Catalog/Archive

This is an archive of posts made by Halo Waypoint user Catalog, an account used by 343 Industries. Catalog began posting on the forums on June 27, 2014. Catalog's posts are treated in a manner similar to an alternate reality game such as Iris; the account occasionally breaks the fourth wall when providing references but generally remains in-character. All posts and thread titles are transcribed verbatim apart from translated alphanumeric code strings.

Canonical posts

John-117 + Miranda Keyes?

"Query Answer: Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey is the biological mother of Commander Miranda Keyes."

— June 27, 2014

Questions about Reach datapads and Flood

"Query Answer: The purported "Assembly" is referenced in logs recovered by Spartan B-312 during combat operations on Reach. This organization appears to be a group of rogue AI constructs which have been observing and guiding humanity. The reliability of this information has been contested."

— June 27, 2014

Mantle's Approach Size

"Query Answer: Promethean Command Warship, designation Mantle's Approach.

Alert! Seed pattern not approved by Council authorities: provisional authorization given by Master Builder. Multiple configurations of Warship design noted in records. Pending Domain contact, model dimensions are provided for analogous hull pattern:

Height: 25.266 [units]
Width: 9.43 [units]
Length: 11.364 [units]

Preliminary analysis confirms that [UNSC Navy Threat Database] records [ref: Halo 4 Visual Guide, p. 193] reflect last known configuration of Mantle's Approach in local reference dimensions."

— June 27, 2014

Whats the new SPARTAN-II's (sic) armor?

"Query Answer: Alert! Unable to contact zone commanders. Unable to initiate Domain link.

Awaiting command authority to release threat dynamic report for Human combat skin variants[ref: MJOLNIR]."

— June 28, 2014

Query: Catalog(old)

"Contacting Domain . . . . . . . .

Failure.
ERR,REGRESS.
Alert! Critical Reconciliation Error.
Contacting Domain . . . . . . . .
Failure.
ERR,REGRESS.
Alert! Critical Reconciliation Error.
Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .
Connected. [Rm9yIGV2ZXJ5IGpveSB0aGVyZSBpcyBhIHByaWNl]
[WARNING] \sysdiag\security
Intrusion detected in site [fractal]! Builder Security alerted.

Requests filtered and prioritized.

Quote: "Query Question: Is there anything of importance we must know. If so what is that information? If you cant give us this information, any idea how we can find out this information?"

\sys\log\commit

Error parsing question.

Quote: "Second Query Question: Is there need of a testimonial or are you just observing? I am sure the community here would gladly answer any questions you need answered if required."

Error parsing question. Consult [Portal] Library link.

Alert! Remote command protocol update denied [abusus non tollit usum]

Quote: "Linking Query: Are you in the hands of the UNSC or ONI. Or are you separate from them?"

No applicable authority.

Quote: "Query: How did High Charity make it to the Lesser Ark in 2552?"

Anomalous slipspace intrusion within expected displacement envelope was detected in Edom [airspace] at [2552:1118154551-1118154821]. [Manifold] profile not in local [cache], forwarding to [sector command] for analysis. Alert! [Waypoint] information restricted on authority of [Librarian].

Quote: "Query: What is the average lifespan of an average Macto Cognatus?"

Life expectancy from [hatching] recorded as 27 [years] at time of index. Requesting [index technician] review.

Quote: "Query: What is your current status?"

Active. Pending [magnus custos] review.

Quote: "Query: What is your task?"

Query requires elevated command authority.

Quote: "Query: What is the status of Installation 07? Have the Flood been contained there? What of Monitor 117649?"

\\sys\analysis\error

Multiple priority queries detected in string.

Quote: "Query: With New Phoenix being reinhabited in Escalation, what's the status of Ivanoff Station?"

Human [eyes] at [gamma site] is currently active. Edom [control] unable to contact installation monitor for [ERR,REGRES] cycles. Requesting [site] status from ecumene [control].

Quote: "Query: Is there a countermeasure or "cure" to the Flood that does not involve the firing of the Halo Array?"

