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| | '''Homo ''floresiensis''''', known to the Forerunners as '''Florians''' and called '''Hamanune''' by humans themselves, were a species of [[human]] native to [[Earth]], specific to the island of Flores in Indonesia, surviving up until around 13,000 B.C.E. and possibly as recently as 12,000 B.C.E., living contemporaneously with "modern" humans, Homo ''sapiens''<ref name=Cryptum>'''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'''</ref>. They possessed more "primitive" characteristics than modern humans, including a reduced mandible, lacking a chin, and a smaller cranial capacity and proportionally smaller brain, though were still intelligent. Their most outstanding feature was their small stature, standing at a little over a metre tall.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Homo floresiensis|Wikipedia - Homo floresiensis]]</ref> |
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| *Homo ''floresiensis''
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| |distinctions=Small stature, no chin
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| |lifespan=Hundreds of years
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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 '''cha''manune''''' (plural '''cha''manush''''')<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''Rebirth Narrative''</ref> by contemporary humans themselves.{{Ref/Note|In ''Halo: Cryptum'', the names cha''manush'' and ha''manush'' are used to refer to both Chakas' and [[Riser]]'s species, respectively. The names are reversed in the subsequent ''Forerunner Saga'' novels.}}
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| ==History==
| | Before the activation of the Halo Array, Florians seem to have had extensive contact with other human species, and one, [[Riser]], served as a guide to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting|a young Forerunner]] looking for [[Precursor]] artefacts.<ref name=Cryptum/> |
| They were native to [[Earth]] and part of humanity's [[Erde-Tyrene civilization|contemporary civilization]] shared by other human and hominid species before the firing of the [[Halo Array]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 23''</ref> Despite their small size, they were generally respected by other humans and were allowed to go about their own business; it was told that they banded together and took vengeance on those who harmed them.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 31''</ref> The Florian [[Riser]], a member of a group of Florians living in the [[Marontik]] area, 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 [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] in the [[Djamonkin Crater]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 55''</ref>
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| In the [[reintroduction]] stage of the [[Lifeworker]]s' [[Conservation Measure]], the species was relocated to several islands by the new [[Lifeshaper]], [[Chant-to-Green]], at Riser's suggestion;<ref name="rebirth">'''Rebirth'''</ref> these islands included [[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 [[extinction|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/Reuse|p32}}
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| ==Description==
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| [[File:Homo floresiensis.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A fossilised Florian skull.]]
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| ===Anatomy and physiology===
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| They possessed more "primitive" characteristics than modern humans, including a reduced mandible, lacking a chin, and a smaller cranial capacity and proportionally smaller brain, though were still intelligent. Their most outstanding feature was their small stature, standing at a little over a meter tall.{{Ref/Reuse|wiki}} Cha''manush'' were remarkably long-lived; Riser was around 200 years old when he met Bornstellar, and he was still "just a youngster" according to [[Chakas]].<ref name="c35">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 35''</ref> At least Florian males were remarkably hirsute, with most of their bodies and faces covered in fur-like hair.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 181''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 296''</ref> They were noted for their keen sense of smell in comparison to modern humans.{{Ref/Reuse|rebirth}}<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 224''</ref>
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| The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] described the Florians as "peaceful, yet full of cleverness" and asked them to be preserved following the [[human-Forerunner wars]]. After the war, Florians were favored by the Forerunners as a servant species, often amusing and instructing their young.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 82, 86''</ref> Family and ancestry were noted to be important in Florian culture. It was said that unlike [[Human|ha''manush'']], cha''manush'' "lived with ancestors in their heads", suggesting that they may have possessed a special connection to their ancestors, possibly a genetic memory of some kind.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 109''</ref>
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| ===Communication and naming===
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| Besides regular speech, the Florians living circa [[97,445 BCE]] communicated in a variety of ways, including "stare-whistle" and "click-song"; clicking noises made with their tongue and cheeks.{{Ref/Reuse|c35}} When communicating in regular speech, Florians spoke in a truncated, simplistic manner; however, their own language, complemented by various gestures and clicking sounds, was highly elegant and complex, including, among other traits, a large amount of inflections and declensions, as well as verb tenses which recognized thirteen different grammatic genders and four directions of time.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 213-214''</ref>
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| The Florian naming system was notably complex, with an individual having a family name, a personal name, and a considerably longer "long name"; for example, [[Riser]]'s family name was ''"Day-Chaser"'', his personal name ''"Morning Riser"'', and his long name ''"Day-Chaser Makes Paths Long-stretch Morning Riser"''. However, they were typically only called by their first name and rarely revealed their full names to outsiders.{{Ref/Reuse|c35}}<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 33''</ref>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Primordium]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silentium]]''
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| *''[[Rebirth]]''
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''
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| ==Notes==
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