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'''Ur, the Ever-Hunger'''<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> is one of the five [[Worm Gods]], ancient | '''Ur, the Ever-Hunger'''<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> is one of the five [[Worm Gods]], ancient beings second only to the [[Darkness]] itself in the hierarchy of the [[Hive]] pantheon.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===The Ancient Past=== | ===The Ancient Past=== | ||
Billions of years ago, Ur and the other Worm Gods - [[Eir]], [[Xol]], [[Akka]], [[Yul]], and their mother [[Xita]] - were imprisoned within the depths of the gas giant world [[Fundament]] | Billions of years ago, Ur and the other Worm Gods - [[Eir]], [[Xol]], [[Akka]], [[Yul]], and their mother [[Xita]] - were imprisoned within the depths of the gas giant world [[Fundament]]. After millions of years, they were visited by [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]], who struck a bargain with Xita to conscript the Worm Gods into the service of the [[the Witness|Witness]] in exchange for plentiful hosts in the form of the proto-[[Hive]] species known as the Krill. Xita was taken aboard Rhulk's Pyramid, while her five children were left in the depths to await discovery by the Krill. | ||
Eventually, Ur and the other Worm Gods were visited by three | Eventually, Ur and the other Worm Gods were visited by three Krill sisters, Aurash, Sathona and Xi Ro, who agreed to be implanted with the Worm Gods' larvae, gaining paracausal power and immortality while feeding the Worm Gods with tribute gained from fulfillment of their natures. This pact marked the birth of the Hive, who would go on to wreak carnage across the universe in the name of their gods. | ||
At some point, Ur overheard [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen|Savathûn]]'s scheme to alter the source of her tribute from destruction to the application of cunning, and was pleased by her plan.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/thank-you?highlight=Thank+You '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Lore: Truth to Power'']</ref> | At some point, Ur overheard [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen|Savathûn]]'s scheme to alter the source of her tribute from destruction to the application of cunning, and was pleased by her plan.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/thank-you?highlight=Thank+You '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Lore: Truth to Power'']</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Ur# Ur]}} was the name of a Sumerian city-state, where Abraham, a major figure in Christianity and | *{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Ur# Ur]}} was the name of a Sumerian city-state, where Abraham, a major figure in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam had made pilgrimage from as an order from God. | ||
**However the connection, if any, is unconfirmed. | **However the connection, if any, is unconfirmed. | ||
*When [[In Anânh, Brood Queen|In Anânh]] transforms into a Shade during the [[Broodhold]] strike, Guardians are given the warning that ''In Anânh reaches out to Ur, the Ever-Hunger...'', implying that she worships the Worm God in some way. | *When [[In Anânh, Brood Queen|In Anânh]] transforms into a Shade during the [[Broodhold]] strike, Guardians are given the warning that ''In Anânh reaches out to Ur, the Ever-Hunger...'', implying that she worships the Worm God in some way. | ||
