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{{about|the original [[Hive]] servants of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]|the [[Light]]-wielding Hive that debuted in [[The Witch Queen]]|Lucent Brood}}
{{about|the original [[Hive]] servants of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]|the [[Light]]-wielding Hive that debuted in [[The Witch Queen]]|Lucent Brood}}
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===Savathûn Sings===
===Savathûn Sings===
[[File:Savathuns_Song.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Savathûn's Song|The Song of Savathûn]] calling out to its [[Savathun|Master]]]]
[[File:Savathuns_Song.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Savathûn's Song|The Song of Savathûn]] calling out to its [[Savathun|Master]]]]
{{Quote|You all talk about this 'Savathûn' a lot. I don't think anyone's ever seen her, though. Are you all sure you've got your facts straight?|[[Eva Levante]]<ref> '''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Transcript: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/dark-matters Dark Matters]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|You all talk about this 'Savathûn' a lot. I don't think anyone's ever seen her, though. Are you all sure you've got your facts straight?|[[Eva Levante]]}}<ref> '''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/dark-matters Dark Matters]''</ref>


During a mission to stabilize the [[New Pacific Arcology]]'s foundation on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], the Guardians discover multiple Hive rituals to sink the Arcology. [[Sloane]] receives intel of a center point for these rituals deep beneath the Arcology and sends in fireteams to investigate, however, all seemingly disappear. Worried, she recruits the Guardians to look for the lost teams and find out what the Hive are up to. Breaching through the Hive defenses, the Guardians make radio contact with a Guardian named [[Taeko-3]], the last surviving member of the previous fireteams, and learn that the Hive are forcibly extracting Void Light from Guardians to create the crystals to power a large Shrieker, [[Savathun's Song]]. Taeko-3 sacrifices her life to create a crystal the Guardians can use to access the [[Shrieker]]. They were successful in destroying Savathun's Song, avenging the fallen Guardians and preventing the Witch Queen's attempts to get her eyes on Titan.
During a mission to stabilize the [[New Pacific Arcology]]'s foundation on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], the Guardians discover multiple Hive rituals to sink the Arcology.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Siren Song]]''</ref> [[Sloane]] receives intel of a center point for these rituals deep beneath the Arcology and sends in fireteams to investigate, however, all seemingly disappear. Worried, she recruits the Guardians to look for the lost teams and find out what the Hive are up to. Breaching through the Hive defenses, the Guardians make radio contact with a Guardian named [[Taeko-3]], the last surviving member of the previous fireteams, and learn that the Hive were forcibly extracting Void Light from Guardians to create the crystals to power a large Shrieker, [[Savathun's Song]]. Taeko-3 sacrifices her life to create a crystal the Guardians can use to access the [[Shrieker]]. They were successful in destroying Savathun's Song, avenging the fallen Guardians and preventing the Witch Queen's attempts to get her eyes on Titan.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Savathûn's Song (strike)|Savathûn's Song]]''</ref>


On [[Io]], the Guardian is ambushed by the [[Taken]], which surprises [[Ikora]] of their return. Ikora is quick to hypothesize that the Taken are following the direction of a new hidden entity. Evidence suggests that the new Hive broods found on Titan and the Taken on Io swore allegiance to Savathûn, the Witch-Queen.
On [[Io]], the Guardian is ambushed by the [[Taken]], which surprises [[Ikora]] of their return. Ikora is quick to hypothesize that the Taken are following the direction of a new hidden entity.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Unexpected Guests]]''</ref> Evidence suggests that the new Hive broods found on Titan and the Taken on Io swore allegiance to Savathûn, the Witch-Queen.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Ghost scan]]s: [[Ghost_scan#Echo_Mesa.2C_Io|IO-TBC-3]]''</ref>


