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"The Halo universe is so rich and complex. I found the Forerunners captivating, and really enjoyed writing them. I loved being able to focus in on some characters that people already knew, and answering the question, 'so what happened after that?'"

— Christie Golden^[1]

Promises to Keep is one of several short stories in Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon. Written by Christie Golden, the story takes place in the closing days of known Forerunner history following the events of Greg Bear's The Forerunner Saga,^[1] as a group of surviving Forerunners embark on a perilous journey to the devastated capital world of the ecumene in order to restore the Domain. Due to the revelation of Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns being 000 Tragic Solitude, it has narrative connections to Halo: Hunters in the Dark.

Appearances[edit]

Characters

000 Tragic Solitude
343 Guilty Spark (Mentioned only)
Abaddon (First appearance)
Catalog (Hologram only)
Chant-to-Green
Chakas (Mentioned only)
Faber-of-Will-and-Might (Hologram only)
Finder-of-Things-Hidden (First appearance)
Glory-of-a-Far-Dawn
Gravemind (Mentioned only)
Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change
IsoDidact
Keeper-of-Stone-Songs (First appearance)
Librarian (Hologram only)
Mendicant Bias (Mentioned only)
Sorrow-for-Lost-Voices (First appearance)
Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns
Strength-of-Steady-Purpose (First appearance)
Tread-with-Care (First appearance)
Ur-Didact (Mentioned only)
Walking-in-Light-of-Falling-Stars (First appearance)

Species

Flood (Mentioned only)
Forerunner
Human (Mentioned only)
Precursor (Mentioned only)
San'Shyuum
Vru'sa tree (First appearance)

Organizations

Ecumene
- Builder
  - Builder Security (Mentioned only)
- Ecumene Council (Mentioned only)
- Engineer (First appearance)
- Lifeworker
- Miner
- Warrior-Servant
Human-San'Shyuum alliance (Mentioned only)

Locations

Earth (Mentioned only)
Installation 00
Janjur Qom (Indirect mention)
Maethrillian
- Crown
- Mysterium (First mentioned)

Events

Forerunner-Flood war (Mentioned only)
- Fate of Maethrillian (Mentioned only)
Great Purification (Mentioned only)
Human-Forerunner wars (Mentioned only)
Mission to Maethrillian (First appearance)
Reintroduction

Weapons

Z-040 pulse grenade

Vehicles

Audacity
Bravado (First appearance)
Impudence (First appearance)
Keyship (Mentioned only)

Technology and equipment

Artificial intelligence
- Ancilla
  - Contender-class artificial intelligence (Mentioned only)
  - Metarch (Mentioned only)
  - Monitor
Cryptum (Mentioned only)
Deadbolt (First appearance)
Domain (Mentioned only)
Forerunner personal armor
Halo Array
Hard light (Mentioned only)
Holography
Knowledge engine (First appearance)
Organon (Mentioned only)
Promethean Crawler
Sentinel
Slipspace flake (Mentioned only)

Trivia[edit]

The name of the story "Promises to Keep" was inspired by Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening", and the line, "for I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep".^[2]

Sources[edit]

[bbb-1] Halo Waypoint - Books, Browsers, and Big Team

[2] Paul Semel - Exclusive Interview: Halo Fractures Authors Matt Forbeck, Christie Golden, And Troy Denning

