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House of Reckoning (location)|HOUSE OF RECKONING | INBOUND DECREE
Armory of Reckoning (location)|ARMORY OF RECKONING | CMDR Bannix|BANNIX
FWD: ARMORY COMSEC
>> Escharum has taken notice. This disgrace m not stand. The Armory is the most critical substation beyond the House of Reckoning and I refuse to see it slip through my grasp. Beginning this day, infighting and insubordination are to be punished by death. No exceptions. No excuses.
-- Escharum: We Banished have faced many challenges, and overcome them all. The yoke of the Covenant; the resistance of humanity. Our warriors grow restless. And now I hear word that some amongst our ranks believe themselves more deserving of status, renown, and adulation. Remind your troops of their place. Tighten your grip. Control your forces. Or I will find someone who can.
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Vomarus|PIONEER GUARD VOMARUS
LEGION OF THE CORPSE-MOON
ORDOK TERRITORY
FOR: En'geddon|CHIEFTAIN EN'GEDDON OF ZOMAR
RE: THE NIGHT'S MARCH
-- Vomarus: Four nights ago, one of our captains discovered a pair of quivering humans hidden in the cleft of a ravine. Swift interrogation revealed they had come from a nearby Forerunner tower. Though we found no humans there, our search bore even sweeter fruit: a Forerunner resonance amplifier. With it, our outpost relays can project farther than we dreamed possible. We will find the humans still clinging to this Installation 07|Ring. No matter how long it takes. Our grip upon this Ring is tightening. And our work... is nearly complete.
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House of Reckoning (location)|HOUSE OF RECKONING | INBOUND DECREE
Horn of Abolition (location)|HORN OF ABOLITION | CMDR Jopmop|JOPMOP
FWD: ALL US GRUNT UP IN THE HORN
>> On one hand, the big cheese didn't mention us Grunts by name. But on the other, he didn't demote or execute us, so I guess we're doin' somethin' right! You hear that, gang? The Horn's a totem of strength! Now be the best comms officer you can be. Or else. That's a threat!
-- Escharum: This outposts stands as a totum of the strength of the Banished. We are many, forged into one, under the banner of mighty Atriox. The Spartans are dead. All that remains are mere children... and soon, they too will be ground into the dust of Installation 07|this world. As our presence extends across the surface of this Ring, the signal relays above this facility will unite our forces. And this place-our new home-will at last be secured. Did not Atriox promise us that Halo would be ours? Behold: his oath is fulfilled.
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GRENADIER DALKURA
KINFIST OF TEASH
FORGE OF TEASH
FOR: LOFT-CAPTAIN GETHMALD
RE: THE GASGIRA
--- Dalkura: I do not understand the infatuation with these skittering thrustbugs, brother. The Skimmer|Skimmers present more nuisance than aid to our efforts. I am convinced they- much like Harbinger|their leader - have their own agenda. What's more, they... look at me strangely. With their damnable, hollowed eyes. And the smell! Like a plague-ridden thornbeast! When our goals are achieved, I pray Escharum sees fit to discard this alliance.
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House of Reckoning (location)|HOUSE OF RECKONING | INBOUND DECREE
Forge of Teash (location)|FORGE OF TEASH | CMDR Durakkus|DURAKKUS
FWD: FLAME-BORE SITE NOVEM LEADS
>> Urgent. Ally in transit for personal inspection of Site Novem. Survey teams: transmit echo data for on-site review. Engineering: ready flame-bore for live-fire demonstration. Remaining forces: report to Bassus for security detail.
-- Escharum: Durakkus, I found your report on the hollows beneath the candidate excavation site to be... promising. Harbinger|Our ally agrees, but she is skeptical of our methods, and wishes to inspect the site herself. See that she has little cause for concern. Succeed in unearthing Installation 07|this Ring's secret and you will find glory. I need not remind you of the consequences of failure.
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House of Reckoning|HOUSE OF RECKONING | INBOUND DECREE
Redoubt of Sundering|REDOUBT OF SUNDERING | CMDR Thav 'Sebarim|THAV 'SEBARIM
FWD: CHIEFTAIN Kalcuno|KALCUNO
>> Our mighty War Chief grows impatient, Kalcuno. Too often I have seen you return from the field empty-handed but full-bellied. You have but one more chance before I send you to the Tower in the humans' stead.
-- Escharum: The human scourge is all but extinguished from Installation 07|this Ring, brothers. But those who remain are... persistent. Redouble your efforts. Search every cave, every derelict ship but do not kill them. They will tell us where the others are hiding before the end. Chak 'Lok and his machines will see to it. Soon not a whisper of humanity will remain on this Ring.
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Blademaster|BLADEMASTER Okro 'Vagaduun|OKRO 'VAGADUUN
Bloodbrave Guardians of Suban|BLOODBRAVE GUARDIAN OF SUBAN
Mirudon Territory|MIRUDON TERRITORY
FOR: HIGH LORD OF THE KEEP Thav 'Sebarim|THAV 'SEBARIM
RE: A SCATTERED ENEMY
-- Okro 'Vagaduun: Do not misunderstand my concern, Kaidon. None would question your vigilance in safeguarding Redoubt of Sundering|the processing outpost. Nevertheless, it is insufficient. We must never forget what happened during Human-Covenant War|the war. John-117|A single Demon rose from Reach|the ashes of Outer Colonies|their worlds and brought the whole of the Covenant to its knees. We believed him to be dead before, but were proven wrong to our utter shame. We cannot afford to make that mistake again.
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Screecleaver|SCREECLEAVER Jato 'Ratum|JATO 'RATUM
Exodus Guard|EXODUS GUARD
Ransom Keep|RANSOM KEEP
FOR: SCREECLEAVER Vimo 'Arach|VIMO 'ARACH
RE: EXCAVATION DEVELOPMENTS
-- Jato 'Ratum: Brother 'Arach. Our scouts have identified two key sites that seem quite promising for excavation. We will soon be ready to dig... but we must remain vigilant. Unnatural defenses lurk beneath the surfaces of Halo Array|these Rings. Advise your troops to salvage any human machines laid low in battle. The material will be headed for repairs in the... difficult days to come. Good hunting, brother 'Arach. When this is all over, I will tell you of how I survived my days on Installation 00|the Great Foundry.
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House of Reckoning|HOUSE OF RECKONING | INBOUND DECREE
Ransom Keep|RANSOM KEEP | CMDR Vimo 'Arach|VIMO 'ARACH
FWD: ENGINEERING
>> Today is a day of celebration. By the might of our labor, Site Novem has been pierced, and our great War Chief hails our victory. But Halo holds deeper secrets still. Now is not the time for rest.
-- Escharum: Look around, brothers and sisters. The way our horizon curves up into the sky, binding us together. It was not the Covenant that delivered upon this promise. It was Atriox, and ''his'' Banished. ''He'' took those first defiant steps, and tread a path the San'Shyuum|Prophets could not follow. The result is the dream of Atriox, made manifest. This place... Installation 07|this Ring... is now our home. Our fortress. Our sword.
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Siegeburner|SIEGEBURNER El'korr|EL'KORR
Lance of the Writhing Star|LANCE OF THE WRITHING STAR
Vondak Territory|VONDAK TERRITORY
FOR: BATTLE COMMANDER Zeretus|ZERETUS
RE: PACE OF OPERATIONS
-- El'korr: Installation 07|The Ring itself impedes our progress as it heals. Escharum|The War Chief and Harbinger|his ally must remain patient, otherwise we risk losing all that we've found. These artifacts require an extraordinary amount of care and attention. They were not created to stand the passage of vast ages of time, but they were made for another purpose which for now remains hidden. And without unraveling those mysteries, Zeretus, mark my words: we will never have control of this installation.
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House of Reckoning (location)|HOUSE OF RECKONING | INBOUND DECREE
Annex Ridge (location)|ANNEX RIDGE | CMDR Zeretus|ZERETUS
FWD: CHIEFTAIN Dovanir|DOVANIR
>> You appear to be blessed with some luck, Dovanir. Despite your staggering failure the loss of a siege-hauler and no less than three intact Artifacts contained therein Escharum|the War Chief appears to be unaware of the disruption in our delivery schedule. But make no mistake: his eyes are upon us.
-- Escharum: The artifacts scattered across Installation 07|this Ring are key to the destiny of the Banished. They are a link to this world's past and a guide for its future. Our control of this Ring is only as strong as our capacity to understand it and the mysteries that it contains. Discovery what lies beneath. No further delays. No insipid excuses. The only barrier between the Banished and our future is your lack of resolve.
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Scoutmaster|SCOUTMASTER Tragathal|TRAGATHAL
Yyilikoi Farguard|YYILIKOI FARGUARD
Riven Gate (location)|RIVEN GATE
FOR: Iltho|ILTHO THE CHOSEN
RE: IMPENDING RESTORATION
-- Tragathal: Installation 07|This place continues to confound us, brothers. Scouts at the great spine have confirmed the Ring's efforts to repair itself are well underway. One thing is certain: we need only slow John-117|the Demon down long enough for this mighty Ring to be whole once more, and ours to control. He must be the focus of our forces. When the Spartan is dead and he will die there will be nothing left to stand in our way.
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House of Reckoning (location)|HOUSE OF RECKONING | INBOUND DECREE
Riven Gate (location)|RIVEN GATE | CMDR Iltho|ILTHO
FWD: ALL FORCES
>> The rumors are true: John-117|the last Spartan has returned to Installation 07|Zeta Halo. Let him march on Riven Gate. Let this great maw of the Banished swallow him whole. Let us achieve glory undreamt of by the Covenant.
-- Escharum: Brothers, Jiralhanae|our people once lived in the shadow of throne-bound treachery. But today, we are offered the chance to achieve what the San'Shyuum|Prophets, and the whole of the Covenant, could not. Humanity's last champion has returned. As we speak, he marches amongst us. The demon hopes to deny us our destiny; see to it that his hope is extinguished. Show the galaxy that at the end of all things, only the Banished remain.
