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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Topography and ecology=== | ===Topography and ecology=== | ||
Described as a "radiant sapphire, | Described as a "radiant sapphire",{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} New Carthage is home to vast blue oceans that hide many dangerous species, such as the [[great red shark]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HLoO186|HLoO|Page=186}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL19|HPoL|Chapter=19}} New Carthage required no [[terraforming]] to sustain [[human]] life, though the planet is home to large stretches of hostile alien environments that still remain unexplored well over a century after New Carthage's colonization.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Its landmasses are covered in weathered [[Wikipedia:Shale|shale]] mountains, high alpine plains, and semi-arid grasslands and deserts.{{Ref/Reuse|HPoL19}} | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
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===Colonization=== | ===Colonization=== | ||
New Carthage was colonized by [[human]]ity in [[2379]] and incorporated into the [[Unified Earth Government]] as an [[Inner Colony]]. Requiring no terraforming to sustain human life, New Carthage quickly saw an explosion of growth and the development of large-scale urban settlements, including the densely populated cities of [[Nystad]], [[Suomi]], and the capital city of [[Pilvros]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | New Carthage was colonized by [[human]]ity in [[2379]] and incorporated into the [[Unified Earth Government]] as an [[Inner Colony]]. Requiring no [[terraforming]] to sustain human life, New Carthage quickly saw an explosion of growth and the development of large-scale urban settlements, including the densely populated cities of [[Nystad]], [[Suomi]], and the capital city of [[Pilvros]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
Though New Carthage was comparatively smaller to the colonies in the [[Sol system|Sol]] and [[Epsilon Eridani system]]s, the planet was still a strong, densely populated core world.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos54}} | |||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
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In [[2558#October|October 2558]], New Carthage was visited by the crew of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' after the Librarian's coordinate key had pointed them to the alien facility via [[Installation 07]]'s [[Cartographer#Installation 07|Cartographer]]. With the help of [[343 Guilty Spark]], [[Ram Chalva]] managed to infiltrate Hannibal HQ and the alien facility and received a third piece of the coordinate key, this time pointing to [[Erebus VII]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=PoL|PoL}} | In [[2558#October|October 2558]], New Carthage was visited by the crew of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' after the Librarian's coordinate key had pointed them to the alien facility via [[Installation 07]]'s [[Cartographer#Installation 07|Cartographer]]. With the help of [[343 Guilty Spark]], [[Ram Chalva]] managed to infiltrate Hannibal HQ and the alien facility and received a third piece of the coordinate key, this time pointing to [[Erebus VII]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=PoL|PoL}} | ||
During the [[ | During the [[The Reclamation|rise]] of the [[Created]] in that same month, one of [[Cortana]]'s [[Guardian Custode|Guardian]]s emerged near Pilvros, causing a crater that swallowed part of an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] facility. At least two [[prowler]]s attempted to fight back against the construct but were quickly knocked out of the sky by its [[electromagnetic pulse]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPoL36|HPoL|Chapter=36}} The planet was likely subjugated by the Created following this event. | ||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||
