Slipspace portal: Difference between revisions

The Forerunners had a network of portals that allowed fast passage throughout their [[ecumene]]. Some systems, including that of the [[capital]], had portal installations that connected to multiple worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|c312}} The [[Librarian]] used an array of portals to travel to the worlds where she collected the various species of the galaxy for indexing at [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. The same network was used to transport the Halo rings.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 310''</ref> The portals in this network could only be activated by a special type of vessel, known as a [[keyship]],<ref>[https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-11911-/290676 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11'']</ref> most of which were eventually destroyed by the Librarian in order to prevent the [[Flood]] from reaching the Ark.<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)#Terminal Four|Terminal 4]]''</ref> The [[The Portal|generator device]] for one of the Librarian's portals was buried near the town of [[Voi]] on [[Earth]], and was later activated by the Covenant, who were in possession of the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', the last known remaining keyship that would simply be known as the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]].{{Ref/Reuse|h3}} [[Faber]], the [[Master Builder]], had a secret private portal constructed allowing transit from the vicinity of the [[greater Ark]] to [[Installation 00]]. This portal could only be activated by inserting a specific code known only to the Master Builder. Transit through the portal was also distinctly more comfortable than in most normal slipspace portals due to the Master Builder's wealth and power.{{Ref/Reuse|MB portal}} On [[Reach]] was [[Menachite portal complex|a portal complex]] that could be used to connect to the Ark. Unlike the portal on Earth, this one only remained open for as long as the local charge lasted and could close in minutes to hours.<ref>'''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'''</ref>