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(A correction: both Mythos AND Encyclopedia 2022 refer to this as only the spine of the gods. In Warfleet, the Unbreakable Spine thing was simply descreptive of this, and not the actual name.) |
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== Layout == | == Layout == | ||
=== The Golden City === | === The Golden City === | ||
[[File:H2A - Lower districts.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The capital city with the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] in the center.]][[File: | [[File:H2A - Lower districts.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The capital city with the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] in the center.]][[File:HWF HighCharity CrossSection.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A cross-section of High Charity.]] | ||
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, known as the Golden City. Many of these were permanent residents, with billions of individuals who were born here dying without setting foot on other worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} 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> | 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, known as the Golden City. Many of these were permanent residents, with billions of individuals who were born here dying without setting foot on other worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} 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> | ||
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===Spine of the gods=== | ===Spine of the gods=== | ||
The Spine of the Gods<ref name="Mythos1" | The Spine of the Gods<ref name="Mythos1"/>{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}} was the long boom that trailed behind the holy city, where the Lances of the Faithful were mounted.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} It is the nigh unbreakable skeleton of a derelict [[Fortress-class vessel|Fortress-class warship]] found in orbit around [[Tuluk'katho]], the original site of High Charity's creation.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Enc22|Enc22}} | ||
===Spires of Gifting=== | ===Spires of Gifting=== | ||