Modification de Chronique:Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons (section)

==To Build a Home==
The earliest raids conducted by Atriox, as he led the Banished in their formative days, were typically against human worlds that had already been swept over by the merciless war machine of the Covenant. The Banished would lay siege with speed and ease against those who were unlucky enough to survive—enduring a world-shattering catastrophe only to find themselves up against the unrelenting might of the Jiralhanae.

This opportunistic ‘smash and grab’ tactic was a core strategy of the Banished and proved to be remarkably efficient, providing them with ample opportunity to salvage weaponry and other materiel to arm themselves. In time, they would turn to raiding Covenant supply lines and storehouses, and eventually even the more prominent Covenant tithe worlds were not safe from the closing fist of Atriox.

Possessing greater military capacity than ever before by 2560, the Banished's approach of quick planetary infiltration through space-to-ground domination has only continued to expand and evolve to become their prime method of occupation. Enemy forces are immediately put on the back foot as dreadnoughts deploy countless drop-bases and artillery to rapidly establish a foothold on the ground, immediately fortifying infrastructure around critical positions.

Following the razing of Oth Sonin, where Cortana's Guardians were deployed to shatter Doisac, it is the Ark and Zeta Halo where the Banished's presence is most strongly felt. A new home is required, and it is the great foundry of the Forerunners and their most terrible weapon—and the innumerable mysteries within—that will ensure the Jiralhanae do not just survive, but thrive in the wake of recent devastation.

Under Escharum's leadership, the Banished claimed control of key sites on Zeta Halo which each demonstrate the versatility and prowess of their occupational infrastructure, standing also as symbolic monuments to their own strength and the weakness of the fragmented human resistance.

As ''The Rubicon Protocol'' will take us to some familiar locations encountered on Zeta Halo, let's take a closer look at some of these outposts…

===Outpost Tremonius===
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The UNSC ''Mortal Reverie'' was a ''Mulsanne''-class frigate that crashed on Zeta Halo following the Banished's strategic ambush of the UNSC ''Infinity'' and its escort fleet. On December 15, 2559, the wreckage of the ship was located by Spartan Vedrana Makovich and it became the centralized base of operations for surviving UNSC forces in this localized area of the ring.

This makeshift fortification would not last, however, as the Banished—led by Chieftain Tremonius and Captain Arthoc (a high-value target you can find in the campaign)—assaulted the Reverie'' on January 31, 2560, and claimed the site for themselves. Escharum rewarded Tremonius for this victory by naming the subsequent outpost in his honor.

===Horn of Abolition===
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One of the core differences in the experience of fighting the Banished compared to the Covenant is the felt presence of the former's infrastructure. Assembly forges, communications outposts, munitions factories—these things were seldom seen in previous games because they were not typically deployed, but hosted in centralized locations (such as High Charity, cruisers, and support ships).

It was rarely in the Covenant's interest to occupy human colonies for extended periods and set up external infrastructure unless there was something of value they were pursuing, as the conclusion to their assaults often ended the same way: glassing the world from orbit.

This is not the case for the Banished, and the Horn of Abolition stood as one such example of why. This outpost was utilized to link and relay communications throughout the immense Banished presence spread across the vast surface of Zeta Halo, while also tracking remnants of the UNSC resistance. Escharum saw this outpost as a symbol of the Banished's strength, of many being forged into one under the unifying might of Atriox.

As heard in the ‘Nowhere to Hide’ audio log of the Outpost intel, two Marines attempted to destroy the outpost with their last C-12 satchel, but the landslide only took out a single building which did little to deter the site's Unggoy Commander, Jopmop, from his duties.

===Annex Ridge===
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Among the myriad of Forerunner artifacts, devices, structures, and other objects of interest on Zeta Halo, the stone ring totems have proven to be perhaps the most inscrutable, seemingly predating even the Forerunners themselves. Even the monitor, Despondent Pyre, spent millennia attempting to decipher their engraved runes.

The Banished, too, sought to understand these totems, which was the purpose given to the Annex Ridge research facility. This site was placed under the watchful eye of Zeretus, who was among the first to join the Banished and played a key role in the recovery of the slipspace flake within the ''Anodyne Spirit'' on the Ark that enabled Atriox to return to the galaxy. It was Escharum's belief that the technology and artifacts excavated on Zeta Halo were key to the destiny of the Banished.

===Riven Gate===
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As the Banished were the dominant occupational force on Zeta Halo, setting up a central checkpoint to control transportation routes to other outposts and prevent human access to the ring's remediation systems gave them a key strategic advantage.

