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Subject: Bestiarum confirmation needed

"It is done. By my hands. The pyrrhic solution is ignited. All I have left is the quiet of space to lull me to sleep.
I will dream of you." - The Didact

First off, Caution. Wall of text.

I need to confirm with multiple users, that HAVE the Bestiarum BOOKLET (not the CD), that the following excerpt is indeed valid and exists. I cannot find a transcript anywhere in the internet nor does the booklet have a designated ISBN number.

This confirmation is needed to prove that the following excerpt is a usable source for an argument in the comments for Lord Snakie's theory The Precursor, The Flood, and the Acceleration of Evolution: V2.7

Flood

The Flood is the deadliest threat to life or more specifically, biodiversity in the galaxy. It is a virulent, parasitic life form. Flood biomass is composed of an undifferentiatedcelltypethathasbeenlabeled [marker[?]] >LF.Xx.3273_Flood_Super_Cell. The Flood Super Cell (FSC) can be loosely described as [thinking muscle[?]], and it closely resembles neurons or glial cells in structure. It has been verified on multiple occasions that the Flood have the ability to arrange these FSCs to mimic any organ they might need.

Every Flood outbreak goes through several distinct Stages: Feral, Coordinated, and Interstellar. During the Feral Stage, the Flood has only ever utilized four forms: the infection form, the combat form, the carrier form, and the [proto-gravemind]. Once the Flood establishes a viable [gravemind], they enter the Coordinated stage and the number of forms available to them begins to grow rapidly. The Flood's Interstellar stage has more to do with access to captured technology than an evolutionary change. Theoretically there is at least one other stage that it enters beyond Interstellar: [Transgalactic[?]].

The pure form does not become available until a coordinated group has secured sufficient reserves of calcium from host life forms. The Flood uses those calcium resources to construct an [adaptable] framework upon which the FSC is attached, creating a [fearsome engine]. Initially the pure form's primary function (i.e., to aid the infection forms with securing hosts and secure biomass and complex neurosystems to strengthen the local Gravemind) tends to overlap that of the combat form, but once the pure-form population reaches [equilibrium[?]] all extant combat forms are either relegated to a purely defensive role or added to the Flood's available biomass/calcium reserves.

The Flood have no culture as such, as they should be considered a single macroorganism instead of a group of individuals or even a group of subsentient individuals controlled by a single, or a group of, [transsentient[?]] being(s). Their society if it may be called that most closely resembles a [utopian socialist ideal], as there is no wealth, no poverty, no want, no crime, and no disease; every individual works for the advancement of the Flood as a whole. It is unfortunate that their one overriding goal is to [butcher and consume] every other life form in the galaxy.



[Edited on 01.03.2011 2:37 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2011 2:33 PM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

I have looked over this and the booklet and they seem identical.

[Edited on 01.03.2011 5:02 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2011 3:15 PM PDT

"It is done. By my hands. The pyrrhic solution is ignited. All I have left is the quiet of space to lull me to sleep.
I will dream of you." - The Didact

Ooh thanks for the scan! that actually helps alot!

  • 01.03.2011 3:23 PM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

Posted by: GhostRyderCA941
Ooh thanks for the scan! that actually helps alot!

I have been thinking about scanning it all and posting it here so people who do not have it can read it, seeing as how hard it is to find any transcripts of the thing online (I do not think there are any actually.), and how rare they are now on the market. I got mines recently when I had to replace my Halo 3 disk; just got a cheap limited edition that had all the extra stuff in it.

The only thing stopping me is I might get done for it. :P

  • 01.03.2011 3:35 PM PDT

"It is done. By my hands. The pyrrhic solution is ignited. All I have left is the quiet of space to lull me to sleep.
I will dream of you." - The Didact

Yeah I think we should stop discussing scans n such. I'm pretty sure it's strictly against the rules. So I wouldn't post it if I were you :-\

  • 01.03.2011 3:41 PM PDT
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“To say more would spoil be it’s overall its a game that needs to be played.” - Aristotle

Posted by: GhostRyderCA941
Yeah I think we should stop discussing scans n such. I'm pretty sure it's strictly against the rules. So I wouldn't post it if I were you :-\

Magazine scans are against the rules, so far as I understand them, not actual content that was made by Bungie.

To be honest, I don't know why this stuff wasn't included with the Legendary edition. Maybe it was and I'm just missing it.

  • 01.03.2011 4:22 PM PDT

Posted by: Lord Snakie
Posted by: GhostRyderCA941
Yeah I think we should stop discussing scans n such. I'm pretty sure it's strictly against the rules. So I wouldn't post it if I were you :-\

Magazine scans are against the rules, so far as I understand them, not actual content that was made by Bungie.
Unauthorized copying of copyrighted material is against the law, which is why posting magazine scans is against the rules. The bestiarium is no different.

To be honest, I don't know why this stuff wasn't included with the Legendary edition. Maybe it was and I'm just missing it.You most certainly missed it. That probably means you haven't read the rest of the texts either. I too had some trouble accessing them at first.

  • 01.03.2011 4:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mutoid Log
You most certainly missed it. That probably means you haven't read the rest of the texts either. I too had some trouble accessing them at first.

I read something like them, but I didn't remember where it was from or if this was the same thing. But I've looked everywhere on those disks.

[Edited on 01.03.2011 5:05 PM PST]

  • 01.03.2011 5:05 PM PDT

I see how they suggest the Gravmind is a transsentient being.

More fuel to the fire for my own theory (stating the Mind is at least related either directly or indirectly to the Precursors)

  • 01.03.2011 6:00 PM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

343i have uploaded the full Bestiarum to Waypoint now. You can finally read it if you do not have the limited/Legendary version of Halo 3.

  • 01.05.2011 7:14 PM PDT

"It is done. By my hands. The pyrrhic solution is ignited. All I have left is the quiet of space to lull me to sleep.
I will dream of you." - The Didact

Posted by: anton1792
343i have uploaded the full Bestiarum to Waypoint now. You can finally read it if you do not have the limited/Legendary version of Halo 3.
Now they put one up!! I was even halfway done creating a transcript on Word haha O well.

  • 01.06.2011 1:15 AM PDT