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{{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:Halo 5 - Urs system.jpg|thumb|300px|A star and [[moon]] in the system]]
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The '''Urs system''', collectively known as the '''Urs–Fied–Joori system'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 19|Issue #19]]''</ref> and designated '''CE-80-9012''' by the [[Forerunners]],<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'' page 14]</ref> is a [[Wikipedia:Star system#Multiple star systems|triple star system]], housing the primary star Urs, and the orbiting stars [[Fied]] and [[Joori]]. Urs is also orbited by a system of several planets, of which the [[Sangheili]] homeworld [[Sanghelios]] is the fourth.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> Sanghelios is located on the innermost edge of the Urs system's habitable zone.<ref name="HE130">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 130''</ref> Formerly under [[Covenant]] control, the system fell under the auspices of the Sangheili after the splintering of the Covenant in the [[Great Schism]].
{{Stellar infobox
|name          = Urs
|image        = [[File:Halo 5 - Urs system.jpg|300px]] <br/> A star and [[Suban]] in the Urs system.
|distance      =
|type          =
|magnitude    =
|constellation =
|bodies        =
|asteroids    =  
|affiliation  =
*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
*[[Created]] {{c|2558-c. 2560}}
|events        =*[[War of Beginnings]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Blooding Years]]
**[[Created uprising]]
}}


==Background==
The '''Urs system''',{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=231}} collectively known as the '''Urs–Fied–Joori system'''{{Ref/Comic|HEsc|Issue=19}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=199}}, and occasionally the '''Sangheilios system''',{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGC8|Gla|Chapter=8}} and designated '''CE-80-9012''' by the [[Forerunners]],{{Ref/Site|Id=catalog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=14|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=13|M=04|Y=2016|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post_.236}} is a [[Wikipedia:Star system#Multiple star systems|trinary star system]], housing the primary star Urs, and the orbiting stars [[Fied]] and [[Joori]].
In pre-Covenant [[Sangheili mythology]], Urs was the ruling chief deity in the pantheon of ancient Sangheili gods. As the largest and most sacred sun in Sanghelios' sky, the god-star Urs was associated with light and fire. He is also the divine father of the demigod hero [[Kel 'Darsam]], whom he transformed into pure light in the ending of the hero's famous [[Ballad of Kel 'Darsam|ballad]]. The Sangheili also believed the dark god Fied roamed the dark [[Hall of Eternity]] with a lantern lit by lord Urs' very own flame.<ref>'''[[Halo: Point of Light]]''', ''page 76''</ref> After adopting the [[Forerunners]] as their new gods, many old Sangheili myths faded away but were never forgotten.<ref>'''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''', ''page 22'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Even well after the Covenant ended, "Until we meet again in Urs' everlasting light" was still a traditional way to say goodbye.<ref>'''Halo: Shadow of Intent''', ''page 83'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
 
==Overview==
===Planetary system===
Urs is also orbited by a system of several planets, of which the [[Sangheili]] homeworld [[Sanghelios]] is the fourth.{{Ref/Game|H3|[[Bestiarum]]}} Sanghelios is located on the innermost edge of the Urs system's habitable zone.{{Ref/Book|Id=HE130|Enc09|Page=130}} The system was also home to an [[Unidentified moon (Urs system)|unidentified moon]] which provided the materials needed for {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}-compatible ammunition.{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=38}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="center"
!width="75px"|Name !! Image !! Description !! Orbiting locations
|- align="center"
|[[Sanghelios]] {{C|Urs IV}} || [[File:H5G-Sanghelios.png|300px]] || Homeworld of the [[Sangheili]] || <br/>
*[[Qikost]]
*[[Suban]]
|}
 
==History==
===Post-Great Purification===
In pre-Covenant [[Sangheili mythology]], Urs was the ruling chief deity in the pantheon of ancient Sangheili gods. As the largest and most sacred sun in Sanghelios' sky, the god-star Urs was associated with light and fire. He is also the divine father of the demigod hero [[Kel 'Darsam]], whom he transformed into pure light in the ending of the hero's famous [[Ballad of Kel 'Darsam|ballad]]. The Sangheili also believed the dark god Fied roamed the dark [[Hall of Eternity]] with a lantern lit by lord Urs' very own flame.{{Ref/Novel|PoL|Page=76}} After adopting the [[Forerunners]] as their new gods, many old Sangheili myths faded away but were never forgotten.{{Ref/Novel|SoI|Page=22 (Google Play edition)}} Even well after the Covenant ended, "Until we meet again in Urs' everlasting light" was still a traditional way to say goodbye.{{Ref/Novel|SoI|Page=83 (Google Play edition)}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
*''[[Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]''


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