Editing Solute

{{Era|Forerunner}}
[[File:Killed by Halo Effect.jpg|thumb|250px|A creature is killed by the activation of the [[Halo Array]] and is instantly decayed by the [[Lifeworker]] solute.]]
'''Solute''' is a [[Forerunner]] substance designed by the [[Lifeworker]]s to prevent ecological disasters on worlds struck by the [[Halo Array]].<ref name="sil19">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 19''</ref>

==Overview==
The purpose of the solute was to cause every animal killed by the [[Halo Array]] to instantly decay into their component molecules. This was meant to prevent pollution of the atmosphere due to decomposition. It was spread over many of the planets before the Halos were activated. [[Catalog]] observed solute being released on [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] as the [[Lifeworker]]s oversaw the indexing of the planet as part of the [[Conservation Measure]]. While acknowledging the intended purpose of the substance, Catalog also contemplated the possibility that the solute could have been used as a convenient means to obscure the firing of the Halos and the subsequent mass extinctions from future investigators.<ref name="sil19"/>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:The Forerunner]]
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-{{Status|Canon}}
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 [[File:Killed by Halo Effect.jpg|thumb|250px|A creature is killed by the activation of the [[Halo Array]] and is instantly decayed by the [[Lifeworker]] solute.]]
-'''Solute''' is a [[Forerunner]] substance designed by the [[Lifeworker]]s to prevent ecological disasters on worlds struck by the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|Sil|Chapter=string 1}}
+'''Solute''' is a [[Forerunner]] substance designed by the [[Lifeworker]]s to prevent ecological disasters on worlds struck by the [[Halo Array]].<ref name="sil19">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 19''</ref>
-==Characteristics==
+==Overview==
-===Description===
+The purpose of the solute was to cause every animal killed by the [[Halo Array]] to instantly decay into their component molecules. This was meant to prevent pollution of the atmosphere due to decomposition. It was spread over many of the planets before the Halos were activated. [[Catalog]] observed solute being released on [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] as the [[Lifeworker]]s oversaw the indexing of the planet as part of the [[Conservation Measure]]. While acknowledging the intended purpose of the substance, Catalog also contemplated the possibility that the solute could have been used as a convenient means to obscure the firing of the Halos and the subsequent mass extinctions from future investigators.<ref name="sil19"/>
-When the solute was being distributed, the ships distributing it left yellowish curtains.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}}
-===Purpose===
-The purpose of the solute was to cause every animal killed by the [[Halo Array]] to instantly decay into their component molecules. This was meant to prevent pollution of the atmosphere due to decomposition{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}} which had happened on [[Faun Hakkor]] following the test firing of [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCC12|Cry|Chapter=12}} While acknowledging the intended purpose of the substance, [[Catalog]] also contemplated the possibility that the solute could have been used as a convenient means to obscure the firing of the Halos and the subsequent mass extinctions from future investigators.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}} Despite this, evidence remained in the form of an absence of any fossil evidence. Humanity in [[2332]] called this the [[Ross-Ziegler Blip]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HRenC23|Ren|Chapter=23}}
-==Usage==
-===Firing of the Halo array===
-The solute was spread over many of the planets before the Halos were activated. Catalog observed solute being released on [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] as the [[Lifeworker]]s oversaw the indexing of the planet as part of the [[Conservation Measure]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}}
 ==List of appearances==
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 ==Sources==
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+[[Category:The Forerunner]]
-[[Category:Materials]]