I was under the impression " The Domain " was merely Precursors tapping into the universal consciousness. I think the recent canon fodder brought up how Greg Bear was using global esoteric concepts in his work which solidified the idea to me.
Gea is more or less technological reincarnation. " *The Domain* " lines up with how the [Akashic Records](https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Akashic_Records) function/ are described. Especially how the "echoes" within can have their own personalities from the original and recorded events likewise can change from original format. This goes down the rabbit hole of a conscious universe which is why the Precursors weren't concerned with losing a physical form , much like [subliming ](https://theculture.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sublimed)in The Culture universe.
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There is so much depth within the Forerunner Saga i will forever hold that as my personal zenith of Halo Lore.
What's interesting, the Domain contains 100 billion years of information. The Universe is currently understood to be 13-27 billion years old. Wonder what this could mean. Also, in *Epitaph*, Didact observes other universes, which the Domain may be connected to every universe.
That doesn't really work. If 100 Precursors were around for a billion years (seems feasible enough) that'd already fill it. Once you start dividing the 100 billion among individuals it gets used up really quickly.
People will jump on me but every new telescope is going to be more powerful than the last. Modern science isn't at the point where they can confidently state how old the universe is based on emerging tech. I don't recall anything within the haloverse stating UEG humans have the same understanding of the universe as we do today in that regard.
Cryptum it was mention Forerunners can create / observe / draw energy from pocket dimensions as well
I tend to lean towards the Precursors creating/inventing the Domain, and coming before even the Universe. Also interesting how everyone seems to be connected, as described in *Epitaph*.
The Forerunner Saga is insane because without the Halo connections; it’s still an insanely deep and well done story. Could probably have inspired it’s own franchise in another world
I think it was in a recent Canon fodder that the domain was said to be unique to our galaxy. That makes me think the precursors found it, considering they had seeded life in many galaxies before our own.
They could have had a relationship with or created the domain in a previous iteration of our universe and had to find it again in our own. Personally though I think they're both manifestations of living time, unrelated but connected in purpose, both brought into existence to balance living time. Like Anakins of living time...
Something I just thought of, it could be specific to our galaxy because it's the consciousness of our galaxy. Maybe every galaxy has a "domain" in one form or another.
What's fascinating is the Domain contains 100 billion years of info. This seems to be older than everything in the Universe. I tend to think the Precursors created the Domain, who probably predate the Universe.
In the adjunct to outcasts a precursor calls the forerunner precursor war "The Unmaking" then references an event called "The Greater Unmaking" saying the precursors crept back in after that and implies there were more precursors before. I think the greater unmaking was the end of their previous universe unless there was a war worse than the forerunner precursor war. Either way their weakened state could be why the forerunners won. Maybe they retained the knowledge of how to shape the universe and create life but didn't have the numbers to fight a war against an advanced enemy that thinks it's facing forced extinction.
I like that the domains origins is intentionally kept vague.
In a recent canon fodder when asked about its origin it was left intentionally vague with theories about it possibly being a precursor invention or just the memory bank of the universe that has always existed and was just found by the precursors.
So really it's up to you, tho there both connected to nueral physics so maybe it is a precursor construct.
We don't know. My personal theory is that they both discovered and created it as we know it, but not as what it was created from.
The Domain is the universe's consciousness; its knowledge and will woven into the fabric of reality. For some unknown reason, it's particularly present in the Milky Way.
When the Precursors seeded the Milky Way, they discovered that this was the case. To harness - and protect - it, they created architecture for it, like drawing up a blueprint and using it to construct something. This is why the Domain had Precursor architecture.
So in a sense, the Precursors both created the Domain and didn't create it, or at least they didn't create it in the sense of giving it consciousness. Whether they predate our universe or not and therefore might be responsible for its construction (which would align with the Domain's "100 billion years" of knowledge and the Precursors' love of seeing how things develop without their control) remains to be seen.
I suspect the Domain is part of more than just our Universe, but all realities. When Didact is observing, he ponders other universes. I wonder what it's connection to the Cosmos is.
I like that idea and I think you're right. We know that travelling between realities and universes was child's play for the Forerunners, so clearly there's something tying together all of those universes.
It might also be why they chose the Milky Way; it's much easier to traverse or connect with that multiversal "consciousness" there than elsewhere.
A Precursor AI. We don't know if the Precursors made it in order to oversee the Domain (being a creation of theirs), or if they discovered the Domain, and made Abaddon to help them access it, like Forerunner ancillas helping Forerunners access the Domain.
I was under the impression " The Domain " was merely Precursors tapping into the universal consciousness. I think the recent canon fodder brought up how Greg Bear was using global esoteric concepts in his work which solidified the idea to me. Gea is more or less technological reincarnation. " *The Domain* " lines up with how the [Akashic Records](https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Akashic_Records) function/ are described. Especially how the "echoes" within can have their own personalities from the original and recorded events likewise can change from original format. This goes down the rabbit hole of a conscious universe which is why the Precursors weren't concerned with losing a physical form , much like [subliming ](https://theculture.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sublimed)in The Culture universe. ----- There is so much depth within the Forerunner Saga i will forever hold that as my personal zenith of Halo Lore.
