Editing Empress Caiatl

|othernames= Princess-Imperial <br> Heir Apparent <br> Her Royal Tuskiness <br> Caiatlkel

|homeworld=[[Torobatl]]

|height= 9'10<ref>'''Destiny the Game Twitter:''' ''[https://twitter.com/DestinyTheGame/status/1356759213670760450 Without her hat, she's exactly 9'10.]''</ref>

|affiliation= Cabal Empire <br> [[Imperial Cabal]]

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{{Quote|Our future will not look the same as our past. With your trust, I will usher us into a new age, and I will not default on my promises, as my father did before me.|Caiatl}}

'''Empress Caiatl''', formerly known as the '''Princess-Imperial''', is the current [[Cabal Emperor|Empress]] of the [[Cabal]] and daughter of the exiled [[Emperor Calus]].  

She and a group of others staged a [[Midnight Coup (event)|coup]] to overthrow her father and later succeeded [[Dominus Ghaul]] as leader of the Empire following his death during the [[Red War]]. After the [[Sol System]] was [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|invaded]] by the [[Black Fleet]], Caiatl sought to bring [[Humanity|humanity]] into the Cabal Empire as subjects to aid in her war against the [[Darkness]] and [[Hive]]. As of [[Season of the Risen]], Caiatl has become an ally, as the [[Imperial Cabal]] and the [[Vanguard]] have formed a provisional alliance to fight against the [[Lucent Brood|Lucent Hive]], as well as her father's forces aboard the [[Leviathan (ship)|Derelict Leviathan]] and on [[Neptune]].

{{Quote|Father, I will not be weak.|Caiatl to Calus during the Midnight Coup}}

After several centuries, Caiatl would join Umun'arath in a conspiracy led by [[Dominus Ghaul|Primus Ghaul]] of the [[Red Legion]] and the exiled [[The Consul|Consul]] to overthrow Calus and end his negligent rule of the Empire. They would convene via [[Psion]] metaconcert though the usage of [[Freeborn Otzot|Otzot]]'s [[OXA Machine]], though at one point during their psionic mind-melding, the Princess-Imperial had glimpsed into Ghaul's memory of her father. Calus confided with Ghaul of her mother; who had once served as a consort to comfort the depressed emperor during his ennui under the Praetorate's rule, ultimately leaving him with an infant Caiatl to brood after her departure. While Ghaul remembered with contempt, Caiatl would express empathy for her father for the first time.<ref>'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved (lore)#I_am_centuries_old._2|I am centuries old.]]"</ref> A few days later, Caiatl came to the emperor wanting to confess everything including the conspiracy in a moment of weakness. As she was willing to betray her cause, Caiatl asked her father if there was anything he wanted beyond her birth. Calus responds by revealing the [[Ahamkara]] bone he used to wish himself into power, the selfish wish he made for something to love him unconditionally, and the story of her birth that inspired the desire of want for him to take the throne for himself.<ref name="BLVD 9/> Realizing he will never reconcile with his actions as emperor, Caiatl concluded that his father must be overthrown for the greater good.<ref>'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved (lore)#I am exactly that old when I realize that my father, the Emperor Calus, is full of shit|I am exactly that old when I realize that my father, the Emperor Calus, is full of shit.]]"</ref>

Knowing Calus' closest secrets, Caiatl was a key player in the [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]], securing the throne room and the [[Ahamkara]] bone he kept there. As her father rushed into the throne room to utilize the bone amid the coup, Caiatl greeted him and vowed never to be weak before crushing the bone, ending his chances of stopping the coup.<ref name="CBCaiatl"/> Calus' popularity with the common people prevented the plotters from executing him, and he was instead imprisoned aboard ''[[The Leviathan]]'' and exiled to the edge of the galaxy along with his [[Loyalists]] by the ascended Dominus Ghaul.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Midnight Coup]]''</ref>

 

