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| |name=Awoken | | |Name= Awoken |
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| |image=[[File:Grimoire Awoken.jpg|300px]] | | |variant= |
| |variant=Awoken | | |Focal world(s)= [[The Reef]] <br/> [[Earth]] |
| |homeworld= [[Distributary]] | | |Goals= |
| |focalworld= [[Earth]]
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| |war= [[Cabal]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Vex]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[The Witness]] | | |Weight= |
| |height= | | |Distinctions= Pale blue skin <br> Glowing eyes |
| |weight= | | |Lifespan= Long-lived{{citation needed}} |
| |distinctions=Pale blue skin <br> Glowing eyes | | |Notable-group= [[Guardian]]s <br/> [[Queen's Guard]] <br> [[Techeun]] Coven |
| |lifespan=Immortal in the [[Distributary]] <br>Long-lived<ref group="note">''"Many Awoken still alive in the present fought in the Reef Wars, which took place over 126 years ago, as the Wars were fought before the founding of the Crucible, and according to [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6|Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6]] the Crucible was active 126 years ago."''</ref> | | |Notable-person= [[Mara Sov]] <br/> [[Uldren Sov]] <br/> [[Petra Venj]] <br/> [[Commander Zavala]] <br/> [[Tyra Karn]] |
| |notable-group=[[Guardian]]s <br> [[Corsair]]s <br> [[Paladin]]s <br> [[Royal Awoken Guard|Queensguard]]<br> [[Techeun]] Coven | | |Other names= |
| |notable-person=[[Mara Sov]] <br> [[Uldren Sov]] <br> [[Osana Sov]] <br> [[Petra Venj]] <br> [[Sjur Eido]] <br> Commander [[Zavala]] <br> [[Tyra Karn]] <br> [[Asher Mir]] <br> [[The Emissary]] <br> [[Alis Li]] <br> [[Nguya Pin]] <br> [[Devna Tel]] <br> [[Sedia]] <br> [[Kalli]] <br> [[Shuro Chi]] <br> Coven Mother [[Illyn]] <br> [[Austyn]] <br> [[Sjari]] <br> [[Ylaia]] | |
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| {{quote|The others sing this song of Light and Dark. We, together, have transcended such unimaginative limitations.|Grimoire card<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Guardian|Guardian]]/[[Grimoire:Guardian/Races|Races]], [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Awoken|Awoken]]''</ref>}} | | {{quote|The others sing this song of Light and Dark. We, together, have transcended such unimaginative limitations.|Grimoire card blurb}} |
| | The '''Awoken''' are a race of humanoids living in the [[City]]<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/destiny#page=story&panel=story-The-City '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref> and beyond. |
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| The '''Awoken''' are a humanoid race sharing a common ancestry with Earth [[human]]s. They descend from the crew and passengers of the [[Yang Liwei]], a colony ship that disappeared in a spacetime anomaly during the [[Collapse]]. Time in the [[Distributary]], the homeworld of the Awoken, flows differently, and Awoken society has had thousands upon thousands of years to flourish and build. At some point in their history, a massive expedition fleet led by [[Mara Sov]] and her brother [[Uldren Sov]] left the anomaly and returned to the Solar system. Thousands of Awoken abandoned the expedition and found their way to the [[Last City]] to reunite with humanity and give rise to new Earthborn Awoken, while Mara Sov carved out a recluse kingdom in the [[Reef]] and reigned over Reefborn Awoken and subjugated [[Fallen]]. This Awoken kingdom was plunged into disarray by consecutive disasters of the [[House of Wolves|Wolf]] rebellion, the [[Taken War]], and the [[Scorn]] insurrection, eventually relying on the [[Vanguard]]'s help to survive.
| | ==Characteristics== |
| | Awoken are standoffish<ref>[http://gamelynch.com/previews/destiny-preview/ Gamelynch: ''Destiny Preview]''</ref> and resemble baseline [[human]]s, with the notable exception of having pale blue or gray skin. They also have luminescent eyes with glowing irises.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref> |
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| ==Overview==
| | It is said the Awoken were born in the [[Collapse]], descended from those humans who tried to flee its wrath. Something happened to them out on the edge of the deep Black, and they were forever changed. Today many Awoken live in [[the Reef]], aloof and mysterious, but others returned to [[Earth]], where their descendants now fight for the [[City]]. Earthborn Awoken sometimes venture out to the Reef, hoping to learn its secrets - but find no special welcome from the reclusive [[Queen of the Reef|queen]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Awoken|Awoken]]''</ref> |
| {{Quote|The Awoken did not have a choice. We did.|[[Xur, Agent of the Nine]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine]]: [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine#Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref>}}
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| Reef-Born Awoken are standoffish<ref>[http://gamelynch.com/previews/destiny-preview/ Gamelynch: ''Destiny Preview'']</ref> and resemble baseline [[human]]s, with the notable exception of having pale blue, purple, green, or gray skin. They also have luminescent eyes with glowing irises.
