Editing City Age

{{Title|The City Age}}
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{{Quote|When did the City Age begin? Perhaps when the bulk of the world's survivors lived beneath the Traveler, rather than in the wilderness. Or when the Titans raised the first wall. Or at Six Fronts, when the City first faced coordinated, overwhelming attack - and repelled it decisively|Grimoire Description.}}

The '''City Age''' is an era that began after the [[Dark Age]] when the [[Last City]] was founded<ref name = "GrimoireCity">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places#TheCity|The City]]''</ref>. Survivors of the [[Collapse]] began to appear, traveling to the sanctuary which the dormant [[Traveler]] protected, and the City started to grow.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/destiny#page=story&panel=story-The-City '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref><ref name="pathways">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''': ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref><ref name="RABTW">'''Bungie (2014-12-10)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref> Looking through various sources on the beginning of the [[Dark Age]] - which directly succeeded the [[Golden Age]] - as well as comments made by [[Ghost]] throughout most of the [[Story|campaign]] missions, it can be assumed that the Dark Age and the ages that follow would have lasted for at least four centuries.<ref>http://planetdestiny.com/rise-of-iron-story/</ref>

==History==
===Founding===
*'''[[The City|The Last City]]'''—survivors of the Collapse, human, Awoken, and Exo, travel from far and wide to the site of the inactive Traveler, and build the Last City beneath its protective aura.<ref name="city">[https://www.destinythegame.com/game/story#page-content_content_tile '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref><ref name="pathways">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''': ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref><ref name="RABTW"/> The [[City Age]] begins.<ref name="TCA">'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#The_City_Age|The City Age]]''</ref>

*'''[[Faction Wars|The Faction Wars]]'''—power struggles between various political factions for the support of the City's refugee masses escalate into a series of violent conflicts. [[Rezyl Azzir]], a great leader and champion during those days, helps unite [[The Risen]], and forms the [[Guardians]], gaining him further fame. Together they end the bloodshed before the City is torn apart by the civil war, and focus on a new encroaching threat: the [[Fallen]].<ref name="RABTW"/>

*The [[Consensus]], a representative body through which the factions could pursue their agendas peacefully, is formed following the Faction Wars to jointly govern the City with the [[Speaker]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Factions|Factions]]''</ref><ref name="RABTW"/> [[New Monarchy]] coalesces in the wake of the Wars.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#New Monarchy|New Monarchy]]''</ref> In the aftermath,<ref name="RABTW"/> the first [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s construct and defend the City's walls.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Destiny#page=guardians&panel=guardians-Titan '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny: Titan'']</ref>

*Titans raise the City's first wall.<ref name="TCA">'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#The_City_Age|The City Age]]''</ref><ref name="RABTW"/>

*As the City continues to rise, Rezyl and the swelling numbers of Guardians see near constant action against the enroaching Fallen.<ref name="RABTW"/> 

*The Hive begin landing [[Seeder Ship]]s on Earth in a centuries-long process intended to precede an invasion.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Within]]''</ref> Guardians eventually first learn of the Hive's presence at the [[Rusted Lands]], the future site of a [[Crucible]] arena.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#The_Rusted_Lands|The Rusted Lands]]''</ref>

*[[Toland]], an esteemed and highly respected Warlock, is exiled from the Last City for his obsessive and dangerous studies on the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/Toland's_Legacy Toland's Legacy]''</ref> He continues his work unabated.

*At some point, the first known voyage to the Reef is launched.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Ghost_Fragment:_Awoken|Ghost Fragment: Awoken]]''</ref>

*[[Dead Orbit]] launches an expedition in the Reef to [[Ceres]] where a [[A-113|space station]] had been discovered. However an Awoken patrol ship spots them and cripples their ship, forcing them to move to the space station. None returns except a Ghost.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/City_Factions#Ghost_Fragment:_Dead_Orbit|Ghost Fragment: Dead Orbit]]''</ref>

===Early City Age===
*'''[[Six Fronts|The Battle of the Six Fronts]]'''—the first major attack weathered by the City. Four orders of Titans led by the [[Iron Lords]] defended six different approaches against an overwhelming enemy force. None of the orders faltered, and what could have been a disastrous defeat would instead become a decisive victory.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/4021554004-mark-of-the-six-fronts Mark of the Six Fronts]''</ref><ref name="Iron Banner">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Playlists#Iron_Banner|Iron Banner]]''</ref> At this time, the Iron Lords become known for their invincible patrols. <ref name="Iron Banner"/> Towards the battle's end, two Firebreak commanders including [[Lord Radegast]], lead a march against the Fallen and reclaim five miles of scorched ground beyond the City's walls. <ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/five-mile-mark|Five Mile Mark]</ref> <ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/mark-of-the-sortie?|Mark of the Sortie]</ref>

*The Speaker appoints Osiris as [[Vanguard Commander]] despite the [[Concordat]]'s objections and dire claims<ref name="Osiris">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Osiris#Osiris|Osiris]]''</ref> following the battle of Six Fronts.