Centuries later, Caiatl sensed an [[Shadows of Calus|assassin]] watching her. The assassin spoke and informed her they brought Calus's regards. Turning to face the assassin, Caiatl did not recognize their species but noted their pressure suit was styled with Calus's colors. She told the assassin her father could keep his regards, but they responded that the Emperor also had a message. Before they could relay it Caiatl charged them as they fired a [[Void]] weapon that tore into her bicep. Ignoring the pain, Caiatl knocked the assassin to the ground, grabbed them by the throat and inquired about the message. The assassin stated that she was nothing more than a child playing general and lacked the vision of her father and the drive of Dominus Ghaul. She was caught off-guard as the assassin plunged [[Heartshadow]] into her side and finished the message by stating that she would not be remembered. Infuriated, she rolled away to remove the blade as the assassin leveled their weapon at her head. Caiatl quickly placed her palm over the weapon's muzzle and jerked it away as it fired, ripping a hole into her palm. With the assassin now unarmed, Caiatl grabbed them by the head and slammed it into the ground repeatedly until it cracked and blood began to pour from her foe's broken form. She questioned if her father was listening and warned him that she would come for him no matter how far he traveled. The assassin gasped out that his death would not stop the end from coming and that their gods had foreseen the end. Pondering those words, Caiatl crushed the assassin's skull with a blow from her good hand and declared that their gods were dead. She would then break the enactine blade in two and send it back to her father along with the head of his Shadow assassin.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 3: ASSASSIN|CHAPTER 3: ASSASSIN]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved (lore)#I am centuries old|I am centuries old.]]"</ref>That would soon became a tradition between Caiatl and her father as both parties kept passing the ceremonial blade between each other, being their only effective means of communication for the time being.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Heartshadow#Lore|Heartshadow]]''</ref>

Caiatl became the new ruler of the Cabal Empire after the demise of Dominus Ghaul during the [[Red War]], though she did not initially claim the title of Empress. While making preparations in her war room to lead her fellow Cabal into a new age, Caiatl contemplated her bitterness towards Calus and Ghaul in place of their failings. She blamed her father for delving their people into vice and luxury, and Ghaul for his obsession with the [[Traveler]] and its [[Light]]. However, she also credited Calus for instilling within her an active imagination due to all the stories and plays he had subjected her to as a child, and now Caiatl planned on utilizing that imagination to save the Cabal and forge a better future for her people. She intended for this new future to be of war and conquest of rival nations under her direction so that the Cabal would rule the galaxy once more.<ref name="HA">'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] -Item Description: [[Heir Apparent]]''</ref>

Standing in Caiatl's way of full control of the Cabal Empire was her father Calus, who had emerged from his exile shortly after Ghaul died in the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. She directed her own emissaries to eliminate one of her father's [[Shadows of Calus|Shadow]] agents operating in the [[Human]]'s solar system that was using [[The Fourth Horseman]], an infamous Cabal killer, to eliminate remaining Red Legion personnel.<ref>''' Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [[In Rides A Pale Horse]]''</ref>

To aid in her ambitions, Caiatl began attempting to rally the remnants of the Red Legion back to her side and exhorted all loyal Cabal across the Sol System to prove themselves by capturing Calus. Although the remnants of the Red Legion on [[Earth]], [[Nessus]], and the [[Reef]] responded to her call and offered tribute, they could not comply with her orders, as following the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|arrival]] of the [[Black Fleet]] to that system, the ''[[The Leviathan|Leviathan]]'' disappeared without a trace.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/20)''', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Season of the Hunt#Immolant Pt. 2|Immolant Pt. 2]]''</ref> She dispatched emissaries and scouts to the system, however, they began to report abandoned Red Legion camps with signs of internal conflicts.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Vanguard Transmissions]]''</ref> Additionally, a [[Wrathborn|mysterious disease]] of [[Hive]] origin began to spread amongst the fringes of the Cabal empire.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - Item Description: [[Wild Hunt Armor (Titan)#Wild Hunt Helm|Wild Hunt Helm]]''</ref>

