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'''Forerunner''' is the translated name for an ancient race of enlightened beings that were the creators and builders of the Halos, [[the Ark]] and the [[Shield World]], [[Onyx]], along with the artifacts that were found on [[Reach]], [[Earth]] and [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. All that is known about the ''Forerunners'' has been gleaned from these various artifacts. The predecessors of the ''Forerunners'' are thought to be another alien race known as the Precursors. The former alien faction known as "The [[Covenant]]" worshipped the Forerunners as so called "gods," deriving much of their technology from ''Forerunner'' artifacts found throughout the galaxy.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', From the experiences of [[John-117]], the Master Chief, the Covenant do not fully understand the Forerunners. This is evident when they mistranslated the Glyph "Reclaimer" as "Reclamation"</ref>.

Next to nothing is known about the Forerunners, except that they were an advanced civilization that reached its peak before activating the Halo Array around 100,000 years ago, exactly as planned (as explained by 343 Guilty Spark in Halo 2), coming to power after the disappearance of another race, known to them as the [[Precursors]].<ref>''Halo 3 Limited Edition'' - [[Bestiarium]]</ref> Ironically, Latin for Forerunner is [[Precursor]]; the very name they revere.