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==Notable Celestial Bodies== | ==Notable Celestial Bodies== | ||
*[[Mercury]] | *[[Mercury]]—a former garden world, now converted by the [[Vex]] into a planet-sized machine. | ||
*[[Venus]] | *[[Venus]]—a volcanic jungle world and the site of the [[Ishtar Academy]], humanity's greatest center of learning. Now occupied by the [[Vex]] and the [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]]. | ||
*[[Earth]] | *[[Earth]]—mankind's homeworld. The only safe human settlement is [[The Last City]], with pockets of hidden human communities. The Fallen [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Kings]] control the rest of the planet. | ||
**The [[Moon]] | **The [[Moon]]—Earth's only natural satellite. Once the site of a small [[First Light Lunar Installation|colony]] for supplying the rest of the system, now the location of the [[Hive]]'s [[Hellmouth|stronghold]], with a minor [[House of Exile]] presence. | ||
*[[Mars]] | *[[Mars]]—the first human city outside of Earth, [[Freehold]], was founded here. Now occupied by the [[Cabal]], who are fighting invading [[Vex]] forces for control. | ||
**The [[Black Garden]] | **The [[Black Garden]]—a [[Vex]] realm accessible from and tied to Mars. | ||
**[[Phobos]] | **[[Phobos]]—one of Mars's two moons. Phobos is controlled by the Cabal, and has been artificially brought to closer orbit for obscure reasons. | ||
*[[wikipedia:Asteroid Belt|Asteroid Belt]] | *[[wikipedia:Asteroid Belt|Asteroid Belt]]—a ring of asteroids and Golden Age debris marking the boundary between the Inner System and the Outer System. | ||
**[[Ceres]] | **[[Ceres]]—the largest object in the Asteroid Belt. Ceres was a major hub of the [[House of Wolves]] before it was destroyed by [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov's]] [[Harbinger]]s. | ||
**[[The Reef]] | **[[The Reef]]—an inhabited collection of asteroids and derelicts that are the home of the [[Awoken]]. Asteroids with Awoken settlements include [[4 Vesta]], [[2 Pallas]], [[10 Hygiea]], [[65 Cybele]], and [[5560 Amytis]]. | ||
*[[Jupiter]] | *[[Jupiter]]—a gas giant. Its moons are believed to have been a major cornerstone of Golden Age civilization. | ||
**[[Europa]] | **[[Europa]]—a moon of Jupiter and former human colony, under the control of the [[Nine]]. | ||
*[[Saturn]] | *[[Saturn]]—a gas giant. [[Oryx]]'s [[Dreadnaught]] and a [[Hive]] fleet now orbit the planet. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |