47,757
edits
Arcadia: Difference between revisions
m
→Post-war
BaconShelf (talk | contribs) m (→Post-war) |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
===Topography and ecology=== | ===Topography and ecology=== | ||
[[File:HW Risk Arcadia Map.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A map of Arcadia and its various locations.]] | [[File:HW Risk Arcadia Map.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A map of Arcadia and its various locations.]] | ||
Arcadia is a tropical planet orbiting the star [[Procyon]],{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P50}} once famed for its dense, lush forests and jungles that covered most of the world's surface. Arcadia's landmasses were divided into six designated continents: [[Eire]], [[Pacifica]], [[Mu]], [[Caledonia]], [[Lemuria]], and [[Avalon]]. Even before [[human]]s colonized the planet, Arcadia already maintained environments and natural resources suitable for human habitation, requiring no aggressive [[terraforming]] measures.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Arcadia's surface was largely unexplored beyond the colony's limited settlements and tourist zones, preventing the discovery of the [[Forerunner]] [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|ruins]] on the planet for a long period of time.{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}} The [[water]] in the jungles of Arcadia likely contains many bacteria and protists that cause disease; [[Cadmon Lasky]] contracted diarrhea after drinking a mouthful of river water.{{Ref/Reuse|p2}} | Arcadia is a tropical planet orbiting the star [[Procyon]],{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P50}} once famed for its dense, lush forests and jungles that covered most of the world's surface. Arcadia's landmasses were divided into six designated continents: [[Eire]], [[Pacifica]], [[Mu]], [[Caledonia]], [[Lemuria]], and [[Avalon]]. Even before [[human]]s colonized the planet, Arcadia already maintained environments and natural resources suitable for human habitation, requiring no aggressive [[terraforming]] measures.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Arcadia's surface was largely unexplored beyond the colony's limited settlements and tourist zones, preventing the discovery of the [[Forerunner]] [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|ruins]] on the planet for a long period of time.{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}} The [[water]] in the jungles of Arcadia likely contains many bacteria and protists that cause disease; [[Cadmon Lasky]] contracted diarrhea after drinking a mouthful of river water.{{Ref/Reuse|p2}} A species of fauna known as [[drymander]]s are native to the planet, and resided in the gardens of [[Arcadia City]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}} | ||
After the planet was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2549#September|September 2549]], Arcadia's once-lush surface was reduced to ashen-gray slag. There was no pockets of color on the planet as the Covenant had been especially zealous in glassing the colony,{{Ref/Reuse|sas71}} taking care to burn every vital part of Arcadia.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} A pale blue atmospheric ring circled the planet, creating a spectral glow that contrasted with Arcadia's gray surface.{{Ref/Reuse|sas71}} | After the planet was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2549#September|September 2549]], Arcadia's once-lush surface was reduced to ashen-gray slag. There was no pockets of color on the planet as the Covenant had been especially zealous in glassing the colony,{{Ref/Reuse|sas71}} taking care to burn every vital part of Arcadia.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} A pale blue atmospheric ring circled the planet, creating a spectral glow that contrasted with Arcadia's gray surface.{{Ref/Reuse|sas71}} | ||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
{{col-begin}} | |||
{{col-2}} | |||
*[[Avalon]] | *[[Avalon]] | ||
**[[Dunwich]] | **[[Dunwich]] | ||
| Line 89: | Line 87: | ||
**[[Rungholt]] | **[[Rungholt]] | ||
**[[Skara Brae]] | **[[Skara Brae]] | ||
{{col-2}} | |||
*[[Arcadia City (location)|Arcadia City]] | |||
**[[Arcadia City Theater]] | |||
**[[Arcadia Pedestrian Causeway]] | |||
*[[Arcadia Forerunner ruins]] | |||
**[[Arcadia ONI facility]] | |||
*[[Saqsin]] | *[[Saqsin]] | ||
*[[Daylam]] | *[[Daylam]] | ||
*[[Fort Deen (location)|Fort Deen]] | *[[Fort Deen (location)|Fort Deen]] | ||
*[[Deep Space Research Array]] | *[[Deep Space Research Array]] | ||
{{col-end}} | |||
===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
| Line 98: | Line 103: | ||
*[[Jordan Gaines]] - [[ONI]] operative | *[[Jordan Gaines]] - [[ONI]] operative | ||
*[[Ellen Anders]] - Scientist | *[[Ellen Anders]] - Scientist | ||
*[[Adam Andrews | *[[Adam Andrews]] - CEO of [[Optican]] | ||
*[[Dahlia]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| Line 121: | Line 127: | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
[[File:HINF AugustOnArcadia.jpg|thumb|250px|[[August-099]] armed with an [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]] during Omega Team's deployment to the Arcadia Forerunner ruins in 2560.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}}]] | |||
Following the Covenant War, Arcadia became the site of multiple salvage operations undertaken by [[Kig-Yar]]. The United Nations Space Command, in response, launched [[Operation: EASTERN AZURE]], which not only involved the surveillance of these activities but also the mapping of new potential slipspace routes to and from the planet; [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Jameson Locke]] participated in this operation.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GLtd|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Jameson Locke|Dossier files]] - Jameson Locke}} | Following the Covenant War, Arcadia became the site of multiple salvage operations undertaken by [[Kig-Yar]]. The United Nations Space Command, in response, launched [[Operation: EASTERN AZURE]], which not only involved the surveillance of these activities but also the mapping of new potential slipspace routes to and from the planet; [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Jameson Locke]] participated in this operation.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GLtd|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Jameson Locke|Dossier files]] - Jameson Locke}} | ||
