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Subject: Cryptum is very confusing. Can I have some direct answers???

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

NO SPOILERS. ONLY DIRECT ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS, PLEASE. I HAVEN'T READ PAST CHAPTER 3!!!

Cryptum is so confusing. I read up until the end of the 3rd chapter. Now, you're probably thinking: "Read the rest of the book, then you'll figure it out!" or something. The reason why I'm asking early on is because I don't want to continue the story and not get any of it.

So: Edom is present-day Mars, right?
And: Erde-Tyrene is present-day Earth, right?
Also: What is a Manipular?
And: What is the Librarian?
and: What is the Mantle?
Also: What are these Lifeworkers and other Life-thingys?

There are too many names that are unexplained? I don't get it. It's all gibberish. Greg Bear doesn't explain any of these names like Manipular, the Librarian, Mantle, Lifeworkers, etc. So, can I get some explanation so when I continue reading I understand...

or should I just continue reading and it will all be explained?

Remember NO spoilers, please.

[Edited on 01.24.2011 5:48 PM PST]

  • 01.24.2011 5:42 PM PDT

I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.

A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.

Go to Halo Waypoint. Their is a dictionary of sorts which is a guide for those reading Cryptum. It helped me a lot.

Edit: It is also updated daily.

[Edited on 01.24.2011 5:49 PM PST]

  • 01.24.2011 5:49 PM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.


Posted by: matman25402
Go to Halo Waypoint. Their is a dictionary of sorts which is a guide for those reading Cryptum. It helped me a lot.

Edit: It is also updated daily.

Thank you a lot.

  • 01.24.2011 5:56 PM PDT

Who really cares what I say, right?

If you want answers here then:
So: Edom is present-day Mars, right? Yes
And: Erde-Tyrene is present-day Earth, right? Yes
Also: What is a Manipular? A young Forerunner who hasn't been through a mutation
And: What is the Librarian? The most important Lifeworker, she is a Lifeshaper.
and: What is the Mantle? The Forerunner religion that says they should protect the lesser species.
Also: What are these Lifeworkers and other Life-thingys? A type of Forerunner which is a mix of a docter and a biologist.
You probably got these questions answered on Waypoint already. Don't visit the other Cryptum thread, it's full of spoilers.

  • 01.24.2011 6:08 PM PDT