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Many countless worlds would fall under the control of the Covenant^[1] in a "Covenant sphere".^[2]^[3] The base worlds established by the Sangheili were considered the Covenant's primary worlds.^[4]

With each species added to the alliance, so too were their worlds on top of new worlds being settled and the subsuming of certain Forerunner installations.^[4] Various physical materials from each of the incorporated species' homeworlds were used in the Skin of the First Worlds, itself a component of High Charity.^[5]

As the Created came to control many of these worlds, only echoes of the empire remain.^[6]

History

Pre-Covenant history

Pre-Great Purification

Main article: Human-San'Shyuum alliance

The Forerunners built numerous facilities on various other Covenant worlds including the Guardian Custode support areas on Sanghelios,^[7] a portal to Sarcophagus from Hesduros,^[8] and a facility in the Y'Deio system.^[9] They also maintained facilities on other worlds that the Covenant would subsume such as Zhoist.^[10]

The Sangheili colony of Ulgethon was a major battlefield during the War of Beginnings.

The Former Age

Main articles: The Former Age, Age of Abandonment

Following the Great Purification, an unknown complication occurred and the Forerunner starship Anodyne Spirit crashed onto the surface of Janjur Qom.^[11]^[12]^[13] This would invariably lead to the War of Wills, where two factions would fight over control of the ship.

Several hundred years before the Covenant,^[14] the Sangheili colonized dozens of worlds which ranged from thriving population hubs to frontier worlds with only a handful of pioneer keeps.^[15] Qikost and Suban, the moons of Sanghelios, were among the first colonized, with the Sangheili setting up armories on Qikost^[16] and mines on Suban.^[17] The Age of Seven Worlds appears to have started about the time of or after the colonization of the seventh world.^[18] Interstellar Sangheili colonies included Glyke,^[1] Hesduros,^[19] Codisfold,^[20] and Ulgethon.^[21] The 76th explored world was Creck.^[16] These collective worlds were bound by blood and belief over any centralized authority.^[14]

It was on one such colony world, Ulgethon, that the Sangheili first encountered the San'Shyuum thus commencing the War of Beginnings.^[22] Fighting in the war would take place on other Sangheili colonies^[16] such as Codisfold.^[23] The Dreadnought which was in possession of the San'Shyuum at the time, would cause untold destruction on several Sangheili worlds.^[24] Battling in the war would even reached Sanghelios itself.

High Charity under construction over Tuluk'katho.

Covenant era

Early era

Following the War of Beginnings, Sanghelios would be the capital of the Covenant until High Charity was completed.^[25] The remaining Sangheili colonies became some of the primary worlds for the Covenant.^[4] A few of these worlds would be given an alternate name by the Prophets. Glyke would be 'blessed' with the name "Sphere of Praise"^[1] while Hesduros would be referred to as "Silent Homage" by San'Shyuum scientists.^[19] The signing of the Writ of Union would however lead to the Rending which would take place at several points in Covenant space including Sanghelios.^[26] It would also lead to the settlement and destruction of The Refuge. At roughly the same, the Covenant would undertake a secret mission to Janjur Qom.

The homeworld of the Covenant,^[27] High Charity began construction in 851 BCE over Sanghelios.^[26] Construction of the station would continue over Tuluk'katho and eventually completed in 791 BCE.^[24] In 648 BCE, the San'Shyuum would claim that their cradle world would be destroyed by stellar collapse.^[28]^[29]^[9]

Incorporation and expansion

Balaho is discovered and occupied by the Covenant.

The Yanme'e species had at some point progressed in technology to the point of allowing them interplanetary travel and the colonization of two of their homeworld's moons.^[30] In 1112, the Covenant discovered Palamok and would incorporate the species after warring with them for a time.^[9] Following this, Sangheili and Yanme'e Queens would settle Malurok together.^[31]

For several years prior to 1342, the Kig-Yar would wage war against the Covenant.^[32] Eayn would subsequently be folded into the Covenant. The gas giant in which it orbited would eventually become the only known Covenant controlled world to humanity prior to first contact.^[33]^[34]

In 2142, Balaho and the Unggoy species were discovered by the Covenant subsequently brought under their authority.^[35] Balaho would eventually become a backwater in Covenant space with most shipping routes avoiding it.^[34]

In at least one case, the Covenant wiped out an unidentified civilisation on the planet Karava^[36] and settled the world afterward.^[37]

In 2462, the Unggoy Rebellion began. In a play to end the conflict, the Covenant would end up glassing part of Balaho.^[38]^[35]

The Jiralhanae had managed to achieve spaceflight and established colonies within the Oth Sonin system.^[39] Shortly prior to 2492, Doisac suffered a nuclear war known as the Great Immolation. In 2492, the Covenant would find and quickly incorporate Doisac and the Jiralhanae into the Covenant.^[40] Since then, the San'Shyuum settled Jiralhanae on resource-rich worlds to guard them against anyone seeking to claim them for themselves;^[41] mostly ambitious members of the other client species.^[42]

At some point following 2492, but before 2531, new tithes were implemented by High Charity. In response, a series of heretical uprisings took place on various Covenant worlds. Avitus would be sent to quell these rebellions.^[43]

Operation: PROMETHEUS on K7-49.

War of Annihilation

Main article: Human-Covenant War

Early in the War of Annihilation, the UNSC counterattacked the invading Covenant and struck at Zhoist. This would result in the regional capital of the Ring of Mighty Abundance being destroyed,^[44] along with UNSC Nuclear weapons destroying two out of the Ten Cities of Edification.^[45]

The UNSC would make further attempts to strike Covenant-controlled worlds. In 2537, SPARTAN-III Alpha Company was deployed to asteroid K7-49 in order to disrupt Covenant operations there. While they succeeded, 300 SPARTAN-IIIs were killed in the process.^[46] A similar action would be repeated at Pegasi Delta in 2545 with Operation: TORPEDO. While also a victory, it would cost the lives of 298 SPARTAN-IIIs of Beta Company.^[47]

At some point during the war, Linda-058 was deployed to the world of Odenli'sh to assassinate a San'Shyuum missonary.^[48]

As well, in 2552, the Office of Naval Intelligence had made a breakthrough and learned the locations of several Covenant worlds including Sanghelios and Glyke. With this knowledge, when Condition Endgame was declared at the Battle for Earth, Operation: SUNSPEAR began resulting in Gray Team being deployed to Covenant space.^[49]

During the Great Schism, the world Joyous Exultation would act as a rallying point for the Sangheili.^[1] A NOVA bomb was detonated there by accident resulting in a quarter of the world being vaporized and its moon shattering.^[50] Most of the San'shyuum governors of worlds joined the rest of the species on their mass exodus during the Great Schism.^[51]

Postwar and Covenant dissolution

Main articles: Sangheili-Jiralhanae war, Blooding Years

The Banished raiding Kostroda.^[52]

Just days after a tentative peace treaty was formed between the group that would become the Swords of Sanghelios and the UEG, the Sangheili colony of Glyke was mysteriously destroyed, killing billions. Rumors had it that the colony's destruction was either an internal conflict or a Jiralhanae retaliation, but in truth it was destroyed by SPARTAN-II Gray Team with a NOVA bomb as part of Operation: SUNSPEAR, an effort to strike a blow at a major enemy world to try to cause the Covenant to reconsider. Having last heard that Earth was under attack, Gray Team were unaware of the war's end due to damaged deep-space communications equipment and thus that their mission was no longer necessary.^[49]

The destruction of High Charity would lead to the former Covenant's worlds going into disarray with many of each species returned to their respective homeworlds^[6] including the Yanme'e.^[53] Sangheili soldiers returned to Sanghelios to find feuding and civil unrest.^[54]

After the dissolution of the Covenant and the exodus of the local San'Shyuum governors,^[51] many of the Covenant worlds fell into the control of various factions such as Sephune III ending up under Jul 'Mdama's Covenant,^[55] or Otraak under the Banished.^[56] Some worlds were contested between species and governments,^[37] while Joint Occupation Zones were established between the Unified Earth Government and the Swords of Sanghelios to allow colonies to be administrated by multiple species.^[57]

The various Sangheili colonies fell into internecine conflict^[58] such as on Malurok.^[59] These conflicts would see many Rwaru-pattern carracks pulled into military service, which would cripple much of the interstellar commerce binding the Sangheili worlds together.^[60] Sangheili colonies also had to contend with raids and other fighting with the Jiralhanae.^[41]^[2]^[61] Similarly, Jiralhanae worlds also became embroiled in internecine conflict as rival clans fought each other for a number of reasons including land.^[6] The worlds placed under Jiralhanae control would be used leverage against humanity and other members of the Covenant, though many of the dominant master-packs lacked the knowledge to fully exploit the worlds.^[42]

In contrast, the Kig-Yar interplanetary colonies and Balaho remained stable though Buwan was abandoned.^[58]

Just prior to the Created uprising, Doisac and its moons had become a base of operations for most pirates in the Orion Arm. At the same time, independent packs were consolidating under the Banished.^[62]

Created uprising

Main article: Created uprising

A Guardian Custode over Sanghelios.^[6]