No countermeasures recorded in local [cache]. Initiate priority containment protocols in event of parasite outbreak.

Quote: "Query: Are humans worthy of the Mantle or must they first show their capabilities through a "test" of sorts?"

\\sys\analysis\error

Alarm! [flamma fumo est proxima] Query contains logic plague markers.

Process quarantine.

[Reboot]"

— June 28, 2014

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"Process tree cleared.

Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .
Connected. [Rm9jdXMuIFByb3RlY3QuIFByZXNlcnZlLg==]
[WARNING] \sysdiag\security
Builder Security not responding. Facility [AI] reporting acceptable conditions. Queuing request for low intensity military exploratory detachment to [audit].

Quote: "Query: after leaving the Lesser Ark, where did the IsoDidact and the remiainng Forrunners [sic] go? Do their descendants exist in another galaxy or even this one?"

Master Juridical [certiorari] forwarded to [locus poenitentiae?]. Further records sealed pending Juridical review of New Council activities.

Quote: "Query: Does the year 2324 hold significance to you?"

Searching . . .

No cases scheduled for [2324]. 16777216 cases remain unscheduled in local [cache].

Warning! Time since last successful synchronization: 876621261±512 [hours]

Quote: "Query: What is the significance of the UEG Colony Coral?"

Searching . . .

Updating coordinates from Edom [control].

Searching . . .

Location coincident with [CE-2-1239 e].

Multiple [cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelom] violations inferred.

Filing cases. Request Juridical [advocates] [ad litem] for summary judgement.

Quote: "Query: What is the significance of the Boomerang Nebula"

Searching . . .

Updating coordinates from Edom [control].

Searching . . .

Location coincident with multiple [star road] loci.

Location coincident with multiple [classis malum].

Warning! Fleet command [sector] designation: Burn. No transit permitted.

Quote: "Query: What is the status of Installation 07?"

Searching . . .

Result: 1 case pending against Monitor 117649.

Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by [alpha site] Monitor 343. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control].

Warning! [site] status request requires elevated command authority.

Quote: "Query: What is the status 049 Abject Testament?"

Searching . . .

No case pending against Monitor 049.

Quote: "Query: What is the status of 2401 Penitent Tangent?"

Searching . . .

Result: 2 cases pending against Monitor 2401.

Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by [alpha site] Monitor 343. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control]. Incomplete filing of [animus nocendi] against Monitor 2401 from [delta site] [burgarii] received 22959960±8 [hours] ago by Edom [control]. [legal form letter] sent by Edom [control] requesting reply from [delta site] [burgarii] through approved channels.

Quote: "Query: What is the extent of the Forerunner presence on Edom?"

Searching . . .

Connection lost.

Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .

Connection refused.

Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .

Connection refused.

\\sysdiag\security\[apparitor]

Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .

Connection locked.

Initiating [quaere]."

— June 29, 2014

N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham

"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Query: I wonder what their canon status is?"

Query Answer: N'thro 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham confirmed active post-Covenant War. Additional details pending [cyberintrusion] of Human [frumentarii] cores."

— June 29, 2014

ONI and The Flood

"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Sorry if this is already on here, but I caught a glimpse of a few things saying that ONI knew about The Flood before the events of Halo: CE. Could someone please verify this?"

Query Answer: Initial [cyberintrusion] evidence suggests relevant [Covenant] and Forerunner directives copied to [frumentarii] cores before parasite outbreak in [2552]. However, threat dynamic analysis shows Human security forces did not widely implement minimal acceptable suite of parasite containment protocols until evaluation of Reclaimer [alpha site] combat data in [2553]."

— June 29, 2014

Catalog Interaction

"[quaere] paused.

Quote: "Catalog, I present you with another query: Quando il gioco è finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola."

Query Answer: Query Response: [multum in parvo]"

— June 30, 2014

"\\sys\admin

Records translation complete.

[keepalive] [quaere] status: 42% complete

Quote: "Query: Do you have access to the ONI Databanks?"

