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=====Post-Covenant War===== | =====Post-Covenant War===== | ||
*[[Apogee Station]] | *[[Apogee Station]] | ||
*[[Darkstar Station]] | *[[Darkstar Station]] | ||
*[[Expo Station]] | |||
*[[Jorta Station]] | *[[Jorta Station]] | ||
*[[Meridian Station (location)|Meridian Station]] | |||
*[[Pinnacle Station]] | |||
*[[McCord River]] | *[[McCord River]] | ||
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Meridian was colonized in [[2431]] by [[human]]ity,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} and settled in [[2432]]. One hundred and thirty-nine vessels carrying 70,003 colonists—most of which came from the country of [[Wikipedia:France|France]] on [[Earth]]—arrived on Meridian and established the town of [[Avignon]].{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} Aided by [[Star Charter-class colony support ship|colony support ships]],<ref name="m5a">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/meridian-5-alpha '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Meridian 5-Alpha'']</ref> Meridian colonists initially settled equatorial coastlands, before migrating to the moon's vast supercontinent, which would serve as the center of civilization for decades on Meridian.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the moon's history, there was a large debate over Meridian's future. While some of the world's population wished for Meridian's surface to remain untouched and largely undeveloped, others wanted to expand and build settlements across the world; the population divided themselves into two political parties known as the [[Stewards]] and the [[Prospector Party]].{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} | Meridian was colonized in [[2431]] by [[human]]ity,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} and settled in [[2432]]. One hundred and thirty-nine vessels carrying 70,003 colonists—most of which came from the country of [[Wikipedia:France|France]] on [[Earth]]—arrived on Meridian and established the town of [[Avignon]].{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} Aided by [[Star Charter-class colony support ship|colony support ships]],<ref name="m5a">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/meridian-5-alpha '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Meridian 5-Alpha'']</ref> Meridian colonists initially settled equatorial coastlands, before migrating to the moon's vast supercontinent, which would serve as the center of civilization for decades on Meridian.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Early in the moon's history, there was a large debate over Meridian's future. While some of the world's population wished for Meridian's surface to remain untouched and largely undeveloped, others wanted to expand and build settlements across the world; the population divided themselves into two political parties known as the [[Stewards]] and the [[Prospector Party]].{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} | ||
The debate between the two factions ended when rich mineral deposits were found in Meridian's [[Mathon Mountain Range]], causing a rush of new development as many worked to gain a profit from the deposits.{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} The discovery of the mineral deposits led to early success for the Prospector Party, though the Stewards gained control of Meridian after a lengthy campaign referred to as the [[Free Patriot Movement]] in [[2457]]. After years of discord, the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] eventually recognized the Stewards.{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed intel}} Meridian also became a place of conflict during the [[Insurrection]] due to a number of antagonistic political ideologies, including the [[Sundered Legion]] of [[2495]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} However, after five years of near-constant conflict on the world, [[insurrectionist]] forces were defeated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] at the [[Siege of | The debate between the two factions ended when rich mineral deposits were found in Meridian's [[Mathon Mountain Range]], causing a rush of new development as many worked to gain a profit from the deposits.{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} The discovery of the mineral deposits led to early success for the Prospector Party, though the Stewards gained control of Meridian after a lengthy campaign referred to as the [[Free Patriot Movement]] in [[2457]]. After years of discord, the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] eventually recognized the Stewards.{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed intel}} Meridian also became a place of conflict during the [[Insurrection]] due to a number of antagonistic political ideologies, including the [[Sundered Legion]] of [[2495]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} However, after five years of near-constant conflict on the world, [[insurrectionist]] forces were defeated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] at the [[Siege of Aethia]].{{Ref/Reuse|evacuation intel}} Afterwards, military production became Meridian's primary source of revenue;{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed intel}} notably, Meridian was the location of dozens of [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]]' facilities, including one in the city of [[Angoulême]].<ref name="enc97">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 97'' (2011)</ref> Accepting contracts for the manufacturing of military equipment for the UNSC ensured economic prosperity throughout the world,{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed intel}} and Meridian had became one of the most vibrant and economically diverse of Earth's [[Outer Colonies]] in the following years.{{Ref/Reuse|wf}} | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
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While the Guardian's activation heavily damaged Liang-Dortmund's local headquarters at Meridian Station and resulted in the destruction of Pinnacle Station, the corporation's regional directors implemented contingency plans to mitigate the economic impact and reconstitute operations on Meridian. Relocating to the surviving Darkstar Station on the other side of the world with many of the corporation's employees now stationed in Meridian's orbit, Liang-Dortmund continued to work to extract Meridian's resources, despite the uncertain astro-political climate that resulted from Cortana's efforts. However, several Forerunner artifacts within Meridian's mantle were since reactivated, drawing the attention of the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|glassed ceiling}} | While the Guardian's activation heavily damaged Liang-Dortmund's local headquarters at Meridian Station and resulted in the destruction of Pinnacle Station, the corporation's regional directors implemented contingency plans to mitigate the economic impact and reconstitute operations on Meridian. Relocating to the surviving Darkstar Station on the other side of the world with many of the corporation's employees now stationed in Meridian's orbit, Liang-Dortmund continued to work to extract Meridian's resources, despite the uncertain astro-political climate that resulted from Cortana's efforts. However, several Forerunner artifacts within Meridian's mantle were since reactivated, drawing the attention of the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|glassed ceiling}} | ||
By late [[2559]]-early [[2560]], all of the settlements on Meridian's surface had been effectively abandoned. Following the [[Battle over Installation 07|defeat]] of the Created in late 2559, [[High Auxiliary]] [[Sloan]] ventured to Meridian and took control of a [[Promethean Knight]] that had been left wandering the surface of the planet. As he traversed the planet looking for signs of life or activity, he considered the [[essence]] of the [[Composer|composed]] human occupying the Promethean shell and compared them to both himself and the planet of Meridian himself; considering all three an evolution rather than a destruction. He came to the conclusion that the Created's defeat was just a setback rather than a full downfall, and that giving up would do nothing to restore honour to Meridian itself.{{Ref/Novel|Id=MDHC|HMerDi|Detail=Adjunct - [[Meridian Homecoming]]}} These comparisons and conclusions evidently became manifest in Sloan's [[Executor]] program. | |||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'' | *''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'' | ||
**''[[Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion]]'' | |||
**''[[Glassed|Glassed]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' | *''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' | ||
**''[[Meridian Homecoming]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}} | ||