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|name=San 'Shyuum (''Perfidia vermis'') <br> "Prophet" | |name=San 'Shyuum (''Perfidia vermis'') <br> "Prophet" | ||
|image=[[File:Regret2.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:Regret2.png|300px]] | ||
| | |homeworld=Janjur Qom | ||
|height=7'3", 2 inch<ref name="Beast">[[Bestiarum]]</ref>, (221 cm)<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''': ''page 118''</ref> | |height=7'3", 2 inch<ref name="Beast">[[Bestiarum]]</ref>, (221 cm)<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''': ''page 118''</ref> | ||
|weight=200 lb<ref name="Beast"/> (91 kg)<ref name="ENC"/> | |weight=200 lb<ref name="Beast"/> (91 kg)<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
| | |skincolor=Brown-pink, Gray-pink | ||
|distinctions=Long necks, humanoid features | |distinctions=Long necks, humanoid features | ||
|equipment=[[Gravity throne]]s, [[antigravity belt]]<ref>"He wore a red over robe, a gold under robe, and somewhere, hidden beneath all the fabric, an antigrav belt which served to keep his body suspended a full unit off the deck." <br /> -- ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 5</ref><br /> | |equipment=[[Gravity throne]]s, [[antigravity belt]]<ref>"He wore a red over robe, a gold under robe, and somewhere, hidden beneath all the fabric, an antigrav belt which served to keep his body suspended a full unit off the deck." <br /> -- ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 5</ref><br /> | ||
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*[[Prophet of Supposition]] | *[[Prophet of Supposition]] | ||
*[[Minister of Etiology]] | *[[Minister of Etiology]] | ||
| | |othernames=*Holy one | ||
*High one | *High one | ||
*Hierarchs (High Prophets only) | *Hierarchs (High Prophets only) | ||
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During the time of the Forerunners, the San 'Shyuum culture was centered around the pursuit of beauty and pleasure. They were known throughout the galaxy for their hedonism, their beauty, and their skills at manipulating other races with their nearly universal appeal. Following their surrender in the Human-Forerunner wars, however, their culture became centered around the guidance of elderly religious leaders known as prophets.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum,''' ''page ???''</ref> | During the time of the Forerunners, the San 'Shyuum culture was centered around the pursuit of beauty and pleasure. They were known throughout the galaxy for their hedonism, their beauty, and their skills at manipulating other races with their nearly universal appeal. Following their surrender in the Human-Forerunner wars, however, their culture became centered around the guidance of elderly religious leaders known as prophets.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum,''' ''page ???''</ref> | ||
Before the Covenant was formed, a thousand or so Prophets called [[Reformers]], who believed in using Forerunner technology for their use and wished to explore the [[Dreadnought]] they had discovered, left their | Before the Covenant was formed, a thousand or so Prophets called [[Reformers]], who believed in using Forerunner technology for their use and wished to explore the [[Dreadnought]] they had discovered, left their homeworld, leaving the[[Stoics]] (those who only wished to worship the technology and not explore the Dreadnought) stranded.<ref name="Harvest"/> The resulting calamity meant that the Covenant San 'Shyuum population was reduced to a few thousand, forcing the species to carefully manage their gene pool to prevent the loss of beneficial genes and the introduction of undesirable traits, with individuals possessing negative recessive traits placed in the [[Roll of Celibates]] to prevent their breeding. The Prophet of Truth is on such a list. However, if they should have such sexual urges, the Prophets will use concubines. If such a pregnancy should occur, however, they must be aborted, or the children will be killed at birth and the father sterilized.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', page 264</ref> | ||
It is known that the fertility cycles of female San 'Shyuum are short and few and far between, which would make it difficult for San 'Shyuum to have children. As a result, they would have a celebration called a [[Birthing Period]] when a child was conceived, which was very uncommon. | It is known that the fertility cycles of female San 'Shyuum are short and few and far between, which would make it difficult for San 'Shyuum to have children. As a result, they would have a celebration called a [[Birthing Period]] when a child was conceived, which was very uncommon. | ||