*The Iron Lords stumble on an old [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] research on [[SIVA]], which points to its source, designated [[Site 6]] in the [[Cosmodrome]], [[Old Russia]]. There the Iron Lords, having grown to the hundreds (including the [[Iron Wolves]]), accidentally awaken the old Warmind Rasputin, who activates his defenses in retaliation, killing all but nine of the Iron Lords, who sacrifice themselves to contain SIVA after it proves uncontrollable to even Rasputin; only [[Saladin Forge]] returned to the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost_Fragment_Rasputin_6|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 6]]''</ref><ref>''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Iron_Lords_2.5|Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.5]]''</ref><ref>''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Iron_Lords_2.6|Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.6]]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube''': ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zhFnfdoVak Destiny - Rise of Iron - The Plaguelands (After Mission Cutscene)]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/Beauty_in_Destruction Beauty in Destruction]''</ref>

*The [[Six Coyotes]], a legendary fireteam of [[Hunter]]s, make the first survey beyond the [[Cosmodrome]] [[The Wall|wall]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/legend-of-six-coyotes?highlight=Six+Coyotes Legend of Six Coyotes]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/coyotes-luck?highlight=Six+Coyotes Coyote's Luck]''</ref>

===Mid-City Age===
*Osiris begins to tire of repetitive strike missions and seemingly unproductive sessions with the Cryptarchs before he is eventually noticed by the Speaker, who makes him his apprentice.<ref name="Osiris"/> Osiris' desire for truth, however, about the purpose of Guardians and the nature of the [[Darkness]] seemingly drives him to madness.<ref name="Osiris"/> His subsequent misuse of resources and the diversion of Guardians from their duties would result in the Speaker sending him into exile shortly after the Battle of the Twilight Gap<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/4171787962-mark-of-the-exile Mark of the Exile]</ref>, as the Speaker believed he had become as obsessed with the Vex as [[Toland, the Shattered|Toland]] had with the Hive. After a bitter argument with the Speaker, Osiris himself left the Tower and vanished.<ref name="Osiris"/>

*'''The [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]'''—the [[House of Kings]] leads the combined might of the [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Winter]] in an assault against the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House_of_Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref> The battle occurs at the [[Twilight Gap]], just outside the City's walls. [[Vanguard Commander]] [[Lord Saladin|Saladin Forge]] coordinates the City's defenses with his students [[Commander Zavala|Zavala]] and [[Lord Shaxx|Shaxx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Iron_Banner_Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> Though many Guardians fell in the ensuing battle, the united Fallen Houses are driven off with heavy casualties. In the aftermath of the Guardians' hard-won victory, the outermost sections of the City are evacuated and converted into fortifications, and the Vanguard decides to take a more proactive stance in fighting the forces of the Darkness by deploying strike teams against high value enemy targets.<ref name="TCA"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/3691267895-sanction-six Sanction Six (Helmet)]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/2863346864-cloak-of-the-shadowjacks Cloak of the Shadowjacks]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref>

*'''The Crusade of Saint-14'''—after the Battle of the Twilight Gap, the legendary Titan and Exo [[Saint-14]] rallies an army of Guardians to attack the Fallen surrounding the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/cloak-of-the-skypillar Cloak of the Skypillar]''</ref> His campaign is successful and Fallen attacks on the City temporarily abate. During the campaign, he personally fights and kills [[Solkis, Devil Kell]].<ref name="TCA"/><ref name="Saint 14">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legend:_Saint-14|Legend: Saint 14]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/arihant-type-6 Arihant Type 1/2/3/4/5/6 (Helmet)]''</ref> Shortly thereafter he went in search of Osiris at the behest of the Speaker, heading for Mercury.<ref name="Saint 14"/>

