User:144PA/Great Plunder

Great Plunder is an average sized terrestrial world located a few lightyears away from Palamok, the Yanme'e homeworld. At the time it was discovered in the days of the Covenant, it was used very little if at all because when the Covenant discovered it, they were more interested in finding Forerunner technology than finding habitable planets. Save for a few structures on the surface, the planet was nearly overlooked until 2547 when the Covenant abandoned it. With the creation of the Jiralhanae Empire, Great Plunder has become a very important world.

Description
Great Plunder is slightly larger than Mars and is orbited by two small moons, Gales and Stroux. With high amounts of Hydrogen, Oxygen, and other gases, the atmosphere is full of gases necessary for most lifeforms to survive (except for Unggoy). 92.6% of it's surface is covered with water while the rest of the planet is made up of large fields, plateus, forests, and mountains filled with vegetation. The world is able to support a broad variety of life, even those of other planets and is home to billions of different species.

Importance
Though not seen as anything special by the Covenant, the Jiralhanae Empire uses the planet to it's full advantage. With a shortage of food and supplies from the member species' homeworlds, many food production facilities have been built on the surface. The vast amount of open space on the planet allows for cattle to reproduce quickly and create large numbers. The empire has also brought fauna from other planets to Great Plunder for slaughter or in some cases, the food-producing creatures live pampered lives. Not only is Great Plunder a massive food producer, but it is also the location of multiple medical facilities.

List of Food-Producing Species

 * Thorn Beasts
 * Scrub Grubs
 * Galilopes
 * Seedlings
 * Ey'nyel