Provins

Provins is a largely temperate but quiet human colony world that was known for a massive battle between forces of the United Nations Space Command and the United Rebel Front in 2536.
== Overview ==
=== Orbital characteristics ===
Provins has equal gravity to Earth's.
=== Topography and ecology ===
Prior to Human colonization of Provins, the planet was barren and lifeless, requiring heavy terraforming before it could be settled. Once it was successfully terraformed, the planet became home to expansive plains and forests, broken up by small oceans and seas. 
A large number of towns and small cities were present on the planet, such as Montignac, a possible capital of the planet, and the towns of Meaux, Tyrone, and Provins, named after the planet and a famous battleground during the Battle of Provins, as well as a town dubbed "Murder Valley," by the UNSC's Ignis Corps, and several castles such as Castle Everon. The planet also had a space elevator, but much of the colony's architecture was extremely old, giving it an appearance comparable to mid-20th century France's countryside, but broken up by several advanced installations such as the space elevator.
== History ==
=== Human colonization ===
Sometime prior to the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC colonized and terraformed Provins to become a habitable colony for Humanity, but it eventually fell under the control of the United Rebel Front, which began using it as a military installation.
=== Battle of Provins ===
Throughout the opening years of the Human-Covenant War, the United Rebel Front suffered heavy losses as many of the planets they were operation on were glassed by the Covenant. The planet of Provins, which had been under URF control for some time, was spared from much of the early fighting, and the URF's remaining commanders decided to rally the majority of their military resources there, establishing heavy fortifications and bases on the various islands they rallied on.
Word of the URF's efforts inevitably reached the Office of Naval Intelligence. After spies confirmed the reports and rumors, Ignis Corps, an elite multi-branch unit, was equipped for battle and dispatched on the UNSC Arcadia's Revenge to attack and eliminate the last of the URF in a massive multi-island assault aided by local Colonial Police Force units.
Following a two-day campaign with heavy losses on both sides, particularly in the town of Provins and "Murder Valley," the UNSC took control of the planet. As a result of the battle, the United Rebel Front's military was considered defunct in the aftermath, and as such, the URF was unable to engage in any insurrection attempts for the remainder of the Human-Covenant War.
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