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Bungie: Lh'owon

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The Lh'owon system is located near the galactic core. It is the ancient homeworld of the cybernetic S'pht.

Once a desert, it was terraformed into a paradise of marshes and oceans for the Jjaro architects Yrro and Pthia. Following a millennium of Pfhor subjugation, it has been ravaged back into a radioactive wasteland. The system is the focal point of the legendary conflict between the rampant AI Durandal, the Pfhor Empire, and the ancient Jjaro.

Celestial Bodies (9)

Lh'owon Sun
star · system center · 1,050,000 km diameter

A dim star near the galactic core. Sealed deep within its gravity well by the ancient Jjaro lies a W'rkncacnter—a terrifying, reality-warping entity of pure chaos.

Lh'owon I
planet · orbits Lh'owon Sun · 45,000,000 km · 5,200 km diameter

A scorched, airless rock orbiting close to the dim primary star.

Lh'owon
planet · orbits Lh'owon Sun · 110,000,000 km · 13,400 km diameter

The second planet in the system. Terraformed from a desert into a lush aquatic world by the S'pht, the Pfhor invasion ruined the planet, returning it to a barren, radioactive husk.

Pfhor Battle Group Three
region · orbits Lh'owon · 20,000 km–60,000 km

A massive Pfhor naval fleet that has blockaded Lh'owon for over a thousand years to suppress the enslaved S'pht and guard against outside incursions.

The Boomer
spacecraft · orbits Lh'owon · 80,000 km · 3 km diameter

A captured Pfhor scout ship, heavily modified and controlled by the rampant AI Durandal. It arrived silently in the system, waiting in the dark to launch a surprise attack.

Thoth's Outpost
artifact · orbits Lh'owon · 150,000 km · 12 km diameter

An ancient, dormant Jjaro station hidden near the homeworld. It houses Thoth, a forgotten AI tasked with maintaining the balance of the system.

T'jia
moon · orbits Lh'owon · 250,000 km · 2,100 km diameter

The first moon of Lh'owon. The massive crater where the Pfhor-allied AI Tycho's ship annihilated itself upon the surface is still glowing.

Y'loa
moon · orbits Lh'owon · 400,000 km · 1,800 km diameter

The second moon of Lh'owon. It and T'jia are the only remaining natural satellites in the planet's sky.

Orbit of K'lia
region · orbits Lh'owon · 600,000 km–610,000 km

The empty orbital path of K'lia, Lh'owon's lost third moon. Ancient S'pht mythology states the Jjaro architect Yrro sent the moon "onto the stars" along with the S'pht'Kr clan to escape Pfhor enslavement.