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==History==

The Stoics worshipped the [[Forerunner]]s and their technology, but they strongly believed that tampering with or directly studying Forerunner artifacts was blasphemous and heretical. Because of these beliefs, they refused to enter the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] that they had discovered upon their homeworld, viewing such actions as desecrating the ~~memory~~ of the gods. However, another faction known as the [[Reformists]] wanted to enter the Dreadnought for possible technological gains and religious enlightenment, a difference in opinion which eventually led to a civil war.<ref name="cp262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> At some point in the war, the Reformists formed a stronghold in the fortress of [[Granduin]] in the [[Zelfiss]] region. However, it was undermined by the Stoics and the fortress fell into a nearby sea known as the [[Great Apothtea]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86''</ref>

The Stoics worshipped the [[Forerunner]]s and their technology, but they strongly believed that tampering with or directly studying Forerunner artifacts was blasphemous and heretical. Because of these beliefs, they refused to enter the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] that they had discovered upon their homeworld, viewing such actions as desecrating the legacy of the gods. However, another faction known as the [[Reformists]] wanted to enter the Dreadnought for possible technological gains and religious enlightenment, a difference in opinion which eventually led to a civil war.<ref name="cp262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> At some point in the war, the Reformists formed a stronghold in the fortress of [[Granduin]] in the [[Zelfiss]] region. However, it was undermined by the Stoics and the fortress fell into a nearby sea known as the [[Great Apothtea]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86''</ref>

Eventually, the Stoics lost the war when the Reformists commandeered the Dreadnought and used it to escape their homeworld. Not wishing to destroy the vessel they considered so sacred, the Stoics allowed the Reformists to escape.<ref name="enc310">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 310'' (2011 edition)</ref> After the Reformists took flight in [[2100 BCE]], the Stoics sent out communication messages threatening that they would be damned for their transgressions to the gods.<ref name="cp262"/> The Stoics eventually retreated to relatively small areas of Janjur Qom —- likely due to the many large, predatory animals native to the planet —- and much of the planet resultingly became overrun by wilderness.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 103''</ref> The Reformists continued to monitor their homeworld after the civil war, occasionally sending [[Eye]] surveillance drones to the planet to keep them informed on Stoic technology. On one occasion, an Eye was discovered and pursued by a Stoic aircraft.<ref name="bc97">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 97-98''</ref>

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 ==History==
-The Stoics worshipped the [[Forerunner]]s and their technology, but they strongly believed that tampering with or directly studying Forerunner artifacts was blasphemous and heretical. Because of these beliefs, they refused to enter the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] that they had discovered upon their homeworld, viewing such actions as desecrating the memory of the gods. However, another faction known as the [[Reformists]] wanted to enter the Dreadnought for possible technological gains and religious enlightenment, a difference in opinion which eventually led to a civil war.<ref name="cp262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> At some point in the war, the Reformists formed a stronghold in the fortress of [[Granduin]] in the [[Zelfiss]] region. However, it was undermined by the Stoics and the fortress fell into a nearby sea known as the [[Great Apothtea]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86''</ref>
+The Stoics worshipped the [[Forerunner]]s and their technology, but they strongly believed that tampering with or directly studying Forerunner artifacts was blasphemous and heretical. Because of these beliefs, they refused to enter the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] that they had discovered upon their homeworld, viewing such actions as desecrating the legacy of the gods. However, another faction known as the [[Reformists]] wanted to enter the Dreadnought for possible technological gains and religious enlightenment, a difference in opinion which eventually led to a civil war.<ref name="cp262">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 262''</ref> At some point in the war, the Reformists formed a stronghold in the fortress of [[Granduin]] in the [[Zelfiss]] region. However, it was undermined by the Stoics and the fortress fell into a nearby sea known as the [[Great Apothtea]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86''</ref>
 Eventually, the Stoics lost the war when the Reformists commandeered the Dreadnought and used it to escape their homeworld. Not wishing to destroy the vessel they considered so sacred, the Stoics allowed the Reformists to escape.<ref name="enc310">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 310'' (2011 edition)</ref> After the Reformists took flight in [[2100 BCE]], the Stoics sent out communication messages threatening that they would be damned for their transgressions to the gods.<ref name="cp262"/> The Stoics eventually retreated to relatively small areas of Janjur Qom —- likely due to the many large, predatory animals native to the planet —- and much of the planet resultingly became overrun by wilderness.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 103''</ref> The Reformists continued to monitor their homeworld after the civil war, occasionally sending [[Eye]] surveillance drones to the planet to keep them informed on Stoic technology. On one occasion, an Eye was discovered and pursued by a Stoic aircraft.<ref name="bc97">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 97-98''</ref>