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|notable=[[Morning Riser]]

The '''Florians''', as they were known by the [[Forerunner]]s, taxonomically referred to as [[wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|'''Homo ''floresiensis''''']], and called '''Ha''manune''''' by contemporary humans themselves, were a species of [[human]] native to [[Earth]],<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 23''</ref> later specific to the island of Flores in Indonesia, surviving 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>

Before the activation of the Halo Array, Florians had extensive contact with other human species, and one, [[Morning Riser]], 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 Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] in the [[Djamonkin Crater]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 55''</ref>

==Overview==

[[File:Homo floresiensis.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A fossilised Florian skull.]]

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 name="wiki"/> Florians were remarkably long-lived; Riser was around 200 years old when he met [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting|Bornstellar]], and he was still "just a youngster" according to Chakas.

[[The Didact]] described the Florians as "peaceful, yet full of cleverness" and asked them to be preserved following the [[Human-Forerunner wars]]. After the wars, 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 [[Chamanune|Cha''manush'']], Florians "lived with ancestors in their heads", implying they possessed a special connection to their ancestors, possibly a genetic memory of some kind.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 109''</ref> Besides regular speech, Florians communicated in a variety of ways, including "stare-whistle" and "click-song"; clicking noises made with their tongue and cheeks.<ref name="c35">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 35''</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>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 33''</ref><ref name="c35"/>

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