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'''Kaldir''' is a moon of [[Midr IV]]. |
'''Kaldir''' is a moon of [[Midr IV]]. |
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| − | Kaldir ranks among the coldest terrestrial locations in the [[Koprulu sector]]. Its gaseous upper atmosphere repels heat, blocks out most sunlight that might reach the surface and produces flash-freezes that occur with barely a moment's warning, and coincide with immense temperature drops which can kill just as quickly. [[Ursadon]]s and a species of extremophilic bacteria that serve as their energy source are the only two indigenous life-forms of significance that have been discovered on Kaldir to date.<ref name="KSSKaldir"/> |
+ | Kaldir ranks among the coldest terrestrial locations in the [[Koprulu sector]]. Its gaseous upper atmosphere repels heat, blocks out most sunlight that might reach the surface and produces flash-freezes that occur with barely a moment's warning, and coincide with immense temperature drops which can kill just as quickly. [[Ursadon]]s and a species of extremophilic bacteria that serve as their energy source are the only two indigenous life-forms of significance that have been discovered on Kaldir to date.<ref name="KSSKaldir" /> |
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A [[protoss]] expedition came to Kaldir in [[2504]] to see if its rotation could be altered and its climate improved.<ref name="HotS_HarvestDialogue">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. ([[Activision Blizzard]]). PC. Conversations after: [[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm campaign quotations/Kaldir Missions#Harvest of Screams|Harvest of Screams]] (in [[English]]). 2013-03-12.</ref><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Lasarra]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> Hoping to make the Swarm stronger by evolving a way to deal with extreme cold, [[Sarah Kerrigan]] sent [[Broodmother]] [[Nafash]] to infest Kaldir.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/heart-of-the-swarm-preview/missions Heart of the Swarm: Missions]. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2011-07-01</ref> |
A [[protoss]] expedition came to Kaldir in [[2504]] to see if its rotation could be altered and its climate improved.<ref name="HotS_HarvestDialogue">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. ([[Activision Blizzard]]). PC. Conversations after: [[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm campaign quotations/Kaldir Missions#Harvest of Screams|Harvest of Screams]] (in [[English]]). 2013-03-12.</ref><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. [[Lasarra]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> Hoping to make the Swarm stronger by evolving a way to deal with extreme cold, [[Sarah Kerrigan]] sent [[Broodmother]] [[Nafash]] to infest Kaldir.<ref>[http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/heart-of-the-swarm-preview/missions Heart of the Swarm: Missions]. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2011-07-01</ref> |
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| − | + | Nafash set up a [[hive]] on a plain, then moved off into the [[Ice Valleys|ice valleys]].<ref name="HotS_PreHarvestDialogue">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Conversations before: [[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm campaign quotations/Kaldir Missions#Harvest of Screams|Harvest of Screams]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> The protoss struck, and Nafash fell back to prepared positions. The protoss hunted Nafash down and killed her.<ref name="HotS_HarvestDialogue" /> |
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| − | Kerrigan arrived sometime thereafter and collected the essence of an [[ursadon matriarch]] to make the [[zerg]] resistant to flash-freezes. After Kerrigan awakened Nafash's [[hive cluster]], the [[Expedition Leader]] attempted to contact [[Shakuras]] and have them send the [[Golden Armada]]. However, the zerg took advantage of the flash-freeze storms and destroyed their [[psi-link spire]]s.<ref name="HotS_Harvest">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Harvest of Screams]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> |
+ | Kerrigan arrived sometime thereafter and collected the [[essence]] of an [[ursadon matriarch]] to make the [[zerg]] resistant to flash-freezes. After Kerrigan awakened Nafash's [[hive cluster]], the [[Expedition Leader]] attempted to contact [[Shakuras]] and have them send the [[Golden Armada]]. However, the zerg took advantage of the flash-freeze storms and destroyed their [[psi-link spire]]s.<ref name="HotS_Harvest">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Harvest of Screams]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> |
| − | The Expedition Leader then tried to get [[Shuttle (Heart of the Swarm)|shuttle]]s through warp |
+ | The Expedition Leader then tried to get [[Shuttle (Heart of the Swarm)|shuttle]]s through [[warp conduit]]s, but Kerrigan awakened Nafash's [[hydralisk]]s and destroyed the shuttles before they could reach the conduits.<ref name="HotS_ShootMessenger">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Shoot the Messenger]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> |
The protoss escaped in the [[Daelaam Ark|vessel]] they used to travel to Kaldir. Kerrigan created [[Niadra]] and gave her a directive to destroy the protoss, then left Kaldir as well.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Enemy Within]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> |
The protoss escaped in the [[Daelaam Ark|vessel]] they used to travel to Kaldir. Kerrigan created [[Niadra]] and gave her a directive to destroy the protoss, then left Kaldir as well.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Heart of the Swarm]], [[Enemy Within]] (in English). 2013-03-12.</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:05, 19 October 2014
Kaldir is a moon of Midr IV.
Kaldir ranks among the coldest terrestrial locations in the Koprulu sector. Its gaseous upper atmosphere repels heat, blocks out most sunlight that might reach the surface and produces flash-freezes that occur with barely a moment's warning, and coincide with immense temperature drops which can kill just as quickly. Ursadons and a species of extremophilic bacteria that serve as their energy source are the only two indigenous life-forms of significance that have been discovered on Kaldir to date.[1]
History
The protoss presence on Kaldir
A protoss expedition came to Kaldir in 2504 to see if its rotation could be altered and its climate improved.[2][3] Hoping to make the Swarm stronger by evolving a way to deal with extreme cold, Sarah Kerrigan sent Broodmother Nafash to infest Kaldir.[4]
Nafash set up a hive on a plain, then moved off into the ice valleys.[5] The protoss struck, and Nafash fell back to prepared positions. The protoss hunted Nafash down and killed her.[2]
Kerrigan arrived sometime thereafter and collected the essence of an ursadon matriarch to make the zerg resistant to flash-freezes. After Kerrigan awakened Nafash's hive cluster, the Expedition Leader attempted to contact Shakuras and have them send the Golden Armada. However, the zerg took advantage of the flash-freeze storms and destroyed their psi-link spires.[6]
The Expedition Leader then tried to get shuttles through warp conduits, but Kerrigan awakened Nafash's hydralisks and destroyed the shuttles before they could reach the conduits.[7]
The protoss escaped in the vessel they used to travel to Kaldir. Kerrigan created Niadra and gave her a directive to destroy the protoss, then left Kaldir as well.[8]
Locations
A protoss base on Kaldir
Trivia
In Old Norse (and its descendants, Icelandic and Faroese), "kaldir" is the masculine plural of the adjective "kaldr" (cold). Hence "kaldir" translates into "cold (ones)".
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