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Captain|CAPTAIN Arthoc|ARTHOC
Dratix Pack|DRATIX PACK
MANDARUS POINT ZERO
FOR: CHIEFTAIN TREMONIUS
RE: TO CELEBRATE OUR VICTORY
-- Arthoc: Our great victory at UNSC Mortal Reverie|the human stronghold is complete, Tremonius. You led our forces well. Atriox would be proud. To mark our triumph, local forces will begin at once to establish Outpost Tremonius (location)|a new outpost the first of many on the hallowed ground of our new home. We will build this fortress in the very shadow of their failure. A monument to their frailty and cowardice. Where so many of Human|their kind were cut down. Escharum has decreed it be named in your honor, Tremonius. So that it may inspire other leaders to do what you have done. All that remains of the humans are scattered remnants. And so the hunt carries on, until the last human skull is crushed. Thanks to your efforts, that day is rapidly approaching.
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INSTALLATION ARCHIVE 117649 Despondent Pyre|117649/01: Constantly rewritten.
-- 117649 Despondent Pyre: How many years have I been here now? Two thousand or twenty thousand? Longer? Does it even matter? Why did Forerunner|my makers entrust me with Installation 07|this installation? As its custodian, I feel there is much that I do not know... Or that has been kept from me. Its history is... complicated. Constantly rewritten. But why? There is much to learn. And if nothing else... I have time.
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INSTALLATION ARCHIVE 117649 Despondent Pyre|117649/02: New questions.
-- 117649 Despondent Pyre: I continue to be impressed with the intricacies of Installation 07|this installation. Trillions of systems working in harmony. Forever shifting. Adapting. An ecosystem to preserve life. And when necessary, destroy it for the greater good.
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INSTALLATION ARCHIVE 117649 Despondent Pyre|117649/03: To complete the circle.
-- 117649 Despondent Pyre: As I explore Installation 07|this world, I find answers that only seem to exist to pose new questions. One thing is certain. This installation was built differently than the others. A myriad of Reformation Spires can be deployed... indeed have been deployed when requested. To complete the circle. To ensure Endless|its inhabitants are preserved. Or perhaps I should say, "detained".
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INSTALLATION ARCHIVE 117649 Despondent Pyre|117649/04: A celebration, or a warning?
-- 117649 Despondent Pyre: Assuredly, many before me have observed these Totem ring|crumbling artifacts gazed at the landscape in which they sit. How did they feel? There is so much here that I would assume was interpreted as beauty... but perhaps not. What are these relics to the past? Are they a celebration, or a warning? Symbols of hope or something darker?
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INSTALLATION ARCHIVE 117649 Despondent Pyre|117649/05: A constant loop.
-- 117649 Despondent Pyre: Time continues to be on my mind. I now believe these Totem ring|relics to contain a warning. A message from the past. But from whom? And why? As I look to the sky, I am struck by a thought. This Ring. A constant loop. Are we all fated to repeat the sins of the past?
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INSTALLATION ARCHIVE 117649 Despondent Pyre|117649/06: Their greatest fear.
-- 117649 Despondent Pyre: I am close to deciphering the runes. Perhaps I will learn who left them. My makers... the Forerunner's great fear was understood be the Great Parasite. The Flood. A scourge that almost wiped out everything. I now believe this hypothesis to be incorrect. Their greatest fear is... was... losing their power. The fear of a master who would become a slave.
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INSTALLATION ARCHIVE 117649 Despondent Pyre|117649/07: Rings inside of Rings.
-- 117649 Despondent Pyre: "Enemy within." That is the meaning of the runes carved into Totem ring|this monument. These runes predate me. Older than even the Forerunners. Time moves forward, and back again. I now see Rings inside of Rings. Great circles everlasting. Without beginning or end. "Endless." As I say their name I feel... foolish. Uninformed. Misled. And I am afraid.
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DEC 12, 2559 // Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain Thomas Lasky|Lasky orders all hands aboard the UNSC Infinity to abandon ship.
-- [Sound: Alarm blaring.]
Marine: Captain Lasky's lifeboat is away, sir!
Spartan Hudson Griffin: Good. Now for the rest of us. Rally up with your squad and get to the nearest pod, marine. Move, move!
Marine: Yes sir!
Griffin: Fireteam Taurus. Rendezvous with me at bay 18. We're heading to the surface. Spartan Bertold Vettel: Acknowledged. We're on the move. Griffin: The rest of you Spartans: if you're not already off the ''Infinity'', disengage and get to the lifeboats ASAP. Windfall-One, we've got a lot of personnel en route to Installation 07|Zeta Halo. What are you seeing out there?
Spartan Vedrana Makovich: Banished hardware's everywhere in the skies and on the ground. Be ready for a rough landing!
Griffin: You heard her. Stay safe and I'll see you on the ground, Spartans. Spartan Bonita Stone: We're with you, Griffin. Spartan Tomas Horvath: Let's get it done.
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DEC 12, 2559 // Spartan Theodore Sorel leads marines in defense of Infinity.
-- [Sound: Gunfire. Alarm blaring. Explosion.]
Thomas Lasky (loudspeakers): This is Lasky to all hands. The ''Infinity'' has been compromised. All remaining crew should immediately evacuate and make for the surface. Rendezvous coordinates incoming.
[Sound: Gunfire.]
Spartan Theodore Sorel: What? Already?
[Sound: Explosion.]
Private Chamberlain: Another breach, port side! Banished are pouring in faster than we can keep up! What's the move, Spartan?
Sorel: You heard the captain! We're falling back to the hangar bay and getting off of this ship!
Private First Class Miyazaki: Heading for Installation 07|the Ring's surface? With the Banished all over us?
Sorel: Do you think you're safer here? Pick up the wounded. The ''Infinity''s lost. We are not.
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DEC 12, 2559 // Spartan Hudson Griffin and Fireteam Taurus touchdown on Installation 07|Zeta Halo and immediately set off to deal with the Banished artillery.
-- [Sound: Artillery fire. Weapons cocking. Gunfire.]
Spartan Hudson Griffin: Taurus, we're on the Ring. We made it. Barely. Those AA guns are tearing our birds apart. They're priority one. If we don't take them offline, nothing from ''UNSC Infinity|Infinity'' will make it to the surface. Dimka, Oshiro, cover flank. Bertold Vettel|Vettel, keep an eye behind us, and I'm gonna be up front. Okay, let's move!
[Sound: Footsteps. Explosion.]
Spartan Dimka: Do we have any idea of our losses so far?
Spartan Bertold Vettel: Not yet. But ''Infinity'' was getting hit pretty hard when we left Griffin: Take those guns down! Taurus, on me!
[Sound: Footsteps.]
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DEC 12, 2559 // Spartan Nina Kovan makes her descent toward the surface of Installation 07|Zeta Halo.
-- [Sound: Muffled explosions.]
Spartan Henri Malik: Spartan Kovan, your drop pod's on a collision course with a deployment of Phantoms in the Ring's stratosphere. Impact probability's 93 percent. Adjust your course. Spartan Nina Kovan: Why would I do that? I'm aiming for them. Malik: Somehow... I'm not surprised. Good luck, Spartan.
[Sound: Drop pod shaking.]
Kovan: This is probably gonna hurt...
[Sound: Explosion. Coughing.]
Kovan: Knock knock.
[Sound: Gunfire. Sangheili groans.]
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DEC 12, 2559 // Nina Kovan|Kovan provides cover for Fireteam Taurus|Taurus against approaching Banished, by providing overwatch.
-- [Sound: Weapons cocking. Distant artillery fire.]
Spartan Bertold Vettel: Hudson Griffin|Griffin, I've got movement in that downed Phantom. Banished survivors. Spartan Hudson Griffin: Let's pick 'em off before we move on those AA guns. Vettel, you're on Spartan Nina Kovan: Stand down, Fireteam Taurus. Friendly inside. Griffin: Kovan? What are you doing in there?
Kovan: The Phantom was in my way. So I went through it.
[Sound: SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle|S7 sniper firing.]
Kovan: I count five Banished patrols making their way to your position. If you're going move on those AA guns, you should do it now. Griffin: You heard her, Taurus. Let's move out. Thanks for the support, Kovan.
[Sound: S7 sniper firing. A Jiralhanae roars.]
Kovan: ''(Russian)'' Nyet ''(No)'' problem.
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DEC 12, 2559 // Spartans Vedrana Makovich and Henri Malik engage the enemy swarming UNSC Infinity|Infinity in a desperate attempt to buy time for the United Nations Space Command|UNSC.
-- [Sound: Distant explosions.]
Spartan Vedrana Makovich: ''Infinity'', Windfall-One. You've got two- make that ''three'' Phantoms on fast approach. What's your status?
''Infinity'' Comms AI: ''Infinity'' is launching lifeboats and drop pods on course to the surface of Installation 07|the Halo Ring. Makovich: What?! That's suicide! The skies are still thick with Banished! Malik you still with me?
Spartan Henri Malik: Windfall-Four on your six, Spartan. Makovich: ''Infinity''s launching the evac the UNSC is abandoning ship. We've gotta get those pods safely to the surface of [Sound: Explosion.]
Makovich: Damn it, I got incoming!
Malik: You got five Banshees on you, Mako!
Makovich: Better on me than the lifepods! Cover us, Windfall-Four, I'm getting them to the surface!
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DEC 12, 2559 // Spartans Tomas Horvath and Fireteam Intrepid launch to the surface of Installation 07|Zeta Halo.
-- [Sound: Explosions.]
Spartan Tomas Horvath: Intrepid One, my drop pod is two klicks up-spin. On your tail in 10 seconds. There's a lot going on up here. Intrepid One: Copy that, ''Infinity''s getting torn up in orbit, but it's going to be way worse on the Ring's surface. Touchdown in ten. Let's be ready to hit the ground running, Intrepid. Horvath: Copy that. Let's show 'em what Spartans can do.
[Sound: Static. Door opens. Clamoring and gunfire.]
