**Halo Infinite Connections: northern cores, lockers and the Excavation cross-check**
This is the second half of the Connections equipment sweep: **nine Spartan Cores and seven Mjolnir lockers**. Together with the southern route's five cores and seven lockers, it accounts for the region's **14 cores and 14 lockers**.
Five cores here are deliberate cross-checks of other guides: two at Excavation and one each at Forge, Armory and Horn. They are not extra collectibles. If those markers are already completed, follow the next uncollected stop instead of repeating an outpost clear.
Begin around Alpha, sweep north toward Outpost Tremonius, then work clockwise through Armory, the Excavation ridges and Bravo. The three cores and Obelisk Stone locker inside Outpost Tremonius itself belong to that mission's inventory, outside this article's 14-core/14-locker regional total.
**Alpha and the northern lake**
**1. Warmaster's Prize SPNKr locker**
Stand on Alpha's platform and look north for the cave opening with red lighting. Enter and check the **left side of the tunnel**. This is a nearby cave pickup, not the much more involved Fog-skull platforming route west of the FOB.
If you are collecting skulls on the same trip, keep the two locations separate in your notes. A cave north of Alpha and a hidden ledge west of Alpha are not interchangeable directions.
**2. Northwestern ridge core**
Climb northwest from Alpha toward the outer western ridge. The core sits at the small UNSC position near the edge, among the hills. Approach from the landward side; there is no need to drop off the ring to look underneath it.
The chest is on the upper terrain, unlike the cave locker you just collected. Use the vertical relationship to avoid searching the same tunnel twice.
**3. Crimson Vettel locker**
Head to the lake northwest of Armory and southeast of Outpost Tremonius. Cross to the small island in the lake and search for the locker. The nearby Forerunner artifact is a separate stop around this lake, not the same collectible.
Collecting the locker does not automatically scan the artifact. If you are following the artifact route too, complete its separate shore approach before leaving the lake area.
**4. Forerunner-cave core southeast of Tremonius**
Continue north toward the Forerunner pillars southeast of Outpost Tremonius. The chest is **under the structure, inside the cave**, not on its upper platform. Approach from the eastern side; near the propaganda-tower side of the site, look west toward the green-lit opening in the rock. Follow the cave to the chest.
This is the regional cave core south of the outpost. It is not one of the three boxes around the mission's elevator, wreckage and landing area.
**Armory and the small camp south of Alpha**
**5. Armory core — outpost cross-check**
At Armory of Reckoning, disable the southeastern entrance barrier by destroying its power component. Go down the tunnel to the underground ammo-printer room and search its corner for the core. The gravity lift farther along leads toward a Banished recording; it is not necessary to ride it before collecting this chest.
**6. Three-building camp core**
Travel south/southeast of Alpha to the small Banished camp. Two buildings connect to one another, while the northern building stands separately. Enter that **separate northern building**, drop through the floor opening and follow the underground connection toward the other buildings. Clear the defenders and use the lift/connected interior route to reach the core by the door.
Automated guns and cloaked Elites make this more than a quick outdoor grab. Bring the Threat Sensor and remove the guns' power sources rather than trying to interact with a chest while the room is still firing at you. Mark the correct building before jumping into the camp; the visible locked door is the destination, not the entrance.
**7. Banished Weapon Charm locker**
From the camp, continue toward Lancer's area west of Excavation. The locker is in the open ground **just south of Lancer**, beside the orange weapon-supply box. This is on the western side of the ridge, not down inside the excavation pit.
**Excavation and its overlooking ridges**
**8. Banished Nameplate locker — mission cross-check**
Check the west/southwestern side of the Excavation Site, on the lower shelf/pit area behind the metal barricades when viewed from the center. This is the locker listed in the Excavation walkthrough. If you already opened it during the mining-machine objective, count it once and move on.
**9–10. Excavation's two cores — mission cross-check**
The **southwestern core** is on the overlooking cliff at the UNSC position. The **southeastern core** is inside the bunker against the cliff, the building with a Ghost inside; check the interior raised walkway. They occupy different sides of the dig, so searching only the mining machine will not find either one.
**11. Dogfight Makovich armor-coating locker**
Climb the ridge southeast of Excavation and search along its upper southern side. This is the armor coating, not the Wasp coating with the same pilot's name found much later in Reformation.
Plan the descent before stepping off the ridge. You can return toward the excavation roads instead of sliding straight into an uncleared enemy position.
**12. Banished Deception armor-coating locker**
Head northeast of Excavation to the mountain east of Bipbap and southeast of Armory. Climb toward the upper ridge to find the locker. It is on the high ground northwest of Bravo, not the far-eastern shoreline.
Do not confuse this armor coating with the Ridgeback locker from the southern circuit: the shared “Banished Deception” name does not mean you have already collected this box.
**Bravo and Horn's edge**
**13. Eastern Forerunner structure core**
North/northeast of Bravo, inspect the Forerunner structure with the closed red entrance. The core is inside its underground rooms. Walk around toward the **east/northeast cliff side**, follow the lower approach and enter through the separate doorway there. Fight through the connected passages to reach the chest behind the original blocked entrance.
Standing at the locked front door and scanning is not enough. The alternate entrance is lower and farther around the structure, not a switch hidden immediately beside that door. Keep a ranged weapon for the entrance fight and reload before following the interior passage south.
**14. Banished Armor Emblem locker**
Travel to the eastern edge of the region, northeast of Horn and east of Bravo. The locker is at the small position among the exposed hexagonal foundations, beside the defensive supplies. Remain on the supported terrain while following the icon; there is no reason to launch into the gap beyond the ring's edge.
**15. Horn of Abolition core — outpost cross-check**
At the southern side of Horn, climb the partly buried/collapsed building. Drop through the roof opening to reach the core inside. Its ground-level door looks close enough to tempt you, but the roof is the straightforward entry.
**16. Forge of Teash core — final western cross-check**
If still missing, fast-travel back toward Forge. Enter the large eastern repair building and go up its interior ramp. The core is on the upper level, above the ground-floor repair bays and the Secrets Below pad.
**Reconcile the boxes, then move to the small collectibles**
This northern list accounts for **nine cores**: northwest ridge, Tremonius-area cave, Armory, small camp, two Excavation boxes, eastern Forerunner interior, Horn and Forge. Its **seven lockers** are SPNKr, Crimson Vettel, Weapon Charm, Nameplate, Dogfight Makovich, Banished Deception armor and Armor Emblem.
With the southern circuit completed, the regional box tally should be 14/14 in each category. That still leaves audio pads, propaganda towers, artifacts and two skulls. Do not mistake a cleared equipment map for a completely cleared region.
**Halo Infinite Connections: northern cores, lockers and the Excavation cross-check**
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