The station received the majority of its power from the Forerunner Dreadnought, the ship at the center of the city. The "stalk" beneath the dome was a mass of some 8,930 semi-rigid umbilical docking tethers. The interior artificial environment on the station was Earth-like, with a generated gravity of 0.95 G, a nitrogen- oxygen- argon atmosphere of 1.03 atmospheres and a temperature range of 10 ☌ to 24 ☌ (50 ☏ to 75 ☏). A typical day on High Charity was roughly comparable to 265 units, or one cycle (equivalent to 265 Earth hours). Īn "artificial star" at the peak of the dome simulated natural sunlight within the city, and its glow would periodically dim and intensify to simulate day and night cycles.
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The dome itself was called the Skin of the First Worlds and was made of dirt from the homeworld of every member species in the Covenant as a symbolic statement of unity and common purpose among the various Covenant members. Surrounding the open nave at the dome's crest was the high seat of the Prophets known as the " Fount of Light". This shield was powered by minerals extracted from the titular moon Plaon that orbited Janjur Qom. The dome itself was overlaid with a strident energy shield known as "Plaon's Gaze". Inside the hollow dome of the station was a massive multi-leveled city, and within the foundation rock, which served as a structural support, was a honeycomb structural pattern of hangar bays and weapons platforms.
The rest of the superstructure was built around it. It was partially constructed from an enormous chunk of rock that had been blasted away from Janjur Qom by the Forerunner Dreadnought. High Charity was a massive mushroom-shaped structure, roughly 348 kilometers in diameter. Throughout the history of the empire, High Charity "gorged on the wealth of hundreds of worlds." It was widely believed that true adherents to the Covenant religion should visit it at least once in one's lifetime, although few of the Covenant could afford to do so. Because it served as the Covenant's most significant religious center and capital, High Charity was considered to be of utmost sanctity and importance to the Covenant, thus guarded by their central fleet: the High Charity defense fleet. High Charity also housed the Covenant's many ministries in its Tower Districts, as well as their ministers.
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Home to the Hierarchs and the High Council, the city was full of San'Shyuum and Sangheili High Councilors, who functioned as the centralized government of the entire alien hegemony. It was a massive space station, home to billions of individuals from each of the Covenant's member species. High Charity, often referred to as the Holy City, was the Covenant's mobile capital city and center of government, effectively serving as the collective's united homeworld. The Flood too shall fail." - The High Prophet of Truth " Shall we let the Flood consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might.
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