Intrepid One: Go! Go! Go! Weapons free, Intrepid! Let's take this sector back from the Banished!
[Sound: Clamoring and gunfire.]
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JAN 23, 2560 // Hudson Griffin|Griffin organizes a mission to end the war with an unconventional approach.
-- Spartan Hudson Griffin: Killing Escharum is the only viable option we have. A power vacuum like that would destabilize the Banished and win us the footing we need to hold out until help arrives. I need volunteers, and I know I'll have no shortage of them. We all want a part of this. But we can't all go and leave ''UNSC Mortal Reverie|Reverie'' undefended so we're doing this the old fashioned way. Spartan Vedrana Makovich: Drawing straws? Are you kidding, Griffin?
Griffin: No, I'm not. This is the plan. A single strike team, deep in Banished territory. Agile. quiet. On foot. That's the only way it's gonna work. This might be a one-way trip. So we need people to stay. Or there won't be anything left to protect.
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JAN 23, 2560 // Bertold Vettel|Vettel takes issue with the duty roster for a high-risk operation.
-- Spartan Hudson Griffin: It's not up for debate. Panago, Henri Malik|Malik, Sarkar, and me. That's the roster. Spartan Bertold Vettel: For an assassination op? Decided by drawing straws? No, Griffin we need you here at the ''UNSC Mortal Reverie|Reverie''. The marines need a leader. We all do. Griffin: The decision's made. We're gonna get this done ''now''. Take out Escharum and take control of Installation 07|this Ring. You're right that the marines need a leader. That's why you're staying here. To lead in my absence. Vettel: I can't do Griffin: You can and you will. I know you will. No matter what happens.
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JAN 30, 2560 // Hudson Griffin|Griffin encounters Escharum and learns of his team's end and the Banished's impending assault on the UNSC Mortal Reverie|Mortal Reverie.
-- Spartan Hudson Griffin: Spartans: if anybody can hear me, I'm proceeding. We've come too far to turn [Sound: Clanging.]
Escharum: ''(Chuckle)'' You're correct, Spartan. There is no turning back.
[Sound: Reload. Echoing laugh.]
Escharum: ''(Chuckling)'' Do you take me for a fool? That I would leave my own home as unprotected as you have yours? You overreach. You and your friends. What remains of them will made adequate trophies. Griffin: You sick Escharum: I spare them this, but I will not spare you: as you and your Spartans approached my citadel, I ordered the destruction of your people and that battered ship. Your "home" upon Installation 07|this Ring will soon be but ashes. And not even a whisper of Human|your kind will remain on this Ring.
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JAN 30, 2560 // Hudson Griffin|Griffin sends a one-way transmission back to UNSC Mortal Reverie|Mortal Reverie, telling them of the assault and to abandon ship.
-- Spartan Hudson Griffin: ''(Panting)'' This is Griffin to FFG-Five-Two-Five. ''Reverie''. Do you read me?
Suit AI: Griffin, you are badly injured. And your armor's medical systems are offline. Seek medical attention immediately. Griffin: Open up a one-way encryption channel to ''Reverie''s up-spin transmitter. Suit AI: Encrypted, one-way transmission confirmed. Record when ready. Griffin: The mission was a failure. Escharum was waiting for us the whole time. Henri Malik|Malik, Panago, Sarkar. All gone. Listen to me, ''Reverie''. Escharum has dispatched almost every soldier and asset they have available. Their goal is...
[Sound: Static]
Griffin: We have only one objective now. It's not victory, it's not extraction, it's not even survival. We must deny the Banished Installation 07|this Ring no matter what it costs us. Suit AI: ''(Static)'' Transmission sent.
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JAN 30, 2560 // The Spartans at UNSC Mortal Reverie|Mortal Reverie receive part of the transmission from Hudson Griffin|Griffin, they ready their defenses.
-- Spartan Hudson Griffin: ''(Static)'' The mission was a failure. Escharum was- ''(Static)'' Henri Malik|Malik, Panago, Sarkar. All gone. Listen to me, ''Reverie''. Escharum has dispatched almost every soldier and- ''(Static)'' Their goal is Spartan Vedrana Makovich: Bertold Vettel|Vettel... what is this?
Spartan Bertold Vettel: A transmission from Griffin. Fragmented from interference, but it's definitely him. This much is clear: the mission failed. Makovich: Do you think- do you think anyone survived?
Spartan Nina Kovan: If what Spartan Griffin said is true, his loss is the least of our worries. They're coming. We must prepare.
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JAN 31, 2560 // Vedrana Makovich|Makovich and Bertold Vettel|Vettel discuss the hit operation's losses and the coming Banished force to the UNSC Mortal Reverie|Mortal Reverie.
-- Spartan Vedrana Makovich: I've been running ops with Windfall for years. F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword sorties on Requiem. Prowler corps maneuvers on a Kig-Yar purse-moon. Allied Swords of Sanghelios|SOS strike on Jiralhanae|Brute raiding parties. Never once did I imagine I'd lose a squadmate to a straw-draw assassination gone south. What a mess. Spartan Bertold Vettel: Henri Malik|Malik knew what the was volunteering for. They all did. It was worth the shot, Mako. Makovich: Was it? We kicked the hell out of the proverbial hornet's nest, and the hornets are mobilizing for some payback. If we lose our foothold at the ''Reverie''... we lose Installation 07|the Ring. Vettel: There's a lot of lives at stake here. Some are suggesting we pull out and wait till the storm passes. Makovich: And go where Back to hiding in caves? Skulking around at night? No. We hold. We make the Banished bleed so that our sacrifices still mean something. Escharum can keep his head. We'll take his pride.
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JAN 31, 2560 // Bonita Stone|Stone recons Riven Gate (location)|Riven Gate, near the edge of enemy territory and reports a massive Banished invasion force.
-- [Sound: Distant marching and war cries.]
Spartan Bonita Stone: This is Spartan Stone to UNSC Mortal Reverie|FFG-Five-Two-Five. Do you copy? Repeat, do you copy?
Marine: We copy, Spartan Stone, what's your position?
Stone: I've got Boulder Squad at sector sixty-three overlooking The Gate. Five-Two-Five, I'm looking at the largest gathered force I've ever seen. The Banished are moving on the ''Reverie''. They'll be there by nightfall.
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FEB 02, 2560 // United Nations Space Command|UNSC forces defend the UNSC Mortal Reverie|Mortal Reverie, but realize it's falling quickly to the Banished.
-- [Sound: Clamoring. Gunfire.]
Marine: We can't hold them back much longer, sir! There's too many!
Spartan Bertold Vettel: We don't have a choice. If we lose ''Reverie'', we lose everything. Hold the line, marines!
[Sound: Gunfire.]
Spartan Nina Kovan: The marine is correct, Vettel. Infantry and armor are pouring into valley by the hundreds. The ''Reverie'' is already lost. Spartan Vedrana Makovich: So what? We just abandon it?
Kovan: Hudson Griffin|Griffin warned us of this possibility. It is why we stayed behind. We must save who we can. Vettel: She's right. We either leave now or ''Reverie'' becomes a graveyard. Makovich, get the order out. Everyone falls back. Everyone.
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DEC 15, 2559 // Vedrana Makovich|Makovich spots a candidate site for a base of operations for the United Nations Space Command|UNSC.
-- Spartan Vedrana Makovich: What am I looking at?
Suit AI:Frigate. Mulsanne-class light frigate|''Mulsanne''-class. Hull identification reads ''UNSC Mortal Reverie|Mortal Reverie''. Makovich: If we're going to make any noise on Installation 07|this Ring, we need a base of operations. It's beat to hell, but it's shelter. Defensible location... no sign of Banished activity... yeah this could work. Any Spartans in comms range?
Suit AI: Spartan Hudson Griffin|Griffin is in range, but his signal is diminishing rapidly. Makovich: I'll keep it brief. Open up a channel.
[Sound: Beep.]
Makovich: I think we've found our rendezvous point.
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DEC 18, 2559 // Bonita Stone|Stone debriefs Hudson Griffin|Griffin about Banished activity on Installation 07|the Ring.
-- Spartan Hudson Griffin: So, is it true? The report?
Spartan Bonita Stone: Yes. The Banished are deploying Banished Harvester|resource harvesters, and Griffin: Nevermind that did you pull an entire lifeboat out of one of the breaches in the Ring?
Stone: I ordered the squad inside to take shelter from the explosion. I wasn't going to let them die in it. Griffin: ''(Chuckles)'' Fine work, Stone. Day One was dicey for all of us. We're still trying to figure out what happened. Glad you kept a cool head. Stone: I lent a hand this time. I'm sure they'll have my back next. Griffin: If their reports are any indication, those marines will follow you anywhere. And if we're gonna take this Ring back... we need everyone working together.
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DEC 26, 2559 // Tomas Horvath|Horvath attempts to send a transmission and encounters Jiralhanae|Brutes, seeking to reinforce a key choke point.
-- Spartan Tomas Horvath: To any UNSC forces in range: this is Spartan Horvath. Fireteam Intrepid of the . I've been separated from my team for... five days. Working around the Banished presence on the Ring. If anyone can hear me?
Elfie|Suit AI: Unknown contacts on approach.
[Sound: A Phantom's impulse drive whirring.]
Horvath: A Phantom.
[Sound: The Phantom lands. Its hatches open. Heavy footsteps.]
First Jiralhanae: Ah... A natural choke point. This is where we build. Order the drop.
[Sound: Heavy footsteps.]
Gorian|Second Jiralhanae: What use is a choke point? The humans are scattered and broken. This battle is already won. First Jiralhanae: Do you doubt Escharum's judgment? Keep up that talk and- ''(Sniffs, growls, and sniffs)'' We're not alone. Horvath: Time to go.
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DEC 28, 2559 // Theodore Sorel|Sorel and his marines observe Installation 07|Zeta Halo's alarming capacity for self-repair.
-- [Sound: Equipment being set down.]
Private First Class Miyazaki: What did you see on your recon sweep, Spartan? What's going on with the Ring?
