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{{Quote|This quest to fulfill the Mantle has haunted me my entire life. And for countless millennia, we have failed to realize the one truth that could have saved us from the beginning. The Mantle isn’t to be inherited by the noble, it is to be taken by the strong.|The Didact<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page ???''</ref>}} | |||
Forerunner mythology held that the Mantle was passed down to them by an even earlier and more advanced race, the [[Precursor]]s, who seeded the galaxy with life and were responsible for the creation of many species. The Forerunners believed themselves to be the Precursors' supreme creation; having created the Forerunners, the Precursors had allegedly allowed themselves to peacefully fade away.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 203''</ref> At the same time, Forerunner beliefs posited that they were only a passing stage in the universe's [[Living Time]], and that superior civilizations would eventually follow them; this belief is also the origin of the name "Forerunner" they chose to call themselves.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 31''</ref> | Forerunner mythology held that the Mantle was passed down to them by an even earlier and more advanced race, the [[Precursor]]s, who seeded the galaxy with life and were responsible for the creation of many species. The Forerunners believed themselves to be the Precursors' supreme creation; having created the Forerunners, the Precursors had allegedly allowed themselves to peacefully fade away.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 203''</ref> At the same time, Forerunner beliefs posited that they were only a passing stage in the universe's [[Living Time]], and that superior civilizations would eventually follow them; this belief is also the origin of the name "Forerunner" they chose to call themselves.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 31''</ref> | ||
