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The '''Step of Silence''' is the [[Covenant]] name for a timeframe of unspecified length in the [[Ages of Reclamation|9th Age of Reclamation]], corresponding to somewhere around [[2552#September|September-October 2552]] in the [[Military Calendar|UNSC Military Calendar]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 338''</ref>{{Ref/Note|Although previously assumed by fans to be the name of a location within ''High Charity'', this is not so. In a manner consistent with the other chapter headings, the placement of the phrase "Step of Silence" in the heading for the ''Epilogue'' of ''Halo: First Strike'' indicates that it is part of the time stamp, being separated from the location by a backslash. The location the chapter is set in is consistently stated to be the Sanctum of the Hierarchs in both the heading and the rest of the epilogue itself.}}


The '''Step of Silence'''<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338.</ref> is a massive chamber inside the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] of ''[[High Charity]]'', specially designated for the [[High Prophets]]. 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>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338.</ref>. On the perimeter of the room, there is space for three hundred [[Honor Guard]] [[Elites]], should a [[Prophet]] be present<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 339.</ref>.
During the Step of Silence, the [[Prophet of Truth]] discussed the [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|loss]] of the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', as well as the failure of [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee at [[Installation 04|Halo]] with [[Tartarus]] in ''[[High Charity]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 338-340''</ref>


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==Notes==
The first time the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]] make an appearance in the story is during a private meetings in this room, during the last chapter of [[Halo: First Strike]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 338-9.</ref>. They discuss the events that took place on [[Installation 04]], as well as the fate of the future [[Arbiter]] and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 340.</ref>.
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The Step of Silence can be seen in the game during the level [[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]]. If the player looks up in a certain room, he/she will see dozens of glowing blue/green shards hanging from the ceiling. There are exactly 76 shards in all — 19 shards in 4 rows.
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During the level [[Cortana(Level)|Cortana]] in Halo 3, the part of the level where you rescue Cortana from the Statis Field bears strong resemblence to the Step of Silence - the pedestal in the center of the room is distinctly recognizable, even though features such as the sharded roof and glass window are not present because the flood destroyed them and instead either filled the area with large amounts of biomass or simply left a hole there. The doors on each side of the room are recognizable too, if one paid attention to the geometry of the room during Halo 2, when the character was in the only mildly-flood-infested Step of Silence.
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The Step of Silence is the Covenant name for a timeframe of unspecified length in the 9th Age of Reclamation, corresponding to somewhere around September-October 2552 in the UNSC Military Calendar.[1][Note 1]

During the Step of Silence, the Prophet of Truth discussed the loss of the Unyielding Hierophant, as well as the failure of Thel 'Vadamee at Halo with Tartarus in High Charity's Sanctum of the Hierarchs.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although previously assumed by fans to be the name of a location within High Charity, this is not so. In a manner consistent with the other chapter headings, the placement of the phrase "Step of Silence" in the heading for the Epilogue of Halo: First Strike indicates that it is part of the time stamp, being separated from the location by a backslash. The location the chapter is set in is consistently stated to be the Sanctum of the Hierarchs in both the heading and the rest of the epilogue itself.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 338
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, pages 338-340
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