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In [[2558]], the shield world [[Bastion]] was uncovered by [[Rion Forge]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]] in the [[Orion complex]]. This shield world was built as an exact replica of the [[Earth]] surface and it acted as the [[Librarian]]'s secret research laboratory away from the eyes of the [[Ecumene Council]]. Amongst the work kept there was the Librarian's secret efforts to cause the rebirth of the [[Precursor]] race. Due to the dangers from the [[Created]], Spark became caretaker of the shield world and moved it to an undisclosed location.{{Ref/Reuse|PoL}}

Requiem apparently lacked shielding from the Halo effect<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/bulletins/the-halo-bulletin-knowledge-drop ''Halo Waypoint'' - The Halo Bulletin: ''9.24.14'']</ref> in spite of being the most fortified shield world in existence.{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}} Whether this is true of [[the Refuge]], which used a scaled-down version of Requiem's planet-within-shell design, is unclear.

Shield World 0001 (commonly known as Requiem) is the oldest shield world as well as the most heavily fortified.{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}} It was built long before the [[human-Forerunner wars]] and served as a template for the construction of the other shield worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|sil278}} Requiem once served as the nexus of operations for the [[Promethean]] class of [[Warrior-Servant]]s but was sealed off shortly before the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}} [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] found themselves on Requiem in [[2557|July 2557]],<ref>''Game Informer'' (''May 2012''), ''page 41''</ref> where they encountered [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]], the occupying Prometheans, and eventually the crew of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. John accidentally released the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] from his imprisonment in [[Core of Requiem|Requiem's core]]; after helping ''Infinity'' escape the Spartan attempted to stop the Forerunner from acquiring the device known as the [[Composer]]. The Didact escaped in his ship ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' but the two successfully pursued him.{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Shutdown]]}} Six months later, in [[2558|February 2558]], the UNSC, the Covenant, and the Promethean forces returned to [[Requiem Campaign|fight for control]] of the shield world,<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> which ended when  Jul 'Mdama put Requiem on a collision course with [[Epoloch system|its star]], destroying both bodies.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'' [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref>

Shield World 0983 (referred to as "Bastion") is a shield world that acts as the [[Librarian]]'s secret laboratory outside of the purview of the [[Ecumene Council]] containing her most dangerous research and experiments. Upon returning from [[Path Kethona]] with specimens that grew from two deceased [[Precursor]]s, the crew of the ''[[Audacity]]'' transformed a small shield world in its construction phase into Bastion to nurture the eventual new species created from the Precursor samples with the intention of one day sending them to a world outside of the Milky Way galaxy where they could grow and rebirth the Precursors as something entirely new with a blank slate.

In [[2558]], Bastion was rediscovered by [[Rion Forge]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]]. After the personality imprint of [[Keeper-of-Tools]] transmitted himself to Bastion, he launched the ''[[Eden (spaceship)|Eden]]'' to deliver the samples to their new home to begin the rebirth process. Using the Librarian's key, Spark became the caretaker of Bastion and launched the shield world into a [[slipspace portal]] to an unknown destination in order to keep it out of the hands of [[Cortana]] and the [[Created]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=PoL|PoL}}

A Forerunner shield world that the [[San'Shyuum]] [[San'Shyuum flotilla|flotilla]] intended to retreat to.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW|Chapter=5}} However, it's unknown if they ever succeeded in reaching it.

*''[[Trial of Reckoning]]'' {{Mo}}