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=== Capital city === | === Capital city === | ||
[[File:H2A - Lower districts.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The capital city with the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] in the center.]] | [[File:H2A - Lower districts.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The capital city with the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] in the center.]] | ||
In the internal hub of High Charity lay an extremely large capital city with a population of just over 23,800,000 [[San'Shyuum]] citizens and 7.7 billion Covenant Menials. | In the internal hub of High Charity lay an extremely large capital city with a population of just over 23,800,000 [[San'Shyuum]] citizens and 7.7 billion Covenant Menials. At the center sat the Forerunner Dreadnought, embedded within the city after the formation of the Covenant as a symbol of conviction and peace between the [[Sangheili]] and the San'Shyuum.<ref name="ch148">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 148''</ref> | ||
The city itself contained many locations sacred to the Covenant such as the [[High Council Chamber]], the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] and the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]]. As a construct, High Charity was very similar to the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', a repair and refit station, though it also served as a mobile command post.<ref name="ENC306">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 306''</ref> Unlike many small Covenant vessels and their UNSC counterparts, High Charity contained many courtyards and other non-essential spaces which gave the station a terrestrial feel. The interior of High Charity was filled with the Covenant's unique architecture, of a lighter tone than their naval vessels. All of the structures within the city floated above a [[methane]]-rich field in which the millions of High Charity's [[Unggoy]] dwelled.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 149''</ref> The massive towers around the dome were gigantic spires of volcanic rock from the city's base, interwoven with metal supports and covered with decorative alloy. They were used by the San'Shyuum as offices and private residences.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 146''</ref> Further in the bedrock of the planetoid were subterranean warrens, which served as living quarters for the Sangheili and were nearly airtight and self-sufficient.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86''</ref> | The city itself contained many locations sacred to the Covenant such as the [[High Council Chamber]], the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] and the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]]. As a construct, High Charity was very similar to the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', a repair and refit station, though it also served as a mobile command post.<ref name="ENC306">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 306''</ref> Unlike many small Covenant vessels and their UNSC counterparts, High Charity contained many courtyards and other non-essential spaces which gave the station a terrestrial feel. The interior of High Charity was filled with the Covenant's unique architecture, of a lighter tone than their naval vessels. All of the structures within the city floated above a [[methane]]-rich field in which the millions of High Charity's [[Unggoy]] dwelled.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 149''</ref> The massive towers around the dome were gigantic spires of volcanic rock from the city's base, interwoven with metal supports and covered with decorative alloy. They were used by the San'Shyuum as offices and private residences.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 146''</ref> Further in the bedrock of the planetoid were subterranean warrens, which served as living quarters for the Sangheili and were nearly airtight and self-sufficient.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 86''</ref> | ||