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In approximately '''100,000 BCE''', the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] came to a close with the activation of the [[Halo Array]]. It should be noted that all of the events listed here are approximate at best, occurring over the course of several years during the last decade<ref name="caveat">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 11-12''</ref> before the firing of the Halo rings around the year 100,000 BCE.<ref group="note">[[343 Guilty Spark]] put the date of the firing of the Array as the year 97,448 BCE, though it should be noted that he measured it on Installation 04's year, not the 365.25 day Earth calendar.</ref> As no definite chronology has been established for that timeframe, the events therein are recorded | In approximately '''100,000 BCE''', the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] came to a close with the activation of the [[Halo Array]]. It should be noted that all of the events listed here are approximate at best, occurring over the course of several years during the last decade<ref name="caveat">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 11-12''</ref> before the firing of the Halo rings around the year 100,000 BCE.<ref group="note">[[343 Guilty Spark]] put the date of the firing of the Array as the year 97,448 BCE, though it should be noted that he measured it on Installation 04's year, not the 365.25 day Earth calendar.</ref> As no definite chronology has been established for that timeframe, the events therein are recorded on this page for the sake of convenience. | ||
*The [[Librarian]] visits the primary [[San 'Shyuum]] quarantine world [[Janjur Qom]] to collect specimens of the San 'Shyuum as part of the [[Conservation Measure]], sparking unrest among the San 'Shyuum population. After [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] arrives some time afterward to question the San 'Shyuum elders about the [[Flood]], the San' Shyuum [[Battle of Janjur Qom|rebel]] against his forces.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 212''</ref> | *The [[Librarian]] visits the primary [[San 'Shyuum]] quarantine world [[Janjur Qom]] to collect specimens of the San 'Shyuum as part of the [[Conservation Measure]], sparking unrest among the San 'Shyuum population. After [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] arrives some time afterward to question the San 'Shyuum elders about the [[Flood]], the San' Shyuum [[Battle of Janjur Qom|rebel]] against his forces.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 212''</ref> | ||
*The [[Ur-Didact]] is resuscitated from his exile in a [[Cryptum]] by [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]]. They later make their way to Janjur Qom, where they are captured by Master Builder Faber. The Didact is interrogated and left to die in a Flood-infested system, | *The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] is resuscitated from his exile in a [[Cryptum]] by [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], [[Chakas]] and [[Riser]]. They later make their way to Janjur Qom, where they are captured by Master Builder Faber. The Didact is interrogated and left to die in a Flood-infested system, while an offshoot of his consciousness lives on in Bornstellar's body through an imprint acquired in his [[Forerunner mutation|mutation]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 336-339''</ref> | ||
*Shortly afterward, the Master Builder orders the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class]] [[ancilla]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias]] to use [[Installation 07]] to put down the San 'Shyuum rebellion by sterilizing the entire system.<ref name="p191">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 191-192''</ref> | *Shortly afterward, the Master Builder orders the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class]] [[ancilla]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias]] to use [[Installation 07]] to put down the San 'Shyuum rebellion by sterilizing the entire system.<ref name="p191">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 191-192''</ref> | ||
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**The mind of a mortally wounded [[Chakas]] is used as the template for the [[monitor]] later to be known as [[343 Guilty Spark]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 372''</ref> | **The mind of a mortally wounded [[Chakas]] is used as the template for the [[monitor]] later to be known as [[343 Guilty Spark]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 372''</ref> | ||
*The Ecumene Council is reconstituted and the Didact's plans of a strategy to use [[shield world]]s to combat the Flood are taken into serious consideration again. The use of the Halos is delayed.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 373-374''</ref> | *The Ecumene Council is reconstituted as the "New Council" and the Didact's plans of a strategy to use [[shield world]]s to combat the Flood are taken into serious consideration again. The use of the Halos is delayed.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 373-374''</ref> | ||
*Master Builder Faber, thought dead by the ecumene at large, carries out his own small-scale campaign to combat the Flood with a crew of Builder Security and disgraced Warrior-Servants in a secluded region of the ecumene over the course of three years. He captures and haphazardly decontaminates small Flood-infested ships and then hands them over to Warrior-Servant crews. Due to inadequate decontamination, many of the ships are overrun by Flood still on board.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 193-195''</ref> | |||
*The [[Juridical]] rate is given unrestricted access to all citizens of the ecumene by the Council, with the mandate to investigate matters surrounding the attack on the Capital, Forerunner and human origins, as well as the fate of the Precursors. To this end, the Juridicals dispatch [[Catalog]] to collect testimony from key Forerunner figures, including the Librarian, Ur-Didact, IsoDidact and Faber.<ref name="caveat"/> | *The [[Juridical]] rate is given unrestricted access to all citizens of the ecumene by the Council, with the mandate to investigate matters surrounding the attack on the Capital, Forerunner and human origins, as well as the fate of the Precursors. To this end, the Juridicals dispatch [[Catalog]] to collect testimony from key Forerunner figures, including the Librarian, Ur-Didact, IsoDidact and Faber.<ref name="caveat"/> | ||
