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Camber had vast blue oceans and large, sprawling continents. One of the largest continents featured a massive desert or plains biome, with greener environments closer to the eastern coast.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} Camber presumably has breathable air and comfortable gravity for [[human]]s.{{Ref/Map|Id=Breaker|HINF|[[Breaker]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} Following the planet's glassing at the hands of the [[Covenant]], large portions of its surface became desolate, but its atmosphere remained intact. Drastic changes to Camber's climate has resulted in frequent storms.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}

By [[2542]], Camber's location had been discovered by the [[Covenant]], who attacked the planet in that year, targeting various points of strategic value.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=7|M=5|Y=2022}} At least one UNSC fleet depot was destroyed during these initial strikes.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=S2Intro|n6mwJDgfnO0|HALO|Halo Infinite - Season 2: Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic|Y=2022|M=5|D=5}}

These early attacks set the stage for the Covenant to return to Camber in [[2546]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]]'s [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] was deployed with the goal of cleansing the planet of its human inhabitants and destroying the local UNSC headquarters.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}} 'Vadamee and his fleet caught UNSC forces completely unprepared, penetrating the defensive fleet's early warning perimeter without alerting UNSC forces. After diverting seventeen of his ships to target key ground targets, 'Vadamee himself participated in the attack on the UNSC's headquarters. The battle was over shortly and Camber was [[glassing|glassed]], with only 81,313 of the orignal 5.6 million population surviving.{{Ref/Reuse|Term2}} Camber's glassing left large swaths of its surface desolate. Despite this, its atmosphere remained intact, with the planet suffering volatile changes to its climate and frequent storms.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}

In the years following Camber's destruction, the [[Banished]] moved in and took possession of several UNSC assets that had been left behind. They began to refit and repurpose the ruins into tools to serve their needs.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}} By [[2560]], the Banished had established an expansive shipbreaking yard on the site of the previously destroyed UNSC fleet depot.{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}} Here, they melted down titanium with a powerful plasma drill, reforging the material into weapons of war.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}

 

During a mission to this facility on Camber, [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartans]] [[Hieu Dinh]] and [[Sigrid Eklund]] encountered a Banished [[artificial intelligence]] known as [[Iratus]], with Dinh capturing the hostile AI within his armor.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Halo Infinite - Season 2 Story|D=3|M=5|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Reuse|S2Intro}}