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| Beyond physical appearances, the Awoken seem to possess powers and abilities beyond their human ancestors. The [[Techeun]]s are a particularly notable example, though ordinary Awoken can also experience visions in the form of dreams.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Skolas: Defeated|Skolas: Defeated]]''</ref> This is a side effect of them being from the Distributary, a type of pocket universe within our main universe, created by Mara Sov. The Awoken do not have paracausal abilities but are intertwined with the fabric of existence, thus they do not age past a certain point when in the Distributary.{{Citation needed}} | | Beyond physical appearances, the Awoken seem to possess powers and abilities beyond their human ancestors. The [[Techeun]]s are a particularly notable example, though ordinary Awoken can also experience visions in the form of dreams.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Skolas: Defeated]]''</ref> |
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| ==History==
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| ===Origins=== | | ==Reef Wars== |
| {{Quote|How did the Awoken survive?"<br>"No one knows…|The Guardian and Ghost}}
| | The seeds of the conflict within the Reef were sown when the [[House of Kings]] and their mysterious [[Kell of Kings|Kell]] organized a [[Battle of the Twilight Gap|massive attack]] against the [[City|Last City]] on [[Earth]] so that they might shatter [[Human|humanity's]] final bastion and claim the "[[Traveler|Great Machine]]", guaranteeing a limitless supply of [[ether]], for themselves. Mustering the might of the [[House of Devils]] from Earth and the [[House of Winter]] from [[Venus]], the Kings also sent their summons beyond the asteroid belt to the House of Wolves. |
| The Awoken originally descended from the crew and passengers of the Yang Liwei, codenamed Exodus Green, a generation ship that left Earth shortly before the Collapse in an attempt to find a way to live without [[the Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Brephos I|Brephos I]]''</ref> The ship refused to take a side when the [[Black Fleet]] attacked the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Cosmogyre I|Cosmogyre I]]''</ref> During the initial sparring between the two paracausal entities, the ship was at the centerpiece of a kugelblitz, a black hole-like anomaly in space time that sucked it and all its inhabitants into a newborn pocket universe.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Cosmogyre IV|Cosmogyre IV]]''</ref> The Yang Liwei's 891 crewmembers and 40,000 passengers were annihilated and lost their physical forms, becoming beings of pure potential. Mara Sov, a low-ranking crewmember, was the first person to enter the kugelblitz just before the ship. She reassembled her own disembodied conscience, manipulated the Distributary's physical laws to shape it into an earthly paradise of a planet and created a new body for herself.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate II|Ecstasiate II]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Nigh II|Nigh II]]''</ref> Together with the ship's captain [[Alis Li]], who awakened the same way, Mara Sov induced other disembodied humans from the Yang Liwei to awaken as well and reincarnate into new blue-skinned, star-eyed bodies, having only vague memories about their past.{{Citation needed}} | |
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| ===The Distributary years===
| | [[Virixas, Kell of Wolves]], heard this call and amassed his fleet from the [[Jovians]] with the intention of combining his House's strength, which ranged between the hundreds of thousands to millions, with the Fallen coalition gathering for the assault. Pushing through the asteroid belt toward Earth, the Wolves' presence stirred the [[Awoken]] who knew of the coming attack through their [[Techeun]]s and [[Crow]]s but lacked any means of warning the City. Whether [[Mara Sov]], the Queen of the Reef, sought to save potential allies from the coming onslaught, or simply desired to bring the Wolves under her rule, is unclear, as the Fallen and Awoken share different views on this; but regardless of the queen's motives, she acted.<ref name = "Skolas">Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]</ref> |
| {{Quote|A paradise world: twin-ringed, impossible beauty, and a sky milk-bright with stars. She makes it real with a thought, and in that thought she falls herself, undoes her transient divinity, binds herself and all those after her into the law. The omniscient cannot explore. The omnipotent cannot struggle. She refuses that God-trap.|[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate I|Ecstasiate I]]}}
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| The first generation of the Awoken consisted of reborn humans from Yang Liwei, including 30,111 women, 10,295 men, and 485 other.<ref name="ecstaciateIII">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate III|Ecstasiate III]]''</ref> The Distributary Awoken were immortal: they did not age, though could die from trauma. Initially, they lived a simple life, eating the fruit of the forest and hunting animals with [[Combat Bow|bows]]. Time in the Distributary moves faster than in the Solar System; while centuries passed on Earth, it was thousands of years for the Distributary.<ref name="katabasis">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Katabasis|Katabasis]]''</ref>
| | At some point, the Reef allied with the [[Nine]]. What role they played or what motivation they had is unknown at this time, though it is possible that the Wolves were a common enemy, as they were originally occupying the outer system. |
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| It was initially assumed that Alis Li, the ship's captain, was the first to awaken, to shape the world and to awaken the others; Mara Sov kept her primogeniture in secret even from Alis Li, while manipulating the Awoken politics from behind. The nine verdicts established by a grand council defined the new's civilization identity, ethics and politics; Captain Alis Li was elected the first Queen. The verdicts allowed the Awoken to procreate and bear new children, as immortal as they were, and encouraged the research and development of "good technology" salvaged from the Yang Liwei, crashed as a spire planted into the bedrock of the Distributary.<ref name="ecstaciateIII"/>
| | ===The Scatter=== |
| | Virixas had the Wolf fleet regroup at [[Ceres]], a dwarf planet in the belt, still seemingly oblivious of the Awoken's presence until the light from their ship engines appeared. The Awoken fleet consisted of starfighters, destroyers, frigates, and other ships salvaged from the Reef, led personally by Queen Mara. Unworried by this seemingly meager force, Virixas warned the Queen to surrender. The Awoken respond by cutting their engines and drifting; at this point Mara and Virixas engage in banter, with the latter hoping it would give his ships time to draw the coming battle away from Ceres. This would not be the case, however, as the Queen would summon her [[Harbinger|Harbingers]]. |
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| Philosophical disputes gave rise to two major movements, forest-dwelling [[Eccaleists]] and city-dwelling [[Sanguine]]; while the Eccaleists believed that Awoken owed a debt to the cosmos and had to resolve the primordial conflict that created their world, the Sanguine stated that their immortality is a reward from cosmic powers and they do not owe anything to anybody. An Eccaleist preacher [[Diasyrm]] instigated the Theodicy War by accusing the Queen Alis Li of deicide, or the killing of gods; she explained that the Queen could have made the Awoken truly immortal, free of want or suffering, but betrayed her people by creating them mortal.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Fideicide I|Fideicide I]]''</ref> Many Awoken perished over years of bloodshed; in the end, the peace was signed on Mara Sov's terms. Diasyrm mysteriously vanished and some time later Queen Alis Li abdicated, surrendering her powers. Queen Alis' successors embraced the Eccaleist philosophy, supporting the massive space exploration program orchestrated by Mara Sov. The succession of these Queens included [[Nguya Pin]] and [[Devna Tel]].<ref name="imponent-v">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Imponent V|Imponent V]]''</ref>
