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'' | [[Forerunner]] society was based upon a number of hierarchical categories known as '''rates'''. Each rate specialized in a particular field of work, and had varying societal function and cultural importance. Rates were divided into several tiers, including [[form]]s, [[guild]]s and [[Maniple]]s.<ref name="Cryptum">'''Halo: Cryptum'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''': ''[[Halo: Cryptum/Glossary|Halo: Cryptum Glossary]]''</ref> | ||
==Practices== | ==Practices== | ||
Adolescent Forerunners, known as [[Manipular]]s, were not associated with any particular rate. However, upon maturing, each individual Forerunner would be assigned to a rate, mostly in accordance with the rate of their parents. For example, [[ | Adolescent Forerunners, known as [[Manipular]]s, were not associated with any particular rate. However, upon maturing, each individual Forerunner would be assigned to a rate, mostly in accordance with the rate of their parents. For example, [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] was expected to become a Builder like his father. | ||
The rates were arranged in a certain hierarchy. This order changed to some extent over the millions of years the Forerunner were in power; for example, the [[Warrior-Servant|Warriors]] stood at the top in the early days of Forerunner civilization, ten million years before the firing of the [[Halo Array]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 14''</ref> | The rates were arranged in a certain hierarchy. This order changed to some extent over the millions of years the Forerunner were in power; for example, the [[Warrior-Servant|Warriors]] stood at the top in the early days of Forerunner civilization, ten million years before the firing of the [[Halo Array]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 14''</ref> | ||
Each rate had their own ceremonial headgear, worn only on special occasions. However, on a certain day in the [[Grand Star Season]], every Forerunner wore the same style. | Each rate had their own ceremonial headgear, worn only on special occasions. However, on a certain day in the [[Grand Star Season]], every Forerunner wore the same style.<ref name="Cryptum"/> | ||
==List of rates== | ==List of rates== | ||
===Builders=== | ===Builders=== | ||
{{Main|Builder}} | {{Main|Builder}} | ||
The Builders were responsible for the | The Builders were responsible for the construction of a majority of Forerunner architecture. As such, they were responsible for designing and creating most of the Forerunners' megastructures, including the [[Halo Array]] and [[Onyx]]. The Builders stood highest in the Forerunner social hierarchy and held immense wealth and political power, with their position consolidating even further after [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] and his allies gained control of the [[Ecumene Council]] for over a thousand years. | ||
*[[Master Builder]] | |||
===Miners=== | ===Miners=== | ||
{{Main|Miner}} | {{Main|Miner}} | ||
The Miners were | The Miners were the second-highest rate in Forerunner society. They were responsible for obtaining the materials required for the work of the Builders. | ||
===Lifeworkers=== | ===Lifeworkers=== | ||
{{Main|Lifeworker}} | {{Main|Lifeworker}} | ||
The Lifeworkers were | The Lifeworkers were the third-highest rate in Forerunner society. They specialized in biology and medicine, and the experimentation of various forms of life. The head of the Lifeworker rate was known as the [[Lifeshaper]]; the [[Librarian]] was the most well-known Forerunner to hold this title. | ||
*[[Lifeshaper]] | |||
===Warrior-Servants=== | ===Warrior-Servants=== | ||
{{Main|Warrior-Servant}} | {{Main|Warrior-Servant}} | ||
The Warrior-Servants were the | The Warrior-Servants were the fourth-highest rate and primary military caste in Forerunner society. They were responsible for, among other things, the Forerunner victory over [[prehistoric human civilization|ancient humans]] during the [[Human-Forerunner War]]. The [[Promethean]]s were an elite group of Warrior-Servants led by the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]. | ||
*[[Promethean]]s | |||
===Engineers=== | ===Engineers=== | ||
{{Main|Engineer (rate)}} | {{Main|Engineer (rate)}} | ||
Engineers were | The Engineers were the lowest rate in Forerunner society, and were tasked with constructing and maintaining structures and machinery, as well as [[astroengineering]]. | ||
*[[Plasma jockey]]s | |||
===Juridicals=== | |||
{{Main|Juridical}} | |||
The Juridicals were the rate charged with judicial matters, including the investigation of crimes and the judgment of criminals within Forerunner society. The Juridical rate was home to [[Catalog]], a collective of evidence-gathering agents.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765323982/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=heaprcom05-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creativeASIN=0765323982 '''Amazon.com:''': ''Halo: Silentium description'']</ref> | |||
*[[Master Juridical]] | |||
*[[Senior Juridical]] | |||
*[[Catalog]] | |||
===Theoreticals=== | ===Theoreticals=== | ||
The Theoreticals were a rate that existed over one million years before the Didact was sealed in his [[Cryptum]]. After one Theoretical named [[Boundless]] persisted in studying a certain star in the [[Tarantula Nebula|Spider nebula]] of [[Path Kethona]] despite Warrior orders, she was eventually punished by the Juridicals and sealed within a faulty Cryptum that caused her death. The entire Theoretical rate was then forcibly merged with the Builder rate.<ref>'''Halo | The Theoreticals were a rate that existed over one million years before the Didact was sealed in his [[Cryptum]]. After one Theoretical named [[Boundless (Forerunner)|Boundless]] persisted in studying a certain star in the [[Tarantula Nebula|Spider nebula]] of [[Path Kethona]] despite Warrior orders, she was eventually punished by the Juridicals and sealed within a faulty Cryptum that caused her death. The entire Theoretical rate was then forcibly merged with the Builder rate.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 95-96''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' | *''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Forerunner rates| ]] | [[Category:Forerunner rates| ]] | ||
