Editing Anodyne Spirit

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{{Quote|My Dreadnought, the vessel that has so long been the focus of our worship, now rests on its [[The Portal|true pedestal]]. Even now, its engines spark greater ones below, relics long without power, yet ready to fulfill their divine purpose. Stand fast! Keep our enemies at bay! Soon, my brothers, we will all have our reward!|[[Prophet of Truth]] to his troops during the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>}}

The '''''Anodyne Spirit''''',{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} known to the [[Covenant]] as the '''Forerunner Dreadnought''' or simply the '''Dreadnought''',{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}<ref name="Warfleet2">''Halo: Warfleet'', p. 90</ref> is a [[Forerunner]] [[Supernal Spiral-class keyship|''Supernal Spiral''-class]] [[keyship]] discovered by the [[San'Shyuum]] on their homeworld, [[Janjur Qom]].<ref name="Halo3Six">'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal Six]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal Four]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

As a keyship, ''Anodyne Spirit'' was part of the Forerunner strategy against the [[Flood]], as one of the only vessels capable of activating [[slipspace portal]]s to reach [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Following the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]], ''Anodyne Spirit'' was commandeered by an aspect of the imprisoned [[Mendicant Bias]] and crashed on the San'Shyuum homeworld. There it would later be found and used by the San'Shyuum, and would later become an integral part of the [[Covenant religion]] as the centerpiece and main power source for the Covenant holy city, [[High Charity]]. Featuring a power generation capacity and shielding unparalleled by human or Covenant technology, the ship was used by the San'Shyuum [[Reformists]] during the [[War of Beginnings]] to dominate their [[Sangheili]] foes in naval combat, and later as the [[flagship]] of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] in the final battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Following the war, it became the home of [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant|a]] [[Covenant remnants|Covenant remnant]] that had been stranded on the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

As with the other [[Supernal Spiral-class keyship|''Supernal Spiral''-class]] [[keyship]]s, the ''Anodyne Spirit'' was designed by naval architects [[Grasping-Steady-Firmament]] and [[Lightning-Weaving-Helix]] and manufactured at the [[Ingens Assembler Vats]]. Unlike most [[Forerunner]] [[Forerunner starship|ship]]s, the form of the keyship was fixed, allowing it greater structural integrity at the cost of flexibility. During the final days of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Anodyne Spirit''{{'}}s crew would range deep into Flood-controlled territory to locate untouched worlds and [[Conservation Measure|index]] a cross-section of their biodiversity before it could be consumed.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

After the [[Great Purification|activation]] of the [[Halo Array]], ''Anodyne Spirit'' and several other keyships were sent out into the galaxy, carrying specimens of many species to countless worlds, ensuring that life would continue within the galaxy. Once their task was complete, the keyships returned to [[Installation 00]]. Centuries later, a fragment of [[Mendicant Bias]] managed to escape containment and infiltrate ''Anodyne Spirit'', activating the vessel and returning it to the galaxy. In an effort to atone for its sins, Mendicant Bias intended to take the keyship to [[Earth]] to help guide [[human]]ity as they [[reclaimer|reclaimed]] the [[Mantle of Responsibility]]. However, an unknown complication occurred and ''Anodyne Spirit'' crashed onto the surface of [[Janjur Qom]], homeworld of the [[San'Shyuum]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mendicant-bias '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Mendicant Bias'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 27'' (2011 edition)</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} Its impact crater formed an immense sea that would later be known as the [[Great Apothtea]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} After the [[Human-Covenant War]], ancient [[Covenant]] records which may contain information on this matter were researched jointly by human and [[Sangheili]] scholars on [[Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=14|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=21|M=10|Y=2018|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post_.237}}

[[File:HM WarOfWills.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ''Anodyne Spirit'', still partially buried and submerged under the [[Great Apothtea]] during the [[War of Wills]].]]

Over several millennia, the ''Anodyne Spirit'' became partially buried in rock and submerged below the [[Great Apothtea]] off the coast of Janjur Qom's main continent.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the history of the San'Shyuum, before [[2200 BCE]], the species discovered and partially uncovered the keyship on their homeworld and began to worship it.<ref name="waypoint qom">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/janjur-qom '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Janjur Qom'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86'' (Google Play edition)</ref> These early worshipers were split over the usage of the ship, as the [[Stoics]] refused to enter the vessel, while the radical [[Reformists]] wished to explore it. The division in San'Shyuum society led to the violent [[San'Shyuum Schism]]. During the climax of the civil war, around one thousand Reformists stormed the ''Anodyne Spirit'' and barricaded themselves inside. The Reformists occasionally raided Stoic territory to collect and stock the ship with plants, wood, seeds, and other goods from the planet, and made preparations to depart Janjur Qom.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 57'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Eventually, the Reformists commandeered the keyship and left Janjur Qom, taking a gigantic piece of the planet with them.<ref name="ch262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref>