| | Massive superweapons of unclear origin, the Harbingers disrupted Fallen ships and [[Pilot Servitor|Servitors]] so severely that they were left barely operable, then unleashed such destructive force that Ceres and over half of the House of Wolves were wiped out; among those killed in the massacre was Virixas, the Kell of Wolves himself. Before they could be completely annihilated, the remaining Wolves scattered into the asteroid belt, never to see battle at the [[Twilight Gap]]. Although she managed to save the City from their attack, three new claimants to the Kellship rose to threaten her people: Irxis, Wolf Baroness; Parixas, the Howling; and [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas, the Rabid]].<ref name = "Skolas"/> |
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| At some time, a scholarly order of [[Gensym Scribes]] rose to power; they conspired to support [[Sjur Eido]], a Paladin and hero of the Theodicy War, in her intent to kill Mara Sov for the alleged murder of the Diasyrm.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Imponent I|Imponent I]]''</ref> Sjur Eido lost a duel to Mara Sov's brother [[Uldren Sov]] and became Mara Sov's fervent supporter, while Mara Sov used the failed conspiracy to subjugate the Gensym Scribes and accelerate the space program.<ref name="imponent-v"/> Eventually, Mara Sov completed her long-running game by leading an exodus of tens of thousands of Eccaleist Awoken into space, leaving the Distributary behind.<ref name="katabasis"/>
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| | The three claimants to the throne instigated a civil war within the House of Wolves. In the early part of the war, Irxis had the upper hand; while the other claimants tried to gather as many Kaliks [[Servitor]]s for themselves, Irxis controlled the Orbiks Servitors, who had permissions on the Kaliks Servitors, giving her a tactical advantage over her enemies.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Mecher Orbiks-11|WANTED: Mecher Orbiks-11]]</ref> |
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| ===Reef Wars===
| | Skolas sought to eliminate Irxis first, in a devastating battle known as the Eos Clash. Leading Skolas' fleet was [[Peekis, the Disavowed|Peekis]]; his determination brought victory, and Irxis' death, but at a terrible cost to its own side. Skolas had Peekis demoted to [[dreg]] for his recklessness. |
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| {{Quote|We gathered to fight against our twilight, King and Devil, and Winter, all of us but us, the Wolves. Why? What kept us from the Gap? The Reef. The Queen. The slavers who played us against each other and docked us into subservience. These sly sterile un-people, these mirages with cold minds twinned to their own, these Carybdis butchers, they set us against each other. She played us. She made herself our Kell.|Skolas, Kell of Kells<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>}}
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| [[File:Crow and queen of the Reef.jpg|thumb|300px|Queen Mara and Uldren with the House of Wolves under her command]]
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| The flotilla arrived in the Asteroid Belt near the end of the [[Dark Age]]. After some initial encounters with the Fallen and upon receiving reconnaisance date about [[Earth]], the Traveler and the sorry state of humanity, about a third of the expedition members voted to go to Earth and join the [[Last City]], despite Mara Sov's prohibition.<ref name="revanche-2">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]], [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Revanche II|Revanche II]]''</ref> Some of them even used salvaged Human spacecraft to flee the flotilla.<ref name="revanche-3">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]], [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Revanche III|Revanche III]]''</ref> Failing to keep order, Mara Sov agreed for thousands of rebels to leave and reunite with humanity on Earth; thus the next generations of the Awoken people were split into Reefborn and Earthborn. Mara Sov was proclaimed Queen of the Reef on [[4 Vesta]]; at the same time, some Fallen [[Baron]] detected ships moving towards Earth and traced their paths back to Vesta.<ref name="revanche-5">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]], [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Revanche V|Revanche V]]''</ref> This first major assault was repealed, but the Awoken of the Reef had to militarize and finding superior weapons to fight back. At the Queen's order, her brother Uldren Sov scoured the Solar System for "a power unknown to all the other powers of this world" and discovered a young [[Ahamkara]] called [[Riven]]; Mara Sov's covenant with this creature laid a foundation for the Reef's prosperity.<ref name="tetic-2">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]], [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Tetic II|Tetic II]]''</ref>
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| Noticing the Fallen massing to destroy the Last City in an effort to steal back the Great Machine, the Queen chose to intervene and keep the oblivious out system [[House of Wolves]] from [[Twilight Gap|joining their brethren]] on Earth. While the House of Wolves had hundreds of thousands and probably millions of fighters, the Awoken used cunning and advanced weaponry. Striking suddenly, the Awoken fleet destroyed [[Ceres]] with a single salvo of the [[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbinger]]s, taking down half of the Wolves' fleet stationed here and the [[Kell]] [[Virixas]] himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#Wanted: Skolas, Kell of Kells|Wanted: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref> The remaining Wolves were scattered across the Reef and found themselves in a civil war between three Barons [[Irxis]], [[Parixas]] and [[Skolas]], each wanting to claim the Kellship for themselves. The Reef Awoken launched a several-year-long campaign that whittled the Fallen's numbers and nobility to insignificance. This war involved a long siege of the asteroid [[Pallas]] by [[Pirsis]] and his fleet, with neither side willing to use their firepower in fear of hitting their own troops. Eventually, Awoken commander [[Hallam Fen]] managed to break the stalemate by creating an enormous visual illusion of another salvo of Harbingers, thus scaring Pirsis's ships off without a single actual shot being fired.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#Wanted: Pirsis, Pallas-Bane|Wanted: Pirsis, Pallas-Bane]]''</ref> Another major engagement was in the Hildian Asteroids where the Awoken used the Charybdis, a gravity weapon strong enough to catch an asteroid Tinette and hurl it at another asteroid Fortuna which served as the Fallen fleet base. Even though [[Skolas]] defeated his contenders and proclaimed himself the Kell of Wolves, [[Variks]], a Wolf scribe disillusioned with Skolas, defected over to the Queen's side. Thanks to this betrayal the remaining Wolves were defeated in the decisive battle of Cybele and Skolas was taken prisoner.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#Wanted: Kaliks-12|Wanted: Kaliks-12]]''</ref>
| | In the meantime, Skolas decided to use the Awoken to his advantage, by pitting them against his remaining enemies.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Peekis, the Disavowed|WANTED: Peekis, the Disavowed]]</ref> |
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| In the aftermath of the Reef wars, Skolas and most of the Wolf nobility were incarcerated in the [[Prison of Elders]], and Variks declared Mara Sov the new Kell of Wolves. Many Wolf prisoners swore fealty to her, thus joining the Reefborn Awoken under Mara Sov's rule; some of these Fallen even became part of the [[Royal Awoken Guard]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Saviks, Queenbreaker|WANTED: Saviks, Queenbreaker]]''</ref> The Queen gifted Skolas to her allies, [[the Nine]], for their role in defeating the Fallen but they released the Wolf Kell, beginning the [[Wolf Rebellion]] and forced the Reef to open itself to [[Guardian]] access.<ref name="The Queen">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Ghost_Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPg3jWn6Nn0 '''YouTube''' - ''Official Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves Prologue'']</ref>
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| | The [[Silent Fang]], Skolas' elite assassin unit led by [[Drevis, Wolf Baroness]], attacked an Awoken space station called Amethyst. [[Paladin]] [[Abra Zire]] gave chase to the Silent Fang to Iris, where they engaged a Wolf [[ketch]]. To their surprise, however, it was not Drevis' ship, but Parixas'. [[Grayor, Wolf Assassin]] and the Silent Fang had tricked the Awoken into defeating Skolas' last rival. With Skolas as sole claimant to the throne, he declared himself the Kell of Wolves.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Grayor, Wolf Assassin|WANTED: Grayor, Wolf Assassin]]</ref> |
