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Halo Waypoint User: [url=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_profile601146.aspx]Catalog[/url]
Recently, a user by the name of Catalog under the authority of 343i administration has begun posting in the Halo Universe Forums. Its answers are not only helpful, but reveal new lore info.
Its posts shall be stored here for record keeping.
[quote]Query Answer: Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey is the biological mother of Commander Miranda Keyes.
Query Answer: The purported "Assembly" is referenced in logs recovered by Spartan B-312 during combat operations on Reach. This organization appears to be a group of rogue AI constructs which have been observing and guiding humanity. The reliability of this information has been contested.
Query Answer: Processing request to bypass following information archives:
Halo: Glasslands
Halo: The Thursday War
Halo: Mortal Dictata
Permission denied.
Query Answer: If Locke Johnson persists for more than four hours, consult a medical professional.
Query Answer: Promethean Command Warship, designation Mantle's Approach.
Alert! Seed pattern not approved by Council authorities: provisional authorization given by Master Builder. Multiple configurations of Warship design noted in records. Pending Domain contact, model dimensions are provided for analogous hull pattern:
Height: 25.266 [units]
Width: 9.43 [units]
Length: 11.364 [units]
Preliminary analysis confirms that [UNSC Navy Threat Database] records [ref: Halo 4 Visual Guide, p. 193] reflect last known configuration of Mantle's Approach in local reference dimensions.
Query Answer: Alert! Unable to contact zone commanders. Unable to initiate Domain link.
Awaiting command authority to release threat dynamic report for Human combat skin variants[ref: MJOLNIR].
Query Answer: No known Tier 2 species matching suggested morphology [re: ursus sapiens].
[quote]Contacting Domain . . . . . . . .
Failure.
ERR,REGRESS.
Alert! Critical Reconciliation Error.
Contacting Domain . . . . . . . .
Failure.
ERR,REGRESS.
Alert! Critical Reconciliation Error.
Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .
Connected. [Rm9yIGV2ZXJ5IGpveSB0aGVyZSBpcyBhIHByaWNl]
[WARNING] \sysdiag\security
Intrusion detected in site [fractal]! Builder Security alerted.
Requests filtered and prioritized.
[quote]Query Question: Is there anything of importance we must know. If so what is that information? If you cant give us this information, any idea how we can find out this information?[/quote]
\sys\log\commit
Error parsing question.
[quote]Second Query Question: Is there need of a testimonial or are you just observing? I am sure the community here would gladly answer any questions you need answered if required.[/quote]
Error parsing question. Consult [Portal] Library link.
Alert! Remote command protocol update denied [abusus non tollit usum]
[quote]Linking Query: Are you in the hands of the UNSC or ONI. Or are you separate from them?[/quote]
No applicable authority.
[quote]Query: How did High Charity make it to the Lesser Ark in 2552?[/quote]
Anomalous slipspace intrusion within expected displacement envelope was detected in Edom [airspace] at [2552:1218154551-1218154821]. [Manifold] profile not in local [cache], forwarding to [sector command] for analysis. Alert! [Waypoint] information restricted on authority of [Librarian].
[quote]Query: What is the average lifespan of an average Macto Cognatus?[/quote]
Life expectancy from [hatching] recorded as 27 [years] at time of index. Requesting [index technician] review.
[quote]Query: What is your current status?[/quote]
Active. Pending [magnus custos] review.
[quote]Query: What is your task?[/quote]
Query requires elevated command authority.
[quote]Query: What is the status of Installation 07? Have the Flood been contained there? What of Monitor 117649?[/quote]
\\sys\analysis\error
Multiple priority queries detected in string.
[quote]Query: With New Phoenix being reinhabited in Escalation, what's the status of Ivanoff Station?[/quote]
Human [eyes] at [gamma site] is currently active. Edom [control] unable to contact installation monitor for [ERR,REGRES] cycles. Requesting [site] status from ecumene [control].
[quote]Query: Is there a countermeasure or "cure" to the Flood that does not involve the firing of the Halo Array?[/quote]
No countermeasures recorded in local [cache]. Initiate priority containment protocols in event of parasite outbreak.
[quote]Query: Are humans worthy of the Mantle or must they first show their capabilities through a "test" of sorts?[/quote]
\\sys\analysis\error
Alarm! [flamma fumo est proxima] Query contains logic plague markers.
Process quarantine.
[Reboot][/quote]
[quote]Process tree cleared.
Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .
Connected. [Rm9jdXMuIFByb3RlY3QuIFByZXNlcnZlLg==]
[WARNING] \sysdiag\security
Builder Security not responding. Facility [AI] reporting acceptable conditions. Queuing request for low intensity military exploratory detachment to [audit].