The massive crater left behind on Janjur Qom was filled in by the Apothtea sea.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint qom}} The Stoics watched as the Forerunner vessel left them behind, but they were unwilling to fire upon the object of their reverence, and grudgingly allowed the Reformists to leave. Though, the Stoics did send them messages warning them that they would be damned by the "gods" for their theft of the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|ch262}} Utilizing some of the terminals located onboard the ''Anodyne Spirit'', the San'Shyuum solidified their [[Covenant religion|religion]] and realized the Path to the Great Journey. However, they had mistranslated the terminals and incorrectly believed that activating the Halo Array would initiate the Journey.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 118'' (2011 edition)</ref> With the help of the Forerunner technology from the keyship, the Reformists were able to survive and travel the galaxy.<ref name="enc120">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 120'' (2011 edition)</ref> Unaware of the ship's Forerunner classification, the San'Shyuum and later the Covenant would come to call the ''Anodyne Spirit'' the Forerunner Dreadnought due to the vessel's unparalleled power.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet2}}

[[File:HM WarOfBeginnings.jpg|thumb|250px|The Forerunner Dreadnought looms over [[Ulgethon]].]]

In [[938 BCE]], the San'Shyuum landed on the [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili colonies|colony]] of [[Ulgethon]], finding members of the then-unknown species among a repository of Forerunner relics. Their first encounter was tense but amenable, but the Sangheili—who also worshipped the Forerunners, but thought it blasphemy to manipulate their technology—soon discovered the San'Shyuum's intent to excavate the holy relics.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P191|Enc22|Page=191}} Led by [[Arbiter]] [[Vema 'Togad]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P244|Enc22|Page=244}} the Sangheili slaughtered and beheaded a group of San'Shyuum diplomats, sending their corpses back to the Dreadnought.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}}<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 6]]''</ref> Horrified by this violence, the San'Shyuum immediately took the ''Anodyne Spirit'' into the skies above Ulgethon, where they were met by a blockade of Sangheili warships. Despite being outnumbered, the keyship's resilience was unmatched, ultimately resulting in the defeat of the Sangheili fleet. Then, the San'Shyuum  [[Desecration of Ulgethon|laid waste]] to Ulgethon, razing the planet and eradicating its population. This initial conflict led to the decades-long war known as the [[War of Beginnings]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}}

During the war, the Sangheili had an early advantage, with each warrior comparable in skill to ten San'Shyuum in battle. However, the San'Shyuum's technological superiority, and possession of the Forerunner Dreadnought, meant that they had the advantage in space.<ref name="ch145">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 145-148''</ref> The San'Shyuum installed a number of weapons on the keyship, powered by the ship's immense power generation capability.<ref name="hbc weapons">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 12''</ref> The San'Shyuum used the weaponized keyship to great effect in devastating hit-and-run strikes against the Sangheili fleets.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 30''</ref> Additionally, the San'Shyuum were able to weaponize the Dreadnought's own contingent of [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s to serve them in combat. By the time the war ended, these Sentinels had been wiped out almost entirely, only a select few having been preserved aboard the keyship.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 189''</ref>

With the nearly unbeatable keyship in their possession, an eventual San'Shyuum victory seemed inevitable. After losing several [[Sangheili colonies|colonies]] to the Dreadnought, the Sangheili formulated [[Raid at Codisfold|a plan]] to remove the threat it posed. They would sacrifice their world of [[Codisfold]] in hopes that they could use it as bait to board the Dreadnought. When the San'Shyuum arrived at Codisfold, dozens of [[Naval boarding|ship-boring]] machines launched from the planet's rings, carrying elite infiltration teams to the keyship.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P258|Enc22|Page=258}} The Sangheili found their way inside, slaughtering thousands of San'Shyuum and damaging several key components of the vessel. However, a counterattack was organized and the boarding parties were wiped out.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|HSoR|Detail=Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} In response to the raid, the San'Shyuum ravaged Codisfold, killing millions of Sangheili inhabitants.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P258}} While the attack failed to eliminate the Dreadnought, the event proved that the San'Shyuum and their keyship were not invincible.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}}

By [[876 BCE]], the Sangheili had begun to employ their own Forerunner weapons against the San'Shyuum, deciding that the only way to ensure the survival of their species would be to reconsider their beliefs that such actions were sacrilege.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}}<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 151''</ref> Upon discovering this, most San'Shyuum softened toward the possibility of a cease-fire, but [[Pervading Stone]]—their leader—only grew more incensed.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}} During a [[Battle of Anvarl|skirmish]] at [[Anvarl]] in [[860 BCE]], the Dreadnought was used to eliminate Sangheili ground forces from orbit.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 9-13'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Shortly after this battle, Pervading Stone finally took the Dreadnought to Sanghelios in the [[Urs system]], seaking to eradicate the Sangheili once and for all. In [[Battle of Sanghelios|the ensuing battle]], the Dreadnought was used to ravage the Sangheili homeworld and its two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}} However, the Sangheili would unleash their powerful Forerunner weapons on the Dreadnought, managing to bring it down on [[Suban]] and trap it in place with [[gravity anchor]]s. With the San'Shyuum held captive within their keyship for a time, the Sangheili debated whether to simply destroy the vessel and those within, or to breach it and take the Dreadnought for themselves.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}}

