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{{Quote|'Crolon...you're a swamp skorken nipping at a wader.|[[Tersa 'Gunok]] to [[Salus 'Crolon]]<ref name="bc117">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 117''</ref>}} | {{Quote|'Crolon...you're a swamp skorken nipping at a wader.|[[Tersa 'Gunok]] to [[Salus 'Crolon]]<ref name="bc117">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 117''</ref>}} | ||
A '''skorken''' was a species of aquatic animal native to [[Sanghelios]]. Skorkens lived in swamps and were known to make attempts to eat beings that got too close to their swamp. Calling an individual a skorken was seen as an insult, used to refer to someone that intentionally aggravated others.<ref name="bc117"/> | A '''skorken''' was a species of aquatic animal native to [[Sanghelios]]. Skorkens lived in swamps and were known to make attempts to eat beings that got too close to their swamp. Calling an individual a skorken was seen as an insult, used to refer to someone that intentionally aggravated others.<ref name="bc117"/> The [[Sangheili]] expression "''move like a skorken with its tail afire''" meant for one to move with urgency.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 249''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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- "'Crolon...you're a swamp skorken nipping at a wader."
- — Tersa 'Gunok to Salus 'Crolon[1]
A skorken was a species of aquatic animal native to Sanghelios. Skorkens lived in swamps and were known to make attempts to eat beings that got too close to their swamp. Calling an individual a skorken was seen as an insult, used to refer to someone that intentionally aggravated others.[1] The Sangheili expression "move like a skorken with its tail afire" meant for one to move with urgency.[2]
List of appearances
- Halo: Broken Circle (First mentioned)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Broken Circle, page 117
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, page 249
