Editing Techeun

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The '''Techeuns''', also known as '''Tech Witches''', are an order of [[Awoken]] mystics employed by Queen Mara Sov as her personal advisors. They are charged with the study of paracausal forces.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen|The Queen]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref name = "Techeun Force">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - Item Description: [[Techeun Force#Lore|Techeun Force]]''</ref> Three of Queen [[Mara Sov]]'s Techeuns were [[Taken]] following the [[Battle of Saturn]], while the remaining four perished shortly before the others were freed.

The Techeuns seem to have a particular relation to the [[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbingers]], apparently "bonding" with one being part of their training.<ref name="Bench">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Bench|"I used to come to this bench and sit with Nascia. She and I entered the coven at the same time. She bonded to her Harbinger before I did— I was so jealous, and I could not say so, because we were taught to feel no jealousy. Not all lessons stick."]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Summoning Pillar|"This was once a place to call the Harbingers. It is a pity that you cannot see them as they were — ageless, unfettered minds, twining through the mist like ribbons on the wind. They were beautiful."]]''</ref> This may explain why a part of the monastery in the Dreaming City is named [[Harbinger's Seclude]].

The Techeuns of the Reef have their origins in the founding era of Awoken civilization. After the establishment of Awoken society in the [[Distributary]], a council of scientists was tasked with preserving the useful technology that had been brought with them into the pocket universe. These individuals were known as "eutechs", as they worked with the so-called "good technology" or "eutechnology" that would aid in advancing Awoken civilization.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate III|Ecstasiate III]]''</ref> Under the rule of Queen [[Devna Tel]], two eutechs, [[Imar]] and [[Yara]], rose to prominence as her advisors. Imar was notable for being one of the few male eutechs.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Devna Tel Statue|"These statues depict Queen Devna Tel and her Techeuns, Yara and Imar. Imar is himself noteworthy, as he was a man. There are no prohibitions against men becoming Techeuns— nor against men ruling. It's simply rare."]]''</ref>

After her faction departed the Distributary, Mara decreed that as the paracausal forces apparent in the Solar System (including those newly inherent to the Awoken) could not be explained through science alone, they required an order of witches to explore and tend to them. Those eutechs who accompanied her out of the Distributary were thus invested as the first Techeuns and granted unilateral authority in their studies.<ref name = "Techeun Force"/>

The Techeuns possess strange powers of mysterious origins; they wear blue, jewel-like implants of some kind,<ref name="Queen 2">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen|The Queen]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen 2|Ghost Fragment: The Queen 2]]''</ref> which augment their innate powers.<ref name="Aguments">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Amethyst|"We Techeuns wear gems to augment our innate powers. The variety of mineral varies by personal preference and by task. Amethyst, in particular, is good for communing with the Ancients."]]''</ref> Some their known abilities are illusions<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Pirsis, Pallas-Bane|WANTED: Pirsis, Pallas-Bane]]''</ref> and telepathy.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Places|Places]]/[[Grimoire:Places/The Asteroid Belt|The Asteroid Belt]], [[Grimoire:Places/The Asteroid Belt#Ghost Fragment: The Reef 2|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 2]]''</ref> They can also apparently communicate with the [[Ancients]] thanks to amethyst augments.<ref name="Aguments" /> The Techeuns have always served the Queen in some capacity, but recently have replaced her [[Fallen]] bodyguards after the Wolves' rebellion.<ref name="Queen 2"/> [[Variks]] is quite wary of the Techeuns' power, to the point that he'd dock his arms before going near them.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Skolas: Defeated|Skolas: Defeated]]''</ref> Unlike the [[Guardian]]s, their power appears to be unconnected to [[the Traveler]].

[[Illyn]] helped [[Mara Sov]] and [[Riven]] shape the [[Dreaming City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Gardens of Esila Overlook|"When Mara and Illyn began to shape the Dreaming City, this was where they started. They stood on the edge of the world with rough rocks all around, and they saw the potential of what this place could be."]]''</ref> Basing on the information provided by [[Eris Morn]], the Techeuns also created the [[Blind Well]] and Mara's throne world, [[Eleusinia]], with the aid of Riven.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Dreaming City|The Dreaming City]], [[Lore:The Dreaming City#Throne|The Dreaming City - Throne]]''</ref>

At some point, three unnamed Techeuns were killed by an [[Aphelion]] while in trance together. Statues of them were carved and placed in the [[Gardens of Esila]].<ref name="Statues">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Broken Statue|"Those statues there… look up at them. Those Techeuns died a vicious, irreversible death. They died in trance; each one screaming with the other's voice; each one unable to comprehend the horror of the thing that had killed them."]]''</ref>

Three Techeuns, [[Kalli]], [[Sedia]] and [[Shuro Chi]], followed their Queen into [[Battle of Saturn|battle]] against [[Oryx, the Taken King]] at the Battle of Saturn. Acting in synergy with the Queen they conjured a collection of powerful projectiles, the Harbingers, which tore apart every [[Hive warship|Hive cruiser]] in their way and pulled thousands of [[Tombship]]s in their wake. However, They could not even scratch Oryx's Dreadnaught and were apparently absorbed by the hull.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[The Coming War]]''</ref> The three Techeuns who had been present in the battle were presumed dead by the Reef, along with the Queen.<ref name="Telesto">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Inventory|Inventory]]/[[Grimoire:Inventory/Special Weapons|Special Weapons]], [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special Weapons#Telesto|Telesto]]''</ref> The Coven apparently planned for all of this, as they sought to somehow usurp Oryx's power from him with the Harbingers.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen|The Queen]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#The Coven|The Coven]]''</ref>

