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==Forerunner beliefs== | ==Forerunner beliefs== | ||
The Forerunners knew few concrete details about the Precursors, and most of their supposed knowledge came from the mythology they had constructed around their creators. Their most central belief was that the [[Mantle]] (the role of guardianship of the galaxy and of all life) was bestowed upon them by the Precursors. From a Forerunner perspective, the passing of the Mantle secured the Precursors' legacy in the form of the Forerunners, continuing their work after they departed, much in the same way [[Human|humanity]] was appointed to be the Forerunners' inheritors shortly before the activation of the [[Halo Array]]. According to Forerunner belief, the Precursors had peacefully passed away after they fulfilled their mission in creating the Forerunners.<ref name="s203">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 203''</ref> The Forerunners believed the Precursors had shaped the Forerunners in their own image, and some even suggested that they may have done the same with humans.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 26''</ref> By the time of the [[human-Forerunner wars]], [[ | The Forerunners knew few concrete details about the Precursors, and most of their supposed knowledge came from the mythology they had constructed around their creators. Their most central belief was that the [[Mantle]] (the role of guardianship of the galaxy and of all life) was bestowed upon them by the Precursors. From a Forerunner perspective, the passing of the Mantle secured the Precursors' legacy in the form of the Forerunners, continuing their work after they departed, much in the same way [[Human|humanity]] was appointed to be the Forerunners' inheritors shortly before the activation of the [[Halo Array]]. According to Forerunner belief, the Precursors had peacefully passed away after they fulfilled their mission in creating the Forerunners.<ref name="s203">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 203''</ref> The Forerunners believed the Precursors had shaped the Forerunners in their own image, and some even suggested that they may have done the same with humans.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 26''</ref> By the time of the [[human-Forerunner wars]], [[Prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric humans]] also claimed to be the sole inheritors of the Mantle, something contemporary Forerunners considered heretical.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 112''</ref> | ||
The majority of this information was mythology with a dubious historical basis, providing a set of explanations for the innumerable mysteries surrounding the Precursors. The facts were very different from what the Forerunners had ultimately chosen to believe. | The majority of this information was mythology with a dubious historical basis, providing a set of explanations for the innumerable mysteries surrounding the Precursors. The facts were very different from what the Forerunners had ultimately chosen to believe. |