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{{ | {{Title|''Promises to Keep''}} | ||
{{Status|RealWorld}} | |||
{{New content|[[Halo: Fractures]]}} | {{New content|[[Halo: Fractures]]}} | ||
{{ | {{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]]''. | '''''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== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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[[Category:Halo: Fractures]] | [[Category:Halo: Fractures]] | ||