Editing Court of Oryx

{{quote|The Court of Oryx. The most powerful of his army. He would hold the Court in reserve. Allow the mass of the Hive to tear down a world. Then, he would open the gates and unleash the Court upon a weary and battle-scarred race. Fear is a powerful weapon, and one the King uses all too well. |[[Toland]]'s Journal<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-eris-7 Talk to Eris]''</ref>}}

The '''Court of Oryx''' is a group of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]'s most powerful champions, ancient warriors used to strike fear and wreak havoc on already ravaged worlds during the [[Hive]]'s many conquests. It is also the name of an activity introduced in ''[[The Taken King]]'' where [[Guardian]]s can [[Public Event|summon]] members of the Court and battle them to earn powerful rewards.

{{quote|I shall establish a court, and whoever comes into this court may challenge me. My court will be the High War. It will be a killing ground and a school of the [[sword logic]] we have learned from our [[Worm|gods]].|[[Oryx, the Taken King|Auryx, King of the Hive]]<ref name="The High War">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXII:_The_High_War|XXII: The High War]]''</ref>}}

Oryx established the High War 20,000 years after the fall of [[Fundament]] when the [[Hive]] encountered alien life for the first time beyond their homeworld.<ref name="The High War" /> Members of the Court fought during the [[Golden Amputation]], and the Court itself was briefly usurped by Savathûn and Xivu Arath during their attempted coup afterwards.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden amputation|XXX: a golden amputation]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVI:_Eater_of_Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref> The Court was the first to hear of Oryx's plan to move his throne world into a [[Dreadnaught]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLI:_Dreadnaught|XLI: Dreadnaught]]''</ref> It later pulled down the Gift Mast, signifying the end of the [[Harmony]] civilization.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLVI:_The_Gift_Mast|XLVI: The Gift Mast]]''</ref>

After the departure of his sisters, Oryx realized that he had come to depend too strongly on his Court, and other large sources of tribute, for survival.<ref name="Court">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Taken_King#Court_of_Oryx|Court of Oryx]]''</ref> He accepted that if the High War was destroyed, his own death would shortly follow, and reasoned that this was proper: if the Court fell, it meant they had been weak, and if the Court was weak, then he had been a bad king and unworthy to rule them.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#L:_Wormfood|L: Wormfood]]''</ref>

The Court consisted of Oryx's champions, but also his family: niece [[Balwûr]], granddaughter [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]],<ref>'''Bungie (2019/9/16)''', ''[[Weblore:Shadowkeep]] - [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Hope|Hope]]''</ref> and children [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]],<ref name="Court"/> [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]]<ref name="Court"/> and at one point [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]].

*Ir Halak, Deathsinger

*Ir Anûk, Deathsinger

**[[Alzok Däl]]

**[[Gornuk Däl]]

**[[Zyrok Däl]]

*Balwûr

*Hashladûn

The Court of Oryx is a Guardian-initiated activity that can be triggered as a [[public event]] in the [[Hall of Souls]] on the Dreadnaught that summons an assortment of powerful [[Hive]] and [[Taken]] enemies. These events must be initiated by offering either a [[Reciprocal Rune]], a [[Stolen Rune]], or an [[Antiquated Rune]].

Within the Court, there is a chest directly beneath the main platform that bosses spawn from. It can only be opened with a [[Dreadnaught#Secret chests|Key of Gnashing Teeth]].

Tier 2 encounters are activated with a [[Stolen Rune]], which must be charged by completing three Tier 1 encounters. It will spawn two Tier 1 encounters at once, at 240 Light (the specific encounters that spawn are semi-random, as not all encounters can pair with each other). Completion of a Tier 2 encounter will reward the same items as Tier 1, with the additional chance for an Uncharged [[Antiquated Rune]].

| [[Balwûr]] || [[File:Grimoire Balwur.jpg|100px]] || A Hive Wizard that will cover almost the entire arena in poison. Guardians afflicted by the poison cannot damage Balwûr. Killing [[Acolyte of Balwûr|Acolytes of Balwûr]] will temporarily create pools of [[Light]] that burn away the poison, allowing the Guardians to damage Balwûr. There is a permanent pool of Light underneath the elevated platform to allow the Guardians to stay in the arena without the risk of dying to the poison, though Balwûr is obscured by the arena while under the platform and thus cannot be damaged from it. Killing Balwûr completes the encounter.

| [[Kagoor]] || [[File:Grimoire Kagoor.jpg|100px]] || A Taken Wizard accompanied by the [[Servile Ogre]]. Kagoor is immune to attacks as long as the Servile Ogre is alive. The Ogre must be killed for Kagoor to be defeated. Taking too long to kill Kagoor will result in her reviving the Servile Ogre, which will make her immune to damage again. The damage Guardians do to the Servile Ogre (and any lesser Ogres that spawn in the arena) can be boosted by defeating unique [[Acolyte's Eye]]s called [[Maleficent Eye]]s. Kill Kagoor to complete the encounter.

| [[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]] || [[File:Grimoire Thalnok.jpg|100px]] || A Hive Knight resembling [[Crota, Son of Oryx]], and accompanied by [[Hagrist, Blade's Edge]]. Thalnok is almost identical to Crota, able to kill Guardians with a single swing of his sword, and able to fire Darkness Blasts across the arena. He can also only be damaged by a Hive [[Cleaver]], which is acquired by killing Hagrist. Killing Thalnok completes the encounter.