Editing Tree of Silver Wings (Io)

[[File:CradleTree.jpg|300px|thumb|The tree of silver wings in [[the Cradle]].]]

Following the second arrival of the [[Black Fleet]] in the [[Sol System]], a  '''[[Tree of Silver Wings]]''' was discovered by [[Eris Morn]] in the [[Cradle]] on [[Io]]. The relationship of this tree to the original "Tree of Silver Wings", which existed either within the [[Black Garden]] or the metaphorical "[[Garden]]" that gave rise to the universe, is unclear.

==Overview==
Unlike the felled "Tree of Silver Wings" in the [[Black Garden]], which was surmised by [[Eris Morn]] to have been its parent,<ref name="Seed">'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - Item Description: [[Seed of Silver Wings#Lore|Seed of Silver Wings]]''</ref> the Tree discovered in the Cradle resembles an artificial construct as much as it does a naturally-occurring plant, being composed of a smooth white substance overlaid with complex patterns and segmented by lines of pulsing golden-white light. Its intricate design bears many of the same aesthetic hallmarks as the platforms traversed by the [[the Guardian|Guardian]] upon first entering the [[the Pale Heart|Pale Heart]] of the [[Traveler]], as well as the chamber labeled "[[Verity]]" within the [[the Witness|Witness]]' Monolith, perhaps suggesting a common origin with the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Transmigration]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Salvation's Edge]]''</ref>

==History==
During the second arrival of the Black Fleet in the Sol System, [[Osiris]] traveled beyond the Heliopause at the instruction of [[Rasputin]] to find an "anomalous maw", an expanse of Darkness which beckoned him inside. Within, he discovered a [[Seed of Silver Wings|Seed]], seemingly gifted by a Pyramid.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Weblore:Season of the Worthy]] - [[Weblore:Season of the Worthy#What Gives Me Pause|What Gives Me Pause]]''</ref> He later received a message from [[Mara Sov]] relayed to him through [[Brother Vance]], which instructed him simply to "plant the seed."<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [[Lore:Trials and Tribulations|Trials and Tribulations]]: [[Lore:Trials and_Tribulations#Chapter 8 - Idolatry|Chapter 8 - Idolatry]]''</ref> This suggests that the tree grew from the seed Osiris planted, or at least that Osiris placed the seed at its base. However, Eris Morn claimed the tree had been created by the [[Traveler]] back when it was transforming Io during the [[Golden Age]]. Eris stated that the tree on Io had a parent tree that had been felled within the Black Garden.<ref name="Seed"/>

After [[The Ionian Pyramid|one of the Pyramids]] settled over the Cradle, it began projecting a beam directly onto the tree. The tree fed on the [[Paracausality|paracausal]] energy and integrated it into itself, with [[Light]] and [[Darkness|Dark]] vying for dominance in its structure,<ref name="Seed"/> and slowly transformed over a period of weeks into a darker version of itself with a crown of more angular, jagged "leaves".<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[Interference]]''</ref> 

During its transformation, a new branch grew at the base of the tree, which was then taken by the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] and crafted into the [[trace rifle]] [[Ruinous Effigy]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[Growth]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*A Ghost projection in [[Eververse Trading Company|Eververse]] refers to the tree as the '''Sterling Arbor''', a synonym for "silver tree".

==Gallery==
<Gallery>
File:Silver Wings - Below 1.png|Eris Morn underneath the tree
File:Silver Wings - Pure 1.png|Tree of Silver wings untouched by the Darkness
File:Silver Wings - Partial Corruption 1.png|Tree of Silver wings partially overtaken by the Darkness
File:Silver Wings - Full Corruption.jpg|Tree of Silver wings completely overtaken by the Darkness
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Io]]
[[Category:Paracausal entities]]
[[Category:Plants]]