Kamchatka: Difference between revisions

During the [[High Ecumene]] era, Kamchatka was a site of interest primarily to the Forerunner Lifeworker rate, who sought the world's extreme arctic conditions for the construction of massive rehabilitation complexes within the glacial layers of the world.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The megaengineering conducted on Kamchatka blurred the line between the natural and artificial, and additionally resulted in the construction of a communications hub, allowing the planet to serve as a node from which to connect to the [[Domain]] - the vast interstellar knowledge network used by Forerunner society.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The [[Stormbreak]] mountain range, considered to be "the broken spine" of Kamchatka, was mended by the Forerunners.{{Ref/Site|Id=canonfodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer|D=28|M=11|Y=2021}}

===Post-war era===

In [[2558]], a communications hub on the planet activated, attracting the attention of both the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} The Covenant established an outpost on Kamchatka, concentrating a bulk of their forces on the planet{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm6|OSFM|Page=92}} while they attempted to access the planet's data network. While Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]] worked to access the network at a large Forerunner structure, Halsey discovered information relating to the recent attacks by [[Guardian]]s on [[human colonies]].{{Ref/Level|Id=guardians|H5G|Osiris (level)|Osiris}} Additionally, the Covenant managed to locate a Guardian on Kamchatka.{{Ref/Novel|Id=loo20|LoO|Chapter=20}} Halsey contacted and warned the UNSC, and in response [[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]] was deployed to Kamchatka as part of [[Operation: ANCHORITE]] to assault the Covenant staging area.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm1|OSFM|Page=7}} During the battle, [[Fireteam Osiris]] was tasked with assassinating 'Mdama and retrieving Halsey. Osiris was deployed to the surface of the planet, as Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces [[Battle of Kamchatka|battled]] the rebelling [[Promethean]]s. As Osiris fought their way to the structure, they assassinated 'Mdama and brought Halsey back to {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which soon left the system.{{Ref/Reuse|guardians}}