Human-Forerunner wars: Difference between revisions

Before the war, humanity had reached Tier 1 technology on the [[Technological Achievement Tiers]] scale similar to those of the Forerunners. When Bornstellar obtained the Didact's memories, he gained insights into Charum Hakkor at the height of its powers. He described the implacable Precursor ruins of Charum Hakkor studded with human constructs, like ivy growing on great trees: vast cities and energy towers and defense platforms operating at [[geosynchronous orbit]] and equigravitation, little less sophisticated than Forerunner ships and platforms and stations. Finally, he concludes that humans had been a great power, a worthy adversary—technologically.

The defeat was disastrous for both humanity and the San'Shyuum. The victorious Forerunners decided to dismantle every piece of pre-historic human civilization, causing the species to devolve on their own. In addition, they executed many humans for starting the conflict seeing them as naturally violent and aggressive. Because of this cataclysmic event, humanity's culture splintered amongst their collective species, including the [[Florian]]s. This was noted as being a "punishment" by a young Forerunner pre-[[Builder]] [[Manipular]] known as [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] ten thousand years later.<ref name="cryptum"/> Humanity's defeat affirmed Forerunner hegemony over the entire galaxy as one of the only few powers capable of competing against it was utterly defeated. However, the destruction of Humanity sets the stage for the return of the Flood and the disastrous [[Forerunner-Flood War]] as the Forerunners proved totally inadequate to deal with the Flood. [[Didact|The Didact]] later regretted the complete destruction of Humanity as he was unaware the Flood as the reason for Humanity's aggression during [[Human-Flood War]].  

The San'Shyuum homeworld was placed under quarantine with a Forerunner military fortress orbiting the planet. When [[the Librarian]] attempted to index the San'Shyuum during the early stages of [[Forerunner-Flood War]], the San'Shyuum mistook her intentions and rose in revolt against the Forerunners. Later, the [[Faber|Master Builder]] took this opportunity to test Halo's effects on living beings on the San'Shyuum homeworld, which surpassed all expectations. The genocidal act led to the near extinction of the San'Shyuum as a species and Faber's removal from power, and subsequent trial for on charges of treason against the [[Mantle]].