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The Precursors were responsible for seeding the Milky Way with life, creating the galaxy's diverse composition of species to become "new tools and companions", and engineered millions of star systems. Over time, they would also judge whether a species was worthy of the Mantle, their assumed role of guardianship of all life. The humanoid species native to the world of [[Ghibalb]], who would come to be known as the [[Forerunner]]s, were next chosen for this task. Originally created by the Precursors to serve as their assistants and adjutants,{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet 8}} the Forerunners were eventually judged to be unworthy of taking on the Mantle and according to one record, planned to be wiped out<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 7''</ref>, and the Precursors instead decided that the responsibility would fall on the shoulders of another of their creations; a collection of species referred to as [[human]]ity, hailing from the planet known as [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]. According to this record, the Forerunners' made an expedition to Path Kethona, where they encountered their creators, and accidentally found out this genocidal plan <ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 7''</ref> around [[10,000,000 BCE]]. The Forerunners decided to prevent this fate and [[Forerunner-Precursor war|furiously retaliated against]] their creators and drove them to near-extinction, first in the Milky Way and eventually in the satellite galaxy of [[Path Kethona]]; only a small number managed to escape the Forerunners' campaign of extermination. According to another record, the Precursors decision to pass the Mantle to humanity seeded antipathy in the hearts of the Forerunners and this combined with some Forerunners coming to believe the Precursors were planning to exterminate them, caused them to commit genocide against their creators in a one-sided war.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P312|Enc22|Page=312}} This account was corroborated by the Gravemind, whom contained the consciousness of the Primordial, a Precursor and other Precursor essences who told the Ur-Didact that the Forerunners struck against their creators unprovoked.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 209''</ref> | The Precursors were responsible for seeding the Milky Way with life, creating the galaxy's diverse composition of species to become "new tools and companions", and engineered millions of star systems. Over time, they would also judge whether a species was worthy of the Mantle, their assumed role of guardianship of all life. The humanoid species native to the world of [[Ghibalb]], who would come to be known as the [[Forerunner]]s, were next chosen for this task. Originally created by the Precursors to serve as their assistants and adjutants,{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet 8}} the Forerunners were eventually judged to be unworthy of taking on the Mantle and according to one record, planned to be wiped out<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 7''</ref>, and the Precursors instead decided that the responsibility would fall on the shoulders of another of their creations; a collection of species referred to as [[human]]ity, hailing from the planet known as [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]. According to this record, the Forerunners' made an expedition to Path Kethona, where they encountered their creators, and accidentally found out this genocidal plan <ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 7''</ref> around [[10,000,000 BCE]]. The Forerunners decided to prevent this fate and [[Forerunner-Precursor war|furiously retaliated against]] their creators and drove them to near-extinction, first in the Milky Way and eventually in the satellite galaxy of [[Path Kethona]]; only a small number managed to escape the Forerunners' campaign of extermination. According to another record, the Precursors decision to pass the Mantle to humanity seeded antipathy in the hearts of the Forerunners and this combined with some Forerunners coming to believe the Precursors were planning to exterminate them, caused them to commit genocide against their creators in a one-sided war.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P312|Enc22|Page=312}} This account was corroborated by the Gravemind, whom contained the consciousness of the Primordial, a Precursor and other Precursor essences who told the Ur-Didact that the Forerunners struck against their creators unprovoked.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 209''</ref> | ||
During this war, some Precursors settled on [[Netherop]] with the Tier 6 civilization that was already on the planet. These Precursor fugitives used a weapon later called the [[Divine Hand]] to destroy a [[Guardian Custode]] that was sent after them by the Forerunners. However, the effects of their weapon devastated Netherop, turning a once lush planet into a barely inhabitable wasteland. The indigenous population was wiped out, but the | During this war, some Precursors settled on [[Netherop]] with the Tier 6 civilization that was already on the planet. These Precursor fugitives used a weapon later called the [[Divine Hand]] to destroy a [[Guardian Custode]] that was sent after them by the Forerunners. However, the effects of their weapon devastated Netherop, turning a once lush planet into a barely inhabitable wasteland. The indigenous population was wiped out, but the Precursor fugitives remained in hiding on Netherop for over a hundred thousand years.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out|Out}} | ||
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At least three forms are known with some degree of detail. One form of Precursor, or at least an infantile stage of them, took the form of green teardrop plants as large as melons that when exposed to light would unfurl wide leathery leaves that would fan gently with the grace of a bowing dancer, and expose a glowing starburst of delicate white blooms dangling from groups of lantern-like stems.{{Ref/Novel|PoL|page 263}} | At least three forms are known with some degree of detail. One form of Precursor, or at least an infantile stage of them, took the form of green teardrop plants as large as melons that when exposed to light would unfurl wide leathery leaves that would fan gently with the grace of a bowing dancer, and expose a glowing starburst of delicate white blooms dangling from groups of lantern-like stems.{{Ref/Novel|PoL|page 263}} | ||
Another form of Precursor is the Primordial who was massive in size; the mold encapsulating the being on | Another form of Precursor is the Primordial who was massive in size; the mold encapsulating the being on Charum Hakkor outlined a being approximately fifteen meters tall and eleven meters wide with the Ur-Didact seeing it on Charum Hakkor describing it as possessing an insectoid head, four arms, and two degenerate legs and a long, segmented "tail" being attached to the base of the skull and tipped with a two meter-long barb. Each of its hands had three fingers and a central opposable thumb. The face of the Primordial had been likened to that of a eurypterid, or "sea scorpion," a creature that the Precursors had allegedly seeded on a number of planets including Earth. Its head was flattened, with oval compound eyes and insect-like mouthparts.<ref name="c277">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 277''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 119''</ref> Later, aboard Installation 07, the being was described as having a large number of legs which it held in a curled-up position similar to a spider. The creature's torso was described as "grossly fat," and its skin was covered in a glassy, crystalline coating; a fine powder often fell from its body, perhaps Flood spores or the same powder responsible for the original Flood outbreak. As a Gravemind, the Primordial was capable of shifting its physical form to an extent, such as rearranging its limbs.<ref name="p108">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 108-109''</ref> However given that the Primordial was said to be heavily mutated to survive vast spans of time, it is likely it no longer resembled other Precursors as they appeared during the time of the Forerunner-Precursor war thus it is likely this form was unique to the Primordial.<ref name="mythos 9">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 9''</ref> | ||
The most detailed and most prominent form of the Precursors known to the inhabitants of the Milky Way is their form as the Flood, a species of highly virulent parasitic organisms that reproduce and grow by consuming sentient lifeforms of sufficient biomass and cognitive capability. This form was | The most detailed and most prominent form of the Precursors known to the inhabitants of the Milky Way is their form as the Flood, a species of highly virulent parasitic organisms that reproduce and grow by consuming sentient lifeforms of sufficient biomass and cognitive capability. This form was initially born of corrupted Precursor remains.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 181-182''</ref> | ||
On [[Netherop]] the Precursor fugitives, of which there appeared to be at least two, took on the form of the pearl | On [[Netherop]] the Precursor fugitives, of which there appeared to be at least two, took on the form of the pearl ambiance around [[Rosa Fuertes]].{{Ref/Reuse|Out16}} | ||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||