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|star, position= [[Sol]], VIII
|star, position= [[Sol]], VIII
|moon(s)= [[Nereid]]
|moon(s)= [[Nereid]] <br> [[Thalassa]] <br> [[Triton]] <br> 11 others
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|diameter= 49,244 km
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|temperature=  
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|demonym=  
|demonym= Neptunian <br> [[Neomuna#Trivia|Neomuni]]
|species=  
|species=  
|population= [[Human]]<br>[[Cabal]]<br>[[Vex]]
|population= [[Human]]<br>[[Cabal]]<br>[[Vex]]
|government=
|government=[[Neomuna]]
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{{Quote|Huh, Cabal Cruisers keep returning to Neptune's orbital path. I wonder if they are hiding something in its gravity well.|[[Crow]]}}
{{Quote|Huh, Cabal Cruisers keep returning to Neptune's orbital path. I wonder if they are hiding something in its gravity well.|[[Crow]]}}
'''Neptune''' is the eighth planet of the [[Sol System]], with strong winds, glassy dunes, and high pressure at its surface. The ice giant has fourteen moons, including the [[Hive]] occupied moon of [[Nereid]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[The Fourth Mark]]''</ref>
'''Neptune''' is the eighth planet of the [[Sol System]]. It is also a living consciousness, and one of the [[Nine]].
An ice giant, it has fourteen moons, including the [[Hive]]-occupied moon of [[Nereid]] <ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[The Fourth Mark]]''</ref>, [[Triton]], where the [[Neomuni]] established a small radio telescope array and turned it into a listening post, and [[Thalassa]], an asteroid-like moon explored by the Neomuni. The hidden city of [[Neomuna]] is located on an ocean below its outer cloud layer.


==History==
==Overview==
At some point prior to the Collapse, Humanity established a location called [[Nefele Stronghold]]. Then, the Humans aboard The ECHO pods comissioned by [[Soteria]] survived the Collapse and managed to hide on the planet and eventually developed inventions that surpasses the technology developed during the Golden Age before it, including enhancements that enables them to be a [[Cloud Strider]] at the expense of a maximum of a 10-year lifespan.
Neptune's [[Patrol]] area takes place in the city of Neomuna, with all its areas being part of it. There are three main public areas, each with a [[Lost Sector]], five private areas explorable in Patrol, and a few more accessible in [[Mission]]s, including parts of the [[Vex Network]]. The main landing zone is [[Strider's Gate]], an enemy-free area where the location vendor, [[Nimbus]], is located. After completing the [[Lightfall]] [[story]], players can also land at the [[Hall of Heroes]] and at [[Límíng Harbor]].


After [[Empress Caiatl]] and the [[Imperial Cabal]] arrived in the system, increased Cabal traffic around Neptune's gravity well was detected with an unknown purpose.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Crow]]: [[Uldren Sov#Quote|"Huh, Cabal Cruisers keep returning to Neptune's orbital path. I wonder if they are hiding something in its gravity well."]]''</ref>
Player power level is capped to 15 lower than the current maximum when in this location, resulting in stronger, more resilient enemies.


After [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] possessed [[Osiris]]'s body following the appearance of the [[Wrathborn]] up until the moment [[Mara Sov]]'s coven of [[Techeun]]s excorsised her worm and returned Osiris's body, Osiris would stay in a coma until [[Mithrax]] purified the relics of [[Nezarec]] the Guardian recovered from the Pirate Lords recruited by [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]]. Mithrax would reduce the relics to a concoction to be delivered to [[Saint-14]], who then delivers it to Osiris, where he would wake up from his coma and tell Saint-14 the experience of being possessed by the Witch Queen and the visions of a city on Neptune (eventually called Neomuna).
The main enemy factions are the [[Shadow Legion]] and the [[Vex]] [[Sol Collective]], although the [[Taken]] appear in specific activities.