Spartan Theodore Sorel: No mistaking it: the Ring is actively repairing itself. All those Sentinels we saw buzzing around the spine are assessing damage, initiating repairs. Whatever Cortana|the target did to the Ring... It's being reversed, and quickly. This Ring will be operational again. Miyazaki: I'll make a note in our report. What now?
Sorel: We know what the Banished are after. It's our job to slow them down. Safe bet that the rest of the UNSC's operating under the same protocol. Get some rest, marines. We've got a lot of chaos to engineer tomorrow.
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JAN 08, 2560 // Tomas Horvath|Horvath makes his way to the Banished gun battery.
-- [Sound: Artillery fire.]
Spartan Tomas Horvath: Those guns are still online. Any United Nations Space Command|UNSC signatures in this area?
Suit AI: Scanning now... No UNSC signatures in range. Horvath: I thought not. Wonder if there's anything left of us up above... or on the ground... Damn it. More of them.
[Sound: Footsteps.]
First Sangheili: Until the War Chief crushes the heart of the human resistance, they will continue to fight. Second Sangheili: It's only a matter of time. We have already achieved what the Covenant only dreamed of. Installation 07|This Ring, in all its glory, is ours. First Sangheili: Agreed. With this weapon in ours hands, no one will be able to stand against our might.
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JAN 20, 2560 // Nina Kovan|Kovan scouts the Banished deep in the red zone, discovering a potential vulnerability of the enemy.
-- [Sound: Distant clamoring.]
Spartan Nina Kovan: Hudson Griffin|Griffin, this is Kovan. Spartan Hudson Griffin: Report. Kovan: Recon sweep of the red zone is complete. As we thought, the Banished forces are highly stratified and fragmented. Competition and infighting is encouraged to elevate new leaders. Their unity hinges entirely on the War Chief. If Escharum were removed... Griffin: Assassination could sow a lot of chaos among the Banished. Kovan: It's risky... but it might be our best option. Griffin: Good work, Kovan. Get back here. We've got some planning to do.
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DEC 12, 2559 // Deep behind enemy lines, Theodore Sorel|Sorel and his squad defend their position
-- Spartan Theodore Sorel: Oscar One Two Eight is down. I repeat: Oscar One Two Eight is down, and we've lost uplink to command. Anyone hearing me out there? Does anybody copy?
[Sound: Static comms]
Private First Class Miyazaki: Banished troopers! Nine o'clock!
[Sound: being fired.]
Private Chamberlain: Open fire!
[Sound: Gunfire.]
Sorel: Telemetry's shot so I have no sense of our position. All I know is that we're deep in enemy territory. Banished hardware is deploying from orbit faster than we can count them.
[Sound: Clamoring. Gunfire.]
Sorel: We're dug in and holding position. We'll head for the rendezvous point as soon as we've got a chance to move if we get a chance.
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DEC 12, 2559 // Despite a violent entry into Installation 07|Zeta's atmosphere, Spartan Bonita Stone and a group of marines safely reach the surface.
-- [Sound: Windshield rustling, followed by beeping.]
Spartan Bonita Stone: Bracing position! Landfall on the Ring in five seconds!
[Sound: Lifeboat crashes, then creaks. Marines coughing.]
Stone: Sound off, marines!
First Marine: We're good, Spartan Stone. ''(Cough)'' Bumps and bruises, not much else. Stone: Copy that. Soon as I blow the hatch, we fan out in pairs. The Ring's already crawling with Banished. Be ready for anything
[Sound: Lifeboat hatch opens. Birds chirping.]
Second Marine: Whoa. Stone: You alright, marine?
Second Marine: Yeah, just... for all the trouble these things are supposed to cause, I guess I never though the surface of the ring would look so... beautiful.
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DEC 12, 2559 // Spartan Bertold Vettel and Fireteam Taurus flee the UNSC Infinity|Infinity amid a flurry of activity and prepare to land near Banished artillery.
-- Spartan Oshiro: The ''Infinity''s getting hammered by Banished ships. Spartan Bertold Vettel: Yeah. I wonder how much more she'll be able to take before [Sound: Explosions. Aircraft shaking.]
Spartan Dimka: Okay, that was too close. Vettel: Banished triple-A's. How did they get set up so quick?
Spartan Hudson Griffin: They came with purpose and a plan, Spartan Vettel. that much is clear. Taurus leader to Victor Three-Two-One. Requesting a change to the LZ. V-321: Destination?
Griffin: Set us down by that Banished artillery. We're taking them out.
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DEC 13, 2559 // As Fireteam Taurus|Taurus disables the second Banished gun, a cataclysmic event on Installation 07|the Ring's surface levels the playing field.
-- Spartan Bertold Vettel: Second AA gun offline, Griff. Spartan Hudson Griffin: Good work, Taurus. Let's move on that far gun. Give ''Infinity''s birds some breathing room up there [Sound: Energy pulses.]
Spartan Oshiro: What is that?
[Sound: Energy charging.]
Vettel: It's coming from Silent Auditorium (location)|that tower to the north. It's [Sound: Explosion. Static in comms.]
Griffin: Taurus! Sitrep. Now!
Vettel: We're green, sir. But everything except for my armor is down. Must have been that blast. Griffin: The last AA gun is down too. Whatever it was, it leveled the playing field. Let's go. We've got work to do!
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DEC 13, 2559 // In the wake of the cataclysm, Vedrana Makovich|Makovich attempts to reach safer ground.
-- [Sound: Explosion. Ground quaking.]
Suit AI: Spartan Makovich, the Ring is coming apart beneath your feet. Recommend Spartan Vedrana Makovich: One crisis at a time, please!
[Sound: Gunfire.]
Suit AI: Spartan Makovich, your sidearm is insufficient to deal with Sentinels in such numbers. Recommend Makovich: Yeah! Retreat! I'm working on it!
[Sound: Gunfire. Sentinel explodes. Another Sentinel screeches. Running footsteps.]
Suit AI: Spartan Makovich, your current speed of fort-seven KPH is Makovich: One more physics lesson, and I'm ripping you out of my head.
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DEC 13, 2559 // Theodore Sorel|Sorel and his squad bear witness to calamity.
-- Private Chamberlain: It can't be a coincidence that the Banished beat us here. We're not prepared for Spartan Theodore Sorel: Quiet. Where's that sound coming from?
[Sound: Energy charging.]
Private First Class Miyazaki: Silent Auditorium (location)|That structure to the north! You seeing that light?
[Sound: Energy charges louder.]
Sorel: Everybody down! ''Now!''
[Sound: Explosion.]
Chamberlain: What's going on?!
Sorel: It's Cortana|the target! It's ''her''!
[Sound: Static in comms.]
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DEC 13, 2559 // During a skirmish with the Banished, Tomas Horvath|Horvath is separated from Fireteam Intrepid|his fireteam.
-- [Sound: Static in comms.]
Spartan Tomas Horvath: Intrepid One, do you copy? I've lost visual contact with the team. Motion tracker's offline... everything is offline. That explosion- Intrepid One, do you copy?
[Sound: Static in comms.]
Horvath: Oh no. Installation 07|The Ring... If you can hear me, Intrepid. Anyone. The Ring is breaking apart. It's... you're gone. All of you.
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DEC 13, 2559 // On a recon sweep, Bonita Stone|Stone makes a desperate rescue attempt.
-- Spartan Bonita Stone: How's the ridgeline look, Corporal?
Marine: Thick with Jiralhanae|brutes and a lot of hardware. They set up shop quick down here. Must be preparing for [Sound: Energy charging. Ground quaking.]
Marine: What the hell? The damn mountain is coming apart!
Stone: Back into the lifeboat! ''Now!''
[Sound: Energy charges louder. Explosion. Ground crumbling.]
Marine: Stone! The boat's going down!
Stone: Hold on! I've got you!
[Sound: Ground crumbling.]
Stone: Marines! Hang! On!
[Sound: Lifeboat creaking.]
Stone: Thrusters. Now!
Ouco|Suit AI: Thrusters online.
[Sound: Thrusters going off.]
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MAR 03, 2560 // Their forces scattered, the surviving Spartans weight their options.
-- Spartan Vedrana Makovich: Bonita Stone|Stone's completed her recon sweep. She located two squads taking shelter up north. That's an additional twelve to our confirmed survivor count. Spartan Bertold Vettel: Any sign of the others? Hudson Griffin|Griffin? Nina Kovan|Kovan? Tomas Horvath|Horvath?
Makovich: No. Not even at the prisoner camps. Bertold... It's been over a month since the ''UNSC Mortal Reverie|Reverie''... Vettel: Don't say it. I will not abandon them. Spartan Theodore Sorel : We have to acknowledge reality. We lost the ''Reverie''. Our last Forward Operating Base is now offline. We're scattered, and control of Installation 07|the Ring is in Escharum's reach. We don't have many options left, but we do have orders. Vettel: Rubicon protocol. Makovich: Stop or slow the Banished by any means necessary. Vettel: and keep Zeta Halo out of their control. Buy Earth as much time as we can. That's our mission now.
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APR 23, 2560 // Bonita Stone|Stone recons Outpost Tremonius (location)|Outpost Tremonius, built in the shadow of the UNSC Mortal Reverie|Mortal Reverie, and makes a troubling discovery.
-- Spartan Bonita Stone: Open a one-way transmission. Initial sweep of the ''Reverie'' site is complete.
[Sound: Beeping.]
Stone: The Banished outpost here... is more than a barracks. They're unearthing Forerunner tech from within Installation 07|this Ring. Including artifacts I've never seen before. But there's more: over half of the Banished detachment manning this post are peeling off to another excavation site, south of here. Orders from the War Chief himself. A Forerunner facility called the Conservatory (location)|Conservatory. whatever it is, it's important enough to divert Escharum's sole focus. We need eyes on the Conservatory as soon as possible. I'd go myself, but I need a closer look at the artifacts here. All this time we've assumed that Zeta Halo was like the others. What if it's something more?