 

By [[855 BCE]], while the Dreadnought was still immobilized on Suban, the San'Shyuum known as [[Breaking Shadow]] led a coup against Pervading Stone. Following his death, the San'Shyuum aboard the Dreadnought were united, and Breaking Shadow prepared to at last broach the possibility of peace to the Sangheili. In [[852 BCE]], in order to ensure the survival of both species, an unarmed San'Shyuum delegation was sent to the Sangheili, and a tenuous truce was forged by Breaking Shadow and First Kaidon [[Pelahsar the Strident]]. This alliance would soon lead to the formation of the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}}

The two species then penned the [[Writ of Union]], which formally established the Covenant, and decommissioned the Forerunner warship, removing all known weapons, and placing it within the partially completed High Charity. It was then used to power the city, with its engines at partial power.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P191}}{{Ref/Reuse|ch145}}<ref name="h2high">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> The massive piece of rock taken from Janjur Qom was later refitted into the rocky dome of [[High Charity]], along with the Dreadnought atop it. The Dreadnought then became the purview of the [[Asceticism|ascetic priests]], who studied the vessel's systems and tended to the Oracle, in fact a fragment of the [[Rampancy|rampant]] Forerunner [[ancilla]] 05-032 Mendicant Bias.<ref name="ch269">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 269-271''</ref>

After the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], the Prophets used the newly incorporated [[Lekgolo]] to explore Forerunner relics, and after ages of experimenting on lesser relics, finally worked up the courage to explore the Dreadnought's pathways. At first, these explorations were slow and deliberate, as the priests feared damaging the Dreadnought or offending the Oracle. But with no response from the Oracle, the priests began to continue the explorations until the practice became common place, often with the aid of [[Huragok]].{{Ref/Reuse|ch269}} One of these [[Huragok]] was [[Drifts Randomly]], who internalized data from the keyship which later allowed it to activate the [[Portal at Voi]] on [[Earth]] in lieu of the keyship itself. Afterwards, at least twenty [[Mgalekgolo]] remained on guard around the Dreadnought.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 267''</ref>

When the [[Flood]] attacked High Charity at the end of the [[Battle of Installation 05]], [[John-117]] was on his way to stop the High Prophet of Truth from escaping. He was able to board the ship as Truth uncoupled it from the city's power grid by narrowly making it through a conduit and into the opening it connected to. The Forerunner Dreadnought lifted off, and jumped into slipspace in the midst of a large battle between the Covenant, now commanded by the Jiralhanae and the San'Shyuum [[Prelate]]s, against the ships still under the control of the [[Sangheili]]. As High Charity lost power from the Dreadnought's departure, further chaos ensued in the mobile city as the Flood continued to consume Sangheili and Jiralhanae forces.{{Ref/Reuse|h2high}}

Now aware of the immediate threat within his ship, Truth ordered a jump deeper in the system, straight to Earth, where the battle was still raging between the battered remains of the UNSC fleet and Truth's forces.{{Ref/Marketing|Id=LongRoad|Halo Waypoint|The Long Road Home}} As the Dreadnought transitioned from Slipspace, now in range of Earth's [[orbital defense platform]]s, [[Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] was about to give the order to attack the ship. He only stopped because he found out that the Master Chief was aboard. The Keyship, leading the [[Truth's fleet|Covenant loyalist fleet]], eventually broke through Earth's already-weakened defenses, and headed for Earth.

Nine days after the ship's arrival in the system,{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} the Dreadnought entered Earth's atmosphere. John-117 jumped from the ship as it continued descending, using a hatch as a heat shield, and falling two kilometers into the African jungle near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]]. The Dreadnought continued its descent and landed on the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]], which the Covenant fleet was excavating.

Upon infiltrating the ''Anodyne Spirit'', the Banished force was ambushed by [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant|surviving Covenant]] Jiralhanae and Kig-Yar that had faithfully followed Truth's orders and protected the vessel for years. After fighting through the remnants of the Covenant loyalists, the Banished managed to retrieve the crystal shards from deep within the Dreadnought at the cost of roughly two thirds of their men. Realizing that the surviving Covenant defenders still outnumbered them, they escaped the vessel and returned to Atriox with their prize. Using the crystal, he returned to the galaxy in [[2559#October|October 2559]] via a [[Menachite portal complex|portal facility]] hidden on Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}

The Banished raid on the keyship drew out the Covenant forces sheltering there led by [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]]. They subsequently allied with the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and [[Intrepid Eye]] to fire the [[Halo Array]], but were defeated. Due to his armor being damaged, the Prelate was unable to call for a ship from ''Anodyne Spirit'' to collect him following the [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]] until his armor could repair itself.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}}

==Production notes==

File:ForerunnerShip-scale.gif|The ''Anodyne Spirit'' scaled against other Forerunner installations and a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}, ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.

File:H5G-Dreadnoght mural 2.png|Another mural featuring the Dreadnought.

File:HTV_HighCharity_Interior_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art for ''Anodyne Spirit'' inside High Charity in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.

**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''

*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{C|Murals only}}

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