of the ring directly above the observer—termed the "sky bridge" by Chakas.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 171''</ref> | ||
To better grasp directions on the Halo, Chakas devised his own system of terms: ''inland'' or ''inward'' for away from the nearest edge wall and ''outland'' or ''outward'' toward the opposite wall. "East", he decided, was the direction of the local "sunrise" while west was where the sun "set".<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 81''</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Tudejsa]], who had acclimatized to life on the ring as opposed to Earth, used their own words to describe directions, including ''lightwise'', ''crosswise'' and ''turnwise''.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 83''</ref> | |||
===Locations and systems=== | ===Locations and systems=== | ||
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The [[Lifeworker]]s maintained many outposts and reserves across the ring where they monitored and tended to the local life.<ref name="p168"/> [[Genemender Folder of Fortune]]'s station was located in what appeared to be a primitive human village, the Forerunner technology of the outpost itself hidden by a [[dazzler]] or [[baffler]].<ref name="p174">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 174-175, 186''</ref> The huts in the village—including a central hall—were were constructed of log, elevated above the ground by pillars and accessible via stairs or ladders.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 174-175''</ref> After the crisis on the ring escalated Genemender began to scan and archive the humans' minds, occasionally allowing them to simulate physical interaction in bodies of hard light. Hard light projectors were also used to maintain the village in a superficially pristine condition; in truth, however, the buildings had dilapidated considerably and the area had overgrown with tall grass.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 201''</ref> The interior of Genemender's station had a high, round ceiling and corridors branching off from the central chamber. The station also housed the machinery used for the mind-state scans; the archived human essences were stored in cylindrical [[Durance]]s inside the station.<ref name="p174"/> | The [[Lifeworker]]s maintained many outposts and reserves across the ring where they monitored and tended to the local life.<ref name="p168"/> [[Genemender Folder of Fortune]]'s station was located in what appeared to be a primitive human village, the Forerunner technology of the outpost itself hidden by a [[dazzler]] or [[baffler]].<ref name="p174">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 174-175, 186''</ref> The huts in the village—including a central hall—were were constructed of log, elevated above the ground by pillars and accessible via stairs or ladders.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 174-175''</ref> After the crisis on the ring escalated Genemender began to scan and archive the humans' minds, occasionally allowing them to simulate physical interaction in bodies of hard light. Hard light projectors were also used to maintain the village in a superficially pristine condition; in truth, however, the buildings had dilapidated considerably and the area had overgrown with tall grass.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 201''</ref> The interior of Genemender's station had a high, round ceiling and corridors branching off from the central chamber. The station also housed the machinery used for the mind-state scans; the archived human essences were stored in cylindrical [[Durance]]s inside the station.<ref name="p174"/> The entire compound and the machines there were left inert after a power outage in the area.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 207''</ref> | ||
;Lifeworker beacons | ;Lifeworker beacons | ||