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APR 23, 2560 // Encountering a Banished patrol, Bertold Vettel|Vettel seizes an opportunity.
-- Jiralhanae Jiralhanae Officer|Officer: Damage that equipment and you'll answer to Escharum, whelps! Now ''heave''!
Unggoy: We're goin'! We're goin'!
Spartan Bertold Vettel: Not yet. just a bit closer... Unggoy: Why we gotta be the muscle? Ain't that what brutes are for? I tell ya, soon as we're Vettel: Now!
[Sound: Punching.]
Unggoy: Aaagh!
Jiralhanae: A Spartan! Kill him!
[Sound: Gunfire.]
Jiralhanae: ''(Near death, wheezing)'' Finish it, human!
Vettel: No. Not just yet. I'm looking for some friends of mine. And you, my friend, will tell me where to find them.
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APR 24, 2560 // Observing Banished activity around a massive excavation site, Vedrana Makovich|Makovich and Theodore Sorel|Sorel draw a conclusion about Escharum's plans.
-- Spartan Vedrana Makovich: Damn, that's a lot of them. Sorel, come in. I got eyes on a massive deployment of Banished. And a ton of hardware... excavation equipment. Bonita Stone|Stone's intel was right. They've found something. Spartan Theodore Sorel: 117649 Despondent Pyre|The Monitor. They have to be looking for the Monitor. Makovich: I think you're right. they're moving in numbers we haven't seen since the ''Reverie'' fell. If they get the Monitor, they'll control Installation 07|the Ring. Sorel: Not if we get to it first. Makovich: How do you propose we do that?
Sorel: We can stall their progress. Sabotage their machines. Disrupt their supply lines. But they'll cut through the steel eventually, and when they do... Makovich: ...we make our move.
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APR 26, 2560 // Deep in the substructure of Installation 07|Zeta Halo, Bonita Stone|Stone transmits her findings to the other Spartans.
-- [Sound: Beeping.]
Spartan Bonita Stone: ''(Whispering)'' Sorel, Mako: I don't have much time. Gotta make this quick. I made it down into the Forerunner subterrane and got a closer look at the tech I spotted earlier. It's a Cylix|stasis pod. Ancient. empty. And I think there are more of them. Maybe a lot more. Installation 07 might be an arcology. Or a prison. Hell, maybe it's a zoo. But one thing's for sure: it's not like the Halo Array|other Rings. We're in uncharted territory. My route topside is cut off, so I'm going further in. I'll find another way out. I picked up The Weapon|a UNSC signal from deeper in the facility. Maybe it's a [Sound: Clanging.]
Stone: ''(Whispering)'' Damn it I'm not alone here. Cut transmission.
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APR 29, 2560 // Bertold Vettel|Vettel believe he's found the location of Hudson Griffin|Griffin and sends one last transmission before attempting a rescue.
-- Spartan Bertold Vettel: This is Spartan Vettel of Fireteam Taurus to all United Nations Space Command|UNSC transmitters in range... I've tracked down Griffin's last location, before he went offline. I know where he went where he was taken. He's been taken to the Tower. And we know what happens there. The facility's heavily guarded. But if I can take one of those transport Qavardu Workshop war-skiff|skiffs... I might be able to slip in. I'm not going to let Griffin die in chains. But I've been on Installation 07|this Ring long enough to know that victory is not guaranteed. To all remaining UNSC on Zeta Halo. We don't give up. We never stop fighting. No matter what happens.
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MAY 15, 2560 // Vedrana Makovich|Makovich and Theodore Sorel|Sorel follow the Banished into the Conservatory (location)|Conservatory, seeking to deny Escharum his prize: 117649 Despondent Pyre|the installation monitor.
-- First Unggoy: They're headin' down now. Shouldn't we go along with 'em?
Second Unggoy: You kidding? I ain't going anywhere ''near'' that mining laser. Not unless- ''(Whimpering)'' hey! It's a- ''(Death groan)''
First Unggoy: Spartans! Still-alive Spartans! Someone call- ''(Death groan)''
Spartan Theodore Sorel: Night-night. You got eyes on the tunnel?
Spartan Vedrana Makovich: Yeah. Big group of Banished just went inside. Didn't see Escharum, but he might already be in there. So... two of us against all of them, huh?
Sorel: I like those odds. It's not going to be easy... but it's the only move we have left. We find the Monitor before they do. Makovich: Back-up would have been nice. Sorel: It's just us now, Mako. We have to make do. Time to move. How's that distraction coming?
Makovich: Stand by...
[Sound: Beeping. Explosion.]
Makovich: Let's go.
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MAY 15, 2560 // Inside the Conservatory (location)|Conservatory, Vedrana Makovich|Makovich and Theodore Sorel|Sorel confront a powerful adversary.
-- Spartan Vedrana Makovich: Oh yeah. This is Forerunner. We're clear, Theo. Moving up. Spartan Theodore Sorel: Let's keep it quiet for as long as we can. There'll be no putting the cork back in the bottle once the party starts. Makovich: Speaking of which, when we're done here, I know of a certain supply crate with a couple of bottles of- Movement! Behind you!
Jega 'Rdomnai: ''(Attack roar)''
Sorel: Agh!
[Sound: Gunfire. Active camouflage shimmers.]
Makovich: Damn it, he cloaked! you still with me?
Sorel: Yeah. I'm good. Where'd he go?!
'Rdomnai: ''(Growling)'' I am near, Spartan. I am near. Makovich: Go. Leave this to me. Sorel: No, I can't do that Makovich: Find 117649 Despondent Pyre|the Monitor. I'll be right behind you. Sorel: You better be, Mako. Makovich: Now then, where were we?
[Sound: Type-1 energy sword|Energy sword activates.]
'Rdomnai: You were about to die screaming.
[Sound: Gunfire.]
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MAY 15, 2560 // A wounded Spartan Theodore Sorel|Sorel makes a last stand in the bowels of the Conservatory (location)|Conservatory.
-- [Sound: Distant roaring.]
Spartan Theodore Sorel: Vedrana Makovich|Mako-come in. Come in, Mako. No. You're not dead. You're right behind me. I'm gonna keep moving. That Elite got me pretty good [Sound: Gunfire.]
Unggoy: Aggh!
Sorel: -but I'm still alive. And I'm not giving up-just like you. Right, Mako? Rubicon protocol. We keep fighting. For everyone we've lost. For everyone back on Earth. We ''never'' stop. Not until [Sound: Door opens.]
Tovarus: Look there, brother! Jega 'Rdomnai|Jega left us some table scraps. Hyperius: The last Spartan. Let us enjoy this moment, Tovarus. Sorel: -not until our last breath.
[Sound: Weapon cocking.]
Sorel: You're in my way. Which one of you wants to die first?
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MAY 26, 2560 // Tomas Horvath|Horvath issues one final message.
-- [Sound: Static.]
Spartan Tomas Horvath: To any United Nations Space Command|UNSC personnel in range... This is Spartan Tomas Horvath, Fireteam Intrepid. And I appear to be... alone. I am heading up-spin, beyond the reach of the Banished to search for survivors. For my fireteam. I don't know what else to do. The silence on UNSC channels is not encouraging... but I will be listening. Watching. Surviving. John-117|Chief, if you can hear this... we need you. Now more than ever.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_3840
// --'that's a question for her'- -- Thomas Lasky: I need an ETA on the weapon!
Bridge Officer: Thirty-seven minutes, fifty-two seconds, Captain Lasky!
Lasky: I don't suppose you could speed that up?
Bridge Officer: I imagine that's a question for her, sir. Lasky: Fair enough. Is the escort fleet in position?
Bridge Officer: Aye sir, we've got six Mulsanne-class light frigate|''Mulsanne'' frigates in the advance group ready to move. Lasky: Acknowledged. Have them set course at full speed. Hopefully we won't be far behind. ''(Sigh)'' I don't like this waiting. We're sitting ducks out here.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_4013
// --'my favorite part'- -- Thomas Lasky: Captain's report, INF-101, mark timestamp. Encryption: Lambda-Chi-Alpha. I've spoken to Commander Sarah Palmer|Palmer, who has assured me that our Spartan contingent is ready to go. Commander Sarpong offers similar sentiments regarding our infantry and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST divisions. Spartan Jameson Locke|Locke is already well underway with the next stages of Operation: BREAKER TRIP|BREAKER TRIP, but each time out I wonder if we've pressed our luck too far. And now of course comes my favorite part of my day. Debriefing with Doctor Catherine Halsey|Halsey. The good doctor is unquestionably brilliant, but at an ever-increasing cost.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_4183
// --'unexpected availability'- -- Thomas Lasky: Are you sure about sending him in alone, Doctor Halsey?
Catherine Halsey: If everyone does their job correctly, John will not be alone, Captain. Lasky: I just question the value of splitting him off from the rest of Blue Team. That wasn't the initial plan. Halsey: Plans change. Besides, I have something else for Blue Team in mind. Lasky: So do I. Which is why we've taken advantage of their unexpected availability to assist elsewhere. Halsey: I do not remember agreeing to the reallocation of our best Spartans ''my'' Spartans for an operation I am not even aware of. Lasky: Plans change, Doctor.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_4409
// --'do what you do'- -- Thomas Lasky: Chief, thanks for coming up. Walk with me.
[Sound: Footsteps]
Lasky: So, this is it. Catherine Halsey|Halsey gives us the go, we head down to Installation 07|the Ring's surface and you... Well, you do what you do best. John-117: Always, sir. Lasky: And you believe in Halsey's plan?
Bridge Officer: Sir! We're detecting unusual readings around the [Sound: Explosion, followed by bridge crew coughing and alarm blaring]
John-117: It's an attack. Bridge Officer: Multiple collisions. Lasky: Guardian Custode|Guardians?
John-117: I don't think so.
''Infinity'' Comms Officer: Captain Lasky. We have hull breaches... These locations. Bridge Officer: We've been boarded! Sir, reports of Banished raiding parties. Lots of them!
Lasky: Banished? What are they doing here?
