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"Bornstellar is marked to become a great Builder, just like his father — but this Manipular has other plans."

- Halo: Cryptum

Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting (commonly known as "Bornstellar") was an untried Forerunner Manipular whose family and ancestors came from a long line of Builders, the highest and most powerful rate in Forerunner society.

Biography
Of all his father's children, Borstellar was the most rebellious, refusing to follow in his footsteps and become a Builder. As a result of this, his father sent him to learn discipline in a step family of Miners on Edom in the distant Sol system. There, his assigned ancilla taught him of the near-mythical Precursors. Drawn into hunting Precursor artifacts, Bornstellar sneaked aboard a supply transport and traveled to Erde-Tyrene. In the city of Marontik, he met two humans, Chakas and Morning Riser, who would serve as guides in his search for Precursor artifacts.

Physical description and personality
Presumably like all Manipulars, Bornstellar was young and inexperienced and was close to the age of becoming an independent member of society. However, despite his noble class, he was quite rebellious in nature, even to the point of defying the history and trade of his family as builders. Because of this, Bornstellar had become increasingly interested in the Precursors, an ancient race of sentient beings far predating his own people.

Trivia

 * Bornstellar is the main protagonist of the upcoming Greg Bear novel Halo: Cryptum, the first of three novels in The Forerunner Saga.
 * In the description located on the jacket of the novel, it is hinted that Bornstellar meets Didact, the future or current Supreme Commander of the Forerunner Fleet.

List of appearances

 * The Forerunner Saga
 * Halo: Cryptum