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==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
The Forerunners were a bipedal species resembling humans in overall shape, though they were larger in stature. Before their first mutation, they were tall and slender, and possessed patches of fine, purple-pink or white fur on the top of their heads, along their nape and shoulder area, as well as the backs of their hands.<ref name="prim33">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 33-34''</ref> Their facial features were similar to those of humanity, and they were capable of making analogous expressions, but this changed as they mutated to their higher forms, which characteristically had stiffer facial muscles and a more limited ability to convey emotions.<ref> '''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 28''</ref> Unlike humans, Forerunners lacked pronounced noses, having two slitted nostrils instead. Their skulls otherwise bore a very strong resemblance to those of humans, with subtle differences. The Forerunners also had a genetic code that was remarkably similar to humans, though they were not known to be genetically related.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 26''</ref> | [[File:Didact2.png|thumb|275px|The Didact's latest form, representative of the appearance of a full-rate [[Promethean]].]] | ||
The Forerunners were a bipedal species resembling humans in overall shape, though they were larger in stature. Before their first mutation, they were tall and slender, and possessed patches of fine, purple-pink or white fur on the top of their heads, along their nape and shoulder area, as well as the backs of their hands.<ref name="prim33">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 33-34''</ref> Their facial features were similar to those of humanity, and they were capable of making analogous expressions, but this changed as they mutated to their higher forms, which characteristically had stiffer facial muscles and a more limited ability to convey emotions.<ref> '''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 28''</ref> Unlike humans, Forerunners lacked pronounced noses, having two slitted nostrils instead.<ref name="halo 4">'''Halo 4'''</ref> Their skulls otherwise bore a very strong resemblance to those of humans, with subtle differences. The Forerunners also had a genetic code that was remarkably similar to humans, though they were not known to be genetically related.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 26''</ref> | |||
The Forerunners exhibited some degree of sexual dimorphism, with the females being more slender and somewhat smaller in stature than the males; males of higher rates and forms, such as [[Bornstellar's father]], could be as tall as four meters, whereas females of the same rate were generally just over two meters tall.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 224-225''</ref> Males of higher forms also bore less resemblance to humans, while the females appear to have been more human-like in appearance;<ref name="prim33"/> how much of these differences are the result of deliberate changes induced with their mutations is not known, however. | The Forerunners exhibited some degree of sexual dimorphism, with the females being more slender and somewhat smaller in stature than the males; males of higher rates and forms, such as [[Bornstellar's father]], could be as tall as four meters, whereas females of the same rate were generally just over two meters tall.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 224-225''</ref> Males of higher forms also bore less resemblance to humans, while the females appear to have been more human-like in appearance;<ref name="prim33"/> how much of these differences are the result of deliberate changes induced with their mutations is not known, however. | ||
Their skin color ranged greatly, including gray, black, blue, pink, or a mixture thereof. The number of fingers Forerunners possessed seems to have varied according to their rate and form; Lifeworkers, | Their skin color ranged greatly, including gray, black, blue, pink, or a mixture thereof. The number of fingers Forerunners possessed seems to have varied according to their rate and form; for example, some Lifeworkers, such as the Librarian, had five fingers,<ref name="halo 4"/> while others could have as many as seven.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 166''</ref> Bornstellar-Didact, born to a Builder family and later mutated into a Warrior-Servant based on the Didact's patterns, had six fingers, with two of them being opposable thumbs.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 339''</ref> | ||
All Forerunners wore [[Forerunner body armor|personal body armor]] which featured many functions, including protection from harm and medical assistance. This armor also eliminated their need to sleep, and made their lifespans basically indefinite; the Librarian, for example, was over eleven thousand years old by 100,000 BCE.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 338''</ref> | All Forerunners wore [[Forerunner body armor|personal body armor]] which featured many functions, including protection from harm and medical assistance. This armor also eliminated their need to sleep, and made their lifespans basically indefinite; the Librarian, for example, was over eleven thousand years old by 100,000 BCE.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 338''</ref> | ||
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==Society and culture== | ==Society and culture== | ||
[[File:Crowd of Forerunner.jpg|thumb|275px|A crowd of Forerunners.]] | [[File:Crowd of Forerunner.jpg|thumb|275px|A crowd of Forerunners.]] | ||
[[File:Halo CEA Forerunner.png|thumb|275px|A Forerunner Lifeworker.]] | |||
The Forerunner civilization was based around the [[Mantle]], a belief that it was their role to protect all life in the galaxy; it was generally believed that the Forerunners had gained the Mantle as a birthright from the [[Precursors]] after they vanished. As a result of their perceived status as universal guardians, the Forerunners largely secluded themselves above other species.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 112-113''</ref> They monitored the evolution of other sentient species throughout the galaxy, intervening in ways that ensured their civilizations would follow paths of peace, free of conflict, but also so that they would not challenge Forerunner dominance. To maintain their position, the Forerunners committed acts such as relocating other species from their homeworlds in order to expand their own empire or gain control of new resources. They also enforced the Mantle by hindering the development of other species, even reducing opposing species to small populations of specimens.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 126-127''</ref> | The Forerunner civilization was based around the [[Mantle]], a belief that it was their role to protect all life in the galaxy; it was generally believed that the Forerunners had gained the Mantle as a birthright from the [[Precursors]] after they vanished. As a result of their perceived status as universal guardians, the Forerunners largely secluded themselves above other species.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 112-113''</ref> They monitored the evolution of other sentient species throughout the galaxy, intervening in ways that ensured their civilizations would follow paths of peace, free of conflict, but also so that they would not challenge Forerunner dominance. To maintain their position, the Forerunners committed acts such as relocating other species from their homeworlds in order to expand their own empire or gain control of new resources. They also enforced the Mantle by hindering the development of other species, even reducing opposing species to small populations of specimens.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 126-127''</ref> | ||