Oasis

This article is about the short story. For the multiplayer map, see Oasis (map).

"I’m a big fan of all things Halo, so it’s really exciting to get back into this universe. I’m always interested in the areas that are hinted at. In this case, I wanted to look at the impact war has on the civilians caught up in its maelstrom, and Oasis is a story about the prices paid and the way in which war continues to follow some, no matter how far away from it they’ve tried to run."

— Tobias Buckell

Oasis is one of several short stories in Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon. Set in July 2558, it follows Dahlia, a colonist on Carrow, a world co-inhabited by humans and Sangheili, as she attempts to retrieve medical supplies for her critically ill parents from a Sangheili settlement. Oasis was written by Tobias Buckell and has narrative connections to Buckell's full-length novel Halo: Envoy, essentially serving as a prequel.

Official summary

"This story takes place in July 2558, five years after the Covenant War came to a sudden conclusion (Halo 3 era) and a year after the shocking and deadly attack on Earth by the Forerunner commander known as the Didact (Halo 4)."

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Characters Human Dahlia (First appearance) Danzer (First appearance) Ellam (First mentioned) Greta (First appearance) Jesmith (First mentioned) Melody Azikiwe (Indirect mention) Paul des Hommes (First appearance) Pha (First appearance) Stanley (First mentioned) Sangheili Jat (First appearance) Rojka 'Kaasan (First mentioned) Ruha (First appearance) Thars 'Sarov (First mentioned) Species Human Sangheili Scale lizard (First mentioned) Organizations Covenant (Mentioned only) Insurrectionist (Mentioned only) Misriah Armory (Mentioned only) Rojka 'Kasaan's faction (First appearance) Surakan Militia Volunteers (First appearance) Thars 'Sarov's faction (First appearance) Unified Earth Government (Mentioned only) Locations Arcadia (Mentioned only) Abaskun (Mentioned only) Carrow (First appearance) Kiriken (First appearance) Masov Oasis (First appearance) Rak (First appearance) Sandholm (First appearance) Signal Hill (First appearance) Suraka (First mentioned) Sol system (Mentioned only) Mars (Mentioned only)

Events Human-Covenant War (Mentioned only) Fall of Arcadia (Mentioned only) Insurrection Weapons M295 DMR (First appearance) Mosa-pattern carbine Particle beam weapon Type-1 energy sword Type-25 plasma pistol Vehicles M274 Mongoose Pelican Wuzum-pattern Spectre Technology Active camouflage Miscellaneous Viral hemorrhagic fever