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==Government and politics== | ==Government and politics== | ||
[[File:EcumeneCouncil.png|thumb|300px|The [[Librarian]], [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], and [[Faber]] before the Council, three influential political individuals.]] | [[File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals EcumeneCouncil.png|thumb|300px|The [[Librarian]], [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], and [[Faber]] before the Council, three influential political individuals.]] | ||
{{Quote|The ecumene has become confused. The Council steeps itself in lies and dishonor.|The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] on the corruption in the ecumene and the Old Council}} | {{Quote|The ecumene has become confused. The Council steeps itself in lies and dishonor.|The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] on the corruption in the ecumene and the Old Council}} | ||
The primary governing body of the ecumene was known as the [[Ecumene Council]]. Based in the [[Capital]], it was led by the [[First Councilor]], composed of five hundred [[Councilor (Forerunner)|councilors]] from various [[rate]]s, and supported by a network of [[ancilla]]s known as the [[Metarchy|Council metarchy]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 292''</ref> The ecumene's primary judicial institution, known as the [[Capital Court]], which could be assembled into the [[Supreme Mantle Court]] in times of great crisis.<ref name="crypt264">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 264''</ref> After the [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] used [[Installation 07]] to [[Battle of Janjur Qom|quell a rebellion]] that resulted in the deaths of a majority of the remaining [[San'Shyuum]], a revolutionary party of younger councilors opposed to the Master Builder took command of the Ecumene Council.{{Ref/Reuse|silent264}} A majority of the Council was replaced by new, mostly younger, councilors that were appointed through brevets.{{Ref/Reuse|crypt264}} This Council became referred to as the "New Council", while the one led by Faber was referred to as the "Old Council".<ref name="s18">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 18''</ref> | The primary governing body of the ecumene was known as the [[Ecumene Council]]. Based in the [[Capital]], it was led by the [[First Councilor]], composed of five hundred [[Councilor (Forerunner)|councilors]] from various [[rate]]s, and supported by a network of [[ancilla]]s known as the [[Metarchy|Council metarchy]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 292''</ref> The ecumene's primary judicial institution, known as the [[Capital Court]], which could be assembled into the [[Supreme Mantle Court]] in times of great crisis.<ref name="crypt264">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 264''</ref> After the [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] used [[Installation 07]] to [[Battle of Janjur Qom|quell a rebellion]] that resulted in the deaths of a majority of the remaining [[San'Shyuum]], a revolutionary party of younger councilors opposed to the Master Builder took command of the Ecumene Council.{{Ref/Reuse|silent264}} A majority of the Council was replaced by new, mostly younger, councilors that were appointed through brevets.{{Ref/Reuse|crypt264}} This Council became referred to as the "New Council", while the one led by Faber was referred to as the "Old Council".<ref name="s18">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 18''</ref> | ||
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==Military== | ==Military== | ||
[[File:H4 - Warrior-Servants.jpg|thumb|300px|A squad of Warrior-Servants during the [[human-Forerunner wars]].]] | [[File:H4 - Warrior-Servants.jpg|thumb|300px|A squad of Warrior-Servants during the [[human-Forerunner wars]].]] | ||
A majority of the ecumene's military consisted of the members of the [[Warrior-Servant]] rate, traditionally tasked with defense and warfare in the Forerunner ecumene. | A majority of the ecumene's military consisted of the members of the [[Warrior-Servant]] rate, traditionally tasked with defense and warfare in the Forerunner ecumene.{{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}} Despite this, the Warrior-Servants stood second-lowest in the hierarchy of rates, only higher than the [[Huragok|Engineers]]. The individual with the rank of [[protector of the ecumene]] was considered the commander of the Forerunner military and was historically held by a high-ranked Warrior-Servant. The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] held this title for twelve thousand years, during the Forerunner conflicts with [[human]]ity and the [[Flood]]. His successor, the [[IsoDidact]], held the title in the final years of the ecumene.