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By [[2553]], Aleria's population had been cut to half of that of the previous century.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Many Alerians soon turned to crime and "[[courier guild]]s" flourished across the colony, reaping the benefits of smuggling and [[piracy]]. The widespread depression on Aleria became so saturated that local authorities became complicit in crimes.{{Ref/Reuse|trade}} The newly established courier guilds fought to oppose the might of Mols'Desias, justifying their violence on behalf of the Alerian population.<ref name="sas13">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'', Chapter 13</ref> The crisis on Aleria continued to escalate when [[Tarek Boesis]], head of Mols'Desias and grandson of Esil Boesis, was murdered by smugglers of the [[Blackdust]] courier guild. Already devastated by the transition of much of its labor force to crime, Mols'Desias soon collapsed in [[2554]],{{Ref/Reuse|trade}} causing many Alerians to face substantial debt and unemployment.<ref name="arris">Halo Waypoint: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arris ''Arris Le'']</ref><ref name="wari">Halo Waypoint: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/haisal ''Haisal Wari'']</ref> The remnants of Mols'Desias became the foundation for organized smuggling activities,{{Ref/Reuse|trade}} as the courier guilds grew and split, and turn their attention to consolidating power.{{Ref/Reuse|sas13}} The various courier guilds maintain a large fleet of [[slipspace]]-capable transports and provide Alerians with a source of income and allow them to feed their families, although they are considered to be nothing more than mere bandits and smugglers by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Aleria remains beyond the Unified Earth Government's control and assistance.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | By [[2553]], Aleria's population had been cut to half of that of the previous century.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Many Alerians soon turned to crime and "[[courier guild]]s" flourished across the colony, reaping the benefits of smuggling and [[piracy]]. The widespread depression on Aleria became so saturated that local authorities became complicit in crimes.{{Ref/Reuse|trade}} The newly established courier guilds fought to oppose the might of Mols'Desias, justifying their violence on behalf of the Alerian population.<ref name="sas13">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'', Chapter 13</ref> The crisis on Aleria continued to escalate when [[Tarek Boesis]], head of Mols'Desias and grandson of Esil Boesis, was murdered by smugglers of the [[Blackdust]] courier guild. Already devastated by the transition of much of its labor force to crime, Mols'Desias soon collapsed in [[2554]],{{Ref/Reuse|trade}} causing many Alerians to face substantial debt and unemployment.<ref name="arris">Halo Waypoint: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arris ''Arris Le'']</ref><ref name="wari">Halo Waypoint: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/haisal ''Haisal Wari'']</ref> The remnants of Mols'Desias became the foundation for organized smuggling activities,{{Ref/Reuse|trade}} as the courier guilds grew and split, and turn their attention to consolidating power.{{Ref/Reuse|sas13}} The various courier guilds maintain a large fleet of [[slipspace]]-capable transports and provide Alerians with a source of income and allow them to feed their families, although they are considered to be nothing more than mere bandits and smugglers by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Aleria remains beyond the Unified Earth Government's control and assistance.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
In [[2558#August|August 2558]], [[Niko]] learned from [[Bex]] that there was a small resistance movement on Aleria that planned to reclaim the dying planet from the guilds. By this time, scientists had predicted that Aleria wouldn't last another twenty years without drastic interference and that the planet's star's unstable phase would last another century. However, the star would then stabilize and remain stable for at least another three centuries. Bex and the resistance intended to terraform Aleria themselves which would only be a stopgap measure as it wouldn't fix the unstable star, but it would buy Aleria enough time for the star to stabilize. Bex blackmailed Niko into getting her [[slipspace capacitor]]s as they had the same extreme power banks that were used in [[terraforming]] technology. Niko agreed to help Bex and her people in saving Aleria, realizing that on [[Triniel]] was enough salvage to help fund saving a hundred Alerias from destruction.{{Ref/Novel|PoL|Chapter=31}} | |||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||