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The '''Qugu''' were an intelligent species that lived on their home planet of [[Seht]] and five other star systems before being rendered extinct by the [[Hive]]. They had black eyes and cephalopod-like bodies mounted on two inverted legs with a singular arm protruding from the chest, all cloaked with a large mane of fifteen tentacles<ref name="dynasty">'''(2024/ | The '''Qugu''' were an intelligent species that lived on their home planet of [[Seht]] and five other star systems before being rendered extinct by the [[Hive]]. They had black eyes and cephalopod-like bodies mounted on two inverted legs with a singular arm protruding from the chest, all cloaked with a large mane of fifteen tentacles<ref name="dynasty">'''(2024/6/4)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]], [[Lore:Dynasty|Dyanasty]] - [[Lore:Dynasty#Chapter 1 - A Step Leads. A Step Follows.|A Step Leads. A Step Follows.]]''</ref>. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The Qugu evolved from herd animals and were infected by a virus that profoundly influenced their society. The virus rewrote the Qugu's genetic code so that they were compelled to ritualistically offer their limbs to be amputated by another species called [[Jaw-beast]]s. Once the massive, sessile jaw-beasts had consumed Qugu cells, the virus converted the cells into eggs, which would develop and eventually hatch within the jaw-beasts. In turn, the jaw-beasts produced a nectar-like substance that the Qugu would consume to experience hallucinogenic visions.<ref name="XXIII">''''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified Fragments|Calcified Fragments]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified Fragments: Fire Without Fuel|XXIII: Fire Without Fuel]]''</ref>. | The Qugu evolved from herd animals and were infected by a virus that profoundly influenced their society. The virus rewrote the Qugu's genetic code so that they were compelled to ritualistically offer their limbs to be amputated by another species called [[Jaw-beast]]s. Once the massive, sessile jaw-beasts had consumed Qugu cells, the virus converted the cells into eggs, which would develop and eventually hatch within the jaw-beasts. In turn, the jaw-beasts produced a nectar-like substance that the Qugu would consume to experience hallucinogenic visions.<ref name="XXIII">''''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified Fragments|Calcified Fragments]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified Fragments: Fire Without Fuel|XXIII: Fire Without Fuel]]''</ref>. | ||
The Qugu homeworld was called Seht and orbited a large white star called Se'Tar along with eleven other worlds. Three other stars were close enough to their system to "color the sky"<ref name=dynasty/>. | |||
The Qugu homeworld was called Seht and orbited a large white star called Se'Tar along with other | |||
The planet was defined by a great Mountain that stood rigid and cut against the sky, floodplains engulfed the Mountain's shadow to every horizon. In the surrounding region coral forests dotted by mossy patches were rooted into red sands and maize-streaked stone. The shallow steeps were geothermally active, rich in silt and aromatic lichens grew there. These depths flow through subterranean channels that eroded the foundations until the surface falls into the slithering grooves that covered the planets<ref name=dynasty/>. | The planet was defined by a great Mountain that stood rigid and cut against the sky, floodplains engulfed the Mountain's shadow to every horizon. In the surrounding region coral forests dotted by mossy patches were rooted into red sands and maize-streaked stone. The shallow steeps were geothermally active, rich in silt and aromatic lichens grew there. These depths flow through subterranean channels that eroded the foundations until the surface falls into the slithering grooves that covered the planets<ref name=dynasty/>. | ||
The Qugu of their ancient past lived in the sunken valleys at the Mountain's base and even if they were on the verge of dying, their evolution pushed them forward into the maw of the jaw-beasts, enormous mollusk creatures. Here they allowed themselves to be devoured, their bodies splintered, fractured, then melted and then decomposed and gestated until they were churned into nectar and their rot seeded the groves that drank from the pools beneath the Mountain, a process known as "death-grove" awakening<ref name=dynasty/>. | The Qugu of their ancient past lived in the sunken valleys at the Mountain's base and even if they were on the verge of dying, their evolution pushed them forward into the maw of the jaw-beasts, enormous mollusk creatures. Here they allowed themselves to be devoured, their bodies splintered, fractured, then melted and then decomposed and gestated until they were churned into nectar and their rot seeded the groves that drank from the pools beneath the Mountain, a process known as "death-grove" awakening<ref name=dynasty/>. | ||
Qugu society seems to be a gerontocracy run by "elders" who oversee communities of Qugu called "groves." They group themselves into "lines" which determine part of their name and they appear to hold their lines in high esteem. The elders appoint those they deem worthy to important positions like | Qugu society seems to be a gerontocracy run by "elders" who oversee communities of Qugu called "groves." They group themselves into "lines" which determine part of their name and they appear to hold their lines in high esteem. The Qugu seem to have no concept of gender, with all Qugu using neutral pronouns like "they." The Qugu also follow a religion based on ancestor worship, praying to them and asking them for guidance. The elders appoint those they deem worthy to important positions like warden.<ref name=dynasty/>. The Qugu military is run by a typical hierarchical system of a "Warden" who oversees a fleet with Captains beneath them who then relay their sub-commands to their sections of the fleet<ref name=dynasty/>. | ||
The Qugu were attuned to the [[Darkness]] and could commune with the memories of their ancestors through it.<ref name="symbiosis">'''(2023/3/10)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]], [[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]] - [[Lore:Inspiral#The Art of Symbiosis|The Art of Symbiosis]]''</ref> The Darkness would also allow the Qugu to communicate their thoughts and emotions directly to each other, as well as control their technology with their thoughts and movements of their tendrils<ref name=dynasty/>. | The Qugu were attuned to the [[Darkness]] and could commune with the memories of their ancestors through it.<ref name="symbiosis">'''(2023/3/10)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]], [[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]] - [[Lore:Inspiral#The Art of Symbiosis|The Art of Symbiosis]]''</ref> The Darkness would also allow the Qugu to communicate their thoughts and emotions directly to each other, as well as control their technology with their thoughts and movements of their tendrils<ref name=dynasty/>. | ||
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==Known Qugu== | ==Known Qugu== | ||
*[[Te'Qal]] | *[[Te'Qal]] - Warden of the Seht Armada | ||
*[[Te'Juna]] | *[[Te'Juna]] | ||
*[[Je'Gana]] | *[[Je'Gana]] - Captain of the Seht Armada | ||
*[[Pel'Uma]] | *[[Pel'Uma]] - Captain of the Seht Armada | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||