As the ''de facto'' ruler of the Cabal following the death of Dominus Ghaul, Caiatl presided over the Cabal Empire from the royal palace on [[Torobatl]]. When one of her generals came to her complaining of a horrendous stench coming from Umun'arath's quarters. Concerned, Caiatl visited her mentor's room and discovered it stank of death and poison. Instead of the neat and tidy war room of the Cabal's military leader she found the tables covered in papers and tomes which she did not recognize, and saw to her horror in the corner was a Hive [[Thrall]] chained to the wall. She questioned Umun'arath on what she was doing, noticing that the tome the general was currently reading was bound in flesh, and was disturbed as she explained that she saw the future of the Cabal in the ways of the Hive and their lack of fear towards death. Caiatl reminded Umun'arath that it was she who had taught Caiatl about how the bravery to defy death was what made soldiers. Her mentor dismissed that, and now proclaimed that with the rapidly deteriorating state of the galaxy, they must embrace new ways and new gods to survive. After a long silence, Caiatl came to a decision and ordered Umun'arath to step down from her council.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 4: SOLDIERS|CHAPTER 4: SOLDIERS]]''</ref>

Sometime later, Caiatl was alerted by Advisor [[Taurun]] that Umun'arath had been apprehended in the central square of Torobatl's weaponsmith district, in the middle of conducting what appeared to be a Hive ritual. Caiatl arrived on the scene to confront the disgraced Evocate-General and was disturbed to find her nearly naked with glyphs carved into her skin and a sickly green fire burning behind her. Dismissing the guards, Caiatl demanded to know what new god her former mentor was rambling about greeting. Umun'arath stated it was the god of war, causing the ground to begin rumbling. Caiatl declared that her obsession had turned her into a threat to Cabal society and began to pronounce her sentence, but Umun'arath then raised her hands, which glowed with energy and made the fire burn brighter while a stranger chattering began. Concerned, Caiatl drew her ceremonial blade and drove it into Umun'arath's gut, seeking to halt the ritual, but the corrupted general only laughed. Disgusted, Caiatl kicked Umun'arath off her blade and into the fire, inadvertently completing the ritual and summoning [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], the Hive God of War, and her army to Torobatl through a massive portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 5: NEW GODS|CHAPTER 5: NEW GODS]]''</ref>

A [[Fall of Torobatl|battle]] began to defend the Cabal homeworld, but the endless army of Hive ground down the Cabal's military. The capital city was quickly overtaken by [[Cryptolith]]s which emerged throughout its streets. Caiatl took to the skies in her starfighter to defend the world, but found that while every missile she fired destroyed one set of foes, they were soon replaced, and she was eventually shot down. Wounded and with her combat suit leaking gel, Caiatl reflected on her role in the invasion, reflecting that even if she had been unwitting it was still her blade that completed the ritual Umun'arath set in motion. Xivu Arath then spoke, declaring that the Cabal had long worshipped war and thus her, and that she had finally come to claim her tribute.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 6: BATTLE SONG|CHAPTER 6: BATTLE SONG]]''</ref>

Caiatl withdrew to her flagship, the ''[[Eligos Lex V]]'', and met with her council of advisors. Taurun reported that the Hive's [[War moon]]s were too powerful and overwhelming their defenses. As [[Ca'aurg]] and [[Tha'arec]] began arguing over the role [[Emperor Calus]] and [[Dominus Ghaul]] had played in weakening their society and defenses, Caiatl interrupted before a fight commenced. She noted that her father had built a mythology around himself and what the Cabal could be while taking only half-steps towards his goals, while Ghaul imagined slights and sought to use the Legion as a tool to entrench his own legacy. Declaring herself to be like neither of them, Caiatl stated that Umun'arath had misled them as well and that they could not be the Hive and throw themselves at their enemy without hope of victory. She decided they would evacuate the entire surviving population of Torobatl and undertake a tactical retreat to the [[Sol System]] to reclaim what remained of the Red Legion. Noting the worry and shame on her council's faces at the dishonor in retreat, Caiatl further declared that this was her first order as the new Empress of the Cabal Empire.<ref name="E7">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 7: CORONATION|CHAPTER 7: CORONATION]]''</ref>

 

