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|rank= formerly [[Master Builder]] ([[Rate|R]]: [[Builder]])

|notable=*Commissioned the [[Halo Array]]

'''Faber''', more commonly known by his title as the '''[[Master Builder]]''', was an immensely powerful [[Forerunner]] [[Builder]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 206''</ref> He commissioned the construction of the [[Halo Array]], and co-created [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] alongside [[the Didact]].

Sometime following the end of the [[Human-Forerunner War]], Faber commissioned the creation of the [[Halo Array|Halos]], an array of weapons capable of purging all sentient life from a star system and, if the situation became dire, the entire galaxy. The purpose of this project was two-fold: to be used as a defensive measure against [[the Flood]] were they ever to return to the galaxy, and to secure the preeminence of the [[Builder]] rate. Despite opposition from [[the Didact]] and the [[Promethean]]s, who managed to delay the construction of the Halos for thousands of years, the [[Ecumene Council]] eventually agreed to Faber's proposal, causing the Didact to go into [[Cryptum|exile]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 273-274''</ref> Under Faber's orders, the [[Bornstellar's father|father]] of [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] designed the Halo Array, and twelve of the weapons were built by his [[guild]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 243''</ref>

However, the [[Librarian]] and the [[Lifeworker]] rate strongly opposed the construction of the Halos, viewing them as contrary to the principles of the [[Mantle]]. With the Lifeworkers threatening to go on strike if the weapons were constructed, the Council agreed to the Librarian's demands to provide a workable plan to save sentient life in the galaxy in the event the rings were ever fired. This plan, known as the [[Conservation Measure]], involved giving the Lifeworkers biological preserves for specimens of numerous species on several of the Master Builder's installations, including the Halos and their construction foundries, known as the [[Ark]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 274''</ref> After the onset of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], Faber authorized the use of the Lifeworkers' biological specimens on the Halo installations for experimentation on the Flood in hopes of finding a cure to the parasite.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 334''</ref> Of particular interest to his researchers were [[human]]s, primarily housed on [[Installation 07]], many of whom seemed to exhibit an immunity to the parasite - unaware that this was due to an ongoing strategy on the Flood's part. He authorized that more humans with the Librarian's special [[geas]] be brought on the installation from [[Earth]], against the instructions of the Council and the Librarian.<ref name="prim190">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 190-192''</ref>

Circa [[100,043 BCE]], Faber, with the Council's authority, tasked [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] with conducting the first test of a Halo installation near [[Charum Hakkor]]. Installation 07, fired on a system-wide power setting, released an ancient being known as the [[Primordial]]; the entity was taken on the installation by Faber's orders afterward. As he did not trust the Lifeworker scientists who at first studied the creature, Faber soon assigned Mendicant Bias to interrogate it.<ref name="prim190"/> Over the course of the extended conversation, the Primordial managed to encourage the Master Builder to continue the experiments on humans, and eventually convinced Mendicant Bias to turn to [[rampancy]] and defect to the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 365''</ref>

Around [[100,000 BCE]], he arrived at [[Janjur Qom]] to seek information on the Flood from the [[San 'Shyuum]] leadership. Their arrival, following the Librarian's indexing of the San 'Shyuum, caused the San 'Shyuum to rebel against the Forerunners. In retaliation, the Master Builder ordered Mendicant Bias to use Installation 07 to [[Battle of Janjur Qom|sterilize]] the San 'Shyuum population.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 275''</ref> During the battle, Faber's forces intercepted [[Didact's ship|the ship]] carrying Bornstellar and the Didact, who had also come to meet with the San 'Shyuum leadership. He placed the Didact under arrest and sent Bornstellar back to his family.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 218''</ref> When the Didact later refused to give vital information to the Master Builder, he left him to die in a Flood-infested system, with the rest of the galaxy believing him to be dead.<ref name="amazon">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765323982/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=heaprcom05-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creativeASIN=0765323982 '''Amazon.com''': ''Halo: Silentium official description'']</ref> The Didact would continue interfering in his plans, however, as his memories and personality had been transferred to Bornstellar's mind.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 339''</ref>

However, the Master Builder had overestimated his control over his allies. They believed that the Halo Array was intended as a last resort weapon, not to punish uprisings. Many of his closest allies felt he had violated the [[Mantle]] for with his actions, and a political revolution occurred, with many [[Councilor (Forerunner)|Councilor]]s resigning in protest. Meanwhile, many Lifeworkers and [[Warrior-Servant]]s on Installation 07 violently rebelled against the Master Builder, but this revolt was mostly suppressed by Faber's loyal [[Builder Security]] forces.<ref name="prim190"/> The Builders stripped Faber of his title, and he was put on trial before the Forerunner Council for the unsanctioned use of a Halo and other war crimes.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 250-251''</ref> However, the trial was interrupted by Mendicant Bias' [[Battle of the Capital|assault]] on the [[capital]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 299''</ref> Though Faber's ultimate fate remained unknown, it was assumed that he died somewhere on [[Installation 07]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 374''</ref>

{{quote|If not for your family's power, I would strip you down to a haze of burning brain cells and spread you out upon this field.|Faber to Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting.}}

Faber appeared to dedicate considerable attention to his personal appearance, making use of perfumes and maintaining an attitude of superiority in all encounters.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 203''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 205-206''</ref>

"[[Wiktionary:faber|Faber]]", (the root of the word "fabricate"), is Latin for "artisan" or "smith", which clearly echoes his role as the Master Builder. However, it is noted at the beginning of ''Halo: Cryptum'' that all names and other terms are translated to analogues that are intelligible to the reader, as in ''[[Halo 3]]'''s [[Terminal/Halo 3|terminals]] and in [[Wikipedia:J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien's]] [[Wikipedia:Middle-earth canon|writings]], so "Faber" was certainly not his real name.

*''[[The Forerunner Saga]]''

**''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}

**''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{C|Indirect mention}}

*''[[The Sangheili trilogy]]''

**''[Halo: Rise of the Vanguard]''

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