195
edits
Minab: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(→Topography and ecology: There are a zillion highly divergent ideas of what a troll is, from Norse mythology to Tolkien to Warcraft.) |
Terran2002 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
|date of foundation= | |date of foundation= | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
* Independent colony | |||
|technology tier=Tier 3 | |technology tier=Tier 3 | ||
|hideb=yes | |hideb=yes | ||
| Line 22: | Line 23: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Minab was attacked late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], in 2550. A handful of colonists survived the Covenant's orbital bombardment by having taken refuge in underground caves. Over the following year, gangs of [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers maintained a presence on the planet, tearing down the remnants of Minab's cities. More than three years after the Covenant's assault, UNSC search teams arrived and recovered a few surviving colonists from the planet, among them future Spartan [[Holly Tanaka]].<ref name="HE17"/> | Minab was attacked late in the [[Human-Covenant War]], in 2550. A handful of colonists survived the Covenant's orbital bombardment by having taken refuge in underground caves. Over the following year, gangs of [[Kig-Yar]] scavengers maintained a presence on the planet, tearing down the remnants of Minab's cities. More than three years after the Covenant's assault, UNSC search teams arrived and recovered a few surviving colonists from the planet, among them future Spartan [[Holly Tanaka]].<ref name="HE17"/>. Some time before the attack Minab became a independent colony. | ||
==Topography and ecology== | ==Topography and ecology== | ||
The Covenant's glassing caused the entire planet to undergo a nuclear winter, turning Minab's surface into a frozen tundra. Despite its frigid conditions, some of the world's native wildlife survived the harsh environment. Bipedal [[List of animals|creatures]] reminiscent of [[Gúta]] were trapped and eaten by the surviving colonists.<ref name="HE17"/> | The Covenant's glassing caused the entire planet to undergo a nuclear winter, turning Minab's surface into a frozen tundra. Despite its frigid conditions, some of the world's native wildlife survived the harsh environment. Bipedal [[List of animals|creatures]] reminiscent of [[Gúta]] were trapped and eaten by the surviving colonists.<ref name="HE17"/> | ||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
[[Category:Planets|Minab]] | [[Category:Planets|Minab]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies|Minab]] | [[Category:Human colonies|Minab]] | ||
[[Category:Independent colonies]] | |||