Ortus Vita (2011 interactive novel)



Introduction = "Your mission, presuming you'll except it, will take you far beyond Colonial, Alliance, or organized spacial territory Lieutenant. You'll be tasked with the rescue and recovery of one of our operatives, codenamed 'GUNSLINGER.' Complete this mission by any means necessary with whomever you seem fit to tag along. Good luck and God Speed, Lieutenant Cairns."

- Admiral of the Navy Sir Terrence Hood, 2555

Ortus Vita is an upcoming narrative written by CommanderTony in collaboration with a dozen other writers on Halo Fanon. It is the first "interactive novel" to ever take place here on the wiki, where the writer has control over the content of the story and where it leads, while the individual collaborators manage their character(s) in-conjunction with the writer. Ortus Vita is set to begin in early June with the prologue. Anyone wishing to help out can read the "News & FAQ" section seen below the large image above!

Taking place in the volatile post-war era following the Great War, Ortus Vita lands each of our characters in the summer months of 2555 with the escalation of the Jiralhanae Civil War into a full-scale interplanetary conflict and the revitalization of Insurrectionists efforts in Human spacial territories. Ortus Vita follows the main protagonist of this interactive novel, Lieutenant William Cairns, a handsome seasoned veteran of the Spartan ranks who's spent his time in the military as a special warfare operative. His mission in the coming days will take him to sprawling urban metropolises, backwater frontier worlds, and active warzones to the very fringes of the known galaxy. To complete his task, the Spartan known popularly as "Digger" will have to fly under the radar and recruit the best and brightest from the ranks of the UNSC and coerce the lowliest of criminals from the streets.

Without the express support from his superiors and the military as a whole, Digger must work with people from every corner of the galaxy to accomplish this near-impossible mission. News & FAQ = Tonyverse canon=