*'''[[The Reef Wars]]'''—as the Battle of the Twilight Gap rages on Earth, the Awoken of the Reef, allied with the [[Nine]], subdue the powerful [[House of Wolves]]. Battles include the Hildian Campaign and the Raze of Amethyst.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/4026257891-wolves-bane Wolves' Bane]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Grayor.2C_Wolf_Assassin|WANTED: Grayor, Wolf Assassin]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/wanted-drevis-wolf-baroness-2 Wanted: Drevis, Wolf Baroness]''</ref> After their [[Kell]] [[Virixas, Kell of Wolves|Virixas]] is killed, a brutal civil war among the Wolves ensues which sees [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]] emerge as the new Kell. Following Skolas's capture at the Cybele Uprising, the Wolves surrender and swear fealty to the [[Mara Sov|Queen of the Reef]] rather than be totally destroyed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/3619493710-mark-of-the-wolves Mark of the Wolves]</ref> The Queen seals their nobility in the [[Prison of Elders]] and allows the rest to serve as her personal guards and servants.<ref name="GF:The Queen">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/3667595457-her-mercy Her Mercy]</ref>

*[[Petra Venj]] is exiled to the Last City to serve as the Queen's Emissary as penance for accidentally killing nine Guardians and their Ghosts because of a miscommunication between the Awoken and the Vanguard. Sometime during this exile she writes a letter to the Queen asking to come home.<ref name="Queen's Wrath">'''Bungie (2014/9/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Petra_Venj.2C_Queen.27s_Wrath|Queen's Wrath]]''</ref><ref name="Emissary">'''Bungie (2014/9/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#The_Queen.27s_Emissary|The Queen's Emissary]]''</ref>

*Following the Reef Wars, the Cabal commander [[Valus Trau'ug]] attempts to authorize an invasion of the [[Reef]].<ref name="Trau'ug">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal_Command#Valus_Trau.27ug|Valus Trau'ug]]''</ref> When he is denied by his superiors, Trau'ug massacres his own officers in an act of mutiny and leads his most loyal soldiers against the Queen.<ref name="Trau'ug"/> Trau'ug fails utterly as both he and his [[Broken Legion]] are interned in the Prison of Elders by unknown means.<ref name="Trau'ug"/> Their ships end up as part of the Reef graveyard.

*In the aftermath of the Reef Wars and the Twilight Gap, numerous rogues and outcasts of the Fallen houses band together to form the [[House of Exile]] on the moon and start to plunder the [[Hellmouth|Hive fortress]] there.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House_of_Exile|House of Exile]]''</ref><ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>

*The [[Concordat]] faction attempts a coup against the [[Consensus]], fighting a battle against the New Monarchy at [[Bannerfall]]. In the wake of their defeat, the faction and their [[Lysander|founder]] is ejected from the City. The [[Vanguard]] and the [[Speaker]] then approve the ascension of the [[Future War Cult]] to replace the Concordat.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/17)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Bannerfall|Bannerfall]]''</ref><ref name="GF:City Age">'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#Ghost_Fragment:_The_City_Age|Ghost Fragment: The City Age]]''</ref>

*The negotiations known as the Faction Accords occurred, approximately 126 years before the SIVA Crisis. [[Andal Brask]] was involved in the process.<ref name="GFC6">'''Bungie (2017/20/4)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6|Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6]]''</ref>

*[[Ikora Rey]] achieved the first recorded 25-match win streak in the [[Crucible]], approximately 126 years before the SIVA Crisis.<ref name="GFC6"/>

*The Centaur planetoid [[Nessus|7066 Nessus]] re-entered the Solar System after an unexplained delay, approximately 126 years before the SIVA Crisis.<ref name="GFC6"/>

*A fireteam consisting of [[Praedyth]], [[Pahanin]], [[Kabr, the Legionless|Kabr]], and three unknown Guardians land on Venus and breach the Vault of Glass, hoping to destroy Atheon, along with whatever secrets the Vex have hidden there, and return to the City in glory. The assault is a disaster, as Kabr's team encounter the [[Templar]], whose impregnable shields and powerful weapons force the team deeper into the Vault of Glass.<ref name="Vault of Glass">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Vault_of_Glass|Vault of Glass]]''</ref> Only Pahanin escapes the Vault.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Super_Good_Advice|Super Good Advice]]''</ref> One member, Praedyth is trapped by the Vex and lost in time<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Mystery:_Praedyth.27s_Door|Mystery: Praedyth's Door]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Paradox]]''</ref>, and the remaining Guardians are erased from existence.<ref name="Vault of Glass"/> Kabr himself is not killed but instead goes mad<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kabrs-lifegiving-treads?highlight=Kabr Kabr's Lifegiving Treads]''</ref>, becoming obsessed with the Vex<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kabrs-wrath?highlight=Kabr Kabr's Wrath]''</ref>, fashioning armor and weapons from their corpses.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kabrs-defending-grasp?highlight=Kabr Kabr's Defending Grasp]''</ref> In the end Kabr does not die but is assimilated by the Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/faceguard-of-kabr?highlight=Kabr Faceguard of Kabr]''</ref> In his last act Kabr creates the [[Aegis]], a weapon capable of piercing the Templar's shields, so that future fireteams will not meet his fate.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Relic:_The_Aegis|Relic: The Aegis]]''</ref>

