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[[File:IRIS Forerunner Email.png|thumb|300px| | [[File:IRIS Forerunner Email.png|thumb|300px|The image attached in the email.]] | ||
The '''Forerunner email''' is a message in the form of a poem, sent to all recipients of the [[Xbox]] Flash newsletter.{{Ref/Site|Id=XboxForerunnerEmail|URL=http://ebm.email.xbox.com/c/tag/hBGcPWIAlyE0uBNJo1GAxcoLjqZ/|Site=ebm.email.xbox.com|Page=Forerunner Email|D=27|M=6|Y=2007}} The email was tied to | The '''Forerunner email''' is a message in the form of a poem, sent to all recipients of the [[Xbox]] Flash newsletter.{{Ref/Site|Id=XboxForerunnerEmail|URL=http://ebm.email.xbox.com/c/tag/hBGcPWIAlyE0uBNJo1GAxcoLjqZ/|Site=ebm.email.xbox.com|Page=Forerunner Email|D=27|M=6|Y=2007|LocalArchive=Forerunner Email}} The email was tied to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Iris]] [[Alternate reality game]], and was sent around June 14, 2007, around the time the [[Forerunner]] [[Facilitator-class ancilla|AI]] known as [[Adjutant Reflex]] mentioned that "The first seeds are scattered", the "first seeds" being this email.{{Ref/Site|Id=BNETARE21|URL=https://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11278044&postRepeater1-p=21|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Archive/Resource Estimate - Page 21|D=15|M=6|Y=2007|LocalArchive=Adjutant Reflex posts}} | ||
==Email breakdown== | ==Email breakdown== | ||
The email consists of a cryptic poem alongside an image depicting a Forerunner wall from the ''[[Halo 2]]'' map [[Desolation]] with a symbol on it, clicking the email lead to the website [[Halo3.com]]. The poem itself appears | The email consists of a cryptic poem alongside an image depicting a Forerunner wall from the ''[[Halo 2]]'' map [[Desolation]] with a symbol on it, clicking the email lead to the website [[Halo3.com]]. The poem itself appears describe the events of the [[Forerunner-Flood war|devastating war]] between the Forerunners and the [[Flood]], prior to the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]]. The symbol was quickly made the avatar of the AdjutantReflex account on Bungie.net,{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.bungie.net/Account/Profile.aspx?memberID=2437447|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Profile: AdjutantReflex|D=15|M=6|Y=2007|LocalArchive=Adjutant Reflex posts}} where it was used for a puzzle, and subsequently used throughout the rest of the alternate reality game as a re-occurring symbol.{{Ref/Site|Id=BNETW1|URL=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=11314735|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Who?|D=17|M=06|Y=2007|LocalArchive=Adjutant Reflex posts}} | ||
==The message== | ==The message== | ||
