Bestiarum

The book version of the Bestiarum.

The Bestiarum is a Forerunner compendium of information about the various species in the Milky Way Galaxy. It also includes information about the species' homeworlds and the Forerunners' Technological Achievement Tiers. Sources for the information include the Halo Array, Shield Worlds, 2401 Penitent Tangent, and 343 Guilty Spark, with the latter Monitor's observations "under investigation".

Bestiarum - (CAVEAT)

The following information has been gleaned from a variety of sources, impartial and otherwise. Records retrieved from alien systems cannot be verified except by cross-reference against our own records. The significant system-wide lull in record-keeping for many of these species invalidates much of the provable veracity of this information. The following document is as accurate as possible under difficult circumstances but should be treated as an incomplete investigation only.

Investigation Status: ON GOING.

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Information origins include:

UNSECURED ALIEN COMPUTER ARCHIVES (SUSPECT)
RECORDED OBSERVATIONS (VARIABLE)
TRANSLATED COMMUNICATIONS (VARIABLE)
INTERLOPED SYSTEMS (SUSPECT)
OWN ARCHIVAL EVIDENCE (ACCURATE)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM ARRAY INSTALLATIONS (CLEAR)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM SHIELDS (CLEAR)
ASSUMPTIONS FROM MONITOR 343 GUILTY SPARK (UNDER INVESTIGATION)
ASSUMPTIONS FROM MONITOR 2401 PENITENT TANGENT (CLEAR)

DNA/RNA/Silicon samples are encoded in this datastream. Reproduction of individuals for analysis is prohibited by this facility.

Beastiarum

Unggoy [GRUNT, Monachus frigus] Height: 1.67 meters | Weight: 118 kilos HOMEWORLD Balaho STAR, POSITION Tala, IV SATELLITE(S) Buwan, Padpad GRAVITY .709 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE 5.7 atm [CO2, CH4, He] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –33°C to 5°C POPULATION 320 million SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Pack/Matriarchal GOVERNMENT Tribal/Religious hegemony client TECHNOLOGY TIER Native Tier 6/Adopted Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Negligible

Jiralhanae [BRUTE, Servus ferox] Height: 2.8 meters | Weight: 510 kilos HOMEWORLD Doisac STAR, POSITION Oth Sonin, III SATELLITE(S) Warial, Soirapt, Teash GRAVITY 2.1 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE 1.3 atm [N2, O2, Ar] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –15°C to 52°C POPULATION 12.5 billion (estimated) SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Pack/Alpha oriented/Warlike/Patriarchal GOVERNMENT Feudal subdictatorships/Religious hegemony client TECHNOLOGY TIER Native Tier 4/Adopted Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Significant to serious

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Kig-yar [JACKAL, Perosus latrunculus] Height: 1.9 meters | Weight: 88 kilos HOMEWORLD Eayn STAR, POSITION Y’Deio [HD 69830], primary satellite of III SATELLITE(S) n/a GRAVITY .875 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE .9 atm [N2, CO2, O2] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –18°C to 45°C POPULATION 978 million SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Luck egalitarianism/Ochlocracy GOVERNMENT Postindustrial capitalism/Religious hegemony client TECHNOLOGY TIER Native Tier 4/Adopted Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Negligible to mild

San 'Shyuum [PROPHET, Perfidia vermis] Height: 2.2 meters | Weight: 91 kilos HOMEWORLD (High Charity) STAR, POSITION n/a SATELLITE(S) n/a GRAVITY .95 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE 1.03 atm [N2, O2, Ar] SURFACE TEMPERATURE 20°C to 24°C POPULATION 500 million (at reseeding); 23,831,346 (currently) SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Theocracy GOVERNMENT Religious hegemony TECHNOLOGY TIER Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Significant to serious

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Yanme'e [DRONE, Turpis rex] Height: 1.9 meters | Weight: 127 kilos HOMEWORLD Palamok STAR, POSITION Napret, III SATELLITE(S) Naxook, Oquiu, Ka’amoti, Kami GRAVITY 2 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE .09 atm [CO2, O2, Ar] SURFACE TEMPERATURE 29°C to 42°C POPULATION [unknown[?]] SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION [Hive[?]] GOVERNMENT Monarchy/Religious hegemony client TECHNOLOGY TIER Native Tier 4/Adopted Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Negligible