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| ===Dreaming City and Eleusinia=== | | ===Battle of Bamberga's Wrath=== |
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| | [[Prince Uldren]] had successfully broken the Wolves' encryption and discovered that they had miscalculated the eccentricity of the asteroid Bamberga. Using this knowledge, Paladin [[Imogen Rife]] tricked Drevis into flying into Bamerga's path, destroying her Ketch and leading to her capture. Rife took the prisoners to Pallas.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Drevis, Wolf Baroness|WANTED: Drevis, Wolf Baroness]]</ref> |
| {{Quote|Your Traveler terraformed your planets. But the Awoken terraformed the [[Dreaming City]]. It is our creation. It is a reflection of our people - not a false gift from a skittish god.|Shuro Chi}}<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Gardens of Esila Overlook|"Your Traveler terraformed your planets. But the Awoken terraformed the Dreaming City. It is our creation. It is a reflection of our people— not a false gift from a skittish god."]]''</ref>
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| [[File:DreamingCity1.png|thumb|300px|The Dreaming City]]
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| The Dreaming City is a Reef structure of an immense scale, built on a flat disc supposedly carved from a ruined planet found by the Awoken and hidden by a massive cloaking device.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Waterfall|"The Dreaming City is built upon a disc that contains a silver sea, The water is real, but the horizon is an illusion if you’re accustomed to spherical worlds. If you went far enough, you’d fall off the edge of the disc."]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Cave|"There are rumors that the Dreaming City was built upon the foundation of a ruined planet, one we found and towed back from beyond. They say we preserved the old structures and built atop them…"]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Cleft Gate|"Look into the sky. See that portal? It controls access to the Tangled Shore — and, crucially, it holds the cloaking technology that we use to disguise and protect the Dreaming City."]]''</ref> A special stabilizing ring below the disc maintains the City's atmosphere, catching any escaping water and returning it back.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Waterfall|"There is a stabilization ring beyond the horizon that holds the City in alignment. When water goes spilling off the horizon, it is captured and fed back into the atmosphere before it dissipates into space."]]''</ref> The Dreaming City was built by Mara Sov and Techeun [[Illyn]], the Coven Mother; this artificial world was nothing but bare rocks when they started.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Gardens of Esila Overlook|"When Mara and Illyn began to shape the Dreaming City, this was where they started. They stood on the edge of the world with rough rocks all around, and they saw the potential of what this place could be."]]''</ref>
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| In the aftermath of the Wolf Rebellion, Mara Sov forged a secret alliance with the human Hunter [[Eris Morn]], Earth's most knowledgeable expert on the [[Hive]] after the death of [[Toland, the Shattered]]. The immediate reason for this alliance was the threat of [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] and his armies of Hive searching for vengeance against Guardians.<ref name="gf-queen">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen|The Queen]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen 2|Ghost Fragment: The Queen 2]]''</ref> To rally the Awoken against this inescapable invasion, Eris agreed to deploy her vast expertise of the Hive's technology and magic that she learned whilst on the [[Moon]]. This included her knowledge of the [[Sword Logic]], the [[Ascendant Realm]] and the art of creating throne worlds.<ref name="Throne"/> | | ===Siege of Pallas=== |
| | In an effort to rescue Drevis, [[Pirsis, Pallas-Bane|Pirsis]] attacked Pallas. The battle grew into a stalemate, as neither side could use their full strength without risking collateral damage. The siege was eventually broken by an unsanctioned attack led by [[Weksis, the Meek]]. His force managed to breach the Athens hull but were captured by Commander [[Hallam Fen]], Rife's protege.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Weksis, the Meek|WANTED: Weksis, the Meek]]</ref> Pirsis decided to attack the already weakened hull and reached [[Kaliks-4]]'s cell. However, he was cut off by Imogen Rife, who was killed by Pirsis before escaping. |
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| The Awoken built the [[Blind Well]], an energy borehole in the fabric of space and time drilled by Riven and aided by Techeuns [[Lissyl]] and [[Sedia]], in a great cathedral on the eastern shore of the Dreaming City. The gate at the bottom of the Blind Well was built by [[Kalli]] and [[Shuro Chi]] inside in a hall they named "[[The Confluence]]". Illyn used copious [[Tincture of Queensfoil|tinctures of Queensfoil]] to reach the Ascendant Realm and began construction from the other side, sorting the threads of reality on a vast metaphysical loom. Thus, Mara, Riven and the Techeuns built an isolated pocket universe and named it Eleusinia; Mara's third throne after the Distributary and Vesta. In the ascendant halls of Eleusinia, Mara carved a statue for Sjur Eido after her death during the Reef Wars. The Blind Well would be used as a cross-world tunnel between the Solar System and Eleusinia and required a continuous multi-week charge of paracausal energies for operation.<ref name="Throne">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Dreaming City|The Dreaming City]], [[Lore:The Dreaming City#Throne|Throne]]''</ref>
| | Hallam Fen was able to link up with the Reef and orchestrated a plan with the Crows and Techeuns to devise a mass illusion of the Queen's Harbingers. The Wolves broke ranks immediately, allowing Fen and Paladins [[Leona Bryl]] and [[Kamala Rior]] to finish them off. Bringing Drevis alive to Vesta, Fen was promoted to one of the Queen's Paladins.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Pirsis, Pallas-Bane|WANTED: Pirsis, Pallas-Bane]]</ref> |
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| Sometime after the construction of Eleusinia, Mara Sov was contacted by the [[Ancients]], a group of mysterious entities describing themselves as "the nothing-space fabric". They possessed three Techeuns, including [[Kelda Wadj]], the Allteacher, and used them as mouthpieces to converse with Mara. Mara Sov agreed to a deal proposed by the Ancients and Kelda Wadj's body was destroyed to be turned into a singularity. This singularity would then be the Awoken used to construct the [[Oracle Engine]], a sophisticated machine used for communication and transportation between planes of reality.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Dreaming City|The Dreaming City]], [[Lore:The Dreaming City#Oracle|Oracle]]''</ref>
| | ===Hildian Campaign and the Fortuna Plummet=== |
| | To try and break the siege at Pallas, the Queen ordered Paladins Abra Zire and Kamala Rior to hunt for Skolas. However, this eventually proved fruitless after he disappeared into the [[Hildian Asteroids]] with the help of [[Beltrik, the Veiled]]. Beltrik eventually left the Hildians to gather ether from the asteroid [[19-Fortuna]], positioning the bulk of his forces above the resupply area in order to form a defensive screen against any potential attack from Abra Zire. Unbeknownst to Beltrik however, following the Battle of Bamberga's Wrath, Paladin Zire had been developing a powerful gravity weapon called Carybdis. |
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| ===The Taken War===
| | Knowing that Beltrik expected Paladin Zire to throw her forces against this defensive fleet, Abra devised a strategy to make him believe she was doing just that, by dividing her own forces and sending a portion of them to engage Beltrik's screen with long range missiles and torpedoes. While her feint kept his forces contained at Fortuna, Paladin Zire then gathered the rest of her fleet at asteroid [[687 Tinette]], which was making a close pass by Fortuna at the time. With the remainder of her fleet safely hidden within Tinette's shadow, she activated Carybdis. |