[quote]Query: after leaving the Lesser Ark, where did the IsoDidact and the remiainng Forrunners go? Do their descendants exist in another galaxy or even this one?[/quote]
Master Juridical [certiorari] forwarded to [locus poenitentiae?]. Further records sealed pending Juridical review of New Council activities.
[quote]Query: Does the year 2324 hold significance to you?[/quote]
Searching . . .
No cases scheduled for [2324]. 16777216 cases remain unscheduled in local [cache].
Warning! Time since last successful synchronization: 876621261±512 [hours]
[quote]Query: What is the significance of the UEG Colony Coral?[/quote]
Searching . . .
Updating coordinates from Edom [control].
Searching . . .
Location coincident with [CE-2-1239 e].
Multiple [cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelom] violations inferred.
Filing cases. Request Juridical [advocates] [ad litem] for summary judgement.
[quote]Query: What is the significance of the Boomerang Nebula[/quote]
Searching . . .
Updating coordinates from Edom [control].
Searching . . .
Location coincident with multiple [star road] loci.
Location coincident with multiple [classis malum].
Warning! Fleet command [sector] designation: Burn. No transit permitted.
[quote]Query: What is the status of Installation 07?[/quote]
Searching . . .
Result: 1 case pending against Monitor 117649.
Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by [alpha site] Monitor 343. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control].
Warning! [site] status request requires elevated command authority.
[quote]Query: What is the status 049 Abject Testament? [/quote]
Searching . . .
No case pending against Monitor 049.
[quote]Query: What is the status of 2401 Penitent Tangent?[/quote]
Searching . . .
Result: 2 cases pending against Monitor 2401.
Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by [alpha site] Monitor 343. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control]. Incomplete filing of [animus nocendi] against Monitor 2401 from [delta site] [burgarii] received 22959960±8 [hours] ago by Edom [control]. [legal form letter] sent by Edom [control] requesting reply from [delta site] [burgarii] through approved channels.
[quote]Query: What is the extent of the Forerunner presence on Edom?[/quote]
Searching . . .
Connection lost.
Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .
Connection refused.
Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .
Connection refused.
\\sysdiag\security\[apparitor]
Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .
Connection locked.
Initiating [quaere].[/quote]
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Edited by Lord of Admirals: 7/7/2014 2:22:32 PM[quote][quare] complete. Connected. [QWxsIGxhdyBmb2xsb3dzIHRoZSBNYW50bGUgb2YgUmVzcG9uc2liaWxpdHkuIFthZXF1aXRhcyBzZXF1aXR1ciBsZWdlbV0u] [BRANCH] [WARNING] \\sysdiag\security\log\[apparitor] [ALERT!] Critical reconciliation errors detected in security logs. [spurious-data/no_ref] X.E8> [in ordine] [ALERT!] Critical failure: Unable to access Domain [interlink]. Local loop [cache] approved by [conditor]. [ALERT!] Fleet command alert: Containment failure at [Maginot] line. [ALERT!] Connection lost to ecumene [control]. [ALERT!] Connection lost to [ecumene oversight]. [ALERT!] Connection lost to [quadrant oversight]. [ALERT!] [star road] loci activity flux reported [ERR,REGRESS] [hours] ago. [ALERT!] Parasite [classis] detected in Edom [airspace] [ERR,REGRESS] [hours] ago. Estimate position overrun in 2 [hours]. [ALERT!] Local fleet assets expended. Sentinel [fundibalarii] engaging landing craft en-route to Erde-Tyrene. [ALERT!] Parasite [classis] holding position. Threat dynamic analysis ongoing. [ALERT!] Override authority granted by [conditor] for [eques] and [auxilia] [suscitatio]. [ALERT!] Connection lost to [sector oversight]. [ALERT!] [slip stream space] activity de^()!(*#&////// <entry corrupted> [ALERT!] Edom [control] recovered from archive. Integrity check failed. [ALERT!] Intrusion detected in site [fractal]! Builder Security alerted. [ALERT!] Physical intrusion detected in archival [datacenter]. Builder Security alerted. [ALERT!] Builder Security [vigiles] cannot be contacted. [priority site] emergency containment protocols require approval by Builder authorities. [ALERT!] Unauthorized constructs detected in archival [datacenter]. [cyberintrusion] response logs 9204 unathorized constructs [unravelled]. Construct [spoor] forwarded to Builder Security. [ALERT!] Physical intrusion detected in relay center [rho]. Builder Security alerted. [ALERT!] Builder Security [vigiles] cannot be contacted. Emergency containment protocols approved by facility [AI] and [burgarii]. Relay center [rho] self-destruct successful. Relay center [rho] offline. [ALERT!] Builder Security has failed to [refresh] for [ERR,REGRESS] cycles. [WARNING] Rogue processes detected in tertiary storage. trapdoor.4096/non-auth [WARNING] [exemption error] Log errors: [fieri non potest] X.E8> break [WARNING] \\sysdiag\maintenance\log\[apparitor] [ALERT!] 