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{{Status|Canon | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Heian | |name=Heian | ||
|image=[[File:TheBabysitter Asteroids Concept.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:TheBabysitter Asteroids Concept.png|300px]] | ||
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|atmosphere=Breathable | |atmosphere=Breathable | ||
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|government=[[Covenant]] | |government=[[Covenant]] | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Topography and ecology=== | ===Topography and ecology=== | ||
Heian is a terrestrial world, appearing to be [[Earth]]-like and containing a breathable atmosphere for most | Heian is a terrestrial world, appearing to be [[Earth]]-like and containing a breathable atmosphere for most species (including [[human]]ity) without the need of external apparatus. The surface is capable of supporting liquid [[water]] and dense jungles of native flora similar to that found on Earth, with much of the observed regions of the planet covered in such a manner. The planet is subject to regular meteor showers with an asteroid belt encircling the planet - the frequency of which allowing a deployment of [[drop pod]]s onto the planet to go unnoticed during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}} | ||
The most striking topographical feature on the planet, however, is the presence of complexes of ancient ruins predating any form of human or Covenant civilisation on the planet. The ruins themselves bear resemblance to the stone Forerunner ruins found on [[Arcadia]] and [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], mixing a variety of older human architectural trends influences analysed by Doctor [[William Iqbal]] to include Greco-Roman, Middle Eastern and East Asian, with subtle Forerunner themes.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} East Asian themes are among the most prevalent in the structures examined by UNSC forces deployed in [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] in [[2544]], including decorations containing dragon-like creatures and statuaries distinctively similar to statues of Buddha. Most of the buildings at this site have pagoda-like roof structures. Overall, the designs are very ornate and full of carvings. Curiously, the overall scale of most structures is massive; one step in a staircase may be the height of an average human. Some structures seem like a mix of ancient and relatively modern industrial architecture, including a water processing facility with aqueducts and valve systems nigh-identical to those used by humans.{{Ref/Reuse|legends}}{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}} | |||
Another complex later superficially examined by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] as part of [[Project BOOKWORM]] has showcased ruins with more similarities to Forerunner ruins - showcasing the range of architectural styles on the planet's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}}{{Ref/Map|Id=Forest|HINF|Forest}} However, ONI teams have only been able to conduct cursory expeditions onto Heian in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] environment, with those teams who stayed on-world following the [[Created uprising]] uncovering evidence to hint that the ruins may have connections with the human [[Ancestors|Ancestor]] civilisation that once rivalled the Forerunner [[Ecumene]] in the galaxy tens of thousands of years ago.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} Doctor William Iqbal also considered this idea, noting that the similarities to old-Earth architecture may indicate that the civilisation which once occupied Heian almost certainly did not develop those styles independently - and wondering whether they took the architecture from modern humanity, or whether modern humanity took its architecture from the Heian civilisation.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} | |||
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File:Planet_scenery.png|A jungle valley on Heian. | File:Planet_scenery.png|A jungle valley on Heian. | ||
File: | File:Planet_statues.png|Statues in the ruins. | ||
File: | File:Planet_Ruins_6.png|Machinery on Heian. | ||
File: | File:Planet_Ruins_7.png|Scenery on Heian. | ||
File:Planet_statue.png|Statue in the ruins. | |||
File:Planet_statue.png| | |||
File:Planet_Ruins_8.png|ODSTs investigating the ruins. | File:Planet_Ruins_8.png|ODSTs investigating the ruins. | ||
File:Planet_Ruins_9.png|Gigantic stairs on Heian. | File:Planet_Ruins_9.png|Gigantic stairs on Heian. | ||
File:Planet_Ruins_10.png|Wall depictions | File:Planet_Ruins_10.png|Wall depictions in ruins. | ||
File:Planet_Ruins_11.png| | File:Planet_Ruins_11.png|Main ruins complex on Heian. | ||
File:Planet_Ruins_12.png| | File:Planet_Ruins_12.png|Heian ruins complex. | ||
File:HINF Forest Temple.jpg|Another ruins site on Heian, bearing more similarity to the Arcadia and Delta Halo Forerunner ruins. | |||
File:HINF Forest Temple.jpg| | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Planet_ruins.png|thumb|A ruin complex on the planet.]] | |||
[[File:Planet_ruins.png|thumb | At an unknown period of time several millennia before the advent of human spaceflight in the 20th century, Heian was occupied by an [[List of unidentified species|unidentified ancient civilisation]] - resulting in the construction of the aforementioned large temple complexes on the planet's surface. While the identity of this species is unknown, some speculation from modern human researchers has indicated that the planet was inhabited by [[Ancestors|ancient humanity]] thousands of years prior to the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} | ||
At an unknown period of time several millennia before the advent of human spaceflight in the 20th century, Heian was occupied by an [[List of unidentified species|unidentified ancient | |||
Heian was one of many worlds discovered and occupied by the [[Covenant]] empire some time during or prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]], becoming the site of a logistics base used in the empire's genocide of [[human]]ity from which supplies were delivered to the rest of the planets in the system, as well as the entire sector. In [[2544]],{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}}, the world became the site of [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] - a mission assigned by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to a small team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier to investigate the ruins on the planet and assassinate a [[San'Shyuum]] [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|prophet]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} During the mission, the team were also tasked with gathering intelligence on the unknown ruins. The team succeeded in their mission, at the cost of Spartan [[Cal-141]] and ODST [[Checkman]]'s deaths.{{Ref/Reuse|legends}} | |||
Heian was one of many worlds discovered and occupied by the [[Covenant]] empire some time during or prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]], becoming the site of a logistics base used in the empire's genocide of [[human]]ity from which supplies were delivered to the rest of the planets in the system, as well as the entire sector. In [[2544]],{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} the world became the site of [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] | |||
The photographs taken by the team were later studied by the [[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]] at the [[University of Edinburgh]] along with the [[University of Calcutta]] as a part of an extensive investigation of Forerunner relics.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} Following the war's end, further research on Heian was conducted under [[Project BOOKWORM]], though relatively little detailed study of the ruins on the planet was conducted before the [[Created]] were unveiled in [[2558]]. Despite the crisis, a number of researchers continued to stay on Heian and feed their findings to the Office of Naval Intelligence - presenting the organisation with a number of questions about the relationship between modern humans and the ancient human civilisation.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShocks}} | |||
The photographs taken by the team were later studied by the [[Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies]] at the [[University of Edinburgh]] along with the [[University of Calcutta]] as a part of an extensive investigation of Forerunner relics.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} Following the war's end, further research on Heian was conducted under [[Project BOOKWORM]], | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Planet_full.png|Heian in a UNSC briefing screen. | File:Planet_full.png|Heian in a UNSC briefing screen. | ||
File:Planet_system_2.png|Readout of the planet's system. | File:Planet_system_2.png|Readout of the planet's system. | ||
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File:Planet_Ruins_4.png|Close up of ruins on Heian. | File:Planet_Ruins_4.png|Close up of ruins on Heian. | ||
File:Planet_Ruins_5.png|Close up of ruins on Heian. | File:Planet_Ruins_5.png|Close up of ruins on Heian. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||