Mols'Desias
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Mols'Desias was a mining union on the human Outer Colony of Aleria.[1][Note 1]
History[edit]
The Mols'Desias mining union was founded in 2349 by Esil Boesis, a mineral miner who wished to use the union to ensure stability and bargaining power for its members.[1][2] Aleria itself was colonised in 2490,[3] with the union coming to prominence on the world. Over a dozen of Aleria's fragmented private mining groups became unified by Boesis, who hoped to keep long-term security for the profession.[1][2] With the aid of the mining union, Aleria was able to establish itself as a powerhouse in the Unified Earth Government's colonial trade. The union provided raw materials mined from the planet in exchange for food, electronics, and spacecraft.[4] Years later, Boesis' grandson Tarek Boesis headed the union. He was later murdered by smugglers of the Blackdust courier guild. Blackdust reasoned that the murder was justified, as they believed that Mols'Desias monopolized the job market and forced workers to work unreasonable hours, as the union allegedly took advantage of Aleria's failing economy and limited job market.[1][2]
At some point in 2554, the mining union collapsed, forcing many colonists into substantial debt and unemployment. The union's collapse, as well as a hundred-year long drought, caused many colonists including Haisal Wari and Arris Le to become involved in smuggling with various Alerian courier guilds.[5][6]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Nightfall (First mentioned)
- ONI: Trade Barriers (Mentioned only)
Notes[edit]
- ^ Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Trade Barriers states that the mining union was founded in 2349. However, The Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition) states that Aleria was colonised in 2490 - nearly 150 years later. It is unclear whether this is an error on the part of the writers, or intended to indicate that Mols'Desias was founded as a more general colonial mining union in the earlier days of human interstellar colonisation.
Sources[edit]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Halo: Nightfall - Second Stories, episode ONI: Trade Barriers
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Second to None (Retrieved on Aug 10, 2016) [archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Aleria (Retrieved on Oct 27, 2015) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Arris Le (Retrieved on Oct 27, 2015) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Haisal Wari (Retrieved on Oct 27, 2015) [archive]
