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{{ | {{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}} | ||
{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Eayn | |name=Eayn | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:WFEayn.jpg|300px]] | ||
|system=[[Y'Deio system]]<ref name="bestiarum">''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Bestiarum]]</ref><ref name="warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 54</ref> | |system=[[Y'Deio system]]<ref name="bestiarum">''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Bestiarum]]</ref><ref name="warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 54</ref> | ||
|body=[[Chu'ot]] | |body=[[Chu'ot]]<ref name="bestiarum"/><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|position=Primary [[Natural satellite|satellite]] | |position=Primary [[Natural satellite|satellite]]<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
|moon(s)=None | |moon(s)=None<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
|diameter= | |diameter= | ||
|gravity=0.875 G | |gravity=0.875 G<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
|daylength= | |daylength= | ||
|yearlength= | |yearlength= | ||
|atmosphere=0.9 ([[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]) | |atmosphere=0.9 ([[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]])<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
|temperature=-18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F) | |temperature=-18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F)<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
|demonym= | |demonym= | ||
|species=[[Kig-Yar]] | |species=[[Kig-Yar]]<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
|population=978 million | |population=978 million<ref name="bestiarum"/><ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
|colonized= | |colonized= | ||
|government=*Alliance of arch-matriarchs | |government=*Alliance of arch-matriarchs<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
*[[Covenant]] | *[[Covenant]]<ref name="bestiarum"/> {{C|formerly}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Eayn''' is the primary [[natural satellite]] orbiting [[Chu'ot]], the third planet in the [[Y'Deio system]], as well as the homeworld of the [[Kig-Yar]]. The moon lies on the inner region of the Y'Deio system's expansive [[asteroid]] belt, with many Kig-Yar choosing to live on the planetoids, moons, and asteroids within the asteroid belt. | '''Eayn''' is the primary [[natural satellite]] orbiting [[Chu'ot]], the third planet in the [[Y'Deio system]], as well as the homeworld of the [[Kig-Yar]]. The moon lies on the inner region of the Y'Deio system's expansive [[asteroid]] belt, with many Kig-Yar choosing to live on the planetoids, moons, and asteroids within the asteroid belt.<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
Although Eayn is their homeworld, few Kig-Yar place any importance on that fact, | Although Eayn is their homeworld, few Kig-Yar place any importance on that fact,<ref name="warfleet"/> with only a third of the Kig-Yar in the Y'Deio system residing on Eayn.<ref name="bestiarum"/><ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 155 (2011)</ref> Eayn keeps few ties with the more remote, independent colonies.<ref name="warfleet"/> | ||
== | ==History== | ||
Long before the Kig-Yar achieved space flight, Eayn experienced an era defined by gladiatorial combat. The ancient Kig-Yar alive at this time would hold inter-[[clan]] physical combat competitions in the largest population centers on Eayn's supercontinents.<ref name="enc157">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 157 (2011)</ref> The ancient Kig-Yar sailed the waters of Eayn and raided competing clans for food and mates. However, as their populations grew, the differences and distances between Eayn's clans decreased and a new cooperative spirit led to the invention of spacecraft allowing them to colonize nearby worlds.<ref name="ch87">''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 87</ref> Eayn's dominating governments pushed many Kig-Yar to colonize the [[asteroid]]s and [[moon]]s of the nearby asteroid belt.<ref name="enc157"/> | |||
