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Re: Forerunner
Posted By: Hamish SinclairDate: 4/21/02 9:43 a.m.

In Response To: Forerunner (Ghôlsbane)

: I would have posted this to HBO but I couldn't (don't ask). Also I thought
: I'd get a better response here.

: I've just finished reading Iain M. Banks' brilliant novel: "Look to
: Windward". I know this has probably been read by quite a few of you
: here and you probably noticed it too.

: Anyway here we go. In the book, a race called the Chelgrians have
: "gods" called the Gone Before or Chelgrian-Puen. They are
: actually the Sublimed souls of their AIs. They are rather mysterious and
: have created a heaven for the Chelgrians where there souls are transported
: after death. They remind me very much of the Forerunner in Halo. I haven't
: actually played the game properly yet so I don't know the details but for
: anyone who has read the book. Please enlighten us. Just a little food for
: thought

I've read "Look to Windward" (good read) and I've played Halo (good game) but I don't see the connection between the Gone Before and the Forerunners. I haven't read the book (Fall of Reach). What little we know of the Forerunners in the game suggest physical entities not Sublimed souls of AIs. Indeed there are subtle hints in the game that suggest the Forerunners were human.

However I have found something rather interesting in the game. Someone at Bungie hid some ancient writing rather well. I just need to do some checking. Watch this space! :-)

Cheers
Hamish

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ForerunnerGhôlsbane 4/21/02 6:22 a.m.
     Re: ForerunnerHamish Sinclair 4/21/02 9:43 a.m.
           Re: Forerunnerarchon 4/21/02 2:35 p.m.
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                 Re: ForerunnerHamish Sinclair 4/21/02 4:18 p.m.
           Hamish Knows Dark Secretspoena.dare #CP# 4/21/02 6:38 p.m.
                 Re: Hamish Knows Dark SecretsHamish Sinclair 4/22/02 1:08 a.m.
                       Oh well...Hamish Sinclair 4/22/02 1:34 a.m.
                             Re: Oh well...archon 4/22/02 9:18 a.m.
                                   Re: Oh well...Hamish Sinclair 4/22/02 1:54 p.m.
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