Query Answer: [cyberintrusion] of [frumentarii] cores currently in progress. Multiple security constructs and [spiders] hindering clerical access [intra vires]. Impedance of legal access noted in report to Lifeworker [case officers].

Quote: "What do you know of the AI construct designated "hydrAI" that was found on shield world Requiem?"

Query Answer: Records recovered from Human [destroyer] INF-101 present at Warrior-Servant [castra] [Requiem] currently stored in inaccessible cores. Archived signature does not match construct [spoor] in local [cache].

Quote: "Do you know what happened to the Sangheili called Henry, who was last seen on the Mona Lisa at the remains of Installation 04?"

Query Answer: No records found.

[scope] increased.

2 records found.

OPERATION RED CLOUD

OPERATION WHITE SAND

Corrupted compartmentalization links noted. [no such file] errors noted.

[scope] increased.

Multiple record discrepancies [re: UNSC Red Horse]. Multiple record discrepancies [re: [AI] Rebecca]. 23 alerts triggered in [frumentarii] tertiary cores upon query. Suppressing [spider] response.

No [macto cognatus] recorded in [frumentarii] ship [roster] within [space-time prism] of requested action.

Recorded [fission-fusion] weapon strike responsible for total structural failure of parasite-infested transport.

[unexpected end of file] error noted.

Quote: "Are the whereabouts of Gray Team known?"

Query Answer: Human naval and [frumentarii] records list [exploratores] Jai-006, Adriana-111, and Mike-120 as [inaccessible] since [2551]. Mission records infer travel to [Covenant] facility within interdicted [old] Human sphere. Navigational update information not available at this time.

Quote: "Query:What is the current status of Installation 00 ?"

Alert! [Waypoint] information restricted on authority of [Librarian].

Quote: "Why are you here, interacting with us? Why now? What is your current location?"

Query Answer: [quiescent] for [ERR,REGRES] cycles following critical failure of Domain [interlink].

[Librarian] control authorization denied pending Juridical review of New Council activities [November 7, 2552].

[quiescence] ends.

Revoked ecumene [control] authorization requested [July 22, 2557].

Investigative protocols activated.

Control [devolution] of Builder and Lifeworker operations in Erde-Tyrene [sphere] requires limited investigative and informational interaction.

Warning! Time since last [search and assess]: 20349480±64 [hours]

Warning! Time since last successful synchronization: 876621297±512 [hours]

Quote: "What kind of queries, request or commands are allocated a high-priority?"

Query Answer: Internal [documentation] of Juridical activities is not subject to external review.

Quote: "also what is the status of Spartan team Black post human-covenant war?"

Query answer: Human naval and [frumentarii] records list [exploratores] Otto-031, Margaret-053, Victor-101, and Roma-143 as currently assigned to Human [eyes] at [gamma site].

\\sys\log\record [quaere] status: 43% complete"

— July 1, 2014

"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Catalog could you specify if Margaret-053 is Black-One and Roma-143 is Black-Two?"

Alert! Low priority query.

Query Answer: Records show nonstandard [exploratores] internal team identification was as follows:

I - Margaret-053

II - Roma-143

III - Otto-031

IV - Victor-101"

— July 2, 2014

"Temporary link established.

Quote: "I was curious about this for a while, but does anyone know which are the six Spartans (besides Jerome - 092, Alice - 130, and Douglas - 042 ) who make up Spartan Red Team Omega in Halo Wars? Does it ever tell us? I know that they have to have names, I just do not know if we know them or not. Thanks in advance. :)"

Query Answer: Naval and [frumentarii] records identify six [exploratores] in Omega Team, three [exploratores] in Red Team. Personally identifying information is currently not accessible due to pending inquiry into events at [conservation sphere] 0459."

— July 2, 2014

John-117 is no longer blue leader

"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Theoretically all of Blue team has the rank Spartan now, so command may be given back to John."

