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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Covenant|HCW|Post}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Planet infobox
|name=Qikost
|name=Qikost
|image=[[File:H5G-Qikost.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:H5G-Qikost.png|300px]]
|system=[[Urs system]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}{{Ref/Reuse|sanghelios}}
|system=[[Urs system]]
|body=[[Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}{{Ref/Reuse|sanghelios}}
|body=[[Sanghelios]]
|position=Second moon{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sunrise|Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios|Detail=Suban is described as the "nearest moon," making Qikost the second and furthest moon.}}
|position=
|moon(s)=
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|diameter=
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|temperature=
|temperature=
|demonym=
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|species=[[Sangheili]] {{C|Non-native}}
|species=[[Sangheili]]  
|population=
|population=
|colonized=
|colonized=
|government=
|government=*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}
[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}  
*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
|hideb=yes
}}
}}


'''Qikost''' is one of the two massive [[natural satellite]]s of [[Sanghelios]], along with [[Suban]].{{Ref/Game|Id=bestiarum|[[Halo 3]]|[[Bestiarum]]}}
'''Qikost''' is one of the two massive [[natural satellite]]s of [[Sanghelios]], along with [[Suban]]. Qikost is silver in color and slightly larger than [[Earth]]'s [[Luna|moon]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> The large size of both Qikost and Suban had great effects of the tides on Sanghelios.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 90''</ref> Qikost is home to large [[Sangheili]] population centers, major industrial sites, and many significant armories.<ref name="sanghelios">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/sanghelios '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sanghelios'']</ref> The vast wilderness of Qikost is home to several Sangheili hunting preserves. Sangheili frontiersmen once used early prototypes of the [[Type-48 Revenant]] to traverse these preserves.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/revenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Revenant'']</ref>


==Overview==
Early in the [[Covenant]]'s history, Qikost produced Sangheili swords of the highest quality, including [[burnblade]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> Partly functioning [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]]s were also brought to several armories on Qikost for studying purposes.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 101''</ref> Throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], a group of Sangheili [[Merchants of Qikost|merchants]] lived on Qikost and engineered weapons for the Covenant arsenal, and continued to do so for [[Covenant remnants|post-war factions]].<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/gallery/concussion-rifle/70cf7b75-751b-44ed-9bd7-ce7596ffa0e5 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Concussion Rifle'']</ref> When Sanghelios became embroiled in a [[Blooding Years|civil war]], a significant portion of the planet's population fled to Qikost, Suban, and other [[Sangheili colonies]].<ref name="sanghelios"/>
===Orbital characteristics===
Qikost is the further of the two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s orbiting [[Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sunrise}} The large size of both Qikost and [[Suban]] have great effects of the tides on Sanghelios.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Page=90}}
 
[[File:Enc22 Helioskrill.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[helioskrill]] on Qikost.]]
===Topography and ecology===
Qikost is home to large [[Sangheili]] population centers, major industrial sites, and many significant armories.{{Ref/Site|Id=sanghelios|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/sanghelios|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Universe - Sanghelios}} The vast wilderness of Qikost is home to several Sangheili hunting preserves. Sangheili frontiersmen once used early prototypes of the {{Pattern|Rizvum|Revenant}} to traverse these preserves.{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/Rizvum-pattern Revenant|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Revenant}} While these wildlife reserves were established and continued to be maintained for the purpose of conversation, they also serve to preserve and proliferate key Sangheili cultural practices, many of which have survived since their peoples' earliest days. Both individual Sangheili and organized warrior hunting packs utilize these reserves for various rites and customs, ceremonial and practical alike.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P231|Enc22|Page=231}}
 
Most of the fauna found on Qikost are native to the moon itself. These include the massive steer-like ''u'saulbb'' and the ''dondrabe'', vibrantly-colored and venomous amphibians measuring two meters long. The species most sought after by hunters are the deadly and beautiful [[helioskrill]]. While originally native to Sanghelios, these creatures can also be found amid the massive expanses scattered across the mountains of [[Shemlyyn]] on Qikost. However, the helioskrill population has dwindled due to commercialized hunts enjoyed by wealthy [[San'Shyuum]] prior to the [[Great Schism]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P231}}
===Locations===
*[[Shemlyyn]]
*[[Laksaesh Reserve]]
 
==History==
[[File:Enc22 Qikost.png|thumb|right|300px|Structures suspended above a body of water on Qikost.]]
===Covenant era===
Early in the [[Covenant]]'s history, Qikost produced Sangheili swords of the highest quality, including [[burnblade]]s.{{Ref/Novel|BC|Chapter=1}} Partly functioning [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]]s were also brought to several armories on Qikost for studying purposes.{{Ref/Novel|BC|Page=101}} Throughout the Covenant era, Qikost acted as the primary spaceport for the entire [[Urs system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P231}} At some point in its history, a civil conflict known as the [[Siege of Qikost]] took place.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=296}}
 
===Human-Covenant war===
Throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], a group of Sangheili [[Merchants of Qikost|merchants]] lived on Qikost and engineered weapons for the Covenant arsenal, and have continued to do so for [[Covenant remnants|post-war factions]] following the war.<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/gallery/concussion-rifle/70cf7b75-751b-44ed-9bd7-ce7596ffa0e5 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Concussion Rifle'']</ref>
 
===Post-war===
When Sanghelios became embroiled in a [[Blooding Years|civil war]], a significant portion of the planet's population fled to Qikost, Suban, and other [[Sangheili colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|sanghelios}} In the midst of this cultural and political upheaval, several of the [[keep]]s that controlled Qikost's war factories formed a consortium with the goal of establishing a discreet colonial independence for the moon-world. This act garnered a polarizing response from both groups on Sanghelios and even some residents and proprietors of the moon  itself. With the [[The Reclamation|rise]] of the [[Created]] and the following subjugation of the Urs system via [[Guardian Custode|Guardian]], the widespread loss of communication and logistics infrastructure inhibited the independence efforts on Qikost, but key parties are still motivated to pursue this effort.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P231}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Bloodline Sanghelios.png|Qikost and Suban orbiting Sanghelios in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''.
File:Bloodline Sanghelios.png|Qikost and Suban orbiting Sanghelios in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''.
File:H5G-Qikost far.png|Qikost orbiting Sanghelios in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Qikost far.png|Qikost orbiting Sanghelios in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Sanghelios Moons View.png|Qikost and Suban as seen from the surface of Sanghelios.
File:H5G-Sanghelios Moons View.png|Qikost and Suban as seen from the surface of Sanghelios.
File:HINF Concept PrismCelestialBodies2.jpg|The texture used for Qikost (left) in the skybox of [[Prism]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Season 05: Reckoning]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Covenant worlds]]
[[Category:Covenant worlds]]

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