Hesduros
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Hesduros, known as Kelekos to the Forerunners, is a remote planet in former Covenant space colonized byt Sangheili.[4]
History
Then known as Kelekos, this planet was once a well-known part of the Forerunner Ecumene. There was a relatively high number of Forerunners whom called Kelekos home. Multiple portals were constructed on the world, one of which was linked to the enormous Shield World 006.[5] Many thousands of years after the firing of the Halo Array, Kelekos was colonized by Sangheili of the Covenant and renamed Hesduros. After the empire's collapse, Jul 'Mdama arrived in the state of Panom on April 1, 2553 via the portal from the aforementioned shield world. There, he met the leaders of Panom keep and learned that they had not been in contact with the wider Covenant for over a year and were quite unaware of the events surrounding the Great Schism and the end of the war with the humans. 'Mdama noticed that glyphs at two locations with portals were identical to those he had previously identified as representing the Didact and Requiem. In addition, what appeared to be coordinates revealing Requiem's location were also present. By exploiting the religious devotion the residents of Panom and Hesduros-at-large had to the Forerunners, Jul convinced them to join him in seeking out the Didact, believing that if he existed he may be a powerful tool to unleash against humanity. This signaled the genesis of the largest militant resurgence of the Covenant that would emerge in the years following the end of the Great War.[6]
Following Jul 'Mdama's death in October of 2558, some members of his Covenant desired to regroup at Hesduros to plan the next course of action. However, rather than being dishonored by a retreat, the faction instead launched a deperate attack on the Swords of Sanghelios on Sanghelios itself. This, coupled with the destruction of the last military fortresses remaining to the group on Hesduros, ultimately led to the Covenant's final destruction and the scattering of its surviving members.[7] [8] Though Jul 'Mdama is gone, Hesduron zealots still seek to return all Sangheili to the path of Forerunner enlightment--by force if necessary.[1]
Ecology
Flora on Hesduros includes varieties of trees and grasses. Species similar to birds and insects also call the planet their home.[3]
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Government and politics
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Economy
Hesduros is home to manufactories which produce particle beam rifles,[9] plasma pistols,[10] and Type-54 Banshees.[11] The Type-25 plasma pistols made on the colony fire more powerful shots than others of the like and require comparably more energy each time they are fired. This variance is a result of the loss of the centralized manufacturing control that had previously been enforced by High Charity'.[10] The design of the Hesduros-pattern banshee hearkens back to earlier versions of the flyers which once dominated the skies of Sanghelios. Freed from the restrictions that had been placed upon them by San'Shyuum bureaucrats, those produced after the colony learned of the Covenant's demise sported numerous improvements, such as integral energy shields.[11]
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Culture and society
When Jul 'Mdama first traveled to Hesduros, he did not recognize the accents used by those he met in Panom.
As a result of the faction's roots on Hesduros, much of the Zealots in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant order originate from the colony. This is evident by the distinctive ornamental design of their armor which is traditional to Hesduros.[12]
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Gallery
A Hesduros-pattern Type-54 Banshee.
A post-war Hesduron plasma pistol.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Thursday War (First appearance)
- Halo 5: Guardians (Mentioned only)
- Halo Mythos (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Smoke and Shadow (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ a b c d e Halo: Warfleet, p. 54
- ^ Spartan Games: Lore Questions - General Discussion
- ^ a b Halo: The Thursday War, Chapter 16
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 414
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, pages 398-399
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, pages 436-442
- ^ Halo Mythos, page 195
- ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level, Swords of Sanghelios - Sangheili Personal Log 503
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Beam Rifle
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Plasma Pistol
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Designs of the Times
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 49
