Editing Xivu Arath's Horde

{{Hive Brood infobox

|image= [[File:XAHInfobox.jpg|300px]]

|purpose= Serve [[Xivu Arath, God of War]]

|champion(s)= [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]] <br> [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]] <br> [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites]]  

|realm= [[Black Terrace]] <br> [[Dreaming City]] <br> [[Tangled Shore]] <br> [[Ascendant Realm]] <br> [[Moon]] <br> [[Europa]] <br> [[Earth]] <br> [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] <br> [[The Pale Heart]]

|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[The Reef]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Scorn]] {{C|Dreaming City}} <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Lucent Brood]] <br> [[Rasputin]]

|ally= [[The Witness]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Wrathborn]] <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[The Dread]]

|encountered= [[Hunt for the Scorn]] <br> [[Hunt for the Wrathborn]] <br> [[Hunt for the Lost]]

<br> [[Battle of the War Gods]] <br> [[Skirmish of Titan]] <br> [[Clash of the Hive Gods]] <br> [[Hunt for Riven's Clutch]]<br>[[Operation Ahamkara]]

'''Xivu Arath's Horde''' or '''Xivu's Brood''', is a [[Hive]] brood which serves [[Xivu Arath, God of War]]. They appear similar to the members of [[Savathûn's Brood]] with more muscular and organic morphs compared to other Hive.

Two years following the death of her brother [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] and sometime after the [[Red War]], Xivu Arath began committing her forces to the Solar System, possibly in aid of her sister Savathûn or for her own schemes. An Ogre, [[Megor, Spawn of Xivu]], was imprisoned in the [[Prison of Elders]] had seemingly been leading a Hive cult with [[Ir Yun, Cult of Megor]] and would later break free from containment during the [[Scorn]]'s [[Hunt for the Scorn|jailbreak]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Mission]]: [[Last Call]]''</ref>

After the breakout, a substantial force of Hive and Taken had begun to pillage [[Awoken]] artifacts for unknown purposes. It would later be revealed that members of Xivu's own brood, [[Sugroth, Shield of Xivu Arath|Sugroth]], [[Hasaak, Venom of Xivu Arath|Hasaak]] and [[Tulkor, Ferocity of Xivu Arath|Tulkor]] were sent to both steal the artifacts and keep them out of the Guardian's reach. As the Guardians would cut through Xivu's forces, they would find out that some Taken champions, [[Crorok, Will of Xivu Arath|Crorok]] and [[Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath|Xaras]] were apparently obedient to the war goddess with the latter being the commanding force of the Taken and Hive's pillaging schemes.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Mission]]: [[Broken Courier]]''</ref>  

After the blunder of their artifact theft, members of Xivu's own lineage, [[An Ragaar, Son of Xivu Arath|An Ragaar]],  [[Tir Balok, Daughter of Xivu Arath|Tir Balok]] and [[Xavan, Daughter of Xivu Arath|Xavan]], while aided by [[Ruithe, Sworn to Xivu Arath|Ruithe]], utilized [[Blight]]s to block communications with the Oracle Engine from both forces of the Scorn and Guardian alike. However, the Guardians would take relics dropped by Xivu's slain forces to destroy the Blights and gain entry towards the [[Spine of Keres]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Mission]]: [[The Oracle Engine]]''</ref>

===Lunar Nightmares===

While the Horde itself does not make an appearance during the [[Haunting of the Moon]], the [[Nightmare]] of one of her champions, [[Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath|Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath]], would manifest on the [[Moon]], among the many other Nightmares to be confronted by the [[Guardian]]s.

