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|name= Dune Raiders
|objectives= Patrol the fringes of Cabal space <br> Accrue power and technology <br> Reclaim Torobatl from the Hive
|commander(s)= [[Forum:Primus Lau'urc|Primus Lau'urc]] <br> [[Forum:Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark|Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark]] <br> [[Forum:Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker|Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker]] <br> [[Forum:Vov, the Oncoming Storm|Vov, the Oncoming Storm]] <br> [[Forum:Vraltras, the Nova Eruption|Vraltras, the Nova Eruption]] <br> [[Forum:Vuv, the Confining Nihility|Vuv, the Confining Nihility]]
|keep(s)= [[Forum: Fleetbase Pytho|Fleetbase Pytho]] <br> [[Forum:Firebase Cerberus|Firebase Cerberus]]
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|war= [[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[Forum:Golden Legion|Golden Legion]] {{C|presumably}} <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Vex]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Scorn]]
|ally= [[House of Spider]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Cabal Deserters]] <br> [[Forum:Neon Wraiths (reworked)|Neon Wraiths]] {{c|presumably}}
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{{Quote|The [[Praetorate]] fought for only their own power. [[Calus]] fought only for opulence and a need to be loved. Ghaul fought only for the attention of some [[The Traveler|giant orb]]. The people of the Cabal were crushed under them in their pursuits, but I will fight for your freedom. |Primus Lau'urc}}

The '''Dune Raiders''' is a [[Cabal]] Legion that serves Primus Lau'urc. Composed of mercenaries, criminals and the most rebellious of Cabal Deserters, they joined with Lau'urc in the hopes of carving a path of liberty from the Empire and will seek out whatever power and technology they can get their hands on to achieve it.

==History==
===Broken Origins===
{{Quote|We could have been broken out months ago. But [[Red Legion|they]] only see us as tools to be used and abandoned. The only ones we can rely on are each other.|Lau'urc}}
The origins of the Dune Raiders can be traced back to the [[Taken War]] when Bracus Lau'urc of the [[Skyburners]] was incarcerated in the [[Prison of Elders]]. It was here she found the shattered remnants of the [[Broken Legion]], that had been devastated by the loss of their leaders [[Valus Trau'ug]] and [[Val Aru'un]]. For the next four years, Lau'urc fought in the arena. With every victory, every bested opponent, her renown and respect from the remnants grew. However, agents of the [[Red Legion]] had begun to grow concerned.

These agents had been sent by [[Dominus Ghaul]] to infiltrate [[the Reef]] and disable its defenses for the Red Legion's invasion. They utilised the Broken Legion as a Trojan Horse to easily slip into the Reef. While their plan was successful, many of their followers had begun to follow Lau'urc after Ghaul’s death and their promise that the Red Legion would free them proved false. In time, their leader, [[Forum:Val Gu'uam, Coalition Ally|Val Gu'uam]], would plot Lau'urc’s assassination.

In the chaos of the Scorned Barons' escape from the Prison of Elders, Lau'urc and the Broken Legion would also escape by commandeering several Harvesters that had been captured by the [[Awoken]]. They eventually took refuge in a Carrier that had crashed on the asteroid 87 Sylvia during the [[Red War]]. Before long, a skirmish broke out between Gu'uam and Lau'urc's forces over control of the group. Lau'urc and her loyalists would ultimately win, killing two of Gu'uam's commanders and forcing him to flee. Lau'urc went on to take full control of the Broken Legion's remnants, dubbing herself their new Primus, and evict the remainders of Gu'uam’s Loyalists while recruiting those willing to serve her. Among them was Thua'urn, who had sided with Lau'urc and warned her of the planned attack before their escape.

===Rise of the Raiders===
In the years that followed, Lau'urc would lead her crew, now calling themselves the Dune Raiders, in looting [[Red Legion]] outposts in and around the Reef to bolster their forces, as well as recruiting deserters and mercenaries from the Red Legion and other Cabal factions like Calus' [[Loyalists]] to their side, such as Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn. They would also begin to work alongside the Spider's Crime Syndicate, offering their services in exchange for weapons and munitions. 

During the [[Clash of the Chosen]], Lau'urc would attempt to join [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl's]] [[War Council]] through the [[Rite of Proving]] by sending her chosen champion [[Forum:Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider|Bracus Vanum]] to assault the [[Awoken]] [[The Watchtower|Watchtower]] on the [[Tangled Shore]] to loot any relics within. However, the Rite would ultimately be unsuccessful as Vanum would be killed by a [[Guardian]] [[Fireteam]]. Afterwards, they continued to loot and pillage other Battlegrounds.

After the Empress lost the final [[Proving Grounds|Rite of Proving]] against the Vanguard, a splinter of Caiatl's army led by a Flayer named Vraltras would abandon them and seek out the Dune Raiders to join them, bringing supplies, weapons and ships with them. With the supplies accumulated since their escape, Lau'urc's next order would be to turn the asteroid Sylvia into their new base and repair the Carrier, later dubbed the Thanatos Transfuga. With the asteroid's surface clear, they hallowed it out and converted it into Firebase Cerberus with enough room within to store Goliath Tanks and all of their loot. They also converted its moons of Remus and Romulus into orbital gun emplacements for added defence.

