Step of Silence

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Locations of High Charity

Council Chamber

Far Tower

Gemini

Hanging Gardens

Hanging Gardens A

Hanging Gardens B

Mausoleum of the Arbiter

Mid Tower

Sanctum of the Hierarchs

Step of Silence

Valleys of Tears

Valley of Tears A

Valley of Tears B

The Step of Silence is a massive chamber inside the Sanctum of the Hierarchs located in High Charity, specially designated for the High Prophets.^[1] The Step of Silence is a large, round room with an illuminated pedestal in the center. Suspended from the ceiling are hundreds of shards of glass, each a piece of a planet that has been glassed by the Covenant.^[2] On the perimeter of the room, there is space for three hundred Honor Guard Elites, should a Prophet be present.^[3]

[edit] Appearances

• During the last chapter of Halo: First Strike,^[4] the High Prophet of Truth and Tartarus, Chieftain of the Brutes discuss the events that took place on Installation 04, as well as the fate of the future Arbiter, the pilots, and Operation: FIRST STRIKE in this room.^[5]

• The Step of Silence can be seen in the Halo 2 during the level High Charity. If the player looks up in the room with the two beam rifles in a crate, a carbine, and a swarm of Drones, they will see dozens of glowing blue and green shards hanging from the ceiling. There are exactly 76 shards in all, 19 shards in 4 rows. Each of these shards represents one planet glassed by the Covenant.

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ Halo: First Strike, page 338.
2. ↑ Halo: First Strike, page 338.
3. ↑ Halo: First Strike, page 339.
4. ↑ Halo: First Strike, page 338-9.
5. ↑ Halo: First Strike, page 340.