Mgalekgolo [HUNTER, Ophis congregatio] Height: 1.4 meters ( 3.65 armored)| Weight: 22.6 kilos (4762 armored) HOMEWORLD Te STAR, POSITION Svir, V SATELLITE(S) Rantu, Uhtua, 23 smaller natural satellites GRAVITY 4 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE 1.2 atm [N2, He, CH4] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –20°C to 95°C POPULATION 1.980 Trillion SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Egalitarian GOVERNMENT Socialism/Religious hegemony client TECHNOLOGY TIER Native Tier 3/Adopted Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Mild

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Sangheili [ELITE, Macto cognatus] Height: 2.2 meters | Weight: 144 kilos HOMEWORLD Sanghelios STAR, POSITION Urs (primary), Fied, Joori, IV SATELLITE(S) Qikost, Suban GRAVITY 1.375 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE .9 atm [N2, O2, Ar] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –5°C to 96°C POPULATION 8.135 billion SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Manorialism/Militant/Patriarchal GOVERNMENT Religious hegemony TECHNOLOGY TIER Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Significant to serious

Flood [PURE FORM, Inferi redivivus] Height: [varies] meters | Weight: 144 kilos HOMEWORLD [Extra-galactic [?]]/~first contact [G617g] STAR, POSITION [G617], VII SATELLITE(S) [G617 g 1] GRAVITY 1.375 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE .9 atm [N2, O2, Ar] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –25°C to 41°C POPULATION [unknown [?]] SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION [Utopian socialism[?]] GOVERNMENT n/a TECHNOLOGY TIER Native Tier 7/Adopted Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Significant to serious

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Gravemind [GRAVEMIND, Inferi sententia] Height: [varies] meters | Weight: [varies] kilos HOMEWORLD [Extra-galactic [?]]/~first contact [G617g] STAR, POSITION [G617], VII SATELLITE(S) [G617 g 1] GRAVITY 1.375 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE .9 atm [N2, O2, Ar] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –25°C to 41°C POPULATION [unknown [?]] SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION [Utopian socialism[?]] GOVERNMENT n/a TECHNOLOGY TIER Native Tier 7/Adopted Tier 2 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Significant to serious

Human [HUMAN, Homo sapiens] Height: 1.8 meters | Weight: 90 kilos HOMEWORLD Earth STAR, POSITION Sol, III SATELLITE(S) Luna GRAVITY 1 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE 1 atm [N2, O2, Ar] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –20°C to 40°C POPULATION 200 million (sudden change) SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Mixed/Democratic/Religious GOVERNMENT Emergency military TECHNOLOGY TIER Tier 3 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Significant to serious

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Uncategorized [RECLAIMER, Homo sapiens augeous] Height: 2.08 meters | Weight: 179 kilos HOMEWORLD Earth, other STAR, POSITION Epsilon Eridani, II SATELLITE(S) Ehilend GRAVITY 1.01 G [approx] ATMOSPHERE 1 atm [N2, O2] SURFACE TEMPERATURE –18°C to 38°C POPULATION 200 million (sudden change) SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION Mixed/Democratic/Religious GOVERNMENT Emergency military TECHNOLOGY TIER Tier 3 CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY Significant to serious (ties with group—Human)

Huragok [ENGINEER, Facticius indoles] Height: 1.88 meters | Weight: 56 kilos STAR, POSITION n/a SATELLITE(S) n/a GRAVITY n/a ATMOSPHERE n/a SURFACE TEMPERATURE n/a POPULATION n/a SOCIETAL APPROXIMATION n/a GOVERNMENT Religious hegemony client TECHNOLOGY TIER n/a CURRENT THREAT TO ARRAY [Nonexistent[?]]

Behind the scenes

The Bestiarum is included exclusively in the Legendary Edition and Collector's Edition of Halo 3. In the Collector's Edition it is a physical book, while in the Legendary Edition it is included in an expanded digital form on the Legendary-exclusive DVD. The book has background summaries and renders of the different sorts of entities in the Halo universe.

External link

• Halo Waypoint: Bestiarum