Palamok
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Palamok is the third planet of the Napret system, and the homeworld of the Yanme'e. The planet is orbited by four moons: Naxook, Oquiu, Ka'amoti, and Kami,[1] two of which boasting colonies for trade and transport.[3]
Overview[edit]
Environmental features[edit]
Palamok is a massive planet with a diameter of 25,273 kilometers (15,704 mi) and a stable, earthlike environment.[1] The atmosphere is warm and dense,[3][4] with surface temperatures ranging from 29°C to 42°C (84.2°F to 107.6°F).[1][2] The atmospheric composition is similar to that of Earth, consisting of carbon dioxide, oxygen and argon with 0.9atm[Note 1] of pressure.[2] The primary difference that sets Palamok apart from Earth is its crushing gravity, double that of Earth's and responsible for ensuring that the world's surface is relatively flat and featureless with little tectonic or volcanic activity.[1][2] This nature ultimately led early San'Shyuum scholars to believe the planet was an artificial world constructed by the Forerunners, something which saved it from potential destruction during the war of Yanme'e conquest.[3]
The world's surface climate tends towards warm, tropical extremes.[1] Only 37% of the planet's surface area is covered in water, with the majority instead covered by a single landmass called Quet'ot. This landmass has two interior oceans Xalasst and Kez'shaet, both of which surrounded by land. The oceans are large by the standards of Earth but relatively small due to Palamok's massive size.[2] The landmass is covered in a vast hive network constructed by the Yanme'e.[3]
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Ecology[edit]
Palamok is most notable for being the homeworld of the Yanme'e, a race of sapient insectoids. The Yanme'e evolved on Palamok from a winged, tree-dwelling arthropod species,[3][5] with the planet's massive 2.0G gravity influencing the development of the species' hard carapaces in order to help them survive falls from heights.[1] Despite this gravity the Yanme'e are capable of limited flight on Palamok, becoming even more adept when moved to other worlds with lower gravities.[3]
Palamok is home to dense jungles that cover a large part of the planet's surface. The jungle canopies are often home to Yanme'e hives,[5] constructed from mud, wood, and cellulose materials mixed with Yanme'e saliva and fecal matter - though more recent post-Covenant construction has seen this augmented with traditional construction materials.[3]
History[edit]
At some point, Palamok was observed by the Forerunners and the Yanme'e were indexed by the Librarian to be preserved on Installation 00 for preservation from the firing of the Halo Array. The Yanme'e were eventually returned to their homeworld.[1]
Eventually, the Yanme'e rebuilt their society and colonized at least two moons of Palamok: Oquiu and Ka'amoti.[5] In 1112, the Covenant discovered Palamok while the Covenant was searching for Forerunner artifacts.[6] A war broke out between the Yanme'e and the Covenant, and it was the Yanme'e that fared better in battle. However, San'Shyuum within the Covenant were not willing to glass Palamok, as they believed that Palamok's Yanme'e hives could be guarding Forerunner relics on the planet's surface. After the Covenant discovered how to communicate with the species, they made peace with the Yanme'e and incorporated them into the Covenant. In the war's aftermath, it was discovered what Forerunner installations existed on the world proved inaccessible to the Covenant.[3][7] An assembly of Hive Queens on Palamok would later allow members of the protector caste be conscripted into the Covenant military.[8] After the dissolution of the Covenant and end of the Human-Covenant War, many Yanme'e returned to Palamok and the Napret system.[5]
Trivia[edit]
Palamok in Filipino means "increasing of mosquitoes", which likely refers to the insectoid body structure and behavior of the Yanme'e.
Gallery[edit]
Palamok, the Yanme'e homeworld.
Palamok in the background.
Palamok in the Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition).
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 3
- Bestiarum (First appearance)
- Halo: Broken Circle (Mentioned only)
- Halo Mythos (Mentioned only)
- Halo Infinite (Mentioned only)
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b In the Bestiarum, Palamok's surface atmospheric pressure is given as 0.09. This would make the planet's atmosphere practically nonexistent; as such, this article uses the 0.9 provided in the Earth Day 2014 trading cards. However, in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), Palamok is noted as having a "dense" atmosphere, which would indicate that this number may also be incorrect.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Halo 3, Bestiarum
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Earth Day 2014 trading cards, Palamok card
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 205
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 309
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Yanme'e (Retrieved on Oct 27, 2015) [archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 159
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 192
- ^ Halo: Broken Circle, chapter 15
