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| {{Planet infobox | | {{era|H3}} |
| |name=Palamok
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| |image=[[File:Enc22 Palamok.png|300px]] | | {{Planet |
| |system=[[Napret system]]<ref name="best">''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Bestiarum]]</ref> | | |image= [[Image:Palamok.jpg|250px]] |
| |body=[[Napret]]{{Ref/Reuse|best}} | | |name= Palamok |
| |position=Third planet{{Ref/Reuse|best}}
| | |star, position= Napret, III |
| |moon(s)=4; [[Naxook]], [[Oquiu]], [[Ka'amoti]], [[Kami]]{{Ref/Reuse|best}} | | |moon(s)= Naxook, Oquiu, Ka'amoti, Kami |
| |diameter={{Convert|25273|km|mi|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=205}} | | |satellite(s)= |
| |gravity=2 G{{Ref/Reuse|best}} | | |gravity= 2.2G |
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| | |atmosphere= .9atm ([[Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]], [[Argon|Ar]]) |
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| | |surface temperature= 29°C to 42°C (84.2°F to 107.6°F) |
| |atmosphere=0.09 ([[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]], [[Argon|Ar]]){{Ref/Reuse|best}} | | |population= Approximately 8.132 billion Inhabitants |
| |temperature=29°C to 42°C (84.2°F to 107.6°F){{Ref/Reuse|best}} | | |species= [[Yanme'e]] |
| |demonym= | | |societal approximation= Hive Society |
| |species=[[Yanme'e]] | | |government= Monarchy (Dictatorship)/Religious hegemony client |
| |population=Trillions | | |technology tier= Native Tier 2 |
| |colonized= | | |current threat to array= Negligible |
| |government=*[[Yanme'e Queen|Hive Queens]] | |
| *[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}
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| '''Palamok''' is the third planet of the [[Napret system]], and the homeworld of the [[Yanme'e]]. The planet is orbited by four moons: [[Naxook]], [[Oquiu]], [[Ka'amoti]], and [[Kami]].{{Ref/Reuse|best}}
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| ==History==
| | '''Palamok''' is the [[Yanme'e]] homeworld. Its atmospheric composition is similar to that of Earth, yet inhospitable to [[humans]]. It has average surface temperatures of 29°C to 42°C (84.2°F to 107.6°F), and its gravity is two times that of [[Earth]]. This would present a challenge on the evolution of the wings of the Yanme'e, but it gives them excellent flight skills in the gravity of Earth. |
| The Yanme'e evolved on Palamok from a winged, tree-dwelling arthropod species.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/yanme-e-drones ''Halo Waypoint'': Yanme'e]</ref> At some point, Palamok was observed by the [[Forerunners]] and the Yanme'e were indexed by the [[Librarian]] to be preserved on [[Installation 00]] for preservation from the [[Halo Array]]. The Yanme'e were eventually returned to their homeworld.{{Ref/Reuse|best}}
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| Eventually, the Yanme'e rebuilt their society and colonized at least two [[moon]]s of Palamok: [[Oquiu]] and [[Ka'amoti]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypointarticle}} In [[1112]], the [[Covenant]] discovered Palamok while the Covenant was searching for Forerunner artifacts.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', page 159 (2011 edition)</ref> A war broke out between the Yanme'e and the Covenant, and it was the Yanme'e that fared better in battle. However, [[San'Shyuum]] within the Covenant were not willing to [[Glassing|glass]] Palamok, as they believed that Palamok's Yanme'e hives could be guarding Forerunner relics on the planet's surface. After the Covenant discovered how to communicate with the species, they made peace with the Yanme'e and incorporated them into the Covenant. In the war's aftermath, it was discovered what Forerunner installations existed on the world proved inaccessible to the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', page 192 (2022 edition)</ref> An assembly of [[Yanme'e Queen|Hive Queens]] on Palamok would later allow members of the protector caste be conscripted into the [[Covenant military]].<ref name="bc15">''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', Chapter 15</ref> After the dissolution of the Covenant and end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], many Yanme'e returned to Palamok and the [[Napret system]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypointarticle}}
| | ==Description== |
| | It seems illogical for an airborne insectoid race to have evolved on a high gravity planet(unless they were placed there by the Forerunners), because the greater gravity would have caused the exoskeleton of insects of that size to collapse upon itself, thus restricting the size of insects in the same manner as it is here on Earth. They would likely be incapable of flying even in Earth's gravity (due to their heavy exoskeleton) if it were not for their antigravity generators. Some have proposed that their exoskeletons are hollow, with a lattice work of struts similar to the bones of birds. This is certainly likely, and would be a needed adaptation for such a large creature to fly in Earth's gravity (as well as to simply keep from collapsing under its weight) but it would simply not be enough to fly in 2.2Gs. Of course their antigravity technology would allow them to exist on Palamok, but this still begs to question as to how they evolved in the first place. |
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| ==Topography==
| | One of the most likely answers to the problem of Yanme'e evolution may be found on one of Palamok's four moons; Naxook, Oquiu, Ka'amoti and Kami. Palamok is large enough to support an approximately Mars sized moon with roughly half the gravity of Earth. This would certainly be the ideal location for a large flying insectoid species to evolve. It's possible that they evolved sentience and and eventually space flight and antigravity technology on one of these four moons. The development of small antigravity generators would have allowed them to colonize Palamok in much the same way as spacesuits would allow humans to colonize Mars. Since Palamok is a very large world, it would likely support more Yanme'e then their actual world of origin.It is also possible that they have air sacs similar to [[Huragok]], though they would have to be internal as none can be seen on the outside. |
| Palamok is a massive planet with a stable environment. The atmosphere is quite warm.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', page 309</ref> Its atmospheric composition is similar to that of [[Earth]], yet inhospitable to [[human]]s. Palamok itself is quite earthlike although significantly larger and tending to tropical extremes. It is a flat and geologically featureless world with little tectonic or volcanic activity. Palamok has average surface temperatures of 29°C to 42°C (84.2°F to 107.6°F), and has a gravity twice that of Earth. This would present a challenge on the evolution of the wings of the Yanme'e, but it gives them excellent flight skills in the gravity of Earth and caused the development of their hard carapaces.{{Ref/Reuse|best}} Palamok was home to dense jungles that covered a large part of the planet's surface. The jungle canopies were often home to Yanme'e hives.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointarticle}}
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| ==Trivia== | | == Trivia == |
| Palamok in [[Wikipedia:Filipino language|Filipino]] means "increasing of mosquitoes", which likely refers to the insectoid body structure and behavior of the Yanme'e.
| | *[[Guardian (Level)|Guardian]] may be set on Palamok, because Yanme'e screeches can be heard if the player listens carefully enough. |
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:Palamok Yanme'e Homeworld.png|Palamok, the [[Yanme'e]] homeworld.
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| File:Palamok.jpg|Palamok in the background.
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| File:Encyclopedia - Palamok.png|Palamok in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| **''[[Bestiarum]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources==
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| | == References == |
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| [[Category:Planets]] | | [[Category:Planets]] |
| [[Category:Homeworlds]] | | [[Category:The Covenant]] |
| [[Category:Covenant worlds]] | | [[Category:Covenant Homeworlds]] |
| | [[Category:Places]] |
