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{{Quote|Dearest sisters, [...] I've found the proof. We aren't native to the Fundament. Our ancient ancestors came here to hide.|[[Aurash]] to [[Sathona|her]] [[Xi Ro|sisters]]<ref name="Curiosity">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: | {{Quote|Dearest sisters, [...] I've found the proof. We aren't native to the Fundament. Our ancient ancestors came here to hide.|[[Aurash]] to [[Sathona|her]] [[Xi Ro|sisters]]<ref name="Curiosity">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Curiosity]]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Krill homeworld''' was the original home planet of the krill species, the proto-Hive, located in the same star system as the gas giant [[Fundament]]. An unknown calamity or deliberate intent caused this world to crash into Fundament.<ref name="Curiosity"/> | The '''Krill homeworld''' was the original home planet of the krill species, the proto-Hive, located in the same star system as the gas giant [[Fundament]]. An unknown calamity or deliberate intent caused this world to crash into Fundament.<ref name="Curiosity"/> | ||
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Little is known about this world except that it was home to the krill species.<ref name="Curiosity"/> | Little is known about this world except that it was home to the krill species.<ref name="Curiosity"/> | ||
According to studies made by Princess Aurash, eldest of the [[Osmium King]]'s brood and first in line for the Osmium Throne, this world was once a rocky planet.<ref name="Curiosity"/> Presumably it possessed a similar atmospheric composition to Fundament, which is composed of {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Hydrogen Hydrogen]}},<ref name="Immortals">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: | According to studies made by Princess Aurash, eldest of the [[Osmium King]]'s brood and first in line for the Osmium Throne, this world was once a rocky planet.<ref name="Curiosity"/> Presumably it possessed a similar atmospheric composition to Fundament, which is composed of {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Hydrogen Hydrogen]}},<ref name="Immortals">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#X:_Immortals|X: Immortals]]''</ref> {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Helium Helium]}},<ref name="Curiosity"/> and {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Neon Neon]}},<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#VII:_The_Dive|VII: The Dive]]''</ref> among others. A number of fragments and shards from this world survived the collision and became floating elemental<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/evidence-board-hard-evidence Interactions: Evidence Board - Hard Evidence]''</ref> continents.<ref name="Curiosity"/><ref name="Immortals"/> | ||
According to [[Hidden]] agent [[LAI-701]], the krill continents are made "of dead stars".<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Hard Evidence]] | According to [[Hidden]] agent [[LAI-701]], the krill continents are made "of dead stars".<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Hard Evidence]] Legendary Quest - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/hard-evidence-step-4?highlight=evidence+board+hard+evidence Step 4]''</ref> This may be hyperbole. | ||
Presumably there were technological-capable civilizations upon this planet, as certain Mother-krill were able to build "great engines" to move their continental shelves within Fundament,<ref name="Hateful">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: | Presumably there were technological-capable civilizations upon this planet, as certain Mother-krill were able to build "great engines" to move their continental shelves within Fundament,<ref name="Hateful">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#II:_The_Hateful_Verse|II: The Hateful Verse]]''</ref> lightning farms used to gather energy from lightning strikes,<ref name="Predators">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#I:_Predators|I: Predators]]''</ref> and orrerys to plot the course of other celestial bodies.<ref name="Hateful"/> Additionally, if Aurash is to be believed, the ancient krill could manipulate their planet's orbit into a collision course with Fundament and survive the ensuing cataclysm with civilization relatively intact.<ref name="Curiosity"/> | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The only definite mention of the Krill's original home planet is from Calcified Fragments: Curiosity, the prologue to the [[Books of Sorrow]]. No other information about what caused the world to collide with Fundament can be definitely ascertained, or if [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]] played an even greater role in the corruption of the proto-Hive species. | *The only definite mention of the Krill's original home planet is from Calcified Fragments: Curiosity, the prologue to the [[Books of Sorrow]]. | ||
:No other information about what caused the world to collide with Fundament can be definitely ascertained, or if [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]] played an even greater role in the corruption of the proto-Hive species. | |||
*It is not known for certain if the Krill's original home planet was one of Fundament's fifty-two satellites or independently orbited the same star. | *It is not known for certain if the Krill's original home planet was one of Fundament's fifty-two satellites or independently orbited the same star. | ||
== List of appearances == | == List of appearances == | ||
*''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Destiny]]'': ''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Im}} {{Mo}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Im}} {{Mo}} | ||
== References == | == References == |