New Lima

New Lima was a Human colony in the Alpha Hydrae system. 
==Prehistory==
Before the Human-Forerunner wars New Lima, then called Emag, was an ancient Human colony used mainly as a resort for high ranking military officers. During the Human-Forerunner war Emag was one of the several worlds taken over by the Forerunner Ecumene. Under Forerunner control Emag was used as a center for the Lifeworkers' Conservation Measure. During the Forerunner-Flood war the planet's population and specimens were successfully evacuated to Installation 00, saving many species for the Reintroduction process.
==Insurrection==
One Keyship remained inactive on Emag for over 100,000 years not to be rediscovered until a century and a half after the UEG colonized the World in 2391, naming it New Lima. New Lima's main export was initially Misriah Armory weapons and vehicles, but also was home to several scientific facilities geared towards bringing back extinct Earth fauna. In order to help combat the Insurrection the number of factories on New Lima tripled between 2495 and 2510. These factories quickly became targets for the Insurrectionists operating within the system. However by 2520 the majority of the New Lima rebel cell was wiped out by raids from the UNSC Army airborne. 
==Human-Covenant War==
After the Harvest Campaign the planet also began exporting crops and farm animals to Earth and other UEG colonies. New Lima was invaded by the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War in March of 2552 when the Covenant learned that New Lima was home to a Forerunner relic. In reality the Forerunner Keyship that had remained on New Lima was being used by the UNSC to power a factory that built AC-220 Vultures. With the Covenant War over by 2553 New Lima was one of the few Human colonies not to be glassed.
==Post-war era==
In the post-war era New Lima continued to be a source of military hardware and food for both the UEG and Thel 'Vadam's Covenant. The Merchants of Qikost set up several factories to start selling to a fresh market. With factories still being targets the New Lima rebel cell bombed several factories without much resistance. The planet also suffered two surprise attacks from Jul 'Mdama's Covenant remnant between 2556 and 2558. As early as 2554 New Lima was one of the growing number of multi-species colonies under the control of the UNSC. By 2559 the population of New Lima was only 40% Human, with the Colonial Militia being 65% Sangheili and 25% Unggoy. Due to constant Insurrectionist and Covenant remnant threats the Spartan branch keeps a squad of SPARTAN-IVs on the planet at all times to help support the UNSC Army and Colonial Militia.
==Appearances==
*The Glass Pond (First Appearance)
*The Hunting (Mentioned Only)
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