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| |name= Battleground: Delve | | |name= Battleground: Delve |
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| *'''Ikora:''' Maya is draining radiolaria down into the planet. Delve into Nessus to find out why.
| | '''Osiris:''' Vex radiolaria has begun to seep beneath the planet's crust. We must follow it. |
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| *'''Ikora:''' Descend into Nessus, Guardian. The Vex are still a threat. | | *'''[[Saint-14]]:''' The Vex milk has been drained into the planet. Finding out where it S going could lead us to the Conductor. |
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| *'''Osiris:''' Vex radiolaria has begun to seep beneath the planet's crust. We must follow it.
| | *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' The Conductor has affected many geological changes within Nessus. Radiolaria drainage is one of them! |
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| *'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh's plans involve massive amounts of radiolaria. Find out what you can, Guardian.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh may have escaped us, but her Vex remain at her command. We must continue to weaken her forces.
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| *'''[[Saint-14]]:''' The Vex milk has been drained into the planet. Finding out where it is going could lead us to the Conductor.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Sundaresh thinks we cannot stop her plans for the radiolaria. Hah! Well, she is wrong!
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Maya Sundaresh's forces are still moving beneath the surface of Nessus. Go, break some Vex!
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| *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' The Conductor has affected many geological changes within Nessus. Radiolaria drainage is one of them! | |
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| *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' The Conductor continues to drain radiolaria from the planet's surface. And that's bad. Really bad.
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| *'''Saint-14''': Maya Sundaresh's forces are still moving beneath the surface of Nessus. Go, break some Vex!
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| *'''Osiris''': Sundaresh may have escaped us, but her Vex remain at her command. We must continue to weaken her forces.
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| *'''Ikora''': Descend into Nessus, Guardian. The Vex are still a threat.
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| ''Travelling towards the Well of Flame, the Guardians spot scavengers of the House of Dusk.'' | | ''Travelling towards the Well of Flame, the Guardians spot scavengers of the House of Dusk.'' |
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| *'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before. | | *'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before. |
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| *'''Osiris:''' Who gave radiolaria such a mundane title? "Vex milk"! As though it's only a byproduct of the Vex.
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| *'''Osiris:''' It is not a byproduct. It is the Vex. We forget that at our peril.
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| *'''Osiris:''' We must confront the possibility that the Fallen will acquire the Echo. But it is troubling to imagine the Vex in their hands.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Or the Fallen in the hands of the Conductor.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Radiolaria is a living substance. It has its own motive power, to the extent that any single cell can.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Now those cells, have a greater degree of independence.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Any that disagree, will be swept over the falls just the same.
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| *'''Ikora:''' The Conductor is fully integrated into the VexNet. This radiolaria is flowing under her command.
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| *'''Ikora:''' Something is waking within Nessus, and it is her touch that is doing that.
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| *'''Osiris''': Radiolaria is a living substance. It has its own motive power, to the extent that any single cell can. Now those cells, have a greater degree of independence.
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| *'''Saint-14''': Any that disagree, will be swept over the falls just the same.
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| *'''Osiris''': Who gave radiolaria such a mundane title? "Vex milk"! As though it's only a byproduct of the Vex. It is not a byproduct. It is the Vex. We forget that at our peril.
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| ''Delving into the Well of Flame, the Guardian finds Kalliks and his forces guarding imprisoned Vex. As Vex units begin to advance into the fireteam's position, Kalliks would use this opportunity to transmat away.'' | | ''Delving into the Well of Flame, the Guardian finds Kalliks and his forces guarding imprisoned Vex. As Vex units begin to advance into the fireteam's position, Kalliks would use this opportunity to transmat away.'' |
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| ''With Kalliks retreating further into Nessus, the Guardians are forced to pursue it by delving into the caverns.'' | | ''With Kalliks retreating further into Nessus, the Guardians are forced to pursue it by delving into the caverns.'' |
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| *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' These caves were carved by the retroactive flow of radiolaria caused by Vex time manipulation!
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| *'''Failsafe (Depressed):''' That it's all been drained now is… worrying.
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| *'''Failsafe (Depressed):''' Where is it all going?
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| *'''Ikora:''' Nessus has survived more than its share of upheavals. The Traveler, the Vex, Emperor Calus and his Leviathan. | | *'''Ikora:''' Nessus has survived more than its share of upheavals. The Traveler, the Vex, Emperor Calus and his Leviathan. |
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| *'''Ikora:''' I doubt that any part of this rock has been left untouched since its formation. | | *'''Ikora:''' I doubt that any part of this rock has been left untouched since its formation. |
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| *'''Saint-14:''' This is how we find the Conductor. Be as relentless on the hunt, as a pigeon searching for millet.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Which is to say, continue making your way deeper, Guardian.
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| *'''Osiris:''' With or without the Conductor, the Vex she altered will continue expanding their influence throughout Sol.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' The Vex were powerful foes even without her meddling. This I admit.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' But we are even more powerful. This I declare!
