Balaho

The Grunt homeworld of Balaho is not a nice place. Although it is beloved by the Grunts, its a horrible place to live. It's icy, disease-ridden, and full of predators. In fact, its a wonder the Grunts survived at all. If all that weren't enough, the methane atmosphere is not only toxic but also very smelly.

The planet was almost completely ignored by the Covenant, and some Grunts wish it had been. However, it is true to say that the conscription into the Covenant saved the Grunt race. They would never have survived had the Covenant brought them blankets, houses and medicine. Now Balaho is filled with the sound of Grunts singing happily in their grunt-holes, still audible over the roars of the Guzzler-Beasts.