Editing Timeline

| || || || 2 primordial entities, known respectively as the Gardener and the Winnower, are assigned specific roles, with the Gardener being described as the one who seeds life whilst the Winnower is described as the one who takes life. In the evening, the Gardener and the Winnower would play the Flower game in the garden before time.

| || || || The Winnower describes the rules of the Flower game as the following: a living flower with less than 2 living neighbors is starved and dies; a living flower with 2 or 3 living neighbors can survive into the next generation; a living flower with more than 3 living neighbors is overcrowded and dies; and a dead flower with only 3 living neighbors comes back to life. While the Winnower enjoys this inevitable victory, the Gardener becomes tired of it.

| || || || The Gardener decides to add both it and the Winnower themselves to the rules of the Flower game to delay the [[Final Shape]], a philosophy in which nothing that causes pain and suffering should exist. The Winnower discovers the First Knife, initiating the first conflict between the paracausal forces of [[Light]] and [[Darkness]]. Light is the paracausal force affecting the physical world while Darkness is the paracausal force affecting the mental world. The conflict begins by bringing down the legendary [[Tree of Silver Wings]]. As a result, the universe begins recording time.

| || || || Eons later, in the absence of guidance from their benefactor, their society began to crave meaning and sought to find something that would bring order and purpose to an otherwise open-ended existence, eventually viewing their Gardener as a force of chaos capable of bringing creation or ruin.

| || || Discovery of the Veil || Now capable of [[Pyramid|interstellar travel]] as a result of gifts of the light, the species becomes aware of an object of power antipodal to the Light, one linked to the mind and consciousness rather than the physical world. They called this object: [[The Veil|the Veil]]. In studying the Darkness, they discovered that it held the means to guide the universe into a perfected, eternal form, a "Final Shape" that would last to the end of time and beyond. In this, they found purpose. To achieve their goal, the species schemed to bring the Traveler and the Veil together, which would, according to their research, grant them the ability to alter reality itself. They set off in search of their benefactor's counterpart, eventually finding it and returning it to their homeworld. In response, the Traveler flees to avoid this outcome.

 

| || || The Birth of the Witness || Unwilling to abandon their quest, the civilization used the Veil to bind their consciousnesses together, merging themselves into a single, unfathomably powerful entity: [[The Witness|the Witness]] through a ritualistic mass sacrifice, possibly against the will of many members.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/20)''', ''[[Lightfall]]: [[Season of the Deep]] [[Lore:Purpose#V. Expectation|Lore: Purpose]]''</ref> Empowered by the Darkness and commanding a fleet of pyramidal ships, the Witness left its world behind and began a crusade to find the Traveler and unite it with the Veil, and in doing so bring about the Final Shape

| || || || The species known as the [[Worm|Proto-Worms]], lived a peaceful existence on the planet of [[Fundament]]. However, they would become seduced by the Witness and would begin to kill each other to gain power through the [[Sword Logic]]. Six of them, [[Xita, the Nurturing Worm|Xita]] and her children [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]], [[Eir, the Keeper of Order|Eir]], [[Ur, the Ever-Hunger|Ur]], [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]] and [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yul]] evolve into the entities known as the Worm Gods. <ref> '''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]], [[Ghost shell|Ghost Shell Lore]]: [[Síocháin's Scuba Shell]]'' </ref>

| || || || Many of the Proto-Worms were killed in the slaughter. The [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], who was a servant of the Traveler, would imprison the Worm Gods deep beneath the oceans of Fundament, where they would remain for billions of years. The Worm Gods would begin to call out other species to Fundament to free them.

===Rise of Rhulk, the First Disciple===

| || || || He reunites with his clan and family, but they push into the Abyss, a chasm that divides the Wildlands the Wanderers inhabit and the city the Regime inhabit. At the bottom of the Abyss, Rhulk makes contact with a mysterious being that would soon be known to him as "his Witness". At the behest of the Witness, Rhulk uses his Glaive to crack open the planet and use the Upended to destroy the Sapphiric Sun and his home planet. He becomes the last Lubraean and the first [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple of the Witness]]. He renames his Glaive to [[Lubrae's Ruin]]. Rhulk goes on to appoint new Disciples, most notably [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]], who was worshipped as a god by the [[Psion]]s. <ref> '''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]]: [[Weapon|Weapon Lore]]: [[Nezarec's Whisper]]'' </ref>

| || || || Rhulk arrives on the gas giant of Fundament and seeks out the Worms, in the process grievously injuring the Leviathan. The Worm broodmother Xita is subjugated into servitude of the Witness and forced to produce implantable worm larvae.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[The Witch Queen]]: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Titan)#Resonant Fury Helm|Resonant Fury Helm]]''</ref> He allows its larvae to drift into the oceans of Fundament.

| || || || Three years after losing their kingdom, upon the advice of their father's worm, Xi Ro, Sathona, and Aurash use a salvaged high-tech ship to dive into Fundament's depths, hoping to discover a secret to stave off the Syzygy, which Aurash had come to believe was imminent.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#V: Needle and Worm|V: Needle and Worm]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#VI: Sisters|VI: Sisters]]''</ref> They encounter the Leviathan, but reject his pleas to turn back and continue to the Worms.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#VII: The Dive|VII: The Dive]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#VIII: Leviathan|VIII: Leviathan]]''</ref> The Worms offer the sisters immortality and power in exchange for accepting their larvae as parasites and carrying out the will of the Darkness. The sisters agree to the pact and are transformed into the first Hive: Xi Ro takes the Knight Morph becoming Xivu Arath, God of War; Sathona takes the Mother Morph becoming Savathûn, the Witch Queen; and finally, Aurash takes the King Morph, transforming into a Male and becoming Auryx, the King of the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#IX: The Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref>

| || || || Xivu Arath, Savathûn, and Auryx return to the surface and share the Worm parasites among the other Krill, becoming the Hive and creating an army that quickly overwhelms Fundament's other species.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#X: Immortals|X: Immortals]]''</ref> Taox flees, at first to other continents<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XI: Conquerors|XI: Conquerors]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XII: Out of the Deep|XII: Out of the Deep]]''</ref> and then to the Ammonite capital moon where she is granted asylum.<ref name="XIV"/> Originally, Auryx was willing to negotiate with the Ammonites, however Savathûn following the orders of the Worm Gods kills him as punishment.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XV: Born As Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref> Instead of dying, Auryx's soul passes to his own Ascendant Realm or throne world, a pocket dimension in the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]] where their soul resides after death and the only place where they can truly be killed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVII: The Weakness Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref> Auryx returns, now having purged any sympathy and goodwill that remained in himself, and the Hive continue their war against the Ammonites. Xivu Arath sends her brood to slay the Leviathan and bring the Ammonites to extinction. This leads to a final battle, where the Ammonite champion [[Chroma-Admiral Rafriit]] is slain. The Leviathan attempts to flee to the Ammonites' capital moon.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVIII: Leviathan Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref> With the Leviathan alone, Xivu Arath sends her Knight [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites|Ir Uulxal]] to slay the priest of the Sky, he succeeds tasting its flesh and making it rain upon the Ammonites. Ir Uulxal would be commended, being given the new name of the Leviathan-Eater and the title, Bane of the Ammonites.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Witch]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Veiled Tithes Suit|Veiled Tithes Gauntlets]]''</ref> The Hive continue their assault, bringing the Ammonites to extinction, and forcing the Traveler to abandon Fundament.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIX: Crusaders|XIX: Crusaders]]''</ref> The Hive colonize and transform Fundament's moons into mobile war-moons<ref name="XIII"/>, and embark on their purge of the universe in the name of the Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XX: Hive|XX: Hive]]''</ref> During this time the Worms begin instructing Auryx in the nature of the Sword-Logic.<ref name="XIII">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIII: Into the Sky|XIII: Into the Sky]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XV: Born As Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVI: The Sword Logic|XVI: The Sword Logic]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVII: The Weakness Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVIII: Leviathan Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref>

| || || || The Hive eradicate hundreds of intelligent species, including the [[Qugu]], over a span of twenty thousand years.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXIII: fire without fuel|XVIII: fire without fuel]]''</ref> During this time they grow and expand their. kingdoms, refining and deepening their knowledge of the Sword Logic.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXI: an incision|XVI: an incision]]''</ref> Auryx makes war upon Savathûn out of both revenge and love, with Xivu Arath fighting them together.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXII: The High War|XXII: The High War]]''</ref>

| || || || Approximately twenty-four thousand years after the fall of the Ammonites<ref name="XXV"/>, the Hive reached the frontier of the Ecumene and invaded seventeen worlds for over a century<ref name="XXV"/>. The [[Dakaua]], a client species of the Ecumene, discover Taox in cryo-stasis aboard an ancient ship.<ref name="XXV"/> Taox shares her knowledge of the Hive's leaders and motivations with the Dakaua, and the Ecumene unleashes its most powerful weapons against the Hive, who immediately suffer setbacks.<ref name="XXV"/>

| || || || The Hive suffer many defeats against the Ammonites. Auryx summons Savathûn and Xivu Arath to his Throne World, realizing that their Worms' hunger was growing faster than their ability to feed it. Seeking the power necessary to allow the Hive to continue their crusade, Auryx slays his sisters<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVI: star by star by star|XXVI: star by star by star]]''</ref> and then his Patron Worm God, Akka<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVIII: King of Shapes|XXVIII: King of Shapes]]''</ref>, creating the [[Tablets of Ruin]], Auryx’s harnesses the ability to [[Taken|Take]]. Auryx becomes Oryx, the Taken King and uses his newfound power to create the Taken, Darkness-corrupted entities bent to his will. During his war, Oryx revives Xivu Arath through an act of war, and Savathûn through an act of cunning. For one thousand, one hundred and forty years the resurgent Hive triumvirate annihilated the species of the Ecumene so utterly that no trace of them remains.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVII: Eat the Sky|XXVII: Eat the Sky]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXIX: Carved in Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref> Taox escapes yet again, however, and the Hive resume their pursuit, ravaging the galaxy along the way.

| || || [[Golden Amputation]] || Ten thousand years later, after destroying the [[Taishibethi]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXX: a golden amputation|XXV: a golden amputation]]''</ref> Oryx communes with the Witness, which tells him the purpose of the Sword Logic is to bring about the Final Shape.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXI: battle made waves|XXXI: battle made waves]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXII: Majestic. Majestic.|XXXII: Majestic. Majestic]]''</ref> He decides to produce children, and sires two sons and twin daughters: [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]], [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]], and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXIV: More beautiful to know|XXXIV: More beautiful to know]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVI: Eater of Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVII: shapes : points|XXXVII: shapes : points]]''</ref>

| || || || Unfavored and looked down upon by his father, Nokris sought to impress Oryx by communing with the Worm Gods. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Wormhusk Crown]]'' </ref> He would succeed but all of them would reject him, except for Xol, the weakest of his kin who was fearing an attack from Yul. Xol and Nokris would strike a bargain, with Nokris trading Xol his heart in exchange for learning [[Necromancy]]. The power to revive others from the dead and considered by Oryx and his brood to be heresy to the Sword Logic. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Wormgod Caress]]'' </ref> Later Oryx would learn about Nokris's act of heresy and was outraged. Nokris and his brood were exiled with Xol fleeing alongside them, and all mentions of the disfavoured son were removed from [[The World's Grave]] and [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref> '''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Verity's Brow]]'' </ref>

| || || || While Oryx is absent from his court to observe the Darkness destroy an ancient fortress world, Crota, after being tricked by his aunt Savathûn, inadvertently opens a portal to a place containing [[Vex]] while experimenting within the Ascendant Realm.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVIII: The partition of death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> The Vex, unable to comprehend the physics of Oryx's throne world, manifest [[Quria, Blade Transform]]<ref name="XXXIX">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXIX: open your eye : go into it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref>, who begins experimenting with the Hive, learning to worship the Darkness, and continue to plague Oryx's realm for a hundred years.<ref name="XXXIX"/> The Worm God Eir finally calls Oryx home to deal with the problem after the Vex come close to conquering the High War.<ref name="XXXIX"/> Oryx Takes many of the Vex, dividing them against one another, before finally expelling the cybernetic machines from his realm.<ref name="XL">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes|XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes]]''</ref> Oryx comes to consider the Vex a worthy rival, and resolves to follow the Darkness and document the destruction it wreaks in a "grave of worlds"<ref name="XL"/>, so that he may learn from it and use this knowledge to succeed in his crusade against the universe.<ref name="XL"/> With his Ascendant Realm having been compromised by the Vex incursion, Oryx builds the [[Dreadnaught]] from Akka's corpse and houses his realm within it.<ref name="XL"/><ref name="XLI">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLI: Dreadnaught|XLI: Dreadnaught]]''</ref> This takes place before Earth's formation (at least 4.54 billion years ago)<ref>'''Ishtar Collective''' - ''[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-oryx?highlight=Oryx Ghost Scan: Oryx]''</ref>

| || || || The Hive destroy the [[Harmony]], another species that had built a peaceful and advanced civilization with the aid of the Traveler<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLV: I'd shut them all in cells.|XLV: I'd shut them all in cells]]''</ref>, and topple the fabled Gift Mast over a period of a hundred and fifty years.<ref name="XLVI">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLVI: The Gift Mast|XLVI: The Gift Mast]]''</ref> During this conflict Oryx defeats Quria, Blade Transform and the remaining Vex who were attacking him, and gives the Taken Hydra to Savathûn.<ref name="XLI"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLII: <>.7C<>.7C<>|XLII: <>|<>|<>]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIV: strict proof eternal|XLIV: strict proof eternal]]''</ref> Quria's last act is to share what it has learned about Oryx's origins as Aurash with the rest of the Vex collective mind.<ref name="XLIII">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIII: End of Failed Timeline|XLIII: End of Failed Timeline]]''</ref> Afterwards, Oryx's sisters part ways with him; Savathûn takes her war-moons into the black hole the Harmony's worlds orbited, while Xivu Arath ventures into unknown space.<ref name="XLVI"/> Oryx continues on his journeys in the footsteps of the Darkness, continuing the Hive's crusade and still seeking the elusive Taox.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLVII: Apocalypse Refrains|XLVII: Apocalypse Refrains]]''</ref>

| || || ||The Vex embed themselves in every known celestial body. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#The Vex|The Vex]]''</ref> They would create the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] on [[Venus]], to study what Quria had learnt about the Hive with [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]] serving as its [[Axis Mind]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#Atheon, Time's Conflux|Atheon, Time's Conflux]]''</ref> <ref name="XLIII"/>

| || || || The Hive led by Crota would arrive on the [[Moon]], infesting it for hundreds if not thousands of years.

