Ussan system: Difference between revisions

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The system was once under the control of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]]. The Forerunners built [[Shield World 0673]] in this system—apparently one of the last [[shield world]]s to be built—shortly before the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]].<ref name="hbc76">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 76''</ref>

The system was rediscovered by [[Sangheili]] [['Crecka]] sometime before [[938 BCE]]. He discovered the shield world, but fled the system after believing its [[monitor]], [[Enduring Bias]], to be hostile. Years later, in [[851 BCE]], 'Crecka brought [[Ussa 'Xellus]] and [[Ussans|his followers]] to the shield world, so they could use it as a refuge for their rebellion against the recently formed [[Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 27-34'' (Google Play edition)</ref> In [[850 BCE]], the Covenant discovered the shield world and [[Rending|invaded]] the system, led by the [[Prophet of Inner Conviction]]. In response, Ussa activated the shield world's Disassembler process. The process made it appear that the shield world had been destroyed, which caused the Covenant to leave. However, the shield world, now known as the Refuge, survived in fragmented, habitable sections scattered across the system's [[asteroid]] belt.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 164-181'' (Google Play edition)</ref> To apparently hide their failure to claim the Refuge for themselves, the Covenant marked the system with a scarlet border, meaning it was forbidden to travel to.<ref name="bc255"/> Meanwhile, the Ussans continued to thrive in the Refuge. Though, by [[2552]], the colony had fallen into entropy and a rebellion had broken out throughout the Refuge.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 203'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], with the dawn of the [[Great Schism]], supply ship ''[[Journey's Sustenance]]'' fled from ''[[High Charity]]'' with its crew of Sangheili, [[San'Shyuum]], and [[Huragok]] defectors. The ship's commander, [[Shipmaster]] [[D'ero 'S'bud]], chose the system as the Covenant had marked it as forbidden, meaning they were unlikely to be found there. San'Shyuum [[Zo Resken]], a descendant of the Prophet of Inner Conviction and a passenger of the supply ship, realized that the system was named after Ussa 'Xellus, whom his ancestor had written about. Guessing the Covenant had marked the system as forbidden to cover up what the [[Hierarchs]] considered to be a failure, Resken believed that the Ussan system was home to the Refuge. Hoping to discover the Refuge, Resken persuaded the crew of ''Journey's Sustenance'' to search the system for the colony.<ref name="bc255"/> For half a year, the supply ship's crew searched the orbiting bodies in the system—particularly the asteroid belt—for the Refuge.<ref name="bc263">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 263-268'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The ship eventually discovered the colony and aided the Ussans by quelling the rebellion. The supply ship's [[Sluggish Drifter|Huragok]] helped repair monitor Enduring Bias and numerous damaged parts of the Refuge. Shortly after, [[Kaidon]] [[Bal'Tol 'Xellus]] had Bias connect the portions of the Refuge into a small ringworld. While some Ussans traveled to [[Sanghelios]], most remained living in the system.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 291-295'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

The Ussan system was a massive planetary system. The system hosted rocky [[natural satellite]]s, numerous planetoids, planets with [[methane]] winds, and an expansive [[asteroid]] belt.<ref name="bc263"/> The asteroid belt was not dense, with a large amount of distance between each asteroid. The belt was also home to shattered planetoids and moons, as well as numerous fragmented comets and meteors.<ref name="bc203">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 203'' (Google Play edition)</ref> At least one gas giant orbited the sun. Beyond it, [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World 0673]] laid in orbit as well.<ref name="bc255"/> After the activation of the [[shield world]]'s Disassembler process, the world's fragmented and habitable sections were placed inside the system's asteroid belt.<ref name="bc203"/>