===Rise of the Wrathborn===

In a ploy to seize power in the wake of many of the celestial bodies of the system vanishing, Xivu Arath's influence in the form of her Wrathborn and the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]] would appear. The High Celebrant was sent to Luna to wrest free the [[Hidden Swarm]] from [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|The Witch Queen's]] plans and instead reform Luna in Xivu's image, a warring world where all tithes were tribute to her. The High Celebrant would have their plans thwarted by [[Osiris]], who slew the near entirety of the Scarlet Court. However, Osiris would fall and strain against the sheer will of Xivu Arath's projection, allowing the High Celebrant to mark runes around him and prepare him for his death. Osiris was saved by the sacrifice of his [[Ghost]] [[Sagira]], who self destructed to stun and halt the Hive. Osiris was greeted with little respite though, for the High Celebrant immediately sought off to hunt him, only to be thwarted again by [[The Guardian]] and the [[Uldren Sov|Crow]], forcing the Celebrant to retreat to the [[Ascendant Plane]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Mission]]: [[Trail of the Hunted]]''</ref>

[[File:HighCelebrant2.jpg|300px|thumb|Guardians battling the High Celebrant]]

With Osiris reunited with the forces of [[Light]], though mourning, the extent of the Horde's invasion was unveiled. Xivu Arath's first operation consisted in deploying [[Cryptolith]]s, organic Hive structures that borrow into the Material Plane and root themselves, calling out to nearby beings, drawing them closer to transform them into [[Wrathborn]]. These Cryptoliths started corrupting Eliksni, but quickly spread to Hive and Cabal. Commanded and aided in their spread by the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath, the Wrathborn would become Xivu Arath's vanguard in the system. To combat this threat, the Guardians agree to a partnership with [[The Spider|the Spider]], also the master of the Crow, who is, in reality, Uldren Sov revived as a Guardian. In the ensuing weeks, Xivu Arath's Horde would fight alongside the Wrathborn born of [[House of Spider]], [[House of Dusk]], and even other Hive, attempting to establish a foothold while the Guardians hunted the most powerful of them. As for the corrupted Red Legion, none were encountered, which has concerned Crow. After several weeks of tracking and eliminations, the Guardians managed to corner the High Celebrant, and with their death, the first foray of the Horde into the Solar System would be momentarily halted.<ref name="CDG">'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Mission]]: [[Coup de Grâce]]''</ref>

Sometime following the Hunt for the Wrathborn, Savathûn sought to undermine the Cabal homeworld of [[Torobatl]] by guising as her sister by corrupting Evocate-General [[Umun'arath]] into becoming a worshipper of Xivu Arath. Driven by obsession over war, Umun'arath undertook a Hive ritual in the capital city to summon the God of War to their planet, which was accidentally completed when [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial]] slew Umun'arath, providing the blood and sacrifice needed to open a portal for Xivu Arath to cross through with her armada of [[War moon]]s and her armies of Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER_5:_NEW_GODS|Empress CHAPTER 5: NEW GODS]]''</ref> As she [[Fall of Torobatl|invaded Torobatl]], Xivu Arath declared that the Cabal had been worshipping her for as long as they venerated war and that she had finally come to claim her "overdue" tribute.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER_6:_BATTLE_SONG|Empress CHAPTER 6: BATTLE SONG]]''</ref> Her never-ending forces overwhelmed the Cabal's defenses and drove Empress Caiatl to evacuate the remaining population to the remnants of her fleet and retreat to the Sol System.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER_7:_CORONATION|Empress CHAPTER 7: CORONATION]]''</ref>

Despite the "gift" Savathûn had given to Xivu Arath, the Hive God of War had begun to actively hunt her sister, at the behest of [[The Witness|another]], following the arrival of the Black Fleet in the Sol System. To save herself from her sister's wrath, Savathûn adopted the form of Osiris after he had become lightless when the High Celebrant killed his Ghost, [[Sagira]]. Knowing that her sister would never think to look for her in a place of the Light, Savathûn laid in hiding at the Last City, posing as the legendary Warlock, aiding the Guardians in their efforts against Caiatl's chosen champions and the [[Endless Night]] that plagued the Last City. However, after Lakshmi-2's failed conspiracy against the Fallen [[House of Light]] that had allied with Guardians, Savathûn fled to the Reef, meeting with the Awoken Queen, [[Mara Sov]]. The two queens would come to a bargain, in exchange for excising her worm, the Witch Queen would release Osiris. Further, Mara Sov required the Guardian's assistance in restoring the Dreaming City from the Ascendant Realm's corruption using the dimensional Ley Lines but also wished to prevent Xivu Arath from using the [[Blind Well]] and its dimensional properties to her advantage. To solve this and excise the worm in Savathûn, Mara Sov required her coven of [[Techeun]]s that once escorted her in the Ascendant Realm which had been lost across the [[Ley Lines]] after Xivu Arath and her horde cornered them.

