Editing Engineer (rate)

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{{disambig header|the Forerunner rate|other articles of the same name|Engineer (disambiguation)}}

'''Engineers''' were a [[rate]] in [[Forerunner]] society. They were the only rate not represented in the [[Capital Court]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 298'' (''"Thus were all the rates represented, except for the Engineers, of course."'')</ref> Though they were present in the [[Ecumene Council]], they were ranked below the [[Warrior-Servant]]s due to the [[Builder]]s. Who perceived them as rivals.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page321}}

They were also one of the few rates that used “specialized carapaces” in day-to-day life. The grandest of these suits were described as mobile cathedrals that showcased their owner’s prowess in engineering and aesthetics.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Known Engineers==
*[[Walking-in-Light-of-Falling-Stars]]<ref name="f83">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Promises to Keep]]", ''page 83'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

==Production notes==
Prior to the release of the ''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' story ''[[Promises to Keep]]'', the Engineer rate was only referenced once in ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', when [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar]] states that all rates "except for the Engineers" were represented in the Capital Court; he regards the Engineers' exclusion from the proceedings as an obvious fact and does not elaborate on the reasons thereof. According to [[Greg Bear]], the author of ''Cryptum'', this usage was meant to refer to the [[Huragok]], who are mentioned earlier in the novel as being allowed in Forerunner company only rarely, as opposed to a hitherto unmentioned rate of Forerunners.<ref>[http://www.gregbear.com/archives/board_2014_1.htm '''Greg Bear''': ''Discussion Board Archives January - June 2014''] (''"In this usage, and in Halo, "engineers" refers to a special group of beings not immediately related to the Forerunners. Look it up!"'')</ref> ''Promises to Keep'' establishes the Engineers as an actual rate of Forerunners, contradictory to Bear's original intent. The Engineers' dissociation from the rest of the rates mentioned in ''Cryptum'' is not elaborated upon, and there does not appear to be a discernible social gap between the Engineer featured in the story, [[Walking-in-Light-of-Falling-Stars]], and members of the other rates.<ref name="f83"/>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Promises to Keep]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Forerunner rates]]