The Vanguard and Empress Caiatl's fleet believe he is being tricked by the Witch Queen, so decides to get knowledge from [[Rasputin]], but finds out that Rasputin has not yet returned. He and the Bray family suggest that Rasputin be rebuilt by recovering the subminds and housing them in a [[Seraph Cipher|root kernel]]. Rasputin is finally awake upon recovering data from [[Felwinter]]'s Ghost [[Felspring]], with Osiris inquiring Rasputin about the knowledge he holds of a city of Neptune (Neomuna) Osiris saw while being possessed by the Witch Queen. Rasputin and Osiris collaborate on the data referencing Nefele Stronghold. Then, Rasputin tasks the Guardian with recovering data related to Nefele Stronghold from a bunker in the Cosmodrome. They do so and hand it over to the Vanguard and Rasputin for decryption. He finally decrypts them confirming the existence of Neomuna and a mysterious paracausal object called "[[The Veil]]" prior to his sacrifice, when Eramis attempted to use the [[Warsat]]s to initiate ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE, a protocol designed to strike down the [[Traveler]], and allow [[Xivu Arath]]'s forces to invade Earth at the command of [[The Witness]]. The Guardian begin preparations for Neptune.
The [[Terminal Overload]] [[Public Event]] takes place in one of the three public areas, overriding all other Public Events for the day. Players can also land on its node.


The Guardian soon discover Neptune after following [[Ikora Rey|Ikora]]'s orders to chase after Osiris, who discovers that the Witness has found the location of the Veil on Neptune and instructs its new [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]] [[Emperor Calus]] to have his [[Shadow Legion]] attack Neptune. In response, the [[Neomuni]] would upload themselves on the [[CloudArk]] to hide from the invading Shadow Legion forces. The Guardian discovers the city on Neptune to be called Neomuna and meets the Cloud Striders [[Nimbus]] and [[Rohan]]. They and Osiris would work with the Cloud Striders to drive out the Shadow Legion invading the city. They all regroup at the Hall of Heroes and learn that the Cloud Striders are defenders of Neomuna with a 10-year lifespan. They begin working on stopping the Witness from getting its hands on the Veil, but before doing so, Nimbus receives a [[Ascendant Scepter|gift]] intended for the Guardian from Mara Sov and hands it to them (the Guardian). She reminds them that the Guardians are fighting a two-front war with the Shadow Legion, with one front on Neptune and the other front on Earth.  
The Vex constantly attempt to invade the city, and one of the public areas is designated weekly as the '''Vex Incursion Zone'''. In here, enemies will be more powerful, with [[Hobgoblin]]s constantly perched around the area on floating platforms. While it is harder to fight in the area, one can also find [[Strand]] sources that will empower a character with Strand abilities with a very short cooldown for 30 seconds. The highly rewarding [[Supernumerary Blitz]] Public Event can only happen there.


They learn that Calus is using the Shadow Legion to find and use the Veil to establish a link with the [[Radial Mast]] at the command of the Witness, so the Cloud Striders instruct the Guardian to board Calus's flagship, the [[Typhon Imperator]] and destroy the Radial Mast. They fail to do so, and just as the Shadow Legion ambushes them, Empress Caiatl arrives to rescue them and help the Guardian evacuate the flagship. Then, Nimbus instructs the Guardian to clear the out the CloudArk reactor [[Vex]] and reboot the CloudArk. They use [[Strand]] to navigate the reactor. They finally clear out the Vex and reactivate the reactor, but they discover the Shadow Legion used the reactor as bait for its destruction. They use the Strand fonts scattered throughout the facility and grapple to various grapple points to make their escape. The bombs detonate as the Guardian barely escapes from the reactor. Back at the Hall of Heroes, Osiris master the control of Strand near the [[Pouka Pond]]. He reveals to Nimbus the nature of Light and Darkness. Light is the force that deals with physical transformation; Darkness is the force that deals with physical memory. He learns that in order to effectively control Strand, one must flow with the river, not against it. He passes this knowledge onto the Guardian as they learn to control it as well. Despite the advice, the Guardian succumbs to exhaustion from interacting with a large Strand font in Maya's Retreat. Osiris encourages them to not give up and defeat the Vex Mind.
The planetary resource consists of Cloud Accretions.  


