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{{quote|—What power calls you++ <br> ++Down to the deep?— <br> ++What instinct draws you— <br> —Away from high hope?++ <br> —[[Hive#Origins|Quick-breeding krill people]], I tell you++ <br> ++For eons I have watched your struggle— <br> —Clinging to the sharp edge of survival++ <br> ++Balanced between the [[Darkness|Deep]] and the [[Light|Sky]].— <br> ++You were my treasure— <br> —My proof against despair++|Leviathan}} | {{quote|—What power calls you++ <br> ++Down to the deep?— <br> ++What instinct draws you— <br> —Away from high hope?++ <br> —[[Hive#Origins|Quick-breeding krill people]], I tell you++ <br> ++For eons I have watched your struggle— <br> —Clinging to the sharp edge of survival++ <br> ++Balanced between the [[Darkness|Deep]] and the [[Light|Sky]].— <br> ++You were my treasure— <br> —My proof against despair++|'''Leviathan'''}} | ||
The '''Leviathan ''' was a massive intelligent creature that resided deep within the ocean of the gas giant [[Fundament]] long ago. It was a disciple of the [[Traveler]], and aided in imprisoning the five [[Worm]] Gods within the planet's core.<ref name="Shadows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Books of Sorrow'']</ref> The proto-[[Hive]] revered it, though they considered it mythical, and would swear oaths upon it.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/ii-the-hateful-verse '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: II: The Hateful Verse'']</ref> When the proto-[[Hive]] sisters [[Xi Ro]], [[Sathona]], and [[Aurash]] dove into Fundament's depths in search of a secret that would prevent the Syzygy, an alignment of the gas giant's fifty-two moons that would create a global tidal wave of catastrophic proportions, the Leviathan met them. Communicating with magnetic fields, it attempted to persuade them to return to the surface and follow the way of the Traveler and the [[Light]], warning them against the seduction of the [[Darkness|Deep]], but the sisters rejected its pleas because it offered no way to end their species' suffering and avert the Syzygy.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/viii-leviathan '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: VIII: Leviathan'']</ref> | The '''Leviathan ''' was a massive intelligent creature that resided deep within the ocean of the gas giant [[Fundament]] long ago. It was a disciple of the [[Traveler]], and aided in imprisoning the five [[Worm]] Gods within the planet's core.<ref name="Shadows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Books of Sorrow'']</ref> The proto-[[Hive]] revered it, though they considered it mythical, and would swear oaths upon it.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/ii-the-hateful-verse '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: II: The Hateful Verse'']</ref> When the proto-[[Hive]] sisters [[Xi Ro]], [[Sathona]], and [[Aurash]] dove into Fundament's depths in search of a secret that would prevent the Syzygy, an alignment of the gas giant's fifty-two moons that would create a global tidal wave of catastrophic proportions, the Leviathan met them. Communicating with magnetic fields, it attempted to persuade them to return to the surface and follow the way of the Traveler and the [[Light]], warning them against the seduction of the [[Darkness|Deep]], but the sisters rejected its pleas because it offered no way to end their species' suffering and avert the Syzygy.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/viii-leviathan '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: VIII: Leviathan'']</ref> | ||