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The installing of relic cores is a process generally undertaken by [[Huragok]] engineers, as the inner workings of the cores' functions remain little-understood.{{Ref/Reuse|WF65}} The use of such cores was often inefficient and/or unsafe, but the Covenant viewed the recovery and repurposing of such relics as a high honour, and thus endeavoured to make use of them whenever possible.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | The installing of relic cores is a process generally undertaken by [[Huragok]] engineers, as the inner workings of the cores' functions remain little-understood.{{Ref/Reuse|WF65}} The use of such cores was often inefficient and/or unsafe, but the Covenant viewed the recovery and repurposing of such relics as a high honour, and thus endeavoured to make use of them whenever possible.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
Covenant vessels making use of Forerunner technology in their construction may be referred to as "[[Examiner ( | Covenant vessels making use of Forerunner technology in their construction may be referred to as "[[Examiner (ship type)|examiners]]". The {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} is equipped with an array of shrine-core power plants to provide energy to its control and weapon systems.{{Ref/Reuse|WF65}} In the [[Three-letter ship classification system|three-letter transliteration codes]] used by [[United Nations Space Command]] analysts, vessels equipped with a relic core are given an O letter in the code - designating the vessel as ''Ordained''.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFMoa|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=28|M=03|Y=2019}} | ||
The {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}} is built around an array of relic cores, referred to as '''weapon-cores''', and used for the purposes of powering the ship's vast array of [[plasma lance]]s. Due to the irreplaceable nature of the cores, these ships are impossible to replicate without a new trove of cores being discovered, meaning that their loss is a significant blow to the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=267}} | The {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}} is built around an array of relic cores, referred to as '''weapon-cores''', and used for the purposes of powering the ship's vast array of [[plasma lance]]s. Due to the irreplaceable nature of the cores, these ships are impossible to replicate without a new trove of cores being discovered, meaning that their loss is a significant blow to the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=267}} | ||
