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In [[789 BCE]], a [[Luminary]] led the Covenant to Te, the gas giant being relatively close to the [[Sangheili]]'s native [[Urs system]].<ref name="ch270"/> Te became the first world home to a [[sentient|sapient]] species discovered by the Covenant since the empire's formation.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/lekgolo-mgalekgolo-hunter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Lekgolo/Mgalekgolo'']</ref> The Covenant arrived in the [[Svir system]] with the intent to harvest the trove of Forerunner relics orbiting Te, but were appalled to find that the Lekgolo had nearly completely devoured the rings. For the Lekgolo's unauthorized contact with Forerunner relics, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant ordered the extermination of the species. This led to the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], a war where the Sangheili confronted the Lekgolo on the rings and colonies of Te. The Sangheili experienced difficulty battling the Lekgolo, as the latter species fortified themselves in the very structures the Covenant was trying to preserve.<ref name="ch270"/> The Lekgolo's [[Mgalekgolo]] form was first encountered by the Covenant on Te's [[moon]] of [[Rentus]], and the form proved to be effective at combating the Sangheili.<ref name="catalog"/>

Eventually, [[Unidentified Arbiter (Taming of the Lekgolo)|an Arbiter]], whom had studied the Lekgolo and Mgalekgolo on the moon of [[Rantu]], suggested that the Lekgolo could be "tamed" and put to better uses as part of the Covenant hierarchy.<ref name="terminal8">'''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminal 8]]''</ref> Reluctantly, the [[San'Shyuum]] agreed and forgave the Lekgolo's "sins".<ref name="ch270"/> In the end, Te was incorporated into the Covenant Empire and the Lekgolo became the fourth client race to join the Covenant, with the Lekgolo's own interest in this arrangement being largely based on their access to the Covenant's advanced space-faring technology.<ref name="bestiarum"/> By [[2552]], the Lekgolo continued to live on Te and were sent metals to feed on by the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant.<ref name="enc"/>

Eventually, [[Unidentified Arbiter (Taming of the Lekgolo)|an Arbiter]], whom had studied the Lekgolo and Mgalekgolo on the moon of [[Rantu]], suggested that the Lekgolo could be "tamed" and put to better uses as part of the Covenant hierarchy.<ref name="terminal8">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 8]]''</ref> Reluctantly, the [[San'Shyuum]] agreed and forgave the Lekgolo's "sins".<ref name="ch270"/> In the end, Te was incorporated into the Covenant Empire and the Lekgolo became the fourth client race to join the Covenant, with the Lekgolo's own interest in this arrangement being largely based on their access to the Covenant's advanced space-faring technology.<ref name="bestiarum"/> By [[2552]], the Lekgolo continued to live on Te and were sent metals to feed on by the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant.<ref name="enc"/>

==Description==

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*Te likely has the greatest population of any Covenant world, if each individual Lekgolo worm is considered a separate being.

*In the Chinese philosophy of Daoism, "Te" is used to represent the concept of virtue or potentiality. In Confucianism it represents the virtue of internal goodness and proper behavior toward others.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/585059/te '''Encyclopaedia Britannica''': ''De (Chinese philosophy)'']</ref>

*Though the [[Bestiarum]] explicitly describes Te as a terrestrial world with a solid surface, the planet is described as a gas giant in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' and the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''. Strangely, the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' elsewhere contradicts itself by stating that Te is often mistaken for a gas giant but is actually a terrestrial planet.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 311'' (2011 edition)</ref> However, recent sources, including ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', the ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]] [[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]'',<ref name="terminal8"/> [[Halo Waypoint]]'s article on the Lekgolo,<ref name="waypointarticle"/> and [[343 Industries]]' [[Jeff Easterling]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1MmH1l4XzA&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''The Halo Bulletin: Episode 12'']</ref> consistently refer to Te as a gas giant.

*Though the [[Bestiarum]] explicitly describes Te as a terrestrial world with a solid surface, the planet is described as a gas giant in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' and the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''. Strangely, the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' elsewhere contradicts itself by stating that Te is often mistaken for a gas giant but is actually a terrestrial planet.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 311'' (2011 edition)</ref> However, recent sources, including ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]] [[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]'',<ref name="terminal8"/> [[Halo Waypoint]]'s article on the Lekgolo,<ref name="waypointarticle"/> and [[343 Industries]]' [[Jeff Easterling]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1MmH1l4XzA&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''The Halo Bulletin: Episode 12'']</ref> consistently refer to Te as a gas giant.