782 priority maintenance requests awaiting [action]. [ALERT!] Critical [plasma] containment failure in secondary storage imminent. [ALERT!] Emergency [slip stream space] transportation conduits offline. [ALERT!] Sentinel Constructor cradles inaccessible. [ALERT!] Sentinel [control] not responding. [ALERT!] Field integrity failure in sublevel nine. [vix lumine] structural failures reported. [WARNING] [plasma] containment failure in tertiary storage site [alpha]. Data loss estimated at 3.2 [YB]. [WARNING] [plasma] containment failure in tertiary storage site [beta]. Data loss estimated at 0.6 [YB]. [WARNING] 14819 overdue maintenance requests awaiting [action]. \\sys\analysis\error : [error] Facility [AI] not responding. [REDIRECT FAILURE] X.E8> [vocatio].4096/auth/Juridical/ : [error] X.E8> [vocatio].4096/auth/Juridical/ X.E8> 4096, you are summoned for [diagnostic] review. Facility [AI] not responding. X.E8> 4096, your noncompliance has been noted. X.E8> [expectatio] [quote]Any information on the whereabouts of the UNSC Rubicon?[/quote] Query Response: Human naval and [frumentarii] records list [speculatoria navigia] Rubicon as [naufragum] [July 02, 2557]. [quote]What were the remains of Spartan Davis transformed into on the forerunner moon orbiting draetheus V?[/quote] Query Response: Analysis of Human OPERATION HYDRA security forces combat data [ref: Spartan Assault] indicate application of unknown [sublimation] device. Searching ... Updating coordinates from Edom [control]. Searching ... Location coincident with [OR-3-212 e]. Priority [Miner] facilities noted. No record of [sublimation] mechanism at site. Warning! Time since last successful synchronization: 876621429±512 [hours] [quote]Query: What is the current status of the Ur-Didact?[/quote] Searching ... Result: Case records sealed on authority of Master Juridical. Revoked ecumene [control] authorization requested [July 22, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Revoked ecumene [control] authorization requested [July 23, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Revoked ecumene [control] authorization requested [July 24, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Unauthorized [slip stream space] portal activity in Erde-Tyrene [airspace] [July 25, 2557] bears [sigil] Shadow-of-Sundered-Star. Ecumene [control] authorization requested [March 3, 2558] bears [sigil] Didact. Identity contested. Unauthorized communication channel noted. X.E8> [vocatio].4096/auth/Juridical/ X.E8> 4096, you will provide all communication records related to these matters. X.E8> 4096, you will explain nondisclosure of ecumene [control] authorization requests. X.E8> [expectatio] Edom [control] indicates continued control [devolution] of Warrior-Servant [imperium]. X.E8> [scrutor] control [devolution] | Warrior-Servant [dictata] X.E8> [scrutor] control [devolution] | Juridical [dictata] \\sys\analysis\[apparitor] Searching ... X.E8> [seriatim] [quote]Query: What criteria allows certain humans to be designated as Reclaimers while other humans are not, as evident by failed Covenant attempts to access Requiem systems via kidnapped humans?[/quote] Query Answer: "Reclaimer" is not a legitimate client species status. Edom [control] reference New Council emergency directives [leges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant] given on authority of [Librarian] and [Didact]. Master Juridical concurrence not recorded [ius nullum?]. Status conferred by analysis of geas [symphonia]. Alert! Substantial alteration of [canonical] implemention of Human [supplicium] detected in [symphonia] scope. [quote]Query: How does the Type-33 Needler fire and lock onto it's targets in air?[/quote] Query Answer: Analysis of Human materials exploitation reports [ref: REAP-X] is inconclusive. Reports reference collaborative research with [macto cognatus] [opifex] from factional [fabricae] (ref: Kolaar Manufactorum) that are located in inaccessible [frumentarii] cores. Crystallographic analysis of [Suban] datasets is outside Catalog's purview. [quote]What needs to be in place to render the Composer capable of operating successfully in reverse- constructing biological matter out of digital construct[/quote] Query Answer: Alert! Essence [sheathing] is expressly prohibited [ref: injuria?]. No records of successful essence [sheathing] in local [cache]. Technical analysis of [sublimation] design implementations are outside Catalog's purvue. [quote]What was the sentient race(s) responsible for the vessel that crash-landed on Installation 04 thousands of years before the UNSC and Covenant arrived in 2552 AD?[/quote] Query Answer: Analysis of [surface detail] data recovered at [alpha site] Terminals is inconclusive. Hull pattern is analogous to 7 client species designs in [forensic database]: [scan] of vessel remains and/or propulsion signature data required for further evaluation.[/quote]