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Over several millennia, the ''Anodyne Spirit'' became partially buried in rock and submerged below the [[Great Apothtea]] off the coast of Janjur Qom's main continent.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the history of the San'Shyuum, before [[2200 BCE]], the species discovered and partially uncovered the keyship on their homeworld and began to worship it.<ref name="waypoint qom">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/janjur-qom '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Janjur Qom'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86'' (Google Play edition)</ref> These early worshipers were split over the usage of the ship, as the [[Stoics]] refused to enter the vessel, while the radical [[Reformists]] wished to explore it. The division in San'Shyuum society led to the violent [[San'Shyuum Schism]]. During the climax of the civil war, around one thousand Reformists stormed the ''Anodyne Spirit'' and barricaded themselves inside. The Reformists occasionally raided Stoic territory to collect and stock the ship with plants, wood, seeds, and other goods from the planet, and made preparations to depart Janjur Qom.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 57'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, the Reformists commandeered the keyship and left Janjur Qom, taking a gigantic piece of the planet with them.<ref name="ch262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> | Over several millennia, the ''Anodyne Spirit'' became partially buried in rock and submerged below the [[Great Apothtea]] off the coast of Janjur Qom's main continent.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the history of the San'Shyuum, before [[2200 BCE]], the species discovered and partially uncovered the keyship on their homeworld and began to worship it.<ref name="waypoint qom">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/janjur-qom '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Janjur Qom'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86'' (Google Play edition)</ref> These early worshipers were split over the usage of the ship, as the [[Stoics]] refused to enter the vessel, while the radical [[Reformists]] wished to explore it. The division in San'Shyuum society led to the violent [[San'Shyuum Schism]]. During the climax of the civil war, around one thousand Reformists stormed the ''Anodyne Spirit'' and barricaded themselves inside. The Reformists occasionally raided Stoic territory to collect and stock the ship with plants, wood, seeds, and other goods from the planet, and made preparations to depart Janjur Qom.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 57'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, the Reformists commandeered the keyship and left Janjur Qom, taking a gigantic piece of the planet with them.<ref name="ch262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> | ||
The massive crater left behind on Janjur Qom was filled in by the Apothtea sea.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint qom}} The Stoics watched as the Forerunner vessel left them behind, but they were unwilling to fire upon the object of their reverence, and grudgingly allowed the Reformists to leave. Though, the Stoics did send them messages warning them that they would be damned by the "gods" for their theft of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|ch262}} Utilizing some of the terminals located | The massive crater left behind on Janjur Qom was filled in by the Apothtea sea.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint qom}} The Stoics watched as the Forerunner vessel left them behind, but they were unwilling to fire upon the object of their reverence, and grudgingly allowed the Reformists to leave. Though, the Stoics did send them messages warning them that they would be damned by the "gods" for their theft of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|ch262}} Utilizing some of the terminals located onboard the ''Anodyne Spirit'', the San'Shyuum solidified their [[Covenant religion|religion]] and realized the Path to the Great Journey. However, they had mistranslated the terminals and incorrectly believed that activating the Halo Array would initiate the Journey.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 118'' (2011 edition)</ref> With the help of the Forerunner technology from the keyship, the Reformists were able to survive and travel the galaxy.<ref name="enc120">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 120'' (2011 edition)</ref> Unaware of the ship's Forerunner classification, the San'Shyuum and later the Covenant would come to call the ''Anodyne Spirit'' the Forerunner Dreadnought due to the vessel's unparalleled power.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet2}} | ||
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