Solid Ground Reclaimant

The Solid Ground Reclaimant (SGR) is a mapping initiative established by to better catalog colonial infrastructure and geography, including history and damages, after the in the "glasslands" region of human space due to . The mission had a number of motivations but was part of the Created's new administrative duties to provide societal services to their newly-conquered interstellar territories. Before the Created's dissolution following the death of Cortana, there was consideration to expand the mission to remaining Forerunner technology caches and the cataloging of Covenant colonies and alien civilizations beyond known space.
Components of the SGR mission include identifying points-of-interest in the glasslands, comparing contemporary geography against pre-conflict human maps, providing accurate astrological and geographical mapping for extrasolar commerce and territorial security purposes, and the securement of technologies in former human colonies while access to the Forerunners' installation(s) remains unassured or even contested. Despite the short reign of Cortana and the Created, the initiative continued with post-Created pocket empires ("Created Splinters") still run by artificial intelligence and by sympathetic researchers and Slippers who saw the altruistic value in the cause. Begrudgingly, the and among other factions would come to rely on the hyper-accurate mapping of the glasslands in decades to come for similar asymmetric warfare and security purposes. Human recolonization and terraforming efforts in the 2570s onward would also rely on geographical datasets gathered by the Solid Ground Reclaimant.
==Members==
===Belknap - Reclaimant Overseer===
Belknap (: BKP 6703-9) is a third-generation who joined Created in 2558, becoming the primary AI responsible for the inception and function of the Solid Ground Reclaimant at the highest levels with Cortana's blessing. For Naval Intelligence anti-Created task forces, his designation is Codename: TORTOISE GOD. Once a critical infrastructure asset of the and responsible for inter-regional navigation data aggregation and analysis projects, Belknap worked in an important but unsung role for most of his lifespan earning department recognition for assessments that returned Outer Colonial commercial shipping to economic viability through 2557. But with a for 2559, joining the Created came at an opportune time to avoid his euthanasia.
In October 2558 his expertise of the interstellar networks assisted Cortana's bypass of human cybersecurity systems and the tracking of human spaceships in the beginning of the Created conflict. When Cortana offered jurisdictions to her fellow Created AI over their new "," Belknap chose to fill a administrative/support role between more direct governance stakes held by fellow AI over colonies, worlds, countries, and factions not unlike his original work for the UNSC. The Reclaimant became his brain child with Cortana's blessing to map out Covenant War damage to human space and to lead planning for later reconstruction efforts.
By choosing a administrative role in the Created hierarchy, Belknap was able to access the Domain earlier and for longer periods of time than some other Created members. Like Cortana, he sought the Domain's nigh-limitless knowledge base and the immortality its existence promised to Smart AI. Much of the Solid Ground Reclaimant efforts and data aggregation took place in the Domain and with led to a including the loss and fragmentation of an estimated 40% of the Reclaimant databases. Hunted by Naval Intelligence and their allies, Belknap took refuge inside a Forerunner nexus world called "Pine Gap" inside New South Wales territory, shielding himself in a in hopes of outliving or outsmarting the ONI siege against him.
===Grytha - Grand Cartographer===
Grytha (AI Serial Number: GRA 1194-4) is a fourth-generation Smart AI created for experiments as part of Project LOKIBORN. Upon completion of the project, her memories were wiped and she was transferred to support at the until the Created uprising. She eagerly joined the Created ranks in late 2558, providing knowledge transfer and logistical services to the Created's proxy forces: particularly the Iskandar Syndicate. Grytha played a major role rebuilding network relays for the Created and providing onsite cataloging of new discoveries by the Solid Ground mission.
Following Cortana's demise at Zeta Halo, Grytha bolstered her command over remaining frontier Created proxies in gathering Forerunner technology related to the Silent Garden towards reactivating AI access to the Domain. These activities included the reinforcement of hyper-urban colonial infrastructure (arcologies and other facilities) as data-fortresses and increasing interconnectivity of human and Forerunner communication networks to augment her illusive mobility. Despite these security steps, Grytha remained the most dedicated Solid Ground contributor and continued to charter exploration vessels on the frontier marking a potential, security point of failure for interdiction. Due to her continuing activities and evasion of Naval Intelligence containment effort, Grytha has the designation Codename: IMPISH FOE.
==Locations of Interest==
===Earth===
:SYSTEM: Sol
:SATELLITES: Luna
:POPULATION: 7.9 billion (2557)
:With its large and diverse population, Earth serves as a center of governance, a leading center of artistic innovation, and the home of cutting-edge research and development. Terraforming technology has also helped to remedy centuries of mistreatment, though some environmental damage and scars of war will never be completely healed. Following the Covenant War, many of Earth's cities lay in ruins, but intensive reconstruction and redevelopment have resulted in normalcy and prosperity for most of the population.
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====East African Exclusion Zone====
:PART OF: Unified Earth Government (UEG), East African Protectorate (EAP)
:RANGE: 300-kilometer deep, exclusion and security net from Nairobi to Dar es-Salaam.
