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{{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Planet infobox
|name=Eayn
|name=Eayn
|image=[[File:Eayn Kigyar Homeworld.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:Enc22 Eayn.png|300px]]
|system=[[Y'Deio system]]<ref name="bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>
|system=[[Y'Deio system]]<ref name="bestiarum">''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Bestiarum]]</ref><ref name="warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 54</ref>
|body=[[Chu'ot]]<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|body=[[Chu'ot]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|position=Primary [[Natural satellite|satellite]]<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|position=Primary [[Natural satellite|satellite]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|moon(s)=None<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|moon(s)=None{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|diameter=
|diameter={{Convert|4303|km|mi|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=207}}
|gravity=0.875 G<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|gravity=0.875 G{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|daylength=
|daylength=
|yearlength=
|yearlength=
|atmosphere=0.9 ([[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]])<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|atmosphere=0.9 ([[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]){{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|composition=
|temperature=-18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F){{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|temperature=-18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F)<ref name="bestiarum"/>v
|demonym=
|demonym=
|species=[[Kig-Yar]]<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|species=[[Kig-Yar]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
|population=978 million<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|population=978 million{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
|colonized=
|colonized=
|government=*Post-industrial [[capitalism]]<ref name="bestiarum"/>
|government=*Alliance of arch-matriarchs{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
*[[Covenant]]<ref name="bestiarum"/> {{C|formerly}}
*[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} {{C|formerly}}
}}
}}


'''Eayn''' is the primary [[natural satellite]] orbiting the gas giant [[Chu'ot‎]], the third planet in the [[Y'Deio system]], and the [[Kig-Yar]] homeworld.<ref>'''Bestiarum''', [http://imagewtf.com/649/free-image-hosting/ pages 8-9]</ref>
'''Eayn''' is the primary [[natural satellite]] orbiting [[Chu'ot]], the third planet in the [[Y'Deio system]], as well as the homeworld of the [[Kig-Yar]]. The moon lies on the inner region of the Y'Deio system's expansive [[asteroid]] belt, with many Kig-Yar choosing to live on the planetoids, moons, and asteroids within the asteroid belt.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}


== History ==
Although Eayn is their homeworld, few Kig-Yar place any importance on that fact,{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} with only a third of the Kig-Yar in the Y'Deio system residing on Eayn.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 155 (2011)</ref> Eayn keeps few ties with the more remote, independent colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
Eayn was the place where the Ki-Yar first evolved, and it was there that the species was [[Conservation Measure|returned]] following the activation of the [[Halo Array]].  


During the early history following this reintroduction, Kig-Yar society was largely divided into clans that sailed across Eayn's seas as pirates, raiding the encampments and settlements of rival clans. Eventually Eayan experienced an era defined by gladiatorial combat. The ancient Kig-Yar alive at this time would hold inter-clan physical combat competitions in the largest population centers on [[Ah'lomet]], the moon's largest continent.[10] Eventually, the clans united, and the Kig-Yar species worked together to develop spaceflight.[11] Shortly afterward, they established colonies on many small asteroids and planetoids around Chu'ot.  
==Overview==
===Topography===
Eayn is characterized by a single equatorial ocean, sparse volcanic activity, and an almost total lack of glacification.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} The [[water]]y world features tropical archipelagos,{{Ref/Reuse|ch87}} with two supercontinents dominating Eayn's landmass, [[Ah'lomet]] and [[Ruuht]].<ref name="catalog">Halo Waypoint:
[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=96#post953 ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 3003659)]</ref> Smaller islands lay in between the two continents. [[Ibie'sh]] is a volcanic island-continent somewhat isolated from the other two.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


