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|name= Sanghelios
|name= Sanghelios
|star, position= Urs (primary), Fied, Joori, IV
|star, position= [[Urs]], IV
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|moon(s)=2; [[Suban]], [[Qikost]]
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|gravity= 1.375 G
|atmosphere= 0.9 atm ([[Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]], [[Argon|Ar]])
|atmosphere= 0.9 ([[Nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]], [[Oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]], [[Argon|Ar]])
|temperature=-5°C to 96°C (23ºF to 204.8ºF)
|temperature=-5°C to 96°C (23ºF to 204.8ºF)
|population=Approximately 8.132 billion
|population=8.132 billion
|species= [[Sangheili]]
|species= [[Sangheili]]
|societal approximation=Aristocratic/militant/patriarchal
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'''Sanghelios''' is the homeworld of the [[Sangheili]] species. Sanghelios is the fourth planet in the [[Urs system]], a [[Wikipedia:Multiple star|triple star system]] containing [[Urs]], [[Fied]], and [[Joori]]. The planet has two moons called [[Qikost]] and [[Suban]].<ref name="bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>
'''Sanghelios''' is the homeworld of the [[Sangheili]] species. Sanghelios is the fourth planet in the [[Urs system]], a [[Wikipedia:Multiple star|triple star system]] containing [[Urs]], [[Fied]], and [[Joori]]. The planet has two moons called [[Qikost]] and [[Suban]].<ref name="bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> As a space-faring species, the Sangheili have colonised multiple planetary entities as they ventured space, first expanding the reach of their own civilization and later that of the Covenant empire.<ref name="11th 2">'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''' - ''Report 2''</ref>


==Background==
==History==
Sanghelios has a gravity of 1.375 Gs, and an average surface temperature of -5°C to 96°C (23°F to 204.8°F). The [[Bestiarum]] indicates that Sanghelios is similar to [[Earth]] in shape and proportion, though the land masses are more scattered in relation to bodies of [[water]]. Like Earth, its atmosphere consists of [[oxygen]], carbon dioxide and [[nitrogen]], but also has a reddish hue to it, perhaps indicating large amounts of hematite or molten rock. The oceans are tinted red.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 354''</ref>
Sanghelios had at one point been visited by or had been in contact with the [[Forerunners]], as Forerunner artifacts were left on Sanghelios. During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the Librarian visited the planet to retrieve specimens of the Sangheili for preservation aboard Installation 00. After the firing of the Halo Array, they were returned to their homeworld to begin re-building their culture.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref>


Many [[Forerunner]] artifacts and structures exist on the planet, which are the topic of worship, as well as the cause of historical [[war]]s between the Sangheili and the [[San 'Shyuum]] before the formation of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="bestiarum"/>
After being returned to their homeworld, the Sangheili discovered artifacts left by the Forerunners on their planet. The Sangheili revered the objects these "gods" had left, and considered tampering with them a heresy beyond any other. Over time, the Sangheili on Sanghelios developed their technology and became a space-faring race, colonized several worlds.  


Being a homeworld, the planet is inhabited by approximately 8.132 billion Sangheili.<ref name="bestiarum"/> As with the nature of Sangheili governments in general, Sanghelios has no global capital and most of the planet's inhabitants live in states led by and named after a particular Sangheili family.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 93''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 58''</ref> These states vary greatly in size and wealth, ranging from small, rural ones to urban city-states like [[State of Ontom|Ontom]], which mix old Sangheili architecture and modern, Covenant-era structures.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 135-136''</ref> Outside the cities, Sanghelios' landscape has stayed mostly unchanged for several millennia; the terrain is mostly agricultural, and the [[keep]]s mostly follow ancient, pre-Covenant architectural styles.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 57''</ref>
In [[938 BCE]] they encountered the [[Reformists|Reformist]] [[San 'Shyuum]] a race who also worshipped the Forerunners as gods, but had utilized Forerunner technology for their own needs, believing the technology had been left behind by the gods as gifts for their children.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 147''</ref> This sparked a [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum war|war]] between the two races over how to treat the relics. Part of the war was fought on Sanghelios, with the San 'Shyuum's [[Keyship]] devastating military forces planetside. In time, the Sangheili learned of the San 'Shyuum's belief in the Great Journey, where the Forerunners used the Halo Array to ascend to a god-like state, and wished to repeat this process on themselves. Coupled with this belief and the fact that the cause of war was obsolete, the Sangheili agreed to unite with the San 'Shyuum into an alliance to avoid mutual extinction. In 852 BCE, the two races signed a treaty known as the Writ of Union to form the early Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref>  