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+{{Quote|The [[Halo universe]] is so rich and complex. I found the Forerunners captivating, and really enjoyed writing them. I loved being able to focus in on some characters that people already knew, and answering the question, 'so what happened after that?'|Christie Golden{{Ref/Reuse|bbb}}}}
-'''''Promises to Keep''''' is one of several short stories in ''[[Halo: Fractures|Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon]]''. It was written by [[Christie Golden]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/mforbeck/status/773574605952933889 '''Twitter''' - '' Matt Forbeck'']</ref>
+'''''Promises to Keep''''' is one of several short stories in ''[[Halo: Fractures|Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon]]''. Written by [[Christie Golden]], the story takes place in the closing days of known [[Forerunner]] history following the events of [[Greg Bear]]'s ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'',<ref name="bbb">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/books-browsers-and-big-team '''Halo Waypoint''' - '' Books, Browsers, and Big Team'']</ref> as a group of surviving Forerunners embark on a perilous journey to the devastated [[Maethrillian|capital world]] of the [[ecumene]] in order to restore the [[Domain]]. Due to the revelation of [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]] being [[000 Tragic Solitude]], it has narrative connections to ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''.
+==Appearances==
+{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
+*[[000 Tragic Solitude]]
+*[[343 Guilty Spark]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Abaddon]] {{1st}}
+*[[Catalog]] {{C|Hologram only}}
+*[[Chant-to-Green]]
+*[[Chakas]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Faber-of-Will-and-Might]] {{C|Hologram only}}
+*[[Finder-of-Things-Hidden]] {{1st}}
+*[[Glory-of-a-Far-Dawn]]
+*[[Gravemind]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]]
+*[[IsoDidact]]
+*[[Keeper-of-Stone-Songs]] {{1st}}
+*[[Librarian]] {{C|Hologram only}}
+*[[Mendicant Bias]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Sorrow-for-Lost-Voices]] {{1st}}
+*[[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]]
+*[[Strength-of-Steady-Purpose]] {{1st}}
+*[[Tread-with-Care]] {{1st}}
+*[[Ur-Didact]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Walking-in-Light-of-Falling-Stars]] {{1st}}
+|title-2=Species|
+*[[Flood]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Forerunner]]
+*[[Human]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Precursor]] {{Mo}}
+*[[San'Shyuum]]
+*[[Vru'sa tree]] {{1st}}
+|title-3=Organizations|
+*[[Ecumene]]
+**[[Builder]]
+***[[Builder Security]] {{Mo}}
+**[[Ecumene Council]] {{Mo}}
+**[[Engineer (rate)|Engineer]] {{1st}}
+**[[Lifeworker]]
+**[[Miner]]
+**[[Warrior-Servant]]
+*[[Human-San'Shyuum alliance]] {{Mo}}
+|title-4=Locations|
+*[[Earth]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Installation 00]]
+*[[Janjur Qom]] {{Im}}
+*[[Maethrillian]]
+**[[Crown]]
+**[[Mysterium]] {{Fm}}
+|title-5=Events|
+*[[Forerunner-Flood war]] {{Mo}}
+**[[Fate of Maethrillian]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Great Purification]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Human-Forerunner wars]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Mission to Maethrillian]] {{1st}}
+*[[Reintroduction]]
+|title-6=Weapons|
+*[[Z-040 pulse grenade]]
+|title-7=Vehicles|
+*''[[Audacity]]''
+*''[[Bravado]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Impudence]]'' {{1st}}
+*[[Keyship]] {{Mo}}
+|title-8=Technology and equipment|
+*[[Artificial intelligence]]
+**[[Ancilla]]
+***[[Contender-class artificial intelligence]] {{Mo}}
+***[[Metarch-class ancilla|Metarch]] {{Mo}}
+***[[Monitor]]
+*[[Cryptum]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Deadbolt]] {{1st}}
+*[[Domain]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Forerunner personal armor]]
+*[[Halo Array]]
+*[[Hard light]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Holography]]
+*[[Knowledge engine]] {{1st}}
+*[[Organon]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Promethean Crawler]]
+*[[Sentinel]]
+*[[Slipspace flake]] {{Mo}}
+}}
+==Trivia==
+The name of the story "Promises to Keep" was inspired by [[Wikipedia:Robert Frost|Robert Frost]]'s poem, "[[Wikipedia:Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening|Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening]]", and the line, "''for I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep''".<ref>[http://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-halo-fractures-authors-matt-forbeck-christie-golden-troy-denning/ '''Paul Semel''' - ''Exclusive Interview: Halo Fractures Authors Matt Forbeck, Christie Golden, And Troy Denning'']</ref>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Literature}}
+{{Fractures}}
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