UNSC Edge of Umbra

UNSC Edge of Umbra
Production information
Class:	Prowler
Role:	Infiltration/recon
Specifications
Length:	162 Meters
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	Resistant to several pulse laser bursts
Countermeasures:	Ablative baffles Counterelectronic systems Stealth ablative coating Texture buffers
Service information
Last sighted:	2503
Affiliation:	UNSC Naval Intelligence

The UNSC Edge of Umbra was a United Nations Space Command Prowler during the Insurrection.

Background

In 2503 the Office of Naval Intelligence discovered that Lyrenne Castilla, the second wife of then-Captain Preston Cole, was a high-ranking member of the insurgency. ONI suspected that Cole may have unknowingly or even actively collaborated with Castilla, and as such decided to have him returned to Reach for debriefing. Cole was confined to his quarters aboard his ship, the UNSC Gorgon, until the Prowler Edge of Umbra arrived in the Lambda Aurigae system. The Umbra then transported Cole to Reach.

Trivia

The name of the Edge of Umbra is likely a reference to the darkest part of the shadow cast by a celestial body. An observer positioned in the umbra of a planet or moon is said to experience a total eclipse.

List of appearances

• Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
  • The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (First appearance)