As the Created uprising began to take shape in 2558, a global war started on Sanghelios.^[63] With the onset of the Cortana Event, Sanghelios was directly hit by Guardian Custodes^[64] and despite proximity, Suban suffered minimal damage.^[65] The immediate loss of communications and disruption of logistics would inhibit previously ongoing independence movements on Qikost.^[66]

The Cortana Event did not affect the Urs system alone. Created forces would end up occupying Malurok, prompting a detente among the warring parties on the world.^[59]

Balaho sided with the Created, meaning no Guardian was sent to the world.^[67] Old factories were reactivated and supplies from the Created were shipped to the planet.^[68] A skirmish would break out on the planet between various forces of the UEG and Unggoy on the planet.^[67]

Doisac was hit quite hard, being completely destroyed by a fleet of Guardians on the direct orders of Cortana.^[69] The exploding debris of the planet would obliterate the moon of Soirapt, and heavily damaged the moons of Teash and Warial. A large amount of survivors from Teash managed to resettle on the colonies of Gathved, Ordun Dal, and Savadok.^[70] The news of this action would reach the Sangheili on Sanghelios three days later, around the time of the High Gathering.^[71]

Government and politics

Administration

Interstellar

Collectively, the non-cradle worlds of the Covenant were referred to as "tithe worlds"^[1]^[15] and described as protectorates.^[72] Worlds employed with military planning and production were known as "fortress worlds."^[73] The fortress worlds would often be patrolled by Ekesan-pattern Umbras^[74] and vast urban areas would require transport in vehicles such as the Iqnucekk-pattern transports, Maravelotz-pattern transports, and Khaulio-pattern administrators.^[75] Overall, these key fortress and stronghold worlds served as key proxies for High Charity in administering the empire.^[76]

Spread throughout the empire were regional capital sites known as harborages; city-ships and command-and-control centers. From them, the Prophets could be broadcasted, Covenant starships could be resupplied, and Forerunner artifacts safeguarded. As well, each inhabited system was given a Coordination platform and garrison overseen by the Ministry of Concert. Smaller platforms were placed in strategic locations.^[44]

The High Council was responsible for the administration of these interstellar territories, assigning tithes and levies, and allocating resources across the numerous member worlds.^[77] San'Shyuum governors handled administrative duties on a local scale.^[51] Worlds had their own emissaries, some of which would be sent to High Charity.^[5] Trade between these worlds appeared to have been handled by more local authorities as Ghe 'Talot's clan would supply production materials to Kolaar Manufactorum on Sanghelios.^[78]

Known worlds to the Covenant had information recorded to the Covenant World Registry.^[79] On some stellar charts, systems can be given a scarlet colored border, which means "Forbidden".^[80]

Planetside

Covenant planets had considerable autonomy in running their own affairs.^[44]

Sangheili

Vadam on Sanghelios.

Sangheili planets are run in a style similar to feudal manorialism. Multiple Sangheili clans ally together and are led by a single Kaidon who controls the surrounding territory from a fortified keep. Smaller Sangheili colonies are often governed by only a handful of keeps, which control the entirety of the world's resources. On larger worlds like Sanghelios, hundreds of keeps vie for power and influence using politics and military force.^[54]^[14]

In more modern times, some major keeps evolved into fully fledged city-states that ally with lesser kaidons.^[54]

After the fall of the Covenant, some keeps have transformed into military sects.^[14]

Jiralhanae

Doisac was largely controlled by two skeins, or master-packs.^[61] Several of their other settled worlds were controlled by master-packs.^[42] Despite being settled on numerous resource worlds by the San'Shyuum, the Jiralhanae lacked the ability to mine the resources themselves.^[41]^[42]

Kig-Yar

For the Kig-Yar, and in the case of Eayn specifically, it is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs^[81] with pseudo-governments on the world being ochlocracies and Luck egalitarianism forming the base of justice systems.^[82] Some of these pseudo-governments ruled over full continents of the world such as with the continents of Ruuht and Ah'lomet.^[83]

Fringe

Main article: Covenant fringe

Most of the Fringe species were relegated to their homeworld or remote locations and most often locally administered by San'Shyuum executors and a cortege of Kig-Yar enforcers.^[84] Fringe space would be protected by Covenant fleets such as the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire.^[85]

Scale

The Covenant occupied hundreds of worlds,^[5] though the Covenant would often leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures both religious and practical.^[4] These worlds were based primarily out of the Orion Arm.^[27]^[86]^[87]^{[Note 1]} A few of these worlds like Strilun IV^[88] and Ealen IV^[41] were near human occupied space. The space between Covenant space and human space was referred to as "wild space".^[72] The Svir system was considered near the Urs system.^[89] A region of space for the Kig-Yar also existed.^[90]

The Covenant fringe's worlds were scattered around the Orion Arm.^[91]

Sangheili

Around the time of the War of Beginnings, 76 worlds were explored by the Sangheili.^[16] By the time of the Post-Covenant War conflicts, there was a primary "complex"^[92] or "core sphere"^[2] of Sangheili worlds. The total amount of Sangheili worlds was equivalent to that of humanity's colonies.^[93] There was also a "Sangheili frontier"^[61] and a region of space known to the Sangheili called the Out Sectors.^[94]

List of known worlds

Post-Great Purification

Name	System	Role	Status	Source
Sangheili
Hesduros	Aspero system	War colony
Creck	Baelion system
Rahnelo	Bosthra system	Frontier world
Duraan	Duraan's red dwarf star
Saepon'kal	Salia system	Fortress world	Destroyed by a NOVA bomb;
Glyke	Keskus system	Civilian world	Destroyed in the wake of the Human-Covenant War by Gray Team;
Sanghelios	Urs system	Sangheili cradle world
Qikost	Urs system
Suban	Urs system
Unidentified moon	Urs system
The Refuge	Ussan system		Under Ussan control
Feldokra	Zethro'Kal system	Fortress world
Aru'spaw
Bhedalon		Fortress World	devastated during the Great Schism	^[95]
Codisfold			Ringed world and battleground during War of Beginnings
Eshin
Eudolaan
Karava			Independent colony
Khael'mothka			Frontier colony
Anvarl			Attacked, unknown status
Ulgethon		Reliquary	Destroyed during the War of Beginnings
Whispering Trees			Independent colony
Om'a'Varo	Emauzs system	Frontier world	Still being colonized as of 2559.
Kig-Yar
Eayn	Y'Deio system	Kig-Yar homeworld
Dal'koth	Y'Deio system
T'vao	Y'Deio system	T'vaoan asteroid homeworld
Valyanop
Muloqt
Kaelarot
Jiralhanae
Doisac	Oth Sonin system	Jiralhanae homeworld	Destroyed by the Created
Teash	Oth Sonin system
Warial	Oth Sonin system
Gathved
Ordun Dal
Savadok
Odenli'sh
Yanme'e
Palamok	Napret system	Yanme'e homeworld
Ka'amoti	Napret system
Oquiu	Napret system
Lekgolo
Rantu	Svir system
Rentus	Svir system
Unggoy
Balaho	Tala system
Buwan	Tala system
San'Shyuum
Janjur Qom	Qom Yaekesh system	San'Shyuum cradle world	Purportedly destroyed by stellar collapse
Fringe
Reme		Dazreme cradle world
Yonhe		Yonhet cradle world
Jointly settled
Rak	Holdhorne system	Jointly settled world with Humans
Sarcophagus	Zeta Doradus system		Under joint UEG and Swords of Sanghelios control
Malurok	Greaw-Jomel system	War colony; jointly settled with Yanme'e	Uneasy peace
Other
Pegasi Delta	51 Pegasi system	Home to a starship fuel refinery and staging area
Zhoist	Buta system	Relic World
Ealen IV	Ealen system
Kostroda	Mis'Fah system	Assembly Forge
Sephune III	Sephune System
Unidentified moon
K7-49
Ansket IV	Ansket system
Okal'supen		Fortress world
Otraak
Song of Victory
Strilun IV	Strilun system
Tuluk'katho
Ulumari

Non-canon and dubious canon appearances

Silver Timeline

Main article: Silver Timeline

This article contains information about the Silver Timeline, and is not a part of the established Halo canon.

The Covenant are known to have a prescence in the Aspero system at the planet of Raas Kkhotskha.

Notes

^ The Halo Waypoint article for the Covenant claims that the empire "dominated much of the galaxy". However, most sources (including Halo: Warfleet and several Waypoint articles) agree that the Covenant Empire was based out in the Orion Arm.

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Ancestor ships

The Ancestors produced several different ship classes of varying sizes

Turnarounds of various Ancestor ships.
Ancestor ships in use.

I love bees

character locations

Jersey Morelli and Janissary James - New Jersey
- Chapter 9 mentions Kamal needing to head to New Jersey. This is in reference to having to go meet Jersey Morelli. This is reiterated in Chapter 10 with Kamal being told that a driver at Jerry's Diner (possibly in Pittsburgh) will take him to New Jersey. When Kamal and Jersey meet, Jersey makes a sarcastic remark about heading to Atlantic City. When Jersey meets Rani in Boston in Chapter 10, he has NYC on his bags, something that Rani notices immediately. Also, he has an NYC accent something that Jersey himself mentions. As for Janissary, Jersey and Janissary live in the same building as mentioned in Chapter 1. Also when Durga brings up the emergency call it is for Bergen County, New Jersey which is on the western banks of the Hudson in the NYC area.
Rani Sobeck - Boston, Kentucky, and Washington DC
- Sarah and Rani talk about leaving Boston in Chapter 10.

other info

Chapter 9, public health law requires people to be tested for intestinal TB if they are exposed to it. Testing costs money
Chapter 10, people not from Earth referred to as colonial. Jersey turned 18 in June of that year.

