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{{Quote|If [[Halo]] cannot kill them, it must imprison them.|[[Grand Edict]] to [[Despondent Pyre]]{{Ref/Game|Id=stinger|HINF|Section=post-credits cinematic}}}} | {{Quote|If [[Halo]] cannot kill them, it must imprison them.|[[Grand Edict]] to [[117649 Despondent Pyre]]{{Ref/Game|Id=stinger|HINF|Section=post-credits cinematic}}}} | ||
The '''Xalanyn''',{{Ref/Game|Id=af3|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|SectionLinkText=Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #03 - Xalanyn}} also known as the '''Endless''',{{Ref/Game|Id=mr7|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Monitor Reports|SectionLinkText=Forerunner Archives|Detail=Monitor Reports #07 - Artifact VII}} was an advanced race, whose members | The '''Xalanyn''',{{Ref/Game|Id=af3|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|SectionLinkText=Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #03 - Xalanyn}} also known as the '''Endless''',{{Ref/Game|Id=mr7|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Monitor Reports|SectionLinkText=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 effects of the Halo Array.{{Ref/Game|Id=af1|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|SectionLinkText=Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #01 - Reintroduction}} Their [[cylix]]es were eventually discovered by [[Atriox]] during the [[Installation 07 conflict]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|stinger}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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 firing of the [[Halo Array]],{{Ref/Reuse|af3}} and | {{Quote|Halo was the Forerunners' terrible and ultimate solution to [[Flood|the parasite]]'s [[Forerunner-Flood war|relentless advance]]. Designed to destroy all sentient life, nothing was allowed to survive. And we were sure that nothing had. We were wrong.|117649 Despondent Pyre{{Ref/Reuse|af1}}}} | ||
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 firing of the [[Halo Array]],{{Ref/Reuse|af3}} and after the activation of the Halo rings, the Xalanyn inexplicably survived.{{Ref/Reuse|af1}} During the century after the firing, the Xalanyn were discovered alive and well by the Forerunners, much to the latter's confusion.{{Ref/Reuse|af3}} | |||
The Forerunners and the Xalanyn arranged a parley between delegates from the two species, with [[Installation 07]] taken into range of the Xalanyn homeworld.{{Ref/Game|Id=af4|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|SectionLinkText=Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #04 - A Curious Directive}} The Forerunners deemed the | The Forerunners and the Xalanyn arranged a parley between delegates from the two species, with [[Installation 07]] taken into range of the Xalanyn homeworld.{{Ref/Game|Id=af4|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Archaeological Findings 2|SectionLinkText=Banished Audio log|Detail=Archaeological Findings #04 - A Curious Directive}} The Forerunners deemed the Xalanyn to be a threat and decided that the Xalanyn were to be sealed on Installation 07,{{Citation needed}} with some members subjugated for study at the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]] on the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|af4}} The [[Grand Edict]] charged Installation 07's monitor, [[117649 Despondent Pyre]], with guarding the Xalanyn's prison, and assigned [[Offensive Bias]] to the ring to aid in this.{{Ref/Reuse|stinger}} | ||
===Return=== | ===Return=== | ||
{{Quote|no=two|q1=I am the Harbinger. All that you know shall be undone.|1=The Harbinger|q2=Good.|2=Escharum|3=[[The Harbinger]] and Escharum upon releasing the former from her | {{Quote|no=two|q1=I am the Harbinger. All that you know shall be undone.|1=The Harbinger|q2=Good.|2=Escharum|3=[[The Harbinger]] and Escharum upon releasing the former from her cylix.{{Ref/Game|Id=tp3|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|SectionLinkText=UNSC Audio log|Detail=The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling}}}} | ||
In [[2560]], the [[Banished]] forces under the leadership of its [[War Chief]] Escharum arrived at Installation 07. The Banished excavated Forerunner subterranean structures, eventually coming across the cylix that contained the Xalanyn known as the "Harbinger".{{Ref/Game|Id=tp2|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|SectionLinkText=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 interface with her cylix.{{Ref/Reuse|tp3}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp2}} Upon her release, the Harbinger allied with [[Escharum]]. She promised to help Escharum return the ring to its operational status, while Escharm would help her release her fellow Xalanyn from the Silent Auditorium.{{Citation needed}} [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] intervened, killing both in the process.{{Ref/Level|HINF|House of Reckoning}}{{Ref/Level|HINF|Silent Auditorium}} | In [[2560]], the [[Banished]] forces under the leadership of its [[War Chief]] Escharum arrived at Installation 07. The Banished excavated Forerunner subterranean structures, eventually coming across the cylix that contained the Xalanyn known as the "Harbinger".{{Ref/Game|Id=tp2|HI|Section=Audio log (Halo Infinite)#The Prisoner 2|SectionLinkText=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 interface with her cylix.{{Ref/Reuse|tp3}}{{Ref/Reuse|tp2}} Upon her release, the Harbinger allied with [[Escharum]]. She promised to help Escharum return the ring to its operational status, while Escharm would help her release her fellow Xalanyn from the Silent Auditorium.{{Citation needed}} [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] intervened, killing both in the process.{{Ref/Level|HINF|House of Reckoning}}{{Ref/Level|HINF|Silent Auditorium}} | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:HINF Endless Cylix.png|Cylix containing one of the | File:HINF Endless Cylix.png|Cylix containing one of the Xalanyn. | ||
File:HINF Harbinger Cylix 2.png|Cylix containing the Harbinger, a different insignia than the Endless. | File:HINF Harbinger Cylix 2.png|Cylix containing the Harbinger, with a different insignia than the Endless. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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- "If Halo cannot kill them, it must imprison them."
