Sedaaro Forerunner

This genus was a group of genetic relatives to the Forerunners, which began to diverge from the species' common ancestor around 10,100,000 BCE.

History

Origins

After the Forerunner-Precursor war ended, the ancestors of these Forerunners invoked the Mantle and disobeyed their commanders' orders to complete their genocide of the Precursors. Some were summarily executed aboard their ships, while others were marooned on an unidentified planet in the Path Kethona galaxy. Those who were abandoned were the only Forerunners to survive: their compatriots within the fleet refused to return to the ecumene, as they did not wish to spread the shame, fear, and knowledge of their actions.

Rediscovery

They were rediscovered by the crew of the Audacity, led by the Librarian, circa 100,600 BCE. The initial exploration party consisted of the Librarian and Chant-to-Green, with Clearance-of-Old-Forests of staying behind with the Seekers. As the Librarian was the only one without armor to enter the Forerunner village, she got bitten by Glow, after which Clearance immediately retrieved them.

The Librarian, Chant and Clearance continued the following day with another exploration to the town. Due to the Librarian being able to understand the old Forerunner speech she, together with Glow, travelled to a canyon where the ancient memories of the Forerunners that first arrived were stored. Here the Librarian spent several days interpreting the carvings created by mosses and the spores she inhaled. After this last exploration, Glow was taken back to the town and the crew of the Audacity departed Kath Pethona. This was likely the last interation the regular Forerunners had with them.

Species

Following is a list of different Forerunner species, and possibly genera, that evolved on the unknown world in the Path Kethona galaxy. These Forerunners were killed when the Master Builder fired Omega Halo at the Path Kethona galaxy during the Battle of the greater Ark.

Sapient species

This species were most like the original Forerunners they separated from ten million years prior to being found by the Librarian. Their physiological changes were most likely caused by natural evolution, adapting to more simple forms to suit a simpler way of life. The obvious differences with the 'regular' breed of Forerunners is that they had five digits on their hands and toes, whereas modern Forerunners had varying numbers of digits based on their rate and form. They had gray, human-like teeth, apparently in contrast to regular Forerunners. The nose was still classically Forerunner, but their fur patterns were more expressed. On average, they were two-thirds the height and mass of a Manipular, being 1.5 meters tall. Their build was broad-shouldered, as well as a broad midriff, thick legs, and short arms with long, curly fingers. They also ate meat, in contrast to the mainstream Forerunners. Their reproductive system was also highly different from that of modern Forerunners.

Herbivorous species

These creatures were large (roughly 500 kilograms) animals that preferred squatting. Their faces still largely resembled Forerunners, with eyes closely spaced. Their digits and phalanges were still recognizably Forerunner. These animals were used as livestock by the sapient species. Other animalistic types were also present on the planet.

Plants

These creatures were genetically altered on a large scale to become plants and mosses. The plants would serve as a food source for the herbivorous creatures, which in turn supplied the sentient Forerunners with meat. Thus, the species were able to maintain a stable biosphere. They were scrubby and set low to resist the wind. Some were in the form of gray-green bushes and others had stalks topped by spiky leaves.

The moss and lichens were orange and fibrous. They could move on their own and scratch markings in rocks with their roots from memory.

Technology

They only had limited technology, consisting of fire, ceramics, and some metalworking. They also exercised population control. Their villages consisted of simple mud and stone houses and buildings no taller than one or two stories, or wider than five to ten meters. These were surrounded by mud and stone chest-high walls.

The divergent Forerunners had a simple language entirely different from any other Forerunner language, even ancient Digon. They had a complete absence of rates and forms, indirectly causing the species' sexual dimorphism to reduce. However, they did retain some form of advanced technology, as they had microbiological 'agents' in both their blood and mouth, which would transfer memory and understanding from Forerunner to Forerunner through biting. After this initial biting, touching was sufficient to spread information from one individual to another. They did not enjoy it, but occasionally it had to be done to the most ignorant. They formed Quorums of 100 Forerunners linking hands to gain information from ancient times.

They also created a biological analog to the Domain through the use of memory spores, which when inhaled revealed the entire past of their species and why they were brought there. They saved this memory in the spores mosses because they found some of these memories too hard to bear; they also wished to leave the past behind them and live their own lives. They still went to the location of the spores whenever they wished to know about tradition or settle a dispute.

List of appearances

• Halo: Silentium (First appearance)