[88] The Halo Waypoint article for the Covenant claims that the empire "dominated much of the galaxy". However, most sources (including Halo: Warfleet and several Waypoint articles) agree that the Covenant Empire was based out in the Orion Arm.

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[rtasstatus-2] Halo Waypoint Forums, Catalog Interaction (Retrieved on Oct 21, 2018) [local archive] [external archive]

[3] Halo Waypoint Forums, Catalog Interaction (Retrieved on Apr 13, 2016) [local archive] [external archive]

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[enc22pg227-5] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 227

[enc22pg194-6] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 194-195

[7] Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Alliance

[8] Halo: The Thursday War, page 398-399

[enc192-9] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 192

[10] Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 26

[11] Halo Waypoint - Universe, Characters, Mendicant Bias (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]

[12] Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 27

[Enc22P384.26385-13] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 384-385

[enc22pg198-14] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 198-199

[enc22pg234-15] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 234

[HBC1-16] Halo: Broken Circle, chapter 1

[17] Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 128

[18] Halo: Outcasts, chapter 6

[enc22pg235-19] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 235

[Enc22P258-20] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 258

[21] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 191

[22] Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 5

[23] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 258

[enc22pg226-24] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 226

[25] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 229

[bcchapt1-26] Halo: Broken Circle, chapter 1

[enc22pg188-189-27] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 188-189

[28] Bestiarum

[29] Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 113

[30] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 205

[31] Halo: Warfleet, page 55

[enc206-32] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 206

[Bestiarum-33] Halo 3, Bestiarum

[enc11pg308-34] Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 307-308

[unggoy-35] Halo Waypoint - Universe, Species, Unggoy (Retrieved on Aug 4, 2020) [local archive] [external archive]

[Enc22p289-36] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 289

[HE5-37] Halo: Escalation, issue 5

[h2a_terminal10-38] Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 10

[39] Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 309

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[esc1-41] Halo: Escalation, issue 1

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[env12-49] Halo: Envoy, chapter 12

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[roaissue4-52] Halo: Rise of Atriox, issue 4

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[55] Halo: Lone Wolf, issue 2

[56] Halo: Rise of Atriox, issue 3

[57] Halo: Fractures - Oasis

[eleventhhour-58] Eleventh Hour reports, Report 2

[en22pg233-59] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 233

[60] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 270

[envoy-61] Halo: Envoy, chapter 3

[62] Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 90

[63] Halo: Legacy of Onyx, chapter 21

[64] Halo: Bad Blood, chapter 1

[enc22-230-65] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 230

[66] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 231

[badbchapt3-4-67] Halo: Bad Blood, chapter 3-4

[CFDF-68] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Driving Force

[rep-69] Halo Infinite, campaign mission Reckoning: Repository

[70] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 446-447

[71] Halo: Outcasts, chapter 1

[out23-72] Halo: Outcasts, chapter 23

[73] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 189

[74] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 275

[75] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 219

[76] Halo Waypoint, The New Halo Encyclopedia is Out Today (Retrieved on Mar 11, 2023) [archive]

[77] Halo: Warfleet, page 52

[outchapt4-78] Halo: Outcasts, chapter 4

[79] Halo: Outcasts, chapter 4

[80] Halo: Broken Circle, chapter 19

[81] Halo: Warfleet, page 54

[82] Bestiarum

[83] Halo Waypoint Forums, Catalog Interaction (Retrieved on Apr 13, 2016) [local archive] [external archive]

[encfringe-84] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 214

[CFFire-85] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Covering Fire (Retrieved on Jan 31, 2024) [archive]

[warfleet_galaxy-86] Halo: Warfleet, page 12-13

[87] Halo Waypoint - Universe, Species, San'Shyuum (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [local archive] [external archive]

[BWU-89] Bungie.net, Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08: "It’s on an alien world discovered and controlled by the Covenant. It’s location is secret, but it is in this spiral arm of the Galaxy. Close to human occupied space. If you look through the glass floors of the Covenant structures, you’ll see Forerunner artifacts buried beneath the ice." (Retrieved on Jan 30, 2021) [archive]

[90] Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 16

[CF156-91] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Fleetcom Fiction (Retrieved on Aug 14, 2024) [local archive] [external archive]

[waypoint_axl-92] Halo Waypoint - Universe, Characters, Axl (Retrieved on Jan 19, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]

[93] Halo: Hunters in the Dark, page 87 (Google Play edition)

