Sanghelios

Sanghelios is the Elite (Sangheili) homeworld. It is the fourth planet from their collection of stars, Urs, Fied, and Joori. It has two moons, Qikost and Suban. It is rich in Forerunner artifacts in which the Sangheili worship.



Background
It is known that it is a mostly dry and arid planet with a gravity of 1.375 G's. It's atmosphere consists of Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide and Argon. The surface temperature is at average -5C to 96C. The population of this planet reaches an amazing 8.2 billion inhabitants.

There is a War College in the Iruiru region of Yermo, Sanghelios. It is likely to be home to a large civilian population of Elites (Sangheili) and possibly some form of defense force (most likely a large fleet). Sanghelios is also likely to be the location of an ongoing battle due to Covenant Civil War. Because of the Elite's secession from the Covenant, it is probable that Sanghelios became the capital of the Covenant Separatists.

The planet itself is illustrated in The Beastarium and is shown very similar to Earth, but with a somewhat more scattered landmass in contrast with bodies of water. Its atmosphere also has a reddish hue to it.

At the end of the Human-Covenant War, the Arbiter, Rtas 'Vadum, and the carrier Shadow of Intent depart for Sanghelios.

Locations

 * Yermo
 * Iruiru

Notable Residents

 * Usze ‘Taham
 * Toha ‘Sumai
 * Rtas 'Vadum

Etymology of Name
"Sanguine" means blood and "Helios" means sun or star. Thus, Sanghelios could be translated as "blood-sun".