| || || || After wallowing in despair for an unknown amount of time after his exile, the Leviathan comes across an expanse of nothingness, which shorts out the navigational systems. Calus then looks into the void and gains a renewed sense of purpose. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[It Stared Back]]''</ref> With control of the Leviathan back in his hands, Calus begins exploring the galaxy and planning to retake the empire.

| || || Discovery of the K1 Anomaly || Miners on the Moon discover a [[Anomaly (artifact)|strange artifact]]. The [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray corporation]] and the [[Aeronautics of China]] create a research site around the artifact. By studying it they learn it is an artifact of [[Darkness]], which [[Clovis Bray I]] calls "Clarity". Clovis communes with the artifact, which instructs him to make his way to [[Europa]], with the promise of obtaining the secrets of immortality.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 1", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-02-|-02-]]''</ref>

| || || Discovery of Clarity Control || Clovis Bray discovers the [[Pyramid]] artifact, which he calls "[[Clarity Control]]".<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 4", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-018-|-018-]]''</ref> Clovis and his team attempt to move the artifact however this results in the death of nineteen engineers.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 5", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-025-|-025-]]''</ref>  Due to being unable to move the artifact, Clovis constructs the facility which would become known as the [[Deep Stone Crypt (location)|Deep Stone Crypt]].

| || || Creation of the Exos || During Clovis's attempts to create the Exos, early exominds would fall victim to what is known as the "loop/billboard/crash" cycle, characterized by cognitive and motor stereotypy (abnormal, repetitive behaviors), athetosis (slow, involuntary writhing movements of the limbs and extremities), and gradual loss of sapience. tip his claims the life of [[Clovis Bray II]].<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "NOTE—WHY EXOMINDS FAIL", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-020-|-020-]]''</ref> Clovis steals a [[Vex]] from the [[Ishtar Collective]] and uses it to construct a gateway to the Vex colonized star system, the [[2082 Volantis|Forge Star]].<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 6 AMENDMENT", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-029-|-029-]]''</ref> He discovers that exposing Vex [[Radiolaria|radiolaria]] to "Clarity" solves the "loop/billboard/crash" problem. With this problem fixed, the [[Exo]]s are successfully created. <ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 8", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-40-|-40-]]''</ref>

| || || || Despite fixing the "loop/billboard/crash" problem, Exominds would begin to fall victim to Dissociative Exomind Rejection (DER), when Exos do not feel comfortable in their new bodies.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "NOTE—D.E.R.", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-45-|-45-]]''</ref> To solve this problem, Clovis comes up with two solutions. The first is a "reboot", which does not wipe the Exos memories, but instead wipes the mind's memory post-transfer, however, the procedure will likely have to be repeated multiple times. The second solution is to introduce familiar human organic conceits into their body, such as the instinct to eat or reproduce.  

| || || The Foundation of Future War Cult || The [[Future War Cult]] is founded by [[Maya Sundaresh]] at Lhasa after experimenting with Vex technology. The group disbands, however, after many of its members either go insane, commit suicide, or leave out of ethical concerns. Maya Sundaresh is among them.<ref name="Vex 5">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Ghost Fragment: Vex 5|Ghost Fragment: Vex 5]]''</ref>

| || || The development of The Kestrel || The Kestrel, an experimental long-range [[jumpship]], is prototyped. <ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kestrel-class-ax0?highlight=reverse]</ref>

| || || The construction of Site 6 || [[Site 6]] is constructed.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2|Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2]]''</ref>  

| || || ||The colony ship, [[Yang Liwei]] leaves Earth to find a way to live without the Traveler.  

| || || || On Mercury, Venus, and Mars, dormant Vex units reacting to the Collapse reactivate and begin terraforming several worlds. While Mercury is turned into a [[Machine World]] in days. <ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clRpcIHpmoY '''Youtube''': ''Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings'']</ref><ref name="Gate Lord's Eye"/> On Mercury, [[Dendron, Root Mind]] plants the planet-sized prediction engine which would become the [[Infinite Forest]], with [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] serving as its Axis Mind. The Vex spread is temporarily stalled by the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref><ref name="Gate Lord's Eye">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref>

| || || Birth of the Awoken || Being the first to enter and awaken in this new universe, Mara would shape the universe according to her will, choosing for her and the rest of the crew to exist as embodied entities. Alice the second to Awaken (now known as Alis) creates the planet known as the [[Distributary]] from her memories. Both Mara and Alis awaken on the Distributary. Mara tricks Alis into thinking she is the one who created the rules of the new universe. They both help awaken and incarnate the other members of the crew, becoming the species known as the [[Awoken]], a humanoid species made of both Light and Darkness and immortal as long as they remain in the Distributary.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate II|Ecstasiate II]]''</ref> Alis becomes their first queen.

| || || The Beginning of the Dark Age || In the aftermath of the Collapse comes the [[Dark Age]]. It is a time of vast suffering and terrible evil.<ref name ="DarkAge">'''Bungie (2014//6/12)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The City#The Dark Age|The Dark Age]]''</ref>

| || || Founding of Neomuna || Members of the Ishtar Collective aboard the [[Exodus Indigo]] arrive on Neptune due to Maya Sundaresh's recommendation to pursue a Vex signal. The researchers would discover the Veil on Neptune's surface. Exo members of the crew become braindead when near the Veil. Maya communicates with the Veil and becomes fascinated with it. The Ishtar Collective began the construction of [[Neomuna]], using the Veil to power the city and conduct experiments.

| || || The First Human enclaves || Many survivors of the Collapse gather within secret enclaves in desperate attempts to survive.<ref name="GF:DarkAge">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age|Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age]]''</ref> Some Awoken return to Earth and the Exos emerge but their memories have been irreparably damaged.<ref name="DarkAge"/> Ghosts travel among the refugee columns, seeking the first [[Guardian]]s.<ref name="DarkAge"/>

| || || '''The first defenders of the human survivors''' || Before the first Guardians appear, [[Takanome's Rangers|rangers]] led by the legendary [[Ayane Takanome]] protect humanity's survivors.<ref>[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/653809107 '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Takanome Ranger 1.0 chest'']</ref><ref>[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/2900708617 '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Ayane Takanome's Cloak'']</ref> They disappear after the Guardians become commonplace.<ref>''[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/2702267949 Planet Destiny - Takanome Ranger 1.0 gauntlets]''</ref><ref>[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/3871542676 '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Takanome Ranger 1.0 helmet'']</ref>

| || || Rebirth of Lakshmi-2 || Maya Sundaresh places dead Exos in the Veil's interface, instead of biological human participants. Directing the data from the Exos to a central recipient. Maya creates her own mental imprint to be overlaid on the central Exo recipient. [[Lakshmi-2]] awakens, now with the mental imprint of Maya and possessing some of her memories.

| || || Creation of the CloudArk || Using their studies of the Vex network, and the paracausal energy field from the Veil. The people of Neomuna create the virtual reality environment known as the [[CloudArk]]. The Vex are unable to enter the CloudArk, however, the people within the CloudArk can enter the Vex Network with ease.

| || || The Reawakening of the Warmind || Rasputin would be reactivated and discover Neomuna, giving it the codename of "Nefele Stronghold". [[Chioma Esi]] sends the Cloud Strider [[Stargazer]] to go to Earth to stop the Warmind from learning more. Stargazer takes Lakshmi-2 with them and uses the submind Malahayati to wipe all mentions of Neptune. Lakshmi-2 is left behind on Earth.

| || || [[Theodicy War]] || The Theodicy War breaks out in the Distributary between the [[Sanguine]] and the [[Eccaleists]]. The Sanguine led by Queen [[Alis Li]] believed that the existence of their people was a gift and did not have to resolve the conflict between Light and Darkness. While the Eccaleists led by Mara Sov with [[Diasyrm]] as her puppet leader believe that the Awoken had to play a role in the conflict. Alis Lin steps down, and [[Nguya Pin]] becomes the new Queen, and is later succeeded by [[Devna Tel]]. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Impotent V]]'' </ref>

| || || The recruitment of Lord Felwinter || As the Iron Lords gain renown, Exo Warlord [[Felwinter]] changes sides, out of a desire for peace and security, and gives his [[Felwinter Peak|mountain]] to the Iron Lords, who rename it the as the [[Iron Temple]].<ref name="Felwinter">'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lord Felwinter|Lord Felwinter]]''</ref>

| || || The expedition of Lord Timur and Lord Felwinter || Lord [[Timur]] and Lord Felwinter traverse the Arabian Shores in search of a facility belonging to Clovis Bray. While en route, they are attacked by a group of Fallen before discovering an old Clovis Bray facility in the secluded wastes.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lord Timur|Lord Timur]]''</ref>  

| || || The Formation of the Sunbreakers || The Titans form the order of the [[Sunbreakers]].<ref> '''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Sub-Classes#Sunbreaker|Sunbreaker]]''</ref>

| || || Foundation of the Reef || Mara Sov, [[Uldren Sov]], and [[Sjur Eido]] lead many Awoken to leave the Distributary and return to Sol. Shortly after getting attacked by a [[Fallen]] Ketch, Mara Sov is crowned Queen of the Awoken <ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'', [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Maraseena#Katabasis|Katabasis]]. </ref> They would arrive in the asteroid field and found the Reef. Some Awoken choose to make their way to Earth.

| || || Creation of the Dreaming City || Mara Sov seeks to create a safe and peaceful realm for the Awoken. Uldren Sov finds and brings the young Ahamkara, [[Riven]] to Mara as a gift. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/8/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Telic I|Telic I]]'' </ref>. The Awoken Queen with the assistance of Riven's wish magic and constructs the [[Dreaming City]]. Riven is hidden deep within the city, becoming the Awoken's greatest secret.

| || || || The Iron Lords stumble on an old Clovis Bray research on SIVA, which points to its source, designated Site 6 in the Cosmodrome, Old Russia. There the Iron Lords, having grown to the hundreds (including the [[Iron Wolves]]), accidentally awaken the old Warmind Rasputin, who activates his defenses in retaliation, killing all but nine of the Iron Lords, who sacrifice themselves to contain SIVA after it proves uncontrollable to even Rasputin; only Saladin Forge returned to the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment Rasputin 6|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 6]]''</ref><ref>''Bungie (2016/9/15)'', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.5|Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.5]]''</ref><ref>''Bungie (2016/9/15)'', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.6|Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.6]]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube''': ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zhFnfdoVak Destiny - Rise of Iron - The Plaguelands (After Mission Cutscene)]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], [https://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/Beauty_in_Destruction Beauty in Destruction]''</ref>

| || || [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] || The Ahamkara are made extinct by order of the Vanguard to prevent Guardians from self-destruction.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Legends 3|Ghost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/salicin-fen-i?highlight=Ahamkara Salicin Fen I]''</ref> The Warlocks preserve some Ahamkara bones and fossils for study,<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref> and a few Hunters adorn their armor with scales.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/ahamkara-scale?highlight=Ahamkara Ahamkara Scale]''</ref> Riven is the only known survivor.

