Most of these first generation colonists died only shortly after their arrival on the planet, with many, many more to follow. On Helghan, the colonists suffered decades of death and hardship due to the planet's hostile environment illnesses, starvation, and mass deaths were commonplace. The ISA and UCN left the colonists to fend for themselves, preferring to leave the colonists to either survive or die on their own merits rather than aid them. The Helghan Corporation colonists were originally the inhabitants of Vekta until the aftermath of the First Extrasolar War forced millions of disaffected colonists to relocate to planet Helghan after refusing to live under ISA rule. The Helghast are biologically capable of reproducing with normal humans, producing half-human and half-Helghast offspring known as half-breeds. Their bodies are evolved to resist and adapt to planet Helghan's hostile conditions, which include: being more suited to the low gravity, strengthened tendons, more oxygenated blood, increased lung function against the planet's pollutants, and their cells have more resistance to high radiation levels. The Helghast are distinguished by their pale skins and often lack of hair.
Visari purported the term's origin from the Old English word, "gast", meaning "spirit", or "ghost", connoting great fear. Scolar Visari first coined the term "Helghast" during a public speech in 2347.
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