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 ==Biography==
 ===Origin===
-At some point in the distant past, millions of years before the [[Human-Covenant War]] or even the [[human-Forerunner war]]s, the Flood came into existence and through the will of the [[Precursor]]s, infected large numbers of sentient life forms. The Flood merged them into a singular being, which in turn took on a consciousness derived from all of its hosts. The first known example of this was the ancient creature known as the [[Primordial]], who claimed to be the last Precursor. The Didact wondered if all Precursors were such creatures, but found no answer.
+Millions of years before the [[Human-Covenant War]] or even the [[human-Forerunner war]]s, the ancient and powerful civilization known as the Precursors held a position of stewardship over the galaxy, populating it with numerous lifeforms and watching over their evolution. However, one of their created races, the sapient species known as the Forerunners, staged a rebellion against their creators and were successful in nearly wiping them out. The remaining Precursors sought ways to render themselves dormant until such a time as they could safely roam the galaxy again.
-This early Gravemind did not take on the form of its later counterpart, being far smaller and more discrete in form. This being was confined to a Precursor [[stasis capsule]] and placed beneath the surface of a small planetoid at the [[Milky Way]] edge by an unknown group of beings, suspected to be ancient Forerunners. The creation of this Gravemind and the downfall of the Precursors occurred almost concurrently, for the Flood was an important factor in their long-term plans for life in the Milky Way.
+The last surviving Precursors converted their bodies into an organic powder, which would regenerate their original forms at a later time. However, the millions of years that followed rendered the powder defective, and the resurrection process instead yielded malformed, parasitic lifeforms that could assimilate organic matter - the nascent stage of the Flood. Though records of this time are virtually nonexistent, it appears that one of these mutated Precursors assimilated several other organisms, becoming the first Gravemind.
+This early Gravemind, called the Primordial by humans and Forerunners who encountered it, did not take on the form of its later counterpart, being far smaller and more discrete in form. This being was confined to a Precursor [[stasis capsule]] and placed beneath the surface of a small planetoid at the [[Milky Way]] edge by an unknown group of beings, suspected to be ancient Forerunners. The creation of this Gravemind and the downfall of the Precursors occurred almost concurrently, for the Flood was an important factor in their long-term plans for life in the Milky Way.
 Prior to 110,000 BCE, a number of automated starships of unknown origin came from the [[Magellanic Clouds|Magellanic satellite galaxies]] and crashed upon numerous worlds at the galaxy's borders. These vessels were eventually discovered by the ancient humans and San 'Shyuum, which contained  millions of glassy cylinders carrying a fine powder of non-living, moderately simple organic material. This powder was dispersed amongst the human and San 'Shyuum worlds, eventually creating and unleashing the first known Flood outbreak in this galaxy.