| || || The Tragedy of the First Crota Fireteam || Seeking to avenge their lost allies and her lover [[Wei Ning]], [[Eriana-3]] leads a fireteam of Guardians consisting of [[Eris Morn]], [[Vell Tarlowe]], [[Omar Agah]], [[Sai Mota]], and Toland to the Moon to hunt down Crota. Though they succeed in destroying Crota's physical form, the Hive would catch and preserve his soul. As the Guardians try to flee, they are killed one by one until only Eris remains. Eris survives in the Hive's tunnels for years before escaping and later becoming one of [[Ikora Rey]]'s [[The Hidden|Hidden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#Crota's Bane|Crota's Bane]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota's End|Crota's End]]''</ref>

| || || The First contact of Cayde's crew with Taniks || Two years after the disappearance of Kauko Swiftriver,<ref>'''Ishtar Collective''': ''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/turn  Book: The Man They Call Cayde - Turn]''</ref> Cayde-6's crew are targeted by [[Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks]] and in the first encounter the mercenary fallen killed [[Nian Ruo]] and let without ghost another hunter, [[Lush]].<ref>'''Ishtar Collective''': ''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/raise  Book: The Man They Call Cayde - Raise]''</ref>  

| || || The Exile of Osiris || Osiris begins to tire of repetitive strike missions and seemingly unproductive sessions with the Cryptarch before he is eventually noticed by the Speaker, who makes him his apprentice. Osiris' desire for truth, however, about the purpose of Guardians and the nature of Darkness causes division.<ref name="Osiris"/> His subsequent misuse of resources and the diversion of Guardians from their duties would result in the Speaker sending him exile shortly after the Battle of Twilight Gap<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/4171787962-mark-of-the-exile Mark of the Exile]''</ref>, as the Speaker believed he had become as obsessed with the Vex as Toland had with the Hive. After a bitter argument with the Speaker, Osiris is also exiled from the tower, and Ikora Rey replaces him as the Warlock Vanguard.<ref name="Osiris"/>

| || || The [[Reef Wars]] || As Twilight Gap rages on Earth, the Awoken of the Reef, allied with the IX, subdue the powerful [House of Wolves. Battles include the Hildian Campaign and the Raze of Amethyst.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/4026257891-wolves-bane Wolves' Bane]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/19)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Grayor, Wolf Assassin|WANTED: Grayor, Wolf Assassin]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]], Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/wanted-drevis-wolf-baroness-2 Wanted: Drevis, Wolf Baroness]''</ref> After their Kell [[Virixas, Kell of Wolves|Virixas]] is killed, a brutal civil war among the Wolves ensues which sees [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]] emerge as the new Kell. Following Skolas's capture at the Cybele Uprising, the Wolves surrender and swear fealty to Queen Mara Sov rather than be totally destroyed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/3619493710-mark-of-the-wolves Mark of the Wolves]''</ref> The Queen seals their nobility in the [[Prison of Elders]] and allows the rest to serve as her personal guards and servants.<ref name="GF:The Queen">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, Item Description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/items/3667595457-her-mercy Her Mercy]''</ref>

| || || || Cloud Strider [[Rohan]] enters the Black Garden, a mysterious realm that is occupied by the [[Sol Divisive]], a Vex collective that serves the Witness. He witnesses the creation of the [[Black Heart]] by the [[Conceptual Mind]]. He concludes that the Heart was the Vex's failed attempt to recreate the Veil. The Neomuni council refuse to take action. <ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]], [[Weapon|Weapon Lore]]: [[Deterministic Chaos]]'' </ref>

| || || || The Black Heart, despite being flawed, and failing to create the link the Witness desired, still shared a connection with the Traveler. This connection would weaken the Traveler. The Sol Divisive would prepare the [[Sol Progeny]] in their attempt to extend the Black Heart's powers into the Vault of Glass. Uldren experiences the Heart's corruption after entering the Black Garden from a Vex gate at the [[Valley of the Kings]].

| || [[Disciples of Crota]] || Before launching an attack against Omnigul, the Guardian hunts and defeats the [[Eyes of Crota|Eyes]], [[Heart of Crota|Heart]], and [[Hand of Crota|Hand]] of Crota in Old Russia.

| || [[Prison of Elders]] || By order of the Queen, a fireteam of Guardians is sent to clear the prison of Elders of her "trophies", including [[Kaliks Prime]], [[Urrox, Flame Prince]], [[Qodron, Gate Lord]] and Valus Trau'ug.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House of Wolves#Prison of Elders|Prison of Elders]]''</ref>

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| || || The Techeuns, Shuro Chi, [[Sedia]], and [[Kalli]] are Taken due to the essence from the Dreadnaught. The Taken invade the Dreaming City. <ref> ''Bungie (2018/09/04)'', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Reverie Dawn Armor#Reverie Dawn Casque / Helm / Hood|Reverie Dawn Helmet]]''</ref> Oryx encounters the Ahamkara Riven and wishes to Take her away. Riven is Taken and her identity appears to merge with Oryx's will. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]:[[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Hood of the Great Hunt|Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>

| 20 September || [[King of the Mountain]] || A [[Devil Splicers|Fallen]] force captures ][[Felwinter Peak]]. Unable to get there in time, Lord Saladin orders the Guardian to secure the observatory at the top before it is too late. After defending the mountaintop from several waves of Fallen forces, the Guardian reaches the [[Vostok Observatory|Iron Temple]] before defeating [[Sepiks Perfected]] in the courtyard, keeping the Fallen from the temple long enough for Saladin to arrive with reinforcements, but Sepiks escapes.<ref name ="NoCommentary1"/>

| || Heir to the Taken Throne || Savathûn gains control of the Taken by using Quria to create a simulation of Oryx. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] [[Toland]]: [[Toland#Quotes|Quria is the key. The mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself.]]''</ref>

| || Fellow Schemers || Savathûn infiltrates the Dreaming City and reveals herself to Riven, who had retained some of her free will after Oryx's death. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Gloves of the Great Hunt|Gloves of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> Riven pledges her allegiance to the Witch Queen and becomes capable of exerting her influence outside of the Dreaming City. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Boots of the GreatHunt|Boots of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>. The Taken Ahamkara begins to speak and appear to Uldren Sov as Mara Sov,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#After the Fall|After the Fall]]''</ref> quickening the corruption within him and slowly gaining more influence over the fallen prince.

| || [[Tree of Probabilities]] || Upon their return to Mercury, the Guardian and Sagira-Ghost discover the survivors]] of the attack on the Almighty. After fighting through to the Infinite Forest's [[Simulant Present]], they discover a simulation of the Cabal invasion of Mercury. After defeating the [[Valus Thuun|Simulated Commander]] of the Red Legion, the Guardian retrieves the map. Sagira-Ghost is unable to find Panoptes, and suggests that they head to Nessus to hunt down an Axis Mind with enough processing power to track Panoptes.<ref name ="Walkthrough3"/>

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| || Birth of the Scorn || Uldren Sov would faintly detect Mara's presence, leading him to Fikrul, who was on the verge of death. Hoping to save the former Archon, Uldren unconsciously makes a wish to Riven. This causes some of Uldren's corruption to transfer to Fikrul's ether, becoming [[Dark Ether]], raising the Fanatic as the first of the [[Scorn]]. Fikrul devouts himself to Uldren, calling him father. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fanatic .7C Part II|Fanatic Part II]]''</ref>

| || Regicide of the Kings || Due to their conflicting ambitions, Uldren betrays the House of Kings. Craask, Kell of Kings is docked of all four arms by Fikrul, and many members of the House are slaughtered and raised as Scorn. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Docking|Docking]]''</ref>

| || The outbreak of the Prison of Elders || Upon hearing news of the death of the Kell of Kings, Variks sees himself as the last hope for the Fallen civilization, and resets the security protocols within the Prison of Elders, releasing every prisoner there. Variks then departs the prison to an unknown location, but not before sending two messages throughout the prison urging the Fallen to unite.

| 4 September, ''Referred to as "a random Tuesday"'' <ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/4)''', ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/47655 - Narrative Preview - The Job]''</ref> || '''[[Last Call]]''' || Petra Venj, upon witnessing the scale of the prison outbreak, recruits the Guardian and Cayde-6 to assist in containing the chaos. Petra realizes that Uldren and the eight Scorn [[Barons]] are escaping. Cayde immediately gives chase, and after a short battle, [[Sundance|Cayde's Ghost]] is destroyed by [[Pirrha, the Rifleman]], Cayde is then smashed through a wall by [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman]] before finally being shot in the chest with his own [[Ace of Spades|Hand Cannon]] by Uldren. The Guardian is too late to save Cayde-6, who dies before the Guardian.

| ||  '''The funeral of Cayde-6''' || A funeral is held for Cayde, and while Ikora wishes to send every Guardian to hunt down those responsible for Cayde's death, Zavala disagrees and does not allow Ikora to implement her plan. In response, the Guardian vows to kill Uldren Sov personally.

| || '''[[High Plains Blues]]''' || Ikora tells the Guardian that Uldren and his barons are in the [[Tangled Shore]], where the Guardian meets [[The Spider]], who offers to assist the Guardian in eliminating the Scorn Barons.

| || '''[[Scorned]]''' || The Guardians team up with the associates of the Spider to help clear out the Scorn who are invading his territory.[[The Spider]] provides intel about the Scorn barons to the Guardian to help the hunt of Uldren Sov.  

| || '''[[Target: The Rider]]'''  || The Guardian hunts down [[Yaviks, the Rider]].

| || '''[[Target: The Trickster]]''' || The Guardian hunts down [[Araskes, the Trickster]].

| || '''[[Target: The Mad Bomber]]''' || The Guardian hunts down [[Kaniks, the Mad Bomber]].

| || '''[[Target: The Hangman]]''' || The Guardian hunts down [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman]].

| || '''[[Target: The Mindbender]]''' || The Guardian hunts down [[Hiraks, the Mindbender]].  

| || '''[[Target: The Rifleman]]'''  || The Guardian hunts down [[Pirrha, the Rifleman]].  

| || '''[[The Machinist]]''' || The Guardian hunts down [[Elykris, the Machinist]].

| || '''The Retrieved shard''' || Uldren retrieves a shard of the Traveler in the EDZ after being directed by Riven, and then returns to the Tangled Shore.

| || '''[[Nothing Left to Say]]''' || Uldren enters the Awoken watchtower in the Tangled Shore, leaving Fikrul and an army of Scorn to stop the Guardian. After Fikrul is defeated, the Guardian progresses through the watchtower, which has become infested by Taken from an unknown source. Upon reaching Uldren at the top of the watchtower, he uses the Traveler's shard as well as the Darkness within him to open a portal, however, instead of Mara emerging from the portal, the [[Voice of Riven]] emerges and devours Uldren. After The Guardian slays the Voice of Riven, Uldren emerges unharmed but weakened. The Guardian retrieves the Ace of Spades, and Petra enters the room. Both point their guns at Uldren, who adamantly states that every action he undertook was for Mara. Nevertheless, Uldren is executed by the Guardian and Petra.

| || '''[[Warden of Nothing]]'''  || A fireteam of Guardians is dispatched by [[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]] on behalf of [[The Spider]] to neutralize the former, now-malfunctioning High Servitor of the Prison of Elders, the Warden, and stop the chaos, provoked by the massive escape, on the [[Prison of Elders]].  

| || '''[[Broodhold]]''' || The Spider sends a Guardian fireteam to destroy a Hive Nest created by [[In Anânh, Brood Queen]] in the Tangled Shore.

| || '''[[WANTED: Silent Fang]]'''  || The Guardian is tasked by [[The Spider]] to hunt down the wanted Silent Fang that escaped from the [[Prison of Elders]].

| || '''[[WANTED: Gravetide Summoner]]'''  || The Guardian is tasked by [[The Spider]] to hunt down the wanted Gravetide Summoner that escaped from the [[Prison of Elders]].

| || '''[[WANTED: Arcadian Chord]]'''  || The Guardian is tasked by [[The Spider]] to hunt down the wanted Arcadian Chord that escaped from the [[Prison of Elders]].

| || '''[[WANTED: Blood Cleaver]]''' || The Guardian is tasked by [[The Spider]] to hunt down the wanted Blood Cleaver that escaped from the [[Prison of Elders]].

| || '''[[WANTED: Combustor Valus]]''' || The Guardian is tasked by [[The Spider]] to hunt down the wanted Combustor Valus that escaped from the [[Prison of Elders]].

| || '''[[WANTED: Eye in the Dark]]''' || The Guardian is tasked by [[The Spider]] to hunt down the wanted Eye in the Dark that escaped from the [[Prison of Elders]].

| ||                           || The Spider gifts the Guardian a talisman that, when charged, allows the Guardian access to the [[Dreaming City]] through the watchtower's portal. Upon arriving, the Guardian is confronted by the three Taken [[Techeuns]] who were beside Mara Sov during her attack on Oryx's Dreadnought. Petra then directs the Guardian to the [[Oracle]], which, when given an offering, allows the Guardian to communicate with Mara Sov directly, it is revealed that [[Riven of a Thousand Voices|Riven]] was the one behind Uldren's descent into madness. Mara orders Petra to assemble a team to slay Riven and extract her heart.

| || '''[[The Hollowed Lair]]'''  || [[The Guardian]] kills the recently resurrected [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]].

| 14 September || '''[[Last Wish]]''' || A fireteam of six Guardians is dispatched by Petra Venj to slay [[Riven]]. In the process, the fireteam frees [[Kalli]] and [[Shuro Chi]] from Taken corruption. After slaying [[Morgeth, the Spirekeeper]] and opening an ancient Awoken vault, the Guardians encounter Riven herself. After a fierce battle, Riven is slain and her heart is cleansed by the freed Techeuns. However, this is exactly what Riven desired, as she grants the Guardians' collective wish to save the city. The Dreaming City is cursed partially into the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]] and trapped in a three-week time loop actualized by Quria.

| - || '''[[The Corrupted]]'''||A Guardian fireteam is sent to free the Techeun Sedia from her [[Taken]] corruption. They venture through the Temple of Illyn and fight hordes of [[Taken]], enter the [[Ascendant Realm]] and free Sedia from her corruption.

| || '''[[Broken Courier]]''' || After defeating [[Riven]], [[The Guardian]] and [[Ghost]] are commissioned by [[Petra Venj]] to help assist an injured [[Corsair]]. This Corsair informs The Guardian that the [[Awoken]] relics have been stolen from the Hive, and should be immediately saved to preserve the tremendous amounts of information within them. With the help of the Corsair, The Guardian and Ghost must fight through waves of [[Xivu Arath]]'s [[Hive]] to retrieve all stolen relics.

| || '''[[The Oracle Engine]]''' || [[The Guardian]] is tasked by [[Petra Venj]] and [[Sedia]] with defending the Observatory above the [[Oracle Engine]] from an assault by [[Taken]] and [[Hive]] forces.

| || '''[[Dark Monastery]]'''  || [[The Guardian]] is sent to clear [[Harbinger's Seclude]] of Taken and Scorn, disrupting a ritual conducted by two [[Priest of Incaru|Priests of Incaru]] in the process.

| 25 September || '''[[The Shattered Throne]]'''  || Two weeks after the curse was inflicted upon the Dreaming City, the [[Blind Well]] is sufficiently charged to allow the Guardians' access to [[Eleusinia]], Mara Sov's Throne World. After a long journey, the Guardian defeats [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], and is granted a direct audience with Mara Sov, who had survived the events of the Taken war. However, at the end of the week, the Dreaming City reverted to the state it was in when the curse began. It is revealed that the entire city has been trapped in a three-week time loop.

| 16 October ||               || At the end of the second cycle, the Guardian visits Mara Sov again, in which Mara warns the Guardian about the Traveler. In addition, she has several holograms displaying [[Black Fleet|Tetrahedral-shaped ships]].

| 6 November ||             || When the Guardian visits Mara for the third time, the queen is finishing a conversation with the [[Emissary]], saying that she accepted the [[Nine]]'s terms and that the "asset" was to be placed beyond the grave of the First Fleet. Mara then warns the Guardian about the Nine, claiming that their schemes never end.

| ||       27 November         || || At the end of the fourth cycle, Mara immediately questions how Uldren had died, stating that she wasn't satisfied with the fact that the Guardian was the one to kill Uldren.

