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 (2020/2/28)''', ''[[Weblore]]:[[Weblore:Season of the Worthy|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]]:[[Lore:Trials and Tribulations|Trials and Tribulations]], [[Lore:Trials and_Tribulations#Chapter 8 - Idolatry|Chapter 8 - Idolatry]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/27)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - [[H.E.L.M.]] Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#Season of the Wish|Osiris confronts Mara]]''</ref>> However, Eris Morn claimed the tree had been created by the [[Traveler]] back when it was transforming Io during the [[Golden Age]]<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[A Shadow Overhead]]''</ref>. 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:Plants]]