[Sound: Weapon cocking]
John-117: Making a mistake.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_4711
// --'Is the weapon ready?'- -- [Sound: Alarm blaring]
Thomas Lasky: I need a status report!
Bridge Officer: We've got three heavy impacts near the [Sound: Explosion]
Bridge Officer: Make that ''four'' impacts directly into the hull, sir! Three starboard, one port main engines are offline. Lasky: Status on enemy ingress?
Bridge Officer: Can't say for sure, sir. Lasky: Well, let's assume we don't have much time. Is the weapon ready?
Bridge Officer: Almost there. We're still at Lasky: There's no "almost", ensign. We're ''already'' there. Initiate deployment. ''Now''.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_5251
// --'was going to say the same to you'- -- [Sound: Explosion. Alarm blaring.]
John-117: Captain Lasky, we need to get you to a dropship immediately. Thomas Lasky: I was going to say the same to you. Bridge Officer: Sir! We've got Banished forces inbound advanced group but well-armed. Lasky: Chief, think we can make it out of here in one piece?
John-117: We'll make it.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_5789
// --'I've got you, 525.'- -- [Sound: Explosion. Alarm blaring.]
UNSC Mortal Reverie|UNSC ''Mortal Reverie'' Commander: Captain Lasky, this is FFG-525, do you read?
Thomas Lasky: I've got you, five-two-five. Report. UNSC ''Mortal Reverie'' Commander: Sir, it was an ambush. The Banished swarmed us. Lasky: Do you have any estimates on the size of their force? How many craft do we need to contend with?
UNSC ''Mortal Reverie'' Commander: They're dropping occupation units by the hundreds. The Banished didn't just come for us. They came for everything.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_6101
// --'failing isn't typically one of them'- -- [Sound: Explosion. Alarm blaring. Footsteps.]
John-117: Shouldn't be much farther, sir. Hangar bay is ahead. Marine: Chief! We've got two Kig-Yar|featherheads at ten o'clock. If you can cover me, I'll get a bead on them.
[Sound: Gunfire, followed by groans.]
John-117: Nice shooting, soldier. Thomas Lasky: Chief, we've got Spartans pinned down across the way, let's get them some help. John-117: Acknowledged. Marine: There's too much enemy fire, Captain!
Lasky: On your feet, Marine. I've known the Chief to do a lot of things over the years. Failing isn't typically one of them.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_6566
// --'we clear them out'- -- [Sound: Alarm blaring. Gunfire.]
Spartan Hudson Griffin: Chief, thanks for the help. Spartan Griffin. Fireteam Taurus. Glad to see you made it back off Reach. John-117: We've got to get the Captain into the hangar bay. Can you help?
Griffin: Sure can, but be warned, the hangars are crawling with Banished. John-117: Then we clear them out. Griffin: You heard the Chief, Taurus. Hangar is up ahead eyes up, let's move!
[Sound: Gunfire.]
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_6752
// --'we have to get moving'- -- [Sound: Alarm blaring. Gunfire.]
Marine: Arrrrgh! I'm hit!
Thomas Lasky: Chief! The Banished are overrunning the Hangar bay|hangar. We have to get moving [Sound: Explosion. Gunfire.]
John-117: Spartan Griffin, get the Captain to a dropship. Now. Spartan Hudson Griffin: And what about you?
John-117: I'll hold them off. Griffin: You always do. Give 'em hell, one-one-seven.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_6847
// --'not my first rodeo'- -- [Sound: Alarm blaring. Explosion.]
Spartan Hudson Griffin: Taurus, looks like we might have an available bird eighty meters at nine o'clock. Captain, we'll have to make this quick. Thomas Lasky: I appreciate the caution, Spartan, but this isn't my first rodeo. Griffin: Understood, sir, but I did make the Chief a promise. Lasky: Fair enough. On your mark, Spartan Griffin.
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// Thomas Lasky|98604-72690-TL
// UNSC Infinity|INF-101
// ACCESS PROMPT: Cadmon Lasky|CADMON
// DATALOG 121259_7140
// --'the Infinity has been compromised'- -- [Sound: Alarm blaring. Gunfire. Footsteps.]
Spartan Hudson Griffin: Almost there, Fireteam Taurus|Taurus! Another forty meters. On your right!
[Sound: Explosion.]
Griffin: Nice shooting, Captain. Thomas Lasky: I was well trained. Griffin: Alright sir, this is your bird. Let's get you out of here. Lasky: ''My'' bird? We've got room and you still need a ride. Griffin: Still have unfinished business here, sir. We'll make it down to Installation 07|the Ring though. Promise. Lasky: See that you keep it, Spartan. Godspeed.
[Sound: Lifeboat thrusters activate. Alarm siren fade out.]
Lasky: This is Lasky to ''all hands''. The ''Infinity'' has been compromised. All remaining crew should immediately evacuate and make for the surface. Rendezvous coordinates incoming.
[Sound: Beeping.]
Lasky: No matter what happens, we have to make sure that we [Sound: Transmission cuts off into static.]
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UNSC COMMS/MSG RECOVERY CACHE
>RETRANSMISSION//Codename: POINTER|CODENAME: POINTER
>> The Banished are moving fast. Dropping infrastructure material and deploying support forces to build massive installations virtually overnight. Unless we step up the frequency of our recon sweeps, this won't be the last scout to go missing.
-- Marine: Anyone on this frequency and any UNSC personnel in range: I was sent here to recon this outpost. Intel inaccurately claimed it ''abandoned''. Upon arrival I took shelter in a nearby lifeboat but now I'm...
[Sound: Stuck]
Jiralhanae Officer: Our production efforts move apace, but the War Chief has- ''(Sniffing)'' Do you smell that, brother?
Marine: ''(Whispering)'' Anyone... Please... Send help. Jiralhanae Officer: ''(Snarling)'' That's human flesh. That's fear.
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>RETRANSMISSION//Codename: POINTER|CODENAME: POINTER
>> Recovered this not far from the array. Sabotage op appears to have failed, but damage opened up some vulnerabilities. Piggybacking off their comms array might actually be possible. Sending polyband burst transmission at cycling intervals - hopefully Codename: FIXER|FIXER is able to key in on enough of the cypher to relay our local data.
-- First Marine: I've got eyes on the comms outpost. Definitely the source of the scanner sweeps... and it's well defended. We're not equipped for this. Second Marine: As long as that station is operable, there's nowhere to hide on this island. Wait, we still got that last satchel of C-12 shaped charge|C-12, right?
First Marine: We do... but you can't take out an outpost with one explosive. Second Marine: One charge is more than enough. Plant it squarely beneath the comms tower and... First Marine: ...and that will bury them under a few tons of rubble. Ingenious. I feel lucky you're on our side.
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>RETRANSMISSION//Codename: POINTER|CODENAME: POINTER
>> The last thing we expected to find here was Xalanyn|a new species, especially one allied with the Banished. The Covenant had Covenant fringe|client thralls on the fringe, but this... this is something different.
-- First Marine: What are you seeing up there?
Second Marine: This outpost... it's a production facility of some sort. Looks like it's primarily for materiel and- Hold. Armored convoy coming from the north. Jiralhanae: Move! Clear the path! Make way for the War Chief!
First Marine: Escharum. Second Marine: ...and some kind of entourage. Back from the digsite. Hang on. Third from the back. Is that a Banished species you recognize?
First Marine: Negative ma'am. That's... that's Harbinger|a new one.
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>RETRANSMISSION//Codename: POINTER|CODENAME: POINTER
>> More evidence of hostage activity. I've tried pinging for Identification friend or foe|IFF tags periodically while moving from one hiding spot to the next, but so far, I'm not finding anything that gives me much hope. Not sure there's of it left to be found.
-- Marine: ''(Panting)'' There's no way. There's no way that actually worked. How did nobody see me? What if they did? Of course they did. Of course they did. I need to go. To escape. Wait for nightfall. Nightfall's better. ''(Groan)'' I can't ''leave'' them, but... but I can't ''save'' them, either! Getting out was tough enough, but how in the world would I... ''(Groan)'' Okay. Step one, these shackles... ''(Struggling, pained exertions)'' Okay. time to re-evaluate step one.
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>RETRANSMISSION//Codename: POINTER|CODENAME: POINTER
>> Another message meant for home, but we don't even know what direction that is anymore. Astronavigation is still trying to recalibrate, but one thing is certain: we're no longer in the Ephsu system. During the destruction event, something or someone moved Installation 07|Zeta Halo.
-- [Sound: Warthog engine rumbling]
Marine: So... this is it. I haven't seen a friendly face for weeks... Maybe months. There may be some marines in this compound. If I can't get our people out, well... I loaded all the remaining C-12 shaped charge|C-12 into this Warthog. Get this message to my son, Andrew Valleros. He lives on New Carthage. Andy... I know that I told you I would come home. But I can't keep that promise... and that hurts more than you'll ever know. No matter what, know that I love you.
[Sound: Warthog begins moving]
Marine: Find my son. Tell him I died saving others. Tell him to never lose hope.
[Sound: Warthog accelerates]
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>RETRANSMISSION//Codename: POINTER|CODENAME: POINTER
>> Hijacking a Barukaza Workshop siege-hauler|siege-hauler, huh? Spartans M. Jaide|Jaide and Rosado seem to have a handle on things, but I've been unable to establish comms with Kate Stalling|JAEGER. Their most recent ping was definitely from this location, but beyond that, the trail goes cold.
-- Spartan Jaide: I completed a perimeter circuit around Annex Ridge (location)|that cliffside outpost. We confirmed the presence of Forerunner tech those same Totem ring|ring-shaped artifacts we've seen elsewhere. the Banished are studying them. Harvesting samples. Sending them to god knows where. Spartan Rosado and I were curious where they were going, so we... kinda-sorta hijacked the Banished transport they've been loading up. Autopilot's taking us away from the ridge, to an unknown destination. Soon as we know where these samples are headed... what Escharum wants with them... we'll let you know.
