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{{Quote|I've seen it before. On the Glykon. On the Leviathan. On my own ship, too. An organism that's all about forming psychic connections.|[[Drifter|The Drifter]]}} | {{Quote|I've seen it before. On the Glykon. On the Leviathan. On my own ship, too. An organism that's all about forming psychic connections.|[[Drifter|The Drifter]]}} | ||
'''Egregore''' is a strange fungus-like life form associated with the [[Darkness]]. It has been encountered in various locations like the [[Derelict]], the [[Cabal]] Carrier [[Glykon Volatus]] and the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. | '''Egregore''' is a strange fungus-like life form associated with the [[Darkness]]. It has been encountered in various locations like the [[Derelict]], the [[Cabal]] Carrier [[Glykon Volatus]] and the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. | ||
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Egregore resembles [[Earth]] fungi in many respects, but while fungi feed on dead or decomposing matter, egregore is drawn to the unique psychological phenomena associated with the deaths of sentient beings.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Garden_Overlook|"Do you know these fungi are drawn to the unique psychological phenomena of death? The moment of true terror before life ends… the death of sentient beings fosters the growth of these fungi. Normally it takes centuries for them to spread like this, but…"]]''</ref> The fungus is capable of entering the brains of sentient beings through the use of skull-penetrating tendrils, which enable the egregore to suspend the victim's mind in a state of near-brain death, allowing it to feed on the drawn-out death process of the victim.<ref name="Presage">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Presage]]''</ref> | Egregore resembles [[Earth]] fungi in many respects, but while fungi feed on dead or decomposing matter, egregore is drawn to the unique psychological phenomena associated with the deaths of sentient beings.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Garden_Overlook|"Do you know these fungi are drawn to the unique psychological phenomena of death? The moment of true terror before life ends… the death of sentient beings fosters the growth of these fungi. Normally it takes centuries for them to spread like this, but…"]]''</ref> The fungus is capable of entering the brains of sentient beings through the use of skull-penetrating tendrils, which enable the egregore to suspend the victim's mind in a state of near-brain death, allowing it to feed on the drawn-out death process of the victim.<ref name="Presage">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Presage]]''</ref> | ||
According to Eris, egregore is a manifestation of Darkness, similar to [[Stasis]], but "impure" in some way.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Shell#Lore|Eidolon Shell]]''</ref> Egregore spores can open one's mind to the Darkness, and also permit affected individuals to pass through energy barriers generated by the fungus.<ref name=" | According to Eris, egregore is a manifestation of Darkness, similar to [[Stasis]], but "impure" in some way.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Shell#Lore|Eidolon Shell]]''</ref> Egregore spores can open one's mind to the Darkness, and also permit affected individuals to pass through energy barriers generated by the fungus.<ref name="Presage"/> The fungus' mycelial network forms psychic connections between Darkness-associated entities located across space and even in different dimensions, creating links between artifacts of the [[Black Fleet]] such as the [[Pyramids]] and the [[Ziggurat]], powerful Darkness-aligned beings such as [[Rhulk]] and [[Calus]], and [[the Witness]] itself. Eris Morn and the Drifter discovered this by experimentally burning egregore stalks near Pyramid technology, which opened up visions of the network formed by the egregore.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Pursuant Suit#Eidolon Pursuant Greaves / Legguards / Pants|Eidolon Pursuant Greaves / Legguards / Pants]]''</ref><ref name="EPMCB">'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Pursuant Suit#Eidolon Pursuant Mark / Cloak / Bond|Eidolon Pursuant Mark / Cloak / Bond]]''</ref> | ||
Egregore appears to exist in multiple distinct forms, perhaps depending on the environment in which it is found. The egregore aboard the [[Derelict]] mostly takes the form of either thin blackish-green tendrils with glowing petal-like tips or amorphous swirling masses, whereas the egregore aboard the Leviathan is gray and grows in thick, lumpy stalks. A third variety of egregore has been found growing in the depths of Titan's methane ocean, where it | Egregore appears to exist in multiple distinct forms, perhaps depending on the environment in which it is found. The egregore aboard the [[Derelict]] mostly takes the form of either thin blackish-green tendrils with glowing petal-like tips or amorphous swirling masses, whereas the egregore aboard the Leviathan is gray and grows in thick, lumpy stalks. A third variety of egregore has been found growing in the depths of Titan's methane ocean, where it takes on a more coral-like appearance. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Infesting the Leviathan=== | ===Infesting the Leviathan=== | ||
