Editing War moon

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'''War moons''' are satellites converted into warships by the [[Hive]], taken from around the orbit of [[Fundament]] after the war with the [[Ammonite]] species. They became mobile homes for the Hive species during their genocidal campaign across the universe.<ref name="Sky">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIII:_Into_the_Sky|Into the Sky]]''</ref> There were as many as fifty-two but more may have been added as time went on.<ref name="Fifty Two">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIV:_52_and_One|52 and One]]''</ref><ref name="Hive">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XX:_Hive|Hive]]''</ref> At least one is mentioned to have been destroyed.<ref name="Beautiful">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXIV:_More_beautiful_to_know|More beautiful to know]]''</ref>

The moons were hollowed out to serve as breeding grounds and training facilities,<ref name="Hive"/> and possibly even shipyards and carriers for the Hive fleets. They were described as black, whether to cloak their thermal emission to prevent detection or through constant war.<ref name="Golden Amputation">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden_amputation|a golden amputation]]''</ref>

First suggested to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Auryx]] by his [[Worm gods|gods]], the Hive colonized the Ammonite worlds as both an insult to them and for homes as Fundament was no longer suitable.<ref name="Sky"/> As the Hive matured the moons were soon connected by interdimensional rifts thanks to studies done by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen|Savathun]] and power from [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], and their kingdoms grew through the establishment of their [[Ascendant realm]]s, with trade and language passing between them.<ref name="Incision">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXI:_an_incision|an incision]]''</ref>  

To stay sharp, and feed their worms, the Hive godkings warred amongst themselves as the moons traveled through interstellar space until they reached other civilizations, at which point they united to exterminate them.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXII:_The_High_War|The High War]]''</ref> War moons were used to physically destroy Taishibethi orbitals and star webs.<ref name="Golden Amputation"/> They were also present during the [[Hive-Harmony war]];<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLVI:_The_Gift_Mast|The Gift Mast]]''</ref> Oryx and Savathûn conversed amongst them.<ref name="Proof">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIV:_strict_proof_eternal|strict proof eternal]]''</ref> After this conflict both Xivu Arath and Savathûn departed, taking their war moons with them, the former flying off into space and the latter disappearing through the black hole.

Not long after [[Emperor Calus]]'s exile, the [[The Leviathan|Leviathan]] observed a fleet of [[Cabal warship]]s battling a war moon on the border of the empire. As the moon was too large to be destroyed by direct bombardment, warships stealthed by [[Psion]] powers attempted to land drills and troops on its surface to deliver a [[Cabal Heavy Munitions|planet-cracker]] into its depths.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/7/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Penumbra]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Entry II]]''</ref>

Much later, Calus and his [[Loyalists]] encountered another war moon that housed the [[Crown of Sorrow]]. In an attempt to bring the Hive into the Loyalists, Calus gifted the Crown to [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]], who was then taken and swayed by the Hive power in the Crown, turning him against Calus. Subsequently, Calus had called for Guardians to re-enter the Leviathan to kill Gahlran.

*Given how the Hive have nearly hallowed out Earth's moon, its possible the Hive were planning on turning Luna into one of their War Moons.

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