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|name=Aleria | |||
|star, position=[[Elduros system|Elduros]], II<ref name="trade">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Trade Barriers|ONI: Trade Barriers]]''</ref> | |||
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|temperature=33°C (91.4°F)<ref name="trade"/> | |||
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|demonym=Alerian | |||
|species=[[Human]] | |||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |||
|technology tier=Tier 3 | |||
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As most Alerians are unable to afford modern spacecraft, they often use outdated vessels such as {{Class|Bactrian|freighter}}s for interplanetary transport.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/allerian-tug '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Colonial Tug'']</ref> | '''Aleria''' is a [[human]] "Third World" [[Outer Colony]] and the second planet in orbit in the [[Elduros system]] with a large mining industry. The planet's average temperature is 33°C. Aleria has suffered a drought that has lasted for over a century. Because of the colony's plight, the mean age of Aleria's inhabitants is only 45 years.<ref name="trade"/> As most Alerians are unable to afford modern spacecraft, they often use outdated vessels such as {{Class|Bactrian|freighter}}s for interplanetary transport.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/allerian-tug '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Colonial Tug'']</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
Early in Aleria's history, the planet's climate began to change as its temperature increased. While agriculturists became concerned, the increasing interest in the planet's rich mineral deposits resulted in an influx of employment opportunities. As Aleria's mining industry expanded, [[Esil Boesis]] established mining union [[Mols'Desias]] to keep influence in the hands of the planet's work force. The union was founded to ensure stability and bargaining power for its members, while it unified over a dozen of Aleria's formerly fragmented private mining groups. However, as Aleria's climate continued to increase, rain became less frequent and political unrest and fear increased among Alerians. The government's officials attempted to quell the citizens' worries.<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-second-to-none '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Second to None'']</ref> | |||
Beginning in [[2453]],<ref name="trade"/> a drought lasting a century devastated the planet and allegedly killed half of its inhabitants. The drought caused many of the planet's colonists to become smugglers to allow them to earn money and to counter food shortages.<ref>'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Chapter 3''</ref> The drought, referred to as "[[The Devil’s Kiss]]", led to Alerian government officials attempting to secure support from the [[Unified Earth Government]], but to no avail. Some Alerians, notably [[Hicham Upadte]], began to rebel against the government, claiming that the Alerian government was attempting to keep the power to themselves without asking the UEG for support. A minority of Alerians agreed with Upadte, while most blamed the UEG for the planet's troubles. As the drought continued for decades, Alerian lakes and rivers began to recede and the planet's agricultural employment opportunities increasingly declined. Soon, seventy percent of Alerian wages remained undeclared. The Unified Earth Government held a vote to halt trade with the planet; the vote passed unanimously as the [[Inner Colonies]] vowed to halt trading with Aleria.<ref name="canonfodder"/> | |||
The youth of Aleria became tired of the planet's poor living conditions and begun to take violent action to create change. [[Tarek Boesis]], head of Mols'Desias and grandson of Esil Boesis, was murdered by courier gang [[Blackdust]] smugglers. The gang believed that the mining union monopolized the job market and forced workers to to work unreasonable hours, as the union allegedly took advantage of Aleria's failing economy and limited job market.<ref name="canonfodder"/> [[Arris Le]] and [[Haisal Wari]] were two known smugglers that were affiliated with Alerian "courier guilds". Adding to these difficulties was the collapse of the Alerian mining union Mols'Desias in [[2554]], causing many colonists to face substantial debt and unemployment.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arris '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Arris Le'']</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/haisal '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Haisal Wari'']</ref> The remnants of Mols'Desias became the foundation for organized smuggling activities.<ref name="canonfodder"/> | |||
==Known residents== | |||
*[[Esil Boesis]] | |||
*[[Tarek Boesis]] | |||
*[[Arris Le]] | |||
*[[Haisal Wari]] | |||
*[[Hicham Upadte]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 21:27, February 26, 2015
Aleria is a human "Third World" Outer Colony and the second planet in orbit in the Elduros system with a large mining industry. The planet's average temperature is 33°C. Aleria has suffered a drought that has lasted for over a century. Because of the colony's plight, the mean age of Aleria's inhabitants is only 45 years.[1] As most Alerians are unable to afford modern spacecraft, they often use outdated vessels such as Bactrian-class freighters for interplanetary transport.[2]
History
Early in Aleria's history, the planet's climate began to change as its temperature increased. While agriculturists became concerned, the increasing interest in the planet's rich mineral deposits resulted in an influx of employment opportunities. As Aleria's mining industry expanded, Esil Boesis established mining union Mols'Desias to keep influence in the hands of the planet's work force. The union was founded to ensure stability and bargaining power for its members, while it unified over a dozen of Aleria's formerly fragmented private mining groups. However, as Aleria's climate continued to increase, rain became less frequent and political unrest and fear increased among Alerians. The government's officials attempted to quell the citizens' worries.[3]
Beginning in 2453,[1] a drought lasting a century devastated the planet and allegedly killed half of its inhabitants. The drought caused many of the planet's colonists to become smugglers to allow them to earn money and to counter food shortages.[4] The drought, referred to as "The Devil’s Kiss", led to Alerian government officials attempting to secure support from the Unified Earth Government, but to no avail. Some Alerians, notably Hicham Upadte, began to rebel against the government, claiming that the Alerian government was attempting to keep the power to themselves without asking the UEG for support. A minority of Alerians agreed with Upadte, while most blamed the UEG for the planet's troubles. As the drought continued for decades, Alerian lakes and rivers began to recede and the planet's agricultural employment opportunities increasingly declined. Soon, seventy percent of Alerian wages remained undeclared. The Unified Earth Government held a vote to halt trade with the planet; the vote passed unanimously as the Inner Colonies vowed to halt trading with Aleria.[3]
The youth of Aleria became tired of the planet's poor living conditions and begun to take violent action to create change. Tarek Boesis, head of Mols'Desias and grandson of Esil Boesis, was murdered by courier gang Blackdust smugglers. The gang believed that the mining union monopolized the job market and forced workers to to work unreasonable hours, as the union allegedly took advantage of Aleria's failing economy and limited job market.[3] Arris Le and Haisal Wari were two known smugglers that were affiliated with Alerian "courier guilds". Adding to these difficulties was the collapse of the Alerian mining union Mols'Desias in 2554, causing many colonists to face substantial debt and unemployment.[5][6] The remnants of Mols'Desias became the foundation for organized smuggling activities.[3]
Known residents
Trivia
The colony is likely named after the French town of the same name.
List of appearances
- Halo: Nightfall (First mentioned)
- Indebted Travelers (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtrade - ^ Halo Waypoint: Colonial Tug
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Second to None
- ^ Halo: Nightfall, Chapter 3
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Arris Le
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Haisal Wari