===The Curse Loop===
===The Curse Loop===
[[File:Shattered-throne.jpg|300px|thumb|Dûl Incaru invading the Shattered Throne]]
[[File:Shattered-throne.jpg|300px|thumb|Dûl Incaru invading the Shattered Throne]]
{{Quote|Is my cyclical death not the very engine which brings you here, again and again, in hope of answers? Thus I do own the portion of your mind which you devote to truth's pursuit.|Dûl Incaru}}
{{Quote|Is my cyclical death not the very engine which brings you here, again and again, in hope of answers? Thus I do own the portion of your mind which you devote to truth's pursuit.|Dûl Incaru}}<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]]: [[Lore:Truth to Power#Injection|Injection]]''</ref>


As the Taken Curse blighted the Dreaming City, Savathûn entrusted her daughter, [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], to take advantage of the curse to plunder the city of its secrets and more importantly, further her mother's scheme of invading the [[Distributary]] to reach new bounds of godly strength. By using [[Eleusinia]] as a staging ground and aided by the Taken and Hive sent from her aunt [[Xivu Arath]], Dûl Incaru waged an unending battle against the [[Awoken]]. [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov]] called upon her allies in the Guardians to fight back against the Taken curse. After two weeks of fighting the Taken and Hive, a rift to Eleusinia was opened beneath the [[Blind Well]] that allowed the Guardians to battle the Witch-Queen's daughter. Despite the protection of her [[Darkblade|Fatesmith]]s, Dûl Incaru was killed by the Guardians.
As the Taken Curse blighted the Dreaming City, Savathûn entrusted her daughter, [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], to take advantage of the curse to plunder the city of its secrets and more importantly, further her mother's scheme of invading the [[Distributary]] to reach new bounds of godly strength.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]]: [[Lore:Truth to Power#react.7Cchoose.7Cact|react|choose|act]]''</ref> By using [[Eleusinia]] as a staging ground and aided by the Taken and Hive sent from her aunt [[Xivu Arath]], Dûl Incaru waged an unending battle against the [[Awoken]]. [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov]] called upon her allies in the Guardians to fight back against the Taken curse. After two weeks of fighting the Taken and Hive, a rift to Eleusinia was opened beneath the [[Blind Well]] that allowed the Guardians to battle the Witch-Queen's daughter. Despite the protection of her [[Darkblade|Fatesmith]]s, Dûl Incaru was killed by the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[The Shattered Throne]]''</ref>


However, this seeming failure was all part of Savathûn's greater plans for the Dreaming City. After Dûl Incaru's death at the hands of the Guardians, the Dreaming City reverted to the state it had been in upon first being unsealed by the Guardian, progressing again through the same process of becoming corrupted by the Taken and culminating in another battle between Dûl Incaru and the Guardians. This apparent time-loop, spun by [[Quria]], both furthers Savathûn's long-term goal of amassing tribute for herself through her subordinates committing violence within spaces with looped or dilated time, and also presents the Guardians with a dilemma: they can either repeatedly strike down Dûl Incaru and relive the same series of events, or they can refuse to do so and allow Dûl Incaru to complete her mission.
However, this seeming failure was all part of Savathûn's greater plans for the Dreaming City. After Dûl Incaru's death at the hands of the Guardians, the Dreaming City reverted to the state it had been in upon first being unsealed by the Guardian, progressing again through the same process of becoming corrupted by the Taken and culminating in another battle between Dûl Incaru and the Guardians. This apparent time-loop, spun by [[Quria]], both furthers Savathûn's long-term goal of amassing tribute for herself through her subordinates committing violence within spaces with looped or dilated time, and also presents the Guardians with a dilemma: they can either repeatedly strike down Dûl Incaru and relive the same series of events, or they can refuse to do so and allow Dûl Incaru to complete her mission.{{Citation needed}}


===The Witch's Trap===
===The Witch's Trap===
{{Quote|Gahlran is a quick learner. His [deceptions] serve him well. He serves [me] in return.|The Witch, Insidious}}
{{Quote|Gahlran is a quick learner. His [deceptions] serve him well. He serves [me] in return.|The Witch, Insidious}}<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/total-victory Total Victory]''</ref>
[[file:Crownsorrow.jpg|thumb|300px|Gahlran, the Sorrow Bearer]]
[[file:Crownsorrow.jpg|thumb|300px|Gahlran, the Sorrow Bearer]]