[94] Halo: Outcasts, chapter 12

[outchapt2-95] Halo: Outcasts, chapter 2

[96] Halo: Legacy of Onyx, chapter 8

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History

Pre-Covenant history

Pre-Great Purification

The Former Age

Covenant era

Early era

Incorporation and expansion

War of Annihilation

Postwar and Covenant dissolution

Created uprising

Government and politics

Administration

Interstellar

Planetside

Sangheili

Jiralhanae

Kig-Yar

Fringe

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+{{Status|Canon}}
+{{Series/Species/Sangheili}}
+Many countless '''[[world]]s''' would fall under the control of the [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg232|Enc22|Page=232}} in a "Covenant sphere".{{Ref/Reuse|rtasstatus}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=43|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=13|M=04|Y=2016|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post_.2311}} The  base worlds established by the [[Sangheili]] were considered the Covenant's primary worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|coviewaypoint}}
-*'''[[Assault harness]]''' - The Assault harness is an ancient type of armor that is fully sealed. Formerly restricted by the Covenant, dissident Sangheili decided to reuse it during the Covenant civil war.<ref name="H3">'''Halo 3'''</ref>
+[[Ages of Conversion|With each species added to the alliance]], so too were their worlds on top of new worlds being settled and the subsuming of certain Forerunner installations.{{Ref/Site|Id=coviewaypoint|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Factions|Page=Covenant|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant.html}} Various physical materials from each of the incorporated species' homeworlds were used in the [[Skin of the First Worlds]], itself a component of ''[[High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg227|Enc22|Page=227}}
-<gallery>
-File:H3-Usze Taham Portrait.png|[[Usze 'Taham]] wearing the Assault harness.
+As the Created came to control many of these worlds, only echoes of the empire remain.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg194}}
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Sangheili combat harness]]''' - The combat harness is the ubiquitous armor system available to Sangheili of all ranks. The armor exists in a wide range of colors, and there are slight functional and aesthetic variations.<ref name="Fighting"/><ref name="H2A"/>
+==History==
-<gallery>
+===Pre-Covenant history===
-File:Elite minor render.png|A [[Sangheili Minor]] in a combat harness.
+====Pre-Great Purification====
-</gallery>
+{{Main|Human-San'Shyuum alliance}}
-*'''[[Commando harness]]''' - The Commando harness is a lighter and sturdier variant. It is equipped with hardened communications gear and uplink capabilities, for use by [[Commando Unit]]s.<ref name="H3"/>
+The [[Forerunners]] built numerous facilities on various other Covenant worlds including the [[Guardian Custode]] support areas on Sanghelios,{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Alliance]]}} a portal to [[Sarcophagus]] from Hesduros,{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Thursday War|Page=398-399}} and a facility in the Y'Deio system.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc192|Enc22|Page=192}} They also maintained facilities on other worlds that the Covenant would subsume such as Zhoist.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=26}}
-<gallery>
-File:CommandoArmor.png|The Commando harness.
+[[File:HM WarOfBeginnings.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Sangheili colony of Ulgethon was a major battlefield during the War of Beginnings.]]
-</gallery>
+====The Former Age====
-*'''[[Flight harness]]''' - The Flight harness is a sealed armor destined for pilots of [[space fighter]]s, such as the [[Tarasque heavy fighter]] and the [[Gigas fighter-bomber]].<ref name="H3"/>
+{{Main|The Former Age|Age of Abandonment}}
-<gallery>
+Following the Great Purification, an unknown complication occurred and the [[Forerunner starship]] ''Anodyne Spirit'' crashed onto the surface of Janjur Qom.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mendicant-bias|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Characters|Page=Mendicant Bias|D=30|M=10|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mendicant-bias.html}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=27}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P384&385|Enc22|Page=384-385}} This would invariably lead to the [[War of Wills]], where two factions would fight over control of the ship.
-File:FlightArmor.png|The Flight harness.
-</gallery>
+Several hundred years before the Covenant,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg198}} the Sangheili colonized dozens of worlds which ranged from thriving population hubs to frontier worlds with only a handful of pioneer keeps.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg234|Enc22|Page=234}} [[Qikost]] and [[Suban]], the moons of Sanghelios, were among the first colonized, with the Sangheili setting up armories on Qikost{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBC1|BC|Chapter=1}} and mines on Suban.{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=128}} The [[Age of Seven Worlds]] appears to have started about the time of or after the colonization of the seventh world.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=6}} Interstellar Sangheili colonies included [[Glyke]],{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg232}} [[Hesduros]],{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg235|Enc22|Page=235}} [[Codisfold]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P258|Enc22|Page=258}} and [[Ulgethon]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=191}} The 76th explored world was [[Creck]].{{Ref/Reuse|HBC1}} These collective worlds were bound by blood and belief over any centralized authority.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg198|Enc22|Page=198-199}}
-*'''[[Infiltration harness]]'''The Infiltration harness is an armor equipped with [[active camouflage]] technology.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 59''</ref> As such, it is commonly used by [[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Operations]] and [[Stealth Sangheili]].<ref name="Reach"/><ref name="CEA"/>
-*'''[[Invader harness]]''' - The Invader harness was a ceremonial armor used by Sangheili hunting lodges. Since the dissolution of the Covenant, it has been modernized for combat against the [[Jiralhanae]].<ref name="Marching">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-marching-on '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Marching On'']</ref>
+It was on one such colony world, Ulgethon, that the Sangheili [[Desecration of Ulgethon|first encountered]] the San'Shyuum thus commencing the [[War of Beginnings]].{{Ref/Game|H2A|[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 5]]}} Fighting in the war would take place on other Sangheili colonies{{Ref/Reuse|HBC1}} [[Raid at Codisfold|such as]] [[Codisfold]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=258}} The Dreadnought which was in possession of the San'Shyuum at the time, would cause untold destruction on several Sangheili worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg226}} Battling in the war would even reached [[Battle of Sanghelios|Sanghelios itself]].
-*'''[[Kaidon harness]]''' - The noble [[Kaidon]]s have donned a variety of ceremonial battledresses with different styles and colors throughout Sangheili history.<ref name="Fighting"/><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arbiter-thel-vadam '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Arbiter Thel Vadam'']</ref><ref>[http://www.ultra-combo.com/arbiters-colors-accessories/ '''Ultra-Combo.com''': ''Arbiter’s Colors & Accessories'']</ref>
-*'''[[Outrider harness]]''' - The Outrider harness is an upgraded armor destined to improve survivability and effectiveness for its user, especially during risky missions on frontier worlds.<ref name="Marching"/>
+[[File:HM-HighCharityBC.png|thumb|left|200px|''High Charity'' under construction over [[Tuluk'katho]].]]
-*'''[[Ranger harness]]''' - The Ranger harness is a sealed armor used for [[extra-vehicular activity]]. There are many variations, including some derived from the Assault or Storm platforms.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 58''</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-brute-force '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Brute Force'']</ref><ref name="Fury">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-fury-s-road '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Fury's Road'']</ref>
+===Covenant era===
-*'''[[Storm harness]]''' - The Storm harness is a variant produced by [[Lodam Armory]] originally for specialized shock troopers who operated on frontier worlds. The Storm variant gained prominence during the [[Blooding Years|Sangheili civil war]].<ref name="Fighting"/><ref name="Fury"/>
+====Early era====
-*'''[[Ultra-class armor]]''' - The armor is mostly worn by [[Sangheili Ultra]]s, though it is not restricted to them. It is typically of a glistening white.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hints-and-heroes '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Hints and Heroes'']</ref> Some feature secondary red markings and a crested helmet.<ref name="Reach"/>
+Following the War of Beginnings, Sanghelios would be the capital of the Covenant until ''High Charity'' was completed.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=229}} The remaining Sangheili colonies became some of the primary worlds for the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|coviewaypoint}} A few of these worlds would be given an alternate name by the Prophets. Glyke would be 'blessed' with the name "Sphere of Praise"{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg232}} while Hesduros would be referred to as "Silent Homage" by San'Shyuum scientists.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg235}} The signing of the [[Writ of Union]] would however lead to the [[Rending]] which would take place at several points in Covenant space including [[Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=bcchapt1|BC|Chapter=1}} It would also lead to the settlement and destruction of [[The Refuge]]. At roughly the same, the Covenant would undertake [[Mission to Janjur Qom|a secret mission]] to [[Janjur Qom]].
-*'''[[Warrior-class harness]]''' - This type of harness is reinforced with a shield-bolstering pauldron system. It also has an accentuated helmet design.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''p. 29, 48''</ref> The armor is typically golden, signifying a command position.
-*'''[[Commander-class harness]]''' - The Commander-class harness is fielded by Sangheili who were experienced officers of the Covenant.<ref name="Fighting"/><ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 47''</ref> It has an ornate helmet very similar to that of the Officer variant.<ref name="H4">'''Halo 4'''</ref>
+The homeworld of the Covenant,{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg188-189|Enc22|Page=188-189}} ''[[High Charity]]'' began construction in [[851 BCE]] over Sanghelios.{{Ref/Reuse|bcchapt1}} Construction of the station would continue over [[Tuluk'katho]] and eventually completed in [[791 BCE]].{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg226|Enc22|Page=226}} In [[648 BCE]], the San'Shyuum would claim that their cradle world would be destroyed by stellar collapse.{{Ref/Generic|[[Bestiarum]]}}{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Page=113}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc192}}
-<gallery>
-File:SangheiliCommander.png|The armor worn by Sangheili commanders.
+====Incorporation and expansion====
