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It is possible for Light to be corrupted, as the shard of the Traveler within the [[European Dead Zone]] is corrupting an area of the surrounding forest. In addition, the Light [[Dominus Ghaul]] wielded was corrupted due to him taking Light from the Traveler, which was an act tied to the [[Darkness]]. | It is possible for Light to be corrupted, as the shard of the Traveler within the [[European Dead Zone]] is corrupting an area of the surrounding forest. In addition, the Light [[Dominus Ghaul]] wielded was corrupted due to him taking Light from the Traveler, which was an act tied to the [[Darkness]]. | ||
The Hive both revile and feed upon the Light, at times even sacrificing Light to their deities.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The Hive|The Hive]]''</ref> | The Hive both revile and feed upon the Light, at times even sacrificing Light to their deities.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The Hive|The Hive]]''</ref> | ||
===The Gardener=== | ===The Gardener=== | ||
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In ''Unveiling'', which is narrated by a being referred to as "the Winnower" (which appears to be the Darkness itself), the Gardener is described to be one of two primordial entities who predate the universe, the other being the Winnower. The Winnower is presented as embodying the reduction of complexity, whereas the Gardener embodies the growth and preservation of complexity. In the allegorical story recounted in the Lore Book, these two entities struggled with one another in the state which preceded the multiverse, and upon inadvertently creating the multiverse as a by-product of this struggle, each became a paracausal force which would serve to further their respective goals within its many universes. This story not only appears to provide an origin for the Light and Darkness as they are presently known, but also implies that the Light is itself sentient and has its own motivations, namely to increase complexity and diversity within the universe. | In ''Unveiling'', which is narrated by a being referred to as "the Winnower" (which appears to be the Darkness itself), the Gardener is described to be one of two primordial entities who predate the universe, the other being the Winnower. The Winnower is presented as embodying the reduction of complexity, whereas the Gardener embodies the growth and preservation of complexity. In the allegorical story recounted in the Lore Book, these two entities struggled with one another in the state which preceded the multiverse, and upon inadvertently creating the multiverse as a by-product of this struggle, each became a paracausal force which would serve to further their respective goals within its many universes. This story not only appears to provide an origin for the Light and Darkness as they are presently known, but also implies that the Light is itself sentient and has its own motivations, namely to increase complexity and diversity within the universe. | ||
===Relation to Complexity, Physicality, and | ===Relation to Complexity, Diversity, Physicality, and Forgetting=== | ||
As described previously, ''Unveiling'' describes the Light as being associated with the "growth and preservation of complexity". In contrast, the Darkness is portrayed as being associated with simplification and the reduction of diversity. The philosophy of the Light is also referenced in the Marasenna as "the way of the bomb," meaning that it encourages a complex world with many interrelated parts that rely on each other to achieve greater goals. In contrast, the philosophy of the Darkness is described as "[[The Sword Logic|the way of the sword]]", which seeks to reduce everything in the universe to a final, simplified, self-same state. | As described previously, ''Unveiling'' describes the Light as being associated with the "growth and preservation of complexity". In contrast, the Darkness is portrayed as being associated with simplification and the reduction of diversity. The philosophy of the Light is also referenced in the Marasenna as "the way of the bomb," meaning that it encourages a complex world with many interrelated parts that rely on each other to achieve greater goals. In contrast, the philosophy of the Darkness is described as "[[The Sword Logic|the way of the sword]]", which seeks to reduce everything in the universe to a final, simplified, self-same state. | ||
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===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
{{Quote|Once upon a time,* a gardener and a winnower lived** together in a garden.***<br>* It was once before a time, because time had not yet begun.<br>** We did not live. We existed as principles of ontological dynamics that emerged from mathematical structures, as bodiless and inevitable as the primes.<br>*** It was the field of possibility that prefigured existence.|[[Lore:Unveiling#Gardener and Winnower|Unveiling: Gardener and Winnower]]}} | {{Quote|Once upon a time,* a gardener and a winnower lived** together in a garden.***<br>* It was once before a time, because time had not yet begun.<br>** We did not live. We existed as principles of ontological dynamics that emerged from mathematical structures, as bodiless and inevitable as the primes.<br>*** It was the field of possibility that prefigured existence.|[[Lore:Unveiling#Gardener and Winnower|Unveiling: Gardener and Winnower]]}} | ||
According to the Lore Book "Unveiling," both the Light and the Darkness have existed since before the start of time, and thus before the universe came into existence. Being unbound by the laws of causality, neither the Light or Darkness can be said to have a beginning. Rather, they are emergent properties of even more fundamental "mathematical structures" that in turn underlay reality itself. <ref name = 'Unveiling'>'''Bungie (10/01/2019)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Shadowkeep]]'', [[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]]</ref> | |||
In the allegorical story recounted in the Lore Book, the Darkness and Light occupied themselves by engaging one another in a [[flower game|game]], analogous to a vastly more complex version of the "[[wikipedia:Game of Life|Game of Life]]" devised by Earth mathematician John Conway. This game would consistently arrive at an end-state dominated by a single, self-perpetuating pattern, which subsumed all others in the game. The Darkness found this to be a pleasing outcome, but the Light felt the pattern to be boring, and desired that the game endlessly produce novel patterns instead. In order to promote this novelty, the Light transformed itself into a new "rule" within the game; the Darkness did the same, to counteract the Light's efforts. These new rules were "set aside" from the other rules of the game, so that they could not be limited or influenced by them, but could manipulate the other rules to bring about their intended outcomes. | |||