*The [[Ur-Didact]], having been left to die in a Flood-infested system by the Master Builder, encounters active Precursor [[star road]]s near [[Uthera Midgeerrd]]. The Didact is subsequently captured and corrupted by the Gravemind. Afterwards, the Gravemind releases the Didact, who is rescued and taken to the Capital system by the Master Builder.<ref name="silentium"/> | |||
*The Librarian and the IsoDidact arrive at Earth to oversee its evacuation operation and to give their testimonies to Catalog. However, the Flood's arrival in the sector prompts the IsoDidact to leave to defend the core of the ecumene while the Librarian continues her mission; the two will not reunite until four years later.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 2''</ref> | *The Librarian and the IsoDidact arrive at Earth to oversee its evacuation operation and to give their testimonies to Catalog. However, the Flood's arrival in the sector prompts the IsoDidact to leave to defend the core of the ecumene while the Librarian continues her mission; the two will not reunite until four years later.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 2''</ref> | ||
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*[[05-032 Mendicant Bias]] is reassembled and reactivated by a Gravemind after the Flood overruns the facilities in which the components of the AI were held.<ref name="mb"/> | *[[05-032 Mendicant Bias]] is reassembled and reactivated by a Gravemind after the Flood overruns the facilities in which the components of the AI were held.<ref name="mb"/> | ||
* | *[[Catalog]] is captured by the Flood and corrupted with the [[logic plague]],<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 210''</ref> subsequently spreading the infection across the [[Juridical|Juridical network]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 215''</ref> With the network suspended, Juridicals are eventually forced to cease all Forerunner legal proceedings indefinitely.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 190''</ref> | ||
*The Flood begins to reactivate and appropriate formerly dormant Precursor artifacts, allowing them to easily overpower Forerunners in combat. Already weakened and exhausted Forerunner defenses continue to fail at an increasing rate.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> | *The Flood begins to reactivate and appropriate formerly dormant Precursor artifacts, allowing them to easily overpower Forerunners in combat. Already weakened and exhausted Forerunner defenses continue to fail at an increasing rate.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> | ||
*After the Capital system is lost to the Flood, command of the ecumene and the bulk of its remaining population is placed at the [[greater Ark]]. In the face of imminent defeat, a decision is made to use the Halo Array to purge the galaxy of life and thus starve the Flood. The IsoDidact is tasked with carrying out this plan.<ref name="silentium"/> | *Over a year before the end of the war, following irregular outages for several years, the [[Domain]] goes permanently inaccessible to all Forerunners and ancillas due to the Flood's widespread tapping into its underlying [[neural physics]] architecture.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 241''</ref> | ||
*Four years after the evacuation of Erde-Tyrene,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 197''</ref> the Librarian, the IsoDidact and the Ur-Didact reunite in their family estate on [[Nomdagro]]. The planet is subsequently overrun by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 232''</ref> | |||
*After the Capital system is lost to the Flood, command of the ecumene and the bulk of its remaining population is placed at the [[greater Ark]]. In the face of imminent defeat, the Master Builder is restored to command and a decision is made to use the Halo Array to purge the galaxy of life and thus starve the Flood. The IsoDidact is tasked with carrying out this plan.<ref name="silentium"/> | |||
*Mendicant Bias and its fleet of Flood-controlled ships and Precursor constructs [[Battle of the greater Ark|assault the greater Ark]].<ref name="silentium"/> | *Mendicant Bias and its fleet of Flood-controlled ships and Precursor constructs [[Battle of the greater Ark|assault the greater Ark]].<ref name="silentium"/> | ||
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*At Installation 00, the IsoDidact assigns the [[monitor]]s for each Halo installation and has the rings distributed across the galaxy.<ref name="silentium"/> | *At Installation 00, the IsoDidact assigns the [[monitor]]s for each Halo installation and has the rings distributed across the galaxy.<ref name="silentium"/> | ||
**[[343 Guilty Spark]] | **Monitor Chakas is renamed [[343 Guilty Spark]] and assigned as the caretaker of [[Installation 04]].<ref name="silentium"/> | ||
*The Librarian, stranded on Earth, initiates the burial process of the [[Portal at Voi]]. As she spends her last hours in the savanna, the Gravemind sends down imprinted ancient human essences to reveal the [[Domain]]'s true nature as a Precursor creation; as a result, the Domain will be destroyed when the Halos fire, leading to the loss of not only all Forerunner history but also the knowledge the Precursors had collected over the course of billions of years.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref> | *The Librarian, stranded on Earth, initiates the burial process of the [[Portal at Voi]]. As she spends her last hours in the savanna, the Gravemind sends down imprinted ancient human essences to reveal the [[Domain]]'s true nature as a Precursor creation; as a result, the Domain will be destroyed when the Halos fire, leading to the loss of not only all Forerunner history but also the knowledge the Precursors had collected over the course of billions of years.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref> | ||