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Covenant mythology revealed!
Posted By: FriendlyFire <kurt_bergeron@mac.com>Date: 4/30/04 9:55 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah! (Wado SG)

The Covenant believes that the Forerunners, a long-since vanished and utterly mysterious civilization, are god-like, but not literally their gods. Rather, the Forerunners represent a level of being that must be attained, or at least attempted. This belief system is underpinned by the existence of numerous abandoned Forerunner artifacts, objects and installations, of which the artificial world Halo, is just one example. The evident technological perfection of Forerunner objects, and the awesome, and unknowable purpose for which these artifacts exist, has powered the Covenant theology for millennia.

With all that speculation it's comforting to know that we were at least on the right track. There's a lot of speculation in that post but the most relevant bit is this:

We know that the Covenant revere the Forerunner and we also have very strong evidence supporting the fact that most, if not all, of their technology is borrowed Forerunner technology. Perhaps this is because a part of the Covenant doctrine is to attain an enlightenment that they believe can only be achieved by following in the footsteps of The Great Ones (a term used by the Prophet in the epilogue of FS). This is not unlike some earth customs where people will retrace the steps of great people (a pilgramage) in the hope of attaining the same enlightenment. This is further supported by the Prophet's words at the end of the book about setting out on some great journey to some sort of promised land. Perhaps the Covenant seek to become like the Forerunner or assert themselves as the Forerunners; in essence, becoming like what they revere (the ultimate goal of any religion).

Cool. :)

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           Re: Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah! Gah!Wado SG 4/30/04 1:17 a.m.
                 Covenant mythology revealed!FriendlyFire 4/30/04 9:55 a.m.
                       Re: Covenant mythology revealed!Andrew Nagy 5/1/04 1:04 a.m.
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