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{{Location infobox | {{Location infobox | ||
|title = Vault of Glass | |title = Vault of Glass | ||
|image = [[File: | |image = [[File:Glass Throne.jpg|360px]] | ||
|planet = | |planet = [[Ishtar Sink]], [[Venus]] | ||
|factions = [[Blood of Oryx]] | |factions = [[Hezen Protective]]<br>[[Descendants]]<br>[[Precursors]]<br>[[Aphix Invasive]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] | ||
|hostile races= [[Taken]] | |hostile races= [[Vex]] <br> [[Taken]] | ||
|connecting areas = [[The Gorgons' Labyrinth | |connecting areas = [[The Gorgons' Labyrinth]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Vault of Glass''' is a [[Vex]] stronghold located | The '''Vault of Glass''' is a [[Vex]] stronghold located deep within [[Venus]]. It is considered the intermediary region after [[The Gorgons' Labyrinth]] and the lair of [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{quote|The Vault of Glass. A wound in time, a landmark to the Guardians. Only a legend such as you would be up to the challenge.|[[Ikora Rey]]}}<ref name= "The Taken War: Venus"> | {{quote|The Vault of Glass. A wound in time, a landmark to the Guardians. Only a legend such as you would be up to the challenge.|[[Ikora Rey]]}}<ref name= "The Taken War: Venus">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/paradox Paradox]''</ref> | ||
Described as the "[[Vex]] underworld" by the [[Ishtar Collective]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/7/7)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Story Mission]]: [[The Archive]]''</ref> the Vault is a timeless realm used by the Vex on [[Venus]] as a testing ground to manipulate reality through the use of ontological warfare, as opposed to their realistic simulations. <ref>[https://youtu.be/XKm4m5VPtzE?t=16 '''Youtube''': ''Veteran Intro of Destiny 2'']</ref> Because in this space, reality and time are altered by the [[Templar]] and the [[Gorgons]] to better suit the Vex's long-term goal of Convergence, with [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]] in charge as its nexus processing these calculations into the [[Conflux]] network. Located at the heart of the Vex collective, the Vault exists simultaneously across multiple alternate timelines and universes, acting as an anchor for the Vex's time-spanning operations.<ref name="The Taken War: Venus"/> While these reality-bending powers do not extend outside the vault, the [[Speaker]] and [[Ikora]] speculated that the [[Sol Progeny]] are meant to unleashing them upon the Sol System and potentially the universe.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#The_Black_Garden|The Black Garden]]''</ref> Its enigmatic nature at the time of discovery has lured countless [[Guardian]]s to their demise, including the ill-fated [[Kabr, the Legionless]] and his fireteam.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/7/7)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Vault of Glass|Vault of Glass]]''</ref> | Described as the "[[Vex]] underworld" by the [[Ishtar Collective]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/7/7)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Story Mission]]: [[The Archive]]''</ref> the Vault is a timeless realm used by the Vex on [[Venus]] as a testing ground to manipulate reality through the use of ontological warfare, as opposed to their realistic simulations. <ref>[https://youtu.be/XKm4m5VPtzE?t=16 '''Youtube''': ''Veteran Intro of Destiny 2'']</ref> Because in this space, reality and time are altered by the [[Templar]] and the [[Gorgons]] to better suit the Vex's long-term goal of Convergence, with [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]] in charge as its nexus processing these calculations into the [[Conflux]] network. Located at the heart of the Vex collective, the Vault exists simultaneously across multiple alternate timelines and universes, acting as an anchor for the Vex's time-spanning operations.<ref name="The Taken War: Venus"/> While these reality-bending powers do not extend outside the vault, the [[Speaker]] and [[Ikora]] speculated that the [[Sol Progeny]] are meant to unleashing them upon the Sol System and potentially the universe.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#The_Black_Garden|The Black Garden]]''</ref> Its enigmatic nature at the time of discovery has lured countless [[Guardian]]s to their demise, including the ill-fated [[Kabr, the Legionless]] and his fireteam.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/7/7)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Vault of Glass|Vault of Glass]]''</ref> | ||
Despite being an entirely separate timeless realm on | Despite being an entirely separate timeless realm on its own, It is possible to begin to hallucinate after long periods of time in there, especially when confined within a cell, such as with [[Praedyth]]<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/mirative#book-aspect Mirative]</ref>. And in the various timelines that are in there, it can even have the [[Traveler]] in various places, such as hanging above [[The Last City]] or other worlds, it is even implied it can emit light too, it can even show different versions of it, plus other locations in the universe. Even the cells inside the Vault are strong enough to cut off their prisoners from not only their power source but even the warmth of suns <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/epistemic#book-aspect Epistemic]</ref>. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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File:Vault of Glass Location.png| | File:Vault of Glass Location.png| | ||
File:Glass-Throne.jpg|The Glass Throne | File:Glass-Throne.jpg|The Glass Throne | ||
File:The Whisper (Gate).jpeg|A [[Transfer Gate]] found in the mission [[The Whisper|Whisper]], leading to the Vault of Glass. The other side of this gate, leading back to the [[Grove of Ulan-Tan]], can be spotted in Destiny 2's reprisal of the raid. | File:The Whisper (Gate).jpeg|A [[Transfer Gate]] found in the mission [[The Whisper|Whisper]], leading to the Vault of Glass. The other side of this gate, leading back to the [[Grove of Ulan-Tan]], can be spotted in Destiny 2's reprisal of the raid. | ||