Warrior-Servant

''This article is about the Forerunner rate. For other uses, see Warrior''.

Warrior-Servants or Warriors were the second-lowest rate in Forerunner society. As their name suggests, they were responsible for defense and warfare in the Forerunner ecumene. The Warrior-Servants were presumably all subordinate to the Warrior-Servant Corps. They utilized many different war machines, including war sphinxes. Warrior-Servants were powerfully built, and typically taller than the other rates such as Builders.

Practices
While Forerunner society was peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against enemies of the Ecumene, as they believed that defying the Forerunners was to show contempt toward the Mantle itself. Although their services were vital in maintaining galactic harmony, most Forerunners viewed their purpose and practices as being contradictory to the principles of the Mantle. As such, other rates looked down on the Warrior-Servants, who mostly kept to themselves as a result.

It was a common policy among Warriors to harvest the memories of their vanquished foes before executing them.

History
The highest class of Warrior-Servants, known as the Prometheans, had once been in high social standing and power, serving in various roles in the Forerunner Council. However, after the conclusion of the Human-Forerunner wars, the Prometheans were opposed to a Builder plan to construct a new superweapon known as the Halo Array. Circa 101,000 BCE, the Prometheans lost this political battle and were removed from the Council, some of them entering self-imposed exile in "Warrior Keeps" known as Cryptums, while others were executed. This also resulted in the entire Warrior-Servant rate being marginalized, with their fleets and armies being systematically disbanded over the course of the next millennium. This would leave the ecumene ill-prepared for the return of the Flood.

Known Warriors

 * The Confirmer
 * The Didact
 * The Grammarian
 * The Strategos
 * Glory of a Far Dawn

List of appearances

 * Halo: Cryptum