-</gallery>
+[[File:H2A Terminals - Balaho discovered.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Balaho is discovered and occupied by the Covenant.]]
-*'''[[Heretic Sangheili#Equipment|Artifact retrieval harness]]''' - This harness was used to recover Forerunner artifacts. It has a breathing apparatus that enables breathing in hazardous environments. [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|Sesa 'Refumee's detachment]] used this set.
+The [[Yanme'e]] species had at some point progressed in technology to the point of allowing them interplanetary travel and the colonization of two of their homeworld's moons.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=205}} In [[1112]], the Covenant discovered [[Palamok]] and would incorporate the species after warring with them for a time.{{Ref/Reuse|enc192}} Following this, Sangheili and [[Yanme'e Queen]]s would settle [[Malurok]] together.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=55}}
-<gallery>
-File:Andrei-szasz-heretic-wip-renders.jpg|The artifact retrieval harness.
+For several years prior to [[1342]], the [[Kig-Yar]] would wage war against the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc206|Enc22|Page=206}} Eayn would subsequently be folded into the Covenant. The gas giant in which it orbited would eventually become the only known Covenant controlled world to humanity prior to first contact.<ref name="Bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|enc11pg308}}
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Sangheili General#Armor configuration|General harness]]''' - The harness used by Generals is golden, signifying their role as [[Field Master|field masters]]. It features a command helmet.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 57''</ref>
+In 2142, [[Balaho]] and the [[Unggoy]] species were discovered by the Covenant subsequently brought under their authority.{{Ref/Site|Id=unggoy|D=4|M=8|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/unggoy|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Species|Page=Unggoy|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/unggoy.html}} Balaho would eventually become a backwater in Covenant space with most shipping routes avoiding it.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc11pg308|Enc11|Page=307-308}}
-<gallery>
-File:HR Sang Gen prof.png|The armor worn by Sangheili generals.
+In at least one case, the Covenant [[Extermination of Karava|wiped out]] an [[List of unidentified species#Karava|unidentified civilisation]] on the planet [[Karava]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p289|Enc22|Page=289}} and settled the world afterward.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE5|HE|Issue=5}}
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Sangheili High Councilor#Equipment|High Councilor harness]]''' - The High Councilors were equipped with a large, ornamental helmet.<ref name="H2A"/> A similar but highly stylized version of this armor was also in use for [[Imperial Admiral]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'''</ref>
+In [[2462]], the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] began. In a play to end the conflict, the Covenant would end up glassing part of [[Balaho]].<ref name="h2a terminal10">''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 10]]</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|unggoy}}
-<gallery>
-File:H2A Sangheili-Councillor.png|The armor worn by Sangheili High Councilors.
+The Jiralhanae had managed to achieve spaceflight and established colonies within the [[Oth Sonin system]].{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=309}} Shortly prior to [[2492]], Doisac suffered a [[nuclear weapon|nuclear]] war known as the [[Great Immolation]]. In 2492, the Covenant would find and quickly incorporate Doisac and the Jiralhanae into the Covenant.{{Ref/Novel|CH|Page=194}} Since then, the [[San'Shyuum]] settled Jiralhanae on resource-rich worlds to guard them against anyone seeking to claim them for themselves;{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc1|HEsc|Issue=1}} mostly ambitious members of the other client species.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShocks|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}}
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard harness]]''' - The harness was a highly ornamented, ceremonial equipment issued to Sangheili Honor Guardsmen.<ref name="H2A"/><ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 95''</ref> The elite [[Lights of Sanghelios]] wore a bright-white base armor variant, instead of crimson red.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant-honor-guard '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant Honor Guard'']</ref>
-<gallery>
-File:HonourGuardTransparent.png|Unidentified Honor Guard harness.
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Sangheili Major#Officer|Officer harness]]''' - Contrary to standard [[Sangheili Major|Majors]] who use the combat harness, the Officer subclass is equipped with a more ornate harness and helmet.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 135'' (2011 edition)</ref> It exists in dark golden red and matte burgundy.<ref name="Reach"/><ref name="CEA"/>
-<gallery>
-File:HReach - Officer Sangheili.png|The unidentified officer harness.
-</gallery>
-===Specialty harnesses===
-*'''[[Arbiter body armor]]''' - The [[Arbiter]] armors were an extremely rare type of harness only donned by ancient Sangheili judge-kings, and by specific Sangheili appointed by the [[Hierarchs]] during the Covenant era.<ref>[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|'''Halo 2: Anniversary''': ''Terminals'']]</ref><ref name="Fighting">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-fighting-words '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Fighting Words'']</ref>
-<gallery>
-File:HaloMythos-H2A-ArbiterThelVadam.png|[[Thel 'Vadam]]'s Arbiter armor.
-File:HW2 Render RipaMoramee-FullBody.png|[[Ripa 'Moramee]]'s Arbiter armor.
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Executioner|Executioner's harness]]''' - Worn by an executioner, this harness appears to have an ornate helmet.<ref>''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', campaign level, [[A New Enemy]]</ref>
-<gallery>
-File:HW2-Executioner Render Front.jpg|The unidentified executioner's harness
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Imperial Admiral|Imperial Admiral harness]]'''
-<gallery>
-File:Xytan 'Jar Wattinree.jpg|[[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] in the Imperial Admiral harness.
-</gallery>
-===Religious order harnesses===
-*'''[[Sangheili Zealot#Hesduros-inspired design|Hesduros-styled Zealot-class harness]]''' - The harness's design is used by Zealots and Kaidons who originate from [[Hesduros]]. This traditional armor has a very organic, irregular surface.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''pages 27, 49''</ref>
-<gallery>
-File:Halo4-SangheiliZealot-Unarmed.png|A Hesduros-styled Zealot harness.
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Ceremonial battle harness]]''' - The ceremonial battle harness refers to an ornamental armor used by some chapters of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s.<ref name="Fighting"/><ref name="Reach"/><ref name="CEA">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''</ref> A variation is also used by the [[Sangheili Field Marshal|Field Marshal]] subclass.
-*'''[[Ascetic harness]]''' - The Ascetic harness is an ancient design utilized by [[Ascetics|a religious order]] that was reactivated during the [[Great Schism]]. It features a traditional bladed mandible guard.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 56''</ref>
-<gallery>
-File:AsceticArmor.png|The Ascetic harness.
-</gallery>
+At some point following 2492, but before 2531, new tithes were implemented by ''High Charity''. In response, a series of heretical uprisings took place on various Covenant worlds. [[Avitus]] would be sent to quell these rebellions.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=254}}
-=City hub page=
+[[File:HM PROMETHEUS.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Operation: PROMETHEUS on K7-49.]]
-{{Wikipedia}}
+===War of Annihilation===
+{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
+Early in the War of Annihilation, the [[UNSC]] [[Operation: SILENT STORM|counterattacked]] the invading Covenant and [[Battle of Zhoist|struck]] at [[Zhoist]]. This would result in the regional capital of the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]] being destroyed,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg225}} along with UNSC [[Nuclear weapon]]s destroying two out of the [[Ten Cities of Edification]].{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Epilogue}}
-A '''city''' is a type of settlement that [[Sentience|sapient]] species create.
+The UNSC would make further attempts to strike Covenant-controlled worlds. In 2537, [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] was [[Operation: PROMETHEUS|deployed]] to asteroid [[K7-49]] in order to disrupt Covenant operations there. While they succeeded, 300 SPARTAN-IIIs were killed in the process.{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=83-86}} A similar action would be repeated at [[Pegasi Delta]] in [[2545]] with [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. While also a victory, it would cost the lives of 298 SPARTAN-IIIs of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Beta Company]].{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=16-27}}
-==Types==
+At some point during the war, [[Linda-058]] was [[Operation: HORN AND HIDE|deployed]] to the world of Odenli'sh to assassinate a San'Shyuum missonary.{{Ref/Site|Id=Waypoint-linda|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/linda-058|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Characters|Page=Linda-058|D=30|M=10|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/linda-058.html}}
-===Human===
-Human cities often have transit systems featuring [[Maglev train]]s.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', multiplayer map, [[Terminal (level)|Terminal]]</ref><ref name="exodus">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[Exodus]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 45</ref> Quite a few cities also prominently hosted [[Space elevator]]s.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[Prepare To Drop]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', campaign level, [[Skyline (level)|Skyline]]</ref><ref name="exodus"/>
-Human cities are sometimes [[Wikipedia:arcology|arcologies]]. Several examples of this include the [[Castra Arcology]]<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad ''Bungie.net'': Meet the Squad (6/2/2009)]</ref> and the [[Haven arcology]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]] [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'', [[Intersystem News]]: HAVEN TERROR BOMBING KILLS TWO MILLION</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]</ref>
+As well, in 2552, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] had made a breakthrough and learned the locations of several Covenant worlds including Sanghelios and Glyke. With this knowledge, when [[Condition Endgame]] was declared at the [[Battle for Earth]], [[Operation: SUNSPEAR]] began resulting in [[Gray Team]] being deployed to Covenant space.{{Ref/Novel|Id=env12|Env|Chapter=12}}
-<gallery>
-File:Nmomb general 03.png|[[Mombasa]], an [[Earth]] city.
-File:NA 2.jpg|[[New Alexandria]], a terraced city on [[Reach]].
-File:H5G-Noctus.png|[[Noctus]], an [[Andesia|Andesian]] city.
-</gallery>
-===Species of the Covenant===
-*'''[[Covenant]]''' - Designed as the Covenant's capital, ''High Charity'' featured it's own city.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/high-charity ''Halo Waypoint:'' High Charity]</ref>
