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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals Faber.png|250px|thumb|left|[[Faber]], the last [[Master Builder]].]] | [[File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals Faber.png|250px|thumb|left|[[Faber]], the last [[Master Builder]].]] | ||
In an archetypal sense, many Builders demonstrated an economically motivated and ambitious mentality, marked by a constant pursuit for more wealth and power.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 78''</ref> Certain Builder families, such as that of [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], were so wealthy they could own entire planets for their personal use. [[ | In an archetypal sense, many Builders demonstrated an economically motivated and ambitious mentality, marked by a constant pursuit for more wealth and power.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 78''</ref> Certain Builder families, such as that of [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], were so wealthy they could own entire planets for their personal use. [[Molaetra]], for one, was covered in megascale architecture that served as a testament to their owners' engineering skill and power.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 227-228''</ref> | ||
Builders were drawn to the Forerunners' ancient past, with some believing that Forerunners had long earlier possessed superior technologies and sought to recreate this past greatness with their technological achievements.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 59-60''</ref> Such beliefs were also the basis of elements in the rituals of the secret societies that existed within the Builder rate; these rituals had traces of the Forerunners' past beyond their recorded history, including symbols based upon the designs of ten-million-year-old warships which had otherwise been long forgotten.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 115''</ref> As [[Manipular]]s, Builders memorized the names of their ancestors, going back millions of years; these would be recited as part of a prayer meant to be spoken when faced with certain death.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 274''</ref> | Builders were drawn to the Forerunners' ancient past, with some believing that Forerunners had long earlier possessed superior technologies and sought to recreate this past greatness with their technological achievements.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 59-60''</ref> Such beliefs were also the basis of elements in the rituals of the secret societies that existed within the Builder rate; these rituals had traces of the Forerunners' past beyond their recorded history, including symbols based upon the designs of ten-million-year-old warships which had otherwise been long forgotten.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 115''</ref> As [[Manipular]]s, Builders memorized the names of their ancestors, going back millions of years; these would be recited as part of a prayer meant to be spoken when faced with certain death.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 274''</ref> | ||
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*Bornstellar's family{{Ref/Reuse|Cryptum cover}} | *Bornstellar's family{{Ref/Reuse|Cryptum cover}} | ||
**[[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] <small>(Formerly)</small> | **[[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] <small>(Formerly)</small> | ||
**[[Bornstellar's sister]] | **[[Bornstellar's sister]] | ||
**[[Maker-of-Cherished-Mountains]] | |||
**[[Wise-Hands-to-Forge]] | |||
*[[Dawn-over-Fields]] | *[[Dawn-over-Fields]] | ||
*[[Keeper-of-Tools]] | *[[Keeper-of-Tools]] | ||