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{{Species | *Cha''manune'' | ||
| | *Homo ''floresiensis'' | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:Enc22 Riser.jpg|300px]] | ||
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|homeworld=[[Earth]] | |homeworld=[[Earth]] | ||
|height=Roughly one meter | |height=Roughly one meter | ||
|weight= | |weight= | ||
| | |distinctions=Small stature, no chin | ||
|lifespan=Hundreds of years | |lifespan=Hundreds of years | ||
| | |notable-group= | ||
|notable-person=[[Morning Riser]] | |||
|notable=[[Morning Riser]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Florians''' | The '''Florians''' were a people of a diminutive species of [[human]] taxonomically referred to as [[wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|'''Homo ''floresiensis''''']] and called '''cha''manune''''' (plural '''cha''manush''''')<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''Rebirth Narrative''</ref> by contemporary humans themselves.{{Ref/Note|In ''Halo: Cryptum'', the names cha''manush'' and ha''manush'' are used to refer to both Chakas' and [[Riser]]'s species, respectively. The names are reversed in the subsequent ''Forerunner Saga'' novels.}} | ||
==History== | |||
They were native to [[Earth]] and part of humanity's [[Erde-Tyrene civilization|contemporary civilization]] shared by other human and hominid species before the firing of the [[Halo Array]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 23''</ref> Despite their small size, they were generally respected by other humans and were allowed to go about their own business; it was told that they banded together and took vengeance on those who harmed them.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 31''</ref> The Florian [[Riser]], a member of a group of Florians living in the [[Marontik]] area, served as a guide to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], a young Forerunner looking for [[Precursor]] artifacts. The [[Librarian]] had imprinted Riser's ancestors with a ''[[geas]]'' that made the subsequent generations seek a way to bypass the defenses around the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] in the [[Djamonkin Crater]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 55''</ref> | |||
In the [[reintroduction]] stage of the [[Lifeworker]]s' [[Conservation Measure]], the species was relocated to several islands by the new [[Lifeshaper]], [[Chant-to-Green]], at Riser's suggestion;<ref name="rebirth">'''Rebirth'''</ref> these islands included [[Wikipedia:Flores|Flores]] in [[Wikipedia:Indonesia|Indonesia]] and [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]].<ref name="p32">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 32-33''</ref> The species is known to have survived up until around 13,000 BCE and possibly as recently as 10,000 BCE, living contemporaneously with "modern" humans, Homo ''sapiens''.<ref name="wiki">[[Wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|''Homo floresiensis'' on '''Wikipedia''']]</ref> Though Florians are believed to have gone [[extinction|extinct]], various folktales on the islands they used to inhabit appear to be based on them, including the small-sized people known as [[Wikipedia:Menehune|''Menehune'']] in Hawaiian mythology.{{Ref/Reuse|p32}} | |||
== | ==Description== | ||
They possessed more "primitive" characteristics than modern humans, including a reduced mandible, lacking a chin, and a smaller cranial capacity and proportionally smaller brain, though were still intelligent. Their most outstanding feature was their small stature, standing at a little over a meter tall. | [[File:Homo floresiensis.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A fossilised Florian skull.]] | ||
===Anatomy and physiology=== | |||
They possessed more "primitive" characteristics than modern humans, including a reduced mandible, lacking a chin, and a smaller cranial capacity and proportionally smaller brain, though were still intelligent. Their most outstanding feature was their small stature, standing at a little over a meter tall.{{Ref/Reuse|wiki}} Cha''manush'' were remarkably long-lived; Riser was around 200 years old when he met Bornstellar, and he was still "just a youngster" according to [[Chakas]].<ref name="c35">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 35''</ref> At least Florian males were remarkably hirsute, with most of their bodies and faces covered in fur-like hair.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 181''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 296''</ref> They were noted for their keen sense of smell in comparison to modern humans.{{Ref/Reuse|rebirth}}<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 224''</ref> | |||
[[ | The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] described the Florians as "peaceful, yet full of cleverness" and asked them to be preserved following the [[human-Forerunner wars]]. After the war, Florians were favored by the Forerunners as a servant species, often amusing and instructing their young.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 82, 86''</ref> Family and ancestry were noted to be important in Florian culture. It was said that unlike [[Human|ha''manush'']], cha''manush'' "lived with ancestors in their heads", suggesting that they may have possessed a special connection to their ancestors, possibly a genetic memory of some kind.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 109''</ref> | ||
===Communication and naming=== | |||
Besides regular speech, the Florians living circa [[97,445 BCE]] communicated in a variety of ways, including "stare-whistle" and "click-song"; clicking noises made with their tongue and cheeks.{{Ref/Reuse|c35}} When communicating in regular speech, Florians spoke in a truncated, simplistic manner; however, their own language, complemented by various gestures and clicking sounds, was highly elegant and complex, including, among other traits, a large amount of inflections and declensions, as well as verb tenses which recognized thirteen different grammatic genders and four directions of time.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 213-214''</ref> | |||
The Florian naming system was notably complex, with an individual having a family name, a personal name, and a considerably longer "long name"; for example, [[Riser]]'s family name was ''"Day-Chaser"'', his personal name ''"Morning Riser"'', and his long name ''"Day-Chaser Makes Paths Long-stretch Morning Riser"''. However, they were typically only called by their first name and rarely revealed their full names to outsiders.{{Ref/Reuse|c35}}<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 33''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' | |||
*''[[Rebirth]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' | |||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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