Ortus Mallum
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None (present), Alterans past |
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Ruins |
- "Ortus Mallum is the birthplace of all evil. The passage speaks of a mountain that erupts and buries the place where all evil once sprang forth."
- —Tomin
Ortus Mallum (loosely translated as "Rise of Evil") is the village that served as the original home of the Alterans.
[edit] Overview
The village is located on a mountain on the planet of Celestis, near the Plains of Celestis, and the place where the Ark of Truth was created. When the Alterans left Ortus Mallum for parts unknown, they did so in a ship which burst out from within the mountain, causing it to partially collapse and bury the village. It was here where the Ark remained until SG-1 arrived on the planet and Daniel Jackson, Vala Mal Doran, and Teal'c discovered it within the buried ruins of the village.
Today, the village was replaced by a forest. After they had found it they had to move to the surface as the underground ruins where unstable. The Odyssey had to jump to hyperspace seconds before due to four Ori motherships arriving nearby and thus it was on the surface where ambushed and captured by the Ori army. Daniel and Vala were taken to the City of Celestis while Teal'c was left behind and believed to be dead. (SG1: "Stargate: The Ark of Truth")
