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| [[File:Steeple_of_Silence.jpg|thumb|The step of silence, note the hanging glass shards.]]
| | The '''Step of Silence''' is a timeframe in the Age of Reclamation, specifically the 9th Age.<ref name="FS338">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 338-339''</ref> |
| The '''''Step of Silence''''' is a massive chamber inside the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] located in the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] holy city ''[[High Charity (Structure)|High Charity]]'', specially designated for the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]].<ref name="FS338">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 338-339''</ref> The Step of Silence is a large, round room with an illuminated pedestal in the center. Suspended from the ceiling are hundreds of shards of glass, each a piece of a planet that has been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="FS338"/> On the perimeter of the room, there is space for three hundred [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard]] [[Sangheili|Elites]], should a [[San 'Shyuum|Prophet]] be present.<ref name="FS338"/> The room is suspended high above the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]], and the various platforms within it are accessible by [[Gravity Portal]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', level {{Levelname|High Charity}}</ref> | |
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| *During the last chapter of ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]], [[Chieftain of the Brutes]] discuss the events that took place on [[Installation 04]], as well as the fate of [[Thel 'Vadam|the future Arbiter]], the pilots, and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] in this room.<ref name="FS338"/>
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| *The Step of Silence can be seen in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' during the level {{Levelname|High Charity}}. If the player looks up in the room with the two [[Beam Rifles]] in a crate, a [[Carbine]], and a swarm of [[Drones]], they will see dozens of glowing blue and green shards hanging from the ceiling. There are exactly 76 shards in all, 19 shards in 4 rows. Each of these shards represents one planet glassed by the Covenant. Therefore, the Covenant has glassed 76 planets.{{fact}}
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