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[[File:VestianOutpost.jpg|thumb|275px|The [[Vestian Outpost]] is a social space located in the Reef.]] | |||
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{{Quote|The fate of those escaping Earth during the Collapse was once unknown. But here drifts a graveyard of lost ships, and among them - the Realm of the Awoken.|[[Grimoire]] description.}} | {{Quote|The fate of those escaping Earth during the Collapse was once unknown. But here drifts a graveyard of lost ships, and among them - the Realm of the Awoken.|[[Grimoire]] description.}} | ||
The '''Reef''' is a debris field in orbit within the [[wikipedia:Asteroid_Belt|Asteroid belt]] in the [[Sol System|Solar System]]<ref name="Destiny PlayStation 4 Official Announcement">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kJkiwDeWqQ '''Destiny''' - ''PlayStation 4 Official Announcement'']</ref><ref name= "Pathways out of Darkness">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''' ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref> and the domain of an expansive [[Awoken]] nation under the [[Queen of the Reef]]. It is considered by the [[City]] to straddle the boundary between the far edge of the [[Traveler]]'s influence and the unabated darkness beyond the Inner System.<ref name="Destiny">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | |||
The '''Reef''' is a debris field in orbit within the [[wikipedia:Asteroid_Belt|Asteroid belt]] in the [[Sol System]]<ref name="Destiny PlayStation 4 Official Announcement">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kJkiwDeWqQ '''Destiny''' - ''PlayStation 4 Official Announcement'']</ref><ref name= "Pathways out of Darkness">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''' ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref> and the domain of an expansive [[Awoken]] nation under | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The massive hulks of dead [[Golden Age]] ships that make up the Reef mark the furthest point that people fleeing [[Earth]] and the Inner System during the [[Collapse]] were able to reach; the [[Darkness]] ensured they made it no further.<ref name="Destiny"/> The early Awoken either arose from or colonized the Reef at some point in the [[Dark Age]], establishing a matriarchal society ruled by a queen and completely independent from the [[City]].<ref name="Destiny PlayStation 4 Official Announcement"/><ref name= "Pathways out of Darkness"/><ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-revealed/ '''MTV''' - ''Bungie's Destiny Revealed'']</ref> Outsiders, including Earth-born Awoken, are considered trespassers and if necessary will be expelled by lethal force.<ref name="Destiny"/> This has changed after the rebellion of the [[House of Wolves]], as Guardians are now welcomed into the Reef to combat the Fallen menace.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | |||
The massive hulks of dead [[Golden Age]] ships that make up the Reef mark the furthest point that people fleeing [[Earth]] and the Inner System during the [[Collapse]] were able to reach; the [[Darkness]] ensured they made it no further.<ref name="Destiny"/> | |||
The Awoken of the Reef have long preferred to remain distant and aloof from the affairs of the [[City]], but are known to be associated with the [[Nine]], who are said to control the planets beyond the asteroid belt.<ref name="The Queen">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#The Queen|The Queen]]''</ref> The current Queen allied with the Nine in a successful [[Reef Wars|war]] against the [[Fallen]] House of Wolves.<ref name="GFTQ">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref> With half their House destroyed, their [[Prime Servitor]] missing, and their [[Kell]] and [[Archon]] [[Aksor, Archon Priest|sealed]] within the [[Prison of Elders]], the House of Wolves became vassals of the Queen and lived alongside the Awoken until their rebellion.<ref name="The Queen"/><ref name="GFTQ"/> In the aftermath of the uprising, and various thefts by Fallen, the Queen opened the Reef up to the [[Guardian]]s to fight alongside the [[Queen]] and her associates.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPg3jWn6Nn0 '''YouTube''' - ''Official Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves Prologue'']</ref> | |||
When [[Oryx]] invaded the Solar System, the Reef was on the forefront of repelling the [[Hive]] fleet. Their vast armada met Oryx's fleet in combat in the rings of [[Saturn]], but were overwhelmed by Oryx's [[Dreadnaught]]'s superweapon and virtually the entire armada was obliterated with very few survivors. it is currently unknown if the [[Queen]] survived the attack. In her absence, her Emissary, [[Petra Venj]], rules as acting regent-commander. | |||
<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Telesto|Telesto]]''</ref> | |||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||
Reef society is matriarchal and ruled by a single Queen with near-absolute power, essentially an authoritarian monarchy. The current and only known Queen of the Reef is [[Mara Sov]]. Second to the Queen in power is her brother Prince [[Uldren Sov]], Master of Crows, who manages the Reef's intelligence network of "Crows" and serves as the Queen's chief adviser. | |||