During the events of [[Season of Opulence]], Calus had [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]] wear an ancient Hive artifact known as the [[Crown of Sorrow]] in an attempt to command the Hive; only for it to trigger Savathûn's enchantments that were placed on the artifact that would drive Gahlran insane, unleashing the Hive within the [[Leviathan]]'s [[Menagerie]]. Gahlran's terror was only short-lived as Calus had him put down by a raid team of [[Guardian]]s with the aid of Savathûn's magic and the Crown retrieved to be cleansed of the witch's wards. However, Calus still held onto various prisoners belonging to Savathûn's Brood, such as [[Arunak, Beloved by Calus]].  
During the events of [[Season of Opulence]], Calus had [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]] wear an ancient Hive artifact known as the [[Crown of Sorrow]] in an attempt to command the Hive; only for it to trigger Savathûn's enchantments that were placed on the artifact that would drive Gahlran insane, unleashing the Hive within the [[Leviathan]]'s [[Menagerie]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/3)''', ''[[Weblore:Season of Opulence]] - [[Weblore:Season_of_Opulence#.22Am_I_to_Cast_a_Shadow.3F.22|"Am I to Cast a Shadow?"]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Plate|Shadow's Plate]]''</ref> Gahlran's terror was only short-lived as Calus had him put down by a raid team of [[Guardian]]s with the aid of Savathûn's magic and the Crown retrieved to be cleansed of the witch's wards.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Crown of Sorrow]]''</ref> However, Calus still held onto various prisoners belonging to Savathûn's Brood, such as [[Arunak, Beloved by Calus]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[The Menagerie]]''</ref>


===Taken Queen Interferes===
===Taken Queen Interferes===
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{{Quote|Nokris? Oryx's foundling and exiled brother to Crota. He is now bound to Savathûn as a catalyst for her interference.|Eris Morn}}
{{Quote|Nokris? Oryx's foundling and exiled brother to Crota. He is now bound to Savathûn as a catalyst for her interference.|Eris Morn}}


On Io, Eris Morn heeds the call of a Pyramid to learn what she can. Her attempts to hear the Darkness are disrupted by Savathûn, who jams the Pyramid's broadcasts and sends Hive and Taken to intervene. She is slowly overwhelmed, but the Guardian, who was following her on Zavala's orders, manages to save Eris from the Witch-Queen's servants. Though injured, Eris manages to overcome the Witch Queen's power as she finds a tree of Silver Wings, with a seed of dark power at its base. After returning to the Last City, the Vanguard Commander pleads with her not to go any further but Eris leaves anyway, determined to figure out what Savathûn and the Darkness want. She returns to Io, only to find it swarmed with Savathûn's forces. Eris calls on the Guardians to take back the tree, and when they succeed, she uses the [[Seed of Silver Wings]] to receive and interpret the Pyramid's broadcasts.  
On Io, Eris Morn heeds the call of a Pyramid to learn what she can. Her attempts to hear the Darkness are disrupted by Savathûn, who jams the Pyramid's broadcasts and sends Hive and Taken to intervene. She is slowly overwhelmed, but the Guardian, who was following her on Zavala's orders, manages to save Eris from the Witch-Queen's servants. Though injured, Eris manages to overcome the Witch Queen's power as she finds a tree of Silver Wings, with a seed of dark power at its base. After returning to the Last City, the Vanguard Commander pleads with her not to go any further but Eris leaves anyway, determined to figure out what Savathûn and the Darkness want.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[A Shadow Overhead]]''</ref> She returns to Io, only to find it swarmed with Savathûn's forces. Eris calls on the Guardians to take back the tree, and when they succeed, she uses the [[Seed of Silver Wings]] to receive and interpret the Pyramid's broadcasts.<ref name="Interference">'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[Interference]]''</ref>