-<gallery>
-File:H2A Terminals - High Charity interior.jpg|[[The Golden City]] of ''[[High Charity]]''.
-</gallery>
-*'''[[Sangheili]]''' - The Sangheili made and designed their own cities.<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', campaign level, [[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', p. 144</ref>
-<gallery>
-File:H5G-Sunaion from Nuusra.png|[[Sunaion]], a seaborne city on [[Sanghelios]].
-File:Ghalod'n.png|The [[Tower of Ghalod'n]], a city-tower.
-</gallery>
-==Sources==
+During the [[Great Schism]], the world Joyous Exultation would act as a rallying point for the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg232}} A [[NOVA bomb]] was detonated there by accident resulting in a quarter of the world being vaporized and its moon shattering.{{Ref/Novel|HGOO|Page=244-245}} Most of the San'shyuum governors of worlds joined the rest of the species on their mass exodus during the Great Schism.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet 54}}
-[[Category:Cities]]
-{{Clear}}
+===Postwar and Covenant dissolution===
+{{Main|Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|Blooding Years}}
+[[File:Hroa4 raid.png|thumb|right|250px|The Banished [[Raid of Kostroda|raiding]] [[Kostroda]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=roaissue4|HRoA|Issue=4}}]]
+Just days after [[Treaty of 2552|a tentative peace treaty]] was formed between the [[Fleet of Retribution|group]] that would become the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and the UEG, the Sangheili colony of [[Glyke]] was mysteriously destroyed, killing billions. Rumors had it that the colony's destruction was either an internal conflict or a [[Jiralhanae]] retaliation, but in truth it was destroyed by [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Gray Team]] with a [[NOVA bomb]] as part of [[Operation: SUNSPEAR]], an effort to strike a blow at a major enemy world to try to cause the Covenant to reconsider. Having last heard that [[Earth]] was under attack, Gray Team were unaware of the war's end due to damaged deep-space communications equipment and thus that their mission was no longer necessary.{{Ref/Reuse|env12}}
-=Human history page/section=
+The destruction of ''High Charity'' would lead to the former Covenant's worlds going into disarray with many of each species returned to their respective homeworlds{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg194}} including the Yanme'e.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=204}} Sangheili soldiers returned to Sanghelios to find feuding and civil unrest.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
-==Pre-UN founding==
+After the dissolution of the Covenant and the exodus of the local San'Shyuum governors,{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet 54}} many of the Covenant worlds fell into the control of various factions such as [[Sephune III]] ending up under [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]],{{Ref/Comic|HLW|Issue=2}} or [[Otraak]] under the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Comic|HRoA|Issue=3}} Some worlds were contested between species and governments,{{Ref/Reuse|HE5}} while [[Joint Occupation Zone]]s were established between the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] to allow colonies to be administrated by multiple species.{{Ref/Anthology|Fra|[[Oasis]]}}
-Circa [[97,445 BCE]], humans were returned to Earth and watched as the [[Portal at Voi]] was buried. [[N'chala]], one of the those ancient humans left an [[Out-of-place handprint]].<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]''</ref> Around the 5th Millennium BCE, [[Egypt]] was formed.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 296 (2011)</ref> In 480 BCE,<ref name="realthermopylae">[[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|''Wikipedia'': Battle of Thermopylae]]</ref> 300 soldiers from [[Wikipedia:Sparta|Sparta]] defended [[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]] at [[Wikipedia:Thermopylae|Thermopylae]].<ref>''Dr. Halsey's personal journal'', June 19, 2513</ref>
-During the [[Wikipedia:Second Punic War|Second Punic War]] at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Cannae|Battle of Cannae]], the [[Wikipedia:Roman Republic|Roman Republic]] fought [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]]. In the battle, Hannibal employed the pincer maneuver by ordering a tactical retreat of his forces and using horse riders to flank the Romans.<ref>''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', Part 2</ref> In 31 BCE,<ref>[[Wikipedia:Battle of Actium|''Wikipedia'': Battle of Actium]]</ref> [[Wikipedia:Marcus Agrippa|Marcus Agrippa]] saved [[Wikipedia:Roman Republic|Rome]] at the Battle of Actium.<ref name="hsschapter4"/> On [[79|August 24, 79 CE]], [[Wikipedia:Mount Vesuvius|Mount Vesuvius]] erupts and destroys [[Wikipedia:Pompei|Pompei]].<ref name="ILBBAugust">[http://ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk/2004/07/august-24.html ''blogspot'', ilovebees, August 24]</ref>
+The various Sangheili colonies fell into internecine conflict{{Ref/Generic|Id=eleventhhour|[[Eleventh Hour reports]]|Report 2}} such as on [[Malurok]].{{Ref/Reuse|en22pg233}} These conflicts would see many {{Pattern|Rwaru|carrack}}s pulled into military service, which would cripple much of the interstellar commerce binding the Sangheili worlds together.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=270}} Sangheili colonies also had to contend with raids and other fighting with the [[Jiralhanae]].{{Ref/Reuse|esc1}}{{Ref/Site|Id=rtasstatus|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=14|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=21|M=10|Y=2018|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post_.236}}{{Ref/Reuse|envoy}} Similarly, Jiralhanae worlds also became embroiled in internecine conflict as rival clans fought each other for a number of reasons including land.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg194}} The worlds placed under Jiralhanae control would be used leverage against humanity and other members of the Covenant, though many of the dominant master-packs lacked the knowledge to fully exploit the worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}}
-[[File:Kurt Agincourt.jpg|200px|right|thumb|[[Kurt Ambrose]] detailing the Battle of Agincourt.]]
+In contrast, the Kig-Yar interplanetary colonies and Balaho remained stable though Buwan was abandoned.{{Ref/Reuse|eleventhhour}}
-In 1066, the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Hastings|Battle of Hastings]] took place and in 1415, the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Agincourt|Battle of Agincourt]] took place.<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> On [[1456|August 24, 1456]], the [[Wikipedia:Gutenberg Bible|Gutenberg Bible]] is printed.<ref name="ILBBAugust"/> In 1597, Admiral [[Wikipedia:Yi Sun-sin|Yi Sun-sin]] defeated a Japanese fleet of 133 vessels with only 13 ships of his own at [[Wikipedia:Myeongnyang Strait|Myeongnyang Strait]].<ref name="hsschapter4"/>
-In 1759, the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Minden|Battle of Minden]] took place. This battle became the [[UNSC Battle of Minden|namesake]] for a [[UNSC starship]].<ref>''Official Xbox Magazine: Halo - The 10th Anniversary'' — Glasslands excerpt</ref> In 1775,<ref name="encyctimeline"/> the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="halowarsbarracks">''Halowars.com'', UNSC - Barracks ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090312142038/http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/barracks.aspx Warback Machine archive] and [[Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC#Barracks|Halopedia archive]])</ref><ref name="encyctimeline"/> In the 18th-century, the conical bullet was developed<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, [[The Package (level)|The Package]]</ref> and the [[Wikipedia:Piezoelectric effect|piezoelectric effect]] was discovered.<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', July 30, 2511</ref>
+Just prior to the Created uprising, Doisac and its moons had become a base of operations for most [[piracy|pirates]] in the Orion Arm. At the same time, independent packs were consolidating under the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Book|OSFM|Page=90}}
-Over the course of the 18th and 19th-centuries, the colonies of Britain diverged socially and economically resulting in a schism. In one case, a war.<ref>''
+====Created uprising====
-[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> During the [[Wikipedia:War of 1812|War of 1812]], [[Wikipedia:Oliver Hazard Perry|Oliver Hazard Perry]] won control of [[Great Lakes|Lake Erie]].<ref name="hsschapter4"/> In 1836,<ref>[[Wikipedia:Battle of the Alamo|''Wikipedia'': Battle of the Alamo]]</ref> Colonel William Barret Travis and others defended the Alamo.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 276-284</ref>
+{{Main|Created uprising}}
+[[File:HINF Concept GuardianRising.jpg|250px|left|thumb|A Guardian Custode over Sanghelios.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg194|Enc22|Page=194-195}}]]
+As the Created uprising began to take shape in 2558, a [[Sanghelios global war|global war]] started on Sanghelios.{{Ref/Novel|HLOO|Chapter=21}} With the onset of the [[Cortana Event]], Sanghelios was [[Subjugation of Sanghelios|directly hit]] by [[Guardian Custode]]s{{Ref/Novel|BadB|Chapter=1}} and despite proximity, Suban suffered minimal damage.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22-230|Enc22|Page=230}} The immediate loss of communications and disruption of logistics would inhibit previously ongoing independence movements on [[Qikost]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=231}}
-The [[Wikipedia:American Civil War|American Civil War]] took place, with tin daguerreotypes that displayed a battlefield with cavalry, cannons and charging men being kept in the [[Officers' club]] of the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 286-287 (2003)</ref>
+The Cortana Event did not affect the Urs system alone. Created forces would end up occupying Malurok, prompting a detente among the warring parties on the world.{{Ref/Book|Id=en22pg233|Enc22|Page=233}}
-World War I saw the first uses of flamethrowers.<ref name="halowarsbarracks"/>
+[[Balaho]] sided with the Created, meaning no Guardian was sent to the world.{{Ref/Novel|Id=badbchapt3-4|BadB|Chapter=3-4}} Old factories were reactivated and supplies from the Created were shipped to the planet.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-driving-force|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Driving Force}} A [[Battle of Balaho|skirmish]] would break out on the planet between various forces of the UEG and Unggoy on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|badbchapt3-4}}
-World War II started in 1939.<ref>[[Wikipedia:World War II|''Wikipedia:'' World War II]]</ref> [[John Forge]]'s [[Forge family|family]] had members fight in World War II.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]'', Factions, UNSC Leaders, p. 22-23</ref> During the war, the British cracked a German encryption scheme.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref> [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.<ref name="hsschapter4">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 4</ref> This attack was compared to the 26th-century [[Fall of Reach]] by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[McRobb]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 283</ref> The war came to a close with the first usage of human [[Nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hirshima]].<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> The bomb at Hiroshima left a [[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|domed structure]] still standing.<ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'', ''[[Origins]]''</ref>