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| *'''Ikora:''' There's more to the Conductor than the Maya Sundaresh and Lakshmi that we know.
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| *'''Ikora:''' We have no way yet of measuring the influence of the Vex and the Echo she holds.
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| *'''Ikora:''' But I'd suggest, bracing for the worst.
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| *'''Ikora:''' The Conductor has left an indelible mark on the Vex.
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| *'''Osiris:''' If she withdraws her influence, what will they do with their increased individuality?
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| *'''Osiris:''' That is the question we most want to answer. And the question we are least capable of answering.
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| *'''Ikora''': The Conductor has left an indelible mark on the Vex.
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| *'''Osiris''': If she withdraws her influence, what will they do with their increased individuality? That is the question we most want to answer. And the question we are least capable of answering.
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| *'''Osiris''': With or without the Conductor, the Vex she altered will continue expanding their influence throughout Sol.
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| *'''Saint-14''': The Vex were powerful foes even without her meddling. This I admit. But we are even more powerful. This I declare!
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| ''Finally, the fireteam reach Kalliks in a large cavern, where it has imprisoned a large Vex Mind.'' | | ''Finally, the fireteam reach Kalliks in a large cavern, where it has imprisoned a large Vex Mind.'' |
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| *'''Ikora:''' Looks like House Dusk managed to imprison a Vex Hydra. You'll need to take care of both.
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| ''The Guardians destroy Hypolydron, eliminating the Fallen and Vex threat within the Well of Flame.'' | | ''The Guardians destroy Hypolydron, eliminating the Fallen and Vex threat within the Well of Flame.'' |
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| *'''Osiris:''' The Vex block our path. They are aware of our intentions.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Wherever the radiolaria leads will tell us what we need to know about the Conductor. We must delve further into Nessus. Failsafe?
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| *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' The data contained in that Hydra will allow me to extract the authorization codes required to progress further into Nessus.
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| *'''Failsafe (Depressed):''' Bring it back to the H.E.L.M. and I can get started on cracking it open.
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| *'''Osiris:''' You heard her, Guardian.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Peace seemed within our reach… if just for a moment. And now, this… new threat. | | *'''Osiris:''' Peace seemed within our reach… if just for a moment. And now, this… new threat. |
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| *'''Osiris:''' They have been unleashed on our system. May our vigilance never falter. | | *'''Osiris:''' They have been unleashed on our system. May our vigilance never falter. |
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Misraaks is too… busy. But I had to shoo Eido away! I think she is excited at the idea of another adventure.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Her time chasing pirates with Drifter was… enlightening.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' I told her that the Conductor and the Vex are still a threat, and that I could not let my friend's daughter risk her life because she is bored.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' She said she was not bored, and just wants to help. Well, I said, she can help us from the Tower and the Eliksni Quarter.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' That's why we do what we do. There may be new dangers, but we still have the safety of the Last City.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Thank you, Ikora. I know that you're right, but… hmm. Thank you. | | *'''Saint-14:''' Thank you, Ikora. I know that you're right, but… hmm. Thank you. |
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Hmm, I wonder where Eramis and House Salvation are. I thought she would be chasing the Echo just like House Dusk.
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| *'''Ikora:''' I'm sure she'll resurface. Losing support from the Witness and Xivu Arath most likely made her too vulnerable to take action.
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| *'''Ikora:''' Her House has lost enough people to attrition and defectors. Joining her was a risk, and plenty of Eliksni are seeing the outcome.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Will Misraaks welcome these House Salvation defectors?
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| *'''Ikora:''' I hope so. We gain nothing through retribution. I think the Kell of Light knows that.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' How is Crow settling in as Hunter Vanguard? Is he being good bird?
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| *'''Ikora:''' He's doing well. He stepped into the role with grace. In truth, this just codified something he'd already been doing.
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| *'''Ikora:''' Crow struggled when he first came to the Tower, no doubt. But now it can't function without him.
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| *'''Ikora:''' He tells me Cayde gave him everything he needed to do the job. I suspect it involved a dare.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' The Conductor is beaten but Nessus is still pushing us away!
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| *'''Ikora:''' What we're seeing is the remains of Maya's command. Her Vex will continue to obey her for as long as they're alive.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' So we will keep destroying them until there are no more.
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| *'''Ikora:''' That's all we can do… Match persistence with persistence. And when we face Maya again, we'll put an end to it for good.
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| *'''Ikora:''' I can only assume the Conductor isn't able to command anything unconnected to the Vex radiolaria. | | *'''Ikora:''' I can only assume the Conductor isn't able to command anything unconnected to the Vex radiolaria. |
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| *'''Ikora:''' You saved his life. He knows that. Be patient, Osiris. He'll come back to you. | | *'''Ikora:''' You saved his life. He knows that. Be patient, Osiris. He'll come back to you. |
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| *'''Ikora:''' Now we know why the flow of radiolaria was diverted. Maya is using it to search the Vex Simulation Network.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Yes. Doing so requires a substrate. A medium in which the simulations may take root.
