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'''Djamonkin Crater''', known to locals as '''Djamonkin Augh''', (meaning "'''Big Man's Water'''"), was the [[human]] name for a location on [[Earth]] in approximately [[100,000 BCE]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 11''</ref> The crater was flooded, with a small island in the center. In the center of the island was a small mountain.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 30''</ref> The waters surrounding the island were populated by [[merse]], which were likely transplanted there from their homeworld by [[the Librarian]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 83''</ref> The island itself was uninhabited, but in the center was located a [[Forerunner]] [[Cryptum]] belonging to [[the Didact]].<ref name="c60">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 60''</ref> The Cryptum had been moved there by the Librarian as part of her elaborate plan to reunite with her husband. The Librarian also hid a [[design seed]] for [[Didact's ship|a ship]] in the crater's central peak; this ship was later used by the Didact to escape. The artifact site was surrounded by a [[baffler]] and a wide variety of traps, probably to discourage curious humans.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 43''</ref>
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'''Djamonkin Crater''', known to locals as '''Djamonkin Augh''', (meaning "'''Big Man's Water'''"), was the [[human]] name for a location on [[Earth]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], believed to be the site of former [[Precursor]] activity.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=11}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}}
==Description==
The crater was flooded, with a small island in the center. In the center of the island was a small mountain.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=30}} The waters surrounding the island were populated by [[merse]], which were likely transplanted there from their homeworld by the [[Librarian]].{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=83}} The island itself was uninhabited, but in the center was located a [[Forerunner]] [[Cryptum]] belonging to [[the Didact]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=c60|Cry|Page=60}} The Cryptum had been moved there by the Librarian as part of her elaborate plan to reunite with her husband. The Librarian also hid a [[design seed]] for [[Didact's ship|a ship]] in the crater's central peak; this ship was later used by the Didact to escape. The artifact site was surrounded by a [[baffler]] and a wide variety of traps, probably to discourage curious humans.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=43}}


[[Riser]]'s family's ''[[geas]]'', imposed by the Librarian as part of her plan, made them spend many generations trying to penetrate the traps and reach the area inside.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 48-49''</ref> Around 100,000 BCE, however, it was visited by [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], along with [[Chakas]] and Riser. With their help, he breached the baffler and found the Didact's Cryptum within.<ref name="c60"/>
==History==
[[Riser]]'s family's ''[[geas]]'', imposed by the Librarian as part of her plan, made them spend many generations trying to penetrate the traps and reach the area inside.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=48-49}} Several years before the [[Halo Array|Halos]] were [[Great Purification|fired]], the crater was visited by [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], along with [[Chakas]] and Riser. With their help, he breached the baffler and found the Didact's Cryptum within.{{Ref/Reuse|c60}}
 
The Librarian recreated the crater as part of [[Bastion]], a [[shield world]] built to resemble Earth and her secret laboratory. In late [[2558]], [[343 Guilty Spark]], who had been Chakas before becoming a [[Monitor]], visited Bastion's version of the crater as he processed everything that had happened to him and his new duties as Bastion's caretaker.{{Ref/Novel|PoL|Chapter=Epilogue}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Rebirth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Rebirth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}


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