Liminality

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Liminality
Game:	Destiny 2
Player(s):	1-3
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Liminality is a Destiny 2 Strike introduced in the Final Shape Expansion, located in the Pale Heart. It follows a Guardian Fireteam guided by Zavala, Ikora Rey, and Cayde-6 as they search for pathways to get them closer to the Witness. Hidden away deep within a mountain, they discover a town of the Precursor civilian manifested by the Witness's memories.

Objectives

• Advance Through the Pass
• Push Forward
• Defeat Lucent Hive
• Drain the Purulence
• Break Lucent Seals
  • X of 3
• Activate the Ahamkara Skulls with Taken Energy
  • X of 2
  • X of 1
• Investigate the Veiled Statue
• Survive
• Defeat the Tormentor
• Stand Triumphant

Dialogue

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(Mission Begins)

• Zavala: Guardian. Cayde and Crow scouted a number of potential paths to get us closer to the Witness
• Zavala: They sighted a Tormentor guarding this pass. Take it out, and the way should be clear.
• Zavala: Show no restraint. I want our enemy to know exactly what you're capable of.

Traversing through a cave, the Fireteam eventually emerge and engage with forces of the Lucent Brood

• Ghost: Lucent Hive? This must be the brood Luzaku left. Trapped in the Pale Heart with no way back
• Zavala: Enjoying the chaos, no doubt.

Discovering another cave, the Guardians continue their journey until they emerge in a cavern with Ahamkara skulls, covered in lava and guarded by a Ravenous Taken Wizard.

• Ghost: Taken Wizard, up ahead!
• Ghost: It's… not attacking us. But I think it's the source of the sludge blocking our way.
• Zavala: Hmm, a guard left by the Witness. We're on the right track.
• Ghost: We can't even scratch that Wizard's shields! We need something stronger. Something like-
• Ghost: Like that Ahamkara skull resonating with Taken energy.
• Ikora: Even the memory of an Ahamkara may have power. Tread carefully.
• Zavala: No. Use it, Guardian. If it moves us forward, it's worth it.

Acquiring Taken energy from an Ahamkara skull, the Guardians use it to activate an other skull at the center, killing the Taken Wizard, and draining the lava, thus allowing them to traverse further.

• Ghost: It worked! The wizard's down, and the way is clear.
• Zavala: Good work. If those Ahamkara prove to be helpful, you should look for opportunities to use them.
• Ikora: It's not like you to encourage recklessness, Zavala.
• Zavala: It's not like you, Ikora, to lecture on recklessness.
• Ikora: There were other routes we could have taken, but you chose the most dangerous. Why?
• Zavala: Isn't this the sort of risk you've always demanded I take?

The fireteam arrives within another lava filled cavarn invested with Lucent Hive. They break the seals by defeating two Seal-Keepers and the Seal-Engraver. With the pathway open, the Guardians travel further into the cave.

• Ikora: We should have taken a different path. One that's more direct, with fewer enemies.
• Ikora: I know that you're angry, that you've lost faith in the Traveler, but don't let it cloud your judgement…
• Zavala: This isn't about the Traveler. It's about hitting back. Hard.

Eventually the Guardians arrive into an underground structure with Pyramid architecture.

• Ghost: Ikora, should we be worried about the pulsing Ahamkara guts in the walls?
• Ikora: You should always be worried when there are guts in the walls.

Upon entering another room, the fireteam are confronted by Kataxiia, Tormentor of the Ahamkara.

• Ghost: Tormentor! Ahead!
• Zavala: You already know what to do.

Activating two Ahamkara skulls using Taken energy, causing Kataxiia to retreat and the lava to drain, revealing a pathway.

• Ghost: It's on the run, but we've wounded it. It won't get far.
• Cayde-6: Guardian, between you and me… I like Zavala's moxie, but this? This ain't him.
• Cayde-6: Ikora's right to be worried; I got a bad feeling, too.

The fireteam enter into another Pyramid structure and are confronted by Dread units within, including Mhakt, Subjugator of the Forgotten before it quickly vanishes.

• Ghost: Enemy signature incoming!
• Ghost: It's gone. For now, at least.

Shortly after defeating the Dread units, they enter a portal, taking them to the ancient home of the Witness's Precursors.

• Ghost: This doesn't look like any place I've ever seen.
• Ghost: Taken signatures! They're everywhere!

The Guardians are ambushed by hordes of Taken. Eventually lava begins to spill into the city, as further forces of the Witness arrive, including Mhakt. After forcing Mhakt to retreat once again, the lava around the city begins to drain.

• Ghost: Ikora, Zavala… there's a whole town here. The architecture looks pyramidal, but it's different… older.
• Zavala: Something from the Witness's past? Buried and abandoned in this mountain. Find out what it's hiding.
• Ikora: But be careful. We still don't know enough about its origins.

Within the center, the Guardians commune with the Veiled Statue.

• Veiled Statue: [wails unintelligible]
• Veiled Statue: Give yourself to Darkness…
• Veiled Statue: Only there, will you find the answers you seek.
• Veiled Statue: [wails unintelligible]

Enemies

Hive - Lucent Brood

• Thrall
  • Cursed Thrall
• Acolyte
  • Revenant Acolyte
• Knight
  • Revenant Knight
  • Seal-Keeper
• Wizard

Taken

• Taken Thrall
  • Shadow Thrall
• Taken Acolyte
• Taken Knight
• Ravenous Taken Wizard
• Taken Centurion
  • Ravenous Taken Centurion

The Dread

• Bound Weaver
• Grim

Bosses

• Seal-Engraver
• Mhakt, Subjugator of the Forgotten
• Sardul, Acting Expedition Commander
• Kataxiia, Tormentor of the Ahamkara

Appearance

• Destiny 2: The Final Shape (First appearance)