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The Sanctuary was once a Forerunner Forward-Operations-Base during the Forerunner-Flood War, until the activation of the Halo Array left it to be abandoned until discovered by the Aharhian Monarchy and reused to host the Federal Senate. Effectively the centre of the Federal Republic, the Sanctuary is one of the most heavily populated and defended stations in Federal territory with over 17 billion inhabitants of all member races.

Sanctuary Layout
Sanctuary itself is 1858.5 kilometres long from the tips of the Districts to the base of the Bastion.

The Bastion
The Bastion is the centre of the Sanctuary and the politcal heart of the Federal Republic of Independent States; In the Bastion is where the Federal Senate, the governing body of the Federal Republic resides. The Bastion is a massive complex containing luxurious apartments with vast open areas while containing the various branches and areas of all the races in the Federal Republic to complete their political work. The Bastion also has hundreds of high-class shops, restaurants and recreational facilities, serving the wealthy residents who live and work throughout the sector. From the outside it looks similar to a pyramid of towers and lights.

The Bastion is also the home to the Federal Data Cores which keep Zettabytes worth of information, ranging them from Forerunner glyphs to up-to-date records on various species military strength to every song sung by a Federal species. These Data Cores are carefully maintained by several AI’s and specialized technicians. The Bastion is monitored by several Artificial Intelligences built into the Sanctuary's hardware, and, unlike the Districts, incorporates an artificial 20-hour day schedule: lights are dimmed, and the holographic "sky" darkened, for 6 of the 20 hours, imitating the familiar day-night cycle.

The Bastion Tower is the largest skyscraper in Sanctuary and houses the Federal Senate Chambers and the various branches of the governing offices of the Federal Republic such as the Federal Department of Agriculture and the Sanctuary Traffic Control. The Bastion Tower also houses the headquarters for the Federal Republican Defence Force and a large command room which directs the Sanctuary Federal Security and Sanctuary Fleet to perform defensive actions as well as patrolling measures such as intercepting run-away criminals and illegal vessels.

The Districts
The Districts are the name for the five ‘arms’ of Sanctuary, which link directly to the Bastion. These Districts acts as residential areas divided up into smaller areas such as the Ismar, a Kohl dominated area. Many of the Districts are multi-cultural with a variety of species living in the same District.

As more and more species joined the Federal Republic, the Districts became an ever increasing multi-species habitat. At the time of the Synthetic War, Terrans amounted to 8.7% of the entire population of the Districts while the Jiralhanae make up of only 1.5%. The District employs low-level atmospheric shielding at the height of twenty metres off the top most open level of the Upper levels. The atmospheric shielding keeps any and all particles inside such as oxygen to maintain a breathable atmosphere.

The Districts are made out of layer after layer of residential buildings with only top layers and the huge skyscrapers being seen from above. The Districts come in three layers: the Upper City is what can be seen from Bastion where the richer members and company offices of the District reside. The Middle city is the largest part where nearly everything is from shops to jazz clubs to restaurants to leisure centres. The Lower City is where the power, warehouses and industries are.

Unlike the Bastion, there is no artificial day-night cycle; because of this activity within the Districts rarely stops easily seen by the ‘nightclubs’ which never shut. Work and rest are set by the individuals needs and therefore the Districts are constantly active.

Sanctuary Federal Security has hundreds of secondary offices and custody suites across the Districts to combat illegal activities that occur regularly in the dense metropolis.

Sanctuary Defences
As Sanctuary was a Forerunner Forward-Operating-Base (FOB) for the Forerunner-Flood War, it has multiple defences against potential Flood attacks. However, Sanctuary never made contact with the Flood horde, it was saved from the infection by the activation of the Halo Array, thereby allowing the Federal Republic to move in without danger.

External Defences
Sanctuary's external defences are some of the most powerful weapons known to the Federal Republic,

Internal Defences
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Sanctuary Federal Security
The Sanctuary Federal Security, or the SFS is the primary civilian police force on Sanctuary.