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'''Forerunner crystals''' are | '''Forerunner crystals''' are a component of a [[Forerunner]] [[Slipspace drive]]. They are quantum-engineered crystalline devices, and are used aboard Forerunner spacecraft for interstellar travel. They are objects of incredible potential, capable of warping space,<ref name="bubble">'''Halo: First Strike''', pages 214-215</ref> energy,<ref name="bubble"/> gravity,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 211</ref> and even time and [[Slipspace]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 248</ref> | ||
The last known Forerunner crystal was located at the [[Menachite Forerunner | The last known Forerunner crystal was located at the [[Menachite Forerunner complex]] at Reach. It was discovered by Dr. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]] and the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] members of [[Red Team]] in [[2552]]. It was referred to by the [[Covenant]] as the '''Fragment of Divinity''', the '''Shard of the Gods''',<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 193</ref> or the '''Holy Light''',<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 201</ref>.<ref name="pedestal">'''Halo: First Strike''', pages 145-146</ref> It was hardly understood by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces who found it, but is a prize that the Covenant were extremely eager to obtain. | ||
==Creation== | ==Creation== | ||
All Forerunner crystals are chipped from a central "core" crystal, the location of which is known only to the | All Forerunner crystals are chipped from a [[Slipspace core|central "core" crystal]], the location of which is known only to the [[Master Builder]]. | ||
==Bubble effect== | ==Bubble effect== | ||
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*The amount of radiation it produces in Slipspace is too great to be contained. In ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', the Master Chief orders Anton to place it inside a Pelican's reactor, but the radiation leaked didn't noticeably diminish. | *The amount of radiation it produces in Slipspace is too great to be contained. In ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', the Master Chief orders Anton to place it inside a Pelican's reactor, but the radiation leaked didn't noticeably diminish. | ||
*The crystal occasionally releases a large number of neutrinos, an unknown type of them, possibly a 4th generation or higher lepton. | *The crystal occasionally releases a large number of neutrinos, an unknown type of them, possibly a 4th generation or higher lepton. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
