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===Symbols=== | ===Symbols=== | ||
Huragok are known to mark some areas of significance with mysterious glyphs, which can be found on various surfaces, walls, ceilings, floors, even in transmissions<ref>'''[[Sadie's Story]]''': ''[[Audio log]] 23, Circle 8, Arc 2''</ref>, often in irregular patterns. <br> | |||
Huragok are known to mark some areas of significance with mysterious glyphs, which can be found on various surfaces, walls, ceilings, floors, even in transmissions<ref>'''[[Sadie's Story]]''': ''[[Audio log]] 23, Circle 8, Arc 2''</ref>, often in irregular patterns. | |||
In regards to the Covenant Engineers. There is three types of Symbols.<br> | |||
The "Y"-shaded ones often with glyphs similar to [[Forerunner symbols]] around them.<br> | |||
The "O"-shaped ones sometimes with a symbol in them.<br> | |||
Or simply in lines.<br> | |||
The symbols are likely related to the Huragok's Forerunner origin.<ref name="dh"/> Though it was known that they're is a deviation to the Forerunner variants of the Huragok Symbols. <ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=96#post953 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 3003659)]</ref> | |||
The symbols were also conveyed by the species through Huragok sign language.<ref name="bc100">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 100'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Each symbol is believed to tell "stories", and some represent the shape of Forerunner starships.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=943955 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Joe Staten comment in oxm *spoilers*'']</ref> | |||
====Known Symbols and Glyphs==== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Y_glyph.jpg | |||
File:GlyphA.jpg | |||
File:GlyphB.jpg | |||
File:Super_Y_glyph.png | |||
File:SuperTriglyph.jpg | |||
File:SuperMonoGlyph.jpg | |||
File:Sad_Monoglyph.png | |||
File:O_glyph.jpg | |||
File:TheSuperCircle.jpg | |||
File:Transmission_glyphs.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Languages and communication=== | ===Languages and communication=== |