Editing Xalanyn

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The [[Harbinger]], a female Xalanyn

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The '''Xalanyn''',{{Ref/Game|Id=af3|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #03 - Xalanyn}} also known as the '''Endless''',{{Ref/Game|Id=mr7|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Monitor Reports|Forerunner Archives|Detail=Monitor Reports #07 - Artifact VII}} was an advanced race, whose members were imprisoned by the [[Forerunner]]s on [[Installation 07]] by [[97,368 BCE]] due to their ability to survive the [[Great Purification|effects]] of the Halo Array.{{Ref/Reuse|stinger}}{{Ref/Game|Id=af1|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #01 - Reintroduction}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/the-new-halo-encyclopedia-is-out-today|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The New Halo Encyclopedia is Out Today|D=11|M=03|Y=2023}} Their [[cylix]]es were eventually discovered by [[Atriox]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|stinger}}

The origins of the Xalanyn were unknown, but they were one of the [[sentience|sentient]] species that were extant during the fall of the Forerunner civilization. They were not indexed by the Forerunners prior to the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Reuse|af3}} During the following century, with the [[reintroduction]] phase of the [[Conservation Measure]] underway, [[117649 Despondent Pyre]], the [[monitor]] of [[Installation 07]] discovered the Xalanyn alive and well, inexplicably unaffected by a weapon that had been lethal to all other intelligent life in the galaxy.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p350|Enc22|Page=350}}

However, a few Xalanyn managed to escape from their species' imprisonment, and began to roam the Milky Way in secret, visiting scattered outposts and installations in hope to find a solution in order to free their people from their imprisonment.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p487|Enc22|Page=487}}

 

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In [[2559]], the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Atriox]], the [[Warmaster|leader]] of a group of mercenary raiders known as the [[Banished]], had discovered the existence of the Xalanyn.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p25}} Seeking to uncover this secret hidden by the Forerunners, Atriox and his second-in-comand [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]] travelled to Installation 07.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p423|Enc22|Page=423}} Over the course of [[Battle for Zeta Halo|the conflict]] with the [[UNSC]] on the ring in [[2560]], the Banished excavated Forerunner subterranean structures, eventually coming across the cylix that contained the Xalanyn known as the "Harbinger".{{Ref/Game|Id=tp2|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #02 - What was Inside}} The Harbinger was released from her cylix by forcing a [[human]] [[prisoner of war]], [[Lucas Browning]], to [[Reclaimer|interface]] with her cylix.{{Ref/Reuse|tp3}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp2}} Upon her release, the Harbinger allied with the Banished. She promised to help Escharum restore the ring to its operational status, while Escharm would help her release her fellow Xalanyn from the Silent Auditorium.{{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}} The Banished excavated the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]], allowing the Harbinger to gain access to its interior and kill Despondent Pyre, stealing data from her at the same time.{{Ref/Level|Hi|Conservatory}} Ultimately, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] intervened, killing the Harbinger and preventing her from releasing the Xalanyn.{{Ref/Level|HINF|House of Reckoning}}{{Ref/Level|HINF|Silent Auditorium}}