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Later, the ship carrying Chakas was caught in the [[Fate of Maethrillian|massive battle]] around the Forerunner [[Capital]] and destroyed. Chakas, accompanied by several Forerunner guards, fled in an escape pod which made a rough landing on the surface of [[Installation 07]], one of the [[Halo Array|Halos]] under control of the rampant AI [[Mendicant Bias]]. Injured, Chakas was discovered and tended to by a human girl known as [[Vinnevra]], from whom Chakas learned that the Halo was home to various species and subspecies of humans, who collectively referred to themselves as [[Tudejsa|"the People"]]. While initially unable to understand or speak their ancient language, Chakas managed to obtain the knowledge he needed from the old memories his ''[[geas]]'' gave him.<ref name="primc1">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Many of these humans had been transplanted on the ring long ago by the Librarian, while others had been brought in more recently by the Master Builder, who used humans in his cruel experiments on the Flood. | Later, the ship carrying Chakas was caught in the [[Fate of Maethrillian|massive battle]] around the Forerunner [[Capital]] and destroyed. Chakas, accompanied by several Forerunner guards, fled in an escape pod which made a rough landing on the surface of [[Installation 07]], one of the [[Halo Array|Halos]] under control of the rampant AI [[Mendicant Bias]]. Injured, Chakas was discovered and tended to by a human girl known as [[Vinnevra]], from whom Chakas learned that the Halo was home to various species and subspecies of humans, who collectively referred to themselves as [[Tudejsa|"the People"]]. While initially unable to understand or speak their ancient language, Chakas managed to obtain the knowledge he needed from the old memories his ''[[geas]]'' gave him.<ref name="primc1">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Many of these humans had been transplanted on the ring long ago by the Librarian, while others had been brought in more recently by the Master Builder, who used humans in his cruel experiments on the Flood. | ||
It was here that the consciousness of [[Forthencho|Forthencho, Lord of Admirals]], who had commanded the [[Prehistoric human civilization|human]] military forces against the Didact's fleets in the [[Battle of Charum Hakkor|final battle]] of [[Charum Hakkor]], surfaced alongside Chakas' own mind instead of Chakas getting memories from multiple deceased prehistoric humans. After Chakas had recovered, Vinnevra took him to see her grandfather, [[Gamelpar]], who explained that he was also born on Earth and, like Chakas, held an "old spirit", or ancestral personality imprint, within him. Vinnevra then began to experience an urgent need to travel to where she assumed it would be safe; this was actually due to a geas imposed on the humans born on the Halo. Chakas, hoping to find Riser, joined Vinnevra and Gamelpar as they decided to leave the village and follow Vinnevra's geas. As they approached their destination, however, they discovered that Vinnevra's geas was leading them to what the humans called a [[Palace of Pain]]; a [[Flood research facility|Flood research station]] where the Forerunners conducted experiments on humans. Observing the facility from a distance, Chakas, Vinnevra and Gamelpar witnessed numerous humans being herded into the structure by the [[Primordial]], supposedly the last [[Precursor]]. Horrified, the three then decided to move in the opposite direction. After traveling for some time, they arrived at the shores of a large lake where they came across an abandoned human city. Exploring the city, Chakas and Gamelpar discovered a [[Proto-Gravemind]] imprisoned in a Forerunner energy cage, and promptly left. | It was here that the consciousness of [[Forthencho|Forthencho, Lord of Admirals]], who had commanded the [[Prehistoric human civilization|human]] military forces against the Didact's fleets in the [[Battle of Charum Hakkor|final battle]] of [[Charum Hakkor]], surfaced alongside Chakas' own mind instead of Chakas getting memories from multiple deceased prehistoric humans. The other personalities subsequently appeared to go dormant as Chakas later stated that he could no longer feel them.<ref name="p185">'''[[Halo: Primordium]]''', ''Page 185''</ref> After Chakas had recovered, Vinnevra took him to see her grandfather, [[Gamelpar]], who explained that he was also born on Earth and, like Chakas, held an "old spirit", or ancestral personality imprint, within him. Vinnevra then began to experience an urgent need to travel to where she assumed it would be safe; this was actually due to a geas imposed on the humans born on the Halo. Chakas, hoping to find Riser, joined Vinnevra and Gamelpar as they decided to leave the village and follow Vinnevra's geas. As they approached their destination, however, they discovered that Vinnevra's geas was leading them to what the humans called a [[Palace of Pain]]; a [[Flood research facility|Flood research station]] where the Forerunners conducted experiments on humans. Observing the facility from a distance, Chakas, Vinnevra and Gamelpar witnessed numerous humans being herded into the structure by the [[Primordial]], supposedly the last [[Precursor]]. Horrified, the three then decided to move in the opposite direction. After traveling for some time, they arrived at the shores of a large lake where they came across an abandoned human city. Exploring the city, Chakas and Gamelpar discovered a [[Proto-Gravemind]] imprisoned in a Forerunner energy cage, and promptly left. | ||
After crossing the lake, the three were found by a [[Lifeworker]] named [[Genemender-Folder-of-Fortune]], several [[Denisovan]]s, and a [[Wikipedia:Gigantopithecus|large ape]] known as [[Mara]] and taken to a village full of humans. Upon being fed by Genemender and sent to sleep, Chakas was awakened by Riser, who warned him not to trust the Lifeworker and the other humans. Soon after, Genemender took Chakas to his hidden base of operations and revealed that the humans in his compound were not actually alive, but [[mind transfer|archived personalities]] manifested as realistic [[hard light]] [[holography|holograms]] and stating that he was under orders to salvage the humans' genetic records to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Flood and the Master Builder. Genemender proceeded to do the same with Chakas, who upon realizing this attempted to attack the Lifeworker, only to discover that Genemender was also merely a hologram based in a monitor; he had archived not only the humans in the village, but also himself. As Chakas returned outside, he discovered that Gamelpar was dying. Genemender stated that they should salvage the personality imprint the old man carried, but Gamelpar adamantly refused, instead wanting to die with dignity. Chakas then accompanied Gamelpar him in his final moments, with the old man having Chakas promise to watch over Vinnevra. | After crossing the lake, the three were found by a [[Lifeworker]] named [[Genemender-Folder-of-Fortune]], several [[Denisovan]]s, and a [[Wikipedia:Gigantopithecus|large ape]] known as [[Mara]] and taken to a village full of humans. Upon being fed by Genemender and sent to sleep, Chakas was awakened by Riser, who warned him not to trust the Lifeworker and the other humans. Soon after, Genemender took Chakas to his hidden base of operations and revealed that the humans in his compound were not actually alive, but [[mind transfer|archived personalities]] manifested as realistic [[hard light]] [[holography|holograms]] and stating that he was under orders to salvage the humans' genetic records to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Flood and the Master Builder. Genemender proceeded to do the same with Chakas, who upon realizing this attempted to attack the Lifeworker, only to discover that Genemender was also merely a hologram based in a monitor; he had archived not only the humans in the village, but also himself. As Chakas returned outside, he discovered that Gamelpar was dying. Genemender stated that they should salvage the personality imprint the old man carried, but Gamelpar adamantly refused, instead wanting to die with dignity. Chakas then accompanied Gamelpar him in his final moments, with the old man having Chakas promise to watch over Vinnevra. | ||