However, despite her failure to join the War Council and stealing from her Battlegrounds, Lau'urc was still sympathetic to Caiatl, especially after learning what had happened to [[Torobatl]], as she viewed her as a more caring leader compared to Ghaul and Calus. Later on, as [[the Coalition]] began to form, Lau'urc would express her support to the Empress in the upcoming war against the [[The Witness|Voice in the Darkness]] and its forces. While most of her crew reacted with positivity to this, some like Vraltras and Shumuv were more negative, with the latter even defecting to Emperor Calus.

===Shadows of Titania===
{{Quote|You have wasted our lives in the service of dead gods. But, Lau'urc has shown us a better path. One that you are in the way of.|Ha'ruk}}
When the Leviathan was [[Severing of the Nightmares|haunted]] by [[Nightmare]]s, Lau'urc would move her control beyond the Reef and so moved to claim the Uranian Moon of Titania. There, the Dune Raiders constructed a mighty Fleetbase and deployed many giant mining drills to gather resources. During construction, Dune Raider crews found a derelict Pyramid buried deep under the moon's surface. Following the discovery, Lau'urc would dispatch Dune Raider crews to break into the Pyramid to plunder whatever tech, weapons, trinkets and relics they could find, intent on using them against the Witness and its servants, as well as to hopefully reclaim their home.

In addition to the Pyramid under their Fleetbase, the Dune Raiders would begin plundering Pyramid technology from the [[Shadow Legion]] left scattered and leaderless following the death of [[Emperor Calus]] and the defeat of [[the Witness]] in [[the Traveler]]’s [[Pale Heart]]. Lau'urc would even manage to convince many Shadow Legion members who had deserted to her side.

===Rebirth===
Following the [[Forum:Weavers of Sorrow|Weavers of Sorrow's]] failed [[Forum:Dread (episode)|conquest]] of [[Sol]], the Dune Raiders would come under attack from a force of Taken and Scorn, as well as eventually Guardians. All three would be pushed out of the base by a powerful defense set up by the Raiders around their entrance to the underground Pyramid, but they were successful in securing footholds on the moon.

==Structure==
{{Quote|In theory, any Cabal or Psion that can aid in the ambitions of ambitions and will bend the knee are welcome, regardless of previous affiliation.|Unknown [[Spectral Network]] agent}} 

Dune Raider armor is primarily Scout Legion based, but coloured pale yellow with teal trim and with bits of Red Legion armor, such as wrist blades and jetpacks, grafted on. However, some parts of the Red Legion armor design have been removed. For example, Dune Raider Psions don't have their heads exposed and Dune Raider Phalanxes don't wield energy shields. But Dune Raider Colossi can have access to Solar missiles and Arc missiles and be identified by differently designed helmets, similar to Scorn Chieftains.

Commanders and other high-ranking members will feature some iconography and color to signify the legion they once served in. For example, high-ranking Skyburners have a brush on their helmet and high-ranking Red Legion have War Beast scales on their arms.

The structure of the Legion is largely similar to other Legions. However, while most are purely loyal to Lau'urc, some lower commanders will compete against each other for Lau'urc's favor in the hopes of increasing their own standing. Lau'urc's inner circle of loyal commanders, referred to as her '''Chosen''', overlook specific functions within the Legion, such as pushing into enemy territory and experimenting with gathered technology. If any individual or crew of Cabal wish to join the Dune Raiders, unless personally recruited by Lau'urc or any of her Chosen, they would first need to prove themselves in a [[Forum:Initiation Ring|gladitorial arena]].

===Testudo Company===
The Testudo Company serves as a sub-unit within the Dune Raiders. Commanded by Valus Zahu'ul, they are composed predominantly of elite Phalanx troops for frontline attacks in high-priority raids and pushes into enemy territory.

==Members==
===Leadership===
*[[Forum:Primus Lau'urc|Primus Lau'urc]] - Leader

===Lau'urc's Chosen===
*[[Forum:Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn|Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn]]
*[[Forum:Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker|Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker]]
*[[Forum:Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark|Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark]]
*[[Forum:Vov, the Oncoming Storm|Vov, the Oncoming Storm]]
*[[Forum:Vraltras, the Nova Eruption|Vraltras, the Nova Eruption]]
*[[Forum:Vuv, the Confining Nihility|Vuv, the Confining Nihility]]