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| 4 December || Beginning the Search || [[Ada-1]] tasks [[The Guardian]] with recovering the last forges of the [[Black Armory]]. The [[Fallen]] criminal enterprise the [[Kell's Scourge]] led by [[Siviks, Lost to None]], the deranged brother of [[The Spider|Spider]] is also searching for these forges.

| - ||'''The discovery of [[Volundr Forge]]''' || [[The Guardian]] would rediscover the Volundr Forge, defeating Red Legion forces led by [[Ghalak the Colossus, Forge Warden]].

|7 December || '''The discovery of [[Gofannon Forge]]''' || The Gofannon Forge would be rediscovered by the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] who would encounter and defeat members of the [[Kell's Scourge]], destroying [[Serekis-9, Kell's Scourge]], and [[Zevious-3, Forge Warden]].

| - ||'''[[Scourge of the Past]]''' || A fireteam led by [[The Guardian]] would be sent to regain control of an abandoned part of the [[Last City]] controlled by the [[Kell's Scourge]] who were attempting to gain access to an ancient vault. They would destroy [[Ablazed Glory, Kell's Scourge]], and later [[Insurrection Prime, Kell's Scourge]], a [[Servitor]] built into a [[Brig]].

|18 December || || Upon the end of the fifth cycle, it is revealed that Prince Uldren has been revived by a Ghost that had yet to find its Guardian, Mara is nowhere to be found.

| - ||'''The discovery of [[Izanami Forge]]''' || [[The Guardian]] would recapture the Izanami Forge from the [[Sol Collective]], killing [[Aegion, Deductive Mind]] and [[Sublimating Mind, Forge Warden]].

|8 January || || When the Guardian visits Mara for the sixth time, the queen angrily confronts the Guardian's ghost for what he had said about Mara during the previous weeks. After concluding a fit of rage, Mara tells the Guardian to get out of her sight.

| - ||'''The [[Niobe Labs]]''' || [[The Guardian]] rediscovers the Niobe Labs, killing members of the Red Legion and Kell’s Scourge.

| - ||'''The discovery of the [[Bergusia Forge]]''' || The Bergusia Forge is discovered within the Niobe Labs guarded by the Kell’s Scourge. [[The Guardian]] kills [[Siviks, Lost to None]] and destroys [[The Black Recluse, Forge Warden]].

|29 January ||               || Upon the Guardian's seventh visit, Mara states that she has dreamed of having a [[Exo Stranger|friend]], then states that "the next act is about to begin" before disappearing.

|5 February || '''[[Crimson Days]]''' ||

| rowspan="6"| || 5 March ||   ||

| 12 March || ||

| 15 March || The Invitations of the Nine ||[[The Guardian]] learns more about the [[Drifter]] from the [[The Nine|Nine’s]] Emissary [[Orin]], a former Guardian who was once a friend of [[Drifter]], and was later bent to the will of the [[The Nine|Nine]]. They would learn about [[Drifter|Drifter’s]] past, how he was a former member of the [[Shadows of Yor]], his association with the [[The Nine|Nine]], and more.

| rowspan="2"|7 May || ||[[Mithrax]] discovers [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis']] plan to steal [[Outbreak Perfected]] from a Cryptarch vault on [[Tower|The Old Tower]] and informs his fireteam about his plan to infiltrate within the enemy forces to disrupt the operation.<ref>'''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/outbreak-perfected]''' - ''Outbreak Perfected''</ref> Meanwhile, he sends a [[Fallen Transponder]] to [[The Guardian]] to rendezvous with him on the [[The Farm]] basement.<ref>'''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/fallen-transponder]''' - ''Outbreak Perfected''</ref>

| '''[[Zero Hour]]''' || [[The Guardian]] learns from [[Mithrax]] about Eramis' plan to steal [[Outbreak Perfected]] and help him to stop her plans. After infiltrating [[Tower| The Old Tower]], [[The Guardian]] stops [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]]' lieutenant [[Siriks, Loyal to Eramis]] before escaping with the stolen weapon.

| rowspan="8"| || 4 June ||  ||

| || [[Menagerie]] || Emperor Calus invites the Guardian to participate in glory by fighting Hive and Vex forces he captured inside his Leviathan and promises them sweet rewards should they accept his invitation.

| || Discovery of the Crown of Sorrow || [[Katabasis]], a former hunter and Shadow of [[Emperor Calus]] discovers the Hive artifact known as the [[Crown of Sorrow]].<ref name="Shadow Mask">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Silence Suit#Shadow's Mask|Shadow's Mask]]''</ref> Loyalist Psion's believed it was created to imitate Oryx's power to bend wills.<ref name="Shadow Greaves"/> To bear the crown and control the Hive aboard his ship, Calus creates the [[Ceremonial Bather]] known as [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer|Gahlran]].<ref name="Shadow Plate"/>  However unknown to him the artifact was created by [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] to take control of the wearer.<ref name="Shadow Plate">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Plate|Shadow's Plate]]''</ref>

| 11 June ||    ||  

| 2 July || ||

|9 July || ||

| 30 July || [[Solstice of Heroes]] || Solstice is held in the [[Last City]] to memorialize the [[Tower]] and the reawakening of the [[The Traveler|Traveler]] after the events of the [[Red War]]. Guardians fight and defeat [[Cabal]], [[Hive]], and [[Fallen]] in the [[European Aerial Zone]]

| - || || After the deaths of Crota and Oryx, the Hidden Swarm was left divided and weakened. While the Swarm retained their faith in the [[Sword Logic]], the daughters of Crota, [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besuirth]], [[Voshyr]], and [[Kinox]] schemed to resurrect Oryx as a Nightmare by using the power of the Lunar Pyramid, despite it being a violation of the Sword Logic. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#X:_Faith_in_Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref>

| - || '''A Rising Champion''' || In the depths of the depths of the Moon, the Knight [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment|Zulmak]] sought to become the new Prince of the Hidden Swarm, becoming a threat to the daughters' plans. <ref> '''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IV: Blood Sport|IV: Blood Sport]]'' </ref>

| - || || Seeing the Sword Logic as a lie and the daughters of Crota as unworthy.<ref> '''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#I.I:Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.I: Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]'' </ref> The two sisters [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Avazath]], [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]], and their severed brother [[Akrazul, the Severed|Akrazul]] would begin a ritual to transfer Akrazul's consciousness into Avazath's body. Akrazul would begin to hear whispers from [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], convincing him he was a pawn of Malkanth, out of rage Akrazul would kill Malkanth.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IX.X: Apocrypha|IX.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>. He would then challenge and kill Zulmak.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#XI: The Anti-Logic|XI: The Anti-Logic]]''</ref>. However he would be killed by Avazath now known as Ir Airâm, <ref name="XI.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref> who had been placed into the body of Malkanth by Savathûn after she had agreed to lead the Swarm's Deathsinger Choir.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IX.X.II: Apocrypha|IX.X.II: Apocrypha]]''</ref>

| - || || Shortly after Akrazul's slaughter, the daughters of Crota would be greeted by Savathûn, she would convince them to take control of the Hidden Swarm and construct a new fortress to stand against the Guardians. She would also offer them the essence of Zulmak, which she had taken after his death, as well as the Choir of Deathsingers led by Ir Airâm. The Daughters agree to the bargain, taking control of the Hidden Swarm and begin their plans. However unknown to them, the Witch Queen wanted them to build the fortress as bait to attract the Guardians, as she believed her brother's bloodline had run its course.

|| - || '''The construction of the [[Scarlet Keep]]'''|| Before the events of [[Shadowkeep]], the Hidden Swarm, under the orders of Hashladun, Daughter of [[Crota]], begin construction of the [[Scarlet Keep]]. The [[Vanguard]] is aware of the construction but does not interfere with the Hive's activities.   

| - || '''The return of [[Eris Morn]]''' || Shortly before the Guardian's arrival, [[Eris Morn]] contacts [[Ikora Rey]] to inform her of renewed activity on the [[Moon]]. Ikora dispatches Eris to the Moon to scout out the Scarlet Keep.

|rowspan="2" | 1 October || '''The discovery of the Lunar Pyramid''' || During her mission, Eris stumbles upon the [[Pyramid]] and is exposed to a [[Nightmare]], either of [[Sai Mota]] or [[Omar Agah]], unleashing a curse upon the Moon.

|'''[[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''' || [[Commander Zavala]] puts out the call to all Guardians; the Hive are active on the Moon. The Guardian rushes to the old [[Lunar Battlegrounds]] and drives the Hidden Swarm back to the [[Scarlet Keep]]. After defeating a Hive [[Shrieker]] and [[Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm]], the Guardian descends into the Scarlet Keep, tasked by Ikora Rey to find Eris Morn. The Guardian discovers the Pyramid and engages in battle against the Nightmares of Crota, [[Dominus Ghaul]], and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|The Fanatic]], They are pulled away by Eris Morn, who plans with the Guardian to breach the [[Lunar Pyramid]].  

|rowspan="5" | 1-5 October || '''[[In Search of Answers]]''' || [[Eris Morn]] dispatches the Guardian to investigate the strange Hive behavior near the Scarlet Keep in the [[Sorrow's Harbor]]. There the Guardian discovers a Hive ritual which is related to the [[Nightmare]]s' activity. After collecting some ruined tablets, the Guardian and [[Eris Morn]] discover that the Hive doesn't seem affected by the [Nightmare]]s. Before continuing the investigation, the Guardian listen to [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota|Nightmare of Omnigul]]'s scream in the comm channel and the Eris' signal cuts out. Quickly the Guardian return to the [[Sanctuary]] and discovers that the Nightmare has stormed through the lunar encampment. Eris tells the Guardian that she has survived thanks to the protection of [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|Nightmare of Crota]]'s Essence from her Talisman. With that knowledge Eris believes the Essence dropped by the Nightmare of Crota is a key to entering the Pyramid and learning the truth behind its presence on the Moon.   

|'''[[Ghosts of Our Past]]''' || Eris orders the Guardian to cleanse the Nightmare's Essence. After cleansing it, Eris created the first piece of Dreambane armor set against the Lunar Pyramid's Nightmares. She then orders the Guardian to hunt the Nightmare of Omnigul.

|'''[[The Scarlet Keep]]''' || The Guardian defeats the Nightmare of Omnigul, but Eris cannot cleanse the essence until a more potent Hive arcana is found, so she dispatches the Guardian to the Scarlet Keep to learn more. They learn that the Hidden Swarm is organized under the daughters of Crota, the first being Hashladûn. They ascend the tower and defeat Hashladûn, discovering a tablet mentioning a Cryptogyph hidden in the [[Catacombs]] within the [[Hellmouth]].

|'''[[In the Deep]]''' || Eris dispatches the Guardian to steal the [[Cryptoglyph]] from the Hive Catacombs. After retrieving the Cryptoglyph, Eris uses the Cryptoglyph and a table to create the [[Lectern of Enchantment]] and tasks the Guardian with hunting down the Nightmares of Phogoth, Taniks, and Skolas, then cleansing their Essences to create Dreambane armor set needed to infiltrate the Lunar Pyramid.

|'''[[Beyond]]''' ||After crafting the Dreambane armor set and then equipping it, the Guardian bypasses the warding emitted from the Lunar Pyramid. Their Ghost is possessed by the Voice in the Darkness, [[The Witness]]. As they walk its halls, the Witness taunts the Guardian on the Light's fallacies, including [[The Red War]], the death of [[Cayde-6]], and [[The Great Disaster]] as they fight the Nightmares of Dominus Ghaul, the Fanatic, and Crota respectively. After defeating all three Nightmares, the Lunar Pyramid presents the Guardian with an unknown, spherical artifact before the statue of a large, veiled figure. Upon interacting with the artifact, the Guardian is shown a vision of the [[Black Garden]], in which the Witness appears as an imitation of the Guardian and declares it to be our "Salvation". Eris realizes that the Pyramid predicted and desired the Guardian to enter, and vows to watch over and study the device retrieved from within.  

