Editing Ahamkara

{{Race infobox
|name= Ahamkara
|othernames= "Dragons"
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|focalworld(s)= [[Earth]] <br> [[Venus]] <br> [[Jupiter]]<ref name="Long Tomorrow">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/long-tomorrow-9g-5 Long Tomorrow 9G]''</ref> <br> [[Reef]] <br> [[Ascendant realm]]
|goals= Impart their vast knowledge in exchange for "boons"
|war=
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|weight= 
|distinctions= Draconic <br> Avian <br> Scaled <br> Idiosyncratic speech patterns
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|notable-group=
|notable-person= Eao <br> [[Azerim]] <br> [[Riven]]
}}
{{quote|And thus the Ahamkara were made extinct, their call silenced, their solipsistic flatteries erased, their great design - if it ever existed - broken. Of this you can be assured, oh reader mine. |[[Grimoire]] description}} <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_3|GHost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref>

The '''Ahamkara''' are a mysterious and powerful species of shapeshifting creatures that first appeared in the [[Solar System]] after the [[Traveler]] arrived.<ref name="Warlock">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref><ref name = "Cayde Book">'''Cayde's Treasure Island Book''' ''[[Cayde's_Treasure_Island_Book|Cayde's Treasure Island Book]]''</ref> 

==Overview==
The Ahamkara were said to be wish-fulfilling "dragons", sought out by many [[Guardian]]s in search of knowledge and power (later revealed to merely be a form they take in the presence of the latter, but after much debate it was decided that the bargains made with these creatures came at too high a price,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/salicin-fen-ii]''</ref><ref name="Knuckles">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/knuckles-of-eao Knuckles of Eao]''</ref> beginning a [[Great Ahamkara Hunt|Great Hunt]] in which the Ahamkara were made all but extinct.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_3|Ghost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref><ref name="Warlock"/> Survivors are rumored to have been spotted as far out as [[Jupiter]] and [[Io]]<ref name="Long Tomorrow"/> Currently, the only known survivor is [[Riven]], a former ally of [[Mara Sov]] who was [[Taken]], now a powerful commander under [[Savathûn]].

Ahamkara bones were subsequently incorporated into charms and new varieties of armor. These were known to cause auditory hallucinations in their bearers, as if the bones were speaking to them.<ref name="Activision">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>

==Biology==
Based on their remains, the Ahamkara were believed to be avian or draconic in appearance, possessing scales, feathers and sharp beaks.<ref name="Activision"/> Various armor pieces adorned with supposed Ahamkara bones suggest that they had skulls with fanged jaws, with the lower jawbone being split down the middle, not unlike a pair of arthropod mandibles. Notable differences in bone structure can be observed between the skulls of young and Dire Ahamkara, suggesting significant developmental changes throughout their lifecycle. This was later revealed to be remains of simply one of their dragonoid forms, which they assumed whenever in contact with [[Guardians]].

Ahamkara were studied on [[Venus]] by the [[Ishtar Academy]] because of their unique genome, which contained unknown new proteins.<ref name = "Cayde Book" /> They were apparently parasitic in some sense, one of several pieces of evidence which may indicate some relationship to the [[Worms]]. <ref name = "Cayde Book" />

Riven, in particular, displays the ability to seemingly create [[Chimera]], [[Servitor]]-like creatures that serve as her servants and ambassadors, going by the existence of [[Voice of Riven]]. It is unknown if this is a universal ability of Ahamkara, the result of Riven being [[Taken]], or an ability unique to her.

==Gameplay==
{{quote|I came to find you, only you, because you're special. You're from somewhere real. And together we can burn our way back there. Can't we, o player mine?|Skull of Dire Ahamkara}}
The fossilized remains of the Ahamkara are of continued interest to [[Warlock]]s, who adorn their armor with them and thereby acquire unique powers. Some [[Hunter]]s and certain [[Titan]]s also wear armor with Ahamkara bones, but have less of an understanding of the risks involved. The bones seem to retain a will of their own, flattering and urging their owners to recklessness.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Sealed Ahamkara Grasps]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Bones of Eao]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Claws of Ahamkara]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Scales of Eao]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Ahamkara Scale]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Skull of Dire Ahamkara]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Young Ahamkara's Spine]]''</ref><ref name="Knuckles"/>

*[[Ahamkara Scale]]—Hunter artifact
*[[Bones of Eao]]—Hunter boots
*[[Claws of Ahamkara]]—Warlock gauntlets
*[[Knuckles of Eao]]—Consumables which enhances rewards from Weekly Featured Raids
*[[Scales of Eao]]—Titan artifact
*[[Sealed Ahamkara Grasps]]—Hunter gauntlets
*[[Skull of Dire Ahamkara]]—Warlock helmet
*[[Young Ahamkara's Spine]]—Hunter gauntlets

==Trivia==
*There is evidence that suggests Ahamkara were hunted earlier, as [[Lord Gheleon]] possessed many Ahamkara fragments.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron_Lords#Lord_Gheleon|Lord Gheleon]]''</ref>
*The name "Ahamkara" comes from the Sanskrit term for [[wikipedia:Ahamkara|attachment to one's ego]].
*Some players believed that the winged, flying creatures seen in the skies above [[Venus]] may have been living Ahamkara. According to Bungie, these creatures are "[[batadactyl]]s". They got their informal name during an argument between members of Bungie's environment team over what animal the creatures most resembled.<ref name="RAV">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTXb7eBoCJ8 '''Ride Along - Venus''' - ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref> This led to the misconception that the Ahamkara were predominately found on Venus.
*It seems to be that the Ahamkara are aware of Destiny being a video game.  In Destiny 2, the lore tab for [[Skull of Dire Ahamkara]] suggests that it speaks directly to the player of the game, and the [[Claws of Ahamkara]] suggest that they are trapped in a prison behind a screen.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Taken King]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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