In [[2553|March 2553]] much of the northern hemisphere of Sanghelios was engulfed in a [[Sangheili civil war|civil war]] between the [[Servants of Abiding Truth]] and the forces loyal to [[Arbiter]] [[Thel Vadam]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War'''</ref>
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], many Sangheili warriors from Sanghelios joined the Covenant's campaign against [[humanity]].<ref name="HE145"/> Many Sangheili manufacturers on and around the planet provided the majority of weapons and vehicles used by the Covenant. After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] returned to Sanghelios.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> He planned to visit each state to make his case for permanent peace with the [[human]]s they had battled for so many years.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 130''</ref> These reforms did not meet with universal approval. By January 2553, there was great dissent among disparate Sangheili factions, especially from the more devout believers in the Forerunners' divinity. Some, such as [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] and his [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], saw the Arbiter as a traitorous leader that has betrayed their faith and sought to finish their war with humanity.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 58-61''</ref>  


==Locations==
In [[2553|March 2553]], much of the northern hemisphere of Sanghelios was engulfed in a [[Sangheili civil war|civil war]] between the [[Servants of Abiding Truth]] and the forces loyal to [[Arbiter]] [[Thel Vadam]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref>
 
==Topography==
Sanghelios has a gravity of 1.375 Gs, and an average surface temperature of -5°C to 96°C (23°F to 204.8°F). The [[Forerunner]]'s [[Bestiarum]] indicates that Sanghelios is similar to [[Earth]] in shape and proportion, though the land masses and multiple continents are more scattered in relation to bodies of [[water]]. There is a large variation of vegetation and temperature on the planet. Sanghelios' sky varies in hue from a bright yellow to a blood red, due to large amounts of suspended particles in the upper atmosphere.<ref name="HE145">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 311''</ref> Like Earth, its atmosphere consists of [[oxygen]], carbon dioxide and [[nitrogen]], but also has a reddish hue to it, perhaps indicating large amounts of hematite or molten rock. The saline oceans are tinted red.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 354''</ref>
 
Many [[Forerunner]] artifacts and structures exist on the planet, which are the topic of worship, as well as the cause of historical [[war]]s between the Sangheili and the [[San 'Shyuum]] before the formation of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="bestiarum"/> Outside the cities, Sanghelios' landscape has stayed mostly unchanged for several millennia; the terrain is mostly agricultural, and the [[keep]]s mostly follow ancient, pre-Covenant architectural styles.<ref name="gl57">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 57''</ref>
 
===Locations===
'''Ground locations'''
'''Ground locations'''
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*[[Acroli]]
*[[Acroli]]
**[[Lacalu Keep]]
**[[Lacalu Keep]]
**[[Nes'alun Keep]]
**[[Nes'alun Keep]]
*[[Alytcos]]
*[[Kaepra]]
*[[Kaepra]]
**[[Lodam]]
**[[Lodam]]
***[[Lodam Armory]]
**[[Alytcos]]
*[[Mdama]]
*[[Mdama]]
**[[Bekan Keep]]
**[[Bekan Keep]]
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**[[Temple of the Abiding Truth]]
**[[Temple of the Abiding Truth]]
*[[Thasanee]]
*[[Thasanee]]
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*[[Hilot]]
*[[Chaura]]
*[[Tolvuus]]
*[[Tolvuus]]
*[[Yermo]]
*[[Yermo]]
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***[[Iruiru Armory]]
***[[Iruiru Armory]]
***[[Vadam]]
***[[Vadam]]
****[[Vadam Valley]]
****[[Vadam Keep]]
****[[Vadam Keep]]
****[[Vadam Harbor]]
****[[Vadam Harbor]]
****[[Kolaar Mountain]]
****[[Kolaar Mountain]]
****[[Unidentified Sangheilian desert]]
****[[Unidentified Sangheilian desert]]
{{col-end}}


