Balaho
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7,836 kilometers (4,869 mi)[4] |
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18.9 hours[2] |
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910.4 days[2] |
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Balahoan[5] |
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- "From Balaho came the small methane-breathing Unggoy—the Grunts of the Covenant."
- — The Prophet of Clarity[8]
Balaho, also known as Tala IV, is the homeworld of the Unggoy and the fourth planet orbiting the blue star Tala. Hosting an atmosphere featuring large quantities of methane, Balaho is orbited by two natural satellites; Buwan and Padpad. Balaho is a hostile and frigid world, home to brackish tidal flats and numerous swamps,[1][9] growing less hospitable due to environmental degradation.[3]
Regarded as a backwater, Balaho and the Unggoy were aggressively subjugated into the Covenant in 2142.[10] After being stripped of its resources, Balaho was abandoned aside from a small population when the empire collapsed in 2552,[3] until the Created brought the planet into its fold and sought to bring prosperity to a once volatile and unpredictable world.[7]
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An unpredictable and dangerous world, Balaho is a mostly frozen planet with temperatures ranging from -33 °C to 5 °C (-27 °F to 41 °F).[1] It has two natural s