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| *'''Ikora:''' And she's using it to peer into other timelines.
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| *'''Osiris:''' When I constructed the Sundial, I did so at great personal risk. Using radiolaria in such quantities must reduce that risk.
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| *'''Ikora:''' It wasn't just personal risk, Osiris.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Well, no. But that is beside the point.
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| *'''Ikora:''' We knew there would be a power vacuum after we took care of the Witness, but I wasn't expecting this.
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| *'''Ikora:''' Xivu Arath, or Savathûn. Eramis and House Salvation. Even Fikrul and the Scorn. Instead, we have this new threat, all because of the Echo.
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| *'''Ikora:''' The Traveler and the Witness left so much in their wake. The Valence is proof of that.
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| *'''Ikora:''' We have to keep pushing back, Guardian. One day we'll give Saint and Osiris the rest they've earned.
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| *'''Ikora:''' The Vex wearing the yoke of command are under Maya's control, but the [[Precursors|precursor]] Vex are part of her Collective.
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| *'''Ikora:''' She's bring them out of time with the power of the radiolaria, and reconfiguring them to suit her needs.
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| *'''Ikora:''' Making them individuals and directing them, rather than enslaving them to a Hive Mind, makes her iteration more effective, faster.
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| *'''Ikora:''' If she's looking for our Golden Age, that's how she'll find it.
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| *'''Osiris:''' Radiolaria is a fascinating substance. At the core of every Vex is a globule that gives its frame cognitive and motive power.
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| *'''Osiris:''' This distinguishes each Vex from mere automata. It connects them to a larger mind, lets them communicate and consolidate data.
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| *'''Osiris:''' That Sundaresh was able to reconstitute her individuality from that… The Echo's power is truly beyond anything we've seen.
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| *'''Osiris:''' I'm surprised the Kell of House Light has not taken an interest in our activities here. His knowledge as a Splicer would be welcome.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' Misraaks is... unwell. He tries to hide it, but I can see. I do not want him to put his life at risk for us.
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| *'''Saint-14:''' With you, me Ikora, Failsafe... We have all we need to stand against the Conductor and her Vex.
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| *'''Saint-14''': The Conductor is beaten but Nessus is still pushing us away!
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| *'''Ikora''': What we're seeing is the remains of Maya's command. Her Vex will continue to obey her for as long as they're alive.
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| *'''Saint-14''': So we will keep destroying them until there are no more.
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| *'''Ikora''': That's all we can do... Match persistence with persistence. And when we face Maya again, we'll put an end to it for good.
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| *'''Saint-14''': House Dusk will continue to clash with the Vex on Nessus until they have secured the Echo themselves.
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| *'''Osiris''': They will never find it. The Conductor has made sure of that.
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| *'''Saint-14''': Still, we cannot allow the Fallen to claim more Vex technology. That won't help anybody. Ah, even the enemies of our enemies are still our enemies... So it goes.
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| *'''Saint-14''': Misraaks is too... busy. But I had to shoo Eido away! I think she is excited at the idea of another adventure. Her time chasing pirates with Drifter was... enlightening. I told her that the Conductor and the Vex are still a threat, and that I could not let my friend's daughter risk her life because she is bored. She said she was not bored, and just wants to help. Well, I said, she can help us from the Tower and the Eliksni Quarter. That's why we do what we do. There may be new dangers, but we still have the safety of the Last City.
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| *'''Saint-14''': Hmm, I wonder where Eramis and House Salvation are. I thought she would be chasing the Echo just like House Dusk.
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| *'''Ikora''': I'm sure she'll resurface. Losing support from the Witness and Xivu Arath most likely made her too vulnerable to take action. Her House has lost enough people to attrition and defectors. Joining her was a risk, and plenty of Eliksni are seeing the outcome.
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| *'''Saint-14''': Will Misraaks welcome these House Salvation defectors?
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| *'''Ikora''': I hope so. We gain nothing through retribution. I think the Kell of Light knows that.
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| *'''Saint-14''': How is Crow settling in as Hunter Vanguard? Is he being good bird?
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| *'''Ikora''': He's doing well. He stepped into the role with grace. In truth, this just codified something he'd already been doing. Crow struggled when he first came to the Tower, no doubt. But now it can't function without him. He tells me Cayde gave him everything he needed to do the job. I suspect it involved a dare.
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| ;[[Fallen]] - [[House of Dusk]] | | ;[[Fallen]] - [[House of Dusk]] |
| *[[Data Safeguard]] - [[Tracer Shank]]
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| ;[[Vex]] - [[Nessian Schism]] | | ;[[Vex]] - [[Compelled Collective]] |
| *[[Seeker]] | | *[[Seeker]] |
| *[[Compelled Goblin]] | | *[[Compelled Goblin]] |