===Late City Age===
*Rezyl Azzir goes to the Moon to "''search [for] nightmares''", and is "invited" in by Hive Wizard [[Xyor, the Unwed|Xyor]], the Blessed<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legends_and_Mysteries:_Rezyl_Azzir|Legends and Mysteries: Rezyl Azzir]]''</ref> He kills her consort and takes his chitin as a trophy to adorn the [[Thorn|Rose]].<ref name="Fall">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legend:_Rezyl_Azzir_-_The_Triumphant_Fall|Legend: Rezyl Azzir - The Triumphant Fall]]''</ref>

*'''[[Battle of Burning Lake]]'''—the Hive invade Earth and make first contact with the Guardians. Though the Guardians successfully repel the invasion, [[Shaxx]] attempts to dissuade the Consensus from ordering a counterattack,<ref name="Raze-Lighter">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref> arguing that the Hive's power needed to be understood before a proper offensive could be launched.<ref name="Raze-Lighter"/> In the years after, he begins developing the lost art of swordsmithing, reverse-engineering the dreaded Hive blades for use by Guardians.<ref>''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Bolt-Caster|Bolt-Caster]]''</ref>

*'''[[The Great Disaster]]'''—the Guardians launch an audacious offensive to reclaim the [[Moon]] from the [[Hive]]. The Hive [[Prince]] Crota, the son of their God-King Oryx, brutally repels the attack, personally leading the Hive's forces and killing scores of Guardians with his fabled [[Cleaver#Sword of Crota|sword]]. Humbled, the Vanguard orders a full retreat and declares the Moon off-limits, hoping that the Hive will lose interest and refrain from invading Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places#The Ocean of Storms|The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places#Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms|Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref>

*Seeking to avenge their lost allies, [[Eriana-3]] leads a fireteam of Guardians consisting of [[Eris Morn]], [[Vell Tarlowe]], [[Omar Agah]], [[Sai Mota]], and [[Toland, the Shattered]] to the Moon to hunt down Crota. Though they succeed in destroying Crota's physical form, the Hive catch and preserve his soul. As the Guardians try to flee, they are killed one by one until only Eris remains. Eris survives in the Hive's tunnels for years before escaping and later becoming one of [[Ikora Rey]]'s [[Hidden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Crota.27s_Bane|Crota's Bane]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota.27s_End|Crota's End]]''</ref>

*'''[[Great Ahamkara Hunt|The Great Ahamkara Hunt]]'''—the [[Ahamkara]] are made extinct by order of the Vanguard to prevent Guardians from self-destruction.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_3|Ghost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/salicin-fen-i?highlight=Ahamkara Salicin Fen I]''</ref> The [[Warlock]]s preserve some Ahamkara bones and fossils for study,<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref> and a few Hunters adorn their armor with scales.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/ahamkara-scale?highlight=Ahamkara Ahamkara Scale]''</ref>

*[[Andal Brask]], the Hunter Vanguard, falls in battle with the vicious Fallen mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks]]. [[Cayde-6]] reluctantly assumes Brask's post in memory of his deceased friend.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Hunter_Vanguard|Hunter Vanguard]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Taniks.2C_the_Scarred|Taniks the Scarred]]''</ref>

*[[Holborn]]'s [[Holborn's Host|Host]] investigates the [[Dust Palace]] on [[Mars]], seeking a [[Charlemagne|Warmind]]. While preparing for their assault on the Dust Palace, Holborn discovers a lost Ghost and attempts to communicate with it before inviting it to join them on their mission. The "sick" Ghost then wanders off, and Holborn continues on his quest.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Titan|Ghost Fragment: Titan]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost_Fragment:_Rasputin|Ghost Fragment:Rasputin]]''</ref> 