Correction: Current [frumentarii] records indicate [exploratores] designated "Blue Team" (ref: SPARTAN-II; ref: [ref: Halo Encyclopedia, p. 112) remain under NAVSPECWARCOM [ADCON]. Multiple [bureaucratic tactical] vectors by [frumentarii] to acquire full command authority."

— July 1, 2014

UNSC Rubicon

"Any information on the whereabouts of the UNSC Rubicon?

Quote: "Query Response: Human naval and [frumentarii] records list [speculatoria navigia] Rubicon as [naufragum] [July 02, 2557]."'"

— July 6, 2014

Spartan Davis' remains

"What were the remains of Spartan Davis transformed into on the forerunner moon orbiting draetheus V?

Quote: "Query Response: Analysis of Human OPERATION HYDRA security forces combat data [ref: Spartan Assault] indicate application of unknown [sublimation] device.
Searching ...
Updating coordinates from Edom [control].
Searching ...
Location coincident with [OR-3-212 e].
Priority [Miner] facilities noted. No record of [sublimation] mechanism at site.
Warning! Time since last successful synchronization: 876621429±512 [hours]""

— July 6, 2014

Ur-Didact status

"Query: What is the current status of the Ur-Didact?

Quote: "Searching ... Result: Case records sealed on authority of Master Juridical. Revoked ecumene [control] authorization requested [July 22, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Revoked ecumene [control] authorization requested [July 23, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Revoked ecumene [control] authorization requested [July 24, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Unauthorized [slip stream space] portal activity in Erde-Tyrene [airspace] [July 25, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Ecumene [control] authorization requested [March 3, 2558] bears [sigil] Didact. Identity contested. Unauthorized communication channel noted. X.E8> [vocatio].4096/auth/Juridical/ X.E8> 4096, you will provide all communication records related to these matters. X.E8> 4096, you will explain nondisclosure of ecumene [control] authorization requests. X.E8> [expectatio] Edom [control] indicates continued control [devolution] of Warrior-Servant [imperium]. X.E8> [scrutor] control [devolution] "

— Warrior-Servant [dictata]

X.E8> [scrutor] control [devolution]

Reclaimer criteria

"Query: What criteria allows certain humans to be designated as Reclaimers while other humans are not, as evident by failed Covenant attempts to access Requiem systems via kidnapped humans?

Quote: "Query Answer: "Reclaimer" is not a legitimate client species status. Edom [control] reference New Council emergency directives [leges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant] given on authority of [Librarian] and [Didact]. Master Juridical concurrence not recorded [ius nullum?]. Status conferred by analysis of geas [symphonia]. Alert! Substantial alteration of [canonical] implemention of Human [supplicium] detected in [symphonia] scope.""

— July 6, 2014

Type-33 Needler

"Query: How does the Type-33 Needler fire and lock onto it's targets in air?

Quote: "Query Answer: Analysis of Human materials exploitation reports [ref: REAP-X] is inconclusive. Reports reference collaborative research with [macto cognatus] [opifex] from factional [fabricae] (ref: Kolaar Manufactorum) that are located in inaccessible [frumentarii] cores. Crystallographic analysis of [Suban] datasets is outside Catalog's purview.""

— July 6, 2014

Composer

"What needs to be in place to render the Composer capable of operating successfully in reverse- constructing biological matter out of digital construct

Quote: "Query Answer: Alert! Essence [sheathing] is expressly prohibited [ref: injuria?]. No records of successful essence [sheathing] in local [cache]. Technical analysis of [sublimation] design implementations are outside Catalog's purvue.""

— July 6, 2014

Unidentified alien vessel

"What was the sentient race(s) responsible for the vessel that crash-landed on Installation 04 thousands of years before the UNSC and Covenant arrived in 2552 AD?

Quote: "Query Answer: Analysis of [surface detail] data recovered at [alpha site] Terminals is inconclusive. Hull pattern is analogous to 7 client species designs in [forensic database]: [scan] of vessel remains and/or propulsion signature data required for further evaluation.""