The Riven Gate effectively trapped UNSC forces in Banished territory, and it was near this location that Spartan Bonita Stone learned of the army being massed to march on the ''Reverie''.

===Forge of Teash===
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The Forge of Teash served as a maintenance depot and production site for the Banished, bolstering their presence and capacity by fabricating and repairing a great number of machines for their distributed forces.

This outpost's location made it a key site for supporting the excavation efforts at Site Novem, where the Banished were digging into the Conservatory. It contained fuel silos and repair bays that were used to maintain the mining equipment used for such a purpose—something that the Weapon will comment on (fun fact: her dialogue changes depending on whether you've completed the mission Excavation Site and encountered Ransom Keep).

Managed by Commander Durakkus, Escharum kept a close eye on the excavation operation of the Conservatory due to the personal interest of the Harbinger, who inspected the site herself.

===Ransom Keep===
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Operating in-parallel with the Forge of Teash, Ransom Keep was a smaller maintenance depot that served primarily as a salvage site, harvesting UNSC materiel across the ring's surface and grinding their titanium bones into feedstock for the Banished's own purposes.

While stripping UNSC hardware to repair and maintain Site Novem's excavation equipment, a lone M808 Scorpion remained in Ransom Keep's vehicle bay—whether the Banished intended to use one of the humans' own machines against them or simply hadn't gotten around to breaking it down is unclear.

The excavation sites themselves were identified by Jato 'Ratum and his scouts. This Sangheili had served the Banished on the Ark before returning to the galaxy with Atriox, he was the sole survivor of a mining expedition that was decimated by artillery fire and promised fellow Commander Vimo 'Arach (who may or may not have some relation to Kitun and Jacul 'Arach from the audio logs in ''Halo 5'') that he would one day tell him of his time on the Great Foundry of the Forerunners.

===Armory of Reckoning===
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The Armory of Reckoning was an outpost that was personally installed by Escharum himself for the purpose of conducting repairs, as well as servicing and maintaining the Banished's extensive and deadly arsenal of weapons.

This outpost would receive necessary supplies and materials (such as alloys) from Ransom Keep; munitions printers were so extensively used that the Armory of Reckoning was down to just three functioning units by the time the Master Chief arrived to take the site down.

Recovered audio files from the Unggoy known as High Sumpter Bingflip have detailed an attempted coup at this outpost following a shortage of meat. Bannix, commander of the Armory of Reckoning, put down these insubordinate Jiralhanae and decreed that any further infighting would be punishable by death after the situation caught Escharum's eye. As the most critical substation for supplying Banished forces beyond the House of Reckoning, its continued operational status was a matter of vital importance.

===Redoubt of Sundering===
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The Redoubt of Sundering was a processing outpost for prisoners who were brutally detained and monitored before they were sent to the dreaded halls of the Tower where they were left to the mercy of Chak 'Lok.

Escharum noted that while the human forces had been laid low to ensure the Banished's occupational dominance, the survivors were persistent and tenacious, but would divulge the location of their fellows after Chak 'Lok had attended them. For this reason, Escharum commanded that any human survivors should be kept alive and brought to this harrowing redoubt.

Kaidon Thav 'Sebarim was the resident commander of this outpost, a Sangheili who was renowned for the wanton slaughter he committed at the battle of Harrow where a city siege resulted in over 700,000 human civilian deaths.

===The Tower===
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Commonly known as Chak 'Lok's Tower, this was a heavily fortified stronghold under the terrible control of the sadistic Banished warlord, used to violently torture and interrogate enemy soldiers in ways that would lend new meaning to the words ‘palace of pain.’

Those who survived Chak 'Lok and his machines, beaten and broken, were often ferried to the House of Reckoning to make their final stand.

Combat Medic Lucas Browning found himself brought to this location after Escharum forced him to release the Harbinger from her cylix. Spartan Hudson Griffin was also brought to the Tower after a failed assassination attempt against Escharum in January, 2560. After the war chief gave the order for the Banished to take the ''Reverie'', Griffin would be held and tortured here for four months before the arrival of the Master Chief.

===The House of Reckoning===
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The final destination for many prisoners who had been processed at the Redoubt of Sundering and ferried through Chak 'Lok's Tower; the House of Reckoning functioned as Escharum's primary base of operations.

Perhaps the most notable feature of the House of Reckoning were the combat zones made from salvaged UNSC structures, filled with weapons and vehicles like a twisted museum—a monument to humanity's failure. Banished troops would keep their skills sharp by pitting themselves against the prisoners of war who were forced to make their last stand here.
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