During their trek into the Court of Savathûn, the Guardian learns that Oryx's disowned son, [[Nokris]], has returned and is now in service to his aunt and her goals. It is soon discovered that the former Herald of Xol was abandoned by his god and, looking for a new purpose, used trickery to enter the Ascendant Realm, encountering the Witch Queen doing so. Both wishing to be free from the Darkness, Nokris agreed to a bargain with his scheming aunt. In exchange for teaching his aunt the secrets of Necromancy and interfering with the Pyramid's attempts to communicate with the Guardians, Nokris would take part in Savathûn's plans and learn the power to Take from the "[[Quria, Blade Transform|Dreaming Mind]]".
During their trek into the Court of Savathûn, the Guardian learns that Oryx's disowned son, [[Nokris]], has returned and is now in service to his aunt and her goals.<ref name="Interference"/> It is soon discovered that the former Herald of Xol was abandoned by his god and, looking for a new purpose, used trickery to enter the Ascendant Realm, encountering the Witch Queen doing so. Both wishing to be free from the Darkness, Nokris agreed to a bargain with his scheming aunt. In exchange for teaching his aunt the secrets of Necromancy and interfering with the Pyramid's attempts to communicate with the Guardians, Nokris would take part in Savathûn's plans and learn the power to Take from the "[[Quria, Blade Transform|Dreaming Mind]]".<ref name="FI">'''Bungie (2020/6/1)''', ''[[Weblore:Season of Arrivals]] - [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals#False Idols|False Idols]]''</ref>


===After the Arrivals===
===After the Arrivals===
Following the failure of Nokris to interfere with the Guardians' communications with the Black Fleet, Savathûn would quickly go into hiding as the Black Fleet branded her as a traitor and had her sister, Xivu Arath, hunt her down in retaliation. Now with the Witch Queen nowhere in sight for her court to know, many members of the Brood would either be converted into [[Wrathborn]] or be remade in Xivu's image as the case with [[Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn|Kudazad, Bound to Xivu Arath]]. Eventually, those who remained loyal to the Witch Queen joined her [[Lucent Brood]].
{{quote|The Black Fleet intends to punish Savathûn for interfering with its efforts to communicate with us. No one knows where the Witch Queen is, not even her own court.|Osiris}}<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Vanguard Transmissions]]''</ref>
Following the failure of Nokris to interfere with the Guardians' communications with the Black Fleet, Savathûn quickly went into hiding as the Black Fleet branded her as a traitor and had her sister, Xivu Arath, hunt her down in retaliation.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/13)''', ''[[Weblore:Season of the Hunt]] - [[Weblore:Season of the Hunt#Immolant Pt. 2|Immolant Pt. 2]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]]''</ref> Now with the Witch Queen nowhere in sight for her court to know, many members of the Brood would either be converted into [[Wrathborn]] or be remade in Xivu's image as the case with [[Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn|Kudazad, Bound to Xivu Arath]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Osiris]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYr-atkmGZI "Some offer themselves. But this one is not hers."]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - Item Description: [[A Distant Pull#Lore|A Distant Pull]]''</ref> Eventually, those who remained loyal to the Witch Queen joined her [[Lucent Brood]].


==Notable members==
==Notable members==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Many of this Hive faction's units have "Revenant" as a rank title; this suggests that these individuals have returned from death, either by being Ascendant or through the heretical practice of [[necromancy]] (as employed by [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]]).
*Many of this Hive faction's units have "Revenant" as a rank title; this suggests that these individuals have returned from death, either by being Ascendant or through the heretical practice of [[Necromancy]] (as employed by [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]]).
**The latter theory is unlikely, since as of ''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' it is revealed that Savathûn sought to learn necromancy from Nokris.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS">'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals]]: [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals#False Idols|FALSE IDOLS]]''</ref>
**The latter theory is unlikely, since as of ''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' it is revealed that Savathûn sought to learn necromancy from Nokris.<ref name="FI"/>
*Savathun's brood appears drastically different from her [[Lucent Brood]].  
*Savathun's brood appears drastically different from her [[Lucent Brood]].  
**This would be because the Lucent Brood were reborn through the [[Light]] rather than the [[Darkness]].
**This would be because the Lucent Brood were reborn through the [[Light]] rather than the [[Darkness]].
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**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]''


==References==
==References==