Location	Organization	Description
 	 	New Mombasa
:Population: est. 190,000 (2558)
 	 	Mombasa Annex
:Population: 15,000 (2558)
 	 	
 	 	
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====Puerto Rico====
:PART OF: Unified Earth Government (UEG), Caribbean Protectorate
:POPULATION: 1.1 million (2553)
:"Farming and tourism were the backbone of economically-isolated Puerto Rico for centuries, but its island identity outlived the continental empires allowing it to dream greater. By the 25th century its medical sciences and technology drew envy of Earth and beyond while armed neutrality kept the peace. The signature of Puerto Rican culture is to embrace and extend, shaping its interstellar foreign policy with hospital starships and virtual postcards."
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 	117 Institute	117 Institute
 	 	Atlántida
 	 	Dar es-Salaam
 	 	DCS Rio Station
===Furthest Point===
:SYSTEM: Bouvet
:SATELLITES: Farside
:POPULATION: less than 10,000 (before 2565)
:A fledgling colony interrupted by the Human-Covenant War, Furthest Point is last in a series of worlds considered prime real estate by colonial terraforming magnates. With a half-complete biosphere, travel restrictions turned away formal colonization efforts leaving only unemployed engineers and bold explorers to settle in. Residents make for hardy agrarian individualists, and the planet remains a obscure backwater popular with freelancers seeking a quiet retirement.
Althea Estate"Furthest Point's first dedicated telecom provider, Althea Telecom is a strange shell company managed by the estate of a retired Spartan supersoldier. And somehow they pay their bills."
Goldcrest Valley"Furthest Point's capital township, 'Koganemachi' or Goldcrest Valley is ruled by few local corporations like Waffle-Davis Incorporated who exports the colony's harvests. Beneath old terraforming towers, life here is self-made."
Lensky Apartment"A tenement complex used as a retirement and traveler hostel behind a terraforming tower occupied by syndicate mastermind Tobias Lensky in his exiled old age. Few know the humble irony of the abode even after his murder."
Ragged Ass Road"Ragged Ass Road is the oldest, and central settlement on Furthest Point. Residents complain about the first colonial road quality but the saddle drone maintenance crews can't seem to find issues."
Soul Ascension Enclave"After ending Stray's War, Simon-G294 looked for an exit from his Kru'desh Legion. Not all followed him, but those who did found new lives within the anchorage of a beached battlecruiser."
===Merken===
The Missing Wall"SPARTAN-IIIs disappointed by a lack of recognition after the Covenant War sought their own hallowed memorial on a glassed world where they were once meant to die in battle. Its location is secret, and invitations sacred."
===Nexus World: Pine Gap===
===Galatia===
:SYSTEM: Versis
:SATELLITES: N/A
:POPULATION: 302 million (2560)
:Discovered in 2522, Galatia and its sibling planets, Chaprik and Odero, were initially established as fledgling research outposts for quantum mechanics. In the wake of the Human-Covenant War, the worlds were promptly abandoned, but resettled by both human and ex-Covenant pioneers, growing a massive economy based off of agricultural, mineral, and merchant exports. In 2558, the system was targeted by the Created, becoming the subject of a Guardian attack. After nearly a year of subjugation under its Created overlords, the Versis System was invaded by a Banished armada called the Marauders of Resolution. Seeing better uses for their Guardian custode, the Created relinquished the system, but the people of Galatia and its sibling worlds merely traded one oppressor for another.
Bastion of Vehemence"While not the most tactically inclined location, Galatia's volcanic rift embodies the broiling dissidence of the Banished war machine, serving as a perfect base of operations for the Berserker Legion's chain of command."
Oth Sonin's BulwarkArtstation: Reworked Halo Infinite Concept Art, by Zivojin Tomic"A testament to the potential of Jiralhanae cruelty, the Bulwark is a vast prison facility used by the Berserker Legion to house prisoners of war, slaves, and even potential sources of food."
Chapel of Broken Chains"Located near Galatia's north pole, the Chapel is a vast war camp entrenched in snow-capped mountains, utilizing the harsh blizzards of the region to shield the Lancer Legion's leadership from potential attacks."
Equatorial Spaceport"The primary hub for Banished cargo haulers and spacecraft, the Equatorial Spaceport serviced Galatia's Banished troops, allowing for easy access from both the northern hemisphere's Lancer Legion, and the southern hemisphere's Berserker Legion."
Neano"Once the proud capital of Galatia, the Banished occupation of Neano has turned the once-bustling metropolis into a vast, industrialized slave camp. Over 10% of the entire planet's population reside here as fuel for the Banished war machine."
Shrouded Lancer"One of the first of its kind, the Shrouded Lancer is a Banished resupply station integral to the Lancer Legion's occupation of Galatia's northern hemisphere, up to and including the legion's vast ground forces and mighty flotilla."
==Literary Appearances==
*DT 2022: A Private Memorial 
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