| 1 October || '''[[Memory of Sai Mota]]''' || [[The Guardian]] defeats nightmares across the [[Moon]] to search for the scraps of Sai Mota's necklace. After restoring the necklace, [[The Guardian]] returns to [[Eris Morn]] and gives it to her to banish the Nightmare of Sai Mota.

| - || [[Nightmare Hunt]]s || Eris Morn tasks the Guardian with eliminating the Nightmare threat across Luna including the Nightmare of Zydron and stopping the Hive from using the [[Altars of Sorrow]] to power up rituals enhanced by the Darkness.

| 5 October || '''[[Garden of Salvation]]''' || The unknown artifact that the Guardian retrieved begins to transmit a signal into the Black Garden. A fireteam of Guardians then utilizes a newly discovered portal on the Moon to enter the Garden and destroy the [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent]], and [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent]]. The fireteam then discovers a statue identical to that within the Pyramid at the end of the artifact's signal.  

| - || '''[[Vex Offensive|Vex's Offensive on the Moon]]''' ||Shortly after the events inside the Pyramid, the [[Vex]] of the [[Sol Divisive]] begin to pour through several gates on the Moon. Ikora reveals to the Guardian that the [[Undying Mind]] has resurfaced and instructs them to give her Vex chassis components to build a portal to lure out the Undying Mind across every timeline.

| 8 October || '''[[Memory of Vel Tarlowe]]''' || [[The Guardian]] defeats nightmares across the [[Moon]] to search for the fragments of Vell Tarlowe's Mask. After restoring the Mark, [[The Guardian]] returns to [[Eris Morn]] and gives it to her to banish the Nightmare of Vell Tarlowe.

| 15 October || '''[[Memory of Toland, The Shattered]]''' ||[[The Guardian]] searches a secret chest on the Moon and obtains [[Toland's journal]]. However, the journal was incomplete and [[The Guardian]] searched for the remaining pages. After completing the quest, [[The Guardian]] returns to Eris and delivers it to her to banish the nightmare of Toland.

| 22 October || '''[[Memory of Omar Agah]]''' || [[The Guardian]] defeats enemies across the Moon and retrieves Omar’s throwing knives. [[The Guardian]] gives them to Eris to banish the nightmare of Omar Agah.

|rowspan="2" | 29 October || '''[[Memory of Eriana-3]]''' || [[The Guardian]] defeats powerful enemies across the moon and retrieves Eriana’s lost letters from Wei Ning. The Guardian delivers them to Eris to banish the Nightmare of Eriana-3.

|'''[[Pit of Heresy]]'''|| A fireteam of guardians, leaded by [[The Guardian]], descend to the Pit of Heresy to slay [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] and interrupt a Hive ritual. After returning to [[Eris Morn]], she tells [[The Guardian]] that Zulmak is revived by the remaining daughters of Crota, [[Voshyr]] and [[Kinox]], stating, thus, their rejection of the [[Sword Logic]]. Eris warns us that the Hive will intend to do the ritual again and the guardians must stop it if that happens. <ref> https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/lingering-torment '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Lingering Torment''</ref>

| 20 November || Defeat of the Undying Mind || With the portal finally constructed, the Guardian returns to the [[Black Garden]] and duels with every copy of the Undying Mind. It is defeated, finally ending the Sol Divisive invasion on Luna. Upon the destruction of the final copy of the Undying Mind at the hands of the Guardian, [[Osiris]] discovers a horrifying revelation while exploring the [[Infinite Forest]]: the [[Black Fleet]] takes the place of the Traveler within the Last City. He warns Ikora of the grim future and makes his way back to Mercury's surface.

| rowspan="12" | || - || '''The Discovery of the Sundial''' || [[The Sundial]] is discovered by the [[Psion Flayer]]s sisters: [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice]], [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer]] and [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater]]

| - || '''Time fractures on Mercury''' || After discovering [[The Sundial]], The [[Psion Flayer]]s sisters study the device for weeks. At the end, they understand the device and seek to obtain a simulated future where the Psion race are free of the Cabal. Their actions, however, fracture the time on Mercury with the planet's past, present and future state.  

| rowspan="2" | 10 December  || '''The Call of Osiris''' || After discovering the action of the [[Psion]]s, Osiris calls [[The Guardian]] to help him and restore the timelines broken from the defeat of the Undying Mind.

|'''[[Corridors of Time Part 1|Corridors of Time Part 1, Completing An Impossible Task]]''' || At the instruction of Osiris, the Guardian finds a timeline in which Saint-14 can be averted from his inevitable fate. They find him in the past under assault from the Eliksni of [[House of Rain|House Rain]]. After repelling an invasion, he gifts them a different version of the [[Perfect Paradox]] before departing.

| 17 December || '''[[Corridors of Time Part 2| Corridors of Time Part 2, Completing An Impossible Task]]''' || The Guardian returns to the task of finding a timeline in which Saint-14's fate can be changed, this time looking into the future. They learn that a specific Axis Mind named [[Agioktis, Martyr Mind]] has been created by the Vex to kill Saint-14. The Guardian takes the blow instead, and together with Saint-14, they defeat the Axis. Saint-14 returns to Osiris near the Sundial.

| 20 December || '''The return of Saint-14''' || [[Saint-14]] returns to the [[Tower (Destiny 2)]].

| 7 January  || '''The creation of Devil's Ruin''' || [[Saint-14]] leads [[The Guardian]] to [[Twilight Gap]] to gather peaces of destroyed [[Redjacks]] and build a new weapon, [[Devil's Ruin]].

| 15-20 January || '''[[The End, Exploring the Corridors of Time]]''' || The Guardian explores the Corridor of Time further in search of any more threats within it. The Guardian discovers their own grave in the future, with Saint-14 reading their eulogy.

| 20 January || '''The recovery of [[Bastion]]''' || It is revealed that a [[Fallen]] named [[Defiled Reysk, the Waning Light|Reysk]] had stolen Bastion and that it was still on him after he was resurrected into a [[Scorn]] [[Chieftan]]. Saint-14 tasks them with assistance from the Spider. After defeating the Scorn Chieftain, Saint-14 rewards them with Bastion.

| 4 February  || '''The defeat of [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune]]''' || Out of desperation, Ozletc, Tazaroc, and Nirrul fuse into Inotam with another sister named [[Amtec]] witnessing the joining. A fireteam of Guardians is dispatched to defeat [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune]] within the Corridors of Time. They finally repair the broken timelines after its defeat and Amtec forms a plan to drop the Almighty onto the Last City as vengeance for the death of her 3 older sisters.

| 4 February-4 March || '''The Empyrean Foundation''' || Following the defeat of Inotam, Osiris and Saint-14 begin their efforts to restore the Lighthouse on Mercury by tasking Guardians with donating collected Fractaline for the reconstruction effort.

| 4 March || '''The Restoration of the Lighthouse''' || Thanks to the success of the Empyrean Foundation, [[Osiris]] and [[Saint-14]] use the billions of Fractaline donated to them by Guardians along with [[The Lantern of Osiris]] on the altar to restore [[The Lighthouse]] and reopen the [[Trials of Osiris]], so they can train Guardians to prepare them for the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]].

| || 10 March || [[Seraph Bunker]] EDZ|| Learning that [[The Almighty]] is on its way to the [[Last City]] to be destroyed in retaliation for the deaths of [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer|Ozletc]], [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater|Tazaroc]], and [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice|Niruul]] at the Sundial, [[Zavala]] and [[Anastasia Bray|Ana Bray]] asks the Guardian to power up Rasputin's Seraph Bunkers and use its [[Warsat|Warsats]] against the Almighty. The Seraph Bunker on the EDZ is powered up.

| || 13 March || The return of [[Trials of Osiris]] || Trials of Osiris returns to the Tower, now under the supervision of Saint-14.

| || 24 March || [[Seraph Bunker]] [[Moon]] || The Seraph Bunker on Luna is powered up.

| || 7 April || [[Seraph Bunker]] [[Io]] || The Seraph Bunker on Io is powered up, and Rasputin reveals to Zavala and the Guardian that the [[Black Fleet|Pyramids]] are now about to enter the [[Sol]] system. Zavala puts aside his suspicions of the Warmind and allies with it to prevent the coming threat together.

| || 14 April-2 June || The Coming Storm || Through a holographic map on the walls of each Seraph Bunker, Rasputin tracks the movement of the Pyramids as they enter the Sol System, from the Kuiper Belt to Neptune and finally Uranus.

| || 21 April || The [[Guardian Games]] || The first ever Guardian Games is hosted in the Tower, where each class competes for the winner at the end of the Games. The [[Titan]] class wins the first Guardian Games.

| || 21 May || Recovery of [[Felwinter's Lie]] || Rasputin regrets his role in attacking the resurrected Iron Lord [[Felwinter]] and allows the Guardian to take Felwinter's Lie.

| || 5 June || The Destruction of [[The Almighty]] || [[Rasputin]] uses his weapons to obliterate the [[The Almighty]] out of the sky, sparing the Last City from destruction.  

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| 13 July || Evacuation Plan || The Black Fleet arrive on Mercury, Titan, and Mars. The Guardian attempts to convince Ana Bray, [[Sloane]], [[Asher Mir]], and [[Brother Vance]] to evacuate.

| 12 October || Interference Cleared || The Guardian finally defeats Nokris and is allowed entry into the Ionian Pyramid. There, [[The Witness]] repeats the fallacies of the Light, but also instructs the Guardian to travel to [[Europa]] to seek out an ancient power, hinting at the Guardian wielding the Darkness in the form of [[Stasis]]. Eris finishes her decryption of the messages from the Ionian Pyramid.

| 9 November || The Traveler Healed || With Ana Bray being the only one to successfully evacuate, all Guardians returned to the Tower to witness the [[Traveler]] heal its wounds from the [[Red War]] as the Black Fleet closes into the Sol System. Io, Titan, Mars, and Mercury disappear.

| - || [[Prophecy]] || Shortly after the [[Black Fleet|Black Fleet’s]] arrival, a fireteam led by the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] would enter a realm of [[The Nine]] to learn more about the [[Darkness]]. They encounter the [[The Nine|Nine’s]] [[Taken]], killing the [[Phalanx Echo]], and later the [[Kell Echo]] to discover hints of what is to come.

| 10 November || [[Darkness's Doorstep]] || The Guardian arrives to Europa at the instruction of [[The Witness]], but discovers a distress signal sent by [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]] and a new Eliksni House. It is revealed to be House Salvation whose Kell is [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] seen wielding Stasis.

| 10 November || [[The New Kell]] || Variks explains his role in releasing the prisoners from the [[Prison of Elders]] and the death of [[Cayde-6]], and instructs the Guardian to infiltrate [[Riis-Reborn]], an Eliksni city built in honor of their homeworld [[Riis]]. They witness a sermon from Eramis and the retrieval of [[Phylaks, the Warrior|Phylaks]]' [[Splinter of Darkness]] from a giant [[Crux of Darkness]] in the center of the room. The Guardian retreats from Riis-Reborn after being spotted by a Dreg within House Salvation and unable to defeat the Stasis-wielding Barons with their Light.

| 10 November || [[Rising Resistance]] || The Witness reaches out to the Guardian through a Crux of Darkness after assisting Variks in reactivating the communications array on Europa and invites them to follow the Crux to the [[Pyramid (Europa)|Europan Pyramid]]. There, the Guardian witness a skirmish between House Salvation and a fireteam composed of the Drifter, Eris Morn, and the [[Elisabeth Bray|Exo Stranger]]. The Europan Pyramid projects a [[Ziggurat]] in anticipation of the Guardian's arrival. There, the Exo Stranger recaps the destruction of the [[Black Heart|Heart of the Black Garden]] and the arrival of the Black Fleet and gives the Guardian their first Splinter of Darkness so they can understand and eventually wield Stasis against the Barons of House Salvation by interacting with [[Stasis Lock]]s in the Ziggurat.

| 10 November || Attempted Recruitment || The Guardian receives intel from Variks and Zavala that Eramis is recruiting remnants of [[House Devils]] from the [[Cosmodrome]] and the Guardian travels there to stop [[Bakris, the Adamantine]].

| 10 November || [[The Glassway]] || They then return to Europa to stop [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] from opening the portal in the [[Glassway]]. Despite the failure to stop her, they destroy [[Belmon, Transcendent Mind]] and shut down the portal.

| 10 November || [[The Kell of Darkness]] || They locate [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] in Riis-Reborn, but before the Guardian can corner her, Variks them for assistance in evacuating House Salvation defectors to join [[House Light]] led by [[Mithrax]]. They corner her, but she breaks the Splinter of Darkness the Guardian was carrying. They break free of Stasis by remembering the Exo Stranger's advice to "look within, focus your power." Eramis is defeated by the Guardian and frozen in Stasis matter, allowing them to receive the final Splinter of Darkness from her.

| 10 November-11 May || Mastery of Stasis || After receiving the final Splinter of Darkness from Eramis, the Guardian returns to the Ziggurat and places it in a Stasis Lock, but this time, the Europan Pyramid allows the Guardian entry inside it and commune with the statue, allowing them to wield Stasis outside of Europa and gain mastery of it. Upon the Guardian's return from the Europan Pyramid, the Exo Stranger summons them, finally revealing her identity as Elsie Bray, and assists them in their mastery of Stasis by unlocking new aspects, grenade types, and fragments through her quest to unlock the journal left encrypted by her grandfather [[Clovis Bray I]].