== Topography ==
The moon is home to a tropical environment, with a theorized history of widely varied environmental conditions.{{Ref/Reuse|enc157}} Eayn's gravity is about 0.875 G's, making its inhabitants more lightly built than on [[Earth]]. Eayn's atmosphere is rather similar to that of Earth, being composed of [[oxygen]], [[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|nitrogen]] and [[carbon dioxide]]. Its surface temperatures range from -18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F).{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
[[File:Ancient KigYar.png|thumb|left|250px|Ancient [[Kig-Yar]] on Eayn]]
Eayn's gravity is about 0.875 G's, making its inhabitants more lightly built than on [[Earth]]. Eayn's atmosphere is rather similar to that of Earth, being composed of [[oxygen]], [[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|nitrogen]] and [[carbon dioxide]]. Its surface temperatures range from -18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F).<ref name="bestiarum"/> Eayn features two supercontinents, [[Ah'lomet]] and [[Ruuht]], and one isolated continent, [[Ibie'sh]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm3003659_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post3003659 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 48'']</ref>


Chu'ot lies within the inner region of the system's expansive [[asteroid]] belt. The world's surface is characterized by a single large ocean, sparse volcanic activity and an almost total lack of glacification. The vegetation appears similar to that seen in tropical rain forests on Earth. About one third of the Kig-Yar population in the Y'Deio system call the satellite their home. The remaining Kig-Yar have set up colonies within the asteroid belt even before their discovery by the [[Covenant]], which helped defend their system due to the Covenant's difficulties of traversing the dense asteroid field with their rather large ships.<ref name="bestiarum"/>
The planetary ecology is extraordonarily diverse at every level, and the diversity of the Kig-Yar is not entirely attributed to natural speciation. It was suspected by the Covenant as a touch of the [[Forerunner|Forerunners]], and various mutagens in the atmosphere does provide evidence of ongoing manipulation and reshaping. The diaspora of the Kig-Yar off the planet may have unforseen consequences, not that any matriach or merchant union has expressed interest in this speculation.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}


===Locations===
====Locations====
*[[Ah'lomet]]
*[[Ah'lomet]]
*[[Ibie'sh]]
*[[Ruuht]]
*[[Ruuht]]
*[[Ibie'sh]]
*[[Tilu City]]
*[[Tilu City]]
**[[Riran highway]]
**[[Riran highway]]


==Trivia==
==History==
*Eayn is a fictional satellite of a real extrasolar planet ([[Wikipedia:HD 69830 d|HD 69830 d]]), which was discovered in May of 2006.
Long before the Kig-Yar achieved space flight, Eayn experienced an era defined by gladiatorial combat. The ancient Kig-Yar alive at this time would hold inter-[[clan]] physical combat competitions in the largest population centers on Eayn's supercontinents.<ref name="enc157">''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 157 (2011)</ref> The ancient Kig-Yar sailed the waters of Eayn and raided competing clans for food and mates. However, as their populations grew, the differences and distances between Eayn's clans decreased, leading to large-scale conflicts such as the [[Czaalo Wars]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Eventually, a new cooperative spirit led to the invention of spacecraft allowing them to colonize nearby worlds.<ref name="ch87">''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 87</ref> Eayn's dominating governments pushed many Kig-Yar to colonize the [[asteroid]]s and [[moon]]s of the nearby asteroid belt.{{Ref/Reuse|enc157}}
*The satellite's light gravity is surprising, considering how swiftly Kig-Yar can move in environments with Earth-standard gravity.
 
When small contingent [[fleet]]s of the Covenant arrived in the Y'Deio system in [[1342]],<ref name="universe">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200104163044/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/kig-yar ''Kig-Yar'']</ref> the [[pirate]]s, mercenaries, and militias of the Kig-Yar joined forces in an attempt to fend off the alien intruders.{{Ref/Reuse|enc157}} The Kig-Yar met the Covenant headlong in battle, beginning a protracted naval campaign.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Despite the ruthlessness of their fleets,<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 100</ref> the Kig-Yar were able to resist the Covenant only for a time, and they eventually submitted to the empire's might,{{Ref/Reuse|ch87}} choosing to profit from the immediate expansion of trade and wealth that the Covenant could provide.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 121 (2011)</ref> However, Eayn was never fully integrated into the Covenant and endless cycles of unification and civil war continued.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
 
