Silent Cartographer (Building)
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The Silent Cartographer[1], as referred to by the Covenant, is Halo's map room. It can pinpoint and access every room or location on or beneath Halo's surface.
Alpha Halo's Silent Cartographer
On Installation 04, the base was located in the middle of an island. The security system was located in a tunnel atop of a large Forerunner structure. At the end of the tunnel was the security system. In front of it is a large ' ' pit. After turning off the security, the main base would open. The base was located on the other side of the island. Silent Cartographer is located at least half a dozen floors below. By activating the cartographer, the location of every room would be revealed. The way to get to the control room was to pilot a Pelican into the pit via a secret 'trap door' at the top of the island. The way down to the Cartographer is a labrynth wich one easy can get lost in. This could be part of the security system, to make the map room harder to find.
Security System
The Silent Cartographer is protected by an elaborate security system. This system can only be activated and deactivated by manual physical contact. In order to access the Silent Cartographer one must enter a first building to disable the security system, and then enter a separate structure which contains the map room. This gives the map room double protection making access difficult and defense much easier. The weaponry wielded by the crew of the Pillar of Autumn was not powerful enough to penetrate the doors inside the facility where the Silent Cartographer was located, indicating the doors were of extremely durable material. Other than near impenetrable doors, both physically and in protection against AI, the nature of the Silent Cartographer's security system is not touched upon in the game.
References
- ^ The Silent Cartographer (Level), opening cutscene: "The Covenant believe in what they call the Silent Cartographer, a map room that will lead us to Halo's control room."