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| [[File:Battle on Saturn.jpg|300px|thumb|The Awoken fleet engaging the [[Dreadnaught]]]]
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| | The weapon's beam pushed Tinette out of its orbit and sent it hurtling into Fortuna, destroying both asteroids and devastating Beltrik's fleet, which was still positioned in a defensive screen above the resupply area on Fortuna. In the ensuing chaos, Beltrik's shattered and disarrayed forces were quickly neutralized by the full might of Zire's now-recombined fleet and Beltrik himself was captured and taken to the Queen. |
| {{Quote|The Awoken died for us. They gave their lives to save the system, to stop Oryx's fleet at the outer planets. We must honor their sacrifice. We must face the Taken King without fear. Queen Mara has given us a gift. We must not waste it.|Eris Morn<ref>'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The Taken King#The Coming War|The Coming War]]''</ref>}}
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| The Awoken were among the first to respond to Oryx's invasion. Attacking his fleet out around [[Saturn]], the Queen and her Witches sacrificed themselves to fire the Harbingers, mysterious weapons or entities of incredible power, at the Hive [[Dreadnaught]]. Despite destroying a good portion of Oryx's fleet, no marks were made upon the flagship, and shortly thereafter, Oryx ended the battle with a single blow from his cannon.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[The Coming War]]'' </ref>
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| Despite a significant loss of Reef leadership, including the Queen and the disappearance of Prince Uldren, the Reef aided the City and its Guardians in destroying Oryx's [[Taken]]. Setting bounties upon several lieutenants the Reef oversaw their extermination and eventual rooting out of the Taken [[Blight]]s in conjunction with the Vanguard. During this conflict [[Petra Venj]], Acting Regent-Commander, continued to search for the missing Queen<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/scour-the-dreadnaught Scour the Dreadnaught]'' </ref> and prevented a resurging House of Wolves from regrouping on Mars. With the aid of Variks and the Guardians the nascent Wolf house was scattered again.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Prime's Path]]'' </ref>
| | After the battle, the [[Crow (title)|Crows]] made contact with [[Variks]], a former scribe of [[House Judgment]]. Variks was displeased with Skolas, as he was too vicious and hateful for him to withstand (it is also rumored that it was Skolas who docked Variks' arms), so he was willing to side with the Reef to stop him.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled|WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled]]</ref> |
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| ===Betrayal of a Prince=== | | ===Cybele Uprising=== |
| [[File:ScornRise.jpg|300px|thumb|Uldren escaping the Prison of the Elders with the [[Scorn|Scorned Barons]]]] | | Having lost many of his most important lieutenants, Skolas planned an attack on the Awoken military fortress of [[Cybele]]. However, thanks to Variks' betrayal, the Reef knew of Skolas' attack, and all four of the Reef's armada Paladins were waiting for him. Defeated in a decisive battle, Skolas was captured and locked away in the [[Prison of Elders]].<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Kaliks-12|WANTED: Kaliks-12]]</ref> |
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| Following the resurgence of Uldren Sov, he led a rogue Fallen house known as the [[Scorn]] against the Reef, betraying his own people, and driving the Reef-borne Awoken into complete chaos and disarray. [[Cayde-6]] was murdered in the Scorn's escape from the Prison of Elders, and Reef agents were forced to work with Guardian forces to prevent the total collapse of their society.
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| Though the Guardian managed to topple the Scorn's chaotic reign over the Reef and brought Uldren to justice for his crimes, the Awoken's home remains a dangerous place as remnants of the Scorn's forces continue to prowl over the Reef. Petra, the remaining Paladins and Techeuns barely maintain what's left of the Awoken's Reef civilizations, even as the Scorn and a newly resurgent Taken force plague the Dreaming City, the mysterious homeland of the Awoken.
| | ===Aftermath=== |
| | With most of the Wolf nobility incarcerated in the [[Prison of Elders]], Variks declared Mara Sov the new Kell of Wolves, and advised other captives to swear their fealty to her. The first amongst them to do so was [[Saviks, Queenbreaker|Saviks]], who served closely with the Queen as one of [[Royal Awoken Guard|her guards]].<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Saviks, Queenbreaker|WANTED: Saviks, Queenbreaker]]</ref> A small few attempted to continue their fight against the Awoken however, such as [[Veliniks, the Ravenous]]. This would-be Kell rallied a group of Wolves to fight with him, but before he could strike, he was captured by [[Petra Venj]].<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Veliniks, the Ravenous|WANTED: Veliniks, the Ravenous]]</ref> |
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| ===Riven's Scheme===
| | During other operations to neutralize entrenched hostiles, Petra ordered an airstrike that resulted in [[Guardian]] casualties; this led to increased tensions between the Reef and the City, and Petra was demoted and sent away from the Reef, only to be recalled during the Wolf Crisis.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Petra Venj, Queen's Wrath|Petra Venj, Queen's Wrath]]</ref> |
| ===A Thousand Voices===
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| {{Quote|The Guardians killed Riven and ripped out her heart. But Ahamkara transcend death. They can transform desire into reality… even when they are nothing but bone and dust. I should have known that Riven would grant one last wish… one last curse. Now, the Dreaming City has been Taken. I opened the gates. I ordered the attack. I… should have known.|Petra Venj.}}
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| [[File:Riven Raid.jpg|thumb|300px|Taken Ahamkara Riven]] | |
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| As the Guardians and the Awoken worked together to maintain the remaining Scorn within the Reef, the Dreaming City's opening and the darkness spreading from it were grim news for the Awoken. Knowing the danger the threat poses to the Solar System, Petra Venj was forced to reveal one of the Awoken's deepest secrets that lay within the City: Riven of a Thousand Voices, the last living Ahamkara. It was soon discovered that Riven had been Taken when Oryx invaded the Reef during the Taken War and partially brought the Dreaming City into the Ascendant Realm.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - Item Description: [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Hood of the Great Hunt|Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> However, after Oryx's death, Riven was aimless but soon gained a new master, [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], the Witch Queen of the Hive, and together, they sought to corrupt the homeland of the Awoken<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - Item Description: [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Boots of the Great Hunt|Boots of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> and eventually breach into the Distributary.<ref name="rac">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]], [[Lore:Truth to Power#react.7Cchoose.7Cact|react|choose|act]]''</ref>
| | Some time after the wars end, Queen Mara gifted an imprisoned Skolas to [[Nine|the Nine]] to commemorate their victory against the Fallen, but in an act of apparent subterfuge against the Reef, Skolas was freed by one of [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|their agents]] and given a ship.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Mystery: The Fate of Skolas|Mystery: The Fate of Skolas]]</ref> Declaring himself Kell of Kells, Skolas found renewed purpose and would lead a new uprising to unite the Fallen and claim the Great Machine. Saviks and his Fallen heard of Skolas' return, and were the first to rise against the Queen, attempting to assassinate her. Though many so-called of these [[Queenbreakers]] fell and Saviks was sent to the Prison of Elders, he and many other noble Wolves would escape soon after. In response, the Queen placed bounties on these enemies and called to the [[Guardian]]s of the City to quell the rebellion. |
