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|function=Administrative capital of the ecumene | |function=Administrative capital of the ecumene | ||
|caretaker=[[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]] | |caretaker=[[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]] | ||
|constructed=c. [[122, | |constructed=c. [[122,990 BCE]] | ||
|destroyed= | |destroyed= | ||
|diameter={{Convert|100000|km|mi|sp=us}} (approx.) | |diameter={{Convert|100000|km|mi|sp=us}} (approx.) | ||
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'''Maethrillian''',<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/forerunners '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forerunners'']</ref> commonly known as the '''Capital''',<!--"Capital" is written in lower case throughout Halo: Cryptum, but Halo: Silentium renders it as a proper noun. This article follows the standard set by the more recent source.--> was the political center of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]. It housed the [[Ecumene Council]], the main governing body of the ecumene, as well as the [[Capital Court]]. It was a massive structure, greatly exceeding the scale of even the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]].<ref name="description">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 280-281''</ref> | '''Maethrillian''',<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/forerunners '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Forerunners'']</ref> commonly known as the '''Capital''',<!--"Capital" is written in lower case throughout Halo: Cryptum, but Halo: Silentium renders it as a proper noun. This article follows the standard set by the more recent source.--> was the political center of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]. It housed the [[Ecumene Council]], the main governing body of the ecumene, as well as the [[Capital Court]]. It was a massive structure, greatly exceeding the scale of even the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]].<ref name="description">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 280-281''</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Maethrillian was one of the oldest structures in the [[ecumene]], having been constructed roughly around [[122, | Maethrillian was one of the oldest structures in the [[ecumene]], having been constructed roughly around [[122,990 BCE]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 296''</ref> Unknown to most Forerunners in later times, the Capital was constructed around the physical component of the [[Precursor]] construct known as [[Abaddon]], discovered by early Forerunners on a distant world. A powerful intelligence closely linked with the [[Domain]], Abaddon was believed to have taught ancient Forerunners to access the Domain, which would later become a keystone of their civilization. As the construction of the Capital progressed, Abaddon was contained within a chamber of relics known as the [[Mysterium]] and held secret from most of the ecumene apart from senior members of the [[Ecumene Council]]; however, scattered reports of its existence gave rise to the legend of "the Organon", a Precursor artifact that controlled all others.<ref name="ptk">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Promises to Keep]]"</ref> | ||
Despite its immense size, the Capital itself had a comparatively small population of several hundred thousand Forerunners, mostly high-ranking [[Builder]]s. Trillions of [[ancilla]]s served in the capital in the [[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]], an enormous network coordinated by a [[Metarch]] | Despite its immense size, the Capital itself had a comparatively small population of several hundred thousand Forerunners, mostly high-ranking [[Builder]]s. Trillions of [[ancilla]]s served in the capital in the [[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]], an enormous network coordinated by a [[Metarch-class ancilla|metarch-class]] ancilla that answered to the [[First Councilor]].{{Ref/Reuse|description}} It was one of the most trafficked locations in the ecumene, with constant security patrols, [[sentinel]]s, and transports swarming around it.{{Ref/Reuse|description}} Within five thousand kilometers of the structure, incoming vessels would be carefully screened by sensory fields and directed by [[hard light]] docking nets.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 283''</ref> The Capital's system housed multiple [[slipspace portal]]s that linked to many worlds, as well as [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> | ||
[[File: | [[File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals MaethrillianSkyline.png|left|thumb|300px|The exterior street view of one of the Capital's many platforms, the ecumene's political center.]] | ||
During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], Maethrillian became the site of an [[Fate of Maethrillian|enormous battle]] as [[Mendicant Bias]], having been persuaded into [[rampancy]] by the [[Primordial]], attempted to deliver a crippling blow to the Forerunner leadership. Even though the Forerunners responded with heavy force, Mendicant Bias was successful in firing [[Installation 07]] in the system, sterilizing the Capital and eliminating most of the Ecumene Council.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 272''</ref> Although the Council would be reconstituted shortly afterward as the "New Council"<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 373-374''</ref> from survivors found deep within Maethrillian,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 18''</ref> they would not return to the former capital.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} With the Flood having overrun the Capital system, strategic command of the ecumene was moved to the [[greater Ark]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> | During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], Maethrillian became the site of an [[Fate of Maethrillian|enormous battle]] as [[Mendicant Bias]], having been persuaded into [[rampancy]] by the [[Primordial]], attempted to deliver a crippling blow to the Forerunner leadership. Even though the Forerunners responded with heavy force, Mendicant Bias was successful in firing [[Installation 07]] in the system, sterilizing the Capital and eliminating most of the Ecumene Council.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 272''</ref> Although the Council would be reconstituted shortly afterward as the "New Council"<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 373-374''</ref> from survivors found deep within Maethrillian,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 18''</ref> they would not return to the former capital.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} With the Flood having overrun the Capital system, strategic command of the ecumene was moved to the [[greater Ark]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 25''</ref> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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[[File:EcumeneCouncil.png|thumb|270px|A Council meeting in progress at the Capital]] | [[File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals EcumeneCouncil.png|thumb|270px|A Council meeting in progress at the Capital]] | ||
Maethrillian was composed of a series of perfectly circular "platforms" arranged in a spiral along a central rod. These platforms decreased in size toward either end of the rod, with the widest central one being approximately 100,000 kilometers in diameter. Each platform was covered with a "city" of structures and buildings,{{Ref/Reuse|description}} whose gravity was controlled individually by [[buffer field]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 304''</ref> | Maethrillian was composed of a series of perfectly circular "platforms" arranged in a spiral along a central rod. These platforms decreased in size toward either end of the rod, with the widest central one being approximately 100,000 kilometers in diameter. Each platform was covered with a "city" of structures and buildings,{{Ref/Reuse|description}} whose gravity was controlled individually by [[buffer field]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 304''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The Capital is similar in design and function to the [[Masseffect:Citadel|Citadel | The Capital is similar in design and function to the [[Masseffect:Citadel|Citadel]] from the ''[[Wikipedia: Mass Effect (series)|Mass Effect]]'' series. Both are large-scale artificial stations featuring inhabited cities, both serve as a center of galactic politics, and both are able to change their structure, closing themselves in the event of siege. However, the Citadel is only around forty-five kilometers long and thirteen kilometers in diameter, as opposed to the scale of the Capital, which is closer to that of a gas giant. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | ||
**''[[Promises to Keep]]'' | **''[[Promises to Keep]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |