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The '''Florians''' were a people of a diminutive species of [[human]] taxonomically referred to as [[wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|'''Homo ''floresiensis''''']] and called '''ha''manune''''' (plural '''ha''manush''''')<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 79''</ref> by contemporary humans themselves.<ref group="note">The names for cha''manush'' and and ha''manush'', used in ''Halo: Cryptum'' to refer to Chakas' and [[Riser]]'s species, respectively, are reversed in ''Halo: Primordium''. Whether this was an intentional change or an error is unknown.</ref> They were native to [[Earth]],<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 23''</ref> and later specific to several islands, notably [[Wikipedia:Flores|Flores]] in [[Wikipedia:Indonesia|Indonesia]] and [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]].<ref name="p32">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 32-33''</ref> The species is known to have survived up until around 13,000 BCE and possibly as recently as 10,000 BCE, living contemporaneously with "modern" humans, Homo ''sapiens''.<ref name="wiki">[[Wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|''Homo floresiensis'' on '''Wikipedia''']]</ref> Though Florians are believed to have gone extinct, various folktales on the islands they used to inhabit appear to be based on them, including the small-sized people known as [[Wikipedia:Menehune|''Menehune'']] in Hawaiian mythology.<ref name="p32"/> | The '''Florians''' were a people of a diminutive species of [[human]] taxonomically referred to as [[wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|'''Homo ''floresiensis''''']] and called '''ha''manune''''' (plural '''ha''manush''''')<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 79''</ref> by contemporary humans themselves.<ref group="note">The names for cha''manush'' and and ha''manush'', used in ''Halo: Cryptum'' to refer to Chakas' and [[Riser]]'s species, respectively, are reversed in ''Halo: Primordium''. Whether this was an intentional change or an error is unknown.</ref> They were native to [[Earth]],<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 23''</ref> and later specific to several islands, notably [[Wikipedia:Flores|Flores]] in [[Wikipedia:Indonesia|Indonesia]] and [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]].<ref name="p32">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 32-33''</ref> The species is known to have survived up until around 13,000 BCE and possibly as recently as 10,000 BCE, living contemporaneously with "modern" humans, Homo ''sapiens''.<ref name="wiki">[[Wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|''Homo floresiensis'' on '''Wikipedia''']]</ref> Though Florians are believed to have gone extinct, various folktales on the islands they used to inhabit appear to be based on them, including the small-sized people known as [[Wikipedia:Menehune|''Menehune'']] in Hawaiian mythology.Riser was one of the most famous Florians to have helped Bornstellar in his mission and have go with him.The Didact not attacked this specie in Human-Forerunner War for their specie showed no threat.<ref name="p32"/> | ||
Before the activation of the [[Halo Array]], Florians had extensive contact with other human and hominid species, and one, [[Riser]], served as a guide to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], a young Forerunner looking for [[Precursor]] artifacts. The [[Librarian]] had imprinted Riser's ancestors with a ''[[geas]]'' that made the subsequent generations seek a way to bypass the defenses around [[the Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] in the [[Djamonkin Crater]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 55''</ref> | Before the activation of the [[Halo Array]], Florians had extensive contact with other human and hominid species, and one, [[Riser]], served as a guide to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], a young Forerunner looking for [[Precursor]] artifacts. The [[Librarian]] had imprinted Riser's ancestors with a ''[[geas]]'' that made the subsequent generations seek a way to bypass the defenses around [[the Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] in the [[Djamonkin Crater]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 55''</ref> | ||