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During the time of the Forerunners, the San 'Shyuum culture was centered around the pursuit of beauty and pleasure. They were known throughout the galaxy for their hedonism, their beauty, and their skills at manipulating other races with their nearly universal appeal. Following their surrender in the Human-Forerunner | During the time of the Forerunners, the San 'Shyuum culture was centered around the pursuit of beauty and pleasure. They were known throughout the galaxy for their hedonism, their beauty, and their skills at manipulating other races with their nearly universal appeal. Following their surrender in the [[Human-Forerunner war]]s, however, their culture became centered around the guidance of elderly religious leaders known as prophets.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum,''' ''page ???''</ref> | ||
Before the Covenant was formed, a thousand or so Prophets called [[Reformers]], who believed in using Forerunner technology for their use and wished to explore the [[Dreadnought]] they had discovered, left their homeworld, leaving the [[Stoics]] (those who only wished to worship the technology and not explore the Dreadnought) stranded.<ref name="Harvest"/> The resulting calamity meant that the Covenant San 'Shyuum population was reduced to a few thousand, forcing the species to carefully manage their gene pool to prevent the loss of beneficial genes and the introduction of undesirable traits, with individuals possessing negative recessive traits placed in the [[Roll of Celibates]] to prevent their breeding. The Prophet of Truth is on such a list. However, if they should have such sexual urges, the Prophets will use concubines. If such a pregnancy should occur, however, they must be aborted, or the children will be killed at birth and the father sterilized.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', page 264</ref> | Before the Covenant was formed, a thousand or so Prophets called [[Reformers]], who believed in using Forerunner technology for their use and wished to explore the [[Dreadnought]] they had discovered, left their homeworld, leaving the [[Stoics]] (those who only wished to worship the technology and not explore the Dreadnought) stranded.<ref name="Harvest"/> The resulting calamity meant that the Covenant San 'Shyuum population was reduced to a few thousand, forcing the species to carefully manage their gene pool to prevent the loss of beneficial genes and the introduction of undesirable traits, with individuals possessing negative recessive traits placed in the [[Roll of Celibates]] to prevent their breeding. The Prophet of Truth is on such a list. However, if they should have such sexual urges, the Prophets will use concubines. If such a pregnancy should occur, however, they must be aborted, or the children will be killed at birth and the father sterilized.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', page 264</ref> | ||