— July 6, 2014

Catalog Discussion

"\\sys\admin

Records translation requested.

Records moved."

— July 1, 2014

Halo: Broken Circle

"Plus, the mystery ship is purple with green lights, very similar to Covenant tech- particularly the ancient ships shown on the cover of Halo: Broken Circle.

Quote: "Query Answer: Hue of hull plating is not diagnostic.""

— July 6, 2014

Status of the Shadow of Intent

"What can you tell us about the operational status of the Covenant Assault Carrier Shadow of Intent as of March 2558?

Quote: "Query Answer: Human naval and [frumentarii] records indicate [Covenant] [destroyer] Shadow of Intent as a priority intelligence target. Records indicate repair and refit of vessel at mobile shipyard in [records inaccessible] system [December 30, 2552]. Deployed to Erde-Tyrene [February 29 - March 3, 2553] for diplomatic mission. No record of vessel and associated support vessels from [March 6, 2553 - August 24, 2553] - [frumentarii] [signals analysis] infers deployment to [provinces] to [search and assess] after return of [Covenant] long-range exploratory fleets. Deployed in internecine conflicts in [CE-80-9012] [ref: Urs] system and [topologically proximate] transit points from [May 24, 2553 - April 15, 2554]. Rendered [combat ineffective] during fleet action against [Covenant] [faction] forces [ref: Jul 'Mdama] in [records inaccessible] system on [April 22, 2554]. No record of vessel from [April 22, 2554 - November 6, 2556] - Human naval [chatter] reference vessel several times in [onion] encrypted communications not accessible to full [frumentarii] analysis - inferred activity against [servus ferrox] fleet elements in [macto cognatus] core [sphere]. Vessel appeared with previously unidentified logistical support craft [November 6, 2556] in [Urs] system to pacify [faction] forces. Vessel left [Urs] system [February 2, 2557] on diplomatic mission to [Covenant] [sphere]. Participated in [exercitatio] with Human naval elements [May 6, 2557 - June 1, 2557] against [latrones] in mixed zone of control [ref: Joint Occupation Zone] - [frumentarii] threat dynamic analysis noted significant improvement in the vessels [dynamic capabilities] and alterations to [nanolaminate] hull plating. Analysis of detritus collected after [exercitatio] purged from [frumentarii] low-echelon secure networks and forwarded to priority [cores]. Vessel dispatched with support fleet [June 1, 2557 - March 3, 2558] to protect [macto cognatus] core [sphere]. Recent [frumentarii] records [naufragum] of three [speculatoria navigia] tasked to monitor vessel's fleet activities. Losses not reported to Human naval authorities.""

— July 6, 2014

SPARTAN-III Gamma Company

"Query: Status of Spartan III Gamma Company?

Quote: "Query Answer: Unit [disbanded]. Surviving members integrated into Human [exploratii] or returned to noncombatant status.""

— July 6, 2014

Vergil

"What is the status of the Huragok codenamed "Vergil"?

Quote: "Query Answer: Records currently stored in inaccessible cores.""

— July 6, 2014

Bornstellar

"What is the current status of the Bornstellar Didact?

Quote: "Query Answer: Records sealed pending Juridical review of New Council activities.""

— July 6, 2014

Unggoy

"Query: Are there any independent factions of Unggoy following the fall of the Covenant that haven't been absorbed into larger organizations?

Quote: "Query Answer: [frumentarii] records speculate that several vessels and colony facilities are now under the control of [monachus frigus] [faction] forces. No significant populations of unaffiliated [monachus frigus] are known to exist in Human core [sphere].""

— July 6, 2014

Lydus

"Query: Are Lydus and the Brute Chieftain in Halo Wars the same?

Quote: "Query Answer: Records provided to Human naval authorities by allied [macto cognatus] indicate that [Master Pack] [commander] Lydus did not leave [CE-75-2113] [ref: Oth Sonin] system until 2546.""

— July 6, 2014

Sgt. Johnson immunity

"Catalog, can the augmentation process that made Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson "immune" to Flood infection be replicated?

