Editing Nessus

{{Quote|Lush with giant twisted trees, deep caverns, waterfalls, and silver swamps, the origin of this planetoid remains unknown. What is clear is that the Vex have nearly transformed the entire planetoid into a [[Machine World]], above and below the surface. For those Guardians willing to brave the dangers and explore the myriad of mysteries, treasures beyond the imagination await.|Website description}} <ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/story Destiny the Game Story]</ref>

'''7066 Nessus''' is a [[wikipedia:Centaur (minor planet)|Centaur minor planet]] with an irregular orbit. At perihelion, Nessus is closer to the Sun than [[wikipedia:Uranus|Uranus]]; at aphelion, Nessus moves into the [[wikipedia:Kuiper belt|Kuiper belt]]. It is a place where light is scarce.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/orpheus-rig?highlight=rig Orpheus Rig]</ref>

Approximately 126 years before the [[SIVA Crisis]], Nessus re-entered the [[Sol System]] after an unexpected delay.<ref name="GF:Cayde-6">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6|Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6]]''</ref> The [[Arcadian Valley]] patrol space is scattered with the remains of the Exodus Black, picked clean by [[Fallen]] scavengers. At some point, the [[Vex]], overseen by the [[Vex Mind]] [[Argos, Planetary Core]], converted 92.014% of the Centaur Nessus into a [[Machine World]].

The Axis Minds of Nessus are noted to have higher than average computational power. One such mind imprisoned [[Failsafe]] for attempting to access the [[Vex Network]]. [[Sagira]] sought out another such Mind in order to analyze a map of the [[Infinite Forest]].

===Red War===

Following the death of [[Dominus Ghaul]], the former Cabal emperor [[Emperor Calus|Calus]] arrived at the Sol System and began to consume sections of the planetoid with his flagship, the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Leviathan (raid)]]''</ref> Doing so caused Argos to be sucked into the Leviathan's vacuum alongside a squadron of Vex, forcing Calus to call upon the [[Guardian]]s to be rid of the Vex Mind for good. With the destruction of the Axis Mind, the conversion of the planetoid has been permanently halted, but the Leviathan continued to slowly consume Nessus into Royal Wine.

When the [[Black Fleet]] arrived, Nessus was one of the few worlds in the outer system that was left untouched by the Pyramids. However, sometime after their departure, Calus and the Leviathan mysteriously disappeared from Nessus's orbit, leaving the Machine World only partially consumed.

Sometime afterward, Calus's daughter and current leader of the Cabal Empire, [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]], arrived in the Sol System with her legions. Nessus was the first world to be invaded, with an [[Imperial Land Tank]] being deployed in the Arcadian Valley. It was here where her forces and the Guardians first clashed against one another in a bid for dominance over the system.

Over the ages, many Fallen Pirate Crews hid their treasures on the planet. These would be [[Expedition|sought after]] by [[The Guardian]] as they fought against the crews that sided with [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] in her search for the relics of [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]]. This closeness also made [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] realize that the Vex sought to punish him for his intrusion into their [[Vex Network|Network]] during the [[Endless Night]], and made him decide to avoid the planet in the future.

After [[The Coalition|the Coalition]] defeated [[The Witness|the Witness]] within the [[The Pale Heart|Traveler's Pale Heart]], paracausal artifacts called [[Echo (object)|Echoes]] were created from a collision of Light and Darkness. The first Echo, the Echo of Command, lands on the planetoid, and there a mysterious entity called [[The Conductor|the Conductor]] begins to mobilize the Vex, albeit with some behaviors never seen before on other Vex collective; as a result, Nessus begins to undergo a transformation brought about by the Echo's presence. Ikora tasks the Guardian with investigating the mysterious disturbance on the planetoid with [[Osiris]], [[Saint-14]], and Failsafe running tactical. While tracking down the Echo's impact site into the Chamber of Sky, they fight a [[Compelled Collective|new Vex collective]] distinguishable by a silica structure around their neck. After fighting through the new collective and uploading Failsafe into the [[H.E.L.M.]] mainframe, they continue their investigations by collecting [[Radiolite]] samples and uncovering an entrance to the [[Vex Network]] within the Well of Echoes. As they continue their investigations, they discover that the Echoes arms race has begun when the Eliksni from the [[House of Salvation]] were able to enter Failsafe's mainframe within the Exodus Black, led by [[Pykis, House Salvation]], and the Eliksni of the House of Dusk, led by [[Kalliks, Baron of House Dusk]], allied themselves with the [[Shadow Legion]]. They are forced to conclude their investigations when Saint falls under the possession of the Conductor. They follow his last known coordinates into the Well of Flame. They were able to find him, but he begins to question where he is the real Saint. Realizing the danger of Saint's situation, they shift their attention to unraveling the Conductor’s motives.

*In early development ''The Myriad'' was a working title for Nessus.

**This makes sense, as Nessus could be described as a myriad in many manners. It contains mixtures of Fallen, Vex, and Cabal technologies, and is strongly influenced by all of those species. It is covered in mixtures of Fallen scavenge, Vex ruins and strange constructs, scattered bits of the Exodus Black, Cabal drills and structures, etc.

**It is also one of a "myriad" of smaller barely-notable objects in the vicinity of the outer planets.

*The [[Vex]] who reside on the planet bear slight technological and physical differences from those across the rest of the [[Sol System]].

*Large parts of [[Failsafe]]'s ship, the [[Exodus Black]], can be found along parts of Nessus. Scannables in the area indicate that Failsafe's crew tried to escape and survive, but died due to a lack of food and supplies.

**Failsafe's crew do refer to the presence of the [[Vex]], suggesting that the cyborgs were present when they arrived. Failsafe referred to the fact that she had been on Nessus long enough to see the Vex take over the entire planet, convert approximately 92% of it into a machine world like [[Mercury]], and kill all life forms.

*Some birds and small animals can be seen flying over and around areas on Nessus. Plant life also exists there. It is unknown whether Nessus actually held life before the arrival of the Vex. Neither [[Ghost]] nor the other Vanguard members suggest that the [[Traveler]] terraformed it, however, some scannables give evidence that the life on Nessus is artificial, being created by the Vex for unknown purposes.

*Nessus could possibly be the farthest location the Guardians have traveled to in the ''Destiny'' series.

*Following the death of the [[Witness]], the creation of the [[Echo_(object)|Echoes]] and the appearance of [[the Conductor]], the Vex that inhabit Nessus have separated from the [[Sol Collective]] and become a new sect, the [[Compelled Collective]].

**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of the Forge]]''

**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of Opulence]]''

**''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of the Chosen]]''

**''[[Season of Plunder]]''

**''[[Season of the Deep]]''

**''[[Episode: Echoes]]''