*Rezyl Azzir becomes Dredgen Yor,<ref name="Fall"/> corrupted by the Hive trophies he has collected,<ref name="RABTW"/> and begins his campaign of destruction, murdering fellow Guardians and civilians alike.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory#Ghost Fragment: Thorn|Ghost Fragment: Thorn]]''</ref> His victims include the [[Crucible]] champion [[Thalor]] and the Hunters [[Pahanin]] and [[Jaren Ward]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/mark-of-contention?highlight=Mark+of+Contention Mark of Contention]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/cloak-of-dredgen-yor?highlight=Cloak+of+Dredgen+Yor Cloak of Dredgen Yor]''</ref><ref name="GF:Last Word 3>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word_3|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3]]''</ref> Yor is finally killed by Jaren Ward's adopted son, [[Shin Malphur]] and his handgun [[The Last Word]] after a fateful duel.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word_2|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 2]]''</ref><ref name="GF:Last Word 3"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word_4|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 4]]''</ref> All information relating to Rezyl becoming Dregen Yor is redacted by the Vanguard for fear of a demoralization. Only Shin and the Vanguard knew the truth.

*Fireteam Tuyet traverses the Ishtar Sink in search of Vex secrets. Unfortunately the Vex find them first and Tuyet is lost in a last stand on the [[Shattered Coast]]. The intel they recover though is later used to forge [[Pocket Infinity]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Pocket_Infinity|Pocket Infinity]]''</ref>

*An unknown Hunter recons the Ishtar ruins searching for the Fallen [[House of Winter]]'s Kellship. She is ambushed by Fallen troops before finally locating their Ketch. Rather than assaulting it herself, the Hunter instructs her Ghost to alert the Vanguard that [[Draksis, Winter Kell]] is at the [[Cinders]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Hunter|Ghost Fragment: Hunter]]''</ref>

==Events of ''Destiny''==
Centuries after the collapse, a [[Ghost]] scouring the ruins outside of the old [[Cosmodrome]] finds its Guardian among the ancient remains and resurrects them just as a band of [[Fallen]] begin encroaching on their position. [[Ghost]] leads the Guardian through [[The Wall]] in search of a [[Arcadia Class Jumpship|Jumpship]] before helping them return to [[The City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Guardian Rises]]''</ref> At the [[Tower]] the Guardian is acquainted with the merchants and Guardians who reside there. The Guardian then returns to the Cosmodrome in order to find a [[NLS Drive|Warp Drive]] which will allow them to join the fight beyond Earth. After finding one in Fallen hands, the Guardian defeats the [[House of Devils| Devil]]'s [[Archon]] and gains an audience with the [[Speaker]] who confides in them that the Darkness is returning. Wanting to help, the Guardian is tasked to join the other Guardians in pushing back the Darkness until a cure for the Traveler can be found.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Restoration]]''</ref>

The Guardian ventures back to the Cosmodrome at the request of the Speaker who wants to know what the Fallen are protecting in the old [[Skywatch]], but after infiltrating the Lunar Complex, the Guardian quickly discovers the [[Hive]] locked within before confronting the [[Wizard]] [[Gotra, Eir Spawn|Gotra]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Within]]''</ref>

Soon after, the Vanguard reports Fallen crews tearing into machines all over the Cosmodrome. Convinced they are not just looting, Ghost prompts the Guardian to investigate. The Guardian discovers the Warmind Rasputin survived the Collapse and is keeping the Fallen from accessing the [[Planetary Defense Network|Array]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Warmind]]''</ref> In an effort to raise this array, the Guardian tracks down access codes held by members of a lost Dead Orbit team. After fighting off the Hive, the Guardian reactivates the Array and Rasputin swiftly takes control, connecting with defense constructs across the system.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Last Array]]''</ref>

On the [[Moon]], the Guardian picks up the trail of another Guardian who went dark searching for a way into the Hive [[Hellmouth|Fortress]]. After hacking a [[Golden Age]] [[First Light|colony base]], the Guardian travels to the [[Temple of Crota]] where they fight off [[House of Exile|Exiled Fallen]] as well as Hive forces led by [[Vurok, Eir Spawn]]. Unable to save the Guardian, Ghost recovers his Ghost's memories and learns that the Hive are raising an army to invade [[Earth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Beyond]]''</ref>

