Editing Netherop

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|system=[[Ephyra system]]<ref name="HSS1">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref>

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|atmosphere=[[Wikipedia:Greenhouse effect|Greenhouse gases]]<ref name="HSS1"/>

|temperature=Dangerously hot<ref name="HSS2"/><ref name="TD2"/>

|species=Unidentified race {{C|Extinct}}<ref name="HSS1"/><ref name="TD2"/>

|population=*Several [[Sangheili]] and one [[human]] {{c|Currently}}<ref name="Oblivion" /><br>[[Castoffs]] {{c|Formerly}}

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|government=*Unidentified civilization {{c|Formerly}}<ref name="HSS1"/><ref name="TD2"/>

'''Netherop''', identified by the [[Covenant]] as '''Neska'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref> and '''N'ba''',<ref name="Oblivion" /> is a  [[Wikipedia:Greenhouse effect|greenhouse]] planet located within the [[Polona sector]]'s [[Ephyra system]].<ref name="HSS1"/><ref name="TD1">[[Troy Denning]] on Twitter #2 [https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1037934558237405184]</ref> Netherop was once home to a civilization of intelligent beings, but has been uninhabited for centuries.<ref name="TD2">[[Troy Denning]] on Twitter #1 [https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1038654237453049862]</ref>

Many centuries ago, Netherop was home to an intelligent civilization.<ref name="HSS1"/><ref name="TD2"/> This civilization ended, however, due to the great increases in temperature that resulted from [[Wikipedia:Greenhouse effect|greenhouse gases]].<ref name="HSS1"/><ref name="TD2"/> A survey was done by the UNSC of Netherop, but was cut short by the planet's hostile environment. The ''Military Survey of Uninhabited Planets'' would list Netherop as uninhabited, marginally survivable, of minimal strategic value with no exploitable resources. Though the survey notes suggested that a properly equipped survey team should return, a classified ONI addendum listed the planet as possibly abandoned, suggesting that the survey had found anything from an old Colonial habitability probe to the presence of terrain features that could've been artificially constructed. [[Fred-104]] would later guess that the survey had been electronically added to the ''MSUP'' by some clerk who only read the part about minimal strategic value and no exploitable resources and as such, the assessor's recommendation went unread and thus not acted upon.<ref name="O122">'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''', ''page 122''</ref>

At some point in probably the twenty-fifth century, a group of pirates with [[Insurrectionist]] leanings were marooned on the planet. Though they weren't expected to survive, the pirates and their descendants managed to make a living on Netherop, coming to call themselves the [[Castoffs]].<ref name="Oblivion">'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'''</ref>

In the twenty-sixth century, it was known to the [[Unified Earth Government]] before the [[Covenant]] finally visited the planet in very early [[2526]].<ref name="HSS9">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 9''</ref> On [[2526#March|March 5]] of that year, a single Covenant frigate, the ''[[Radiant Arrow]]'', was holding position in orbit around the planet until it was boarded by three teams of [[Spartan-II]]s, forcing the ship's self-destruction at the hands of its [[shipmaster]].<ref name="HSS3">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 3''</ref>

In [[2526#June|June 2526]], the UNSC returned to Netherop during [[Operation: OBLIVION]] to capture the ''[[Steadfast Strike]]'', a [[Covenant frigate]] apparently downed there. However, this was actually a trap by renegade Covenant [[Fleetmaster]] [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] who planned to plant [[Luminous Beacon]]s amongst the human forces so that he could locate and destroy ONI and redeem himself in the eyes of the [[Hierarchs]] and [[Forerunner|their gods]]. However, due to 'Kvarosee's renegade actions, the [[Silent Shadow]] and the [[Fleet of Swift Justice]] chased him to Netherop, leading to a three-way battle on and above the planet. Much of 'Kvarosee's forces were decimated, but two of his ships, including 'Kvarosee's flagship the ''[[Quiet Faith]]'' escaped. The Silent Shadow eventually destroyed the ''Steadfast Strike'' and exiled 'Kvarosee and his few surviving followers on Netherop after removing their armor. At the same time, the surviving human forces pulled out aside from Commander Petrov who intended to create a deep-operations base on the planet.

To complete 'Kvarosee's exile, the Silent Shadow established a minefield of self-targeted [[plasma torpedo]]es around Netherop, preventing even a drop pod from getting through to land on the surface. In this fashion, the Silent Shadow ensured that no loyal Shipmaster could ever rescue 'Kvarosee who witnessed the destruction of five ships attempting to do so. This also cut the UNSC off from the planet permanently though they rescued many of the Castoffs and relocated them to [[Gao]] at the Castoffs' request.<ref name="Oblivion" />

==Topography==

Netherop appears to be covered in a pall of dingy brown clouds, many of which rapidly expand in various swirls.<ref name="HSS1"/><ref name="HSS2">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 2''</ref> Netherop's atmosphere produces a thick [[Wikipedia:Corona (optical phenomenon)|corona]] and its [[Wikipedia:Mesosphere|mesosphere]] creates a pearl-colored haze.<ref name="HSS2"/> A survey of the planet lists it as uninhabited, marginally survivable, of minimal strategic value with no exploitable resources.<ref name="O122" /> Daylight on the planet, at least at the latitude visited by [[Blue Team]], lasts twenty-three hours and five minutes.<ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''', ''page 147''</ref> The planet's night also appears to last a long time, so long [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] considered it to be interminable.<ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''', ''page 394''</ref>

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