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|function=Administrative capital of the ecumene | |function=Administrative capital of the ecumene | ||
|caretaker=[[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]] | |caretaker=[[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]] | ||
|constructed=c. [[ | |constructed=c. [[122,445 BCE]] | ||
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|diameter={{Convert|100000|km|mi|sp=us}} (approx.) | |diameter={{Convert|100000|km|mi|sp=us}} (approx.) | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Maethrillian was one of the oldest structures in the [[ecumene]], having been constructed roughly around [[ | Maethrillian was one of the oldest structures in the [[ecumene]], having been constructed roughly around [[122,445 BCE]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 296''</ref> Unknown to most Forerunners in later times, the Capital was constructed around the physical component of the [[Precursor]] construct known as [[Abaddon]], discovered by early Forerunners on a distant world. A powerful intelligence closely linked with the [[Domain]], Abaddon was believed to have taught ancient Forerunners to access the Domain, which would later become a keystone of their civilization. As the construction of the Capital progressed, Abaddon was contained within a chamber of relics known as the [[Mysterium]] and held secret from most of the ecumene apart from senior members of the [[Ecumene Council]]; however, scattered reports of its existence gave rise to the legend of "the Organon", a Precursor artifact that controlled all others.<ref name="ptk">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Promises to Keep]]"</ref> | ||
Despite its immense size, the Capital itself had a comparatively small population of several hundred thousand Forerunners, mostly high-ranking [[Builder]]s. Trillions of [[ancilla]]s served in the capital in the [[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]], an enormous network coordinated by a [[Metarch]]-level ancilla that answered to the [[First Councilor]].<ref name="description"/> It was one of the most trafficked locations in the ecumene, with constant security patrols, [[sentinel]]s, and transports swarming around it.<ref name="description"/> Within five thousand kilometers of the structure, incoming vessels would be carefully screened by sensory fields and directed by [[hard light]] docking nets.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 283''</ref> The Capital's system housed multiple [[slipspace portal]]s that linked to many worlds, as well as [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> | Despite its immense size, the Capital itself had a comparatively small population of several hundred thousand Forerunners, mostly high-ranking [[Builder]]s. Trillions of [[ancilla]]s served in the capital in the [[Metarchy|Capital metarchy]], an enormous network coordinated by a [[Metarch]]-level ancilla that answered to the [[First Councilor]].<ref name="description"/> It was one of the most trafficked locations in the ecumene, with constant security patrols, [[sentinel]]s, and transports swarming around it.<ref name="description"/> Within five thousand kilometers of the structure, incoming vessels would be carefully screened by sensory fields and directed by [[hard light]] docking nets.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 283''</ref> The Capital's system housed multiple [[slipspace portal]]s that linked to many worlds, as well as [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> | ||
