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[[File:H4-DuranceMatrix-ScanRender.png| | [[File:H4-DuranceMatrix-ScanRender.png|right|300px|thumb|Views of a Durance used to contain a [[Promethean Knight]]'s essence, in its external container and unlocked Durance shell.]] | ||
A '''Durance''' is a [[Forerunner]] device designed to contain the extracted memories and personality impressions of an individual.<ref name="Cryptum">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 47-48''</ref> | A '''Durance''' is a [[Forerunner]] device designed to contain the extracted memories and personality impressions of an individual.<ref name="Cryptum">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 47-48''</ref> | ||
Durances were a key element of Forerunner funeral proceedings. Upon the death of a Forerunner, their last memories and mental patterns were stored inside a [[timelock|time-locked]] Durance. The Durance and a bit of [[plasma]] from the immolation of the body were then presented to the closest family members of the deceased. Durances had a half-life of a million years. Their resting places were closely guarded by the family, such that the violation of a Durance was considered sacrilege.<ref name="Cryptum"/> | |||
On [[X50]], the artificial moon of [[Draetheus V]], an unspecified type of [[Mind transfer|sublimation device]] immolated [[Edward Davis|Spartan Edward Davis']] body and placed the remains, along with his last impressions, into a Durance | The [[Promethean Knight]]s' essences are also contained in a form of Durance, one of which, named by the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] as the "[[Didact's Gift]]", was recovered and studied by the UNSC during the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 134''</ref> | ||
On [[X50]], the artificial moon of [[Draetheus V]], an unspecified type of [[Mind transfer|sublimation device]] immolated [[Edward Davis|Spartan Edward Davis']] body and placed the remains, along with his last impressions, into a Durance.<ref name="Hydra">'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Operation F: Hydra]]''</ref><ref group="note">While it is never identified as a Durance in-game, the device housing the remains of Davis' consciousness is a Durance by definition, as the term encompasses any "imprint matrix" used to contain an extracted essence. The immolation of Davis' body further suggests that the transfer of his impressions may have been part of an automated version of a traditional Forerunner funerary ritual.</ref> | |||
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File:HSA Davis remains.jpg|The remains of Spartan Davis being absorbed into a Durance. | File:HSA Davis remains.jpg|The remains of Spartan Davis being absorbed into a Durance. | ||
File:HSA-ForerunnerDevice.jpg|The Durance housing Davis' remains closes. | File:HSA-ForerunnerDevice.jpg|The Durance housing Davis' remains closes. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Forerunner|technology}} | {{Forerunner|technology}} | ||
[[Category:Forerunner technology]] | [[Category:Forerunner technology]] | ||
