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{{Quote|We are the last of those who gave you breath and form, millions of years ago. We are the last of those your kind defied and ruthlessly destroyed. We are the last Precursors. And now we are ''legion''.|The [[Gravemind]] to [[Catalog]] in the final years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 175''</ref>}} | {{Quote|We are the last of those who gave you breath and form, millions of years ago. We are the last of those your kind defied and ruthlessly destroyed. We are the last Precursors. And now we are ''legion''.|The [[Gravemind]] to [[Catalog]] in the final years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 175''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Precursors''' were an advanced race that preceded and were mythologized by the [[Forerunner]]s. The Forerunners classified them as "[[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 0: Transsentient|Transsentient]]" beings, having the ability to travel among galaxies and accelerate the evolution of intelligent life.<ref name="BES"/> While the Precursors themselves had long since disappeared during the time of the Forerunners, evidence of their technological and architectural achievements remained scattered across not only the galaxy but also outside it, namely in the [[Large Magellanic Cloud]]. | The '''Precursors''' were an advanced race of [[wikipedia:Lovectaftian horror|Lovecraftian]]-esque beings that preceded and were mythologized by the [[Forerunner]]s. The Forerunners classified them as "[[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 0: Transsentient|Transsentient]]" beings, having the ability to travel among galaxies and accelerate the evolution of intelligent life.<ref name="BES"/> While the Precursors themselves had long since disappeared during the time of the Forerunners, evidence of their technological and architectural achievements remained scattered across not only the galaxy but also outside it, namely in the [[Large Magellanic Cloud]]. | ||
==Forerunner beliefs== | ==Forerunner beliefs== | ||