When small contingent [[fleet]]s of the Covenant arrived in the Y'Deio system in [[1342]],<ref name="universe">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/kig-yar ''Kig-Yar'']</ref> the [[pirate]]s, mercenaries, and militias of the Kig-Yar joined forces in an attempt to fend off the alien intruders.<ref name="enc157"/> The Kig-Yar met the Covenant headlong in battle, beginning a protracted naval campaign.<ref name="universe"/> Despite the ruthlessness of their fleets,<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 100</ref> the Kig-Yar were able to resist the Covenant only for a time, and they eventually submitted to the empire's might,<ref name="ch87"/> choosing to profit from the immediate expansion of trade and wealth that the Covenant could provide.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 121 (2011)</ref> However, Eayn was never fully integrated into the Covenant and endless cycles of unification and civil war continued.<ref name="warfleet"/> | |||
After the Covenant fell in [[2552]], an uneasy peace on Eayn prevailed under an alliance of arch-matriarchs.<ref name="warfleet"/> Eayn's native population continued to grow within reasonable governable parameters, and its economy and society stabilized in wake of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]'', Report 2</ref> With trading fleets and pirate flotillas under their control, the arch-matriarchs of Eayn seek increased influence and wealth through trade and the careful application of violence.<ref name="warfleet"/> | |||
==Topography== | |||
Eayn is characterized by a single equatorial ocean, sparse volcanic activity, and an almost total lack of glacification.<ref name="bestiarum"/> The [[water]]y world features tropical archipelagos,<ref name="ch87"/> with two supercontinents dominating Eayn's landmass, [[Ah'lomet]] and [[Ruuht]].<ref name="catalog">Halo Waypoint: | |||
[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=96#post953 ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 3003659)]</ref> Smaller islands lay in between the two continents. [[Ibie'sh]] is a volcanic island-continent somewhat isolated from the other two.<ref name="universe"/> | |||
The moon is home to a tropical environment, with a theorized history of widely varied environmental conditions.<ref name="enc157"/> Eayn's gravity is about 0.875 G's, making its inhabitants more lightly built than on [[Earth]]. Eayn's atmosphere is rather similar to that of Earth, being composed of [[oxygen]], [[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|nitrogen]] and [[carbon dioxide]]. Its surface temperatures range from -18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F).<ref name="bestiarum"/> | |||
==Government and | ==Government and politics== | ||
Always a world of conspiracy and violence, Eayn is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs, | Always a world of conspiracy and violence, Eayn is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs,<ref name="warfleet"/> queens that form the bulk of [[Kig-Yar]] royalty.<ref name="universe"/> With a postindustrial capitalist society, the governments of Eayn have been described as [[Wikipedia:Ochlocracy|ochlocracies]], which is defined as rule by mob, or the intimidation of the legitimate authorities by the masses. [[Wikipedia:luck egalitarianism|Luck egalitarianism]] forms the base of the justice system.<ref name="bestiarum"/> | ||
While under the governance of the [[Covenant]], Eayn was never fully integrated under the empire's rule. | While under the governance of the [[Covenant]], Eayn was never fully integrated under the empire's rule.<ref name="warfleet"/> Even after the collapse of the Covenant, Eayn's matriarchal government continues to thrive.<ref name="universe"/> The continents of [[Ah'lomet]] and [[Ruuht]] are ruled by separate pseudo-governments that contest nearby islands.<ref name="catalog"/> | ||
With the Kig-Yar social structure having its roots from an early form of despotic matriarchy, | With the Kig-Yar social structure having its roots from an early form of despotic matriarchy,<ref name="universe"/> the governments that once ruled Eayn were oppressive, leading to Kig-Yar to form colonies with sectarian societies in the [[asteroid]]s near [[Chu'ot]].<ref name="enc157"/> The global government on Eayn would later spread power more widely, though females remained at the top of the power structure, controlling breeding rights, territory, familial organization, and major assets.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Eayn is a fictional satellite of a real extrasolar planet ([[Wikipedia:HD 69830 d|HD 69830 d]]), which was discovered in May 2006. | Eayn is a fictional satellite of a real extrasolar planet ([[Wikipedia:HD 69830 d|HD 69830 d]]), which was discovered in May of 2006. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Ancient KigYar.png|Ancient [[Kig-Yar]] on Eayn | File:Ancient KigYar.png|Ancient [[Kig-Yar]] on Eayn | ||
File:Eayn.jpg|Eayn in the background. | File:Eayn.jpg|Eayn in the background. | ||
File:Eayn Kigyar Homeworld.png | File:Eayn Kigyar Homeworld.png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