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 233''</ref> The highest and most respected class of Warrior-Servants were known as the [[Promethean]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 54''</ref> Additionally, the [[Builder]] rate had their own private military under the influence of [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]], known as [[Builder Security]]. Builder Security often had more advanced weaponry and warships than the Warrior-Servants.{{Ref/Reuse|CryptumGlossary}} After the Didact went into exile for the first time, Builder Security almost entirely supplanted the Warrior-Servants, with most former Warrior-Servants joining their ranks after their own rate was diminished.<ref name="string 3">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 3''</ref> The Warrior-Servant rate was partly reconstituted near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, although their forces were virtually merged with those of Builder Security.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 197''</ref> | ||
[[File:H4 | [[File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals ProtectorOfTheEcumene.png|thumb|250px|left|The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], [[protector of the ecumene]] for twelve thousand years.]] | ||
In battle, military personnel wore varying types of fighting suits—[[combat skin]]s—the [[war sphinx]] or [[Seeker (vehicle)|Seeker]] combat suit variants being examples of a medium-sized suit.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 43''</ref> The Warrior-Servants once operated the ecumene's most prominent [[Forerunner fleet|battle fleets]], comprising warships such as {{Class|Fortress|vessel}}s, [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]], [[planet-breaker]]s, and [[Forerunner picket cruiser|picket cruisers]]. Support by [[ancilla]]s and copious amounts of robotic drones — including [[monitor]]s, [[sentinel]]s and [[weapon-ship]]s — was a key component of Forerunner warfare,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 139''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 214''</ref> along with their weaponized use of the higher dimensions of [[slipstream space]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 211''</ref> This usage of slipspace culminated in a strategy known as "[[Clench]]", using non-linear causality and probability manipulation to influence the outcomes of interstellar warfare.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', Glossary (p. 90)</ref> | In battle, military personnel wore varying types of fighting suits—[[combat skin]]s—the [[war sphinx]] or [[Seeker (vehicle)|Seeker]] combat suit variants being examples of a medium-sized suit.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 43''</ref> The Warrior-Servants once operated the ecumene's most prominent [[Forerunner fleet|battle fleets]], comprising warships such as {{Class|Fortress|vessel}}s, [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]], [[planet-breaker]]s, and [[Forerunner picket cruiser|picket cruisers]]. Support by [[ancilla]]s and copious amounts of robotic drones — including [[monitor]]s, [[sentinel]]s and [[weapon-ship]]s — was a key component of Forerunner warfare,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 139''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 214''</ref> along with their weaponized use of the higher dimensions of [[slipstream space]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 211''</ref> This usage of slipspace culminated in a strategy known as "[[Clench]]", using non-linear causality and probability manipulation to influence the outcomes of interstellar warfare.<ref>''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', Glossary (p. 90)</ref> | ||
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==Sphere of influence== | ==Sphere of influence== | ||
[[File: | [[File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals MaethrillianSkyline.png|thumb|300px|The [[Capital]], the ecumene's political center.]] | ||
{{Quote|I thought the Forerunners didn't need new planets—that we'd achieved maximum growth?|[[IsoDidact|Bornstellar]], surprised to learn that the ecumene was still expanding}} | {{Quote|I thought the Forerunners didn't need new planets—that we'd achieved maximum growth?|[[IsoDidact|Bornstellar]], surprised to learn that the ecumene was still expanding}} | ||
The ecumene once encompassed three million fertile worlds in the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]].<ref name= "cryptum"/> The core worlds of the ecumene where located in the [[Orion complex]]. The Forerunners primarily divided the ecumene into [[thema]]s, whose borders were marked by galactic magnetic fields,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 234-235''</ref> as well as segments known as [[margin arc]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 77''</ref> Divisions of the ecumene were overseen by [[regional commandant]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 195''</ref> The territory of the ecumene encompassed not only the worlds of the Forerunners themselves, but also the various subject species that lived under their rule.