Reef society is matriarchal and ruled by a single Queen with near-absolute power, essentially an authoritarian monarchy. The current and only known Queen of the Reef is [[Mara Sov]]. Second to the Queen in power | |||
The Queen commands the military forces of the Reef through seven [[Paladin]]s. The Royal Armada, consisting of the Reef's space fleet in addition to the [[Corsair]]s, who serve as field scouts, and the [[Vestian Guard]], which patrols the Reef's borders, is led by four Paladins. The Royal Army, which encompasses the Reef's soldiers, battle stations, and military installations, is in the charge of two. The seventh Paladin directs the [[ | The Queen commands the military forces of the Reef through seven [[Paladin]]s. The Royal Armada, consisting of the Reef's space fleet in addition to the [[Corsair]]s, who serve as field scouts, and the [[Vestian Guard]], which patrols the Reef's borders, is led by four Paladins. The Royal Army, which encompasses the Reef's soldiers, battle stations, and military installations, is in the charge of two. The seventh Paladin directs the [[Queen's Guard]], which is dedicated to protecting the Queen from both direct threats to her person and indirect threats that endanger the Reef as a whole and therefore the Queen by extension and/or association.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#The Royal Awoken Guard|The Royal Awoken Guard]]''</ref> | ||
Other significant institutions include the [[Techeun]]s and the Reef [[Cryptarch]] | Other significant institutions include the [[Techeun]]s and the Reef [[Cryptarch|Cryptarchy]]. The Techeuns, also known as "witches", serve as advisors to the Queen, but following the rebellion of the [[House of Wolves]], two Techeuns now attend her in lieu of Fallen bodyguards.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Ghost Fragment: The Reef 2|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 2]]''</ref> The Reef Cryptarchy's function is similar the Cryptarchy of the [[City]], but it follows a different philosophy: where the City's Cryptarchs seek to decrypt [[Engram]]s to uncover secrets of the Golden Age and aid the [[Guardian]]s in the process, the Reef's Cryptarchs believe their purpose is to encrypt and safeguard civilization's informational infrastructure.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Master Ives, Cryptarch|Master Ives, Cryptarch]]''</ref> | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
*[[Vestian Outpost]]—a military outpost guarding the entrance to the Queen's realm. It was opened to [[Guardian]] presence in wake of the [[Fallen|Wolf]] rebellion. | |||
*[[4 Vesta|Vestian Web]]—the heart of the Reef, built around the asteroid 4 Vesta | |||
*[[Amethyst]]—a space station razed during the Reef Wars | |||
*[[2 Pallas]]—an asteroid home to a major Awoken community | |||
*[[10 Hygiea]]—an asteroid home to the largest division of the Reef [[Cryptarch|Cryptarchy]] | |||
*[[Vestian | *[[65 Cybele]]—an asteroid converted into an Awoken military fortress, site of the Cybele Uprising that ended the Reef Wars | ||
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==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
=== | ===Story Missions=== | ||
*[[The Awoken]] | *[[The Awoken]] | ||
*[[A Key Awaits]] | *[[A Key Awaits]] | ||
=== | ===Arenas=== | ||
*[[Prison of Elders]] {{C|''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''}} | *[[Prison of Elders]] {{C|''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''}} | ||
=== | ===Crucible=== | ||
*[[ | *[[The Drifter]] {{C|''[[The Taken King]]''}} | ||
=== | ===Social=== | ||
*[[Vestian Outpost]] {{C|''House of Wolves''}} | |||
*[[Vestian Outpost]] {{C|'' | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*On Earth, shipwrecks often form [[wikipedia:artificial_reef|artificial reefs]], which then become home to a wide variety of life. A number of videos and pieces of concept art indicate that the same process is occurring within the debris field of the Reef<ref name="Destiny PlayStation 4 Official Announcement"/><ref name= "Pathways out of Darkness"/>. | *On Earth, shipwrecks often form [[wikipedia:artificial_reef|artificial reefs]], which then become home to a wide variety of life. A number of videos and pieces of concept art indicate that the same process is occurring within the debris field of the Reef<ref name="Destiny PlayStation 4 Official Announcement"/><ref name= "Pathways out of Darkness"/>. | ||
*Despite being a matriarchal society, Awoken males are capable of reaching positions of power and respect, such as the Paladins and the Cryptarchy; [[Hallam Fen]] and [[Master Ives]] being examples. | *Despite being a matriarchal society, Awoken males are capable of reaching positions of power and respect, such as the Paladins and the Cryptarchy; [[Hallam Fen]] and [[Master Ives]] being examples. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:The reef desktop.jpg|Concept art of The Reef. | File:The reef desktop.jpg|Concept art of The Reef. | ||
File:Crow and queen of the Reef.jpg|The Queen, her brother, and | File:Crow and queen of the Reef.jpg|The Queen, her brother, and Fallen guards in the throne room | ||
File:Reef fallen e3.jpg| | File:Reef fallen e3.jpg|A Fallen bodyguard on the Reef | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' | **''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | **''[[The Taken King]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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