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>RETRANSMISSION//Codename: POINTER|CODENAME: POINTER
>> A rapid translocation event of this size that had to have put a massive strain on Installation 07|the Ring's structure. We've always assumed the Rings could move in some capacity, but this is beyond what we had prepared for.
-- Spartan: Security in this part of the Ring has increased by several orders of magnitude. Prolonged focus on that channel structure... Hold.
[Sound: A burst of gunfire, and shell falls on the ground]
Spartan: It's the structure the marines have been calling the Spine. The Ring's working overtime to patch it together. Has been since the explosion all those months ago... damn it. Hold.
[Sound: A burst of gunfire, and a Jiralhanae groans in the distance]
Spartan: The Banished want this Ring... and they want it intact and fully operational. We have no choice but to... Oh, come on. Hold.
[Sound: A burst of gunfire]
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//UNSC TRANSMISSION
//SOS
//6F70656E
-- Lucas Browning: This is Combat Medic Lucas Browning. If you find this, you need to understand. Banished|They forced me to help them with Cylix|it. Whatever it is. They brought it up from... whatever's below. When it opened... God it was... something different. I've never seen anything like it. You need to believe me. It's not my fault.
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//UNSC TRANSMISSION
//SOS
//696E73696465
-- Lucas Browning: They called it a Cylix. Sure. I call it something that should've been left well enough alone. The Sangheili|Elites, the Kig-Yar|Jackals... even the damn Jiralhanae|Brutes seemed scared of what was inside. Escharum... their leader, he just stood and watched as they Reclaimer|held my hand against it.
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//UNSC TRANSMISSION
//SOS
//6F70656E
-- Lucas Browning: They said Reclaimer|only a human could open it. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. They held my hand against the surface. It was cold. So cold it burned. I screamed for them to stop but then... But then it began to open. Slowly. Pieces moved. Slid open and then I saw her... face. Oh, God. She was smiling. "I am the Harbinger." She said. "All that you know shall be undone." And do you know what he said? Escharum? He said, "Good."
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//UNSC TRANSMISSION
//SOS
//66726167696C65
-- [Sound: Prison cell opening]
Lucas Browning: What more do you want with me?!
Chak 'Lok: Humans are so easy to break. Their flesh soft. Their minds... Fragile. You have served Escharum well. Browning: What... what was Harbinger|that thing?
'Lok: Sangheili|My kind would once have called it Covenant religion|divine. Browning: And now?
'Lok: An opportunity.
[Sound: Chains moving, then footsteps.]
'Lok: On your feet, human. We need to know what else is in the little head of yours. Take him to my Tower.
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//UNSC TRANSMISSION
//SOS
//6C697374656E
-- [Sound: Lucas Browning thrown to the ground, and he groans]
Harbinger: This is what you've brought me? There's barely anything left. Chak 'Lok: He's yours to do with as you see fit. Harbinger: Indeed he is. Were you treated unjustly in his Tower, human? We are not so different in this. I too know intimately of injustice. To be sentenced for crimes not your own. Lucas Browning: Please, I just want to Harbinger: Quiet. I shall talk, and you shall listen.
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//UNSC TRANSMISSION
//SOS
//636C6F736584
-- [Sound: Lucas Browning breathing rapidly]
Sangheili: How long has the human been this way, Chak 'Lok|Chak?
Chak 'Lok: A matter of days. It seems their feeble minds cannot contain the power of Harbinger|her words. Lucas Browning: Closed space... off limits... still there... they were still there...the only ones...
'Lok: You should feel honored, human. The truth has apparently set you free!
Browning: Price paid... sentence given... we never knew... so old... so far...
'Lok: Bring him to Harbinger|her chambers. She has more to tell him. ''If'' his mind can last...
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//UNSC TRANSMISSION
//SOS
//676F6E65
-- Lucas Browning: Four, two... four... one... zero. Zero... two, two... one... four... Harbinger: Do you see why it must be done? These primitives, these... Banished. We both have watched our worlds crumble under the instruments of Forerunner arrogance. Your kind were Ancient humanity|once their rivals. Human-Forerunner wars|A long time ago. You were spared. Forgiven. A luxury not afforded to us. To those they could not control. Humanity was the culmination of their final plan. But plans change. We are returning.
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// Catherine Halsey|CATHERINE ELIZABETH HALSEY
// CC-409871
// OCT 6, 2559
If this is going to work, we have to move immediately. We're nearing a threshold. A tipping point. Ultimately, this all comes down to John. It always has.
-- [Sound: Typing]
Halsey: How many now?
Lab Assistant: 16 systems shut down so far. Seemingly random locations. I'm attempting to lock Cortana|her and Created|the others out of the main Halsey: You will not be able to stop her. She knows more about how this all works than... well, anyone.
[Sound: Footsteps]
John-117: Doctor Halsey. Halsey: John. John-117: What's the plan?
Halsey: The plan? Right now, we are in survival mode. Again. Cortana's message has spread across the galaxy. Most sentient Artificial intelligence|AI are siding with her. John-117: Against us. Halsey: Yes... but, maybe not you. Tell me, John, what was the The Breaking|last thing she said to you?
John-117: She said... goodbye.
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// Catherine Halsey|CATHERINE ELIZABETH HALSEY
// CC-409871
// OCT 7, 2559
Blue Team must return to Reach. Siblings returning home. I have many regrets, but those four, with all they have accomplished, both together and as individuals, will never be one of them.
-- Halsey: "Goodbye". That word has stayed with me. It has been nearly four months since Cortana's attack. Since that day we have been constantly moving. Trying to stay one step ahead of her. Any plan we make is to risky to say the least. This one... "Goodbye". She needs to be destroyed. As I say these words out loud... as I formulate the plan... I have one question. Can John-117|John do this? Can I... Can we all rely on him to do what is needed? To Kill his friend?
[Sound: Horn, followed by footsteps]
Marine: We are coming up on Reach, Doctor Halsey. Halsey: And Blue Team?
Marine: Ready. You coming to say goodbye?
Halsey: No. Tell Master Chief to report to me when he has completed Operation: WOLFE|his mission.
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// Catherine Halsey|CATHERINE ELIZABETH HALSEY
// CC-409871
// OCT 12, 2559
The mission is complete, thanks in part to the efforts of Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain Thomas Lasky|Lasky and Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer. And now we see if these efforts are worth the cost. Preparations are already underway for the weapon's creation.
-- Halsey: You took your time. John-117: There was... resistance.
[Sound: Footsteps]
Halsey: I heard. Let me look at you, John. The SPARTAN-II program|Spartans are my greatest achievements. Do you understand that?
John-117: Are you okay, Doctor Halsey?
Halsey: That would depend entirely on who you were to ask. Was the mission successful?
John-117: Yes. Halsey: Good. This is not going to be easy, John. But it is the only option we have.
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// Catherine Halsey|CATHERINE ELIZABETH HALSEY
// CC-409871
// DEC 11, 2559
I realize how difficult this could be for John. But he has strength in him that very few posses. The strength to carry out his mission, no matter the opposition. And even the strength to forgive.
-- John-117: The Weapon|She looks just like Cortana|her. Halsey: If you say so. I see something else. Something more innocent... from a simpler time. John-117: Does she know me?
Halsey: No. She is a blank slate. No memories, no history. Her core is nearly complete. Once it is ready, it will be up to the two of you. The weapon will lock her down. You will retrieve Cortana and bring her back here. John-117: For execution. Halsey: For deletion. We are at war, Master Chief. If you do not think you can do this... Now is the time to step down. I am sure Jameson Locke|Spartan Locke is available. John-117: That won't be necessary. Halsey: Good. Tomorrow will test us all.
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An audio log is a collectible recording that sheds light on lore, the plot, or individual characters. Audio logs have been featured in several titles, starting with ''Halo 3: ODST''.
Audio logs can be found in several forms within the games, most notably:
Audio log (Halo 3: ODST) - Audio logs in ''Halo 3: ODST'' tell Sadie's Story|the story of Sadie Endesha, a Kenyan civilian during Battle for Earth|Earth's invasion. Audio log (Halo 4) - Audio logs in ''Halo 4'' appear in the form of interactive terminals or data pads that share in-universe information. Mission Intel - Audio logs in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' detail the backstories of characters and events within the game. Audio log (Halo Infinite) - Audio logs in ''Halo Infinite'' provide the player with context on the game's background through recordings of UNSC, Banished, and Forerunner members. |
File:Stripey room.jpg|thumb|250px|A member of the audio team driving a M808 Main Battle Tank|Scorpion tank in the audio testing environment. The Audio Testing Environment, known to Bungie employees as "the stripey room", is a development tool used by the Bungie audio team to test audio effects in a ''Halo'' game. The room, a playable space, was first introduced in an interview with the Halo: Reach audio team, where it was described by Martin O'Donnell as a "big test audio environment".
The "stripey room", in its current incarnation, is a long corridor set in the game environment with color-coded stripes of every texture and material type used in the game. The audio developers can then use this space to test various audio effects implemented into the game, as well as see how a piece of music feels in a certain environment. It also appears that any vehicle or character can be loaded into the game.
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Audiophile is an achievement in ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. It is awarded to players when they find and access the thirtieth and final Audio log (Halo 3: ODST)|Audio log in the campaign. In order to do so, they must find all 29 audio logs scattered across Mombasa Streets, then follow the Unidentified NMPD officer into Dr. Daniel Endesha's frozen lab on Data Hive, where they will find the final audio log.
In the original game, it is worth 75 Gamerscore and is represented by a gray square containing audio waveforms and 100% written in the lower-right corner, superimposed over a picture of the Superintendent looking happy. In the ''Master Chief Collection'' it is only worth 10 Gamerscore, and is represented by a sequence of images from Sadie's Story.
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File:Halo-3-odst-audio-log-locations-map.jpg|A map labeling the locations of each audio log, save the 30th, which is earned in Data Hive.
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Auditor is an achievement in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. It is awarded for activating the seventh ''Halo 3: ODST'' Audio log (Halo 3: ODST)|Audio log on Mombasa Streets. The achievement is worth 5 Gamerscore and can be unlocked on any difficulty.
