Te

Te is a planet orbiting the star Svir in Covenant-controlled territory. It is the homeworld of the Lekgolo.

Description

At a first glance, Te appears to be a gas giant, primarily composed of nitrogen, helium, and methane. However, it actually has solid surface, which is blocked from orbital view by its gaseous clouds. It is orbited by 25 natural satellites, only two of which, Uhtua and Rantu, are named. It is also orbited by a ring of debris which is inhabited by the Lekgolo worms.

It has a temperature range of -20 C to 95 C (-4F to 203F) and is a quite large, rocky planet. This planet is also known to have fabulously rich heavy metal deposits and rare metal mines.

There were once many Forerunner artifacts or ships in orbit around the planet, as many colonies of Lekgolo have been known to feast purely on the Forerunner alloy.

Trivia

• Te likely has the greatest population of any Covenant world, if each individual Lekgolo worm is considered a separate being.
• In the Chinese philosophy of Daoism, "Te" is used to represent the concept of virtue or potentiality, in Confucianism it represents the virtue of internal goodness and proper behavior toward others.