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{{Article Quote|ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND YEARS AGO, the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] was populated by a great variety of beings.<br />But one species—eons beyond all the others in both technology and knowledge—achieved dominance.<br />They ruled in peace but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness.<br />They were the Forerunners—the keepers of the [[Mantle]], the next stage of life in the Universe's Living Time.<br />And then they vanished.<br />This is their story.|Jacket description}} | {{Article Quote|ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND YEARS AGO, the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] was populated by a great variety of beings.<br />But one species—eons beyond all the others in both technology and knowledge—achieved dominance.<br />They ruled in peace but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness.<br />They were the Forerunners—the keepers of the [[Mantle]], the next stage of life in the Universe's Living Time.<br />And then they vanished.<br />This is their story.|Jacket description}} | ||
The story follows [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], a young Forerunner [[Manipular]] who refuses to follow in his father's footsteps and become a [[Builder]]. Bornstellar's rebellion forces his father to send him to live with the [[Miner]]s; one of the lowest classes of Forerunner society. After living with the Miners on [[Edom]] in the [[Sol system]] for some time, he is inspired by his [[ancilla]] to hunt for artifacts left by the [[Precursors]]—beings of extraordinary power that preceded the Forerunner civilization. Bornstellar escapes to [[Erde-Tyrene]], where he crosses paths with two humans - [[Chakas]] and [[Morning Riser|Riser]], who guide him on his search for Precursor artifacts. In the [[Djamonkin Crater]], they find an artifact that is revealed to be a [[Cryptum]]—a mysterious object created by a Forerunner [[Warrior-Servant]] group known as the [[Prometheans]].<ref name="cryptum">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/excerpt-halo-cryptum-chapter-one-by-greg-bear? '''Tor.com''' — ''Halo: Cryptum'' chapter one excerpt]</ref> Bornstellar opens the Cryptum and finds that it belongs to an ancient Forerunner military leader | The story follows [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], a young Forerunner [[Manipular]] who refuses to follow in his father's footsteps and become a [[Builder]]. Bornstellar's rebellion forces his father to send him to live with the [[Miner]]s; one of the lowest classes of Forerunner society. After living with the Miners on [[Edom]] in the [[Sol system]] for some time, he is inspired by his [[ancilla]] to hunt for artifacts left by the [[Precursors]]—beings of extraordinary power that preceded the Forerunner civilization. Bornstellar escapes to [[Erde-Tyrene]], where he crosses paths with two humans - [[Chakas]] and [[Morning Riser|Riser]], who guide him on his search for Precursor artifacts. In the [[Djamonkin Crater]], they find an artifact that is revealed to be a [[Cryptum]]—a mysterious object created by a Forerunner [[Warrior-Servant]] group known as the [[Prometheans]].<ref name="cryptum">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/excerpt-halo-cryptum-chapter-one-by-greg-bear? '''Tor.com''' — ''Halo: Cryptum'' chapter one excerpt]</ref> Bornstellar opens the Cryptum and finds that it belongs to an ancient Forerunner military leader. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Forerunners=== | ===Forerunners=== | ||