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A '''thema''' was a semi-physical and logical division of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] created by the [[Forerunner]]s to segment their [[ecumene]]. Each thema contained a number of star systems. A thema was bordered by massive rippling magnetic fields of a galactic scale. | A '''thema''' was a semi-physical and logical division of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] created by the [[Forerunner]]s to segment their [[ecumene]]. Each thema contained a number of star systems. A thema was bordered by massive rippling magnetic fields of a galactic scale.{{Ref/Novel|Id=S27|Sil|Chapter=String 27}} | ||
Forerunner displays simplified and projected the complex variability of a thema boundary as a curtain of colored light. These borders were detectable in normal space and [[slipspace]]. From the projected color of the field and the vortices within it, the overall health of slipspace could be determined. | Forerunner displays simplified and projected the complex variability of a thema boundary as a curtain of colored light. These borders were detectable in normal space and [[slipspace]]. From the projected color of the field and the vortices within it, the overall health of slipspace could be determined.{{Ref/Reuse|S27}} | ||
A thema or [[margin arc]] infested by the [[Flood]] was known as a [[Burn]]. | A thema or [[margin arc]] infested by the [[Flood]] was known as a [[Burn]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=S5|Sil|Chapter=String 5}} By the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the boundaries of themas became more unstable as the [[Precursor]] constructs used by the Flood gradually converted slipspace to become incompatible with Forerunner slipspace drives.{{Ref/Reuse|S27}} | ||
==Known themas== | ==Known themas== | ||
*Thema 34 | *Thema 34{{Ref/Novel|Id=S26|Sil|Chapter=String 26}} | ||
**[[Far Nomdagro]] | **[[Far Nomdagro]]{{Ref/Reuse|S26}} | ||
*Thema 78 | *Thema 78{{Ref/Novel|Id=S25|Sil|Chapter=String 25}} | ||
**Path Terrulian | **Path Terrulian{{Ref/Reuse|S25}} | ||
*Thema 102 | *Thema 102{{Ref/Novel|Id=S24|Sil|Chapter=String 24}} | ||
**[[Path Nachryma]] | **[[Path Nachryma]]{{Ref/Reuse|S24}} | ||
*Thema Opson "Galatian Capital" | *Thema Opson "Galatian Capital"{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=12-13}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
A thema, often styled as a ''[[Wikipedia:Theme (Byzantine district)|theme]]'', was a provincial and military division in the [[wikipedia:Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Empire]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Forerunner culture]] | [[Category:Forerunner culture]] | ||