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Early in its life, the ilpdor lived in the lake near the village of [[Crellum]]. However, male [[Stoics]] from Janjur Qom's capital city reduced the population of fish—the main source of food for an ilpdor—in the lake through overfishing. [[Burenn]] came across the ilpdor when it was starving due to the lack of fish; the ilpdor did not eat her on sight only because of its smaller size. She fed the ilpdor the meat and cheese of a [[garfren]] and bonded with it, and she soon named it Erb. The "partnership" formed between Erb and Burenn allowed her to catch more fish by training the ilpdor to drive the remaining fish from the lake into nets. The female San'Shyuum of Crellum provided Erb with food, while the ilpdor scared away hostile raiders or threats to the village.<ref name="bc138"/>

In [[850 BCE]], Burenn and her sister [[Lilumna]] received a message from the San'Shyuum of ''[[High Charity]]'' that invited them to live a life of luxury on the holy city. The two sisters and seven other females accepted the offer,<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 71-75''</ref> and Burenn made arrangements for her mother to take care of Erb in her absence.<ref name="bc148">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 148''</ref> The nine females met with San'Shyuum and [[Sangheili]] from ''High Charity'' at the lake outside of Crellum, with the females riding aboard of Erb. The group traveled to the [[Covenant]] [[dropship]] nearby, but were intercepted by a unit of Stoic warriors. As a firefight broke out, the [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben|Prophet of Inner Conviction]] ordered the females to take cover behind Erb. However, Burenn mounted Erb alone and charged at the Stoics. Using its powerful jaws and sharp front claws, Erb destroyed the [[folasteed]] mounts and killed several Stoics by breaking their necks. The last surviving Stoic fired at Erb's neck with his weapon. Mortally wounded, Erb charged at the Stoic and stopped in its tracks just as the animal bit off the warrior's head. Spitting out the Stoic's head, Erb collapsed just as Burenn jumped off in time to avoid being crushed.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 140-141''</ref> Burenn mourned Erb, and she was later thanked by Inner Conviction for bringing Erb into the battle.<ref name="bc148"/>