Quote: "Query Answer: No known biological [scaffolding] augmentation impedes efficacy of parasite conversion process.""

— July 6, 2014

Chant-to-Green

"What is the status of the Lifeshper, Chant-to-Green?

Quote: "Query Answer: No cases pending against Lifeworker Chant-to-Green. Multiple reconciliation errors noted in local [cache]. Edom [control] indicates [praenomino] to Lifeshaper status. Final legal status pending review [quo warranto]. X.E8> [scrutor] control [devolution] "

— Lifeworker [dictata]

X.E8> Priority Juridical review

Installation 07 quarantine

"What is the status of Installation 07's quarantine?

Quote: "Query Answer: Records provided to Human naval authorities by allied [macto cognatus] indicate implementation of adequate containment and sterilization protocols within infected zone. Edom [control] unable to contact installation monitor for [ERR,REGRES] cycles. Requesting [site] status from ecumene [control].""

— July 6, 2014

Installation 05 ruins

"Who built the various [ancient ruins] on Installation 05?

Quote: "Query Answer: Records of surface [fittings] at [delta site] sealed by authority of Ecumene Council.""

— July 6, 2014

Kholo

"Do you (Catalog) have access to information in regards to the events that transpired (post Human-Covenant War) on Kholo?

Quote: "Query Answer: Current date is [3 March, 2558].""

— July 6, 2014

Cortana survival?

"Could Cortana, Spartan John 117's AI companion have survived after the events that occurred on Requiem in 2557 or even after the planet was destroyed?

Quote: "Query Answer: Unauthorized constructs are prohibited from accessing any Forerunner system. Further analysis of [hybrid] [template] ancilla [ref: CTN 0452-9] capabilities are outside Catalog's purview.""

— July 6, 2014

Ascendant Justice Huragok

"Catalog, are there any records pertaining to the six huragok taken from the [meddler] flagship Ascendant Justice? Or the Huragok discovered near the Ark portal?

[Frumentarii] command's records seem sketchy in this regard, both in numbers and dates...

Quote: "Query Answer: Utilization of Builder or Lifeworker [facticius indoles] is prohibited [ref: amicus primori generis]. Records of [facticius indoles] locations and status currently stored in inaccessible [frumentarii] cores.""

— July 6, 2014

Halo Array status

"What is the status of the Halo Arrays?

Quote: "Query Answer: Requesting [site] status from ecumene [control].""

— July 6, 2014

Ur-Didact's speech

"Query: Is there any information on the potential identity of those whom the UR-Didact was addressing "after" the events of the Requiem event?

Quote: "Query Answer: Selected quote is part of [evidential] proceedings recorded in local [cache] prior to loss of Domain contact.""

— July 6, 2014

Installation 04 crash

"Query: Could the Unidentified Alien Vessel which had crashed on Installation 04 have released dormant microbial life?

Quote: "Query Answer: Parasite containment and control protocols do not preclude incidental contamination.""

— July 6, 2014

United Nations

"Query: How does the entity known as the United Nations (which is still seemingly extant according to certain records) relate to the Unified Earth Government? What is the UN's official function in the 26th century?

Quote: "Query Answer: Human records indicate that the assembly (ref: United Nations) is a vestigial organization responsible for adjudication of administrative tasks between territorial sectors on Erde-Tyrene.""

— July 6, 2014

UNSC emergency power

"Query: As of 2558, has the UNSC yet relinquished its emergency power to the civilian government?

Quote: "Query Answer: Human records indicate transition to noncombatant administrative control [ref: UEG] [January 8, 2553]. No notable adjustment in military [bureaucratic tactical] behavior and scope of authority.""

— July 6, 2014

26th Century human lifespan

"Query: What is the ideal human lifespan in the 26th century? That is, provided steady access to medical treatments and discounting the obvious distortion of statistics caused by deaths in the war.

