Heian
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Heian is a world located within the Milky Way's Arc star cluster.[3][4] The planet is terrestrial, with a breathable atmosphere and an Earth-like surface. Meteor showers are common on this world, as thousands of asteroids orbit the planet.[1][2]
Overview[edit]
Topography and ecology[edit]
Heian is a terrestrial world, appearing to be Earth-like and containing a breathable atmosphere for most sapient species 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,[1] with much of the observed regions of the planet covered in such a manner. Some regions of Heian feature tiered mesas dotted with immense trees.[5] The planet is subject to regular meteor showers with an asteroid belt encircling the planet—the frequency of which allowing a deployment of drop pods onto the planet to go unnoticed during the Human-Covenant War.[1]
A jungle valley on Heian.
A waterfall amid some ruins.
A forest on Heian.
Some ruins among the planet's tiered mesas.
Ruins[edit]
The most striking topographical feature on the planet is the presence of ancient ruin complexes predating any form of modern human or Covenant civilization on the planet. The ruins themselves bear resemblance to the stone Forerunner ruins found on Arcadia and Installation 05, mixing a variety of older human architectural trends influences analyzed by Doctor William Iqbal to include Greco-Roman, Middle Eastern and East Asian, with subtle Forerunner themes.[3] 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. However, some other buildings encountered by UNSC forces during Operation: GREY VEIL feature subtle blue accent lights, a characteristic generally associated with Forerunner architecture.[4][1]
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.[2][5] However, ONI teams have only been able to conduct cursory expeditions onto Heian in the 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 Ancestor civilization that once rivalled the Forerunner Ecumene in the galaxy tens of thousands of years ago.[2] Doctor William Iqbal also considered this idea, noting that the similarities to old-Earth architecture may indicate that the civilization 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 civilization.[3][2]
Statues seen within the ruins.
A statue with an apparently human face.
Industrial machinery found within some of the ruins.
ODSTs investigating the ruins.
Gigantic stairs on Heian.
Wall depictions within ruins.
A large ruins complex on Heian.
Another view of the same ruins complex.
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