Caiatl's coronation was held the next day as the Cabal fleet retreated from Torobatl.<ref name="E7"/> Following her coronation, Caiatl addressed the entire Cabal fleet to address their concerns about the fall of their homeworld and their retreat, reassuring them that there was no shame in withdrawing to consolidate strength for future conflict. She urged them to remember that they found themselves in a war with the embodiment of war itself and admitted that she now found conflict to be ugly and poisonous and that the Cabal must fight for a greater purpose than the fight itself. Caiatl declared they would fight for each other and the Empire and would do so with the remnants of the Red Legion in the Sol System. She vowed that she would lead the Cabal into a new age, one where she would fulfil promises that her father left incomplete. She began by announcing that all [[Psion]]s were now free and full citizens of the Empire and any who wished to depart could do so and be granted a reasonable amount of supplies. Caiatl cautioned that those who remained would soon find themselves in another war, but that together they would build an army that fought for each other. She then ended her address by declaring that they would emerge victorious against the false gods of the Hive and would unite to draw strength from the past to forge a new united future for all Cabal.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 8: EMPRESS|CHAPTER 8: EMPRESS]]''</ref>

 

As the Cabal fleet traveled to the Sol System, Caiatl weighed what to do upon their arrival. Taurun entered her private quarters and informed her that the rest of the council was awaiting her word, Caiatl invited her advisor to sit with her and discuss their options. Noting that the [[Guardian]]s of the Sol System had slain Ghaul and many other powerful foes, including multiple Hive gods, with Xivu Arath's brother [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] among them, Caiatl and Taurun wondered if the cost of continued war against humanity was too high when they needed all their resources to strike back against the Hive. She asked Taurun if war was needed to reclaim the Red Legion, and her advisor carefully asked if Caiatl did not believe they would win. Careful not to show weakness to her advisor, Caiatl stated that they would but only after a long war with many casualties that would leave them even more vulnerable to Xivu Arath. Instead, she suggested open negotiations with the Guardians, although she disliked doing so and knew that many of her advisors would also protest. Taurun advised that she would need to concede to the rest of the council to maintain their support after the retreat from Torobatl. Stressed and understanding that her position limited her options, Caiatl decided that she would need to demand the Guardians kneel before her, although she was resigned to the fact that they would most likely reject her offer immediately.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 9: TRUCE|CHAPTER 9: TRUCE]]''</ref>

 

 

The Vanguard began using Caiatl's own embrace of ancient traditions against her, challenging the potential members of her War Council to the Rite of Proving and slaying them. After [[Commander Dracus]], [[Basilius the Golem]], and [[Val Ma'rag]] were slain Caiatl requested another meeting with Osiris. The former Warlock kept her waiting and then mocked her by stating he had been managing the antics of her commanders. She informed him those "antics" were time-honored traditions that the Guardians had no right to interfere with and reiterated her offer to have Zavala join her council. Noting that Osiris seemed wise, Caiatl suggested that he knew the best victories were those won without war and that her offer was a way out of one for humanity. Osiris was impressed by her offer of mercy and how it separated her from previous Cabal leaders, but turned down the offer once more and noted she leaned on tradition out of desperation and did not truly have a united Cabal Empire behind her any longer. Caiatl insisted that the Cabal had only lost their home and not their honor and vowed that if it came to war they would take much of humanity and their other foes with them before dying. She ended the conversation by asking Osiris to inform Zavala that her patience was quickly running out.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving II]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/impasse Impasse]''</ref>

 

In addition to her efforts to convince Osiris, Caiatl sent a private message to Zavala without the knowledge of her advisors. She told him that as a child she had believed rulers held absolute power to conquer and kill, but now understood that ruling was a form of servitude to one's people. Caiatl explained that she was beholden to the will of her people and that after the loss of Torobatl, she could not retreat from the Sol System empty-handed in order to preserve their honor. Going into greater detail on her offer, Caiatl revealed that she saw the Guardians becoming the elite force of the Cabal Empire and promised that humanity would be free citizens just as the Psions now were. She asked once more for Zavala to reconsider and join the Cabal to gain revenge upon the Hive to ensure all of their survival against the Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[H.E.L.M.]] Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#Season of the Chosen|Caiatl's Message to Zavala]]''</ref>

 

 

