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The Ascendant realm appears to be an infinite expanse of blackness, suffused with a thick fog or mist that often limits visibility, with occasional pockets of solid geography scattered throughout, typically in the form of throne worlds. The only natural illumination is a harsh, flickering white light from an unknown source. Toland's accounts of the Ascendant realm describe it as containing green-black "suns";<ref name ="Carved in Ruin">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/ghost-fragment-the-hellmouth?highlight=green-black Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth]''</ref> when the Guardians later entered the Ascendant realm themselves, massive [[Taken]] [[Blight]]s could be seen in various locations within it, perhaps the same objects Toland was referring to. | The Ascendant realm appears to be an infinite expanse of blackness, suffused with a thick fog or mist that often limits visibility, with occasional pockets of solid geography scattered throughout, typically in the form of throne worlds. The only natural illumination is a harsh, flickering white light from an unknown source. Toland's accounts of the Ascendant realm describe it as containing green-black "suns";<ref name ="Carved in Ruin">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/ghost-fragment-the-hellmouth?highlight=green-black Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth]''</ref> when the Guardians later entered the Ascendant realm themselves, massive [[Taken]] [[Blight]]s could be seen in various locations within it, perhaps the same objects Toland was referring to. | ||
Existence in the Ascendant plane is mutable, and maintained by force of will. Well-defended ideas there take physical form,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Fist of Eight Moons]]''</ref> creating bizarre and twisted landscapes.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Dust|Dust]]''</ref> Similarly, using the [[Sword Logic]] to define one's own terms of existence causes one to develop a throne world suspended in the Ascendant Plane.<ref name="Weak"/> All laws within these realms obey the Sword Logic, even other paracausal forces, such as the [[Light]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIX:_open_your_eye_:_go_into_it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref> They are typically formed and can grown in size by the deaths of powerful entities, including the Light-affiliated [[ | Existence in the Ascendant plane is mutable, and maintained by force of will. Well-defended ideas there take physical form,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Fist of Eight Moons]]''</ref> creating bizarre and twisted landscapes.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Dust|Dust]]''</ref> Similarly, using the [[Sword Logic]] to define one's own terms of existence causes one to develop a throne world suspended in the Ascendant Plane.<ref name="Weak"/> All laws within these realms obey the Sword Logic, even other paracausal forces, such as the [[Light]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIX:_open_your_eye_:_go_into_it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref> They are typically formed and can grown in size by the deaths of powerful entities, including the Light-affiliated [[Guardian]]s. They are completely immune to the effects of paracausal weaponry, such as the [[Harbinger]]s of the [[Awoken]], being spiritual worlds created from the mind of their resident god.<ref name="Weak"/> If the god is killed, they persist still as all Throne Worlds are located and connected on the Ascendant realm's plane.<ref name ="Hellmouth"/> | ||
Throne Worlds have a connection to the Deep, the Worm Gods naturally living close to that connection while Oryx built a pathway and altar to communicate. If one of the Hive Gods is slain in the material world, or in another god's Throne, their soul will pass to their throne where they will regain their strength until they can re-enter the material world; this can potentially be accelerated by the sacrifice of lesser Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, ''"The soul of a Hive is sleeping inside. The Disciples of Osiris believe Ascendant Hive can be reborn in our realm when the time is right and with the sacrifice of lesser Hive souls. I think this one is marked for sacrifice"'', [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-sacrificial-stone Ghost Scans]: Sacrificial Stone''</ref> If they are killed within their own throne, they will die permanently.<ref name="Weak"/> The lesser Hive may enter the Ascendant realm at will,<ref name="Crota"/> but only if they are [[Ascendant Hive]], those Hive warriors who command legions of lesser soldiers and can pay a tithe of death and destruction to the Hive god who rules them.<ref name="Carved"/> | Throne Worlds have a connection to the Deep, the Worm Gods naturally living close to that connection while Oryx built a pathway and altar to communicate. If one of the Hive Gods is slain in the material world, or in another god's Throne, their soul will pass to their throne where they will regain their strength until they can re-enter the material world; this can potentially be accelerated by the sacrifice of lesser Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, ''"The soul of a Hive is sleeping inside. The Disciples of Osiris believe Ascendant Hive can be reborn in our realm when the time is right and with the sacrifice of lesser Hive souls. I think this one is marked for sacrifice"'', [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-sacrificial-stone Ghost Scans]: Sacrificial Stone''</ref> If they are killed within their own throne, they will die permanently.<ref name="Weak"/> The lesser Hive may enter the Ascendant realm at will,<ref name="Crota"/> but only if they are [[Ascendant Hive]], those Hive warriors who command legions of lesser soldiers and can pay a tithe of death and destruction to the Hive god who rules them.<ref name="Carved"/> | ||
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===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
{{quote|For you are not the first hero—nor even Oryx the first villain—to meet upon this plane.|Sins of Kharad-Tan}} | {{quote|For you are not the first hero—nor even Oryx the first villain—to meet upon this plane.|Sins of Kharad-Tan}} | ||
The origins and true nature of the Ascendant realm remain unknown. The description of the Warlock artifact known as the [[Sins of Kharad-Tan]] indicates that others walked the Ascendant realm long before [[Oryx, the Taken King]] and the [[ | The origins and true nature of the Ascendant realm remain unknown. The description of the Warlock artifact known as the [[Sins of Kharad-Tan]] indicates that others walked the Ascendant realm long before [[Oryx, the Taken King]] and the [[Guardian]]s, but no records have yet been discovered documenting these events. | ||
===The Ancient Past=== | ===The Ancient Past=== | ||
Auryx was the first among the Hive to discover the Ascendant plane when Savathûn killed him for negotiating with the [[Ammonite]]s, and the first to realize the innate power it held when the Worm Gods told him to slay his Hive and observe how his relationship to baseline reality began to change.<ref name="Weak"/> These realms would prove to be a boon in the Hive's quest for immortality as they warred amongst themselves to deepen their power and understanding<ref>'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXI:_an_incision|XXI: an incision]]''</ref> and during the war with the [[Ecumene]], these realms gave them a place in which to recover.<ref name="Carved"/> | Auryx was the first among the Hive to discover the Ascendant plane when Savathûn killed him for negotiating with the [[Ammonite]]s, and the first to realize the innate power it held when the Worm Gods told him to slay his Hive and observe how his relationship to baseline reality began to change.<ref name="Weak"/> These realms would prove to be a boon in the Hive's quest for immortality as they warred amongst themselves to deepen their power and understanding<ref>'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXI:_an_incision|XXI: an incision]]''</ref> and during the war with the [[Ecumene]], these realms gave them a place in which to recover.<ref name="Carved"/> | ||