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{{quote|My [[Librarian|wife]] raised merses in our garden shallows. Never liked them much myself.|[[The Didact]] to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]].}}
{{quote|My [[Librarian|wife]] raised merses in our garden shallows. Never liked them much myself.|[[The Didact]] to [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]].}}
'''Merse''' are a species of carnivorous aquatic [[List of animals|creature]]. They resemble fleshy lily pads ringed with long black teeth, floating beneath the surface of the water and rooted to the lakebed by thick stalks. They are highly territorial towards intruders in their waters.<ref name="c11">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 11-12''</ref>
'''Merse''' are a species of carnivorous aquatic [[List of animals|creature]].
==Description==
They resembled fleshy lily pads ringed with long black teeth, floating beneath the surface of the water and rooted to the lakebed by thick stalks. They are highly territorial towards intruders in their waters.{{Ref/Novel|Id=c11|Cry|Page=11-12}}


Merse are sensitive to electromagnetic fields, and respond violently when a strong source of them (such as a Forerunner suited in [[Forerunner body armor|armor]]) approaches.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 13''</ref><ref name="c83">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 83''</ref> They are also irritated by excess noise and rough weather.<ref name="c19">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 19''</ref> They communicate by "singing" to one another, and by using instruments to replicate their songs, one can sail through them safely. Merse reproduce asexually, and their songs change in tone and composition with each generation.<ref name="c11"/> However, the new generations rarely invent new songs, and instead often recycle older ones in a cyclic fashion.<ref name="c19"/>
Merse were sensitive to electromagnetic fields, and responded violently when a strong source of them (such as a Forerunner suited in [[Forerunner body armor|armor]]) approached.{{Ref/Novel|Cry|Page=13}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=c83|Cry|Page=83}} They were also irritated by excess noise and rough weather.{{Ref/Novel|Id=c19|Cry|Page=19}} They communicated by "singing" to one another, and by using instruments to replicate their songs, one could sail through them safely. Merse reproduced asexually, and their songs changed in tone and composition with each generation.{{Ref/Reuse|c11}} However, the new generations rarely invented new songs, and instead often recycled older ones in a cyclic fashion.{{Ref/Reuse|c19}}


Their home planet is unknown, but it is known that a population of merse were transplanted into [[Djamonkin Crater]] on [[Earth]] to guard [[the Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]]. Additionally, [[the Librarian]] raised merse in the garden of her and the Didact's [[domicile]].<ref name="c83"/>
==History==
Their home planet was unknown, but a population of merse were transplanted into [[Djamonkin Crater]] on [[Earth]] to guard [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]]. Additionally, the [[Librarian]] raised merse in the garden of her and the Didact's [[domicile]].{{Ref/Reuse|c83}}


On [[Installation 07]], [[Chakas]],[[Gamelpar]] and [[Vinnerva]] encountered what Chakas thought was merse on a great salty ocean until he saw its fin.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''Page 158''</ref>
On [[Installation 07]], [[Chakas]], [[Gamelpar]] and [[Vinnevra]] encountered what Chakas thought was merse on a great salty ocean until he saw its fin.{{Ref/Novel|Pri|Page=158}}
 
When the Librarian created [[Bastion]] in the image of Earth, she recreated Djamonkin Crater and filled it with merse, just like the real crater on Earth.{{Ref/Novel|PoL|Chapter=Epilogue}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]''  
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Latest revision as of 23:23, February 11, 2024

"My wife raised merses in our garden shallows. Never liked them much myself."
— The Didact to Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting.

Merse are a species of carnivorous aquatic creature.

Description[edit]

They resembled fleshy lily pads ringed with long black teeth, floating beneath the surface of the water and rooted to the lakebed by thick stalks. They are highly territorial towards intruders in their waters.[1]

Merse were sensitive to electromagnetic fields, and responded violently when a strong source of them (such as a Forerunner suited in armor) approached.[2][3] They were also irritated by excess noise and rough weather.[4] They communicated by "singing" to one another, and by using instruments to replicate their songs, one could sail through them safely. Merse reproduced asexually, and their songs changed in tone and composition with each generation.[1] However, the new generations rarely invented new songs, and instead often recycled older ones in a cyclic fashion.[4]

History[edit]

Their home planet was unknown, but a population of merse were transplanted into Djamonkin Crater on Earth to guard the Didact's Cryptum. Additionally, the Librarian raised merse in the garden of her and the Didact's domicile.[3]

On Installation 07, Chakas, Gamelpar and Vinnevra encountered what Chakas thought was merse on a great salty ocean until he saw its fin.[5]

When the Librarian created Bastion in the image of Earth, she recreated Djamonkin Crater and filled it with merse, just like the real crater on Earth.[6]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, page 11-12
  2. ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 13
  3. ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, page 83
  4. ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, page 19
  5. ^ Halo: Primordium, page 158
  6. ^ Halo: Point of Light, Epilogue
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