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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 (location)|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/Reuse|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 (location)|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/Reuse|sil45}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:HM SenescentArk.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A Halo ring above the greater Ark.]] | ||
While the greater Ark stopped producing Halos after the original twelve, the installation remained as the most significant repository of the [[Conservation Measure]], the [[Lifeworker]]'s effort to index and preserve as many sentient species as possible in the event of Halo activation.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 234''</ref> As a part of the Librarian's pact with the Master Builder, the greater Ark - like its successor - had been constructed to possess a surface capable of supporting various biospheres to house the Lifeworkers' specimens. While the greater Ark served as the primary facility of this enormous undertaking, the lesser Ark remained secret to all but a few in order to ensure it would not fall in the hands of the [[Flood]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 250-251''</ref> At some point in time, the Forerunners placed a [[Purifying Vision of the Holy Path|holographic projector]] capable of displaying a Halo from the greater Ark in a [[grotto of the Great Transition|repository]] on [[Janjur Qom]] along with a [[Luminary]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Page 123''</ref> | While the greater Ark stopped producing Halos after the original twelve, the installation remained as the most significant repository of the [[Conservation Measure]], the [[Lifeworker]]'s effort to index and preserve as many sentient species as possible in the event of Halo activation.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 234''</ref> As a part of the Librarian's pact with the Master Builder, the greater Ark - like its successor - had been constructed to possess a surface capable of supporting various biospheres to house the Lifeworkers' specimens. While the greater Ark served as the primary facility of this enormous undertaking, the lesser Ark remained secret to all but a few in order to ensure it would not fall in the hands of the [[Flood]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 250-251''</ref> At some point in time, the Forerunners placed a [[Purifying Vision of the Holy Path|holographic projector]] capable of displaying a Halo from the greater Ark in a [[grotto of the Great Transition|repository]] on [[Janjur Qom]] along with a [[Luminary]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''Page 123''</ref> | ||