+Doisac was hit quite hard, [[Razing of Oth Sonin|being completely destroyed]] by a fleet of Guardians on the direct orders of Cortana.{{Ref/Quest|Id=rep|HI|Reckoning|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}} The exploding debris of the planet would obliterate the moon of [[Soirapt]], and heavily damaged the moons of [[Teash]] and [[Warial]]. A large amount of survivors from Teash managed to resettle on the colonies of [[Gathved]], [[Ordun Dal]], and [[Savadok]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=446-447}} The news of this action would reach the Sangheili on Sanghelios three days later, around the time of the [[High Gathering]].{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=1}}
-A plethora of historic figures from before the UN's founding existed including [[Wikipedia:Chester W. Nimitz|Chester W. Nimitz]], [[Wikipedia:Themistocles|Themistocles]], [[Wikipedia:Lysander|Lysander]],<ref name="hsschapter4"/> [[Wikipedia:Jimmy Doolittle|Jimmy Doolittle]], [[Wikipedia:Lydia Litvyak|Lilya Litvyak]],<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' Chapter ??</ref> [[Wikipedia:Cleopatra|Cleopatra]], [[Wikipedia:Genghis Khan|Genghis Khan]],<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', September 15, 2517</ref> and [[Wikipedia:Roland|Roland]] with his sword [[Wikipedia:Durendal|Durendal]].<ref>''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'', [[Dominion Splinter]]</ref>
+==Government and politics==
+===Administration===
+====Interstellar====
+Collectively, the non-cradle worlds of the Covenant were referred to as "tithe worlds"{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg232}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg234}} and described as protectorates.{{Ref/Reuse|out23}} Worlds employed with military planning and production were known as "fortress worlds."{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=189}} The fortress worlds would often be patrolled by {{Pattern|Ekesan|Umbra}}s{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=275}} and vast urban areas would require transport in vehicles such as the {{Pattern|Iqnucekk|transport}}s, {{Pattern|Maravelotz|transport}}s, and {{Pattern|Khaulio|administrator}}s.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=219}} Overall, these key fortress and stronghold worlds served as key proxies for High Charity in administering the empire.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/the-new-halo-encyclopedia-is-out-today|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The New Halo Encyclopedia is Out Today|D=11|M=03|Y=2023}}
-==UN era==
+Spread throughout the empire were regional capital sites known as [[harborage]]s; [[city-ship]]s and command-and-control centers. From them, the Prophets could be broadcasted, [[Covenant starship]]s could be resupplied, and [[Forerunner]] artifacts safeguarded. As well, each inhabited system was given a [[Coordination platform]] and garrison overseen by the [[Ministry of Concert]]. Smaller platforms were placed in strategic locations.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg225}}
-[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Early human steps on Luna.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary/One|Terminal 1]]</ref>]]
-In [[1945]], the [[United Nations]] was founded.<ref name="encyctimeline"/> 16 years later, Soviet cosmonaut [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|Yuri Gagarin]] would be the first human being to orbit the Earth.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42</ref> Eight years after that, human beings would take their first steps on [[Luna]].<ref name="encyctimeline"/> In [[1995|August 24, 1995]], Microsoft introduces the Windows 95 operating system.<ref name="ILBBAugust"/>
-Around the early 2000s, fringe theories on humanity's origins began to emerge. The [[Society of the Ancients]], believed that aliens had helped humanity construct technologies.<ref>[http://206.16.223.63/mission.html SOTA mission page]</ref> [[Jonas Volman|Dr. Jonas Volman]] wrote the book ''[[The Castaway Theory]]'', that supposedly brings light to issues in human evolution.<ref>''[[Iris]]''</ref> The early 21st-century also saw the first planetary confirmations of what would eventually become [[Reach]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020 ''Bungie.net'': Halo: Reach Project Page]</ref> In [[2021]], the [[International Society of Civil Engineers]] was formed.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', multiplayer level, [[Orbital]]</ref>
+The [[High Council]] was responsible for the administration of these interstellar territories, assigning tithes and levies, and allocating resources across the numerous member worlds.{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=52}} San'Shyuum governors handled administrative duties on a local scale.{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet 54|HWF|Page=54}} Worlds had their own emissaries, some of which would be sent to ''High Charity''.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg227}} Trade between these worlds appeared to have been handled by more local authorities as [[Ghe 'Talot]]'s clan would supply production materials to [[Kolaar Manufactorum]] on [[Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=outchapt4|Out|Chapter=4}}
-The United Nations first established the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2075]].<ref>''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', Glossary (p. 229)</ref> Luna, [[Mars]],  the [[Jovian Moons]] and several asteroids would first be settled by humans in [[2080]].<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', Rise of Humanity (p. 47)</ref> [[2090]] and [[2103]] also saw the ends of large scale conflicts.<ref>''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', Chapter 1</ref> In the 2100s, the British [[Houses of Parliament]] were destroyed in a domestic terrorist act.<ref>''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'', p. 7-8 (Google Play edition)</ref>
+Known worlds to the Covenant had information recorded to the [[Covenant World Registry]].{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=4}} On some stellar charts, systems can be given a scarlet colored border, which means "Forbidden".{{Ref/Novel|BC|Chapter=19}}
-In response to the rising [[Koslovics]], the recently formed [[Frieden]]s bombed an embassy in [[Thynia]], [[Europa]] in [[2158]].<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 47</ref> The [[Jovian Moons Campaign]], [[Rainforest Wars]], [[Battle of Delambre]], [[Mars Campaign]] and finally, the [[Interplanetary War]] all came from the continued clashes between these factions. Sometimes these separate conflicts are collectively referred to as the Interplanetary war.<ref name="halowarsbarracks"/>
+====Planetside====
-==Sources==
+Covenant planets had considerable autonomy in running their own affairs.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg225|Enc22|Page=225}}
+=====Sangheili=====
+[[File:Outcasts - State of Vadam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Vadam on Sanghelios.]]
+Sangheili planets are run in a style similar to [[Wikipedia:Manorialism|feudal manorialism]]. Multiple Sangheili [[clan]]s ally together and are led by a single [[Kaidon]] who controls the surrounding territory from a fortified [[keep]]. Smaller Sangheili colonies are often governed by only a handful of keeps, which control the entirety of the world's resources. On larger worlds like Sanghelios, hundreds of keeps vie for power and influence using politics and military force.{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/sangheili|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Species|Page=Sangheili|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/sangheili.html}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg198}}
-=UK/Britain page=
+In more modern times, some major keeps evolved into fully fledged city-states that ally with lesser kaidons.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
-[[File:MITHOM Scotland 02.png|thumb|right|200px|A snow covered Scotland.]]
-'''Britain'''<ref name="jakecourage">''[[Archive:Jake Courage|Jake Courage]]''</ref> is a colloquialism for the constituent parts of the former [[National government|nation]]<ref name="saintspg7-8">''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'', p. 7-8 (Google Play)</ref> of the '''United Kingdom'''.
-==History==
+After the fall of the Covenant, some keeps have transformed into military sects.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg198}}
-In the 18th and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.<ref>
-''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]], p. 256-258 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> During World War II, the British managed to crack a German code.<ref name="ilbenigma">''[[I love bees]]'', [[Axon Clips]], [[Axon Clips Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] - Herzog: "Enigma"</ref>
-In the 22nd-century, the [[Houses of Parliament]] were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.<ref name="saintspg7-8"/>
+=====Jiralhanae=====
+Doisac was largely controlled by two [[skein]]s, or master-packs.{{Ref/Reuse|envoy}} Several of their other settled worlds were controlled by master-packs.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} Despite being settled on numerous resource worlds by the San'Shyuum, the Jiralhanae lacked the ability to mine the resources themselves.{{Ref/Reuse|esc1}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}}
-===Status as of 26th-century===
+=====Kig-Yar=====
-By the 26th-century, the island of Iona, was part of the [[North Atlantic Protectorate]].<ref name="saintspg7-8"/> Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], a collection of photographs by [[Jake Courage]] toured Britain.<ref name="jakecourage"/>
+For the Kig-Yar, and in the case of [[Eayn]] specifically, it is ruled by an alliance of arch-matriarchs{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=54}} with pseudo-governments on the world being [[Wikipedia:Ochlocracy|ochlocracies]] and [[Wikipedia:luck egalitarianism|Luck egalitarianism]] forming the base of justice systems.{{Ref/Generic|[[Bestiarum]]}} Some of these pseudo-governments ruled over full continents of the world such as with the continents of [[Ruuht]] and [[Ah'lomet]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=48|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=13|M=04|Y=2016|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post_.2312}}
-==Geography==
+====Fringe====
-*[[London]]
+{{Main|Covenant fringe}}
-*[[University of Edinburgh]]
+Most of the Fringe species were relegated to their homeworld or remote locations and most often locally administered by San'Shyuum executors and a cortege of Kig-Yar enforcers.{{Ref/Book|Id=encfringe|Enc22|Page=214}} Fringe space would be protected by [[Covenant fleet]]s such as the [[Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFire|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-covering-fire|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Covering Fire|D=31|M=01|Y=2024}}
-==Known residents==
+==Scale==
-*[[Randall Aiken]]