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| To accomplish her goals, Riven orchestrated the Scorn's rise to power and used Uldren as her puppet, corrupting the prince while posing as his sister. Though the Scorn failed against the Guardians, Uldren succeeded in his purpose of opening the way into the Dreaming City, giving Riven a chance to break free.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Nothing Left to Say]]''</ref>
| | ==The Taken War== |
| | ===Battle of Saturn=== |
| | [[File:Battle on Saturn.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Awoken fleet engaging the [[Dreadnaught]]]] |
| | The Awoken of the Reef were the first to respond to the invasion. Queen Mara Sov gathered her fleet to engage the [[Dreadnaught]], [[Oryx]]'s capital ship, directly in the [[Battle of Saturn]]. When conventional weapons failed, the Queen and her Techeuns unleashed the Harbingers to wreck havoc among the Take King's forces and attempt to destroy or otherwise disable the Dreadnaught. When they failed, Oryx unleashed his [[Oversoul]] in retaliation, which obliterated the Queen's fleet in a single blast, including her flagship. |
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| After confirming that Mara Sov is alive, Petra and the Awoken were able to gain the Vanguard's support after the revelation of the Taken's return spurred them into action.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Awakening (mission)|Awakening]]''</ref> Gathering a Raid team strong enough to kill Riven, the Guardians assaulted the Dreaming City. While proceeding through the City, the Guardians managed to free some of the Techeuns from Taken corruption and eventually confronted Riven herself in her true gigantic, draconic form.<ref name="LW">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Last Wish]]''</ref>
| | Regardless of loss the battle succeeded in its primary objective, halting Oryx's fleet and keeping it locked outside of the inner system. Uldren Sov managed to escape, his ship both on the outermost edge of the Oversoul impulse and his shield automatically engaging, protecting him. He crashed on Mars, where he set about finding his sister with the aid of his Crow drones, whom he could sense distantly. Though no body was recovered Mara Sov was assumed dead, and Uldren presumed missing; and thus Petra Venj was named Queen Regent in their absence. |
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| Despite her vast Taken powers, Riven's physical form was destroyed and her blighted heart was brought before the Techeuns to be cleansed. Unfortunately, before that could happen, Riven's scheme came full circle as she performed one last wish for her master: to curse the Dreaming City with a Taken plague.<ref name="LW"/>
| | ===Removing the Blights=== |
| | Though Oryx vanished from the material realm, he continued to blight the system. Only by attacking the source of the blights on each planet could the Vanguard direct their attention on ending Oryx himself. The Reef aided [[the Last City]] in this phase of the war, helping to clear blights and defeat Champions on Earth, Venus, and Mars. However, the Reef was also interested in looking for signs of the missing Queen, and preventing an opportunistic House of Wolves from rising to power again, as they attempted to make a new home on Mars under the leadership of [[Orbiks Prime]]. |
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| ===The Cycle===
| | Defeating the Taken's Champions helped to narrow down the source of the blights. [[Cayde-6]] tracked down the source of the blight on Earth to an [[Echo of Oryx]] hiding in [[King's Watch]], where it was defeated. The blight on Venus was tracked down to the top of [[The Citadel]], and the Echo was removed. [[Commander Zavala]] discovered another Echo of Oryx on Mars, this time using a secret entrance under [[Freehold]] to invade the [[Black Garden]]. The Echo was defeated finally on [[Phobos]], in the very room where the War had begun. |
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| Though Riven was silenced once and for all, her plan succeeded as Taken forces began to heavily corrupt the Dreaming City. Worse, the Hive and Taken managed to capture [[Eleusinia]], Mara Sov's Throne World, as a staging ground. Savathûn then began the next stage of her plan by having her daughter, [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], find a way to invade the Distributary.<ref name="rac"/><ref name="asudeM">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]], [[Lore:Truth to Power#asudeM|asudeM]]''</ref>
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| Wanting to prevent the birthplace of the Awoken from being invaded and defiled, Mara Sov tasks the Guardians to destroy the Hive and Taken infesting her Throne World. After a perilous struggle through the ruins of Eleusina, the Guardians managed to destroy Dûl Incaru and seemingly reverse the Taken corruption in the Dreaming City.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[The Shattered Throne]]''</ref>
| | ===Pretenders to the Osmium Throne=== |
| | The Taken War did not end with Oryx's [[King's Fall|death]], unfortunately. The Taken continued to persist despite the loss of their master; though without Oryx's power they began to slowly decay, they remained a significant threat that the Guardians had to continue fighting. With the Osmium Throne vacant, some powerful Hive and Taken saw an opportunity to seize it for themselves. One was [[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]], a Hive Knight who Oryx had considered a foster son. Before Alak-Hul could break free of [[The Sunless Cell]] where Oryx had imprisoned him earlier for his attempted usurpation, he was defeated by a fireteam of Guardians. |
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| Unfortunately, this victory was short-lived, as the Taken corruption soon returned as it appeared the City was caught in a time-loop created by [[Quria, Blade Transform]].<ref name="asudeM"/> This forced the Guardians to partake in the same battle over and over again.
| | Sometime later, the Taken Knight [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]] enacted his own bid to claim dominance over the remaining Hive and Taken with his mastery of the blights. [[Variks, the Loyal]] received reports of Malok's activities and sent in the Guardian to investigate. Eventually, the Guardian was able to drive Malok out of the Dreadnaught and into the Hellmouth, where he met his end when confronted by a fireteam at the Shrine of Oryx. |
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| ===The Queen Returns===
| | [[Noru'usk, Servant of Oryx]], a Taken Cabal Centurion incarcerated in the Prison of Elders, had aspirations to become the next King where others (including Oryx himself) had failed but was struck down before he could escape and ascend the Throne. |
| [[File:New Techeuns ritual.png|thumb|300px|The exorcism ritual performed by Mara]] | |
| Sometime after the Dreaming City had been corrupted during the Taken War, Petra would oversee training a new coven of Techeuns since the [[Battle of Saturn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[Pathfinder's Suit#Pathfinder's Helmet / Helm / Visor|Pathfinder's Helmet / Helm / Visor]]''</ref> Following Mara's attempt to halt the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|advance]] of the Black Fleet and its commander, a collective consciousness of the first civilization uplifted by the Traveler made manifest in Darkness known as [[the Witness]], towards the Sol System,<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Vanguard Transmissions]]''</ref> the new Coven would be sent to rescue her using the [[Ley Lines]]. While they successfully found Mara Sov, they unexpectedly attracted the attention of the Hive God of War, [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]. Mara would return to the Dreaming City at the cost of the new coven of Techeuns scattering themselves among the Ley Lines,<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[Pathfinder's Suit#Pathfinder's Hood / Mark / Bond|Pathfinder's Hood / Mark / Bond]]''</ref> and would strike a bargain with [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] to remove her [[Worm]]. To accomplish this objective, Mara tasked the Guardian with freeing the Techeuns lost within the Ley Lines from Xivu Arath's forces led by [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]]. She would also discover that her brother is reborn as a [[Lightbearer]] named Crow.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - [[Cocoon]]''</ref>
