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{{Quote|Miners are rated below Builders, but they are sensible, proud and strong. Miners know the raw, inner ways of worlds. Respect them, and they will treat you well, teach you what they know, and return you to your family with all the discipline and skills a Manipular needs to advance.|[[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting|Bornstellar]]'s [[ancilla]]<ref name="c15">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 15''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Miners are rated below Builders, but they are sensible, proud and strong. Miners know the raw, inner ways of worlds. Respect them, and they will treat you well, teach you what they know, and return you to your family with all the discipline and skills a Manipular needs to advance.|[[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting|Bornstellar]]'s [[ancilla]]<ref name="c15">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 15''</ref>}} | ||
'''Miners''' were a [[rate]] in [[Forerunner]] society, ranking below [[Builder]]s but above [[Lifeworker]]s. | '''Miners''' were a [[rate]] in [[Forerunner]] society, ranking below [[Builder]]s but above [[Lifeworker]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=CryptumGlossary|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/text/cryptum-glossary/62e29c59-a3f9-4b63-af76-def71fda5459|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cryptum Glossary|D=14|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo: Cryptum/Glossary}} Their duties involved [[Astroengineering|planetary and stellar engineering]],<ref name="c221">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 221''</ref> and by extension the acquisition of resources for the [[ecumene]], including the [[Builder]]s' plentiful construction projects. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Long before the eruption of the Flood and revelations of the Audacity, the Miners had a keen interest in the Precursors, hoping to unravel their forebears' secrets to better their own arts of extraction, creation, and manipulation. At the direction of the eldest of their rate, Miner Manipulars scoured the stars and exotic depths of slipspace to find planets, moons, and stellar masses that possessed a strictly prescribed set of signature traces. At great cost and under the utmost secrecy, the most promising of these were hauled to a specialized world engine at the periphery of the ecumene for deconstruction and analysis to reveal the enigmas within. What they learned from this exploration and study is unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | Long before the eruption of the Flood and revelations of the Audacity, the Miners had a keen interest in the Precursors, hoping to unravel their forebears' secrets to better their own arts of extraction, creation, and manipulation. At the direction of the eldest of their rate, Miner Manipulars scoured the stars and exotic depths of slipspace to find planets, moons, and stellar masses that possessed a strictly prescribed set of signature traces. At great cost and under the utmost secrecy, the most promising of these were hauled to a specialized world engine at the periphery of the ecumene for deconstruction and analysis to reveal the enigmas within. What they learned from this exploration and study is unknown.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
During the height of the Forerunner civilization, Miners had activity in the [[Sol system]], specifically [[Mars]], then known as Edom. After disobeying [[ | During the height of the Forerunner civilization, Miners had activity in the [[Sol system]], specifically [[Mars]], then known as Edom. After disobeying [[Wise-Hands-to-Forge|his father]], [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], a [[Manipular]] from a wealthy Builder family, was sent to work with a Miner family inhabiting Edom.<ref name="Cryptum cover">'''Halo: Cryptum''', forward jacket description</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|c15}} | ||
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*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||