User:Echo 1/Archer (Elsoevezos)

"Darn things are dangerous. If one picks up a plasma rifle, duck for cover. They have no idea how advanced weaponry works..."

- Marine commenting on the Archers' use on Covenant weapons.

Notables
Archers are therapsid, meaning they are warm-blooded reptiles. They often seem dangerous, mostly due to their appearance. But they usually are a peaceful race, wanting little to do with the Covenant or the UNSC.

Strength
Archers normally are ten feet tall, a marveled sight. They are strong and aggressive, able to combat a Mgalekgolo with relative ease. Small tentacle-like 'tails' sprout from the neck. The use of those organs is beyond many biologists understanding.

Religon
Archers' religion depends on what planet they are found on. Archers on Glese 581D worship a 'godess', while ones on Forerunner artifact-rich worlds worship the artifacts.

Social
Archer social structure is simple, and composed of three 'castes':

Ruler
A ruler usually has dominion over a clan or tribe. They often are 'alpha males' and/ or females. They have power over the tribe, keeping it in order and directing it in times of need.

Hunter
Hunters are often given great praise, usually depending on the size of the kill they make. Hunters provide sustinance to the mainly carnivorous species' food needs. Hunters use bows that are coated with a neurotoxin to debilitate a prey animal, then kill the animal using hunting knives.

Other
Others are farmers and citizens in the tribe. They are looked down upon because their proffession shows little honor among the tribe.

Homeworld
Debate over the Archers' homeworld has been heated since their discovery. They were first encountered during a thorough expedition of Delta Halo (Instillation 05). Then, they were documented on Glese 581D. As the Humanity traveled through space, they seemed to find Archers.

Glese 581D
The first natural world Archers were found on, it has the largest population of the species. It bosts the most advanced of the Archers' kind, too.

GJ1214
Another tropical world, GJ1214B was a liable canindate for the Archer's point of origion. The Archer population, while not as high as Glese's, is certainly one of the largest. But the planet also has many Forerunner structures, suggesting that Archer's were moved there by Forerunners millenia ago.

Delta Halo
The Archer's first documented discovery, Delta Halo also has gained support for the Elsoevezos homeworld. Many Covenant believe that the Archer's were created by the Forerunners, and are thus 'holy relics'. This theory is highly unlikely, because only the Huragok are certain to have been Forerunner-created.