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As a hegemony of multiple client species, not all drugs found in the [[Covenant]] can necessarily be traced to only a single one. These formulations were used widely amongst the citizens of the empire, and some continue to evade firm classification in the post-war era. One of the most easily recognizable examples of a shared drug formulation was the [[sealant mesh]], a thin sheet of bronze-colored material that, when properly affixed, formed a partial seal over wounds.<ref name="ch258">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 258''</ref> The most important part of this mesh was a coagulant that would attenuate clotting of the blood. Sealant meshes were staples found in every [[portable aid station]], but were considered a short-term option at best.<ref name="ch258"/> | As a hegemony of multiple client species, not all drugs found in the [[Covenant]] can necessarily be traced to only a single one. These formulations were used widely amongst the citizens of the empire, and some continue to evade firm classification in the post-war era. One of the most easily recognizable examples of a shared drug formulation was the [[sealant mesh]], a thin sheet of bronze-colored material that, when properly affixed, formed a partial seal over wounds.<ref name="ch258">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 258''</ref> The most important part of this mesh was a coagulant that would attenuate clotting of the blood. Sealant meshes were staples found in every [[portable aid station]], but were considered a short-term option at best.<ref name="ch258"/> | ||
Poisonous substances and bioweapons also existed in the Covenant, and continue to do so among what remains of it. In one notable example of a mass poisoning, in [[2462]], [[Kig-Yar]] adulterated [[Unggoy]] infusions in the lower districts of [[High Charity]] and on ships that they controlled. Affected Unggoy males were sterilized as a result which led to an all-out [[Unggoy Rebellion|rebellion]] against the Covenant.<ref name= "Encyclopedia" > '''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 115 and 142''</ref> In [[2556]], a Sangheili terrorist, with the aid of a [[Yonhet]], unleashed a toxic element in [[Sedra City]] in a mass dispersal form. This caused the catastrophic breakdown of DNA in certain humans but did not affect other species in the city. The source of this element was a [[Alpha Shard|a piece]] of [[Installation 04]]; it had been created when the {{ | Poisonous substances and bioweapons also existed in the Covenant, and continue to do so among what remains of it. In one notable example of a mass poisoning, in [[2462]], [[Kig-Yar]] adulterated [[Unggoy]] infusions in the lower districts of [[High Charity]] and on ships that they controlled. Affected Unggoy males were sterilized as a result which led to an all-out [[Unggoy Rebellion|rebellion]] against the Covenant.<ref name= "Encyclopedia" >'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 115 and 142''</ref> In [[2556]], a Sangheili terrorist, with the aid of a [[Yonhet]], unleashed a toxic element in [[Sedra City]] in a mass dispersal form. This caused the catastrophic breakdown of DNA in certain humans but did not affect other species in the city. The source of this element was a [[Alpha Shard|a piece]] of [[Installation 04]]; it had been created when the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s engines went supernova on the surface of the ring. In [[2558]], a former Covenant research laboratory on [[Ven III]] became a point of conflict between the [[UNSC]] and a nest of Kig-Yar pirates on the planet. It is possible that a bioweapon used by the UNSC against Kig-Yar there was sourced from the lab present. | ||
==Forerunners== | ==Forerunners== | ||
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==San'Shyuum== | ==San'Shyuum== | ||
{{Quote|The San'Shyuum have always excelled in the arts of intoxication.|a compliment from the [[Confirmer]].}} | {{Quote|The San'Shyuum have always excelled in the arts of intoxication.|a compliment from the [[Confirmer]].}} | ||
