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The observed portion of the interior surface of Sarcophagus is rolling hills and verdant forest, with several Forerunner cities in between.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 271, 274''</ref> As the Forerunners never arrived, the shield world is entirely maintained by [[Huragok]] and [[Sentinel]]s, including cylindrical drones tasked with monitoring for signs of [[Flood]] infection.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 272''</ref> The Dyson sphere's default environmental conditions are suitable for [[Earth]]-based life, but the climate settings could be adjusted for other species' requirements.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 271''</ref><ref name="enc"/> The sky inside the shield world appears solid blue; the landscape on the other side of the sphere is not visible as a result of the shield world's enormous scale, unlike on smaller shield installations such as the [[Etran Harborage]]. However, the concave curvature of the horizon can be detected with a [[telescopic sight]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 380''</ref> The exterior surface of the sphere is dark brown in color and entirely featureless, at least in the area around the only known entrance.<ref name="glass378">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 378-379''</ref><ref name="lessons"/> | The observed portion of the interior surface of Sarcophagus is rolling hills and verdant forest, with several Forerunner cities in between.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 271, 274''</ref> As the Forerunners never arrived, the shield world is entirely maintained by [[Huragok]] and [[Sentinel]]s, including cylindrical drones tasked with monitoring for signs of [[Flood]] infection.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 272''</ref> The Dyson sphere's default environmental conditions are suitable for [[Earth]]-based life, but the climate settings could be adjusted for other species' requirements.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 271''</ref><ref name="enc"/> The sky inside the shield world appears solid blue; the landscape on the other side of the sphere is not visible as a result of the shield world's enormous scale, unlike on smaller shield installations such as the [[Etran Harborage]]. However, the concave curvature of the horizon can be detected with a [[telescopic sight]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 380''</ref> The exterior surface of the sphere is dark brown in color and entirely featureless, at least in the area around the only known entrance.<ref name="glass378">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 378-379''</ref><ref name="lessons"/> | ||
There are two identified Forerunner facilities on the shield world. The [[Citadel (Shield World 006)|Citadel]] is an urban habitat that served as the base camp for [[Blue Team]] for the majority of their time in the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 280''</ref> [[Garage (Shield World 006)|Another section]] is essentially a garage filled with numerous Forerunner transports and vehicles.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 190''</ref> The Sarcophagus also contained a control room. It was in this section that [[Lucy-B091]] discovered several Huragok maintenance personnel, and successfully communicated with [[Prone to Drift|one of them]]. Numerous other structures are scattered around the landscape, including towers responsible for environmental maintenance and atmospheric control.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 273-275''</ref> Some of the structures are home to [[slipspace portal]]s which link not only to locations within the sphere, but also other worlds,<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 409''</ref> including [[Hesduros]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 398''</ref> However, since the status of many of the facilities in the portals' receiving ends is unknown, travel through them was advised against by the Huragok.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 278''</ref> | There are two identified Forerunner facilities on the shield world. The [[Citadel (Shield World 006)|Citadel]] is an urban habitat that served as the base camp for [[Blue Team]] for the majority of their time in the shield world.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 280''</ref> [[Garage (Shield World 006)|Another section]] is essentially a garage filled with numerous Forerunner transports and vehicles.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 190''</ref> The Sarcophagus also contained a control room. It was in this section that [[Lucy-B091]] discovered several Huragok maintenance personnel, and successfully communicated with [[Prone to Drift|one of them]]. Numerous other structures are scattered around the landscape, including towers responsible for environmental maintenance and atmospheric control.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 273-275''</ref> Some of the structures are home to [[slipspace portal]]s which link not only to locations within the sphere, but also other worlds,<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 409''</ref> including [[Hesduros]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 398''</ref> However, since the status of many of the facilities in the portals' receiving ends is unknown, travel through them was advised against by the Huragok.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 278''</ref> One such portal led to the nearby planet [[Macintosh]] which acted as the home port for a Forerunner warship of unknown class.<ref name="L403" /> | ||
While contained in slipspace, access to the shield world could only be obtained through a small portal located inside an [[core room antechamber|antechamber]] in the core of the artificial planet Onyx. The portal was only active for a limited amount of time after the [[Halo Array]] had been put into standby mode.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 311''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''chapter 10''</ref> Some time after the portal had been deactivated, the Huragok crew transitioned the shield world back into normal space once they had been assured that there were no longer any threats to the shelter. In the process, the shield world enveloped the three inner planets of the Zeta Doradus system, which now orbit inside of it.<ref name="lessons"/> The shield world could be returned to slipspace as a measure of protection against invasion.<ref>'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'''</ref> | While contained in slipspace, access to the shield world could only be obtained through a small portal located inside an [[core room antechamber|antechamber]] in the core of the artificial planet Onyx. The portal was only active for a limited amount of time after the [[Halo Array]] had been put into standby mode.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 311''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''chapter 10''</ref> Some time after the portal had been deactivated, the Huragok crew transitioned the shield world back into normal space once they had been assured that there were no longer any threats to the shelter. In the process, the shield world enveloped the three inner planets of the Zeta Doradus system, which now orbit inside of it.<ref name="lessons"/> The shield world could be returned to slipspace as a measure of protection against invasion.<ref>'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'''</ref> When the shield world was returned to its slipspace bubble, it had the side effect of dragging along the orbiting planets.<ref name="L403" /> | ||
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