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'''New Tyne''' is a city on [[Venezia]] home to a very heterogeneous population, consisting of [[human]]s, [[Kig-Yar]], [[Jiralhanae]], [[Sangheili]]<ref name="itf">''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', [[Into the Fire]]</ref>, and [[Unggoy]].<ref>''Halo: Glasslands'', page 440</ref> New Tyne is essentially the only settlement on Venezia<ref name="mdc7"/>, making it the most prominent location on the planet.<ref name="mdc7">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', Chapter 7</ref> It is a hotspot for [[insurrectionist]] activity and a refuge for deserters and criminals of all species. Everyone pracitcally knows one another in New Tyne. The city has an armed [[Venezian militia|militia]] that stands in opposition to the claimed control by the [[Unified Earth Government]], headed by [[Peter Moritz]].<ref>''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Chapter 5</ref>

In [[2553|March 2553]], [[Malcolm Geffen]] and [[Vasily Beloi]] infiltrated New Tyne with the help of [[Mike Spenser]]. It was here they discovered that [[Staffan Sentzke]], [[Naomi-010]]'s father, had joined the Insurrectionist movement.<ref>''Halo: Glasslands'', page 449</ref> Later, in April of that year, [[Kilo-Five]] resumed their investigation of New Tyne following actions on [[Sanghelios]]. Naomi and Vaz alerted Spenser when they spotted Sentzke in company with Shipmaster [[Sav Fel]], the possessor of the stolen Covenant battlecruiser ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]''. Naomi and Vaz went to [[Stavros' Middle East Asian Cuisine and Bar|Stavros's bar]] where they met [[Nairn]], a member of the militia. Later on, Mal and Vaz also met up with Nairn and successfully infiltrated the militia. After Sav mysteriously disappeared, his mate, [[Nor Fel]], consolidated power and wealth in New Tyne in the form of a [[Nor Fel's clearing house|a clearing house]]. By [[2557#January|January 2557]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] had stationed a buyer in New Tyne to recover military assets lost during the [[Human-Covenant War]] that were being sold in clearing house auctions.<ref name="itf"/>

New Tyne is a small town with a mixed population and is under the de facto governance of the [[Venezian militia]]. Scattered farms and factories are found ten to fifteen kilometers away from the city.<ref name="mdc3">''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Chapter 3</ref> The town itself has small homes, buildings, and office blocks that are generally similar in appearance. Anti-air batteries are placed on the corners of some of the city's intersections.<ref>''Halo: The Thursday War''</ref> The south end of New Tyne is home to an old slate quarry and 15 [[Mount Longdon Road]], [[Staffan Sentzke]]'s homestead.<ref name="mdc2">''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Chapter 2</ref> The quarry was formed during the excavation of sandstone for the city. It was later converted into a cathedral-like hangar which holds numerous aircraft for the militia.<ref>''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Chapter 4</ref> Numerous bars are found throughout the town such as [[Stavros' Middle East Asian Cuisine and Bar]]<ref name="mdc3"/> and [[Tiny Birds]]. The latter is considered the worst dive bar New Tyne has to offer and is tucked a one-story retail mall on its southern outskirts. South of New Tyne, there is a large, uninhabited forest.<ref name="mdc7"/> The western side of the town is bordered by a river. [[Shipmaster]] [[Sav Fel]] lived in a large manor five kilometers west of the city.<ref name="mdc2"/>