Editing Soma

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'''Soma''', also known as '''Soma the Painter''', was a [[Forerunner]] [[civilian]] who resided on [[Seaward]] around [[97,745 BCE]]. She was one of the first to witness the landfall of the [[Flood]] on the planet.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=evo|Evo|Story=Soma the Painter}} 

==Biography==
Soma was an inhabitant of [[Wharftown]], a small settlement on the planet Seaward. She had moved to the planet out of a desire to live away from her people's high-tech society, and eschewed the use of [[Forerunner personal armor|personal body armor]] in favor of a naturalistic lifestyle. She enjoyed painting with a [[jetbrush]]. When the Flood arrived on the planet, her jetbrush pictured it making landfall.

This event marked the first Flood invasion since the [[human-Forerunner wars]]. Soma imaged it while painting the setting of Seaward's two suns. Her jetbrush, along with two other devices in the settlement, was used to provide information about the sighting to the [[Auditor]] and [[Prelate (Forerunner)|Prelate]] via an automated reporting system.{{Ref/Reuse|HE}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[Soma the Painter]]'' {{1st}}

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[[Category:Forerunner characters]]