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[[File:H4-DuranceMatrix-ScanRender.png|right|300px|thumb|Views of a Durance, in its external container and unlocked Durance shell.]] | [[File:H4-DuranceMatrix-ScanRender.png|right|300px|thumb|Views of a Durance used to contain a [[Promethean Knight]]'s essence, in its external container and unlocked Durance shell.]] | ||
A '''Durance''' is a [[Forerunner]] device designed to contain the extracted memories and personality impressions of an individual.<ref name="Cryptum">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 47-48''</ref> | A '''Durance''' is a [[Forerunner]] device designed to contain the extracted memories and personality impressions of an individual.<ref name="Cryptum">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 47-48''</ref> | ||
Durances were a key element of Forerunner funeral proceedings. Upon the the death of a Forerunner, their last memories and mental patterns were stored inside a [[timelock|time-locked]] Durance. The Durance and a bit of [[plasma]] from the immolation of the body were then presented to the closest family members of the deceased. Durances had a half-life of a million years. Their resting places were closely guarded by the family, such that the violation of a Durance was considered sacrilege.<ref name="Cryptum"/> | Durances were a key element of Forerunner funeral proceedings. Upon the the death of a Forerunner, their last memories and mental patterns were stored inside a [[timelock|time-locked]] Durance. The Durance and a bit of [[plasma]] from the immolation of the body were then presented to the closest family members of the deceased. Durances had a half-life of a million years. Their resting places were closely guarded by the family, such that the violation of a Durance was considered sacrilege.<ref name="Cryptum"/> | ||
The [[Promethean Knight]]s' essences are also contained in a form of Durance, one of which, named by the [[Covenant remnant|Covenant]] as the "[[Didact's Gift]]", was recovered and studied by the UNSC during the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> | The [[Promethean Knight]]s' essences are also contained in a form of Durance, one of which, named by the [[Covenant remnant|Covenant]] as the "[[Didact's Gift]]", was recovered and studied by the UNSC during the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 134''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 23:24, January 9, 2014
A Durance is a Forerunner device designed to contain the extracted memories and personality impressions of an individual.[1]
Durances were a key element of Forerunner funeral proceedings. Upon the the death of a Forerunner, their last memories and mental patterns were stored inside a time-locked Durance. The Durance and a bit of plasma from the immolation of the body were then presented to the closest family members of the deceased. Durances had a half-life of a million years. Their resting places were closely guarded by the family, such that the violation of a Durance was considered sacrilege.[1]
The Promethean Knights' essences are also contained in a form of Durance, one of which, named by the Covenant as the "Didact's Gift", was recovered and studied by the UNSC during the Second Battle of Requiem.[2]
List of appearances
- Halo: Cryptum (First appearance)
- Halo 4
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, page 47-48
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 134
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