Medicinal comforts are mainstays of [[San'Shyuum]] culture. The drugs that are known to be consumed by the species are almost all those which provide pleasure and are used recreationally. Remedial substances do exist, of course, and some of those things used for pleasure also have healing properties. In the time prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the alcoholic [[kasna]] made on [[Janjur Qom]] was even held in high regard by certain [[Forerunners]].<ref name="hc182">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 182''</ref> Thousands of years later, it is tea, not alcohol, that was prevalent among the San'Shyuum of the Covenant. These teas could be flavored with herbs such as [[sky spice]] and [[sea flower]]. One herbal tea in particular was used as a quick-acting analgesic for those with headaches, commonly brought on by the smoking of [[hookah tobacco]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 143''</ref> Hookah tobacco used by the Covenant's San'shyuum was smoked with the aid of a water pipe. Being a stimulant, individuals used it to grant themselves extra focus and mental acuity for a short duration. The aforementioned herbal tea that could be used to alleviate hookah-induced headaches, was produced with the aid of an [[herbal synthesizer]], a device which could formulate any number of prescriptions. These synthesizers relied on [[Forerunner]] technology and were almost exclusively set aside for the use of privileged San'shyuum [[ascetic]] [[cleric]]s.<ref name="ch143" | Medicinal comforts are mainstays of [[San'Shyuum]] culture. The drugs that are known to be consumed by the species are almost all those which provide pleasure and are used recreationally. Remedial substances do exist, of course, and some of those things used for pleasure also have healing properties. In the time prior to the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the alcoholic [[kasna]] made on [[Janjur Qom]] was even held in high regard by certain [[Forerunners]].<ref name="hc182">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 182''</ref> Thousands of years later, it is tea, not alcohol, that was prevalent among the San'Shyuum of the Covenant. These teas could be flavored with herbs such as [[sky spice]] and [[sea flower]]. One herbal tea in particular was used as a quick-acting analgesic for those with headaches, commonly brought on by the smoking of [[hookah tobacco]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 143''</ref> Hookah tobacco used by the Covenant's San'shyuum was smoked with the aid of a water pipe. Being a stimulant, individuals used it to grant themselves extra focus and mental acuity for a short duration. The aforementioned herbal tea that could be used to alleviate hookah-induced headaches, was produced with the aid of an [[herbal synthesizer]], a device which could formulate any number of prescriptions. These synthesizers relied on [[Forerunner]] technology and were almost exclusively set aside for the use of privileged San'shyuum [[ascetic]] [[cleric]]s.<ref name="ch143"/> In the [[tower districts]] of [[High Charity]], a large room known as the [[Chancel of Recovery]] was filled with the gas of vaporized herbal ointments that were beneficial for the skin and lung tissue of San'shyuum.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 211''</ref> These vapors had no narcotic properties; the chancel was a place of healing and meditation. The herbs cultivated for the Chancel of Recovery were not meant for [[Sangheili]] biology, and it was taboo amongst San'Shyuum and Sangheili alike for a Sangheili to enter. Herbal steaming stations, similarly, existed apart from this large space.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', Kindle edition, ''page 143''</ref> | ||
The San'Shyuum of millennia past, like [[humans]], were often owners of [[pheru]]. This meant that when a fine, desiccated powder consisting of inert, short-chain organic molecules was discovered aboard derelict ships of unknown origin and determined to have psychotropic properties when given to animals such as pheru, San'Shyuum gladly administered it to their pets.<ref name="c268">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 268-270''</ref> The effects made the pheru more docile, but the powder altered the genetic code of the creatures over time so that malformations appeared. Pheru began to eat one another and abortions were the norm among those that became pregnant. This led to widespread euthanasia administered by San'Shyuum caretakers.<ref name="c268" | The San'Shyuum of millennia past, like [[humans]], were often owners of [[pheru]]. This meant that when a fine, desiccated powder consisting of inert, short-chain organic molecules was discovered aboard derelict ships of unknown origin and determined to have psychotropic properties when given to animals such as pheru, San'Shyuum gladly administered it to their pets.<ref name="c268">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 268-270''</ref> The effects made the pheru more docile, but the powder altered the genetic code of the creatures over time so that malformations appeared. Pheru began to eat one another and abortions were the norm among those that became pregnant. This led to widespread euthanasia administered by San'Shyuum caretakers.<ref name="c268"/> | ||
==Unggoy== | ==Unggoy== | ||