'''Orbital locations'''
'''Orbital locations'''
*[[Ranarum Orbital Platform]]
*[[Ranarum Orbital Platform]]
**[[Aanrar Shipyard]]
**[[Aanrar Shipyard]]
===Ecology===
Sanghelios is home to numerous animal and planet species, widely different from that on [[Earth]]. Some of these animals are domesticated, like the [[Colo]] which is farmed across Sanghelios for its meat.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 205''</ref> [[Doarmir]] are furry animals that are hunted for their fur, which is used for clothing.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 159''</ref> [[Helioskrill]]s are large, predatory creatures that live in the mountains of Sanghelios, respected by the [[Sangheili]] for their hunting positions.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 188''</ref> Intestinal parasites, like the [[Nishum]], are common pests on the planet.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 79''</ref> The waters on Sanghelios are home to large, predatory [[Unidentified aquatic creature|aquatic cephalopods]] that prey on suspecting creatures that wander into their territory. The skies of Sanghelios are often filled with a variety of avian-like animals.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 261''</ref> There is also small, rat-like creatures that live the planet, hunted by adolescent Sangheili.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 5''</ref>
The planet is also home to numerous types and varieties of vegetation. [[Irukan]] is commonly grown on the planet, usually by [[Kig-Yar]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 62''</ref> [[Kafel]] is a plant with a durable, wooden trunk that is often used in Sangheili construction.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 89''</ref>
==Government and society==
Being a homeworld, the planet is inhabited by approximately 8.132 billion Sangheili.<ref name="bestiarum"/> As with the nature of Sangheili governments in general, Sanghelios has no global capital and most of the planet's inhabitants live in states led by and named after a particular Sangheili family.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 93''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 58''</ref> A given state is governed by a single clan residence and assembly house known as a [[keep]], headed by a [[kaidon]] selected by a council of [[elder]]s. There are usually a number of "client keeps" belonging to different clans under the leading keep's rule,<ref name="glass2">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 94''</ref> though a state's elders will assume the kaidon's clan name as a title signifying their position, regardless of the name of their own family keep.<ref name="gl57"/>
These states vary greatly in size and wealth, ranging from small, rural ones to urban city-states like [[State of Ontom|Ontom]], which mix old Sangheili architecture and modern, Covenant-era structures.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 135-136''</ref> [[Unggoy]] and [[Jiralhanae]] laborers also lived on the planet as workers for the Sangheili, and [[Kig-Yar]] merchants would often visit to trade with the planet's inhabitants.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 134''</ref>


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
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*[[Jul ‘Mdama]]
*[[Jul ‘Mdama]]
*[[Levu 'Mdama]]
*[[Levu 'Mdama]]
*[[Forze]]
*[[Forze 'Mdama]]
*[[Raia 'Mdama]]
*[[Raia 'Mdama]]


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File:Pseudo Cephalopod.jpg|An [[Unidentified aquatic creature|unknown aquatic creature]] which inhabits Sanghelios. It is currently preying upon a Sangheili submerged within [[water]].
File:Pseudo Cephalopod.jpg|An [[Unidentified aquatic creature|unknown aquatic creature]] which inhabits Sanghelios. It is currently preying upon a Sangheili submerged within [[water]].
File:Sanghelios.jpg|Sanghelios as seen in the [[Bestiarum]].
File:Sanghelios.jpg|Sanghelios as seen in the [[Bestiarum]].
File:He-sanghelios.jpg|Sanghelios from the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''.
</Gallery>
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**''[[The Duel]]''
**''[[The Duel]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Return]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Sanghelios is the homeworld of the Sangheili species. Sanghelios is the fourth planet in the Urs system, a triple star system containing Urs, Fied, and Joori. The planet has two moons called Qikost and Suban.[1] As a space-faring species, the Sangheili have colonised multiple planetary entities as they ventured space, first expanding the reach of their own civilization and later that of the Covenant empire.[2]

