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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 on this page for the sake of convenience. | 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. | ||
*Roughly '''ten years''' before the Flood conflict's conclusion, the father of [[Maker-of-Moons]], a high-ranked [[Builder]], is assassinated by [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]]'s [[Builder Security]] minions.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 90''</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 [[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> | ||
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*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> | *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 | *For a period of '''three years''' following the crisis at the Capital, 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. 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"/> | ||
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*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> | ||
*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> | *'''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> | *'''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"/> | *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"/> | ||