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| As the Guardian recovered more Techeuns from the Ley Lines, Mara discovered a plot to steal [[Ager's Scepter]] from the [[Dozmary Vault]] and tasked the Guardian with stopping its theft by collecting Astral Skews across the [[European Dead Zone|EDZ]], the [[Tangled Shore]], the Moon and the Dreaming City. Along the way, she would tell them the tale of Rega and Ager, an allegory of her and Uldren's relationship, and instruct them to keep Ager's Scepter.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - [[A Hollow Coronation]]''</ref> Eventually, the exorcism ritual would be ready to begin> However, it would come under assault by Xivu Arath's forces in a last-ditch attempt to capture Savathûn. The Guardian and [[Saint-14]] were deployed to the ritual to protect Mara and the Techeuns as they completed the ritual. However, Savathûn would escape, leaving a comatose Osiris behind.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - [[Exorcism]]''</ref>
| | Malok's death, as well as any other powerful contenders were killed before they could take Oryx's place, would officially mark the end of the Taken War. However the Guardians would have to continue fighting the weakened Taken and Hive forces within the Solar System. |
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| [[File:MaraSovPressKit.jpg|thumb|300px|Mara, casting a defensive ward over the Farm]]
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| The Awoken would join [[the Coalition]] alongside the Vanguard, the Cabal Empire led by [[Empress Caiatl]], and the Eliksni [[House of Light]] led by [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]]. Mara herself would play a role in the [[Invasion of Earth]] as she and the Techeuns would cast a defensive ward around the [[Farm]].{{Citation needed}} Mara, Crow, Mithrax, [[Devrim Kay]], and [[Amanda Holliday]] would assist in pushing back the [[Shadow Legion]] invading Earth, with Mara able to provide her power through the Ascendant Scepter onto her Queensguard.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Defiance]]''</ref> She would also grant the Guardian her power to destroy the [[Shadow Legion Flagship]] hanging above Earth's orbit as retribution for the death of Amanda Holliday.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Defiance]] - [[Mission: Retribution]]''</ref> The Coalition would celebrate this victory, but it would be short-lived as the Witness was able to use the energy from [[the Veil]], hidden in [[Neomuna]], to connect it to the Traveler and open the portal to its Pale Heart so it can begin the [[Final Shape]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Desperate Measures]]''</ref>
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| * [[Corsair]]s
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| | **[[Arach Jalaal]], Dead Orbit representative |
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| | **[[Commander Zavala]], Titan Vanguard |
| *[[Alis Li]] | | **[[Master Rahool]], Tower Cryptarch |
| *[[Devna Tel]] | | **[[Tess Everis]], Special Orders vendor |
| *[[Diasyrm|The Diasyrm]] | | **[[Tyra Karn]], Iron Temple Cryptarch |
| *[[Imar]] | |
| *[[Nedhi]] | |
| *[[Nguya Pin]] | |
| *[[Osana Sov]] | |
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| ;[[Earth]]born
| | *The Reef |
| *[[Arach Jalaal]] | | **[[Abra Zire]], Paladin of the Royal Armada |
| *[[Asher Mir]]†
| | **[[Devi Cassl]], Paladin of the Royal Army |
| *[[Druis]]
| | **[[Hallam Fen]], Paladin of the Royal Armada |
| *[[Fenchurch Everis]] | | **[[Imogen Rife]], Paladin of the Royal Armada (deceased) |
| *[[Georges]]
| | **[[Jolyon]], Crow |
| *[[Nadiya]]
| | **[[Kamala Rior]], Paladin of the Royal Armada |
| *[[Nadya]]
| | **[[Leona Bryl]], Paladin of the Royal Armada |
| *[[Nissa]]
| | **[[Mara Sov]], Queen of the Reef |
| *[[Orin]]
| | **[[Master Ives]], Reef Cryptarch |
| *[[Pranav]]
| | **[[Pavel Nolg]], Paladin of the Royal Army |
| *[[Rahool]]
| | **[[Petra Venj]], Queen's Emissary |
| *[[Runa]]
| | **[[Pinar Venj]], Amethyst Techuen Coven leader (deceased) |
| *[[Savin]]
| | **[[Sedia]], Techeun |
| *[[Shayura]]
| | **[[Shuro Chi]], Techeun |
| *[[Tess Everis]]
| | **[[Uldren Sov]], Prince of the Reef and Master of Crows |
| *[[Tyra Karn]]
| | **[[Yasmin Eld]], Paladin of the Royal Awoken Guard |
| *[[Zavala]]
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| ;[[Reef]]born
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| *[[Abra Zire]]† | |
| *[[Amrita Vae]] | |
| *[[Anzani Lyle]]
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| *[[Austyn]]
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| *[[Devi Cassl]] | |
| *[[Dinna]] | |
| *[[Esila]]†
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| *[[Gwilym]]
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| *[[Hallam Fen]] | |
| *[[Hollis Eso]]† | |
| *[[Illyn]]†
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| *[[Imogen Rife]]† | |
| *[[Ives]]† | |
| *[[Jolyon Till]] | |
| *[[Kalli]] | |
| *[[Kamala Rior]] | |
| *[[Kazia]] | |
| *[[Kelda Wadj]]†
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| *[[Leona Bryl]] | |
| *[[Lira]]† | |
| *[[Lissyl]]†
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| *[[Loris Pol]]†
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| *[[Mara Sov]] | |
| *[[Melorii]]† | |
| *[[Namqi Sen]]† | |
| *[[Nascia]]† | |
| *[[Pavel Nolg]]† | |
| *[[Petra Venj]] | |
| *[[Pinar Venj]]† | |
| *[[Portia]]† | |
| *[[Sedia]] | |
| *[[Shuro Chi]] | |
| *[[Sjalla]] | |
| *[[Sjari]]
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| *[[Sjur Eido]]†
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| *[[Tellos Cir]]†
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| *[[Thedren Pell]]
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| *[[Trihn]]
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| *[[Uldren Sov]] | |
| *[[Yasmin Eld]]†
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| *[[Ylaia]]
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| {{Col-end}}
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| ==Technology==
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| *[[Balefire]]
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| *[[Crow (device)|Crows]]
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| *[[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbinger]]
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| *[[Martian Navcore]]
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| *[[Tincture of Queensfoil]]
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| *[[Oracle Engine]]
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| *[[Blind Well]]
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| *[[Wayfinder's Compass]]
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| *[[Ascendant Scepter]]
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| *[[Starlight Lodestone]]
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| *[[Wall of Wishes]]
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| *[[Maltech]]—a weaponized material that is known for leaving almost no remains, potentially sourced from the [[Golden Age]]<ref name="Fideicide2">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Fideicide II|Fideicide II]]''</ref>
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| *Phaeton backscatter scanner—a device invented by the Queen to see the [[Nine]] when the Awoken began losing ships near [[Rhea]]<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Dust|Dust]], [[Lore#Dust#The Leviathan|The Leviathan]]''</ref>
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| *Fieldcom device—a communicator used by Corsairs<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - Item Description: [[Corsair Down]]''</ref>
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| *Ships
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| **[[Ceres Galliot]]
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| **[[Pallas Galliot]]
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| **[[Hildian Seeker]]
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| **[[Chasing Infinity]]
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| **[[Ermine TAC-717]]—Distributary modification of a [[Hawk]]
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| **Various salvaged Frigates involved in the Scatter | |
| *Distributary Weaponry
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| **Matter laser—a Maltech weapon that fired coherent bosons<ref name="Fideicide2"/>
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| ;Reef weaponry
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| *[[Vestian Dynasty]]—[[Sidearm|sidearm]] | |
