| “ | Xalanyn. A species previously uncatalogued. Xalanyn. A problem that must be solved. | „ |
| ~ One of 117649 Despondent Pyre's audio logs. |
The Xalanyn, also known as the Endless, are the overarching antagonists of the Reclaimer Saga of the Halo franchise. They are a mysterious species that were deemed by the Forerunners to be even more dangerous than the Flood and sealed within Installation 07. Thanks to the efforts of the Harbinger and the Banished, the species were set free during the conflict at the installation.
History[]
Past[]
Not much about the Xalanyn is known but during the Forerunner-Human War, their homeworld was destroyed by the Forerunners for unknown reasons. This species were forgotten until at some point after the Halo Array, they were encountered by the Forerunners in the ancient past. Because of them being long forgotten, they were not catalogued by the Forerunners, who deemed them to be even more dangerous than the Flood because of their attempts to "control time" along with their immunity to the deadly radiation of the Halo Array. The Forerunners would seal them in the Cylixes inside Installation 07.
Despite their imprisonment, only a few Xalanyn were able to avoid getting sealed in their Cylixes and made their escape from Installation 07. After making tneir escape, they roam in the galaxy unnoticed and began visiting outposts and other installations. While doing so, they intend to find ways to free their people from imprisonment.
Installation 07 conflict[]
After The Banished seized control of Installation 07, the Harbinger was able to free herself by forcing a human prisoner of war the Banished had taken to interface with her Cylix. Determined to free the rest of her species, the Harbinger formed an alliance with Escharum, agreeing to help the Banished repair the Zeta Halo in exchange for their assistance in freeing the rest of her species.
While the Harbinger was later killed by Master Chief, before she died she was able to set in motion her species' release. Atriox, warmaster of the Banished, would later unseal a large collection of Cylixes containing Xalanyn, freeing them from their containment.
Trivia[]
- Being considered worse than the Flood, it is theorized that the Xalanyn have a possible connection with both the Flood and the Precursors as the Harbinger quoted the same line from the Gravemind "I shall talk, and you shall listen" to Lucas as well as infecting him with the logic plague.
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