History

Sanghelios had at one point been visited by or had been in contact with the Forerunners, as Forerunner artifacts were left on Sanghelios. During the Forerunner-Flood war, the Librarian visited the planet to retrieve specimens of the Sangheili for preservation aboard Installation 00. After the firing of the Halo Array, they were returned to their homeworld to begin re-building their culture.[3]

After being returned to their homeworld, the Sangheili discovered artifacts left by the Forerunners on their planet. The Sangheili revered the objects these "gods" had left, and considered tampering with them a heresy beyond any other. Over time, the Sangheili on Sanghelios developed their technology and became a space-faring race, colonized several worlds.

In 938 BCE they encountered the Reformist San 'Shyuum a race who also worshipped the Forerunners as gods, but had utilized Forerunner technology for their own needs, believing the technology had been left behind by the gods as gifts for their children.[4] This sparked a war between the two races over how to treat the relics. Part of the war was fought on Sanghelios, with the San 'Shyuum's Keyship devastating military forces planetside. In time, the Sangheili learned of the San 'Shyuum's belief in the Great Journey, where the Forerunners used the Halo Array to ascend to a god-like state, and wished to repeat this process on themselves. Coupled with this belief and the fact that the cause of war was obsolete, the Sangheili agreed to unite with the San 'Shyuum into an alliance to avoid mutual extinction. In 852 BCE, the two races signed a treaty known as the Writ of Union to form the early Covenant.[5]

During the Human-Covenant War, many Sangheili warriors from Sanghelios joined the Covenant's campaign against humanity.[6] Many Sangheili manufacturers on and around the planet provided the majority of weapons and vehicles used by the Covenant. After the Human-Covenant War, the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam returned to Sanghelios.[7] He planned to visit each state to make his case for permanent peace with the humans they had battled for so many years.[8] These reforms did not meet with universal approval. By January 2553, there was great dissent among disparate Sangheili factions, especially from the more devout believers in the Forerunners' divinity. Some, such as Avu Med 'Telcam and his Servants of the Abiding Truth, saw the Arbiter as a traitorous leader that has betrayed their faith and sought to finish their war with humanity.[9]

In March 2553, much of the northern hemisphere of Sanghelios was engulfed in a civil war between the Servants of Abiding Truth and the forces loyal to Arbiter Thel Vadam.[10]

Topography

Sanghelios has a gravity of 1.375 Gs, and an average surface temperature of -5°C to 96°C (23°F to 204.8°F). The Forerunner's Bestiarum indicates that Sanghelios is similar to Earth in shape and proportion, though the land masses and multiple continents are more scattered in relation to bodies of water. There is a large variation of vegetation and temperature on the planet. Sanghelios' sky varies in hue from a bright yellow to a blood red, due to large amounts of suspended particles in the upper atmosphere.[6] Like Earth, its atmosphere consists of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen, but also has a reddish hue to it, perhaps indicating large amounts of hematite or molten rock. The saline oceans are tinted red.[11]

Many Forerunner artifacts and structures exist on the planet, which are the topic of worship, as well as the cause of historical wars between the Sangheili and the San 'Shyuum before the formation of the Covenant.[1] Outside the cities, Sanghelios' landscape has stayed mostly unchanged for several millennia; the terrain is mostly agricultural, and the keeps mostly follow ancient, pre-Covenant architectural styles.[12]

Locations

Ground locations

Orbital locations

Ecology

Sanghelios is home to numerous animal and planet species, widely different from that on Earth. Some of these animals are domesticated, like the Colo which is farmed across Sanghelios for its meat.[13] Doarmir are furry animals that are hunted for their fur, which is used for clothing.[14] Helioskrills are large, predatory creatures that live in the mountains of Sanghelios, respected by the Sangheili for their hunting positions.[15] Intestinal parasites, like the Nishum, are common pests on the planet.[16] The waters on Sanghelios are home to large, predatory aquatic cephalopods that prey on suspecting creatures that wander into their territory. The skies of Sanghelios are often filled with a variety of avian-like animals.[17] There is also small, rat-like creatures that live the planet, hunted by adolescent Sangheili.[18]