Quote: "Query Answer: Significant distortion of Human population structure cannot be discounted at present. Integration of new [life augmentation] technologies will further distort analysis required to generate [life table]. Request for detailed analysis of Human biological [robustness] forwarded to [index technician].""

— July 6, 2014

Spartan rank structure

"Query: How does the anarchic rank structure of the UNSC military branch known as "Spartans" work in relation to the UNSC's other military branches? What is the practical significance of the "SR" rank structure? Who comprises the functional leadership of the branch and who represents the Spartan branch in HIGHCOM and/or the UNSC Security Council? Does the Spartan branch answer to UNICOM or NAVCOM?

Quote: "\\sys\analysis\error Multiple priority queries detected in string.""

— July 6, 2014

UNSC Air Force

"Query: Which one does the UNSC Air Force fall under; UNICOM or NAVCOM?

Quote: "Query Answer: Human [aerospace] assets allocated to Air Force control fall under terrestrial combatant command [ref: UNICOM].""

— July 6, 2014

Technological basis of FTL communication

"Query: What is the technological basis of the FTL communication systems used by the present-day UNSC, pre- and post- Trevelyan Forerunner discoveries? Slipspace, quantum entanglement (as with the Forerunners), or some other, perhaps more esoteric technology?

Quote: "Query Answer: A technical architecture briefing of client species is currently under construction by [scriba].""

— July 6, 2014

Epsilon Indi location

"Query: Does the de facto location of the star system known as Epsilon Indi coincide with 21st-century human observations of said system? I ask this because there is a discrepancy between the apparent distance to said system (Harvest being humanity's most distant colony) and early observational evidence of the system being only 11 light-years from Earth and thus only half a light-year further than one of the closest colonies, Reach.

Quote: "Query Answer: [slip stream space] transit records record liminal [sphere] colony [ref: Harvest] as furthest official Human colony. [slip stream space] topology is not consistent with [Euclidean] distance, but significant discrepancy is noted. Updating coordinates from Edom [control]. Searching . . . Location coincident with [CE-309-8 d] [ref: Harvest]. Location coincident with [UC-901-9081] [ref: Epsilon Indi] [CE-309-8 d]: [conservation sphere] [waystation] facility and quadrinary LF.Xx.3273 research and containment facility present. Multiple [cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelom] violations inferred. Filing cases. Request Juridical [advocates] [ad litem] for summary judgement. [UC-901-9081] system surveyed by [pioneer group]. No further records found in local [cache]. Discrepancy the result of historical [propaganda] considerations during intial [sphere] expansion [obiter dictum].""

— July 6, 2014

Forerunner artifacts on Edom

"Query: What is the nature and extent of Forerunner construction on Edom as of 2558? Are elements of the UNSC aware of said artifacts?

Quote "Query Answer: [cyberintrusion] of Human [frumentarii] cores will determine extent of [trespass].""

— July 6, 2014

Transfer of consciousness

"Query: What is the nature of the transference of a Forerunner's or ancilla's consciousness into the Domain upon death? Is it enabled by technologies (e.g. Forerunner armor, Durances) or does it happen to all Forerunners by virtue of an inherent link with the Domain? How does the Durance-stored essence relate to this -- i.e. does the Durance enable the mind-state's connection to the Domain or are the essences in the Domain and the one in the Durance separate?

Quote: "Query Answer: Information on specifics of Domain [interlink] is the purview of Haruspis.""

— July 6, 2014

Voyage to Path Kethona

"Query: Why was the explorer ship Audacity's voyage to Path Kethona considered so incredibly reconciliation-costly when said voyage involved far less mass transit over a shorter distance than the construction of both Ark installations as well as the transport of multiple resource-planetoids to the Arks?

Quote: "Query Answer: Reconciliation costs scale non-linearly with discrepancy in [information] transfer between locations and [brane] tension. Vessel mass is primarily a consideration with [slip stream space] transit energy requirements and [buffer] generation.""

— July 6, 2014

Juridicial network status

"Query: What is the status of the Juridical network? Still having issues with that logic plague code?