| | - || [[The Disgraced]] || Back on Earth, Hive Wizard [[Navôta, Eir Spawn]] is attempting to rally the Hive in the [[Cosmodrome]] under her leadership. She meets her end by a fireteam of Guardians.

| - || [[Fall of Torobatl]] || The Cabal on [[Torobatl]] suffer a huge loss. Savathûn had been influencing Umun'arath to trick Caiatl and complete a summoning ritual dedicated to Xivu Arath. Caiatl kills Umun, but she accidentally completes the ritual through this killing, allowing Xivu Arath and her Hive force to invade Torobatl. The Cabal begin evacuating from Torobatl and chart a course to Sol to collect the scout legions sent by Ghaul. Caiatl is crowned [[Emperor|Empress]] aboard her flagship, ''[[Eligos Lex V]]'' and begins formulating a plan to broker an alliance with the Guardians to retake Torobatl.

| 10 Nov.-17 Nov. || [[Osiris]] Investigates Planetary Disappearance || Following the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]] and subsequent disappearance of several celestial bodies within the [[Sol System]], [[Osiris]] seeks out information on the [[Black Fleet]] and the [[Darkness]]. He promises to provide [[Zavala]] constant updates regarding his findings, sending him the [[Fang of Xivu Arath]] for further study. During his investigation, he visits [[The Reef]] in the hopes of finding out more of [[Empress Caiatl]]'s plans for recruiting the old [[Red Legion]] troops. <ref name="SeasonOfHunt">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]]''</ref>

| - || First Encounter with the [[Wrathborn]] || As [[Osiris]] was investigating the [[Cabal]] presence in [[The Reef]], he discovered a group of Cabal surrounding a [[Hive]] structure called a [[Cryptolith]]. The structure itself is organic, growing and rooting itself into the [[Tangled Shore]]. Concerned, Osiris scans the [[Sol System]] for more of the structures, getting readings on both the Tangled Shore and on [[Luna]]. In response, Osiris meets with [[The Spider]], only to discover that there were more Cyptoliths than his scanner was picking up.<ref name="SeasonOfHunt"/>

| - || [[Osiris]] Visits the [[Dreadnaught]] || In order to further understand the nature of the [[Cryptolith]]s Osiris boards the derelict [[Dreadnaught]]. He learns of the internal fighting between the [[Hive]], and the disappearance of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. He also learns that [[Xivu Arath, God of War]] is now using the disarray to strengthen her own forces. Osiris returns to the [[Reef]] to confer with [[The Spider]], learning the name of the Cryptoliths and their effect on the surrounding area. Osiris then heads to Luna to find more information. During his search, however, he is trapped by a powerful Hive; the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]]. Osiris escapes the trap, but only thanks to the sacrifice of his [[Ghost]], [[Sagira]]. Unbeknownst to everyone, [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] steals Osiris' body and voice, replacing him to get closer to the [[The Guardian]] and gain a victory against her sister, Xivu Arath.<ref name="SeasonOfHunt"/>

| 17 November || [[Trail of the Hunted]] || Savathûn, as [[Osiris]], sends a message to the [[Vanguard]], stating that his [[Ghost]], [[Sagira]], has been killed. He requests [[The Guardian]] aid him in his hunt for [[Xivu Arath, God of War]]. [[Zavala]] relays the information to The Guardian as they approach the location of "Osiris" on [[Luna]]. The Guardian makes their way through the [[Hellmouth]], following "Osiris" and a new [[Hive]]: the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]]. As The Guardian reaches the [[Shrine of Oryx]], "Osiris" is attacked by a [[Wrathborn]] and almost killed. An unknown [[Guardian]] steps from the shadows, killing the Wrathborn with his sword. The unknown Guardian then steps into the light, revealing to "Osiris" and The Guardian that he is [[Uldren Sov]]. Uldren then introduces himself as [[The Crow|Crow]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/17)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Trail of the Hunted]]''</ref>

| - || Crow meets the Guardian || It is revealed that after [[Uldren Sov]]'s death at the hands of [[The Guardian]], he was revived by the ghost [[Glint]]. Now a guardian with amnesia, Uldren did not know about the crimes he had committed as the [[Awoken]] prince. Sometime later, [[The Spider]] found him wandering along [[The Reef]] and brought him in, giving him a new name: [[The Crow|Crow]].  

| 17 Nov.-4 Jan. || [[Hunt for the Wrathborn]] || Over the weeks, [[The Guardian]] and [[The Crow|Crow]] with assistance from "[[Osiris]]" hunt down the [[Wrathborn]] across the [[Reef]]. Using Crow's [[Cryptolith Lure]], The Guardian summons and defeats [[Wrathborn Fallen]] and [[Wrathborn Hive]] at the [[Cryptolith]]s scattered along the [[Reef]] and the [[Moon]]. As The Guardian kills more Wrathborn, they upgrade the Cryptolith Lure to track down the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]].<ref name="SeasonOfHunt"/> During this time, Crow begins to receive visions from the [[Traveler]] leading him and The Guardian to discovering and reforging a new [[Hawkmoon]] from the [[Shard of the Traveler]] in the [[European Dead Zone]]. In reforging this weapon, the two end up defending the EDZ Shard from forces of the [[Darkness]] sent by Savathûn.<ref name="SeasonOfHunt"/> <ref>'''Bungie (2021/1/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Harbinger (Exotic Quest)]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Hawkmoon]]''</ref>

| 5 January || [[Coup de Grâce]] || [[The Guardian]] and [[The Crow|Crow]] track the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]] to the [[Dreaming City]], using a fully upgraded [[Cryptolith Lure]] to summon it out of hiding. While The Guardian hunts the High Celebrant in the Dreaming City, Crow follows it through the [[Ascendant Realm]], keeping pressure on the High Celebrant. The Guardian and Crow finally trap the High Celebrant in the Ascendant realm and together they trap and kill it, preventing the creation of more [[Wrathborn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Coup de Grâce]]''</ref>

| - || Crow's Freedom || After killing the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]], [[The Spider]] offers [[The Guardian]] a gift of a "prized bauble" from his lair. The Guardian points at [[The Crow|Crow]], choosing Crow's freedom as payment. The Spider is infuriated by this, but decides to uphold his end of the deal, freeing The Crow. Shortly after, Crow meets with "[[Osiris]]" someplace in the [[European Dead Zone]], where they discuss Crow's future and his need to remain disguised within [[The Last City]]. "Osiris" promises Crow that were anything to happen to Crow, he was someone who could be trusted.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/02/03),''' ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Season_of_the_Hunt#One_Exile_to_Another|One Exile to Another]]''</ref>

| 9 February || Arrival of [[Caiatl]] || Following the defeat of the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath at the hands of the Guardian, Caiatl invites Zavala and Savathûn under the guise of Osiris to her flagship and seeks an alliance on the condition that Zavala bends the knee to her, but he refuses, and the Vanguard goes to war with the [[Imperial Cabal]].

| 9 February || The [[Rite of Proving]] begins || Zavala deploys the Guardian to Nessus to stop the contenders seeking to fill Caiatl's [[War Council]], with the first one being [[Commander Dracus]] stationed outside the ''[[Halphas Electus]]''. They defeat him in their first Rite of Proving and retrieving the [[Bell of Conquests]] from him. Zavala opens the [[H.E.L.M.]] to the Guardian, and after exploring it, [[Saladin Forge]] briefs them of their next target: [[Basilius the Golem]], whose soldiers are looking for the Deep Stone Crypt on Europa. They defeat him and retrieve the [[Hammer of Proving]], which allows them to pillage Cabal Gold per Cabal laws.

| 16 February || Hunt for [[Val Ma'rag]] ||  The Guardian hunts their next target in the Cosmodrome, where the Cabal are at war with the [[Hive]] over the latter's role in the [[Fall of Torobatl]]. They defeat the Val in the Rite of Proving.

| 2 March-9 March || The Psion Conclave strikes || The Guardian and Crow work together to gather intel on the information recovered from Vex prediction engines. They learn that the Psions are using a remnant of the [[Traveler Cage]] stolen from a [[Häkke]] warehouse within the Last City and used during the Red War. Crow's suspicions would be proven correct when a Psion within the Imperial Cabal attempts to assassinate Zavala. The first attempt on Zavala's life was thwarted by Crow.

| 16 March || A Final Gambit || After the Guardian defeats a contender for the War Council through the Rite of Proving, Zavala, Saladin, and Savathûn meet in the H.E.L.M., where she reveals that the escalating conflict between the Imperial Cabal and the Vanguard would draw the attention of [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]. Zavala proposes the final Rite of Proving.

| 20 April || The 2nd Guardian Games || The Guardian Games return to the Tower for the second year using the same class competition as the first. The [[Hunter]] class wins the 2nd Guardian Games.

| Before 11 May || Mithrax arrives on Europa || Mithrax arrives on Europa to pick up the defectors of House Salvation near Asterion Abyss, but [[Vex]] artillery shoots downs his [[Skiff]], forcing him to crash-land there and hide the survivors in a cave near [[Eventide Ruins]].

| 11 May || The [[Endless Night]] begins || The Last City is plagued by an Endless Night created by [[Quria, Blade Transform|Quria]], a proxy of Savathûn. [[Ikora Rey]] asks the Guardian to seek out Mithrax, who had relocated the survivors to a cave near Asterion Abyss. They find Mithrax after clearing the Skiff's crash site of the Vex. Mithrax teaches the Guardian the way of the [[Sacred Splicer]] by opening the portal into the [[Vex Network|Vex Domain]] using a [[Splicer Gauntlet]] for them. While exploring the Vex Domain, Mithrax instructs the Guardian to slay the [[Subjugated Curator|curator]] of the domain and claim the [[Paradrome Cube|living code]] from its corpse. They escape the domain and return to him, where Ikora proposes the integration of Eliksni of House Light into the Last City, and he agrees, angering [[Lakshmi-2]] of the [[Future War Cult]]. The Guardian begins the mastery of splicing after receiving a Splicer Gauntlet of their own from Mithrax's [[Splicer Servitor]]. They start on Europa, where they slay [[Tacitas, Subjugated Mind]].

| 11 May || [[Eliksni Quarter]] || After Ikora integrates the Eliksni of House Light into the Last City, the Guardian explores the Eliksni Quarter and interacts with items of Eliksni culture that are explained by [[Eido, Daughter of Misraaks]].

| 25 May || Expunge || The Guardian gains the ability to penetrate the deeper enclaves of the Vex Domain after using their splicing skills to defeat [[Thesmotae, Subjugated Mind]] in the [[Tangled Shore]]. They penetrate the Labyrinth domain and defeat [[Fantis, Oppressive Mind]]. Meanwhile, Lakshmi-2 organizes [[Executor Hideo]] and [[Arach Jalaal]] to support her coup against the Vanguard. Jalaal rejects her proposal.

| 1 June || The Eliksni Quarter attacked || While the Guardian infiltrates the Styx domain and defeats [[Dikast, Oppressive Mind]], the Eliksni Quarter is ransacked the people acting on Lakshmi-2's propaganda, though Crow was able to drive the perpetrators away. The Guardian returns to the Eliksni Quarter at the instruction of Ikora and witnesses an argument between Lakshmi-2 and Mithrax regarding recent events. Lakshmi-2 leaves the scene and Mithrax recounts the story about the effects of Saint-14's crusades on the Eliksni.

| 8 June-15 June || The Endless Night grows || As the Endless Night begins to not just affect the denizens, but the infrastructure of the Last City and [[Taken]] blights begin to appear, the Guardian infiltrates the Tartarus domain and defeats [[Dimio, Oppressive Mind]]. Then, they return to the Labyrinth domain, now under Taken influence, and defeats the reborn Fantis. Mithrax reveals that Quria is the architect behind the Endless Night, shocking Ikora. Saint-14 begins forming a friendship with Mithrax after learning of the revelation of the horrors he inflicted on the Eliksni during his crusades.

| 5 July || The Endless Night ends || With the Endless Night finally behind them, the Vanguard enters an official alliance with the Eliksni of House Light, and as a reward, the Eliksni of House Light celebrates [[Solstice]] alongside the denizens of the Last City for the first time.

| 10 August || The Failed Coup || Despite the Endless Night being gone, Lakshmi-2 continues spreading anti-Eliksni propaganda and begins her coup against the Vanguard by constructing and opening a Vex portal in the center of the Eliksni Quarter, but her coup backfires on her as she is killed by Vex weaponry. The Guardians are deployed to shut down the Vex portal to stop more Vex from invading the Last City. The Guardian successfully shuts down the Vex as Zavala, Ikora, Saint-14, [[Amanda Holliday]] and Mithrax defend the Eliksni of House Light from the remaining Vex, and discover that Savathûn still under the guise of Osiris has fled to the Dreaming City. [[New Monarchy]] and [[Dead Orbit]] leaves the Last City officially.

