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The Domain was an immaterial reserve of knowledge and collective experience viewed by the Forerunners as the essence and living expression of their culture and history. In addition to the ancestral impressions and memories contained within, information could also be stored in and retrieved from the Domain for practical purposes. There was a mysterious quality to the Domain; despite its ubiquity in Forerunner culture, its exact nature or origin remained largely nebulous even to Forerunners. Due to these abstruse aspects, the Forerunners treated the Domain as something mystical and transcendent; it was regarded with reverence and connected to the Forerunners' [[Mantle|religious beliefs]].{{Ref/Reuse|p234}}<ref name="s55">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 55''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 271''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|s275}}
The Domain was an immaterial reserve of knowledge and collective experience viewed by the Forerunners as the essence and living expression of their culture and history. In addition to the ancestral impressions and memories contained within, information could also be stored in and retrieved from the Domain for practical purposes. There was a mysterious quality to the Domain; despite its ubiquity in Forerunner culture, its exact nature or origin remained largely nebulous even to Forerunners. Due to these abstruse aspects, the Forerunners treated the Domain as something mystical and transcendent; it was regarded with reverence and connected to the Forerunners' [[Mantle|religious beliefs]].{{Ref/Reuse|p234}}<ref name="s55">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 55''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 271''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|s275}}


Forerunners used the Domain via various technological systems, most commonly their [[Forerunner personal armor|personal armor]].{{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}} While the artificial world of [[Genesis]] served as a primary link into the Domain,<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> connecting to the Domain was possible for mature Forerunners anywhere within the Forerunners' sphere of influence, regardless of distance.{{Ref/Reuse|c167}}<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 13''</ref> This was typically accomplished via an intermediary, most commonly a personal [[ancilla]] as well as [[Haruspis]]. A [[Cryptum]] also acted as a mediator between a Forerunner and the Domain; meditative [[xankara]] in a Cryptum provided a much clearer and more unrestricted experience of the Domain than contact when awake.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 255''</ref> Dedicated [[Z-9930 Information Vector Console|terminals]] were also sometimes used by ancillas to connect to the Domain when on Forerunner worlds or installations.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 129''</ref>
Forerunners used the Domain via various technological systems, most commonly their [[Forerunner personal armor|personal armor]]. While the artificial world of [[Genesis]] served as a primary link into the Domain,<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> connecting to the Domain was possible for mature Forerunners anywhere within the Forerunners' sphere of influence, regardless of distance.{{Ref/Reuse|c167}}<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 13''</ref> This was typically accomplished via an intermediary, most commonly a personal [[ancilla]] as well as [[Haruspis]]. A [[Cryptum]] also acted as a mediator between a Forerunner and the Domain; meditative [[xankara]] in a Cryptum provided a much clearer and more unrestricted experience of the Domain than contact when awake.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 255''</ref> Dedicated [[Z-9930 Information Vector Console|terminals]] were also sometimes used by ancillas to connect to the Domain when on Forerunner worlds or installations.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 129''</ref>


The Domain was central in major [[Ecumene Council|Council]] proceedings, such as a political trial. Among other things, it was used by judges to store archival and accounting material,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 262''</ref> assess precedent, and to verify witnesses' testimonies.<ref name="c288">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 288''</ref> [[Ancilla]]s routinely accessed data within the Domain, and [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class]] AIs such as [[Mendicant Bias]] were connected to the Domain upon their activation.<ref name="p337">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 337-338''</ref>
The Domain was central in major [[Ecumene Council|Council]] proceedings, such as a political trial. Among other things, it was used by judges to store archival and accounting material,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 262''</ref> assess precedent, and to verify witnesses' testimonies.<ref name="c288">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 288''</ref> [[Ancilla]]s routinely accessed data within the Domain, and [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class]] AIs such as [[Mendicant Bias]] were connected to the Domain upon their activation.<ref name="p337">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 337-338''</ref>

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