Editing Rahool

|species= [[Human]]

|race= [[Awoken]]

|affiliation= [[The City]] <br> [[Cryptarch]]y <br> [[Vanguard]]

 

'''Master Rahool''' is an [[Awoken]] [[Cryptarch]] found at the [[Tower]]'s main plaza.<ref name = "DDD">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbWOZoMZSUQ '''DattoDoesDestiny''': ''Destiny Alpha Gameplay! Exploring: The Tower'']</ref> Rahool will decode any [[Engram]]s that the player has for free. In ''[[Destiny]]'', he will also offer to exchange a number of legendary engrams for [[Legendary Marks]].

Rahool briefed a [[The Guardian|Guardian]] during their mission to the [[Moon]] to destroy the sword of [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. He explained to them how the sword drained the [[Light]] from the Guardians it killed, and that the sword was guarded by the [[Swarm Princes]] in the [[Hive]]'s fortress.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Sword of Crota]]''</ref> After the Guardian succeeded in killing the Princes and destroying the sword, Rahool congratulated them and noted that while many believed Crota would one day awaken and more weapons would be forged in his name, he believed that the destruction of the Hive Prince's sword brought humanity one step closer to reclaiming the Moon and defeating the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Moon, Ocean of Storms#The Sword of Crota|The Sword of Crota]]''</ref>

When that same Guardian destroyed a [[Shrine of Oryx]] on the Moon, Rahool contacted him and noted that the exiled Warlock [[Vanguard]] [[Osiris]] had spoken of and feared the Hive god called [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] and that his agents hunted for the shrines. He speculated that if Osiris still lived, he would know of the Guardian's heroic deed.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Moon, Ocean of Storms#Shrine of Oryx|Shrine of Oryx]]''</ref>

After the Guardian killed a [[Cyclops]] and analyzed its mind core at a research station in the [[Ishtar Academy]] on [[Venus]], they brought the data to Rahool for decryption. Rahool examined the [[Vex]] code and provided the Guardian with the information they needed to summon a [[Gate Lord]]. He asked the Guardian to return with other "amusing puzzles" in the future if they survived their fight.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Ishtar Collective (mission)]]''</ref>

Rahool soon requested that the Guardian secure the Ishtar Academy's archives and prevent the [[Fallen]] from looting it, as it contained the work of some of the [[Golden Age]]'s greatest minds and the Cryptarchs wished to study the data within.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Archive]]''</ref> The Guardian succeeded in driving the [[House of Winter]] from the Academy's archives and their Ghost downloaded its contents for the Cryptarchs to study. Rahool was overjoyed by the information provided to them, especially about the Vex and the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]], and he hoped to use this newfound knowledge to finally crack the Vault's secrets.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Venus, Ishtar Sink#The Archive|The Archive]]''</ref>

Upon learning that the Guardian had breached the [[Cabal]]'s [[Exclusion Zone]] on [[Mars]], Rahool requested that they travel to [[Freehold]] and explore the ruins of [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]]'s offices there. As they journeyed to Mars, Rahool contacted them and explained that the Cryptarchy had wanted to gain access to Freehold's secrets for years and begged them to prevent the Cabal from destroying any of its technological wonders.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Buried City (mission)|The Buried City]]''</ref> While the Guardian prevented the Cabal from gaining access to technology there, the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] took control of the machines there and locked out the Vanguard and Cabal from accessing them. Rahool was pleased the Cabal were stopped, but disappointed that Rasputin was not sharing the information within. Despite that setback, he remained optimistic about the other technology within Clovis Bray that humanity could access once more and hoped it signified the dawn of a new age for the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Mars, Meridian Bay#The Buried City|The Buried City]]''</ref>

Upon learning of Queen [[Mara Sov]]'s supposed demise during the [[Battle of Saturn]] at the onset of the [[Taken War]], Rahool decided to use the instability the Reef was experiencing as an opportunity to open new lines of communication between the City's cryptarchy and the Reef's. He wrote a letter to [[Master Ives]] expressing his condolences for the loss of Mara, but then informed Ives that he and the other City cryptarchs had been withholding knowledge about the history of Earth and its colonies, along with other sensitive secrets about the origins of the Awoken and others like them, from the Reef due to their fears of what the Queen would have done with that information. He suggested that with the Queen gone, they would be willing to share that knowledge for the Reef's own secrets and the promise of working together in future studies.<ref name="OEATR">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Of Earth and the Reef|Of Earth and the Reef]]''</ref>

 

