Trove
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Description: |
Hollow planetary shell with terrestrial inner and outer surfaces |
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Location: |
Korinth Prior system, fourth major body, Cygnus Arm[1] |
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Function: |
Fortress world and conservation facility |
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Date of construction: |
During or before the Forerunner-Flood war |
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Date of destruction: |
February 25, 2531 (Shield world)[3] |
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Diameter: |
2,875 kilometers (1,786 mi)[5] |
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Gravity: |
0.998 G (approx)[5] |
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Surface temperature: |
10°C to 31°C (50°F to 87°F)[5] |
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- "So...am I the only one freaked out by the fact that we're inside the planet?"
- — Serina
Trove (Shield World 0459) was a shield installation constructed by the Forerunners, located in the Korinth Prior system.[2] In formal cadence, Trove was known as the Etran Harborage,[6] owing to the Apex Site housed within which served as a port for a fleet of Sojourner-class dreadnoughts and their docking battle stations.[2][7] In addition to these functions, Trove served as a conservation sphere, and was intended to protect sentient lifeforms from the effects of the Halo Array and the Flood.[5]
Despite shield worlds being created as a haven from the Halos and the Flood, the external surface was heavily infested with Flood biomass, with forms of various types freely roaming across the surface. Sentinels were a rarity on the outside, but this changed within the center, where the many Forerunner constructs worked to prevent the Flood from claiming the interior as well.[8][9][3]
Trove was discovered by the Covenant sometime prior to 2531. February that year during the Human-Covenant War saw its destruction by the United Nations Space Command at the end of a battle.[3] A debris field persisted for 26 years, at which point a UNSC fleet cleared it on June 29 following its discovery in order to keep it out of the hands of Gek 'Lhar, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, and anyone else who would try to exploit the surviving technologies for their own benefit.[4]
Overview[edit]
Astronomical features[edit]
Trove was a miniature Dyson sphere with a radius significantly smaller than that of Earth.[5] At its core was its own miniaturized artificial sun for power and illumination.[3]
Environmental features[edit]
The shield world's structure consisted of an outer surface, a series of tunnels and maintenance access system inside the artificial "crust" superstructure, and an interior concave surface. Both the interior and exterior were terraformed and supported life.
Exterior[edit]
The exterior environment was an arid, rocky wasteland with large bodies of water.[10][11] The atmosphere was thick with dust, which may have been a defensive measure to disable starships and prevent them from carrying the Flood off-world.[12] Parts of the superstructure could be seen on the surface, with chasms reaching deep down into the interior. The surface of Trove had multiple access portals, which could be used to gain access to the interior of the planet. Most of them were likely hidden; for example, the portal through which the UNSC Spirit of Fire entered the interior was covered under a large body of water. The AI in control of these access portals would activate docking sequence when a ship passed over one, forcibly dragging the vessel inside by way of a series of field-projecting pylons on the outer surface.[11]
Access tunnels[edit]
The hollow structures of the outer shell allowed access to the shield world's interior through vast tunnels which funneled arriving ships through a series of cleansing systems and maintenance access-ways for Sentinels and other Forerunner constructs. The cleansing system prevented the Flood from entering the interior. This quarantine system consisted of several "cleansing rings", which generated energy fields within their diameter, which would destroy any Flood biomass on a passing ship.[13] On the interior, these portals had six interlocks that needed to be opened in order to unlock the access to the tunnel, and like other significant systems on the installation, they could be operated only by a Reclaimer.[3] However, these interlocks only appeared to be triggered by the presence of the Flood nearby as the Covenant were able to enter and exit the interior shield world at will.
Interior[edit]
The interior featured different types of Forerunner structures, ranging from spires to various walls or embankments and rifts leading into the superstructure. Its surface seemed to be divided into various Refugia, similar to those found on the Ark, with large bodies of water and mountain ranges. Like many other Forerunner installations, Trove possessed a translocation grid in the form of a network of teleporters.