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[[Onyx]] was a planet discovered by the United Nations Space Command Geophysics Corps, a "rare jewel of a find". It had an atmosphere suitable for human life, ecosystemic properties that could support terraforming, but had a slightly elevated background radiation level, but could still support human life. | [[Onyx]] was a planet discovered by the United Nations Space Command Geophysics Corps, a "rare jewel of a find". It had an atmosphere suitable for human life, ecosystemic properties that could support terraforming, but had a slightly elevated background radiation level, but could still support human life. | ||
Archeological expeditions discovered massive subterranean constructs on Onyx: Forerunner buildings. However, even the concerted efforts of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] were unable to discern the meaning of such buildings, and the area was | Archeological expeditions discovered massive subterranean constructs on Onyx: Forerunner buildings. However, even the concerted efforts of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] were unable to discern the meaning of such buildings, and the area was zoned off, the major expeditions were called off, and only a minimal ONI garrison continued regular scans of the structures. | ||
The secrecy necessary for the exploration of Forerunner buildings forced ONI to wipe Onyx from UNSC navigational databases, essentially making it invisible from all peoples not associated with the project. This secrecy, however, made Onyx appropriate for the training ground of the [[SPARTAN-III]] supersoldiers. Yet, the proximity of the SPARTAN-III training base, [[Camp Currahee]], to the Forerunner buildings, was bound for disaster. [[Beta Company]] [[Team X-ray]], on a routine exercise north of Curahee, intruded into a Forerunner structure and vanished, presumably killed or captured by Sentinels. ONI was sent to investigate, but the results of their findings were unknown. However, what was known was that the land that Team X-ray had forayed into was designated strictly off-limits, even to the Spartan-IIIs, termed [[Zone 67]], and was heavily guarded. | The secrecy necessary for the exploration of Forerunner buildings forced ONI to wipe Onyx from UNSC navigational databases, essentially making it invisible from all peoples not associated with the project. This secrecy, however, made Onyx appropriate for the training ground of the [[SPARTAN-III]] supersoldiers. Yet, the proximity of the SPARTAN-III training base, [[Camp Currahee]], to the Forerunner buildings, was bound for disaster. [[Beta Company]] [[Team X-ray]], on a routine exercise north of Curahee, intruded into a Forerunner structure and vanished, presumably killed or captured by Sentinels. ONI was sent to investigate, but the results of their findings were unknown. However, what was known was that the land that Team X-ray had forayed into was designated strictly off-limits, even to the Spartan-IIIs, termed [[Zone 67]], and was heavily guarded. | ||