After the Covenant fell in [[2552]], an uneasy peace on Eayn prevailed under an alliance of arch-matriarchs.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} Eayn's native population continued to grow within reasonable governable parameters, and its economy and society stabilized in wake of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]'', Report 2</ref> With trading fleets and pirate flotillas under their control, the arch-matriarchs of Eayn seek increased influence and wealth through trade and the careful application of violence.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}
 
==Government and society==
Always a world of conspiracy and violence, Eayn is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs,{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} queens that form the bulk of [[Kig-Yar]] royalty.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} With a postindustrial capitalist society, the governments of Eayn have been described as [[Wikipedia:Ochlocracy|ochlocracies]], which is defined as rule by mob, or the intimidation of the legitimate authorities by the masses. [[Wikipedia:luck egalitarianism|Luck egalitarianism]] forms the base of the justice system.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}
 
While under the governance of the [[Covenant]], Eayn was never fully integrated under the empire's rule.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} Even after the collapse of the Covenant, Eayn's matriarchal government continues to thrive.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The continents of [[Ah'lomet]] and [[Ruuht]] are ruled by separate pseudo-governments that contest nearby islands.{{Ref/Reuse|catalog}}
 
With the Kig-Yar social structure having its roots from an early form of despotic matriarchy,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} the governments that once ruled Eayn were oppressive, leading to Kig-Yar to form colonies with sectarian societies in the [[asteroid]]s near [[Chu'ot]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc157}} The global government on Eayn would later spread power more widely, though females remained at the top of the power structure, controlling breeding rights, territory, familial organization, and major assets.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
 
==Production notes==
Eayn is a fictional satellite of a real extrasolar planet ([[Wikipedia:HD 69830 d|HD 69830 d]]), which was discovered in May 2006.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Eayn.jpg|Eayn in the background
File:Ancient KigYar.png|Ancient [[Kig-Yar]] on Eayn.
File:Eayn.jpg|Eayn in the background.
File:Eayn Kigyar Homeworld.png|Eayn The Kig-Yar Homeworld.
File:WFEayn.jpg|Illustration of Eayn in [[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Eayn locations| ]]
[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Homeworlds]]
[[Category:Homeworlds]]
[[Category:Covenant worlds]]
[[Category:Covenant worlds]]
[[Category:Kig-Yar]]

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Eayn
Illustration of Eayn in Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).
Astrographical

System:

Y'Deio system[1][2]

Orbiting:

Chu'ot[1][2]

Orbital position:

Primary satellite[1]

Moon(s):

None[1]

Physical

Diameter:

4,303 kilometers (2,674 mi)[3]

Gravity:

0.875 G[1]

Atmosphere:

0.9 (N2, CO2, O2)[1]

Surface temperature:

-18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F)[1]

Societal

Species:

Kig-Yar[1]

Population:

978 million[1][2]

Government:

 

Eayn is the primary natural satellite orbiting Chu'ot, the third planet in the Y'Deio system, as well as the homeworld of the Kig-Yar. The moon lies on the inner region of the Y'Deio system's expansive asteroid belt, with many Kig-Yar choosing to live on the planetoids, moons, and asteroids within the asteroid belt.[1]

Although Eayn is their homeworld, few Kig-Yar place any importance on that fact,[2] with only a third of the Kig-Yar in the Y'Deio system residing on Eayn.[1][4] Eayn keeps few ties with the more remote, independent colonies.[2]

Overview[edit]

Topography[edit]

Eayn is characterized by a single equatorial ocean, sparse volcanic activity, and an almost total lack of glacification.[1] The watery world features tropical archipelagos,[5] with two supercontinents dominating Eayn's landmass, Ah'lomet and Ruuht.[6] Smaller islands lay in between the two continents. Ibie'sh is a volcanic island-continent somewhat isolated from the other two.[7]

The moon is home to a tropical environment, with a theorized history of widely varied environmental conditions.[8] Eayn's gravity is about 0.875 G's, making its inhabitants more lightly built than on Earth. Eayn's atmosphere is rather similar to that of Earth, being composed of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Its surface temperatures range from -18°C to 45°C (-0.4°F to 113°F).[1]