They regroup at the Hall of Heroes and discover that Calus is beginning his work to establish an uplink between the Veil and the Radial Mast. They bypass various suppression fields using Strand and push back the blockade set up by the Shadow Legion. Nimbus assists the Guardian by using [[Neomuni]] tech to upload a replica of a [[Drake Tank]] and summon it through various pads. They finally reach the site of the Radial Mast locked away in an [[Ishtar Collective]] lab after bypassing the blockiade. The Guardians to defend Rohan as he finds a way to expose the Radial Mast's relay. They defeat the Shadow Legion invading the lab. They get exhausted from using Strand before they were able to destroy the Radial Mast, so Rogan decides to sacrifice him to destroy it before he succumbs to the augmentations made in being a Cloud Strider. Nimbus asks the Guardian to bring Rohan's core to them (Nimbus). As the Shadow Legion begins its preparations for a siege to penetrate the Veil's defenses, Nimbus notes a haunting presence has been detected in the CloudArk, so they and Caiatl task the Guardian with eradicating the [[Taken]] within the [[Vex Domain]]. They defeat the Taken Hydra and hear a mysterious voice revealing itself to be Nezarec.
==History==
===Golden Age===
According to an audio log recorded by [[Chioma Esi]], the surface of Neptune was terraformed at some point.  


As the preparations to prevent Calus from reaching the Veil go underway, the Guardian forms a plan: Caiatl would assist them in defending the ; Nimbus would activate the remaining CloudArk defenses protecting Neomuna; and Osiris would help them gain understanding of Strand. They finally do gain understanding of Strand by returning to the Vex Domain and completing the training program set up by Osiris. Phase 1 of the Guardian's plan is complete, so they begin phase 2 by first destroying the Shadow Legion's AA turrets, then retreating to a nearby plaza to defend the CloudArk turrets. The Shadow Legion begins their assault on the plaza as phase 2 is complete. They use Ishtar Collective ordnance to destroy [[Goliath Tank]]s and allow the turrets and their weaponry to deal with the troops for long enough until Empress Caiatl and her forces arrive to begin phase 3. They continue defending the plaza on their own from the Shadow Legion and [[Tormentor]]s bearing the title "Imprint of Nezarec." After the assault ends temporarily, a projection of Calus taunts his daughter and blasts open the Veil's defenses.
===The Collapse===
Immediately prior to the Collapse, the [[Ishtar Collective]] AI [[Soteria]] foresaw the imminent arrival of the Black Fleet using its Vex-derived powers of prediction, and against the orders of [[Clovis Bray I]] prematurely launched a fleet of ECHO colony ships with a heading for the Andromeda Galaxy.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/long-arm</ref> Before Clovis Bray managed to contain the AI within a [[Ares Spire|pillory installation]] and retake control of the fleet, Soteria split off a submind of itself within a single colony ship, which would eventually become caught in the gravity well of Neptune and crash into its surface.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/into-the-sunset</ref> A second colony ship, the [[Exodus Indigo]], would subsequently land on Neptune during the [[Collapse]] when following a distress signal broadcast by the submind, bringing with it several high-ranking Ishtar Collective scientists such as [[Maya Sundaresh]] and [[Chioma Esi]]. These survivors of the Collapse would go on to found the city of [[Neomuna]], which remained hidden for centuries thanks in part to Neptune's erratic magnetic field.


Empress Caiatl encourages the Guardian to pursue the Veil before her father does and stays behind to distract the Shadow Legion forces for as long as she is able. They make their way to the Veil Containment site and sees the Veil in the flesh. Ghost notes the similarities between the Traveler and the Veil in Light energy. Caiatl informs the Guardian that Calus is on his way to them for a final showdown. They confront him on the lowest level of the containment site directly underneath the Veil. He is finally defeated for good, but the Witness uses the Guardian's own Ghost to drink the Light from the Veil, as prophesized in the prophecy wall on [[The Sunken Pyramid|Rhulk's Pyramid]]. Caiatl realizes they will lose to the forces of the Witness as it begins its plan for the Final Shape by killing something.
At some point during the Collapse, [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] killed the [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple of the Witness]] [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]] and stole the [[the Veil|Veil]] from his [[Pyramid]], hiding it away on Neptune so as to keep it from the Witness. As a result of her deception, the Witness chose to leave the Sol System and withdraw its Black Fleet to intergalactic space.