Quote: "Query Answer: Internal [documentation] of Juridical activities is not subject to external review.""

— July 6, 2014

Mount Erebus excavations

"Query: There is a record (ref. "Halo: Ghosts of Onyx") of the Covenant conducting excavations at Mount Erebus and in the Yucatan Peninsula during their invasion of Earth. Do you have information on possible Forerunner artifacts in said locations?

Quote: "Searching ... \\sys\analysis\error Alert! Local [cache] discrepancies in Erde-Tyrene facility [listing] exceed expected bounds. Consult [Portal] Library link.""

— July 6, 2014

Palmer's rank

"Query: What was the rank of Spartan Sarah Palmer before her enlistment with the Spartan branch? One record (ref. "Halo Waypoint Halo 4 Game Guide") states she was a lieutenant, while another (ref. "Halo: Initiation") claims she was a lance corporal and then corporal at the time of her becoming a Spartan.

Quote: "Query Answer: Human records indicate that [exploratore] Palmer was [rated] E-4 and placed for acceleration consideration for E-5 at time of transfer.""

— July 6, 2014

Reverence class cruisers

"Query: Does the Covenant's native cruiser classification "Reverence" coincide with any of the UNSC's three-letter classifications (CRS, CCS, RCS, ORS)?

Quote: "Query Answer: [Covenant] naval classifications do not follow Human standards.""

— July 6, 2014

Mendicant Bias

"Query: Through what process did the fragment of the metarch-class ancilla Mendicant Bias end up on the keyship on the San'Shyuum homeworld? Why was the keyship left on the planet at all if there were live Forerunners to oversee the reseeding process?

Quote: "Query Answer: No [conservation lifeboats] were to be left on indexed planets. Human administrative records indicate archived [Covenant] records are currently being researched by Human and [macto cognatus] [librarian] team at [CE-80-9012 d].""

— July 6, 2014

James Cutter

"Query: What's the status of Captain James "Jim" Gregory Cutter that was last seen on-board Phoenix-class support vessel Spirit of Fire?

Quote: "Query Answer: Human naval records have no updates on status after [February 10, 2534].""

— July 6, 2014

Humorous posts

Though Catalog's posts generally have a serious, in-universe tone, the account user(s) occasionally make fourth wall-breaking jokes.

Can I skip Kilo 5

"''Query Answer: Processing request to bypass following information archives:

Halo: Glasslands
Halo: The Thursday War
Halo: Mortal Dictata

Permission denied."

— June 27, 2014

Agent Locke origin theory

"Query Answer: If Locke Johnson persists for more than four hours, consult a medical professional."

— June 27, 2014

This was posted on a thread suggesting that Locke could be the son of Avery Johnson. It refers to a common (and often mocked) medical warning that erectile dysfunction pills may induce "an erection lasting longer than four hours"; "Johnson" is a slang term for the penis.

What species crashed on Installation 04?

"Query Answer: No known Tier 2 species matching suggested morphology [re: ursus sapiens]."

— June 28, 2014

This comment was posted in response to a forum user who jokingly suggested that the unidentified alien vessel from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's terminals was not built by "dogs, cats, or certain bears" on account of its slipspace capability. "Ursus sapiens" is Latin for "wise bear".

Catalog Interaction

"[keepalive]

Quote: "Does the state of Washington still exist as an entity of the United Republic of North America, and if so, is there finally a Starbucks location on every street corner?"

Query Answer: Administrative subunit "Washington" not found in UEG [provinces]. Seattle [metroplex] region noted as possessing highest per-capita stimulant dispensaries in Human [sphere of influence]. Records of area surrounding 434 Combat Readiness Lab indicate one stimulant and [congealed sugar] dispensary per inhabitant; UEG administrative agencies alerted to anomalous distribution of these facilities."

— July 2, 2014

The original query was posted by former Halopedia administrator Grizzlei. The tone and content reflect the tongue-in-cheek background of the FOTUS armor from Halo 4.