While the story above is laden with metaphor and open to interpretation, it appears to suggest that the universe is the "game" which the Light and Darkness played in the garden, that the rules of the game are the laws of physics as they are commonly understood, and that the "new rules" that the Light and Darkness became are the basis of [[paracausality]]. | |||
While the story above is laden with metaphor and open to interpretation, it appears to suggest that the universe is the "game" which the Light and Darkness played in the garden, that the rules of the game are the laws of physics as they are commonly understood, and that the "new rules" that the Light and Darkness became are the basis of [[paracausality]] | |||
===The Witness=== | ===The Witness=== | ||
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The Witness then left its homeworld behind in pursuit of the Traveler, seeking to unite it with the Veil by force and bring about the Final Shape. Although the Witness itself is a wielder of the Darkness, several devices of the [[Black Fleet]] emit or otherwise interact with the Light, such as the [[Radial Mast]] and [[Suppressor]]s. These artifacts presumably are a product of the eons-long experience of the Witness' people with the Light. | The Witness then left its homeworld behind in pursuit of the Traveler, seeking to unite it with the Veil by force and bring about the Final Shape. Although the Witness itself is a wielder of the Darkness, several devices of the [[Black Fleet]] emit or otherwise interact with the Light, such as the [[Radial Mast]] and [[Suppressor]]s. These artifacts presumably are a product of the eons-long experience of the Witness' people with the Light. | ||
===Lubrae=== | ===Lubrae=== | ||
Billions of years ago, the Traveler visited the [[Lubraean]]s and uplifted their civilization using the Light. | Billions of years ago, the Traveler visited the [[Lubraean]]s and uplifted their civilization using the Light. | ||
=== | ===Rise of the Hive=== | ||
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Light known to the Guardians comes from the Books of Sorrow, a collection of ancient Hive texts chronicling the origin of the Hive and their history of interstellar conquest. In these accounts, the Light is referred to as "The Sky," and is described as being associated with a philosophy that upholds collaboration and gentleness with the goal of creating a thriving, harmonious society and universe. Its counterpart, "[[Darkness|The Deep]]," is also described, being associated with a philosophy of competition and survival-of-the-fittest. Several disciples of the Light, including the Leviathan and the [[Traveler]], also feature in these texts. | |||
Before the rise of the Hive, the Traveler had visited several civilizations and bestowed the blessings of the Light. These civilizations included the [[Ammonite]] and the [[Harmony]], both of which were later exterminated by the Hive. | Before the rise of the Hive, the Traveler had visited several civilizations and bestowed the blessings of the Light. These civilizations included the [[Ammonite]] and the [[Harmony]], both of which were later exterminated by the Hive. | ||
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===The Collapse=== | ===The Collapse=== | ||
When the [[Black Fleet]] pursued the Traveler to the Sol System, a cataclysmic battle ensued | When the [[Black Fleet]] pursued the Traveler to the Sol System, a cataclysmic battle ensued in which the Traveler used the Light to push back the Darkness, at the cost of rendering itself largely inert. Fragments of the Traveler were thrown far from the site of the battle, with one of the largest landing in Europe. The corrupted Light emanating from this shard interacted with the surrounding landscape, creating the [[European Dead Zone]]. | ||
While it battled the | While it battled the Darkness on Earth, the Traveler also extended a ray of Light to protect the distant colony ship ''[[Yang Liwei]]'' from the Black Fleet. This ray pushed back the Fleet's Darkness, but could not repel it entirely; the energy of the resulting struggle was so great that a kugelblitz formed, which swallowed the Yang Liwei and its crew. | ||
===City Age=== | |||
After its sacrificial last stand, the Traveler created the Ghosts, small machines infused with Light, to seek out long-dead individuals and resurrect them as warriors with Light-based abilities. These warriors, first called Risen and later known as [[Guardian]]s, can manifest weapons and defenses made of [[Arc]], [[Solar]] or [[Void]] Light, and can return from death with the assistance of their Ghost. | After its sacrificial last stand, the Traveler created the Ghosts, small machines infused with Light, to seek out long-dead individuals and resurrect them as warriors with Light-based abilities. These warriors, first called Risen and later known as [[Guardian]]s, can manifest weapons and defenses made of [[Arc]], [[Solar]] or [[Void]] Light, and can return from death with the assistance of their Ghost. | ||
During the events of Destiny 2, the [[Cabal]] [[Red Legion]] invaded the [[Solar System]] and attacked the Last City. Forces under [[Dominus Ghaul]] successfully captured the Traveler, and placed a [[Traveler Cage|cage]] around it, thus cutting all Guardians and Ghosts off from the Light. At least one Guardian subsequently managed to reclaim their Light from a [[Shard of the Traveler|corrupted Shard of the Traveler]] in the [[European Dead Zone]]. Meanwhile, Ghaul attempted to repeatedly gain the Traveler's favor so as to grant his Red Legion the ability to wield the Light. However, the Traveler refused, and Ghaul resorted to outright stealing the Light by siphoning it from the Traveler via its cage. Light was only restored to all Guardians after the Traveler broke free of its cage and destroyed once and for all a power-hungry Ghaul. | |||
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=== | ===Traveler's Awakening=== | ||
In [[Forsaken]], it is revealed that the Traveler had been "speaking" to the Guardians through visions of crowns, roses, silver trees, and torches turning into bonfires since its awakening. [[Ikora Rey]] tells the Guardians to follow these visions, which leads them to [[Io]]. The remnant Light on Io then granted the Guardians new powers. | |||
===Destruction of the Witness=== | ===Destruction of the Witness=== |