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A majority of the ecumene's military consisted of the members of the [[Warrior-Servant]] rate, traditionally tasked with defense and warfare in the Forerunner ecumene.<ref name="glossary">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''[[Halo: Cryptum/Glossary|Halo: Cryptum glossary]]''</ref> Despite this, the Warrior-Servants stood second-lowest in the hierarchy of rates, only higher than the [[Huragok|Engineers]]. The individual with the rank of [[protector of the ecumene]] was considered the commander of the Forerunner military and was historically held by a high-ranked Warrior-Servant. The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] held this title for twelve thousand years, during the Forerunner conflicts with [[human]]ity and the [[Flood]]. His successor, the [[IsoDidact]], held the title in the final years of the ecumene.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 233''</ref> The highest and most respected class of Warrior-Servants were known as the [[Promethean]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 54''</ref> Additionally, the [[Builder]] rate had their own private military under the influence of [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]], known as [[Builder Security]]. Builder Security often had more advanced weaponry and warships than the Warrior-Servants.{{Ref/Reuse|glossary}} After the Didact went into exile for the first time, Builder Security almost entirely supplanted the Warrior-Servants, with most former Warrior-Servants joining their ranks after their own rate was diminished.<ref name="string 3">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 3''</ref> The Warrior-Servant rate was partly reconstituted near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, although their forces were virtually merged with those of Builder Security.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 197''</ref>