During the [[Red War]], Master Rahool fortunately survived the fall of the [[Tower]] and the [[Red Legion]]'s invasion of the Last City. Once the City was liberated, Rahool returned to his duties at the new [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]], lending his decryption skills to the Guardians. Not long after returning to the City, Rahool received a reply to the message he had sent more than two years ago to Master Ives. The Reef cryptarch insulted Rahool for his blatant attempt to take advantage of the Reef's grief and asserted that the Reef held far greater knowledge than anything that could be found on Earth, although he accepted the offer to exchange information between the two cryptarchies.<ref name="OEATR"/>

 

A year after the end of the Red War, Rahool watched discreetly as Paladin [[Kamala Rior]] of the [[Reef]] pleaded with Guardians in the Tower plaza to provide aid to the Awoken in the bid to retake the [[Dreaming City]] from the Taken.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Abide the Return]]''</ref> During the [[Festival of the Lost]], Rahool learned from [[Amanda Holliday]] that Master Ives had been murdered in the Reef by the [[Fallen]]. Despite the animosity between them, Rahool grieved for his fellow cryptarch and helped Amanda and the Young Wolf find leads that led to the location of Ives murderer, a [[Captain]] of the [[House of Dusk]] named [[Kikliss, Murderer|Kikliss]].<ref name="TLC">'''Bungie (2018/10/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Festival of the Lost#Year Two 2|Festial of the Lost]], [[The Lost Cryptarch]]''</ref>

 

Rahool became concerned when one of his students, [[Lavinia Garcia Umr Tawil]], began investigating the [[Nine]] and developing conspiracy theories about their role in the Red War. When one of the sensor mites in the library notified him that Lavinia had snuck in and was accessing classified archival material, he had the mite enter her ear and reprimanded his student by requesting a discussion about her choices.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Dust#The_Stacks|Dust - The Stacks]]''</ref> Rahool placed Lavinia on probation and issued a watch to the Guardians regarding her to protect Lavinia from her self-destructive tendencies. However, Lavinia was caught breaking into the ruins of the old Tower and stealing an [[Ahamkara]] bone. His student refused to halt her investigations despite a warning from [[Ikora Rey]] and was subsequently exiled from the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Dust#The Bone|Dust - The Bone]]''</ref>

 

 

Rahool was later presented with a intercepted distress call from the Hunter [[Katabasis]]. Upon examining the distress signal Rahool determined that it had been exposed to the Darkness in some manner. He subsequently traced the origin of the call to the ''[[Glykon Volatus]]'' a seemingly abandoned and derelict [[Cabal Carrier]] in the Reef aligned with the deposed Emperor Calus.<ref name="TVOS">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[The Voice on the Other Side]]''</ref>

===Assisting Ada-1===

Rahool was visted in his office in the [[Cryptarium]] by the weaponsmith [[Ada-1]], who was seeking a new direction for the [[Black Armory]] after its forges were lost during the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]]. The Exo requested his help in searching for more information about the founders of the Black Armory. Rahool agreed to help with her request, but noted that the influx of new data from [[Europa]] and his ongoing support of Guardian armaments meant that it would take around two to three weeks before he might be able to assist her. Ada impatiently retorted that she could not wait around that long, but Rahool simply responded that he had made no comment on what she should do in the meantime. He then refused her request to access the archives herself to do the search and informed her that only the Vanguard, approved Guardians, and support staff had access to it. Ada countered that she saw the [[Drifter]] accessing it all the time, causing Rahool to stammer and insist that no such breach had occurred and that even if it had it would not excuse Ada committing the same crime. As Ada stormed out of his office, Rahool called after her and asked her to repeat the names she wanted searched. The weaponsmith listed [[Henriette Meyrin]], [[Yuki Satou]], and [[Helga Rasmussen]], and Rasmussen's name caught Rahool's attention, as she had been a researcher at the [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] research facilities on Europa. He informed Ada that she was in luck as their research interests now overlapped.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Pathfinding#III. Searching|Pathfinding III - Searching]]''</ref>

==Personality and traits==

*''"Ahh, good to get out amongst the people again… what on earth IS that!?"''

*"A Wind Age, a Wolf Age" is drawn directly from the ''Völuspá'', specifically verse 45, concerning [[wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök's]] aftermath. The terms were also used in [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Myth (video game series)|Myth]]'' series.

**''[[Warmind|Warmind (expansion)]]

**''[[Forsaken]]''

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

**''[[Season of the Drifter]]''

**''[[Season of the Worthy]]''

**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}

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