A typical day on High Charity was roughly comparable to 265 units, or one cycle (equivalent to 265 Earth hours).

Īn 'artificial star' at the peak of the dome simulated natural sunlight within the city, and its glow would periodically dim and intensify to simulate day and night cycles. The dome itself was called the Skin of the First Worlds and was made of dirt from the homeworld of every member species in the Covenant as a symbolic statement of unity and common purpose among the various Covenant members. Surrounding the open nave at the dome's crest was the high seat of the Prophets known as the ' Fount of Light'. This shield was powered by minerals extracted from the titular moon Plaon that orbited Janjur Qom. The dome itself was overlaid with a strident energy shield known as 'Plaon's Gaze'. Inside the hollow dome of the station was a massive multi-leveled city, and within the foundation rock, which served as a structural support, was a honeycomb structural pattern of hangar bays and weapons platforms. The rest of the superstructure was built around it. It was partially constructed from an enormous chunk of rock that had been blasted away from Janjur Qom by the Forerunner Dreadnought. High Charity was a massive mushroom-shaped structure, roughly 348 kilometers in diameter. Throughout the history of the empire, High Charity 'gorged on the wealth of hundreds of worlds.' Home to the Hierarchs and the High Council, the city was full of San'Shyuum and Sangheili High Councilors, who functioned as the general leadership of the entire alien hegemony.

It was widely believed that true adherents to the Covenant religion should visit it at least once in one's lifetime, although few of the Covenant could afford to do so. Because it served as the Covenant's most significant religious center and capital, High Charity was considered to be of utmost importance and sanctity to the Covenant. It was a massive space station, home to billions of individuals from each of the Covenant's member species. High Charity, often referred to as the Holy City, was the Covenant's mobile capital city and center of government, and was effectively the collective's united homeworld. The Flood too shall fail.' - The High Prophet of Truth ' Shall we let the Flood consume our holy city? Turn High Charity into another of their wretched hives? No enemy has ever withstood our might.

1,900 plasma beam emitters or equivalent.

32 superheavy plasma lances or equivalent.

For other uses of 'High Charity', see High Charity (disambiguation). This article is about the Covenant capital city.

Capital ship concept art