- — Grand Edict to 117649 Despondent PyreTEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "section"[1]
The Xalanyn,TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[2] also known as the Endless,TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[3] was an advanced race, whose members were imprisoned by the Forerunners on Installation 07 by 97,368 BCE due to their ability to survive the effects of the Halo Array.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[4] Their cylixes were eventually discovered by Atriox during the Installation 07 conflict in 2560.[1]
History
Background
- "Halo was the Forerunners' terrible and ultimate solution to the parasite's relentless advance. Designed to destroy all sentient life, nothing was allowed to survive. And we were sure that nothing had. We were wrong."
- — 117649 Despondent Pyre[4]
The origins of the Xalanyn were unknown, but they were one of the sentient species that were extant during the fall of the Forerunner civilization. They were not indexed by the Forerunners prior to the firing of the Halo Array,[2] and after the activation of the Halo rings, the Xalanyn inexplicably survived.[4] During the century after the firing, the Xalanyn were discovered alive and well by the Forerunners, much to the latter's confusion.[2]
The Forerunners and the Xalanyn arranged a parley between delegates from the two species, with Installation 07 taken into range of the Xalanyn homeworld.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[5] The Forerunners deemed the Xalanyn to be a threat and decided that the Xalanyn were to be sealed on Installation 07,[citation needed] with some members subjugated for study at the Silent Auditorium on the ring.[5] The Grand Edict charged Installation 07's monitor, 117649 Despondent Pyre, with guarding the Xalanyn's prison, and assigned Offensive Bias to the ring to aid in this.[1]
Return
- The Harbinger: "I am the Harbinger. All that you know shall be undone."
- Escharum: "Good."
- — The Harbinger and Escharum upon releasing the former from her cylix.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[6]
In 2560, the Banished forces under the leadership of its War Chief Escharum arrived at Installation 07. The Banished excavated Forerunner subterranean structures, eventually coming across the cylix that contained the Xalanyn known as the "Harbinger".TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[7] The Harbinger was released from her cylix by forcing a human prisoner of war, Lucas Browning, to interface with her cylix.[6][7] Upon her release, the Harbinger allied with Escharum. She promised to help Escharum return the ring to its operational status, while Escharm would help her release her fellow Xalanyn from the Silent Auditorium.[citation needed] Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 intervened, killing both in the process.[8][9]
Elsewhere on the ring, cylixes of other Xalanyn, though with a different appearance compared to that of the Harbinger, were found by Atriox.[1]
Physiology
The physiology of the Xalanyn appears to be highly variable, but a number of shared key traits are present in all forms seen so far. The species is generally humanoid in physical structure, possessing two arms and at least two legs, their hands bearing three or four digits. In contrast to other humanoid species, their feet project downward in a hyperextended position rather than forward, which renders the species incapable of terrestrial locomotion. As a result of this, the Xalanyn rely on the use of thrusters for movement. Their heads are smooth and hairless, with two wide-set pupil-less eyes, no nostrils, and a small, narrow mouth surrounded by a pair of fin-like tentacles. While their mouths contain teeth, they also possess a larger spike-like "tooth" at the front of their lower jaw.
Technology
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Gallery
Cylix containing one of the Xalanyn.
Cylix containing the Harbinger, with a different insignia than the Endless.
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo Infinite
- ^ a b c Halo Infinite: Archaeological Findings #03 - Xalanyn
- ^ Halo Infinite: Monitor Reports #07 - Artifact VII
- ^ a b c Halo Infinite: Archaeological Findings #01 - Reintroduction
- ^ a b Halo Infinite: Archaeological Findings #04 - A Curious Directive
- ^ a b Halo Infinite: The Prisoner #03 - She was Smiling
- ^ a b Halo Infinite: The Prisoner #02 - What was Inside
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign level House of Reckoning
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign level Silent Auditorium
