Oasis

"I’m a big fan of all things Halo, so it’s really exciting to get back into this universe. I’m always interested in the areas that are hinted at. In this case, I wanted to look at the impact war has on the civilians caught up in its maelstrom, and Oasis is a story about the prices paid and the way in which war continues to follow some, no matter how far away from it they’ve tried to run."

- Tobias Buckell

Oasis is one of several short stories in Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon. Set in July 2558, it follows Dahlia, a colonist on Carrow, a world co-inhabited by humans and Sangheili, as she attempts to retrieve medical supplies for her critically ill parents from a Sangheili settlement. Oasis was written by Tobias Buckell and has narrative connections to Buckell's full-length novel Halo: Envoy, essentially serving as a prequel.

Official summary
"This story takes place in July 2558, five years after the Covenant War came to a sudden conclusion (Halo 3 era) and a year after the shocking and deadly attack on Earth by the Forerunner commander known as the Didact (Halo 4)."

Appearances
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Human

 * Dahlia
 * Danzer
 * Ellam
 * Greta
 * Jesmith
 * Melody Azikiwe
 * Paul des Hommes
 * Pha
 * Stanley

Sangheili
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 * Jat
 * Rojka 'Kaasan
 * Ruha
 * Thars 'Sarov
 * title-2=Species|
 * Human
 * Sangheili
 * Scale lizard
 * title-3=Organizations|
 * Covenant
 * Insurrectionist
 * Misriah Armory
 * Rojka 'Kasaan's faction
 * Surakan Militia Volunteers
 * Thars 'Sarov's faction
 * Unified Earth Government
 * title-4=Locations|
 * Arcadia
 * Abaskun
 * Carrow
 * Kiriken
 * Masov Oasis
 * Rak
 * Sandholm
 * Signal Hill
 * Suraka
 * Sol system
 * Mars
 * title-5=Events|
 * Human-Covenant War
 * Fall of Arcadia
 * Insurrection
 * title-6=Weapons|
 * M295 DMR
 * Particle beam weapon
 * Type-1 energy sword
 * Type-25 plasma pistol
 * title-7=Vehicles|
 * M274 Mongoose
 * Pelican
 * title-8=Technology|
 * Active camouflage
 * title-9=Miscellaneous|
 * Viral hemorrhagic fever
 * title-9=Miscellaneous|
 * Viral hemorrhagic fever