Despite the loss, the Guardian begins their efforts to assist the Neomuni in their reconstruction of Neomuna after attending Rohan's memorial in the Hall of Heroes. They help the Archivist repair Cloud Strider monuments damaged by the Vex and Nimbus in following Rohan's notes leading into the [[Black Garden]]. They also work to gain mastery of Strand by spending Strand Meditations at the Pouka Pond to purchase upgrades to their newly-acquired Strand subclass now able to be used outside of Neptune. The Neomuni begin experiencing nightmared and believes the entity Nezarec to be responsible.
===City Age===
After [[Empress Caiatl]] and the [[Imperial Cabal]] arrived in the system, increased Cabal traffic around Neptune's gravity well was detected with an unknown purpose.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Crow]]: [[Uldren Sov#Quote|"Huh, Cabal Cruisers keep returning to Neptune's orbital path. I wonder if they are hiding something in its gravity well."]]''</ref>
 
Neptune would become a focus of Vanguard attention thanks to the conclusion of [[Season of Plunder]], as Osiris had gained visions of a city hidden upon its surface, gleaned from his time as the puppet of Savathûn. Despite all the searching performed during [[Season of the Seraph]], nothing was detected upon Neptune, until Rasputin confirmed the existence of the city, and that the information was kept hidden in a vault in the Cosmodrome.
 
With the advent of [[Lightfall]], Neptune has become the subject of an invasion by the [[Shadow Legion]], seeking to take a paracausal artifact from Neomuna, known as the Veil. This artifact was hidden on Neptune by Savathûn, with the people of Neomuna using its powers to create technology such as the [[CloudArk]]. The shimmering city of Neomuna has now become scarred with damage, with an unquantified section of the city demolished by the parking of Calus's flagship, the [[Typhon Imperator]].


==Locations==
==Locations==
===Unknown Regions===
===[[Neomuna]]===
*[[Neomuna]]
*[[Ahimsa Park]]
**[[Ahimsa Park]]
**[[Gilded Precept]] {{c|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Pouka Pond]]
**[[Typhon Imperator]]
**[[Thrilladrome]] {{c|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[Límíng Harbor]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
**[[Maya's Retreat]]
**[[Radiosonde]]
**[[Thrilladrome]] {{c|Lost Sector}}
*[[Striders' Gate]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
**[[Hall of Heroes]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
*[[Zephyr Concourse]]
**[[Esi Terminal]]
***[[Irkalla Complex]]
****[[Veil Containment]]
**[[Hydroponics Delta]] {{c|Lost Sector}}
*[[Vex Network]]
**[[In.gress]]
*[[Cirrus Plaza]] {{c|[[Crucible]] map}}
 
==Trivia==
*It is not explained how [[Neomuna]] withstands the immense pressure of Neptune's interior.
*The surface of Neptune is depicted in-game as "sand" made of diamonds and surrounded by an ocean, likely inspired by a [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065217/http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1001/21diamond/ theory] that Neptune's surface consists of liquid carbon and solid diamonds.
*The massive storm located outside [[Neomuna]] is known as the 'Cerulean Front' and has been present for around 80 years before the events in [[Lightfall]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Neptune from Orbit 1.jpg|Neptune from orbit.
File:Neptune Atmosphere.png|Neptune's cloud formations from low orbit.
File:Neptune Clouds.jpg|The Cerulean Front outside of [[Neomuna]].
</gallery>
 


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
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**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of Defiance]]''
**''[[Season of the Deep]]''
**''[[Season of the Witch]]''
**''[[Season of the Wish]]''
**''[[Into the Light]]''
**''[[Episode: Echoes]]''
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]''
*''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Breakdown]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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Neptune
Neptune Icon.jpg
Astrographical

Star, position:

Sol, VIII

Satellites(s):

Nereid
Thalassa
Triton
11 others

Physical

Diameter:

49,244 km

Gravity:

1.14 g

Length of day:

16 hours, 6 minutes

Orbital period:

165 years

Atmosphere:

Hydrogen (H1)
Helium (2He)
Methane (CH4)

Societal

Demonym:

Neptunian
Neomuni

Population:

Human
Cabal
Vex

Government:

Neomuna

 

"Huh, Cabal Cruisers keep returning to Neptune's orbital path. I wonder if they are hiding something in its gravity well."
— Crow

Neptune is the eighth planet of the Sol System. It is also a living consciousness, and one of the Nine. An ice giant, it has fourteen moons, including the Hive-occupied moon of Nereid [1], Triton, where the Neomuni established a small radio telescope array and turned it into a listening post, and Thalassa, an asteroid-like moon explored by the Neomuni. The hidden city of Neomuna is located on an ocean below its outer cloud layer.

