Heliost is a settlement, located in the nation of Bastion, on the planet Coda, as of the year 468 LV.
History
Heliost is a luxurious city in the North-eastern side of Bastion. It is unknown when it was built, but has been renowned for its engineering. Most items found in day-to-day use are made in Heliost. All machines, decorative items, and goods are hand-crafted by the engineers of Heliost.
Heliost has been attacked by Scars a few times. After the Scars took over the western side of Skystone in 464 LV, the easter side, which is a Strider Lock to Heliost I spermanently guarded and all stiders had to take an alternative path for transportation.
A short time after the failed attempt to Silence the Heart of Rage in 466 LV, the Freelancer visited Heliost to find work, met with Owen and the two joined hands to do Freelancing for contracts.
Geography and Layout
While heliost is in the north-eastern side of the nation of Bastion, its true geographt I sbarely revealed. There are several mountains around the city. The rivers of the area are usually fed by the Helossar Glacier. There is an abundant supply of Ember around Heliost. There are few farming communities outside the city.
From what has been shown in the Art of Anthem, Heliost is likely is the middle of an arid or sandy region. It is a well known fact that there is a lot of smoke within the city itself. According to Max, the city of Heliost is as much worth as her bar.
Heliost has its own Satomi called the Bronelyn Satomi. Owen Corley studied there.
Flora
The following are the revealed varieties of plantlife that are guaranteed to be found in Heliost. Even a single instance of the flora found in this location is listed here. There may still be more plants that aren't accurately charted:
Creatures
The creatures marked with 
and 
are found only through World Encounters and World Events respectively. Those unmarked may also be found in such events, but are usually found on their own. The following types of fauna, Chimera, and Elementals are revealed to be found in Heliost. There may also be small Insects which are tough to identify. Weaponized and Shaper Corrupt creatures are not listed here
Enemy Encounters
There may not be any specific enemies that belong to any known factions here. Hostile flora and fauna, if found here, aren't considered as enemy encounters.
Cortex
This location currently doesn't have any exclusive cortex entry found in the game. Heliost may have been mentioned in certain situations such as, the Freelancer having conversations or overhearing when the people in Coda speak, or mentioned outside the game in legitimate sources like the official tie-in media.
Expedition List
Heliost isn't particularly visited during any expedition. However, it is possible that Heliost may have served as a connection between two locations during some expeditions. There may also be several instances of World Events in Freeplay that show up in or around this place.
Trivia
- This settlement or its surroundings will look different during various seasonal times, which includes the presence or absence of various cataclysmic storms.
- Relics of Heliost is a Tower of Hanoi puzzle encountered in all Bioware franchises. It was first made available during the Icetide of 2029-2020, and has returned each year during the time of winter in
Anthem. - Phylla Rea, Matthias, and Zoe are from Heliost.
- The Freelancer has only even been mentioned to have visited Ponteix, Freemark, Heliost, and Fort Tarsis.
- Based on some of the concept art shared for the now canceled Anthem’s Rework, several locations had similar tone as that of Heliost from the Art of Anthem.