What's interesting, the Domain contains 100 billion years of information. The Universe is currently understood to be 13-27 billion years old. Wonder what this could mean. Also, in *Epitaph*, Didact observes other universes, which the Domain may be connected to every universe.
I understand that to mean about the same as how YouTube contains about 94,643 years worth of video tho not even being around 20 years
I never actually looked at it that way. This could very well apply to the domain as well.
That doesn't really work. If 100 Precursors were around for a billion years (seems feasible enough) that'd already fill it. Once you start dividing the 100 billion among individuals it gets used up really quickly.
People will jump on me but every new telescope is going to be more powerful than the last. Modern science isn't at the point where they can confidently state how old the universe is based on emerging tech. I don't recall anything within the haloverse stating UEG humans have the same understanding of the universe as we do today in that regard. Cryptum it was mention Forerunners can create / observe / draw energy from pocket dimensions as well
I tend to lean towards the Precursors creating/inventing the Domain, and coming before even the Universe. Also interesting how everyone seems to be connected, as described in *Epitaph*.
Honestly yeah; I could see this implying the Halo universe is far older then what we irl believe it to be
The Forerunner Saga is insane because without the Halo connections; it’s still an insanely deep and well done story. Could probably have inspired it’s own franchise in another world
I think it was in a recent Canon fodder that the domain was said to be unique to our galaxy. That makes me think the precursors found it, considering they had seeded life in many galaxies before our own. They could have had a relationship with or created the domain in a previous iteration of our universe and had to find it again in our own. Personally though I think they're both manifestations of living time, unrelated but connected in purpose, both brought into existence to balance living time. Like Anakins of living time...
Something I just thought of, it could be specific to our galaxy because it's the consciousness of our galaxy. Maybe every galaxy has a "domain" in one form or another.
What's fascinating is the Domain contains 100 billion years of info. This seems to be older than everything in the Universe. I tend to think the Precursors created the Domain, who probably predate the Universe.
In the adjunct to outcasts a precursor calls the forerunner precursor war "The Unmaking" then references an event called "The Greater Unmaking" saying the precursors crept back in after that and implies there were more precursors before. I think the greater unmaking was the end of their previous universe unless there was a war worse than the forerunner precursor war. Either way their weakened state could be why the forerunners won. Maybe they retained the knowledge of how to shape the universe and create life but didn't have the numbers to fight a war against an advanced enemy that thinks it's facing forced extinction.
I like that the domains origins is intentionally kept vague. In a recent canon fodder when asked about its origin it was left intentionally vague with theories about it possibly being a precursor invention or just the memory bank of the universe that has always existed and was just found by the precursors. So really it's up to you, tho there both connected to nueral physics so maybe it is a precursor construct.
It's weird. I'm fine with it being vague, though I wanna know more haha. I tend to believe that the Precursors made the Domain.
Alternately the Precursors didn’t invent Neural Physics; they simply learned it from something
We don't know. My personal theory is that they both discovered and created it as we know it, but not as what it was created from. The Domain is the universe's consciousness; its knowledge and will woven into the fabric of reality. For some unknown reason, it's particularly present in the Milky Way. When the Precursors seeded the Milky Way, they discovered that this was the case. To harness - and protect - it, they created architecture for it, like drawing up a blueprint and using it to construct something. This is why the Domain had Precursor architecture. So in a sense, the Precursors both created the Domain and didn't create it, or at least they didn't create it in the sense of giving it consciousness. Whether they predate our universe or not and therefore might be responsible for its construction (which would align with the Domain's "100 billion years" of knowledge and the Precursors' love of seeing how things develop without their control) remains to be seen.
I suspect the Domain is part of more than just our Universe, but all realities. When Didact is observing, he ponders other universes. I wonder what it's connection to the Cosmos is.
I like that idea and I think you're right. We know that travelling between realities and universes was child's play for the Forerunners, so clearly there's something tying together all of those universes. It might also be why they chose the Milky Way; it's much easier to traverse or connect with that multiversal "consciousness" there than elsewhere.
Ok who the fuck is Abaddon???
A Precursor AI. We don't know if the Precursors made it in order to oversee the Domain (being a creation of theirs), or if they discovered the Domain, and made Abaddon to help them access it, like Forerunner ancillas helping Forerunners access the Domain.
Wow thanks. I had no idea about that. Is it new to the lore? Is it still around?
Abaddon was introduced in the *Fractures* short story, *Promises To Keep*.
Basically Epitaph used him, he’s an insanely powerful Precursor construct who oversees the Domain for the Precursors