==Gallery==

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*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''

*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''

**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]''

**''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]''

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 In [[789 BCE]], a [[Luminary]] led the Covenant to Te, the gas giant being relatively close to the [[Sangheili]]'s native [[Urs system]].<ref name="ch270"/> Te became the first world home to a [[sentient|sapient]] species discovered by the Covenant since the empire's formation.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/lekgolo-mgalekgolo-hunter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Lekgolo/Mgalekgolo'']</ref> The Covenant arrived in the [[Svir system]] with the intent to harvest the trove of Forerunner relics orbiting Te, but were appalled to find that the Lekgolo had nearly completely devoured the rings. For the Lekgolo's unauthorized contact with Forerunner relics, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant ordered the extermination of the species. This led to the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], a war where the Sangheili confronted the Lekgolo on the rings and colonies of Te. The Sangheili experienced difficulty battling the Lekgolo, as the latter species fortified themselves in the very structures the Covenant was trying to preserve.<ref name="ch270"/> The Lekgolo's [[Mgalekgolo]] form was first encountered by the Covenant on Te's [[moon]] of [[Rentus]], and the form proved to be effective at combating the Sangheili.<ref name="catalog"/>
-Eventually, [[Unidentified Arbiter (Taming of the Lekgolo)|an Arbiter]], whom had studied the Lekgolo and Mgalekgolo on the moon of [[Rantu]], suggested that the Lekgolo could be "tamed" and put to better uses as part of the Covenant hierarchy.<ref name="terminal8">'''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminal 8]]''</ref> Reluctantly, the [[San'Shyuum]] agreed and forgave the Lekgolo's "sins".<ref name="ch270"/> In the end, Te was incorporated into the Covenant Empire and the Lekgolo became the fourth client race to join the Covenant, with the Lekgolo's own interest in this arrangement being largely based on their access to the Covenant's advanced space-faring technology.<ref name="bestiarum"/> By [[2552]], the Lekgolo continued to live on Te and were sent metals to feed on by the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant.<ref name="enc"/>
+Eventually, [[Unidentified Arbiter (Taming of the Lekgolo)|an Arbiter]], whom had studied the Lekgolo and Mgalekgolo on the moon of [[Rantu]], suggested that the Lekgolo could be "tamed" and put to better uses as part of the Covenant hierarchy.<ref name="terminal8">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 8]]''</ref> Reluctantly, the [[San'Shyuum]] agreed and forgave the Lekgolo's "sins".<ref name="ch270"/> In the end, Te was incorporated into the Covenant Empire and the Lekgolo became the fourth client race to join the Covenant, with the Lekgolo's own interest in this arrangement being largely based on their access to the Covenant's advanced space-faring technology.<ref name="bestiarum"/> By [[2552]], the Lekgolo continued to live on Te and were sent metals to feed on by the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant.<ref name="enc"/>
 ==Description==
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 *Te likely has the greatest population of any Covenant world, if each individual Lekgolo worm is considered a separate being.
 *In the Chinese philosophy of Daoism, "Te" is used to represent the concept of virtue or potentiality. In Confucianism it represents the virtue of internal goodness and proper behavior toward others.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/585059/te '''Encyclopaedia Britannica''': ''De (Chinese philosophy)'']</ref>
-*Though the [[Bestiarum]] explicitly describes Te as a terrestrial world with a solid surface, the planet is described as a gas giant in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' and the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''. Strangely, the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' elsewhere contradicts itself by stating that Te is often mistaken for a gas giant but is actually a terrestrial planet.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 311'' (2011 edition)</ref> However, recent sources, including ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', the ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]] [[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]'',<ref name="terminal8"/> [[Halo Waypoint]]'s article on the Lekgolo,<ref name="waypointarticle"/> and [[343 Industries]]' [[Jeff Easterling]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1MmH1l4XzA&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''The Halo Bulletin: Episode 12'']</ref> consistently refer to Te as a gas giant.
+*Though the [[Bestiarum]] explicitly describes Te as a terrestrial world with a solid surface, the planet is described as a gas giant in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' and the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''. Strangely, the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' elsewhere contradicts itself by stating that Te is often mistaken for a gas giant but is actually a terrestrial planet.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 311'' (2011 edition)</ref> However, recent sources, including ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]] [[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]'',<ref name="terminal8"/> [[Halo Waypoint]]'s article on the Lekgolo,<ref name="waypointarticle"/> and [[343 Industries]]' [[Jeff Easterling]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1MmH1l4XzA&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''': ''The Halo Bulletin: Episode 12'']</ref> consistently refer to Te as a gas giant.
 ==Gallery==
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 *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
 *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}
-*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''
+*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
-**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]''
+**''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]''
 ==Sources==