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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Planet infobox
|name=Te
|name=Te
|image=[[File:Enc22 Te.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:H2A Terminals - Te.jpg|300px]]
|system=[[Svir system]]<ref name="bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>
|system=[[Svir system]]<ref name="bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>
|body=[[Svir]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|body=[[Svir]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|position=Fifth planet{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|position=Fifth planet{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|moon(s)=25; including [[Rantu]], [[Uhtua]], and [[Rentus]]<ref name="catalog">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=37#post732 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 37'']</ref>
|moon(s)=25; including [[Rantu]], [[Uhtua]], and [[Rentus]]<ref name="catalog">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=37#post732 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 37'']</ref>
|diameter={{Convert|87158|km|mi|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=203}}
|diameter=
|gravity=4 G{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|gravity=4 G{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|daylength=
|daylength=
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==History==
==History==
===Early history===
===Early history===
The [[Forerunner]]s once had a presence on Te and constructed platforms in orbit around the planet; at this time the [[Lekgolo]] had not yet evolved into [[sentience|sapience]]. The orbital platforms formed a ring around Te and these installations would later be known as the "Rings of Te".{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} At some point, the Forerunners took the [[Thanolekgolo]] forms off of Te and used them in a failed plan to defeat the [[Flood]].<ref name="Have S'moa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: 2-20-15'']</ref>
The [[Forerunner]]s once had a presence on Te and constructed platforms in orbit around the planet; at this time the [[Lekgolo]] had not yet evolved into [[sentience|sapience]]. The orbital platforms formed a ring around Te and these installations would later be known as the "Rings of Te".{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} At some point, the Forerunners took the [[Thanolekgolo]] forms off of Te and used them in a failed plan to defeat the [[Flood]].<ref name="Have S'moa">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: 2-20-15'']</ref>


After the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Lekgolo were able to develop [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier 3 technology]] on their own, although the Lekgolo's development of space travel was severely hampered by Te's high gravity. Despite this impediment, the Lekgolo managed to venture to Te's orbit and colonized several Forerunner installations there a number of millennia before their contact with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} Many of these Lekgolo fed on the Forerunner alloys and had eventually demolished the constructs almost completely.<ref name="ch270">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 270-271''</ref>
After the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Lekgolo were able to develop [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier 3 technology]] on their own, although the Lekgolo's development of space travel was severely hampered by Te's high gravity. Despite this impediment, the Lekgolo managed to venture to Te's orbit and colonized several Forerunner installations there a number of millennia before their contact with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} Many of these Lekgolo fed on the Forerunner alloys and had eventually demolished the constructs almost completely.<ref name="ch270">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 270-271''</ref>
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In [[789 BCE]], a [[Luminary]] led the Covenant to Te, the gas giant being relatively close to the [[Sangheili]]'s native [[Urs system]].{{Ref/Reuse|ch270}} In [[784 BCE]]{{Ref/Reuse|catalog}} Te became the first world home to a [[sentient|sapient]] species discovered by the Covenant since the empire's formation.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/lekgolo-mgalekgolo-hunter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Lekgolo/Mgalekgolo'']</ref> The Covenant arrived in the [[Svir system]] with the intent to harvest the trove of Forerunner relics orbiting Te, but were appalled to find that the Lekgolo had nearly completely devoured the rings. For the Lekgolo's unauthorized contact with Forerunner relics, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant ordered the extermination of the species. This led to the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], a war where the Sangheili confronted the Lekgolo on the rings and colonies of Te. The Sangheili experienced difficulty battling the Lekgolo, as the latter species fortified themselves in the very structures the Covenant was trying to preserve.{{Ref/Reuse|ch270}} The Lekgolo's [[Mgalekgolo]] form was first encountered by the Covenant on Te's [[moon]] of [[Rentus]], and the form proved to be effective at combating the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|catalog}}
In [[789 BCE]], a [[Luminary]] led the Covenant to Te, the gas giant being relatively close to the [[Sangheili]]'s native [[Urs system]].{{Ref/Reuse|ch270}} In [[784 BCE]]{{Ref/Reuse|catalog}} Te became the first world home to a [[sentient|sapient]] species discovered by the Covenant since the empire's formation.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/lekgolo-mgalekgolo-hunter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Lekgolo/Mgalekgolo'']</ref> The Covenant arrived in the [[Svir system]] with the intent to harvest the trove of Forerunner relics orbiting Te, but were appalled to find that the Lekgolo had nearly completely devoured the rings. For the Lekgolo's unauthorized contact with Forerunner relics, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant ordered the extermination of the species. This led to the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], a war where the Sangheili confronted the Lekgolo on the rings and colonies of Te. The Sangheili experienced difficulty battling the Lekgolo, as the latter species fortified themselves in the very structures the Covenant was trying to preserve.{{Ref/Reuse|ch270}} The Lekgolo's [[Mgalekgolo]] form was first encountered by the Covenant on Te's [[moon]] of [[Rentus]], and the form proved to be effective at combating the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|catalog}}


Eventually, [[Arbiter]] [[Jeht 'Lcmutee]], whom had studied the Lekgolo and Mgalekgolo on the moon of [[Rantu]], suggested that the Lekgolo could be "tamed" and put to better uses as part of the Covenant hierarchy.<ref name="terminal8">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 8]]''</ref> Reluctantly, the [[San'Shyuum]] agreed and forgave the Lekgolo's "sins".{{Ref/Reuse|ch270}} In the end, Te was incorporated into the Covenant Empire and the Lekgolo became the first client race to join the Covenant, with the Lekgolo's own interest in this arrangement being largely based on their access to the Covenant's advanced space-faring technology.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} By [[2552]], the Lekgolo continued to live on Te and were sent metals to feed on by the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}
Eventually, [[Unidentified Arbiter (Taming of the Lekgolo)|an Arbiter]], whom had studied the Lekgolo and Mgalekgolo on the moon of [[Rantu]], suggested that the Lekgolo could be "tamed" and put to better uses as part of the Covenant hierarchy.<ref name="terminal8">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 8]]''</ref> Reluctantly, the [[San'Shyuum]] agreed and forgave the Lekgolo's "sins".{{Ref/Reuse|ch270}} In the end, Te was incorporated into the Covenant Empire and the Lekgolo became the first client race to join the Covenant, with the Lekgolo's own interest in this arrangement being largely based on their access to the Covenant's advanced space-faring technology.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} By [[2552]], the Lekgolo continued to live on Te and were sent metals to feed on by the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}}


==Description==
==Description==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Te.png|Te from the Bestiarum.
File:Te.png|Te from the Bestiarum.
File:H2A Terminals - Te.jpg|Te and Rantu, one of its moons.
File:H2A Terminals - Ship landing on Rantu.jpg|Te, seen from the surface of Rantu.
File:H2A Terminals - Ship landing on Rantu.jpg|Te, seen from the surface of Rantu.
</gallery>
</gallery>

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