Location The achievement is awarded when the player unlocks their seventh terminal, regardless of which terminal in the hub that is. For terminal locations, see Audio log (Halo 3: ODST)|here. |
Vigilant-Watch-Over-Realms-Unknown, better known by their title of The Auditor, was an official in the Forerunner ecumene.
Biography
In approximately 97,745 BCE, the Auditor received a report from the Prelate (Forerunner)|Prelate detailing what would later prove to be the first Flood invasion of the Milky Way since the human-Forerunner wars 9,000 years earlier.
The Auditor would later go through a long series of events they would later describe as "''a long story and not one that need to be told now''", ultimately being subject to Composer|composition and conversion into the , Adjutant Revendicate - who would act as one of the administrators of Installation 07. Upon hearing of the Auditor's fate and reduction to the role of monitor, the Invariant Bias would express shock.
Trivia
"Auditor" is defined as a person who in charge of evaluating or assessing something. This reflects his task, seemingly geared toward monitoring suspicious phenomena across the ecumene and further reporting them to the appropriate authorities.
List of appearances
''Halo: Evolutions''
*''Soma the Painter''
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Colonel Audrey Lasky is a senior officer of the United Nations Space Command armed forces serving during the Insurrection. She is the mother of Thomas Lasky|Thomas Lasky, the executive officer, later captain of and his deceased older brother Cadmon Lasky.Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, ''Part 1''
At some point during the Insurrection, then-First Lieutenant Lasky commanded a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopersone of which was K. L. Mehaffey. Known for her encyclopedic intellect, Lasky ascended the ranks alongside Mehaffey. She maintained a strictly businesslike demeanor and was rarely around during the war; she remained distant to Thomas as a result. Even in her video messages to her son, she addressed him in a largely formal tone. She placed a great deal of importance on Thomas' education at Corbulo Academy of Military Science and the military career she had planned for him, even deciding that he should not leave the school to attend the funeral services of his brother after Cadmon was killed, as there were no remains to bury.Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, ''Part 3''
Production notes She is portrayed by Canadian actress Wikipedia:Jill Teed|Jill Teed. Strangely, Lasky's uniform bears the :File:H4FUD-CAMS-BW-Patch.png|Corbulo Academy insignia. While this is most likely an oversight, it is possible that she was somehow affiliated with the school although she was not present in the academy itself.
List of appearances
''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''
''Halo 5: Guardians''
Sources
Category:Human characters|Lasky, Audrey Category:UNSC Marine Corps officers|Lasky, Audrey Category:Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Lasky, Audrey |
Augmented is an achievement in ''Halo Infinite''. It is unlocked by earning three stars in five tier-3 weapon drills. This achievement awards the player 15 Gamerscore. |
Augur arrays are a detection technology employed by the Covenant. They are often employed on the various Covenant cruiser|cruisers of the empire and its Covenant remnants|remnants, including the and the various models of . Augur arrays can even be employed on specialised Dropship|transport shuttles, such as the .
Augurs can be installed on a ship to assist with targeting for various weapon systems including plasma beam lasers. In the case of the ''Zanar''-pattern cruiser, two such arrays are installed to assist the ship's ''Pok''-pattern lasers to target dozens of targets in rapid succession. They could also be used in noncombat roles, such as divining and unlocking holy secrets from Forerunner artifacts. The battlecruiser ''Undiminished Entelechy'' boasted multiple augurs which, working from the ship's control center, attempted to learn the secrets of Installation 04 upon its discovery. The Covenant's capital city-Space station|station of High Charity was fitted with a "thousandfold" augurs in a configuration known as the Eye of Kel.
The sensor system of the Dovotaa Workshop Reaver, used by the Banished, was salvaged from an old unlocked Covenant-era augur assembly.
Trivia An Wikipedia:Augur|augur, or auspex, was a priest in Wikipedia:Ancient Rome|Ancient Rome charged with studying the movement of birds as a means of divination. Given its naming, the augur array may have some in-universe relation to the auspex array also used on Forerunner and Covenant warships.
List of appearances
''Halo 5: Guardians''
''Halo Mythos''
Sources
See also Auspex array Hyperscanner Sensor vane
Category:Sensors Category:Covenant technology
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August-099 is a SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II supersoldier and a member of Omega Team.
Biography
Like the other SPARTAN-IIs, August-099 was abducted at age six and conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program in 2517. She later survived the SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures in 2525. Along with Robert-025 and Leon-011, August formed the Spartan-II fast reaction unit Omega Team, which was created primarily for asset denial operations.
Omega Team is typically deployed with the goal of breaking the enemy's hold long enough in order to reinforce local defenses and buy time for a UNSC response. During the Human-Covenant War, Omega Team was deployed to several Human colonies|colony worlds threatened by the Covenant, assisting in emergency evacuation efforts and enacting classified last-stand protocols. The team proved highly proficient at the denial of critical resources, data, and even personnel to the Covenant by any means necessary, which sometimes required the deployment of weapons of mass destruction.
On many occasions Omega Team worked closely with the members of Red Team (Jerome-092, Alice-130, and Douglas-042), including the defense of Arcadia's capital city Pirth when it was attacked in 2531. During the battle, they were separated when the departed the Procyon system|system to chase retreating Covenant forces.
In the late stages of the Human-Covenant War, or the earliest years of the Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era, Omega Team was involved in the testing of numerous "Breach attachments|Breach" development iterations on the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI platform. These field tests were successful, and saw improvements folded into later MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2 and MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|GEN3 productions. Decades after Red Team's last encounter with them, Commander Jerome-092 discerned that Omega Team had survived the war based on UNSC records recovered from the Henry Lamb Research Outpost.
Production notes and trivia In ''Halo Wars 2'', despite having the "Explosive" in her alternate hero icon, August doesn't do any splash damage with her ARC-920 railgun|Railgun.
343 Industries has noted in a Canon Fodder post that both the concept art and the final ''Halo Wars 2'' in-game models of Omega Team could be considered authoritative in some capacity, stating that ''"Discerning lore-lovers should feel free to consider both iterations fair game for expanding their imaginations."'' Furthermore, the 2022 edition of the ''Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia'' utilizes said concept art for its depiction of Omega Team, firmly cementing its canon status.
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File:HW2-Omega-AugustConceptFinal.png|A detailed concept sheet of August-099 for ''Halo Wars 2''. File:HW2-Omega.jpg|August (center) alongside her teammates. File:HW2-August.png|August being used in multiplayer. August with her "Crosshair" hero icon. File:HW2 Terminus August.png|August with "Explosive" Hero Icon.
List of appearances
''Halo Wars''
''Halo Wars 2''
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Auntie Dot (AI Serial Number: ADT 6849-9) also known simply as Dot, was a Dumb AI|"dumb" Artificial Intelligence|AI active in the service of the UNSC Army between the years of 2541 and 2552. Specializing in operative military intelligence, she notably served as intelligent support and liaison between Colonel Urban Holland and Noble Team during the Fall of Reach.
Overview Auntie Dot's primary precepts included tactics and intelligence analysis; she was primarily created to serve as an overwatch adjunct during United Nations Space Command field operations, and worked as a direct liasion between teams deployed in the field and their commanding officers.
Rather than personifying herself in the form of a humanoid avatar like the majority of AIs, Dot's personal representation is a grid of glowing, constantly changing blue lights. Characteristic of "dumb" military intelligence support AIs, Dot typically speaks in a calm, dry, articulate voice, displaying little emotion compared to Smart AIs like Cortana.
Operational history
Auntie Dot was activated on 2541#May|May 9, 2541. She served between that year and the Covenant Fall of Reach|attack on Reach in late 2552. During the Fall of Reach, Dot worked alongside Colonel Holland and several UNSC Special Forces units including Noble Team to provide observation and intelligence where possible through security cameras and satellites orbiting the planet connected to the UNSC battle network. She directed Noble Team during the Battle of Sword Base in late July 2552, alongside the Battle at Szurdok Ridge, Operation: UPPER CUT, the Siege of New Alexandria and the campaign's closing engagements at Operation: WHITE GLOVE|again at Sword Base and finally the Battle of Aszod.
During the campaign on Reach, Auntie Dot herself was housed in a Reach super-AI network|suite of physical servers located somewhere on Reach. The fate of the servers - and thus Dot's survival - is unknown, though the chances they survived the planet's glassing are unlikely.
In-game information
Auntie Dot can be Armor customization (Halo: Reach)|unlocked as a custom voice for use in the Firefight (Halo: Reach)|Firefight component of ''Halo: Reach'' multiplayer. In ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', she can be unlocked as part of the Series 1: Noble progression track.
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! scope"width:135px;text-align:center;" |Unlock (''Halo: Reach'')
! scope"width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |Unlock (''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'')
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|File:HR AuntieDot Firefight Icon.png|75pxAuntie Dot|Auntie Dot [A.I.]
|15,000 cR
|Series 1: Noble|Series 1 Tier 56,
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Production notes Auntie Dot was introduced in ''Halo: Reach'' as the AI companion to assist Noble Team throughout the game's campaign. She appears in almost every level of the game and is unlockable for use in the game's Firefight (Halo: Reach)|Firefight mode. Additionally, she appears throughout the game as the loading screen animation between missions. In-game, she was voiced by actress .
In the first week of Bungie's "All-Star" contest in 2011|January 2011, the task was to produce an image of what a humanoid representation of Auntie Dot might look like. The winner depicted Dot as an elderly woman knitting a blanket with her characteristic grid pattern sewn into it.
Trivia
Dot's grid accompanies the Halo: Reach credits|credits sequence to ''Reach'', and at the very end, just before it fades completely into darkness, it displays a seven.
Gallery
File:HR AuntieDot Firefight Icon.png|Auntie Dot's Firefight voice icon.
List of appearances
''Halo: Reach''
''Halo 5: Guardians''
Sources
Category:Human AI Category:AI characters |