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[[Halo Waypoint]] provided a glossary of nouns used in Halo: Cryptum over a week to make sure readers understood the meaning of the words used. | [[Halo Waypoint]] provided a glossary of nouns used in Halo: Cryptum over a week to make sure readers understood the meaning of the words used. | ||
*[[Supreme Mantle Court]] - a rare holding of the court by the Council to discuss matters of extreme importance and significance. | *[[Supreme Mantle Court]] - a rare holding of the court by the Council to discuss matters of extreme importance and significance. | ||
*[[Phylarch of Builders]] - A leader within the Builder rate who was particularly notorious for his role in reinstating the Warrior-Servants in response to a great threat | *[[Phylarch of Builders]] - A leader within the Builder rate who was particularly notorious for his role in reinstating the Warrior-Servants in response to a great threat | ||
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*[[Forerunner mutations|Mutations]] - The careful act of customized biological maturation of a Forerunner to new forms and/or rates which is typically performed between two to five times over the course of a lifetime. The process determines a Forerunner's place within his or her family, Maniple or guild and is always patterned after the mutation's mentor, typically but not always one's parent. | *[[Forerunner mutations|Mutations]] - The careful act of customized biological maturation of a Forerunner to new forms and/or rates which is typically performed between two to five times over the course of a lifetime. The process determines a Forerunner's place within his or her family, Maniple or guild and is always patterned after the mutation's mentor, typically but not always one's parent. | ||
*Brevent mutations - Risky, ad-hoc mutations which can be successful, like traditional mutations, but can often introduce complications since they are less practiced and honed. | *Brevent mutations - Risky, ad-hoc mutations which can be successful, like traditional mutations, but can often introduce complications since they are less practiced and honed. | ||
*[[Kasna]] - An intoxicating green San'Shyuum beverage. | *[[Kasna]] - An intoxicating green San 'Shyuum beverage. | ||
*[[Builder Security]] - Forerunners of the Builder rate who conduct secutity and combat matters for the Builders. | *[[Builder Security]] - Forerunners of the Builder rate who conduct secutity and combat matters for the Builders. | ||
*[[Janjur Qom]] - A primary-treaty planet and the largest of the San'Shyuum quarantine worlds. | *[[Janjur Qom]] - A primary-treaty planet and the largest of the San 'Shyuum quarantine worlds. | ||
*[[Builder]]s - The highest and most powerful rate among Forerunners, led by the Master Builder. | *[[Builder]]s - The highest and most powerful rate among Forerunners, led by the Master Builder. | ||
*The [[Council]] - A collection of at least five hundred representatives from various Forerunner rates across the ecumene. | *The [[Council]] - A collection of at least five hundred representatives from various Forerunner rates across the ecumene. | ||
*[[San' Shyuum]] - A peaceful species, interested in their own betterment through science. Noted for their profound sensuality. | *[[San 'Shyuum]] - A peaceful species, interested in their own betterment through science. Noted for their profound sensuality. | ||
*[[Halo Array|Halo]] - An enormous ring-shaped, wide-effect neural-disruption weapon considered to be the final defense against the Flood. | *[[Halo Array|Halo]] - An enormous ring-shaped, wide-effect neural-disruption weapon considered to be the final defense against the Flood. | ||
*The [[Confirmer]] - An aged Promethian commander assigned by the Council to guard and protect the San'Shyuum. | *The [[Confirmer]] - An aged Promethian commander assigned by the Council to guard and protect the San 'Shyuum. | ||
*[[Prisoner of Charum Hakkor|The Timeless One]] - A mysterious creature which was once held within the arena of Charum Hakkor. | *[[Prisoner of Charum Hakkor|The Timeless One]] - A mysterious creature which was once held within the arena of Charum Hakkor. | ||
*[[Faun Hakkor]] - A neighboring planet to Charum Hakkor and one which the humans had once occupied. | *[[Faun Hakkor]] - A neighboring planet to Charum Hakkor and one which the humans had once occupied. | ||
*[[Ben Nauk]] - A neighboring planet to Charum Hakkor and Faul Hakkor, also occupied by the humans. | *[[Ben Nauk]] - A neighboring planet to Charum Hakkor and Faul Hakkor, also occupied by the humans. | ||