Caiatl was pleased by Zavala's offer, which she considered clever and a way for both sides to avoid wearing themselves out before fighting the Darkness. As she considered who to select as the Cabal's Chosen champion, she reflected that her choice had to honor tradition to hold the Cabal together. She informed Taurun that she would select [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl|Ignovun]], but her advisor cautioned that not all of her supporters would accept that choice or her agreeing to the Rite of Proving. Caiatl noted that Taurun had encouraged her to embrace tradition and thought she would have been pleased by her decision. Taurun warned that some warriors believed that Caiatl was denying them glory through a full-scale war and sought to follow in the footsteps of [[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]] in their quest for infamy. Disgusted by their lack of foresight, Caiatl reminded her that they must conserve their strength for the Hive. She was angered by Taurun stating that she was seemingly valuing conclusion over victory and declared that their honor was at stake and more important than victory, and that they would win or lose the Rite as Cabal.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:From the Front]]: [[Lore:From the Front#VII. The Imperial Throne|FVII: The Imperial Throne]]''</ref>

 

 

 

 

Several weeks after the treaty between the Cabal and humanity was established, Caiatl learned of political trouble in the Last City after her fleet intercepted broadcasts from [[Lakshmi-2]] of the [[Future War Cult]], who was stirring discontent against the Vanguard after they allowed the [[Eliksni]] [[House of Light]] to settle into the city. The fleet also detected a [[Vex]] anomaly known as the [[Endless Night]] afflicting the Last City. Caiatl contacted Zavala to discuss the issue, but the Commander was suspicious of her concern. Caiatl claimed not to be concerned and noted that if the Vanguard were destroyed she needed to be aware. Zavala retorted that they were still there, but Caiatl responded that was true for now. The Titan responded with an edge in his voice demanding to know why Caiatl was really calling. After a few moments of silence, Caiatl dropped her imperial tone and told Zavala that he was a proud hawk with a nest of vipers surrounding him and worried he might find a knife in his back soon. Zavala noted she had past experience with such issues, a fact she freely acknowledged while cautioning him that although Lakshmi was a politician her words of division were diminishing the Vanguard's authority and swaying minds against them. Caiatl worried that if he fell she could not trust whoever replaced him to honor their armistice. The Commander angrily stated that this was not the first challenge he faced and warned the Empress not to let her guilt for betraying her father delude her perception of the situation. Caiatl admired Zavala's fierce reply and admitted that she did not feel guilt for deposing Calus, but for allowing Ghaul to corrupt her people and set the stage for Xivu Arath's invasion. All she wished was to not see a fellow warrior she admired fall prey to the same trap, but noted he might not wish for her counsel. After a moment, Zavala inquired what she might advise. The Empress told him that Umun'arath had been her most trusted advisor and that the Darkness acted through many hands that he needed to recognize before it found his throat.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[Lore:Beneath the Endless Night]]: [[Lore:Beneath the Endless Night#II - FRACTURES|II - FRACTURES]]''</ref>

 

After the conclusion of the limited war against the City, Caiatl's advisors repeatedly urged her to launch a full-scale invasion of [[the Reef]], believing its still-weakened state would result in a morale-restoring decisive Cabal victory.<ref name = "Ripples/Ambush">'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - [[Lore:Ripples]]: [[Lore:Ripples#I - Ambush|I - Ambush]]''</ref>  However, Caiatl respected the Awoken, whose legends she had heard from the mythkeeper Ahztja while she was still a princess, and was reluctant to harm them.<ref name = "Vulpecula">'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[Vulpecula#Lore|Vulpecula]]''</ref> As well, on the strategic level, she considered such warmongering a distraction from their struggle against Xivu Arath, whose forces remained a persistent threat even in the Sol system, and had to be engaged wherever they emerged. Caiatl's efforts, such as personally leading a fleet ambush and boarding action against one of Xivu Arath's [[Tomb Carrier]]s, occupied enough of the Hive war god's attention and vice versa that Queen [[Mara Sov]] of the Reef believed neither would risk overextending themselves by attacking the Dreaming City in force. <ref name = "Ripples/Ambush"/>

 

