High Celebrant of Xivu Arath

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High Celebrant of Xivu Arath
Biographical information
Other name(s):	War's Celebrant
Species:	Hive
Faction:	Xivu Arath's Horde Wrathborn
Rank:	Ultra
Class:	Knight
Gender:	Male
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Hive Boomer
Abilities:	Teleportation Immunity Shield High Durability Hive Trap Detainment Fist of Darkness Rapid Movement Summon Hive Summon Fallen Summon Wrathborn

"All tithes to Xivu Arath. War Dominant. Endless."

— The High Celebrant of Xivu Arath.

The High Celebrant of Xivu Arath is an Ascendant Hive Knight who serves as the main antagonist of Season of the Hunt.

Tasked by Xivu Arath, God of War with creating an army of Wrathborn, the High Celebrant is responsible for the numerous Cryptoliths of his master found across the system that corrupts Fallen, Cabal, and other Hive broods alike.

Biography

When Xivu Arath's sister, Savathûn, went into hiding for interfering with the Pyramids messages to the Guardians, the War Goddess took this opportunity to consolidate her power within the Sol System. Seeking to establish a foothold over the power vacuum, the God of War sent her High Celebrant to oversee the creation of the Wrathborn using Cryptoliths bored across the planets, including the Moon, the Tangled Shore, and the Dreaming City. He would also hunt the excommunicated Witch Queen and wrestle the Hive free of her schemes.

Immolant

"Die well, Osiris."

— High Celebrant

The High Celebrant first appeared in the system with the intent to conscript the entire Hidden Swarm of Luna into Xivu Arath's Horde. With the entirety of the Scarlet Court, led by Crota's surviving daughters Voshyr and Kinox, having gathered into one place at the Enduring Abyss, their communion with the Hive God was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the Warlock Osiris. Facing an overwhelming onslaught of Light, fifteen noble-brood were incinerated by his Dawnblade, including Voshyr and her kin Yishra and Ayriax, while Kinox fled leaving her son Ulg'Urin to be consumed by a Nova Bomb alongside his Knight guard.

Xivu Arath would only draw tribute from the Warlock's desire to violently execute the noble Hive; her will tempting to enthrall Osiris into a Wrathborn. Despite the Warlock's resistance, the High Celebrant carves runes into the stone on either side of Osiris as he is offered up as a sacrifice for the War god before leaving. However, his quarry escaped Xivu Arath's grasp with the sacrifice of his Ghost Sagira.

Hunting Season

The Celebrant as it summons reinforcements.

Out for revenge, Osiris would begin his Hunt for the head of the High Celebrant as he tracked him down to the Shrine of Oryx of the Hellmouth, where it summoned Cryptoliths to take command of the Hive within. The Guardians would get word of his mission and were sent into the Hellmouth to help the exiled Warlock to kill the High Celebrant who had himself laid a trap for them. Trapping Osiris inside of the Shrine, the Celebrant would continuously flee from the Guardian as it made its way deeper, eventually fleeing into the Ascendant realm where it would finally make its escape.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Several weeks following its initial escape, the Crow was able to locate the Celebrant's lair within the Dreaming City thanks to the Guardian's numerous Wrathborn hunts. The Guardian and Crow were then tasked to enter into the Dreaming City's Harbinger's Seclude to activate its associated Cryptolith and summon the High Celebrant and end it once and for all. As the Guardian was able to activate the Cryptolith, the Crow was able to tag it to make sure it wouldn’t escape from them again. The Celebrant would lead them through a wild goose chase throughout the Harbinger's Seclude and the Ascendant Plane while summoning both Fallen and Hive Wrathborn to delay the Guardians. However it would succeed in escaping back into the Ascendant Realm and closing the portal behind it leaving Crow inside to deal with him. While the Guardians were seemingly stuck in a hard place, the Guardian used what remained of the Cryptolith to forcefully open up one of the rifts within the Dreaming City to track down the Celebrant. Using what remained of its power, the Celebrant summoned in hordes of Wrathborn Fallen and Hive. As it managed to contain the Guardian temporarily within in a Hive trap and open up another rift to try and escape, the Crow was able to destroy the portal and the Guardian would end the Celebrant and its reign of terror once and for all.

Trivia

• The High Celebrant bears a strong resemblance to the Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol from the Grasp of Nokris, and by extension, the Warpriest.

Gallery

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  The High Celebrant

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  The Celebrant with a immunity shield

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  The Celebrant in the Ascendant Realm

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  Closeup of the High Celebrant

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  The Celebrant in the Ascendant Dreaming City

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  Another close up of the High Celebrant

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  The Celebrant battling the Guardians

List of Appearances

• Destiny 2:
  • Beyond Light (Mentioned only)
    • Season of the Hunt (First appearance)