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{{Era|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{City infobox
{{City infobox
|city=Abaskun
|city=Abaskun
|image=[[File:Halsey's journal - Abaskun.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:HW Risk Mu.png|300px]] <br/>Abaskun was located on the eastern coast of Mu.
|location=[[Mu]], [[Arcadia]]
|location=[[Mu]], [[Arcadia]]{{Ref/Reuse|Risk}}
|destroyed=[[2549|September 9, 2549]]
|destroyed=[[2549|September 9, 2549]]{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}{{Ref/Reuse|evg}}
|notable-title=Notable events
|notable-title=Notable events
|notable=[[Fall of Arcadia]]
|notable=*[[Battle for Arcadia]]
|governance=Lawless, self-governed<ref name="waypoint"/>
*[[Fall of Arcadia]]
|governance=Lawless, self-governed{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/arcadia/3c9e9ac6-f13f-4712-ae1b-24d9c0e5504b|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Arcadia|D=8|M=10|Y=2011}}{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}
}}
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'''Abaskun''' was a major [[city]]{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=12}} and province on the eastern portion of the continent of [[Mu]]{{Ref/Tabletop|Id=Risk|Risk|Halo Wars Risk}} on the [[Outer Colonies|Outer]] [[Human colonies|colony]] [[world]] of [[Arcadia]].


'''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="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><ref name="timeline">''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]], 2549</ref>
==Overview==
===Topography and ecology===
Abaskun also contained at least two islands. The province was bordered by at least four other provinces; [[Xanadu]], [[New Troy]], [[Sarai]], and [[Petra (location)|Petra]].{{Ref/Reuse|Risk}}
===Known residents===
*[[Dahlia]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Oasis|HFra|Oasis}}


==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">''[[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"/>
Once a territory of [[Arcadia]], Abaskun was known for its rich farmland.{{Ref/Reuse|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"/>
===Human-Covenant War===
During the [[Battle for Arcadia]], Arcadia's main population centres were destroyed in the fighting,{{Ref/Game|Id=journal|HR|[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]], September 9, 2549}} including Abaskun.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} Despite this destruction, the city continued to see human habitation for some time after the battle's end, with Arcadian survivors returning to Abaskun and re-establishing it as a small and rural farming community. Abaskun would continue to serve as an agricultural base for the [[Inner Colonies]]{{Ref/Game|Id=timeline|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline|Detail=2549}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} for the next eighteen years until the Covenant's [[Fall of Arcadia|return to]] the planet on [[2549#September|September 9, 2549]].{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}


==Known residents==
As the Covenant began [[glassing]] the planet, hundreds of civilian transports attempted to flee the destruction,{{Ref/Game|HR|[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]], September 14, 2549}} including ones from Abaskun.{{Ref/Reuse|Oasis}}
*[[Dahlia]]<ref>''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', [[Oasis]]</ref>
*[[Jordan Gaines]]<ref name="waypoint jordan"/>
*[[Tedra Grant]]<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/tedra-grant ''Halo Waypoint'', Tedra Grant]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Oasis]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Oasis]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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