*[[Geas]] - A generations-long genetic command which can nudge or | *[[Geas]] - A generations-long genetic command which can nudge or persuade individuals or generations into a planned destiny. | ||
*[[ | *[[Prometheans]] - A noble class of Warrior-Servant Forerunner rate from the distant past. | ||
*[[Cryptum]] - Also referred to as a "Warrior Keep", a sealed structure where a Warrior-Servant would enter a self-imposed exile, hibernating in a meditative state of contemplative transcendence called "timeless xankara." | *[[Cryptum]] - Also referred to as a "Warrior Keep", a sealed structure where a Warrior-Servant would enter a self-imposed exile, hibernating in a meditative state of contemplative transcendence called "timeless xankara." | ||
*[[Synchrons] - A nexus of great forces and personalities; a point when one's life dramatically changes. | *[[Synchrons]] - A nexus of great forces and personalities; a point when one's life dramatically changes. | ||
*[[Digon]] - An ancient language used almost exclusively by Warrior-Servants. | *[[Digon]] - An ancient language used almost exclusively by Warrior-Servants. | ||
*[[Wisdom of Harbou/Strength of Lang]] - Two forces that hold the millennial seal on the Didact's Cryptum, barring entry to all but a Forerunner. | *[[Wisdom of Harbou/Strength of Lang]] - Two forces that hold the millennial seal on the Didact's Cryptum, barring entry to all but a Forerunner. | ||
*The [[Didact]] - A banished | *The [[Didact]] - A banished Promethean warrior who once served as the protector of the entire Forerunner Ecumene. | ||
*[[Charum Hakkor]] - An important planet which was once a Precursor hub world and the site of a great Forerunner war. | *[[Charum Hakkor]] - An important planet which was once a Precursor hub world and the site of a great Forerunner war. | ||
*The [[Mantle]] - A belief system held by the Forerunners in which they are required to protect and promote life. | *The [[Mantle]] - A belief system held by the Forerunners in which they are required to protect and promote life. | ||
*[[Living Time]] - The joy of life's interaction with the Cosmos and the foundation for the Mantle itself. | *[[Living Time]] - The joy of life's interaction with the Cosmos and the foundation for the Mantle itself. | ||
*Maniple - A specific division within a Forerunner family or guild defined by one's function. | *[[Maniple]] - A specific division within a Forerunner family or guild defined by one's function. | ||
* | *[[Daowa-Maad]] - A human saying for a concept regarding the roll and tug of the universe on a being. | ||
*[[Baffler]] - A Forerunner-designed camouflage technique employing geometric distortions. | *[[Baffler]] - A Forerunner-designed camouflage technique employing geometric distortions. | ||
*[[Dazzler]] - A Forerunner-designed camouflage technique that causes visual and auditory delusions. | *[[Dazzler]] - A Forerunner-designed camouflage technique that causes visual and auditory delusions. | ||
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*[[Organon]] - A possibly mythical device believed to be capable of reactivating all Precursor artifacts. | *[[Organon]] - A possibly mythical device believed to be capable of reactivating all Precursor artifacts. | ||
*[[Marontik]] - The largest human community on Erde-Tyrene. | *[[Marontik]] - The largest human community on Erde-Tyrene. | ||
*[[Djamonkin Augh]] - A ring-shaped island known locally as "Big Man's Water," believed to be a Precursor site located on Erde-Tyrene. | *[[Djamonkin Crater|Djamonkin Augh]] - A ring-shaped island known locally as "Big Man's Water," believed to be a Precursor site located on Erde-Tyrene. | ||
*[[Ecumene]] - The Forerunner empire which was composed of three million fertile worlds. | *[[Ecumene]] - The Forerunner empire which was composed of three million fertile worlds. | ||
*The [[Domain]] - The central network of Forerunner intelligence and a repository of combined civilizational thought and experience, often connected to Forerunner individuals via their armor. | *The [[Domain]] - The central network of Forerunner intelligence and a repository of combined civilizational thought and experience, often connected to Forerunner individuals via their armor. | ||
*[[Ancilla]] - A highly-advanced but purpose-scaled | *[[Ancilla]] - A highly-advanced but purpose-scaled AI housed in Forerunner armor, machines, buildings and ships. | ||
*[[Manipular]] - A Forerunner's initial and simplest physical form; the form prior to one's first mutation. | *[[Manipular]] - A Forerunner's initial and simplest physical form; the form prior to one's first mutation. | ||
*[[Edom]] - A red, desert world which serves as a home to Forerunner miners. | *[[Edom]] - A red, desert world which serves as a home to Forerunner miners. | ||