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| 24 August-5 October || Assembling the [[Techeun]]s || The Guardian would use the Wayfinder's Compass to chart a course to a Techeun lost within the [[Ascendant plane]] through [[Ley Line]]s. As the Guardian assembles the coven of Techeuns needed to expel Savathûn's Worm from her body one by one, they make various discoveries including the evolution of the [[Scorn]], the restoration of [[Uldren Sov]]'s memories to Crow, and the manipulations of Savathûn over the year she posed as Osiris. Once the final Techeun is rescued from the Ascendant plane, Mara Sov forbids any access to Savathûn until the cosmic alignment is ready for the Techeuns to perform the ritual.

| 12 October || Mystery of the [[Headless One]]s || [[Glint]] leaves Crow behind aboard Caiatl's flagship to investigate the myths and mysteries of the Headless Ones with the Guardian's assistance in time for the [[Festival of the Lost]].

| 15 February || The Exorcism || The Techeuns begin the ritual to expel Savathûn's worm, but the ritual is under assault from the forces of Xivu Arath led by [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]]. The Guardian and Saint-14 are deployed to the ritual site to defend the Techeuns as they complete the ritual. The ritual is complete with the return of [[Osiris]] and the extraction of Savathûn's Worm. However, Savathûn deceives Mara by transporting herself elsewhere.

| Between 15 February and 22 February || Savathûn Reborn || Savathûn transports herself close to the Traveler, wounded from the exorcism ritual Mara's Techeuns performed on her. She dies near the Traveler, and [[Immaru]] resurrects her, now reborn with the Traveler's Light. She returns to [[Savathûn's Throne World|her Throne World]] to cast a curse upon [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]], trapping him within the [[Sunken Pyramid]].

| - || [[Grasp of Avarice]] || A fireteam led by the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] arrive in the [[Cosmodrome]] to search for a loot cave in the [[Skywatch]], previously discovered by another fireteam. They encounter and defeat [[Hive]] led by [[Phry'zhia, the Insatiable]], and later defeat a [[Fallen]] crew led by [[Captain Avarokk, the Covetous]]. They discover along the way that the fireteam that discovered the treasure turned against each other in hopes of taking the loot for themselves

| 22 February || Reappearance of Mars || The Guardian investigates Mars' reappearance with temporal distortions under the orders of Ikora, but are attacked by the Cabal under Caiatl's banner. Later, Savathûn's ship, [[The Lure]], lands above the Martian Cradle. They infiltrate a Cabal bunker and use the cannon to launch themselves onto the Lure. They follow mysterious traces of Void Light upon landing on the Lure, only to discover that they are soon encountering the Hive imbued with the power of the Traveler's Light and [[Lucent Moth]]s. Before they begin to intercept Savathûn, they recover another artifact linked to the Black Fleet. They intercept Savathûn; however, she escapes, and a Knight takes her place. The Knight in question wields Void Light and possesses a Ghost of its own, a trait shared within the [[Lucent Brood|Lucent Hive]]. The Guardian crushes the [[Lightbearer Knight|Lightbearing Knight]]'s Ghost with its hands to permanently defeat the Knight. The portal opens into Savathûn's Throne World. They follow her there, but she evicts them after they defeat one of her projections in the [[Queen's Bailey]]. They return to Mars near [[The Enclave]], the site of the [[Relic]] that the Guardian uses the artifact recovered from the Lure to craft their first [[Glaive]]: [[The Enigma]]

| - || [[The Investigation]] || The Guardian teams up with [[The Hidden|Hidden]] operatives to learn more about how the Lucent Hive were able to retrieve the Light. The Guardian returns to Savathûn's Throne World to gather clues to Savathûn's plans through [[Deepsight]] obtained from the artifact they recovered from the Lure earlier. While exploring the Throne World, they are contacted by the turncoat Hive Ghost named [[Fynch]], who requests an audience with them outside the [[Florescent Canal]]. They face a [[Lightbearer Wizard|Lightbearing Wizard]] with Arc Light and the Scorn invading the Throne World. They finally meet Fynch, the turncoat Hive Ghost who refuses to revive his Knight, though the Ghost is suspicious of him and has Ikora spy on Fynch in case he lies to both of them. Fynch then gives the Guardian a lead on the first clue: [[Sagira]]'s Ghost Shell.

| - || [[The Ghosts]] || The Guardian gets a lead on Sagira's Ghost Shell found inside the [[Temple of the Wrathful]], a temple dedicated to Xivu Arath. Fynch reveals to the Ghost and Ikora that the Scorn are led by Rhulk, a Disciple of the Witness, and are invading the Throne World as revenge for Savathûn placing a Light curse on Rhulk using [[The Wellspring|the Wellspring]]. They face [[Brutiks, Lightbane]], who is guarding Sagira's Ghost Shell, and defeat him. They recover the Ghost Shell and it plays a memory of Savathûn revealing the identity of the Witness.

| - || [[The Communion]] || Eris advises the Guardian to return to the Europan Pyramid to enhance their Deepsight abilities so they can uncover the memory of Savathûn further. They enter the Europan Pyramid after clearing out the Cabal led by [[Valus Dralgur, the Exiled|Valus Dralgur]], whose band of soldiers were exiled by Caiatl for their attempts to retrieve Darkness-related artifacts to win the war against the Hive under Xivu Arath. They learn from Eris the devastation the Cabal faced during the Fall of Torobatl after defeating the [[Imperial Deserter]]. They defeat the Valus attempting to destroy the statue the Guardian needs to commune with to enhance their Deepsight ability and commune with it.

| - || [[The Mirror]] || With their Deepsight abilities now enhanced, The Guardian returns to Savathûn's Throne World to gain access to the [[Altar of Reflection]] through a passage within the [[Witch's Echo]], destroying [[Pyramid Spike]]s and Scorn resistance along the way. The Guardian presents Sagira's Ghost Shell, replaying the memory of Savathûn revealing the identity of the Witness, but also revealing her plan to impersonate Osiris and learn the secrets of the Light. Fynch then briefs the Guardian on the next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan.

| - || [[The Lightblade]] || Fynch reveals that the next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan is the [[Tablet of Ruin]] located inside the [[Temple of the Navigator]], a temple dedicated to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]]. To reach the temple, the Guardian would enter a Hive boat to cross the canals, then navigate the dark swamp. They reach the temple housing the Tablet of Ruin guarded by [[Alak-Hul, the Lightblade]], Oryx's adversary reborn in the Light. They defeat him and take the Tablet of Ruin to the Altar of Reflection, where Savathûn reveals her plan to move the Traveler to her Throne World. They inform Ikora of Savathûn's plan to move the Traveler and get a lead on the next clue from Fynch.

| - || [[The Cunning]] || The next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan for the Traveler is located in the [[Temple of the Cunning]], a temple dedicated to Savathûn's younger self Sathona. The Guardian is tasked with recovering a calcified Worm familiar that Sathona and the [[Osmium King]] heard the warning of the God-Wave forming on [[Fundament]]. They retrieve the Worm familiar from the statue of Sathona, but on their escape from the temple, they are forced to fight the illusion of an [[Ahamkara]]. They escape the temple and attempt to bring the familiar to the Altar of Reflection, only for them to lose access to the Altar. Upon returning to the Enclave, they overhear a dialogue between Ikora, Eris, and Zavala. Eris receives a tip from Mara on the final clue.

| - || [[The Last Chance]] || Mara informs Eris of the final clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan who then relays it to the Guardian: a shard of the crystalline prison Mara used to trap Savathûn, located inside the [[Apothecary]], the site of Savathûn's experiments with the Light. They defeat a Wizard lieutenant loyal to Savathûn, [[Savathûn's Right Hand]], guarding the shard. They bring the shard to the Altar of Reflection, where it reveals the final moments of Savathûn following the exorcism and her rebirth in the Traveler's Light by [[Immaru]]. Savathûn tricks the Guardian into recovering the memories for her and attacks them using the Light. The Guardian relays the memory to the Vanguard, where the revelation of the Traveler resurrecting Savathûn shocks Zavala. Ikora and the Guardian leave the Last City, determined to stop a ritual that will bind the Traveler to Savathûn's Throne World. Before they do so, Ikora uses the Relic to unlock the memories of the Worm familiar, revealing that the Hive were tricked into serving the Darkness by the Witness. Ikora relays the memory recorded in the Worm familiar to the Guardian.

| - || [[The Ritual]] || Running out of time to stop Savathûn's plan from coming to fruition, the Guardian crosses the [[Court of Thorns]] and climbs up to the [[Sanctum of the Brood Queen]], where they confront Savathûn. They are forced to defeat a fireteam of Lightbearing Hive, composed of a Lightbearing Knight with Void Light, a Lightbearing Wizard with Arc Light, and a [[Lightbearer Acolyte|Lightbearing Acolyte]] with Solar Light while engaging her. They defeat her, but Immaru resurrects her. The Guardian is forced to fight her with a different strategy. The Ghost proposes that the Guardian show her the same memory that Ikora relayed to them of the Witness tricking the Hive into service for the Darkness. The revelation angers her, and for the first time, Savathûn's web of lies is unraveled, allowing the Guardian to gain the upper hand over her. They finally defeat her, but Immaru disappears along with the Traveler from her Throne World. The Guardian tells the Ghost that now they must prepare for the Witness's arrival to Sol and do whatever they can to prevent a repeat of the Collapse.

| - || [[Birthplace of the Vile]] || Mara Sov summons the Guardian to the Enclave and briefs them of a plan to weaponize Savathûn's Worm. They infiltrate the [[Harvest|Dark City]] to recover an incubator and defend her as she binds the Worm to a grenade launcher, now named [[Parasite]], through a Hive ritual. Before leaving the Throne World, she instructs them to pay attention to the words of Savathûn's Worm in the future.

| 5 March || Duel with the First Disciple || Before the Guardian enters the [[Sunken Pyramid]], the [[Witness]] is seen monologuing in private towards the [[Traveler]], expressing its belief that it is failing the various races of Sol, beginning the war between the forces of [[Sol]] and the forces of the Witness. Its first [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]], Rhulk, invites the Guardian into his Pyramid after the Light curse placed on him by Savathûn weakens through her defeat. They shut down a superweapon located inside, [[The Upended]], and defeat him despite his Dark powers. They regularly return to the Pyramid to clear out the Scorn attempting to gain technology from inside. While exploring the Sunken Pyramid during these clear-outs, the Guardian learns of Rhulk's origins including his home system of [[Lubrae]], his role in the attempted recruitment of the [[Ahslid]], the servitude of the [[Worm God]]s to the Darkness, and his adversarial relationship with Savathûn.

| 3 May || The 3rd Guardian Games || The Guardian Games return to the Tower once again, albeit with some changes, but retain the same idea of class competition. The [[Warlock]] class wins the 3rd Guardian Games.

| 24 May || The [[Nightmares]] return || Calus, now the second known Disciple of the Witness, parks his derelict [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]] in Luna's orbit and makes a successful communion with the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar Pyramid]], unleashing the Nightmares intended to be a security force for the Lunar Pyramid. Eris asks the Guardian to investigate the derelict Leviathan. During it, the Nightmare of Zavala's lover, [[Safiyah]], taunts the Guardian. They are forced to flee from the ship after discovering a robotic effigy of Calus sending the Loyalist and Scorn forces to their location. They participate in a seance with Zavala, Eris, and Crow aboard the H.E.L.M., where Eris uses the [[Nightmare Harvester]] to bind the Nightmares to the [[Crown of Sorrow]]. She and the Guardian would begin working together to assist Zavala, Crow, and Caiatl in severing the Nightmares haunting them.

| 27 May || Calus's Darkest Secrets || The Guardian enters the Mindscape of Calus in search of his deepest regrets. It is revealed that Calus's greatest regrets are his daughter Caiatl and the birth of Gahlran as evidenced by the Nightmares haunting him. They collect broken Bells of Conquest, where they play the memories of Calus throughout certain events such as his rise to Emperor, the [[Midnight Coup]], his meeting with the [[Black Fleet]], the events that transpired aboard the ''[[Glykon Volatus|Glykon]]'', and his desire to join death, giving the Guardian more clues of the Witness' plan. After defeating the [[Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial]], the Guardian leaves the Mindscape and relays the information to Eris.

| 19 July || [[Bonfire Bash]] || As part of the 5th anniversary of the Solstice of Heroes, now simplified to [[Solstice]], and the Cabal in Caiatl's service celebrating it for the first time alongside the Eliksni of House Light and the denizens of the Last City, Amanda Holliday introduces a new tradition where Guardians light up a paracausal bonfire at the center of the [[European Aerial Zone|EAZ]] and stop the [[Taken]] from extinguishing the bonfire. To light the bonfire, they need to defeat [[Ignition Carrier]]s and throw the igniters near the bonfire. They fully embrace the bonfire after defeating a [[Taken Heat-Drinker]] and enjoy the new tradition with overwhelming support from Zavala, Ikora, Caiatl, Mithrax, etc.

| 23 August || Eramis' Freedom || The Witness breaks Eramis free from her Stasis prison and instructs her to rally the pirate crews to her command to recover relics imbued with Darkness energy. Meanwhile, the Drifter tasks the Guardian to recover an asset captured by the Eliksni of House Salvation on Europa. The asset is revealed to be the [[Spider]], who managed to escape the [[Tangled Shore]] through his personal [[Ketch]]. Spider instructs the Guardian to rescue his Ketch with assistance from his crew, who the Guardian eventually recruits: [[Halsiks]] the Sniper, [[SCUR-V]] the Servitor, and the Skiffblades. They learn that Eramis is on the loose again. The Drifter brings Spider to the [[Eliksni Quarter]] of the Last City, where [[House of Spider|his associates]] ally with the Eliksni of House Light due to the history Spider had with Mithrax when they served under [[House of Wolves|House Wolves]]. He sets up shop in the Ether Tank, a bar located in the center of the Eliksni Quarter. There, the Guardian meets with the Drifter, Mithrax, and Eido to formulate a plan to prevent Eramis from successfully rallying the old crews of Ketchkillers, Skiffblades, and pirates. The Drifter hands the Guardian a [[Skeleton Key (artifact)|Skeleton Key]] and promotes them to be a pirate captain on their personal Ketch gifted to them by the Spider. They assemble the crew to travel to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themis_family Themis Cluster] to board an enemy Ketch, defeat the captain, and plunder their loot. Then, they use a Star Chart and the Captain's Atlas to go on an [[Expedition]]  in search of clues to a pirate hideout within the Themis Cluster. They discover the first pirate hideout guarded by Cabal defectors under [[Val'aug, the Brute]]'s leadership. They defeat her and recover a relic imbued with Darkness energy. They present it to Eido through a table adjacent to the Star Chart for further research and insight.