In [[2557#January|January 2557]], the [[salvaging]] ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' passed by the glassed Arcadia on her way to the neighboring planet of [[Laconia]], searching for the ''[[Radiant Perception]]'' which had crash landed on Laconia following the Battle for Arcadia years earlier.{{Ref/Novel|Id=sas71|SaS|Page=71-72}} After retrieving a [[log buoy]] from the ''Radiant Perception'', the crew of ''Ace of Spades'' briefly hid from pursuing forces of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] on the dark side of Arcadia.{{Ref/Novel|SaS|Page=106}} | In [[2557#January|January 2557]], the [[salvaging]] ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' passed by the glassed Arcadia on her way to the neighboring planet of [[Laconia]], searching for the ''[[Radiant Perception]]'' which had crash landed on Laconia following the Battle for Arcadia years earlier.{{Ref/Novel|Id=sas71|SaS|Page=71-72}} After retrieving a [[log buoy]] from the ''Radiant Perception'', the crew of ''Ace of Spades'' briefly hid from pursuing forces of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] on the dark side of Arcadia.{{Ref/Novel|SaS|Page=106}} | ||
In [[2560]], [[Adam Andrews]], who had been saved from the Covenant by [[John Forge]] and Marines from the ''Spirit of Fire'' during the [[Battle for Arcadia]], met with [[Kig-Yar]] salvagers working for [[Nor Fel]] at the Forerunner ruins and traded the | In [[2560]], [[Adam Andrews]], who had been saved from the Covenant by [[John Forge]] and Marines from the ''Spirit of Fire'' during the [[Battle for Arcadia]], met with [[Kig-Yar]] salvagers working for [[Nor Fel]] at the Forerunner ruins and traded the {{Pattern|R'awuw|Scarab}}'s [[focus cannon]] for [[rumbledrug]]s. The salvagers were then ambushed and killed by [[Team Omega]] who secured the focus cannon and framed it so that the salvagers were waylaid after they had departed from Arcadia.{{Ref/Reuse|Hippo}} | ||
==Government | ==Government== | ||
Arcadia was an [[Outer Colony]] administrated by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The colony was divided into forty-two{{Ref/Tabletop|Id=risk|Risk|Halo Wars Risk}} provincial regions, the largest of which was the metropolitan capital of [[Pirth City]],{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} located on the continent of [[Eire]].{{Ref/Reuse|risk}} Other major cities on Arcadia included [[Abaskun]], [[Arcadia City (location)|Arcadia City]], [[Daylam]], and [[Saqsin]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The [[Arcadian Patrol]] served as the colony's [[Law enforcement|police force]].{{Ref/Reuse|arcadia city}} The [[United Nations Space Command]] maintained [[Fort Deen (location)|Fort Deen]] on the colony,{{Ref/Map|HW|[[Fort Deen]]}} while the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also had their own [[Arcadia ONI facility|facility]] in the jungles of Arcadia.{{Ref/Level|HW|[[Dome of Light]]}} In early [[2531]], the colony had a population of 2,998,230.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} | Arcadia was an [[Outer Colony]] administrated by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The colony was divided into forty-two{{Ref/Tabletop|Id=risk|Risk|Halo Wars Risk}} provincial regions, the largest of which was the metropolitan capital of [[Pirth City]],{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} located on the continent of [[Eire]].{{Ref/Reuse|risk}} Other major cities on Arcadia included [[Abaskun]], [[Arcadia City (location)|Arcadia City]], [[Daylam]], and [[Saqsin]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The [[Arcadian Patrol]] served as the colony's [[Law enforcement|police force]].{{Ref/Reuse|arcadia city}} The [[United Nations Space Command]] maintained [[Fort Deen (location)|Fort Deen]] on the colony,{{Ref/Map|HW|[[Fort Deen]]}} while the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also had their own [[Arcadia ONI facility|facility]] in the jungles of Arcadia.{{Ref/Level|HW|[[Dome of Light]]}} In early [[2531]], the colony had a population of 2,998,230.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} | ||
After the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Arcadia|attack]], most Arcadians abandoned their homeworld, though many returned over the following years.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} [[Abaskun]] would be resettled as a farming community{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} and habitation would continue in Arcadia City.{{Ref/Reuse|gaines}} Although Abaskun was regarded as lawless{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} and anachronistic,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} [[Arcadia City (location)|Arcadia City]] maintained a colonial government | After the [[Covenant]]'s [[Battle for Arcadia|attack]], most Arcadians abandoned their homeworld, though many returned over the following years.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} [[Abaskun]] would be resettled as a farming community{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} and habitation would continue in Arcadia City.{{Ref/Reuse|gaines}} Although Abaskun was regarded as lawless{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} and anachronistic,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} [[Arcadia City (location)|Arcadia City]] maintained a colonial government.{{Ref/Site|Id=gaines|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jordan-gaines|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Jordan Gaines}} | ||
==Society== | |||
Like many Outer Colonies, Arcadia was exploited for its natural resources, and for recreational purposes, becoming a popular tourist destination.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Described as a "tourist paradise", Arcadia became famed for its safaris and other recreational amenities, with cruise ships in constant transit between the colony and [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=ch127|CH|Page=127}} Due to the planet's fertile environment, the colony soon had a large agricultural industry, providing foodstuffs to other [[Human colonies|colonies]] of the Unified Earth Government. | Like many Outer Colonies, Arcadia was exploited for its natural resources, and for recreational purposes, becoming a popular tourist destination.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Described as a "tourist paradise", Arcadia became famed for its safaris and other recreational amenities, with cruise ships in constant transit between the colony and [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc298}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=ch127|CH|Page=127}} Due to the planet's fertile environment, the colony soon had a large agricultural industry, providing foodstuffs to other [[Human colonies|colonies]] of the Unified Earth Government. | ||