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.

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

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

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

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

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

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