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 156''</ref> Years prior to the [[human-Forerunner wars|conflicts with humanity]], the ecumene had began expanding towards the galactic center. Wishing to develop in isolation from other species, the Forerunners moved native populations from their home regions to newer, outer systems.{{Ref/Reuse|cryp112}} When the ecumene borders began expanding close to the [[Sol system|Erde-Tyrene system]], the [[prehistoric human civilization|human empire]] moved their civilization from their homeworld to outward along the [[Orion Arm]], likely to flee from Forerunner control.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 20''</ref> At the height of their power, billions of Forerunner starships plied goods and ferried passengers between the stars, and enforced their vision of peace on the galaxy.<ref>'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''page 8''</ref> | The ecumene once encompassed three million fertile worlds in the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]].<ref name= "cryptum"/> The core worlds of the ecumene where located in the [[Orion complex]]. The Forerunners primarily divided the ecumene into [[thema]]s, whose borders were marked by galactic magnetic fields,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 234-235''</ref> as well as segments known as [[margin arc]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 77''</ref> Divisions of the ecumene were overseen by [[regional commandant]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 195''</ref> The territory of the ecumene encompassed not only the worlds of the Forerunners themselves, but also the various subject species that lived under their rule.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 156''</ref> Years prior to the [[human-Forerunner wars|conflicts with humanity]], the ecumene had began expanding towards the galactic center. Wishing to develop in isolation from other species, the Forerunners moved native populations from their home regions to newer, outer systems.{{Ref/Reuse|cryp112}} When the ecumene borders began expanding close to the [[Sol system|Erde-Tyrene system]], the [[prehistoric human civilization|human empire]] moved their civilization from their homeworld to outward along the [[Orion Arm]], likely to flee from Forerunner control.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 20''</ref> At the height of their power, billions of Forerunner starships plied goods and ferried passengers between the stars, and enforced their vision of peace on the galaxy.<ref>'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''', ''page 8''</ref> | ||
The population of the ecumene's worlds varied greatly. Some planets, such as [[DM-3-1123 b]] and [[LP 656-38 e]], had populations numbering in the billions.{{Ref/Reuse|h3terminals}} The [[Warrior-Servant]] world [[Nomdagro]] was home to a million inhabitants.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 49''</ref> [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]'s wealthy Builder family personally owned an [[ | The population of the ecumene's worlds varied greatly. Some planets, such as [[DM-3-1123 b]] and [[LP 656-38 e]], had populations numbering in the billions.{{Ref/Reuse|h3terminals}} The [[Warrior-Servant]] world [[Nomdagro]] was home to a million inhabitants.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 49''</ref> [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]'s wealthy Builder family personally owned an [[Molaetra|entire planet]] that was also inhabited by a number of subservient Builders.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 230''</ref> | ||
===Former ecumene worlds=== | ===Former ecumene worlds=== | ||
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*[[Alpha Corvi system]] | *[[Alpha Corvi system]] | ||
**[[Alpha Corvi II]] | **[[Alpha Corvi II]] | ||
*[[Anvarl]] | |||
*[[Buta system]] | *[[Buta system]] | ||
**[[Zhoist]] | **[[Zhoist]] | ||
*[[Carthage system]] | |||
**[[New Carthage]] | |||
*[[Caspar system]] | *[[Caspar system]] | ||
**[[Kamchatka]] | **[[Kamchatka]] | ||
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*[[Cordoba system|Coro system]] | *[[Cordoba system|Coro system]] | ||
**[[Gao|Edod]] | **[[Gao|Edod]] | ||
*[[Gurrama]] | |||
*[[Kan Pakko]] | *[[Kan Pakko]] | ||
*[[Keth Sidon]] | *[[Keth Sidon]] | ||
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**[[Genesis]] | **[[Genesis]] | ||
*[[Orion complex]] | *[[Orion complex]] | ||
**[[Bastion]] {{c|moved in [[2558]]}} | |||
**[[Ghibalb]] {{C|rendered uninhabitable by several [[supernova]]e}} | **[[Ghibalb]] {{C|rendered uninhabitable by several [[supernova]]e}} | ||
**[[ | **[[Molaetra]] | ||
*[[Path Kural]] | *[[Path Kural]] | ||
*[[Procyon system]] | *[[Procyon system]] | ||
**[[Arcadia]] | **[[Arcadia]] | ||
*[[Rherray]] | |||
*[[Rhotero]] | *[[Rhotero]] | ||
*[[Rostrach a]] | |||
*[[Seclusion]] | *[[Seclusion]] | ||
*[[Secunda]] | *[[Secunda]] | ||
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*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]] | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]] | ||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||