The surviving Techeuns did not cooperate well with the Reef's interim regent, [[Petra Venj]]. However, they acquiesced to partnership in Reef experiments to extract and control Taken energies. Their participation in the transfer process increased success rates to 100%, with only one Techeun needing to be present at a time.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/The Taken|The Taken]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/The Taken#Report: Taken Power|Report: Taken Power]]''</ref> During one of their studies at some point after the [[Red War]], Illyn tried to communicate with Shuro Chi and made the fatal mistake of wishing for her and Mara and [[Uldren Sov|Uldren]] to come back, attracting Riven. All the Techeuns present - [[Portia]], [[Nascia]], [[Lissyl]] and Illyn herself - were presumably murdered by the [[Ahamkara]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]], [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Illyn|Illyn]]''</ref>

Following the Battle of Saturn, unbeknownst to the rest of the Awoken, Sedia, Shuro Chi, and Kalli had survived the Battle of Saturn, but were all [[Taken]] by Oryx. Following his death, [[Savathûn]] assumed control of the Taken Techeuns, where they served her new ally, the Taken Ahamkara Riven, within the Dreaming City.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - Item Description: [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Boots of the Great Hunt|Boots of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>

A year after the battle, technological mites found in [[Freehold]] began infecting Guardians. The Owl Sector and the Hidden were working on developing a cure, and contacted Petra Venj to negotiate for assistance from the Techeuns. She granted the Last City assistance, under the premise that any cure developed would be available to the Reef, as well as aid if the mites reached them.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Owl Sector Records]] - [[Grimoire:Activities/Other Activities#Brilliance 3.2|Brilliance 3.2]]''</ref> Together with the Owl Sector and the Hidden, they were successful in creating a cure.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Owl Sector Records]] - [[Grimoire:Activities/Other Activities#Glory 2.1|Glory 2.1]]''</ref>

 

It is unclear how many Techeuns there have been in total, with Shuro Chi speaking about "generations" of them.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Meditation Circle|"Generations of Techeuns have stood where you stand now, dreaming of a future where they might twin themselves to their own Harbinger."]]''</ref> However, by the decree of the Queen, the three surviving ones will train no more new ones.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Meditation Circle|"Young Techeuns in training used to come to this platform to meditate. Now, just three of us remain and we will train no more — by decree of the Queen."]]''</ref>

At some point prior to her death, Petra Venj persuaded Illyn to train more Techeuns to find the Queen.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[Pathfinder's Suit#Pathfinder's Helmet / Helm / Visor|Pathfinder's Helmet / Helm / Visor]]''</ref> This led to the recruitment of thirteen new Techeuns, among them [[Austyn]], [[Ylaia]] and [[Sjari]]. Led by Austyn, the young coven successfully rescued Mara Sov through the [[Ley Lines]], but ended up sacrificing themselves to distract [[Xivu Arath]] who was pursuing them.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[Pathfinder's Suit#Pathfinder's Hood / Mark / Bond|Pathfinder's Hood / Mark / Bond]]''</ref> Upon returning to the Dreaming City, Mara tasked the Guardian with finding and guiding her lost Techeuns home.

 

 

Afterwards, the old and new orders of Techeuns became vital members of [[The Coalition]], with Ylaia being part of an operation to scout Xivu Arath's operations in the Ascendant Plane before her assault on the [[Heist Battleground: Moon|Submind Vault]] on the [[Moon]]<ref> '''Bungie (12/06/2022)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - Item Description: [[Tripwire Canary#Lore|Tripwire Canary]]''</ref> and the Techeuns assisting Mara Sov in casting a protective shield over the [[Farm]] during the [[Invasion of Earth]].

Under the orders of Mara Sov, the Techeuns prepared to summon the spirit of Riven so she could grant the fifteenth wish and allow Coalition forces to pursue the Witness. However, [[Sol Divisive]] forces began invading the [[Keep of Voices]], forcing them to evacuate. The Guardian cleared the Keep for them, and gathered a tooth from Riven for the Techeuns' spell. After the Guardian gave them the tooth, the Techeuns opened a portal for them to the [[Wall of Wishes]], where they attempted to enter the fifteenth wish. Meanwhile, under the supervision of Mara, they summoned Riven, and maintained her presence for the following weeks as the Guardian worked to retrieve her lost clutch.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - [[Final Wish (mission)|Final Wish]]''</ref>

*[[Lissyl]] {{c|deceased}}

*[[Melorii]] {{c|deceased}}

*[[Nascia]] {{c|deceased}}

*[[Portia]] {{c|deceased}}

*Petra Venj once said that she 'wishes she finished her Techeun training,' making it possible that she had trained and either resigned or failed to become a Techeun.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[Canis_Major#Lore|Canis Major]]''</ref>

*Part of the Techeun training is apparently rejecting the feeling of jealously.<ref name="Bench" /> The Techeuns are taught absolute obedience to the Queen, to have no fears but what she fears and no desires but what she desires.<ref name="Statues" />

*When a Techeun takes her title, she swears an oath to cover her eyes as a reminder of her vows, showing them to no one. They can be uncovered only when she has died.<ref name="Kelda">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Kelda Wadj Statue|"When a Techeun takes her title, she must swear a sacred oath to cover her eyes for the remainder of her life, showing them to no one— not even those closest to her. They can only be uncovered again when she has died."]]''</ref> The ceremony of becoming a Techeun would traditionally be held in the [[Hall of Names]] in the Harbinger's Seclude.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Shuro Chi]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Kelda Wadj Statue|"We call this the Hall of Names. It was once a place of ceremony. Young women — and sometimes men — came here to be transformed as a final rite of passage in becoming a Techeun."]]''</ref>

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