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Another Catalog had been assigned to [[Maker-of-Moons]] to collect testimony about the Master Builder some time earlier; this unit was later heavily damaged and abandoned by the Master Builder's forces on a Builder hulk near [[Uthera Midgeerrd]]. A former [[Miner]], this individual assumed the carapace after prematurely triggering a planet's destruction, killing his crèche-mate and twelve of the latter's crew in the process; he did this out of jealousy toward his crèche-mate, who had been chosen to be married with the heir to the Miner rate's most powerful family.<ref name="sil125"/> It chose to remain on the hulk with the [[Ur-Didact]] when the ship was surrounded by the [[Flood]]; as a result, the Didact considered it honorable, even appointing it into an honorary Warrior-Servant. It was subsequently captured by the [[Gravemind]] which latently infected it with the [[logic plague]], intending to send it back to the heart of the ecumene to spread the software infection to other Catalog units and [[ancilla]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 209-210''</ref> | Another Catalog had been assigned to [[Maker-of-Moons]] to collect testimony about the Master Builder some time earlier; this unit was later heavily damaged and abandoned by the Master Builder's forces on a Builder hulk near [[Uthera Midgeerrd]]. A former [[Miner]], this individual assumed the carapace after prematurely triggering a planet's destruction, killing his crèche-mate and twelve of the latter's crew in the process; he did this out of jealousy toward his crèche-mate, who had been chosen to be married with the heir to the Miner rate's most powerful family.<ref name="sil125"/> It chose to remain on the hulk with the [[Ur-Didact]] when the ship was surrounded by the [[Flood]]; as a result, the Didact considered it honorable, even appointing it into an honorary Warrior-Servant. It was subsequently captured by the [[Gravemind]] which latently infected it with the [[logic plague]], intending to send it back to the heart of the ecumene to spread the software infection to other Catalog units and [[ancilla]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 209-210''</ref> | ||
A triad of Catalogs was created near the end of the war to investigate crimes against the Mantle and record events surrounding the [[Ur-Didact]], the [[Librarian]] and the [[ | A triad of Catalogs was created near the end of the war to investigate crimes against the Mantle and record events surrounding the [[Ur-Didact]], the [[Librarian]] and the [[IsoDidact]].<ref name="RC31">'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''Chapter 31''</ref> | ||
Catalog collected testimony from the Ur-Didact after his recovery from the [[Burn]], being forced to compel the Didact to recall his encounter with the Gravemind after he refused to continue his testimony due to his reluctance to relive the horror he suffered at the clutches of the Flood. Catalog was also assigned to the Ur-Didact on [[Nomdagro]] in anticipation for his meeting with the IsoDidact and the Librarian; this unit formed a triad with two other Catalog assigned to Bornstellar and the Lifeshaper when they arrived. Catalog also attended the gathering of the Forerunner leadership on the [[greater Ark]], and was likewise present in [[Omega Halo]]'s [[control room]] when the ring was fired. This unit was saved from the collapsing control center, along with the IsoDidact, by [[343 Guilty Spark|Monitor Chakas]] aboard his [[Gargantua-class transport]]. It was slightly damaged but ultimately survived and made it to [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 306''</ref> | Catalog collected testimony from the Ur-Didact after his recovery from the [[Burn]], being forced to compel the Didact to recall his encounter with the Gravemind after he refused to continue his testimony due to his reluctance to relive the horror he suffered at the clutches of the Flood. Catalog was also assigned to the Ur-Didact on [[Nomdagro]] in anticipation for his meeting with the IsoDidact and the Librarian; this unit formed a triad with two other Catalog assigned to Bornstellar and the Lifeshaper when they arrived. Catalog also attended the gathering of the Forerunner leadership on the [[greater Ark]], and was likewise present in [[Omega Halo]]'s [[control room]] when the ring was fired. This unit was saved from the collapsing control center, along with the IsoDidact, by [[343 Guilty Spark|Monitor Chakas]] aboard his [[Gargantua-class transport]]. It was slightly damaged but ultimately survived and made it to [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 306''</ref> | ||