Overview[edit]

Neptune's Patrol area takes place in the city of Neomuna, with all its areas being part of it. There are three main public areas, each with a Lost Sector, five private areas explorable in Patrol, and a few more accessible in Missions, including parts of the Vex Network. The main landing zone is Strider's Gate, an enemy-free area where the location vendor, Nimbus, is located. After completing the Lightfall story, players can also land at the Hall of Heroes and at Límíng Harbor.

Player power level is capped to 15 lower than the current maximum when in this location, resulting in stronger, more resilient enemies.

The main enemy factions are the Shadow Legion and the Vex Sol Collective, although the Taken appear in specific activities.

The Terminal Overload Public Event takes place in one of the three public areas, overriding all other Public Events for the day. Players can also land on its node.

The Vex constantly attempt to invade the city, and one of the public areas is designated weekly as the Vex Incursion Zone. In here, enemies will be more powerful, with Hobgoblins constantly perched around the area on floating platforms. While it is harder to fight in the area, one can also find Strand sources that will empower a character with Strand abilities with a very short cooldown for 30 seconds. The highly rewarding Supernumerary Blitz Public Event can only happen there.

The planetary resource consists of Cloud Accretions.

History[edit]

Golden Age[edit]

According to an audio log recorded by Chioma Esi, the surface of Neptune was terraformed at some point.

The Collapse[edit]

Immediately prior to the Collapse, the Ishtar Collective AI Soteria foresaw the imminent arrival of the Black Fleet using its Vex-derived powers of prediction, and against the orders of Clovis Bray I prematurely launched a fleet of ECHO colony ships with a heading for the Andromeda Galaxy.[2] Before Clovis Bray managed to contain the AI within a pillory installation and retake control of the fleet, Soteria split off a submind of itself within a single colony ship, which would eventually become caught in the gravity well of Neptune and crash into its surface.[3] A second colony ship, the Exodus Indigo, would subsequently land on Neptune during the Collapse when following a distress signal broadcast by the submind, bringing with it several high-ranking Ishtar Collective scientists such as Maya Sundaresh and Chioma Esi. These survivors of the Collapse would go on to found the city of Neomuna, which remained hidden for centuries thanks in part to Neptune's erratic magnetic field.

At some point during the Collapse, Savathûn, the Witch Queen killed the Disciple of the Witness Nezarec and stole the Veil from his Pyramid, hiding it away on Neptune so as to keep it from the Witness. As a result of her deception, the Witness chose to leave the Sol System and withdraw its Black Fleet to intergalactic space.

City Age[edit]

After Empress Caiatl and the Imperial Cabal arrived in the system, increased Cabal traffic around Neptune's gravity well was detected with an unknown purpose.[4]

Neptune would become a focus of Vanguard attention thanks to the conclusion of Season of Plunder, as Osiris had gained visions of a city hidden upon its surface, gleaned from his time as the puppet of Savathûn. Despite all the searching performed during Season of the Seraph, nothing was detected upon Neptune, until Rasputin confirmed the existence of the city, and that the information was kept hidden in a vault in the Cosmodrome.

With the advent of Lightfall, Neptune has become the subject of an invasion by the Shadow Legion, seeking to take a paracausal artifact from Neomuna, known as the Veil. This artifact was hidden on Neptune by Savathûn, with the people of Neomuna using its powers to create technology such as the CloudArk. The shimmering city of Neomuna has now become scarred with damage, with an unquantified section of the city demolished by the parking of Calus's flagship, the Typhon Imperator.

Locations[edit]

Neomuna[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • It is not explained how Neomuna withstands the immense pressure of Neptune's interior.
  • The surface of Neptune is depicted in-game as "sand" made of diamonds and surrounded by an ocean, likely inspired by a theory that Neptune's surface consists of liquid carbon and solid diamonds.
  • The massive storm located outside Neomuna is known as the 'Cerulean Front' and has been present for around 80 years before the events in Lightfall.

Gallery[edit]

  • Neptune from orbit.

    Neptune from orbit.

  • Neptune's cloud formations from low orbit.

    Neptune's cloud formations from low orbit.

  • The Cerulean Front outside of Neomuna.

    The Cerulean Front outside of Neomuna.


List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2020/11/10), Destiny 2: Beyond Light - The Fourth Mark
  2. ^ https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/long-arm
  3. ^ https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/into-the-sunset
  4. ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Crow: "Huh, Cabal Cruisers keep returning to Neptune's orbital path. I wonder if they are hiding something in its gravity well."

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