| rdfs:comment | - A particular group of Warrior-Servants known as the Prometheans created "Warrior Keeps" known as Cryptums. They were also strong proponents of the Mantle. While Forerunner society was peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against other races, as they believed that defying the Forerunners was to show contempt for the Mantle.
- While the forerunners preferred to see themselves as being peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against enemies of the Ecumene, as they believed that defying the forerunners was to show contempt toward the Mantle itself. Although their services were vital in maintaining galactic harmony, most forerunners viewed their purpose and practices as being contradictory to the principles of the Mantle. As such, other rates looked down on the Warrior-Servants, who mostly kept to themselves as a result.
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| abstract | - While the forerunners preferred to see themselves as being peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against enemies of the Ecumene, as they believed that defying the forerunners was to show contempt toward the Mantle itself. Although their services were vital in maintaining galactic harmony, most forerunners viewed their purpose and practices as being contradictory to the principles of the Mantle. As such, other rates looked down on the Warrior-Servants, who mostly kept to themselves as a result. In battle, Warrior-Servants wore varying types of fighting suits—combat skins—the war sphinx being an example of a medium-sized suit. Warrior armor was designed to optimize itself to counter enemy weaponry; this ability was capable of making their armor virtually invulnerable to repeated discharges from forerunner infantry weapons. The Warrior-Servants operated the forerunners' most prominent battle fleets, comprising warships such as Fortress-class vessels, dreadnoughts, planet-breakers and picket cruisers. Warriors employed extensive drone support in the form of dedicated monitors and sentinels, in addition to the ancillas of their battle armor and ships. In fleet engagements, individual Warriors could be assigned control over up to a million automated weapon-ships. Warrior forces were organized into large-scale legions which possessed a number of subordinate attack squadrons. As with the other rates, Warrior-Servant forms were shaped based on qualities deemed most useful in their role; to best suit fighting and warfare, Warriors were more powerfully built and more robust than the other rates. While it was rarely necessary to engage in close-quarters combat in actual warfare, Warriors still possessed remarkable physical strength. The augmented mental capacity of Warrior commanders allowed them to perceive reality in many separate reference-frames with alternating flows of time whilst sharing sensory input with their compatriots. In the event of death, Warrior fighting suits were programmed to retain their wearer's last personality impressions for future study. It was also a common policy among Warriors to extract the memory impressions of their vanquished foes before executing them. However, in the case of opponents they deemed worthy, it was considered more honorable to execute them outright. Warrior-Servants had their own system of unique hand signals and gestures. Raising one's hand and giving it a half-turn was the sign for "command received". Marking a Y over one's forehead and the bridge of their nose signified an admission of shame and guilt, while touching the sixth finger of one's left hand conveyed "vengeful sympathy".
- A particular group of Warrior-Servants known as the Prometheans created "Warrior Keeps" known as Cryptums. They were also strong proponents of the Mantle. While Forerunner society was peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against other races, as they believed that defying the Forerunners was to show contempt for the Mantle.
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