The planet is also home to numerous types and varieties of vegetation. Irukan is commonly grown on the planet, usually by Kig-Yar.[19] Kafel is a plant with a durable, wooden trunk that is often used in Sangheili construction.[20]

Government and society

Being a homeworld, the planet is inhabited by approximately 8.132 billion Sangheili.[1] As with the nature of Sangheili governments in general, Sanghelios has no global capital and most of the planet's inhabitants live in states led by and named after a particular Sangheili family.[21][22] A given state is governed by a single clan residence and assembly house known as a keep, headed by a kaidon selected by a council of elders. There are usually a number of "client keeps" belonging to different clans under the leading keep's rule,[23] though a state's elders will assume the kaidon's clan name as a title signifying their position, regardless of the name of their own family keep.[12]

These states vary greatly in size and wealth, ranging from small, rural ones to urban city-states like Ontom, which mix old Sangheili architecture and modern, Covenant-era structures.[24] Unggoy and Jiralhanae laborers also lived on the planet as workers for the Sangheili, and Kig-Yar merchants would often visit to trade with the planet's inhabitants.[25]

Notable residents

Trivia

  • The name "Sanghelios" comes from the Latin sanguis and the Greek helios meaning "Blood-Sun". It is implied that this may refer to the emphasis on blood in the culture of the warrior Sangheili that live there.
  • In the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Dead", the planet they are teleported to is called San Helios, which is also part of a triple star system.[26]
  • In Halo: The Cole Protocol, Sanghelios is mistakenly referred to as "Sanghelion" in chapter headings.[27]

Gallery

  • Ancient Sangheili on the surface of Sanghelios.

    Ancient Sangheili on the surface of Sanghelios.

  • A duel between Fal 'Chavamee and a rivaling Sangheili in forest terrain on Sanghelios.

    A duel between Fal 'Chavamee and a rivaling Sangheili in forest terrain on Sanghelios.

  • An expansive horizon of Sanghelios.

    An expansive horizon of Sanghelios.

  • Relatively old Sangheili architecture.

    Relatively old Sangheili architecture.

  • An image of either Suban or Qikost, both of which are Sanghelios' natural satellites.

    An image of either Suban or Qikost, both of which are Sanghelios' natural satellites.

  • The future Shipmaster of the Fleet of Righteous Vigilance, duelling with a fellow clanmate on Sanghelios.

    The future Shipmaster of the Fleet of Righteous Vigilance, duelling with a fellow clanmate on Sanghelios.

  • An unknown aquatic creature which inhabits Sanghelios. It is currently preying upon a Sangheili submerged within water.

    An unknown aquatic creature which inhabits Sanghelios. It is currently preying upon a Sangheili submerged within water.

  • Sanghelios as seen in the Bestiarum.

    Sanghelios as seen in the Bestiarum.

  • Sanghelios from the Halo Encyclopedia.

    Sanghelios from the Halo Encyclopedia.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo 3, Bestiarum
  2. ^ Eleventh Hour reports - Report 2
  3. ^ Halo Legends, Origins
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 147
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 30
  6. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, page 311
  7. ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Halo
  8. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 130
  9. ^ Halo: Glasslands, pages 58-61
  10. ^ Halo: The Thursday War
  11. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 354
  12. ^ a b Halo: Glasslands, page 57
  13. ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 205
  14. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 159
  15. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 188
  16. ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 79
  17. ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 261
  18. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 5
  19. ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 62
  20. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 89
  21. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 93
  22. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 58
  23. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 94
  24. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 135-136
  25. ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 134
  26. ^ San Helios at TARDIS Index File, Doctor Who wiki
  27. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, pages 88, 349
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