Green Hills

Green Hills, the name literally referencing the numerous deposits of Sulphuric compounds found on its surface, is a former colony located next to the boundary that marked the end of human-explored space. Locally known as Barrens, Green Hills was founded by a colonial effort backed by the BXR Mining Corporation as a way to access the colony's mineral richness. However, along with its neighbors Harvest and Second Base, Green Hills became far better known as one of the first colonies to be glassed by the Covenant.

Prior to its glassing, Green Hills was an obscure mining world that was avoided by most for two reasons. Firstly, the planet was host to a hostile environment, with its atmospheric composition, high environmental heat and its low gravitational pull causing a number of illnesses in humans that were not protected within its shielded terraformed zones. The main reason, however, is that the living conditions were ruined by BXR's monopoly over the planet. The population of the cities lived in corporate servitude, deprived of the most basic human rights, while the farmers who lived beyond the suburbs had to undertake increasingly dangerous jobs to make a living. This gave the colony its high crime rate and terror attacks, both of which were effectively put down by BXR's mercenary armies.

Currently, the planet is utterly uninhabitable, as the Covenant bombardment released trillions of tons of greenhouse gases and manufacturing by-products that were previously hidden below the surface into the atmosphere. It exists as a toxic pressure-cooked world, with high surface temperatures that make environmental suits necessary for explorers. This has made it incredibly expensive to reterraform back to its pre-war conditions, and mining has become an expensive prospect. Nevertheless, a small network of gas refineries and assembly forges were established by the Covenant for logistics, although these would be abandoned when the hegemony collapsed during the Great Schism.

Known Locations

 * Labog Precinct
 * Labog City
 * East Labog
 * Frontier regions
 * Non-Terraformed Division 19