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Despite their lack of need to sleep as a result of the use of personal armor, Forerunners had certain moments where each member of a household would retreat for several hours of individual meditation. These moments were typically arranged according to the local day-night cycle, and were sacrosanct in traditional Builder families. During this time, the activities on an entire planet would slow down, including traffic and even the operations of [[ancilla]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 241''</ref> | Despite their lack of need to sleep as a result of the use of personal armor, Forerunners had certain moments where each member of a household would retreat for several hours of individual meditation. These moments were typically arranged according to the local day-night cycle, and were sacrosanct in traditional Builder families. During this time, the activities on an entire planet would slow down, including traffic and even the operations of [[ancilla]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 241''</ref> | ||
Forerunners did not eat meat, as the Mantle forbade "the eating of the flesh of | Some Forerunners did not eat meat, as the Mantle forbade "as some view the eating of the flesh of infortunites while most fought it just forbid sentibilism and candbilism<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 88''</ref> | ||
Some Forerunners rejected their advanced technology, including personal armor, and adopted a more austere and primitive lifestyle in seclusion from the rest of Forerunner society. One such community existed on [[Seaward]], which would incidentally become the first planet in the Forerunner ecumene to be overrun by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe (Volume I)''', "Soma the Painter"</ref> | Some Forerunners rejected their advanced technology, including personal armor, and adopted a more austere and primitive lifestyle in seclusion from the rest of Forerunner society. One such community existed on [[Seaward]], which would incidentally become the first planet in the Forerunner ecumene to be overrun by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe (Volume I)''', "Soma the Painter"</ref> | ||