Rossbach's World (story)

"As the first official piece of post-Halo 5 story, I wanted to focus on some of our secondary characters in the Halo Universe to see how Cortana's actions were affecting them. What happens when absolutely everything you knew about the world this morning has changed by the time you go to bed? How the hell does someone cope with that? Also, Osman and BB are two of my favorite extended lore characters, so I thought it would be great to spend some time with them to find out if anyone but Roland refused Cortana’s siren call and why.
By the way, I’ve been asked what happens after the last sentence, which does initially feel like a bit of a cliffhanger. But answering that question would spoil all the fun of discussing the events amongst yourselves."

— Brian Reed

Rossbach's World is one of several short stories in Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon. Written by Brian Reed, it takes place concurrently with the events of Halo 5: Guardians in October 2558.

Appearances

Characters Black-Box Catherine Halsey (Mentioned only) Cortana John-117 (Mentioned only) Juno (First mentioned) Kelly-087 (Mentioned only) Musa-096 (Mentioned only) Oscar-129 (Mentioned only) Orzel (First appearance) Pinar Çelik (Mentioned only) Roland (Mentioned only) Serin Osman Teddy (First mentioned) Terrence Hood Unidentified AI (Maya) (Mentioned only) Warden Eternal (Mentioned only) Species Forerunner (Technology only) Human Jiralhanae (Mentioned only) Kig-Yar (Mentioned only) Sangheili (Mentioned only) San'Shyuum (Mentioned only) Unggoy (Mentioned only) Yonhet (Mentioned only) Organizations Created Covenant (Mentioned only) Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC Armed Forces UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare Command (Mentioned only) Spartan-II Program (Mentioned only) Office of Naval Intelligence UNSC Marine Corps (Mentioned only) Locations Epoloch system (Mentioned only) Requiem (Mentioned only) Epsilon Eridani system (Mentioned only) Reach (Mentioned only) Eridanus system (Mentioned only) Eridanus II (Mentioned only) Hestia system (Mentioned only) Meridian (Mentioned only) Rossbach's World Sol system Earth Mars (Mentioned only) Sydney HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6

Events Insurrection (Mentioned only) Post-Covenant War conflicts Battle of Requiem (Mentioned only) Created conflict Battle of Meridian (2558) (Mentioned only) Subjugation of Earth Weapons M6H magnum Magnetic Accelerator Cannon ST/Medusa missile Vehicles F-41 Broadsword Frigate UNSC Plateau (First appearance) UNSC Infinity (Mentioned only) UNSC Sentry of El Morro (First mentioned) Prowler Technology Artificial intelligence Smart AI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Slipstream space probe Datapad Guardian