{{Quote|This ship was once so full of a specific kind of life, vascular and wet: flesh, meat, bone. Now, new life flourishes in the dark.|Emperor Calus, speaking about the Egregore infestation aboard the Leviathan}} | {{Quote|This ship was once so full of a specific kind of life, vascular and wet: flesh, meat, bone. Now, new life flourishes in the dark.|Emperor Calus, speaking about the Egregore infestation aboard the Leviathan}} | ||
After returning from the Darkness anomaly located where [[Mercury]] once was, [[Calus]]' Leviathan reappeared in orbit around the Moon, heavily overgrown with egregore and overrun with [[Nightmares]]. | After returning from the Darkness anomaly located where [[Mercury]] once was, [[Calus]]' Leviathan reappeared in orbit around the Moon, heavily overgrown with egregore and overrun with [[Nightmares]]. The [[Loyalists]] and [[Scorn]] residing in the vessel were also infested with the fungus, which allowed the Emperor to control most of them directly. Calus intended to use the egregore aboard the vessel to form a psychic link between himself and the derelict [[The Lunar Pyramid|Pyramid]] located underneath the [[Scarlet Keep]] and succeeded despite [[The Coalition]]'s efforts. | ||
Around this time, [[Eris Morn|Eris]] conducted experiments with burnt egregore stalks in [[Savathûn's Throne World]], and determined that the egregore formed links between the Pyramids, the Leviathan, the Glykon, and a [[The Witness|distant point]] connected with all of them.<ref name="EPMCB"/> | Around this time, [[Eris Morn|Eris]] conducted experiments with burnt egregore stalks in [[Savathûn's Throne World]], and determined that the egregore formed links between the Pyramids, the Leviathan, the Glykon, and a [[The Witness|distant point]] connected with all of them.<ref name="EPMCB"/> | ||
===Invasion of Earth=== | |||
The [[Warlock]] [[Druis]] encountered egregore within the [[Ascendant Realm]] while attempting to rescue civilian prisoners from a [[Shadow Legion]] outpost.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Defiance]] - Item Description: [[Unyielding Favor Suit#Unyielding Favor Greaves / Strides / Boots|Unyielding Favor Greaves / Strides / Boots]]''</ref> | |||
===Skirmish of Titan=== | ===Skirmish of Titan=== | ||
{{Quote|Hey there, hero. While you were taking a dip in the methane, I detected something on the ocean floor... and it ain't native to Titan.|The Drifter}} | {{Quote|Hey there, hero. While you were taking a dip in the methane, I detected something on the ocean floor... and it ain't native to Titan.|The Drifter}} | ||
Following Titan's reappearance after being taken by the Witness, the Drifter discovered egregore growing in the depths of the moon's methane ocean, in the form of coral. He managed to retrofit a number of his [[Gambit]] related equipment to extract and consume the corals. These would be used by [[Sloane]] to strengthen the psychic connection she formed with [[Ahsa]], a fugitive proto-[[Worm]] that wished to bestow great insight about the Witness to the [[Vanguard]]. | Following Titan's reappearance after being taken by the Witness, the Drifter discovered egregore growing in the depths of the moon's methane ocean, in the form of coral. He managed to retrofit a number of his [[Gambit]] related equipment to extract and consume the corals. These would be used by [[Sloane]] to strengthen the psychic connection she formed with [[Ahsa]], a fugitive proto-[[Worm]] that wished to bestow great insight about the Witness to the [[Vanguard]].{{citation needed}} | ||
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{{Quote|The egregore festers where the Veil touches, as if it projects a field across Sol.|Eris Morn in communication to Osiris}} | {{Quote|The egregore festers where the Veil touches, as if it projects a field across Sol.|Eris Morn in a communication to Osiris}} | ||
While the Guardian worked to secure Riven's cooperation in helping them follow the Witness into the Pale Heart, Eris noted in a message to Osiris that she had detected infestations of egregore throughout the Sol System wherever the Veil's influence was present.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - Item Description: [[Wyrmguard Suit#Wyrmguard Greaves/Strides/Boots|Wyrmguard Greaves/Strides/Boots]]''</ref> | While the Guardian worked to secure Riven's cooperation in helping them follow the Witness into the Pale Heart, Eris noted in a message to Osiris that she had detected infestations of egregore throughout the Sol System wherever the Veil's influence was present.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - Item Description: [[Wyrmguard Suit#Wyrmguard Greaves/Strides/Boots|Wyrmguard Greaves/Strides/Boots]]''</ref> | ||
