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==Overview==

{{Quote|A battle-scarred island rises from the blue waters of a Delta Halo sea- A titanic Forerunner structure juts menacingly from the center like the spine of a beached behemoth.<ref name="Manual">[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual#Relic|Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual]] - Relic</ref>}}

The map is set on a large island on [[Installation 05]] with sandstone formations. It possesses a vast, partially buried [[Forerunner]] vessel centered on the island. During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] was deployed from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} shortly after the frigate arrived at Delta Halo. The detachment's goal was a large structure buried under one of the installation's many islands. Upon arrival, they encountered heavy Covenant resistance and their Albatross was shot down. Though the members of RECON 127 did not survive the following ground engagement, they did transmit a series of incredibly compelling scans of the site to In Amber Clad. The details revealed the ~~site - dubbed ‘Relic’- was~~ in actuality the remains of a long-dormant Forerunner vessel that had been carefully hidden below the island over one hundred millennia years ago,{{Ref/Reuse|HU}} as opposed to the Covenant belief that islands such as these were memorials to fallen Forerunner warriors, who died during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref>Map description</ref>

The map is set on a large island on [[Installation 05]] with sandstone formations. It possesses a vast, partially buried [[Forerunner]] vessel centered on the island. During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] was deployed from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} shortly after the frigate arrived at Delta Halo. The detachment's goal was a large structure buried under one of the installation's many islands. Upon arrival, they encountered heavy Covenant resistance and their Albatross was shot down. Though the members of RECON 127 did not survive the following ground engagement, they did transmit a series of incredibly compelling scans of the site to ''In Amber Clad''. The details revealed the site—dubbed ‘Relic’—was in actuality the remains of a long-dormant Forerunner vessel that had been carefully hidden below the island over one hundred millennia years ago,{{Ref/Reuse|HU}} as opposed to the Covenant belief that islands such as these were memorials to fallen Forerunner warriors, who died during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref>Map description</ref>

All that remained of RECON 127 was the evidence of the battle on the ~~Island~~, with RECON 127's Albatross's wreckage and ~~materiels~~ spilling in the wind. Shield formations, vehicle detritus, and combat platforms litter the field. Sandstone formations provide cover, but the huge expanse of low dunes leaves infantry highly vulnerable.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}

All that remained of RECON 127 was the evidence of the battle on the island, with RECON 127's Albatross's wreckage and materiel spilling in the wind. Shield formations, vehicle detritus, and combat platforms litter the field. Sandstone formations provide cover, but the huge expanse of low dunes leaves infantry highly vulnerable.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}

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 ==Overview==
 {{Quote|A battle-scarred island rises from the blue waters of a Delta Halo sea- A titanic Forerunner structure juts menacingly from the center like the spine of a beached behemoth.<ref name="Manual">[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual#Relic|Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual]] - Relic</ref>}}
-The map is set on a large island on [[Installation 05]] with sandstone formations. It possesses a vast, partially buried [[Forerunner]] vessel centered on the island. During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] was deployed from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} shortly after the frigate arrived at Delta Halo. The detachment's goal was a large structure buried under one of the installation's many islands. Upon arrival, they encountered heavy Covenant resistance and their Albatross was shot down. Though the members of RECON 127 did not survive the following ground engagement, they did transmit a series of incredibly compelling scans of the site to In Amber Clad. The details revealed the site - dubbed ‘Relic’- was in actuality the remains of a long-dormant Forerunner vessel that had been carefully hidden below the island over one hundred millennia years ago,{{Ref/Reuse|HU}} as opposed to the Covenant belief that islands such as these were memorials to fallen Forerunner warriors, who died during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref>Map description</ref>
+The map is set on a large island on [[Installation 05]] with sandstone formations. It possesses a vast, partially buried [[Forerunner]] vessel centered on the island. During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] was deployed from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} shortly after the frigate arrived at Delta Halo. The detachment's goal was a large structure buried under one of the installation's many islands. Upon arrival, they encountered heavy Covenant resistance and their Albatross was shot down. Though the members of RECON 127 did not survive the following ground engagement, they did transmit a series of incredibly compelling scans of the site to ''In Amber Clad''. The details revealed the site—dubbed ‘Relic’—was in actuality the remains of a long-dormant Forerunner vessel that had been carefully hidden below the island over one hundred millennia years ago,{{Ref/Reuse|HU}} as opposed to the Covenant belief that islands such as these were memorials to fallen Forerunner warriors, who died during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref>Map description</ref>
-All that remained of RECON 127 was the evidence of the battle on the Island, with RECON 127's Albatross's wreckage and materiels spilling in the wind. Shield formations, vehicle detritus, and combat platforms litter the field. Sandstone formations provide cover, but the huge expanse of low dunes leaves infantry highly vulnerable.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}
+All that remained of RECON 127 was the evidence of the battle on the island, with RECON 127's Albatross's wreckage and materiel spilling in the wind. Shield formations, vehicle detritus, and combat platforms litter the field. Sandstone formations provide cover, but the huge expanse of low dunes leaves infantry highly vulnerable.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}
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