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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:HM-greater-Ark-1.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A Halo ring above the greater Ark.]] | |||
The greater Ark was commissioned by [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] shortly following the end of the [[human-Forerunner wars]] in [[106,445 BCE]], and constructed soon after with the Old Council's approval.<ref name="sil45">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 45''</ref> Twelve 30,000 kilometer-wide Halos were produced by its [[Foundry]]. Over the following millennia, the [[Builder]]s continued to refine the design of the Halos and soon discovered a number of flaws with the original rings - most notably, their enormous size which made them unwieldy to transport. These plans led to the commissioning of a smaller array of Halos as well as a new Ark to produce them, as the greater Ark was incapable of building smaller installations.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 91''</ref> However, the construction of the second Ark was delayed by the Council for several thousand years, until the Master Builder gained complete control over it circa [[98,445 BCE]].<ref name="sil45"/> | The greater Ark was commissioned by [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] shortly following the end of the [[human-Forerunner wars]] in [[106,445 BCE]], and constructed soon after with the Old Council's approval.<ref name="sil45">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 45''</ref> Twelve 30,000 kilometer-wide Halos were produced by its [[Foundry]]. Over the following millennia, the [[Builder]]s continued to refine the design of the Halos and soon discovered a number of flaws with the original rings - most notably, their enormous size which made them unwieldy to transport. These plans led to the commissioning of a smaller array of Halos as well as a new Ark to produce them, as the greater Ark was incapable of building smaller installations.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 91''</ref> However, the construction of the second Ark was delayed by the Council for several thousand years, until the Master Builder gained complete control over it circa [[98,445 BCE]].<ref name="sil45"/> | ||