Editing Crown of Sorrow

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{{about|the artifact|the raid|Crown of Sorrow (raid)}}

The '''Crown of Sorrow''' is an ornate crown of [[Ascendant Hive]] authority which psionically connects the wearer's mind to those of all nearby [[Hive]], along with granting them access to Hive magics and arcana. It was originally created by the Hive God [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] as part of a trap against the exiled [[Cabal]] [[Emperor Calus]].

The crown was first left on a stray [[War moon]],<ref name="Shadow Greaves">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Greaves|Shadow's Greaves]]''</ref> which was claimed as an [[athenaeum world]] by Calus' [[Loyalist]] [[Cabal]].<ref name="Shadow Gauntlets">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Gauntlets|Shadow's Gauntlets]]''</ref> It was then located by [[Katabasis]], a [[Hunter]]-turned [[Shadows of Calus|Shadow]] who helped find the crown and deliver to the former emperor.<ref name="Shadow Mask">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Silence Suit#Shadow's Mask|Shadow's Mask]]''</ref>  

When it was delivered, the [[Psion]]s studying the crown guessed that it was crafted in imitation of the [[Oryx, the Taken King|Taken King]]'s power to compel wills.<ref name="Shadow Greaves"/> Upon analysis, however, it was discovered that the crown meant to serve as a surveillance device, feeding all sorts of data to the Witch Queen deep within the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]].<ref name="Shadow Gauntlets"/> Calus, wanting a [[Shadow]] to control the [[Hive]] imprisoned within the [[Menagerie]],<ref name="Shadow Gloves">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Judgment Suit#Shadow's Gloves|Shadow's Gloves]]''</ref> had bred a [[Ceremonial Bather]] in the Royal Pools of [[The Leviathan|Leviathan]] named [[Gahlran]] to be strong willed and wear the crown as his anointed Sorrow-Bearer.<ref name="Shadow Plate"/>  

Calus met with the newly born Gahlran and had his Psion [[Councilor]]s present the massive, plated helm to him from above. As they lower the crown, Gahlran heard a litany of voices shouting down at him from inside the artifact as it slowly descended. Despite his protests, Galhran is forced by the Psions to don the Hive artifact, which would meld his mind with a hundred billion [[Hive]] throughout the Leviathan.<ref name="Am I to Cast a Shadow?">'''Bungie (2019/06/03)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Season_of_Opulence#"Am_I_to_Cast_a_Shadow?"|"Am_I_to_Cast_a_Shadow?"]]''</ref> Wearing the crown, however, revealed a more sinister purpose: to subvert the wearer's mind to the Witch Queen's will using Hive glyphs etched into a viral language within the crown's interior.<ref name="Shadow Plate">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Plate|Shadow's Plate]]''</ref>

The Crown would drive the unwilling Gahlran insane as he took control over the imprisoned Hive, creating a [[Kingdom of Sorrow]] within the depths of Calus' treasure vaults until his death at the hands of a six-manned fireteam of [[Guardians]], rendering the helm inert without a bearer.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Raid: [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Crown of Sorrow]]''</ref> It was then recovered by [[The Guardian]] after the raid and presented to either [[Benedict 99-40]] or [[Werner 99-40]].<ref name="Crown of Sorrow Completion">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/werner-99-40-crown-of-sorrow-raid-complete Crown of Sorrow Completion]''</ref> While the Crown of Sorrow was back in the Cabal's possession, Calus had his Psions continue to telepathically analyze it for additional traps.<ref name="Shadow Grips">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Silence Suit#Shadow's Grips|Shadow's Grips]]''</ref>

Gahlran's usage of the crown would have an unintended side effect of splitting the seams of reality aboard the Leviathan, forming a tear into the [[Ascendant Realm]] at the [[Tribute Hall]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/07/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/visage-of-calus-pest-control Pest Control]''</ref>

Following the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]], Calus (who sought to commune with the [[Witness|entity]] behind the [[Darkness]]) had his [[Psion]] [[Councilor]]s psychically alter the Crown from its original purpose. Instead of controlling the mind of the bearer, it would now openly meld minds together into a gestalt consciousness and transmit their thoughts telepathically.<ref name="Presage Final">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K8TWaIUwGY Presage | The Crown of Sorrow]''</ref> Now gilded with gold from the Castellum, the exiled emperor sought using the Crown on captive, undead [[Scorn]] as vessels for communing with the [[Witness|Voice in the Darkness]].<ref name="ENTRY 6">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 6 - Excess of Avarice|ENTRY 6 - Excess of Avarice]]''</ref> Lacking a connective tissue, Calus introduced [[Egregore]] spores to the Crown to help channel the Scorn's mindless thoughts into an open conduit.<ref name="Duality Memory 8">'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OIcERTaGz4 Duality | Eighth Repressed Memory]''</ref>

The Crown was shipped aboard the ''[[Glykon Volatus]]'' along with Calus's scribe [[Amsot]], numerous Psion Councilors and [[Katabasis]] in preparation for its grand experiment; which was to happen at the planet-sized Darkness anomaly in place of [[Mars]]' disappearance. Once the Glykon had crossed into the anomaly, the councilors placed their hands on the Crown and focus their cognition through it. They pry open the Scorn's collective synaptic pathways and sew them into the fabric of the anomaly's memetic sphere. The first communion however was initially a failure as Calus' call was unanswered.<ref name="ENTRY 6"/> Many failed attempts to repeat the communion saw the Crown's golden flush tarnished by Egregore spores, having burrowed its way into the crown's precious metal adornments since the last communion attempt. The latest attempt, however, saw the councilors incinerated as the Glykon was pulled beyond the anomaly's event horizon before it impacted and ran adrift between dimensions.<ref name="ENTRY 8">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall|ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall]]''</ref> Calus could hear the entity's thoughts calling through the Crown of Sorrow, beckoning him to the anomaly in [[Mercury|Mercury's]] absence,<ref name="Duality Memory 9">'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEu2P6kwWZY Duality | Ninth Repressed Memory]''</ref> before he himself was spirited away.  

Katabasis and his Loyalist crew were left behind to fend for themselves against the rampant Scorn as the interior of the Glykon was constantly transforming within the Darkness anomaly. His Psion cohort [[Qinziq]] had formulated a plan to return the Glykon back to reality by severing the Crown's connection to the Scorn. Katabasis, along with Qinziq, [[Bahr'Toran]] and fifteen of their soldiers stormed the ship's bridge where they made their stand against waves of Scorn. Qinzig had connected to the Egregore-infested Crown only to cries out in agony as she is engulfed in black flames and subsequently perish on the spot.<ref name="ENTRY 10">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel|ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel]]''</ref> The remainder of the Loyalists would all die out at the hands of the Scorn that last [[Locus of Communion|beared]] the crown and Katabasis having killed his ghost [[Gilgamesh]] before his final death.<ref name="ENTRY 12">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife|ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife]]''</ref>

[[The Guardian]] would locate the Crown of Sorrow aboard the Glykon, which was recovered and relocated to the [[Last City]] at the behest of [[Osiris]] (whom [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] was posing at the time).<ref name="Presage Final"/>

*When Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer is killed, the Crown of Sorrow crashes on the ground and the player can crouch walk under it and see the Hive runes that allow Savathûn, the Witch-Queen to control the wearer. Central among them is what could possibly be the insignia of Savathûn;<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/byzf5k/hive_runes_inside_the_crown_of_sorrow/</ref> though the symbol provided with the announcement of ''[[The Witch Queen]]'' is most likely the sigil of the Queen, and it does not align with the Crown of Sorrow rune.

*''[[Destiny 2]]'':  

**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{1st}}