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'''Abaskun''', also known as '''Arcadia City''',<ref name="waypoint jordan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jordan-gaines | '''Abaskun''', also known as '''Arcadia City''',<ref name="waypoint jordan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jordan-gaines ''Halo Waypoint'', Jordan Gaines]</ref> was a settlement on [[Arcadia]],<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', page 12</ref> situated on the eastern portion of the continent of [[Mu]].<ref>''[[Risk|Halo Wars Risk]]''</ref> As a lawless region, it still supplied the [[Inner Colonies]] with much-needed foodstuffs until the planet was attacked again in the [[Fall of Arcadia]] in [[2549]].<ref name="timeline">''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]], 2549</ref><ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/arcadia/3c9e9ac6-f13f-4712-ae1b-24d9c0e5504b ''Halo Waypoint'', Arcadia] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008060744/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/arcadia/3c9e9ac6-f13f-4712-ae1b-24d9c0e5504b Archive.org])</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Once a territory of [[Arcadia]], Abaskun was known for its rich farmland.<ref name="timeline"/> Abaskun was abandoned along with most of the planet on [[2531|February 9, 2531]] during the [[Battle of Arcadia]]. However, a group of Arcadians that remained behind on the planet returned to Abaskun and established it as a small, rural farming community. Over several years, many former Arcadian colonists slowly returned to the planet and resettled in Abaskun. The settlers rebuilt and became a symbol of humanity's resilience.<ref name="journal"> | Once a territory of [[Arcadia]], Abaskun was known for its rich farmland.<ref name="timeline"/> Abaskun was abandoned along with most of the planet on [[2531|February 9, 2531]] during the [[Battle of Arcadia]]. However, a group of Arcadians that remained behind on the planet returned to Abaskun and established it as a small, rural farming community. Over several years, many former Arcadian colonists slowly returned to the planet and resettled in Abaskun. The settlers rebuilt and became a symbol of humanity's resilience.<ref name="journal">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]</ref> Largely lawless with some form of colonial government,<ref name="waypoint jordan"/> Abaskun continued to provide food supplies for [[human colonies]] under the control of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="timeline"/> | ||
On [[2549|September 9, 2549]], eighteen years after their initial invasion, the [[Covenant]] returned to Arcadia. The Covenant was taken back by Abaskun's anachronistic state, as the remaining residents of Arcadia lived in lawlessness while flora had overgrown their cities, including [[Pirth City]].<ref name="waypoint"/> With no true military force, Abaskun was easily overwhelmed by Covenant forces.<ref name="timeline"/> As the Covenant began [[glassing]] the planet, hundreds of civilian transports attempted to flee the planet, but they were destroyed by [[plasma]] beams in orbit. [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]] watched the destruction of Arcadia from cameras mounted on a meteorological satellite, greatly distraught at the deaths of Abaskun's former residents.<ref name="journal"/> | On [[2549|September 9, 2549]], eighteen years after their initial invasion, the [[Covenant]] returned to Arcadia. The Covenant was taken back by Abaskun's anachronistic state, as the remaining residents of Arcadia lived in lawlessness while flora had overgrown their cities, including [[Pirth City]].<ref name="waypoint"/> With no true military force, Abaskun was easily overwhelmed by Covenant forces.<ref name="timeline"/> As the Covenant began [[glassing]] the planet, hundreds of civilian transports attempted to flee the planet, but they were destroyed by [[plasma]] beams in orbit. [[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]] watched the destruction of Arcadia from cameras mounted on a meteorological satellite, greatly distraught at the deaths of Abaskun's former residents.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
==Known residents== | ==Known residents== | ||
*[[Dahlia]]<ref> | *[[Dahlia]]<ref>''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', [[Oasis]]</ref> | ||
*[[Jordan Gaines]]<ref name="waypoint jordan"/> | *[[Jordan Gaines]]<ref name="waypoint jordan"/> | ||
*[[Tedra Grant]]<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/tedra-grant | *[[Tedra Grant]]<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/tedra-grant ''Halo Waypoint'', Tedra Grant]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||