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The '''Domain''' was a [[Forerunner]] information sharing network. While its exact nature is unknown, it is known that mature Forerunners were able to connect to the Domain through their [[Forerunner body armor|armor]] and that all Forerunner knowledge was accessible through it.<ref>'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''', "Chapter 1"</ref> It appears to be somehow related to a Forerunner's subconscious; according to an [[Ancilla]], Forerunner scholars theorized that the dreams of early Forerunners accessed the "ground" that the Domain is built upon.
The '''Domain''' was a vast [[Forerunner]] information sharing network. It contained the ancestral records and all knowledge of the Forerunner civilization. Mature Forerunners were able to connect to the Domain through their [[Forerunner body armor|personal armor]] anywhere, regardless of distance.<ref name="c167">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 167-168''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 13''</ref> The Domain was also central in major [[Forerunner Council|Council]] proceedings, such as a political trial. Among other things, it was used by the judges to store archival and accounting material,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 262''</ref> assess precedent, and to verify witnesses' testimonies.<ref name="c288">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 288''</ref>
 
There was a mysterious quality to the Domain; sometimes, the records changed for an unknown reason. The changes were regarded as sacred, and were never reversed or corrected.<ref name="c167"/> However, due to these anomalies, the Domain was not commonly used as means of communication; messages could be inexplicably altered on the way.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 125''</ref> The Domain appears to be somehow related to a Forerunner's subconscious; according to an [[ancilla]], Forerunner scholars theorized that the dreams of early Forerunners accessed the "ground" that the Domain is built upon.<ref name="c288"/>
 
During the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] circa [[100,000 BCE]], access to the Domain had been blocked for all Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 258''</ref> This was revealed to be the work of [[05-032 Mendicant Bias]], who had exhausted the entire system.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 301''</ref>
 
==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}

Revision as of 03:39, June 22, 2011

Template:New Content The Domain was a vast Forerunner information sharing network. It contained the ancestral records and all knowledge of the Forerunner civilization. Mature Forerunners were able to connect to the Domain through their personal armor anywhere, regardless of distance.[1][2] The Domain was also central in major Council proceedings, such as a political trial. Among other things, it was used by the judges to store archival and accounting material,[3] assess precedent, and to verify witnesses' testimonies.[4]

There was a mysterious quality to the Domain; sometimes, the records changed for an unknown reason. The changes were regarded as sacred, and were never reversed or corrected.[1] However, due to these anomalies, the Domain was not commonly used as means of communication; messages could be inexplicably altered on the way.[5] The Domain appears to be somehow related to a Forerunner's subconscious; according to an ancilla, Forerunner scholars theorized that the dreams of early Forerunners accessed the "ground" that the Domain is built upon.[4]

During the Forerunner-Flood War circa 100,000 BCE, access to the Domain had been blocked for all Forerunners.[6] This was revealed to be the work of 05-032 Mendicant Bias, who had exhausted the entire system.[7]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, page 167-168
  2. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 13
  3. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 262
  4. ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, page 288
  5. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 125
  6. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 258
  7. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 301