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===Dune Raider Elites===
*[[Forum:Beastmaster Tluluz, Dune Raider|Beastmaster Tluluz, Dune Raider]]
*[[Forum:Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider|Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider]]
*[[Forum:Da'aulk, Loyal to Lau'urc|Da'aulk, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Forum:Duzug, Loyal to Lau’urc|Duzug, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Forum:Field Commander Calid'borok|Field Commander Calid'borok]]
*[[Forum:Fleetbase Guard Carrug|Fleetbase Guard Carrug]]
*[[Forum:Fleetbase Guard Daurun|Fleetbase Guard Daurun]]
*[[Forum:Gogoch, Resonant Protector|Gogoch, Resonant Protector]]
*[[Forum:Intru'usor, Hired Striker|Intru'usor, Hired Striker]]
*[[Forum:Katch, the Occultic Eye|Katch, the Occultic Eye]]
*[[Forum:Khuzun, Testudo Company Commander|Khuzun, Testudo Company Commander]]
*[[Forum:Muzach, Survivor of the Spire|Muzach, Survivor of the Spire]]
*[[Forum:Overseer Hulgrun, Dune Raider|Overseer Hulgrun, Dune Raider]]
*[[Forum:Pyramid Infiltrator Mulzlot|Pyramid Infiltrator Mulzlot]]
*[[Forum:Pyramid Infiltrator Tharuc|Pyramid Infiltrator Tharuc]]
*[[Forum:Pyrotechnical Septun|Pyrotechnical Septun]]
*[[Forum:Tloron, Testudo Company|Tloron, Testudo Company Commander]]
*[[Forum:Troz, Unbowed Deserter|Troz, Unbowed Deserter]]
*[[Forum:Vopul, Renegade|Vopul, Renegade]]

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===Other members===
*[[Forum:Exileborn Shuc|Exileborn Shuc]] - Scribe
*[[Forum:Ha'ruk|Ha'ruk]]
*[[Forum:Shavirun|Shavirun]]

===Former Dune Raiders===
*[[Forum:Bracus Shumuv, Shadow Plunderer|Bracus Shumuv, Shadow Plunderer]]
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==Command Structure==
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;[[War Beast]] variants
*[[Honored War Beast]]
*[[Forum:Hound of Lau'urc|Hound of Lau'urc]]

;[[Psion]] variants
*[[Esteemed Psion]]
*[[Honored Psion]]
*[[Interceptor Pilot]]
*[[Psion Commander]]
*[[Forum:Stealth Psion|Stealth Psion]]
*[[Forum:Tech Whisperer Assistant|Tech Whisperer Assistant]]

;[[Legionary]] variants
*[[Esteemed Legionary]]
*[[Honored Legionary]]
*[[Forum:Legionary, Testudo Company|Legionary, Testudo Company]]
*[[Forum:Shieldbearer Legionary|Shieldbearer Legionary]]
*[[Forum:Stealth Legionary|Stealth Legionary]]

;[[Phalanx]] variants
*[[Esteemed Phalanx]]
*[[Honored Phalanx]]
*[[Forum:Phalanx, Testudo Company|Phalanx, Testudo Company]]
*[[Forum:Remus Protector|Remus Protector]]
*[[Resonant Keeper]]
*[[Forum:Testudo Company Commander|Testudo Company Commander]]
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;[[Incendior]] variants
*[[Esteemed Incendior]]
*[[Forum:Glassbreaker's Torcher|Glassbreaker's Torcher]]
*[[Honored Incendior]]

;[[Gladiator]] variants
*[[Esteemed Bruiser|Esteemed Gladiator]]
*[[Honored Gladiator]]
*[[Resonant Thief]]

;[[Centurion]] variants
*[[Forum:Centurion, Testudo Company|Centurion, Testudo Company]]
*[[Forum:Dune Primus Guard|Dune Primus Guard]]
*[[Esteemed Centurion]]
*[[Flayer Guard]]
*[[Honored Centurion]]
*[[Infiltrator Valus]]
*[[Forum:Resonant Warden|Resonant Warden]]

;[[Colossus]] variants
*[[Forum:Colossus, Testudo Company|Colossus, Testudo Company]]
*[[Esteemed Colossus]]
*[[Excavator Valus]]
*[[Honorchasing Colossus]]
*[[Honored Colossus]]
*[[Forum:Lau'urc Devotee|Lau'urc Devotee]]
*[[Forum:Romulus Defender|Romulus Defender]]
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==Technology==
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===Weapons===
*[[Scorpius]]
**[[Honored Scorpius]]
**[[Forum:Kitbashed Scorpius|Kitbashed Scorpius]]
*[[Anti-Air Gun]]

===Vehicles===
*[[Drop Pod]]
*[[Interceptor]]
*[[Goliath Tank]]
**[[Forum: Titanian Defender|Titanian Defender]]
*[[Thresher]]
*[[Harvester]]
*[[Cabal Carrier]]
**[[Forum:Thanatos Transfuga|Thanatos Transfuga]] (Flagship)
*[[Cabal Warship]]
**[[Forum:Glorior Rex IV|Glorior Rex IV]]
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===Other===
*[[Injection Rig]]
*[[Mining Lander]]
*[[Portable Cabal Shield]]
*[[Pyramid Spike]]
*[[Resonant Splinter]]
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==Trivia==
*The Dune Raiders are heavily inspired by the ''[[Halopedia:Banished|The Banished]]'' from the ''Halo'' series.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{1stID}}
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Season of Plunder]]''
**''[[Season of Defiance]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forum:Rebirth|Rebirth]]''

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