The planetary ecology is extraordonarily diverse at every level, and the diversity of the Kig-Yar is not entirely attributed to natural speciation. It was suspected by the Covenant as a touch of the Forerunners, and various mutagens in the atmosphere does provide evidence of ongoing manipulation and reshaping. The diaspora of the Kig-Yar off the planet may have unforseen consequences, not that any matriach or merchant union has expressed interest in this speculation.[3]

Locations[edit]

History[edit]

Long before the Kig-Yar achieved space flight, Eayn experienced an era defined by gladiatorial combat. The ancient Kig-Yar alive at this time would hold inter-clan physical combat competitions in the largest population centers on Eayn's supercontinents.[8] The ancient Kig-Yar sailed the waters of Eayn and raided competing clans for food and mates. However, as their populations grew, the differences and distances between Eayn's clans decreased, leading to large-scale conflicts such as the Czaalo Wars.[3] Eventually, a new cooperative spirit led to the invention of spacecraft allowing them to colonize nearby worlds.[5] Eayn's dominating governments pushed many Kig-Yar to colonize the asteroids and moons of the nearby asteroid belt.[8]

When small contingent fleets of the Covenant arrived in the Y'Deio system in 1342,[7] the pirates, mercenaries, and militias of the Kig-Yar joined forces in an attempt to fend off the alien intruders.[8] The Kig-Yar met the Covenant headlong in battle, beginning a protracted naval campaign.[7] Despite the ruthlessness of their fleets,[9] the Kig-Yar were able to resist the Covenant only for a time, and they eventually submitted to the empire's might,[5] choosing to profit from the immediate expansion of trade and wealth that the Covenant could provide.[10] However, Eayn was never fully integrated into the Covenant and endless cycles of unification and civil war continued.[2]

After the Covenant fell in 2552, an uneasy peace on Eayn prevailed under an alliance of arch-matriarchs.[2] Eayn's native population continued to grow within reasonable governable parameters, and its economy and society stabilized in wake of the Human-Covenant War.[11] With trading fleets and pirate flotillas under their control, the arch-matriarchs of Eayn seek increased influence and wealth through trade and the careful application of violence.[2]

Government and society[edit]

Always a world of conspiracy and violence, Eayn is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs,[2] queens that form the bulk of Kig-Yar royalty.[7] With a postindustrial capitalist society, the governments of Eayn have been described as ochlocracies, which is defined as rule by mob, or the intimidation of the legitimate authorities by the masses. Luck egalitarianism forms the base of the justice system.[1]

While under the governance of the Covenant, Eayn was never fully integrated under the empire's rule.[2] Even after the collapse of the Covenant, Eayn's matriarchal government continues to thrive.[7] The continents of Ah'lomet and Ruuht are ruled by separate pseudo-governments that contest nearby islands.[6]

With the Kig-Yar social structure having its roots from an early form of despotic matriarchy,[7] the governments that once ruled Eayn were oppressive, leading to Kig-Yar to form colonies with sectarian societies in the asteroids near Chu'ot.[8] The global government on Eayn would later spread power more widely, though females remained at the top of the power structure, controlling breeding rights, territory, familial organization, and major assets.[7]

Production notes[edit]

Eayn is a fictional satellite of a real extrasolar planet (HD 69830 d), which was discovered in May 2006.

Gallery[edit]

  • Ancient Kig-Yar on Eayn.

    Ancient Kig-Yar on Eayn.

  • Eayn in the background.

    Eayn in the background.

  • Eayn The Kig-Yar Homeworld.

    Eayn The Kig-Yar Homeworld.

  • Illustration of Eayn in Halo: Warfleet.

    Illustration of Eayn in Halo: Warfleet.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Halo 3, Bestiarum
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo: Warfleet, p. 54
  3. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 207
  4. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 155 (2011)
  5. ^ a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, p. 87
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Catalog Interaction (post 3003659)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint: Kig-Yar
  8. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, p. 157 (2011)
  9. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 100
  10. ^ Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, p. 121 (2011)
  11. ^ Eleventh Hour reports, Report 2
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