The Approach

The Approach was a city located inside of the Warren Republic, which acts as a gateway between Warren and the Blackstone Democratic Republic. The city was the site of a major insurrectionist battle between the Blackstone Democratic Liberation Army (BDLA) and the United Nations Space Command. After the insurrection, the city saw several years of peace before eventually being invaded by the Covenant in late 2552.
==History ==
===Domus Diaspora===
The Approach was founded some time between 2490 and 2492The date The Approach was founded is unknown. UEG Colonists first landed on Salem IV in 2486. The Warren Republic was founded in approximately 2490. The Approach existed by at least 2492, meaning the city was built between 2490 and 2492.. Initial industrial projects backed by the Warren Republic under the codename FLYER were in their main stages by 2497. The ARX building began construction in early 2499, with sponsorship from the republic. 
By 2519, The Approach had a total population of 900,000. Insurrectionist splinter cells had created several strongholds known as Foxholes in the more run-down areas of the city. One of the foxholes, nicknamed Arcadia was located above a ONI base with the main priority of analyzing a forerunner structure known as 056. 
After the breakout of the Human–Covenant War, a mass wave of panic spread throughout the government of Warren, with journalist Jonas Gore ultimately worsening the situation, writing tales of nonexistent colonies falling with the people being slaughtered in the most inhumane of ways. After Gore released an article titled Our Future, all Salemites lived in constant fear of an invasion. 
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