 

Ultimately, Caiatl placed her trust in Commander Zavala and sent Saladin back to him with a request for a secure meeting in the EDZ.<ref name = "Vulpecula"/> To this meeting, she sent a Psion volunteer briefed on her dilemma and a Legionary to record Zavala's response. After Zavala arrived, the Psion gave him a vision of the Cabal obliterating the Dreaming City with [[Cabal Heavy Munitions|planet-crackers]], killing Savathûn at the cost of countless Awoken (including Mara Sov and Petra Venj), and almost certainly leading the Reef to go to war with the Cabal. Zavala and Caiatl would bear sole responsibility for an atrocity in exchange for the final death of the Hive god of trickery and all her ambitions. <ref name = "The Hothead">'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[The Hothead#Lore|The Hothead]]''</ref>

 

 

{{Quote|Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack.|Empress Caiatl quoting Sun Tzu.}}

After learning of the incident on [[Mars]] in which [[The Guardian]] would massacre her people while attempting to discover its return as well as the introduction of the [[Lucent Brood|Lucent Hive]], she would arrange a meeting with [[Saladin Forge]], [[Zavala]], [[Uldren Sov|Crow]], and the same Guardian responsible in the Tower Hangar. As the argument continues, Zavala defuses the situation and asks for Caiatl's help in stopping the Lucent Hive on Earth. She agrees and in return, she supplies Light-suppressing tech in the form of a [[Synaptic Spear]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Risen]] - [https://youtu.be/_VkMYeN7PRg Alliance]''</ref>

The Guardian receives the Synaptic Spear from [[Ikora Rey]] after learning more information about the Lucent Hive. Caiatl then briefs them of a plan to extract the different Lucent Hive lieutenants and bring them to the Psisorium in the [[H.E.L.M.]] to discover intel on the Lucent Hive's plans. She explains that to extract the Lucent Hive lieutenant, the Guardian would use her [[Psion]]s to enter the [[Mindscape]] to connect the Guardian's Light to the Lucent Hive lieutenant's Light, and then use the Synaptic Spear to sever the latter's connection through the phantasms of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]]. The Psions would then lock down the lieutenant for extraction.{{Citation needed}}

 

 

 

===Haunted Leviathan===

After the Guardian helped Crow conquer the [[Nightmare of Uldren]], Caiatl delivered a status report to the H.E.L.M. on the current condition of the Leviathan from her Psion Opti scouts, who confirmed that the ship was emitting psychic anomalies from the Nightmares manifesting aboard the Leviathan. Caiatl also added that Navigational Equipment showed that the Leviathan entered a Gravitational Anomaly where [[Mercury]] once was resulting in the ship somehow being both inside and outside the known universe for an indeterminate amount of time. When it reappeared, the ship had been completely mutated, overrun by a massive infestation of [[Egregore]] and most of the crew were missing. Caiatl went on to explain that the Cabal Loyalists still aboard were freshly grown mindless clones with no higher brain function. Saladin Forge suggested that Caiatl task Crow with reconnaissance missions to see if there was more that he could find out, to which the Empress agreed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==Personality and traits==

Despite Caiatl's royal status, she did not share her father's appreciation for luxury. She instead embraced a militant lifestyle, which eventually led to her turning on her father and aiding [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s rise to power.<ref name="CBCaiatl"/> However, she came to later view Ghaul with disgust and embarrassment as well due to his obsession with the [[Traveler]] and claiming the [[Light]], viewing him as another weak ruler whose failings necessitated her rise to Empress to save the Cabal Empire from ruin.<ref name="HA"/> However, Caiatl would later admit that she once viewed Ghaul differently when he first rose to power, finding him magnificent as he rose from nothing to become the leader of the Red Legion. She once cheered for him the loudest when Ghaul was a gladiator. It was only after being left behind on Torobatl did she stop seeing Ghaul as an idol to emulate.

*Caiatl is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Courtenay Taylor|Courtenay Taylor]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/courtenaytaylor/status/1369687357763448833 Courtenay Taylor twitter - 2021/3/11]</ref>, who also voices [[Amanda Holliday]].

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