| 29 November || The Phoenix Rises Again || After the Guardian helps out the Eliksni of House Light in making improvements to the Eliksni Quarter, Mithrax discovers a way to harness the relics of Nezarec to be used for good. He uses a conversion ritual to purify the body parts and reduce them to a concoction. He then delivers it to Saint-14 so the comatose Osiris can be its intended recipient. Osiris finally wakes after drinking the concoction and shares his experience of being possessed by the Witch Queen, such as the vision of [[Neptune]], with Saint-14 before they embrace each other.

| 6 December || Ana's Restored Hope || With the Witness fast approaching and all efforts to revive Rasputin bearing no fruit, the newly-awakened Osiris suggests to Ana Bray that they make contact with the AI of Clovis Bray I since he may have the knowledge needed to rebuild Rasputin. Ana is hesitant but agrees to Osiris's proposal, so they send the Guardian to Europa, into Bray Exoscience. After bypassing a deadly security system, Ana is shocked when she learns that Xivu Arath has made a foothold on Europa by using her [[Cryptolith]]s to turn the Eliksni of House Salvation to fight for her, thereby turning them into Wrathborn. The Guardian encounters more of Xivu Arath's forces including a Deathtongue Chorister that uses Xivu Arath's Battlesong to enhance her Wrathborn soldiers and suppress the Guardian's abilities through a totem. The AI of Clovis Bray I requests the Guardian's assistance in driving out the remaining forces of Xivu Arath invading the Creation wing of Bray Exoscience, defeating [[Techwizard Malykuh, Salvation's Warden]]. They reactivate the security protocols and witness a conversation between Clovis I, his granddaughter, and Osiris. Ana uploads Clovis I into an experimental Exo frame intended for Rasputin in the H.E.L.M., and he tasks the Guardian with recovering a submind of Rasputin: [[Malahayati]]. Before they set off to recover the first submind, Mara Sov informs them of Xivu Arath's plan to weaponize Rasputin's [[Warsat]] network to be used against the Last City. The coordinates to the submind lay within the Seraph bunker on Luna, so they head there. They learn that the Scorn are attempting to retrieve the submind, so the Guardian stops its leader: [[Once-Phyris, the Exhumed Tether]], a lieutenant of Eramis reanimated as a Scorn. They are then tasked with retrieving an AI framework on [[Europa]], fighting through [[Wrathborn]] forces and defeating the [[Warwatcher, Eye of Xivu Arath]]. After retrieving data from the submind Malahayati and the AI framework, they travel to a Seraph facility located outside the Last City. They bypass the security systems, clear out the Hive inside and defeat a lieutenant of Xivu Arath: [[Sumok, Ravager of Torobatl]]. They inform both Clovis I and Ana of their success and both begin their work to locate the next submind of Rasputin.

| 27 December || Rasputin's Awakening || Ana discovers a way to speed up Rasputin's recovery, but first, the Guardian needs to collect more submind data. She discovers that Felwinter was made as an independent AI by Rasputin following the Collapse and his Ghost [[Felspring]] holds the data needed. With Saladin's permission, the Guardian returns to [[Felwinter Peak]] to find the remnants of Felspring. Unfortunately, House Salvation has intercepted the communications between them and Ana, so they are tasked with defending Felwinter Peak from their forces with assistance from the Cabal in service of Caiatl. They eliminate the platoon and their leader: [[Rilliks, Instrument of Xivu Arath]] before they rekindle the flames and interact with Felspring's remains. After Ana uploads the memories of Felwinter, Rasputin is finally awoken and reveals to both Ana and the Guardian the true nature of Clovis I's plans. Rasputin was created by him to exert dominance over humanity, but Ana's intervention saved them from his hubris, with Rasputin defying him by rewriting his old protocols, locking him out. Clovis I attempted to use Rasputin's network to become a god himself. Ana confronts Clovis I about the revelation aboard the H.E.L.M. with Elsie and the Guardian in tow. He reassures them that his actions were in the best interests of humanity by doing more than the Traveler, citing the [[Whirlwind]], the Collapse, and Savathûn's acquisition of the Light as examples of the Traveler's fallacies. Ana rejects Clovis I's lies and uploads Rasputin into the experimental Exo frame, expelling Clovis I in the process, with Rasputin using his heuristics matrix to speak to the Guardian. Ana warns the Guardian that the instance of Clovis I in the H.E.L.M had relayed to the instance of himself on Europa that "they know," before Rasputin replaced him in the Exo frame. With his diagnostics completed, Rasputin thanks the Guardian for bringing him back and offers his favor in return by doing whatever he can to defend humanity from the forces of Xivu Arath. He needs time to come up with a plan of action, so he asks the Guardian to continue gathering more submind data in the meantime.

| 3 January-14 February || Battle of the War Gods || Raaputin tasks the Guardian with recovering more submind data, but before they do, Osiris discovers that Rasputin's data caches contain information related to a location called "[[Nefele Stronghold]]", hinting of a city on Neptune: [[Neomuna]]. Upon recovering more submind data, Rasputin notes some changes in his personality and concludes that he and Xivu Arath are respectively humanity and the Hive's War Gods albeit with different motives. As they work to gather more submind data and aid Rasputin in his recovery, Mara discovers that by regaining control of the Warsat network and using it against Xivu Arath's army, they are falling into Xivu Arath's trap to facilitate her invasion of [[Earth]]. She relays this information to the leaders of [[The Coalition|the Coalition]], a group of allies actively working to defend Sol from the forces of the Witness and its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]]. She forms a plan to use Rasputin as bait to stop the ritual allowing Xivu Arath a foothold on Earth with Ana and the leaders of the Coalition nodding in agreement. Rasputin informs the Guardian that he needs time to form a plan to stop Xivu Arath's Wrathborn forces without using the Warsats and tells them to follow the Vanguard's instructions. After gathering enough submind data to complete his recovery, Rasputin tasks the Guardian with recovering classified data from a bunker in the Cosmodrome. Rasputin admits that he was ready to shoot down the Traveler during the Collapse before Ana convinced him to abort the firing sequence. After driving out the Eliksni breaching the bunker, they recover the classified data to be handed over to the Vanguard and return to Rasputin. He thanks them for the effort and discovers that he is more than a weapon by comparing the Guardian to his [[Seraphs|Seraph]] agents. He realizes that defending humanity was the best decision he ever made and that he and the Guardian will face the next threat together and prepare for the imminent arrival of the Witness in Sol. After weeks of combat simulations, Rasputin discovers that the only way to prevent Xivu Arath's invasion of Earth from coming to fruition would be to sacrifice himself. He informs the Guardian that Eramis has activated ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE, a protocol designed to shoot down the Traveler and prevent its departure, so they must upload him with the Pillory Engram in tow aboard the Seraph orbital station manually for his sacrifice to be successful. They defeat the combined forces of Eramis and Xivu Arath on the way there while the forces of Empress Caiatl assist the Guardian in Rasputin's plan. They confront Eramis at the hangar bay before she flees to complete the firing sequence at the command of the Witness, then goes to the orbital station bridge to defeat a powerful champion of Xivu Arath: [[Ir Garza, Scourge of Earth]]. The forces of the Coalition discover that the Traveler is leaving the Last City and Earth as a whole. Eramis attempts to complete the firing sequence, but Rasputin's sacrifice prevents it from completing; therefore, his sacrifice has not only destroyed all of the Warsats in orbit but also prevented Xivu Arath's ritual from invading Earth. The Witness tells Eramis that the Traveler has "nowhere left to run," giving out yet another clue of the Witness's plans for the Traveler as it arrives in Sol alongside the forces of Emperor Calus. The Vanguard learns that in the Traveler's absence, the forces of Coalition: the Guardians, Empress Caiatl's Cabal, Mithrax's House of Light, and the Awoken will unite and stop the threat of the Witness and its Disciples together. They then return to Ana who discovers her purpose, then the Exo Frame that once housed Rasputin before his sacrifice. He leaves a pre-recorded message confirming the existence of Neomuna and a mysterious paracausal force called "[[The Veil]]." The Guardian then begin making preparations for Neptune.

| - || [[First Contact]] || The Guardian follows Ikora's orders to pursue Osiris to Neptune's orbit. They fight the [[Shadow Legion]]: followers of Emperor Calus carrying Pyramid tech to shield their allies when killed. They are forced to use the different keycards to navigate the first Shadow Legion vessel, [[Vual Gaudium]], and destroy its navigation computer. They fight a [[Tormentor]] for the first time, with Osiris replying that it is the result of Calus's ascension to one of the [[Disciples of the Witness]]. They finally destroy the navigation computer before they make their way to the other Shadow Legion vessel: [[Astaroth Rex II]]. The Guardian observes that Calus's flagship, ''[[Typhon Imperator]]'', is making its way to Neptune's surface as Calus taunts them. Osiris informs of a plan to use Cabal [[Drop Pod]]s to make their way to Neptune's surface. The Guardian scuttles the Cabal vessel by destroying its engines and makes their escape. Before they reach the Drop Pod launchers and rendezvous with Osiris, they confront the same Tormentor they'd seen earlier, [[Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness]], killing it. They follow Osiris's instruction to board the Drop Pod and land on Neptune. They land in a city on Neptune: Neomuna, and meet the [[Cloud Strider]]s [[Rohan]] and [[Nimbus]]. On the way to find Osiris, they discover a mysterious anomaly filled with Darkness energy. Using the anomaly, they become the first being to discover [[Strand]], using them to defend Osiris from the Shadow Legion before eventually becoming exhausted. After defeating the last of the local forces, the Guardian and Osiris work with the Cloud Striders to repel an invasion force led by the Disciple Calus. They regroup at the [[Hall of Heroes]] and learn that Cloud Striders are warriors of Neomuna with a maximum of a 10-year lifespan, after which they succumb to their augmentations. Before beginning their work to locate the Veil, they meet Nimbus and retrieve a [[Ascendant Scepter|gift]] from Mara Sov. She reminds the Guardian that they are fighting a two-front war with the Shadow Legion; one front on Neptune and another front on Earth. With her message received, the Guardian leaves to find the location of the Veil.

| - || [[Under Siege]] || The Cloud Striders relay the coordinates of the Veil to the Guardian, but the way there is blocked by Cabal shielding, so they are forced to defeat Shadow Guard enemies to retrieve keycards for Ghost to remove the shield. While they defend Ghost, they defeat an onslaught of Shadow Legion and Vex stopping their effort. Ghost finally removes the shield and allows the Guardian passage to the coordinates of the Veil. On arrival, Ghost notes a suppression field engulfing the area near the complex, so the Guardian is forced to defeat one of the Shadow Legion officers with their weapons: [[Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master]]. They witness Shadow Legion Harvesters surrounding the plaza near the site of the Veil. The Witness possesses Ghost and contacts Calus to receive progress on finding the Veil, whilst inadvertently revealing their plans to establish a link between the [[Radial Mast]] and the Veil to the Guardian. They inform Nimbus and Osiris of the plans.

| - || [[Downfall]] || The Cloud Striders and Osiris suggest the Guardian infiltrate Calus's flagship to find the Radial Mast and destroy it before it establishes a link with the Veil. Rohan warns the Guardian of Calus's forces guarding the Radial Mast before they enter the flagship. On the way, they see more Strand energy. They navigate the flagship by shooting shards to open doors, getting on grav lifts, and platforming. They reach a room containing Shadow Legion [[Thresher]]s, so they destroy the hangar by depositing resonance into a totem. They then confront another Tormentor before proceeding. Finally, they reach an arena where the Radial Mast is secured, but a projection of Calus demands a test of the Guardian. They deposit the resonance on the totems and defeat some of the champions sent by Calus. They then use a recently discovered Strand font to defeat the [[Taken]] and Shadow Legion infesting the arena. They become exhausted again, and just as Calus's forces begin ambushing them, Empress Caiatl arrives to rescue them and helps them escape the flagship by following her Thresher via their [[Sparrow]]. The Empress warns them not to listen to Calus's words. Nimbus gives the Guardian their next objective.

| - || [[Breakneck (Mission)|Breakneck]] || Nimbus tasks the Guardian with restoring power to the [[CloudArk]], a digital space the [[Neomuni]] inhabit to provide defense and infrastructure to Neomuna. They stop the Vex siphoning power and use Strand grappling points to navigate the reactor. They finally smash the Vex Mind in charge, [[Calixte, System Ward Finality]] and reboot the reactor providing power to the CloudArk. On their escape, Nimbus reveals to the Guardian that it was a trap set by the Shadow Legion, so the Guardian is forced to evacuate the reactor quickly using Strand. Back at the Hall of Heroes, Nimbus sees Osiris using Strand as well. Osiris reveals to Nimbus the true nature of Light and Darkness. Light is the force that deals with physical transformation; Darkness is the force that deals with memory. Nimbus gives Osiris advice to flow with the river when it comes to Strand.