Editing Lower districts

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[[File:H2A - Lower districts.jpg|thumb|300px|A view of the interior of ''High Charity''. The lower districts are located on the city floor.]]
The '''lower districts''' were the sections of the [[Covenant]] holy city of ''[[High Charity]]'' located below the towers that made up the [[Tower Districts]].<ref name="ch">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 261, 305''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 93''</ref> Along with housing a number of massive factories used to manufacture Covenant equipment, such as the [[Assembly Forges]] and the [[Sacred Promissory]],<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 128''</ref> the lower districts were home to most of ''High Charity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s massive [[Unggoy]] population.{{Ref/Reuse|ch}} The Unggoy portion of the lower districts was [[methane]]-rich to allow Unggoy to breathe without a [[methane tank]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 149''</ref>

==History==
The lower districts of ''[[High Charity]]'' were built following the signing of the [[Writ of Union]] on a chunk of rock that was ripped off of [[Janjur Qom]] by the [[San'Shyuum]]'s [[Forerunner]] [[Anodyne Spirit|Dreadnought]]. The Dreadnought was left in the center of the city and was used to power the entirety of the lower districts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 20''</ref>

In [[2462]], some [[Kig-Yar]] living on ''High Charity'' were forced to relocate due to the growing [[Unggoy]] population. This relocation led to an increase in Kig-Yar infant mortality. In an effort to exact revenge, Kig-Yar [[shipmaster]]s poisoned the Unggoy [[infusion]] supplies on Kig-Yar-operated vessels and in the lower districts of ''High Charity'', which led to the sterilization of contaminated males. When the [[High Council]] and [[Ministry of Concert]]—not wanting to upset the Kig-Yar—did not act on the matter, the Unggoy [[Unggoy Rebellion|rebelled]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 150-152''</ref> Unggoy uprisings occurred throughout the lower districts, with the Unggoy not only attacking the Kig-Yar, but all other species. Their sheer amount and tenacity revealed the Unggoy to be very dangerous, even to [[Sangheili]]. Ultimately, the [[Covenant fleet]] partially [[glassed]] [[Balaho]], while the Unggoy in the lower districts were forced to watch. Horrified and unwilling to lose their homeworld, the Unggoy surrendered.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 10]]''</ref>

During the [[Great Schism]], [[Jiralhanae]] forces led by [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] attacked the Sangheili living in the [[Tower Districts]], then moved to eliminating the Sangheili in the lower districts.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the Forerunner Dreadnought lifted off from ''High Charity'' with the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] aboard. With the Dreadnought gone, all of the lower districts turned dark without its source of power.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 250''</ref> The lower districts were destroyed along with the rest of ''High Charity'' on [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]] when [[John-117]] overloaded the city's backup reactor core.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:City.jpg|The lower districts in ''Halo 2''.
File:Highcharity1600.jpg|Another view of the districts.
File:H2A Terminals - High Charity construction.jpg|The lower districts under construction.
File:H2A Terminals - High Charity interior.jpg|Ships over the lower districts.
File:H2A Terminals - Lower districts building.jpg|Buildings in the lower districts.
File:H2A Terminals - Scribe on balcony.jpg|[[Unidentified San'Shyuum scribe|A scribe]] admiring the lower districts.
File:H2A Terminals - Lower districts toxic.jpg|The lower districts poisoned for Unggoy.
File:H2A Terminals - Damaged lower districts.jpg|The districts damaged after the [[Unggoy Rebellion]].
File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy in lower districts.jpg|Unggoy in the lower districts.
File:H2A Terminals - lowerdistrict concept.jpg|Lower district buildings viewed from ground.
File:H2A Terminals - shipyard concept.jpg|A shipyard in the lower districts.
File:H2A Terminals - Ship in lower districts.jpg|A ship taking off in the districts.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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