In an attempt to uncover what the Hive are planning, the Guardian infiltrates the [[The World's Grave]] and kills [[Kranox, the Graven]]. The Guardian's Ghost then steals as much data as possible before the two return to warn the City. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The World's Grave (mission)]]''</ref> Returning to the Moon, the Guardian infiltrates the Hellmouth once more and claims the Sword of Crota. With its [[Swarm Princes|makers]] slain, the Sword shatters.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sword of Crota]]''</ref> While inside the Hellmouth, the Guardian follows a lead from the vanished Warlock Osiris, seeking the fabled [[Shrine of Oryx]]. After killing [[Frigoris, Exiled Baron]] and his Fallen crew, the Guardian defeats [[Sardok, Eye of Oryx]] and destroys the Shrine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)]]''</ref>

After successfully decrypting the information from the World's Grave alongside the [[Cryptarch]]s, the Speaker broadcasts an urgent transmission to all Guardians claiming that a Hive ritual is draining the Traveler's [[Light]]. The Guardian then returns once more to the Hive temple and after receiving a message from the [[Exo Stranger]], inviting them to come find her if they are successful, kills the [[Siphon Witch]]es, effectively preventing them from stealing any more of the [[Light]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Chamber of Night (mission)]]''</ref>

Following the Stranger's coordinates, the Guardian finally travels to Venus where they are ambushed by the evil robots known as [[Vex]]. After defeating the Vex forces in the vicinity, the Guardian meets with the Exo Stranger, who tells them that they must find the [[Black Garden]] and rip out its heart in order for the Traveler to heal. Before the Guardian can ask anymore questions, the Exo Stranger is contacted by an unknown entity before dissolving.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Stranger's Call]]''</ref> With the only ones who know the location of the Garden being the [[Awoken]], the Guardian seeks an audience with the [[Mara Sov|Queen]] of the [[Reef]] and is informed that they must obtain the eye of a Vex Gate Lord in order to infiltrate the Black Garden. The Queen then reminds the Guardian that they owe her in exchange for her information.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Awoken]]''</ref>

To find a Gate Lord, the Guardian travels to an old research station of the [[Ishtar Collective]], and analyzes a Vex mind core, giving them vital intel on the nature of the Vex as well as the means with which to summon the Gate Lord. While at the Ishtar Academy, the Guardian kills [[Grayliks, Winter Baron]] and secures an ancient Golden Age [[Archive]] for the Cryptarchs.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Archive]]''</ref> Armed with this new intel, the Guardian reaches the [[Endless Steps]], summoning and slaying [[Zydron, Gate Lord]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref> Returning to the Reef, the Guardian brings the Gate Lord's head before the Queen, who gifts its eye to them in sympathy for their Traveler. [[Uldren]] then gives them the coordinates to the Black Garden including a way to repower the Gate Lord's dead eye.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Key Awaits]]''</ref>

On Mars, the Guardian infiltrates a Cabal survey post and secures their research into the Vex Spire.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Exclusion Zone (mission)]]''</ref> The Guardian clears out the Cabal occupying the ruins of Freehold and explores what remains.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Buried City (mission)]]''</ref> Battling their way through a Cabal hardpoint, the Guardian reaches the [[Spire|Garden's Spire]] and kills [[Primus Sha'aul]]. While en route to the Garden, the Guardian also shuts down a series of Vex gates beneath the subway tunnels of [[Freehold]], and discovers that the Vex are being summoned to protect the place where they were born.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Rising Tide]]''</ref> Succefully recharging Zydron's Eye, the Guardian is transported to the Black Garden.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Garden's Spire]]''</ref>

Within the Black Garden, the Guardian confronts the [[Sol Progeny]] and defeats them, destroying the Black Heart in the process. Returned to Mars upon the Heart's destruction, the Guardian is summoned back to the Tower, where the Speaker gives a victory speech. Meanwhile, the Exo Stranger converses with the Guardian inside the [[Tower#Tower_Hangar|Hangar]] and gifts them with her [[The Stranger's Rifle|Rifle]] before leaving abruptly again. The Guardian then repowers their ship and takes off into orbit as they prepare for their next mission.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Black Garden]]''</ref>

===Red War and reclamation of the Last City===
The Last City would temporarily be invaded and conquered by the [[Red Legion]], after the Cabal forces in the Solar System relayed an emergency request for help to the Empire. However, after the death of [[Ghaul]] and liberation of the [[Last City]], the age of the Last City would continue on as usual.<ref name="Last Call">[http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/28/15095770/destiny-2-first-teaser-trailer-video-bungie-cayde-6  '''Polygon''' - ''Watch the first teaser for Destiny 2'']</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]''
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)]]''
*''[[Destiny: Cayde's Six]]''

==References==
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