+The Covenant occupied hundreds of worlds,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg227}} though the Covenant would often leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures both religious and practical.{{Ref/Reuse|coviewaypoint}} These worlds were based primarily out of the [[Orion Arm]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg188-189}}{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet galaxy|HWF|Page=12-13}}{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/sanshyuum|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Species|Page=San'Shyuum|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/sanshyuum.html}}{{Ref/Note|The [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant Halo Waypoint article] for the Covenant claims that the empire "dominated much of the galaxy". However, most sources (including ''Halo: Warfleet'' and several Waypoint articles) agree that the Covenant Empire was based out in the Orion Arm.}} A few of these worlds like [[Strilun IV]]{{Ref/Site|Id=BWU|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13160|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08|Quote=It’s on an alien world discovered and controlled by the Covenant. It’s location is secret, but it is in this spiral arm of the Galaxy. Close to human occupied space. If you look through the glass floors of the Covenant structures, you’ll see Forerunner artifacts buried beneath the ice.|D=30|M=01|Y=2021}} and [[Ealen IV]]{{Ref/Reuse|esc1}} were near human occupied space. The space between Covenant space and human space was referred to as "wild space".{{Ref/Novel|Id=out23|Out|Chapter=23}} The [[Svir system]] was considered near the [[Urs system]].{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=16}} A region of space for the Kig-Yar also existed.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF156|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fleetcom-fiction|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Fleetcom Fiction|D=14|M=8|Y=2024|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Pinpoint Needler}}
-*[[Luther Mann]]
-==Trivia==
+The Covenant fringe's worlds were scattered around the Orion Arm.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint axl|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/axl|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Characters|Page=Axl|D=19|M=1|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/axl.html}}
-*''[[The Halo Experience Showcase]]'', a race in ''[[Wikipedia:Forza Horizon 4|Forza Horizon 4]]'', is set in Britain albeit with a [[Halo array|Halo ring]] in the sky.
-==Sources==
+===Sangheili===
+Around the time of the War of Beginnings, 76 worlds were explored by the Sangheili.{{Ref/Reuse|HBC1}} By the time of the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]], there was a primary "complex"{{Ref/Novel|HitD|Page=87 (Google Play edition)}} or "core sphere"{{Ref/Reuse|rtasstatus}} of Sangheili worlds. The total amount of Sangheili worlds was equivalent to that of [[human colonies|humanity's colonies]].{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=12}} There was also a "Sangheili frontier"{{Ref/Novel|Id=envoy|Env|Chapter=3}} and a region of space known to the Sangheili called the [[Out Sectors]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=outchapt2|Out|Chapter=2}}
-=Page design work=
+==List of known worlds==
-{{Military infobox
+===Post-Great Purification===
-|image=[[File:UNSC-Army-logo1.png|100px]]
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-[[File:UNSC Attack.jpg|300px]]
+! Name !! System !! Role !! Status !! Source
-|formed=
+|-
-|affiliation=[[File:Halo Waypoint - UEG.jpg|25px]] [[Unified Earth Government]]
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[Sangheili]]'''
-|branch=[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
+|-
-|type=
+|[[Hesduros]] || [[Aspero system]] || War colony || ||
-|role= Ground Combat
+|-
-|size=
+|[[Creck]] || [[Baelion system]] || || ||
-|nicknames=
+|-
-|battles= *[[Battle of Alluvion]]
+|[[Rahnelo]] || [[Bosthra system]] || Frontier world || ||
-*[[Battle of Actium]]
+|-
-*[[Battle of Fumirole]]
+|[[Duraan]] || [[Duraan's red dwarf star]] || || ||
-*[[Fall of Reach]]
+|-
-**[[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]]
+|[[Saepon'kal]] || [[Salia system]] || Fortress world || Destroyed by a [[NOVA bomb]]; ||
-**[[Siege of New Alexandria]]
+|-
-**[[Battle of Aszod]]
+|[[Glyke]] || [[Keskus system]] || Civilian world || [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|Destroyed]] in the wake of the [[Human-Covenant War]] by [[Gray Team]]; ||
-*[[Battle of New Jerusalem]]
+|-
-*[[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]
+|[[Sanghelios]] || [[Urs system]] || Sangheili cradle world || ||
-*[[Battle of Earth]]
+|-
-**[[Battle of Mombasa]]
+|[[Qikost]] || [[Urs system]] || || ||
-*[[Battle of Draetheus V]]
+|-
-*[[Requiem campaign]]
+|[[Suban]] || [[Urs system]] || || ||
-|commanders=*[[General|GEN]] [[Crystal Speakman]]
+|-
-*GEN [[Nicolas Strauss]]
+|[[Unidentified moon (Urs system)|Unidentified moon]] || [[Urs system]] || || ||
-*[[Colonel|COL]] [[James Ackerson]]
+|-
-*COL [[Urban Holland]]
+|[[The Refuge]] || [[Ussan system]] || ||Under [[Ussans|Ussan]] control ||
-*COL [[Akono Menteith]]
+|-
-}}
+|[[Feldokra]] || [[Zethro'Kal system]] ||Fortress world || ||
+|-
+|[[Aru'spaw]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Bhedalon]] || ||Fortress World || devastated during the [[Great Schism]] ||{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Legacy of Onyx|Chapter=8}}
+|-
+|[[Codisfold]] || || || Ringed world and battleground during War of Beginnings ||
+|-
+|[[Eshin]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Eudolaan]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Karava]] || || ||Independent colony ||
+|-
+|[[Khael'mothka]] || || || Frontier colony ||
+|-
+|[[Anvarl]] || || ||Attacked, unknown status ||
+|-
+|[[Ulgethon]] || || [[Reliquary]] ||Destroyed during the [[War of Beginnings]] ||
+|-
+|[[Whispering Trees]] || || ||Independent colony ||
+|-
+|[[Om'a'Varo]] || [[Emauzs system]] || Frontier world || Still being colonized as of [[2559]]. ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[Kig-Yar]]'''
+|-
+|[[Eayn]]
+|[[Y'Deio system]]
+|Kig-Yar homeworld
+|
+|
+|-
+|[[Dal'koth]]
+|[[Y'Deio system]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+|[[T'vao]] || [[Y'Deio system]] || [[T'vaoan]] asteroid homeworld || ||
+|-
+|[[Valyanop]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Muloqt]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Kaelarot]] || || || ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[Jiralhanae]]'''
+|-
+|[[Doisac]] || [[Oth Sonin system]] || Jiralhanae homeworld || [[Razing of Oth Sonin|Destroyed]] by the [[Created]] ||
+|-
+|[[Teash]] || [[Oth Sonin system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Warial]] || [[Oth Sonin system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Gathved]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Ordun Dal]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Savadok]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Odenli'sh]] || || || ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[Yanme'e]]'''
+|-
+|[[Palamok]] || [[Napret system]] || Yanme'e homeworld || ||
+|-
+|[[Ka'amoti]] || [[Napret system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Oquiu]] || [[Napret system]] || || ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[Lekgolo]]'''
+|-
+|[[Rantu]] || [[Svir system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Rentus]] || [[Svir system]] || || ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[Unggoy]]'''
+|-
+|[[Balaho]] || [[Tala system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Buwan]] || [[Tala system]] || || ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[San'Shyuum]]'''
+|-
+|[[Janjur Qom]] || [[Qom Yaekesh system]] || [[San'Shyuum]] cradle world || Purportedly destroyed by stellar collapse ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''[[Covenant fringe|Fringe]]'''
+|-
+|[[Reme]] || || [[Dazreme]] cradle world || ||
+|-
+|[[Yonhe]] || || [[Yonhet]] cradle world || ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''Jointly settled'''
+|-
+|[[Carrow|Rak]] || [[Holdhorne system]] || Jointly settled world with Humans || ||
+|-
+|[[Sarcophagus]] || [[Zeta Doradus system]] || ||Under joint UEG and Swords of Sanghelios control ||
+|-
+|[[Malurok]] || [[Greaw-Jomel system]] || War colony; jointly settled with [[Yanme'e]] || Uneasy peace ||
+|-
+|colspan="5"; align="center"|'''Other'''
+|-
+|[[Pegasi Delta]] || [[51 Pegasi system]] || Home to a starship fuel refinery and staging area || ||
+|-
+|[[Zhoist]] || [[Buta system]] || Relic World || ||
+|-
+|[[Ealen IV]] || [[Ealen system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Kostroda]] || [[Mis'Fah system]] || [[Assembly Forges|Assembly Forge]] || ||
+|-
+|[[Sephune III]] || [[Sephune System]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Unidentified moon (Headhunters)|Unidentified moon]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[K7-49]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Ansket IV]] || [[Ansket system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Okal'supen]] || || Fortress world || ||
+|-
+|[[Otraak]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Song of Victory]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Strilun IV]] || [[Strilun system]] || || ||
+|-
+|[[Tuluk'katho]] || || || ||
+|-
+|[[Ulumari]] || || || ||
+|}
-{{Battle Infobox
+==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==
-|name=Battle of Example
+===Silver Timeline===
-|prev=
+{{Main|Silver Timeline}}
-|conc=
+{{Notice/Silver}}
-|next=
+The [[Covenant#Silver Timeline|Covenant]] are known to have a prescence in the [[Aspero system]] at the planet of [[Raas Kkhotskha]].
-|image=
-|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
-|date=Date
-|place=Place
-|result=Result
-|side1=[[File:UNSC Icon.png|25px]] [[United Nations Space Command]]
-|side2=[[File:Mdama Icon.png|25px]] [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
-|commanders1=
-|commanders2=
-}}
-{{Clear}}
+==Notes==
+{{Ref/Notes}}
-==List of appearances==
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-3|title-1=[[File:Halo 2 Icon.png|25px]] ''[[Halo 2]]''|
+[[Category:Covenant worlds]]
-*Campaign
+[[Category:Sangheili culture]]
-**''[[Outskirts]]''
-**''[[Metropolis]]''
-*Multiplayer
-**''[[Turf]]''
-**''[[District]]''
-|title-2=[[File:Halo Spartan Strike Icon.png|25px]] ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''|
+--------------
-*Campagin
-**[[Operation A: Orphic Spear]]
-|title-3=[[File:Halo 3 ODST Icon.png|25px]] ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''|
+=Ancestor ships=
-*Campaign
+The [[Ancestors]] produced several different ship classes of varying sizes
-**''[[Prepare To Drop]]''
+<gallery>
-**''[[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]''
+File:H4-Terminal-Human-ShipDesigns.jpg|Turnarounds of various Ancestor ships.
-}}
+File:H4-Terminal-Forthencho-Fleet.jpg|Ancestor ships in use.
+</gallery>
+--------------
+=I love bees=
+==character locations==
+*[[Jersey Morelli]] and [[Janissary James]] - New Jersey
+**Chapter 9 mentions Kamal needing to head to New Jersey. This is in reference to having to go meet Jersey Morelli. This is reiterated in Chapter 10 with Kamal being told that a driver at [[Jerry's Diner]] (possibly in Pittsburgh) will take him to New Jersey. When Kamal and Jersey meet, Jersey makes a sarcastic remark about heading to Atlantic City. When Jersey meets Rani in Boston in Chapter 10, he has NYC on his bags, something that Rani notices immediately. Also, he has an NYC accent something that Jersey himself mentions. As for Janissary, Jersey and Janissary live in the same building as mentioned in Chapter 1. Also when Durga brings up the emergency call it is for Bergen County, New Jersey which is on the western banks of the Hudson in the NYC area.
+*[[Rani Sobeck]] - Boston, Kentucky, and Washington DC
+**Sarah and Rani talk about leaving Boston in Chapter 10.
-=Page Sources=
+==other info==
+*Chapter 9, public health law requires people to be tested for intestinal TB if they are exposed to it. Testing costs money
+*Chapter 10, people not from Earth referred to as colonial. Jersey turned 18 in June of that year.