In the coming weeks, it would later be discovered that forces of the Scorn seemed to have allied with Xivu Arath or forced into submission under her rule. These Scorn would also be sent to infect the Blind Well under the command of [[Kruutiks, Reefbane]]. Scorn within the Shattered Realm managed to detain a Techeun within a Fallen Cryopod and kept it under guard through the use of a [[Scorn Scrapwalker]] and their region of the Ascendant Plane appeared to be a part of the Tangled Shore.  

Xivu's forces would eventually take hold within another part of the Shattered Realm, this time being fractured regions of the Moon under the control of [[An Xohol, Jaws of Xivu Arath]]. At the time, Xivu had also sent in her various hordes under ''Pillager Warbands'' to stop the Guardian's attempts to locate the Awoken secrets within the Shattered Realm under the guise of Hive, Taken and Scorn.

===Hive Pantheon===

*'''[[Xivu Arath, God of War]]'''

*[[Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath|Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath]] {{c|Nightmare}}

**[[Ir Yun, Cult of Megor]]  

*[[Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn|Kudazad, Bound to Xivu Arath]]

*[[Pillar of Silence]]

*[[Ruithe, Sworn to Xivu Arath]]

*[[Val Ca'uor|Val Ca'uor, Bladebound to Xivu Arath]]

*[[Uorgotha, Scourge of the Deep]]

;[[Thrall]] variants

*[[D-Block Cult Thrall]]

*[[Revenant Thrall]]

;[[Cursed Thrall]] variants

*[[D-Block Cursed Thrall]]

*[[Revenant Cursed Thrall]]

;[[Acolyte]] variants

*[[Blistered Acolyte]]

*[[D-Block Cult Acolyte]]

*[[Deathtongue Chorister]]

*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Revenant Acolyte]]

*[[Unhallowed Acolyte]]

;[[Knight]] variants

*[[Apocalyptic Blade]]

*[[Arc-Charged Knight]]

*[[Barrier Knight]]

*[[Blistered Knight]]

*[[Claw of the Witness]]

*[[D-Block Cult Knight]]

*[[Eater of Light and Darkness]]

*[[Pillager of Xivu Arath|Knight Pillager of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Resonant Warder]]

*[[Wrathborn Overseer]]

*[[Wrathful Predator]]

;[[Wizard]] variants

*[[Arc Votarist]]

*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Revenant Wizard]]

*[[Ritualist of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Scream of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Soulfire Exarch]]

*[[Wizard of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Pillager of Xivu Arath|Wizard Pillager of Xivu Arath]]

;[[Ogre]] variants

*[[Blistered Ogre]]

*[[Ogre of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Pillager of Xivu Arath|Ogre Pillager of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Pressurized Saboteur]]

*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Ravenous Taken Thrall]]

;[[Taken Acolyte]] variants

*[[Hoarfrost Executioner]]

*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Ravenous Taken Acolyte]]

;[[Taken Knight]] variants

*[[Blade of the Deep]]

*[[Lost Knight]]

*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Ravenous Taken Knight]]

;[[Taken Ogre]] variants

*[[Devoured Ogre]]

*[[Lost Ogre]]

*[[Eye of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Festering Brute]]

*[[Ravagers of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Ravenous Taken Captain]]

;[[Taken Psion]] variants

*[[Ravenous Taken Psion]]

*[[Festering Anchor]]

*[[Ravenous Taken Phalanx]]

*[[Servile Phalanx]]

*[[Unstoppable Taken Phalanx]]

;[[Taken Centurion]] variants

*[[Ravenous Taken Centurion]]

*[[Ravenous Taken Goblin]]

 

HiveCelebrant.jpg|The High Celebrant of Xivu Arath

Kelgorath10.jpg|Kelgorath, Risen from Bones

 

AnXohol5.jpg|An Xohol, Jaws of Xivu Arath

Xaras6.jpg|Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath

Kholks5.jpg|Kholks, Taken Ogre under Xivu

Ruithe.jpg|Ruithe, Sworn to Xivu Arath

 

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