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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:H5Concept -The Path.jpg|thumb | [[File:H5Concept -The Path.jpg|thumb|150px|A symbol associated with the Path to the Great Journey.]] | ||
According to the Covenant religion, the Forerunners, a race of enlightened beings regarded as nearly omniscient and all-powerful, discovered a way to transcend the physical world and became divine gods by activating the [[Halo Array|Halos]], or "Sacred Rings" as referred to by members of the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', cinematics</ref> The Halos supposedly uplifted the Forerunners into [[Technological Achievement Tiers|transsentience]], but left all lesser, unworthy races behind. The Covenant believed themselves to be the chosen inheritors of the Forerunners, and sought to reclaim the "gifts" they left behind, in most cases lost technology. Their ultimate goal was to locate and activate the Halo installations. In doing so, it was believed that all faithful adherents to the Covenant religion would be uplifted as the Forerunners were, following them on a Great Journey resulting in godhood. This belief was shared, with varying degrees of sincerity, amongst all the Covenant's client races. | According to the Covenant religion, the Forerunners, a race of enlightened beings regarded as nearly omniscient and all-powerful, discovered a way to transcend the physical world and became divine gods by activating the [[Halo Array|Halos]], or "Sacred Rings" as referred to by members of the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', cinematics</ref> The Halos supposedly uplifted the Forerunners into [[Technological Achievement Tiers|transsentience]], but left all lesser, unworthy races behind. The Covenant believed themselves to be the chosen inheritors of the Forerunners, and sought to reclaim the "gifts" they left behind, in most cases lost technology. Their ultimate goal was to locate and activate the Halo installations. In doing so, it was believed that all faithful adherents to the Covenant religion would be uplifted as the Forerunners were, following them on a Great Journey resulting in godhood. This belief was shared, with varying degrees of sincerity, amongst all the Covenant's client races. | ||
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The [[Halo Array|Halos]], otherwise referred to as "Sacred Rings" or "Holy Rings"<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', "[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]", ''page 365'' (2010 edition)</ref> by members of the Covenant, were seven holy artifacts that, when activated, would propel all "worthy" individuals in the galaxy into a heavenly paradise, where they would exist as divine beings. This could only be achieved by the retrieval of the "[[Activation Index|Sacred Icon]]", a holy artifact that would activate the rings. | The [[Halo Array|Halos]], otherwise referred to as "Sacred Rings" or "Holy Rings"<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', "[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]", ''page 365'' (2010 edition)</ref> by members of the Covenant, were seven holy artifacts that, when activated, would propel all "worthy" individuals in the galaxy into a heavenly paradise, where they would exist as divine beings. This could only be achieved by the retrieval of the "[[Activation Index|Sacred Icon]]", a holy artifact that would activate the rings. | ||
Fleets entering unexplored territories were given one of the [[Luminal Beacon]]s for the express purpose of signalling that they had discovered a Halo ring, should they have encountered one.{{Ref/Novel|Oblv|Chapter=5}} | |||
In the event that a Holy Ring was to be discovered, a [[reclamation]] procedure had to be followed under [[San'Shyuum]] leadership. This was known as the "Consecration".<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', "Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit", ''pages 366-368'' (2010 edition)</ref> The only individual who oversaw such a procedure was the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], though he was unsuccessful due to the first Ring's destruction. | In the event that a Holy Ring was to be discovered, a [[reclamation]] procedure had to be followed under [[San'Shyuum]] leadership. This was known as the "Consecration".<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', "Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit", ''pages 366-368'' (2010 edition)</ref> The only individual who oversaw such a procedure was the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], though he was unsuccessful due to the first Ring's destruction. | ||