Lifeworker terraforming vessel: Difference between revisions

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This '''unidentified vessel''' was a type of [[Forerunner starship|starship]] once operated by the [[Lifeworker]]s, a [[rate]] of the [[Forerunner]]s charged with preserving and manipulating biological life.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFEchoes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-echoes-with-dinh|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh|D=24|M=03|Y=2023}}

The unnamed vessel was originally used by the [[Lifeworker]]s of the Forerunner [[Ecumene]]. While the vessel's true scope is unknown, a portion of it embedded in a desert moon bears heavy resemblance to the {{Class|Supernal Spiral|keyship|}} of [[keyship]] also used by the Lifeworkers. The visible portion consists of a tripodal setup similar to the keyship, with a central rounded core capable of emitting some kind of blue energy beam used in the process of [[terraforming]]. Surrounding the vessel - both in its dormant and active states{{Ref/Game|Id=S3Intro|HI|Season 03: Echoes Within Intro Cinematic}} - are a series of structures bearing resemblance to the [[Reformation Spire]]s of [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Map|Id=Oasis|HINF|Oasis (Halo Infinite map)|Oasis}}

The vessel was constructed and operated by the [[Lifeworker]]s at an unknown time prior to the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]]. It would later become embedded in an unknown desert moon and go dormant - a state in which it would lie for the next one hundred millennia.{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}

By [[2553]], the site of the dormant vessel had become occupied by an unknown force of a hostile disposition to the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Surveillance was conducted on the site by the [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], though conflicting reconnaissance assessments resulted in the ensuing deployment - codenamed [[Operation: INTERIOR EXILE]] - going awry. Three [[squad]]s were orbitally dropped onto the moon near the site and were subsequently repelled - with agents [[Hieu Dinh]] and [[Padraig]] being some of the only survivors. A post-operation review of the failed operation by [[Codename: BAYLEAF]] would see the agent put in a request to try and deploy a larger force to secure the site - determined not to let such a find fall into enemy hands.{{Ref/Site|Id=S3Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/echoes-within-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Echoes Within Intel|D=27|M=03|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel}} This attack was ultimately successful, as by [[2560]] the UNSC had established an  [[Oasis (Halo Infinite map)|ONI black site]] near the ship.{{Ref/Site|Id=S3MapModePreview|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/echoes-within-maps-modes-preview|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Season 3: Maps & Modes Preview|D=01|M=03|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Reuse|Oasis}}

At the time of INTERIOR EXILE, the site surrounding the vessel was a barren desert.{{Ref/Reuse|S3Intro}} However, by [[2560]] the vessel would fall under the control of an unnamed [[artificial intelligence]] aligned with the [[Created]] - who would proceed to reactivate the vessel's creation engines. The AI did this due to a wish to create and bring life to a desolate place, following in the footsteps of the Lifeworkers of old.{{Ref/Reuse|S3Intel}} As a result, the once-barren desert surrounding the vessel began the process of being [[Terraforming|terraformed]] - turned into a lush haven complete with trees and other flora.{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}{{Ref/Reuse|Oasis}}