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The '''Garden''', as it is referred to by in [[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]], is a metaphor for the probability space from which all possible universes could arise, a mathematical structure that predated time, space, and existence in general. | The '''Garden''', as it is referred to by in [[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]], is a metaphor for the probability space from which all possible universes could arise, a mathematical structure that predated time, space, and existence in general. | ||
In the metaphor, the garden was a simulator, using the [[flower game]] as a mechanism to iterate different potential universes. This game was overseen by abstract mathematical principles personified as a " | In the metaphor, the garden was a simulator, using the [[flower game]] as a mechanism to iterate different potential universes. This game was overseen by abstract mathematical principles personified as a "[[Light|Gardener]]" and a "[[Darkness|Winnower]]". The gardener represented the rules that allowed flowers to be placed, to spread, and to sustain themselves over each "tick" of game time, while the winnower represented the rules that culled flowers.<ref name = 'The Flower Game'>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Unveiling#The_Flower_Game]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{quote|The day was longer than all of time, and the night was swifter than a glint of light on a falling sugar crystal. Insects buzzed between the flowers, and worms slithered between the roots, feeding on what was and what might be, the first gradient in existence, the first dynamo of life. Rain fell from no sky. Voices spoke without mouth or meaning. A [[tree of silver wings]] bloomed yielded fruit shed feathers bloomed again.|Unveiling: Garden and Winnower<ref name = 'Gardener and Winnower'/>}} | {{quote|The day was longer than all of time, and the night was swifter than a glint of light on a falling sugar crystal. Insects buzzed between the flowers, and worms slithered between the roots, feeding on what was and what might be, the first gradient in existence, the first dynamo of life. Rain fell from no sky. Voices spoke without mouth or meaning. A [[tree of silver wings]] bloomed yielded fruit shed feathers bloomed again.|Unveiling: Garden and Winnower<ref name = 'Gardener and Winnower'/>}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*All information on the garden is provided solely and directly by the [[ | * All information on the garden is provided solely and directly by the [[Darkness]], and so may be subject to bias. | ||
*The "tree of silver wings" was first described in the flavor text of [[Ruin Wings]], an item introduced in [[The Dark Below]]. | * The "tree of silver wings" was first described in the flavor text of [[Ruin Wings]], an item introduced in [[The Dark Below]]. | ||
*Some players speculate that the [[Black Garden]] is in some way a recreation of the original garden, given their shared association with the Vex and symbolic flowers. The mesa in the Black Garden in particular is theorized to be the remains of the tree of silver wings, which was said to have been toppled when the winnower and the gardener fought, leaving only a stump amid meadows. | * Some players speculate that the [[Black Garden]] is in some way a recreation of the original garden, given their shared association with the Vex and symbolic flowers. The mesa in the Black Garden in particular is theorized to be the remains of the tree of silver wings, which was said to have been toppled when the winnower and the gardener fought, leaving only a stump amid meadows. | ||
*The description of the garden draws some parallels to the [[Ascendant Realm]], and the two may in fact be synonymous. The Ascendant Realm contains within it numerous "pocket universes", reminiscent of the garden's ability to manifest universes within itself. | *The description of the garden draws some parallels to the [[Ascendant Realm]], and the two may in fact be synonymous. The Ascendant Realm contains within it numerous "pocket universes", reminiscent of the garden's ability to manifest universes within itself. | ||