| *[[The Supremacy]]—[[Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]]
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| *[[Techeun Force]]—[[Fusion Rifle|fusion rifle]]
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| *[[Vesta Noblese]]—[[Scout Rifle|scout rifle]]
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| *[[Hygiea Noblesse]]—scout rifle
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| *[[Payment VI]]—[[Pulse Rifle|pulse rifle]]
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| *[[Her Courtesy]]—[[Shotgun|shotgun]]
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| *[[Her Benevolence]]—sniper rifle
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| *[[Her Right Hand]]—[[Auto Rifle|auto rifle]]
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| *[[Her Mercy]]—[[Hand Cannon|hand cannon]]
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| *[[Dreamwalker]]—[[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]]
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| *[[Wolves' Bane]]—[[Machine Gun|machine gun]]
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| *[[Merciless (hand cannon)|Merciless]]—hand cannon
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| *[[Lethe Noblese]]—scout rifle
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| *[[Final Duty]]—pulse rifle
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| *[[Bane of the Taken]]—machine gun
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| ;Dreaming City weaponry
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| *[[Waking Vigil]]—hand cannon
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| *[[Tigerspite]]—auto rifle
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| *[[Vouchsafe]]—scout rifle
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| *[[Twilight Oath]]—sniper rifle
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| *[[Retold Tale]]—shotgun
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| *[[Sleepless]]—rocket launcher
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| *[[Abide the Return]]—[[Sword|sword]]
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| *[[Age-Old Bond]]—auto rifle
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| *[[Transfiguration]]—scout rifle
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| *[[Nation of Beasts]]—hand cannon
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| *[[Tyranny of Heaven]]—[[Combat Bow|bow]]
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| *[[Chattering Bone]]—pulse rifle
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| *[[Apex Predator]]—rocket launcher
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| *[[Appetence]]—[[Trace Rifle|trace rifle]]
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| *[[Doomed Petitioner]]—[[Linear Fusion Rifle|linear fusion rifle]]
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| *[[Lethophobia]]—bow
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| *[[Scalar Potential]]—pulse rifle
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| *[[Scatter Signal]]—fusion rifle
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| *[[Supercluster]]—shotgun
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| ;Appropriated weaponry
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| *[[Gahlran's Right Hand]]—auto rifle
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| *[[Calusea Noblesse]]—scout rifle
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| *[[Emperor's Courtesy]]—shotgun
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| *[[Bane of Sorrow]]—machine gun
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| ;Constellation weaponry
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| *[[Chrysura Melo]]—auto rifle
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| *[[Vulpecula]]—hand cannon
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| *[[Iota Draconis]]—fusion rifle
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| *[[Fractethyst]]—shotgun
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| *[[Wolftone Draw]]—bow
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| *[[Canis Major]]—[[Grenade Launcher|heavy grenade launcher]]
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| *[[Ascendancy]]—rocket launcher
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| ;Queensguard weaponry
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| *[[Caretaker]]—sword
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| *[[Prodigal Return]]—[[Grenade Launcher|special grenade launcher]]
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| *[[Regnant]]—heavy grenade launcher
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| *[[Raconteur]]—bow
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| *[[Perpetualis]]—auto rifle
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| *[[Royal Executioner]]—fusion rifle
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| *[[Ecliptic Distaff]]—[[Glaive|glaive]]
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| ;Exotic weaponry
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| *[[Wish-Ender]]—bow
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| *[[Ager's Scepter]]—trace rifle
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| *[[Verglas Curve]]—bow
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| ==Notes==
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Joe Staten and Christopher Barrett described the Awoken as being beautiful, exotic, and mysterious. They mentioned the team looked at elves, vampires, ghosts, and angels to "capture that exotic, sort of ethereal feel".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfqFiyIhrb4 '''YouTube''', ''Destiny - News GDC Panel'']</ref> They have been described as being of "otherworldly origins."<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''How the Makers of Halo Plan to Change the Future of Shooters'']</ref>
| | Joe Staten and Christopher Barrett described the Awoken as being beautiful, exotic, and mysterious. They mentioned the team looked at elves, vampires, ghosts, and angels to "capture that exotic, sort of ethereal feel".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfqFiyIhrb4 '''YouTube''', ''Destiny - News GDC Panel'']</ref> They have been described as being of "otherworldly origins."<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref> |
| *The Awoken once ruled [[Mars]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - Item Description: [[Long Tomorrow 9G#Chest|Long Tomorrow 9G Chest]]''</ref> which may explain the reasoning behind [[Valus Trau'ug]]'s unsanctioned attack.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <Gallery> | | <Gallery> |
| File:Awoken2.jpg|Concept art of an Awoken. | | File:Awoken2.jpg|Concept art of an Awoken female. |
| File:Grimoire Awoken.jpg|Grimoire card of an Awoken.
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| File:Awoken hunter.jpg|Concept art of an Awoken female [[Hunter]]. | | File:Awoken hunter.jpg|Concept art of an Awoken female [[Hunter]]. |
| File:E3 awoken.jpg|[[Commander Zavala]], Awoken [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Vanguard]]. | | File:E3 awoken.jpg|[[Commander Zavala]], Awoken [[Titan]] [[Vanguard]]. |
| File:Grimoire The Queen.jpg|[[Mara Sov]], Queen of the Reef | | File:QueenGrimGold.jpg|[[Mara Sov]], Queen of the Reef |
| File:Destiny-PetraVenj-Closeup-crop.jpg|[[Petra Venj]], member of the [[Royal Awoken Guard]] | | File:Destiny-PetraVenj-Closeup-crop.jpg|[[Petra Venj]], member of the [[Royal Awoken Guard]] |
| File:awokenforest.jpeg|Early concept art from ''Destiny's'' development as a fantasy game. | | File:awokenforest.jpeg|Early concept art from ''Destiny's'' development as a fantasy game. |
| File:Awokengame.png | [[Prince Uldren Sov]], brother to [[Mara Sov]]
| | File:Awoken Avatar.jpg |
| File:Awoken Avatar.jpg|The Queen's Emissary. | |
| </Gallery> | | </Gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Destiny 2]]''
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| *''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]''
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| *''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)|Destiny: Warmind]]''
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| *''[[Destiny: Cayde's Six]]''
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| *''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume IV]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Bitter]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| <references/> | | <references/> |
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