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Through the means employed in a [[Forerunner mutation|mutation]]—the artificially-induced process through which Forerunners traditionally matured into higher [[form]]s—it was possible for the mentor to imprint their complete pattern over the Forerunner undergoing the mutation. This would transfer the mentor's essence and, in time, enable said essence to function within the host body. The imprinted Forerunner would also gradually grow into a physical facsimile of the mentor. By imprinting a [[Manipular]] known as [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], the [[Ur-Didact]] created another incarnation of himself, who later supplanted the duties of his original.<ref name="imprint"/> | Through the means employed in a [[Forerunner mutation|mutation]]—the artificially-induced process through which Forerunners traditionally matured into higher [[form]]s—it was possible for the mentor to imprint their complete pattern over the Forerunner undergoing the mutation. This would transfer the mentor's essence and, in time, enable said essence to function within the host body. The imprinted Forerunner would also gradually grow into a physical facsimile of the mentor. By imprinting a [[Manipular]] known as [[IsoDidact|Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], the [[Ur-Didact]] created another incarnation of himself, who later supplanted the duties of his original.<ref name="imprint"/> | ||
Despite the Forerunners' mastery of many related technologies, transferring a digitally-encoded personality into an inert biological body — "essence sheathing" — was expressly prohibited due to a number of risks inherent with this type of technology.<ref name="catalog"/> Nonetheless, a certain form of essence sheathing is known to have successfully taken place. The Librarian imprinted human essences extracted via [[Composer]]s at the close of the [[ | Despite the Forerunners' mastery of many related technologies, transferring a digitally-encoded personality into an inert biological body — "essence sheathing" — was expressly prohibited due to a number of risks inherent with this type of technology.<ref name="catalog"/> Nonetheless, a certain form of essence sheathing is known to have successfully taken place. The Librarian imprinted human essences extracted via [[Composer]]s at the close of the [[Battle of Charum Hakkor]] into the genetic material of future human generations through a ''[[geas]]'', the minds themselves dormant but programmed to awaken at the right triggers. [[Riser]] and [[Chakas]] were host to such essences; namely those of [[Yprin Yprikushma]] and [[Forthencho]], respectively.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 224-226''</ref> | ||
===Composer=== | ===Composer=== | ||