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|star, position= [[Sol]], VIII
|star, position= [[Sol System|Sol]], VIII
|moon(s)= [[Nereid]] <br> [[Triton]] <br> [[Thalassa]] <br> 12 others
|moon(s)= [[Nereid]] <br> [[Thalassa]] <br> [[Triton]] <br> 11 others
|diameter= 49,244 km
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|demonym= Neptunian <br> [[Neomuna#Population|Neomuni]]
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|species=  
|population= [[Human]]<br>[[Cabal]]<br>[[Vex]]
|population= [[Human]]<br>[[Cabal]]<br>[[Vex]]
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|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>, [[Triton]], where the [[Neomuni]] have establishe a small research outpost, and [[Thalassa]], an asteroidical moon filled with caves and amalgamated hills rich in phosphates and framework silicates.
'''Neptune''' is the eighth planet of the [[Sol System]]. It is also a living consciousness and one of the [[Nine]].{{Citation needed}}
An ice giant, it has fourteen moons, including the [[Hive]]-occupied moon of [[Nereid]] <ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - Item Description: [[The Fourth Mark]]''</ref>, [[Triton]], where the [[Neomuni]] established a small radio telescope array and turned it into a listening post,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Jisu Calerondo]]: [[Jisu Calerondo#Reports|"The astronomy department at Esi University has petitioned for the city to expand its scientific presence on Triton. Astronomy chair Farooqi believes its radio telescope array — now used as a listening post — can be restored with minimal investment."]]''</ref> and [[Thalassa]], an asteroid-like moon explored by the Neomuni.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Cyrtarachne's Facade#Lore|Cyrtarachne's Facade]]''</ref> The hidden city of [[Neomuna]] is located on an ocean below its outer cloud layer.
 
==Overview==
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 [[Striders' 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 at 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 [[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 of 30 seconds. The highly rewarding [[Supernumerary Blitz]] Public Event can only happen there.
 
The planetary resource consists of Cloud Accretions.  


==History==
==History==
During the Collapse, Humanity established a city on Neptune that was codenamed [[Nefele Stronghold]] by [[Rasputin]]. There, the Humans aboard the ECHO colony pods that were launched by [[Soteria]] survived the Collapse and managed to hide on the planet, eventually developing technology that surpassed that developed during the Golden Age before it, including nanotechnology enhancements that enabled the creation of [[Cloud Strider]]s.
===Golden Age===
According to an audio log recorded by [[Chioma Esi]], the surface of Neptune was terraformed at some point.<ref name="PTV">'''Bungie (2023/5/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)|Parting the Veil]]''</ref>


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>
===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>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - Item Description: [[Long Arm#Lore|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>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - Item Description: [[Into the Sunset#Lore|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.<ref name="PTV"/>


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 divulged the existence of a city, the information kept hidden in a vault in the Cosmodrome.
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 to keep it from the Witness.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]]: [[Root of Nightmares#Raid|"After that witch killed me and cursed my remains, I assume that's when she whisked away the Veil to Neptune. The coveted key to the Witness's plans... and the sapid secret of its first victims. As much as I loathe her, I must applaud her efforts."]]''</ref> As a result of her deception, the Witness chose to leave the Sol System and withdraw its Black Fleet to intergalactic space.{{Citation needed}}


This city would come to be known as Neomuna. The AI creation of the [[Ishtar Collective]], [[Soteria]], chose an extra-solar site known as M31 to as one of the only safe spaces to send colony ships to prevent the extinction of humanity.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/long-arm</ref> As the AI was in the process of being digitally imprisoned by Clovis Bray for disobeying orders, Soteria split off a submind of itself, ensuring the colony ship could continue travelling through space without interference.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/into-the-sunset</ref> This ship would eventually be caught in the gravity well of Neptune, crashing onto its surface. The explanation for Neomuna staying hidden on Neptune's surface would be detailed by the [[Neomuni]] archivist Quinn Laghari, stating that the erratic magnetic field of Neptune was perfect for hiding a city.
===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#Distant dialogue|"Huh, Cabal Cruisers keep returning to Neptune's orbital path. I wonder if they are hiding something in its gravity well."]]''</ref>


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]].
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.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Mlvz5jAWI&t=422s Awake]''</ref> Despite all the searching performed during [[Season of the Seraph]], nothing was detected upon Neptune,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - Item Description: [[Warmind's Avatar Suit#Warmind's Avatar Helm/Headpiece/Mask|Warmind's Avatar Helm/Headpiece/Mask]]''</ref> until Rasputin confirmed the existence of the city, and that the information was kept hidden in a vault in the Cosmodrome.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - [[Final Dawn#Step 5|Final Dawn: Step 5]]''</ref>
 
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]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]]''</ref>


==Locations==
==Locations==
===[[Neomuna]]===
===[[Neomuna]]===
*[[Ahimsa Park]]
*[[Ahimsa Park]]
**[[Gilded Precept]]{{c|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Gilded Precept]] {{c|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Typhon Imperator]]
**[[Typhon Imperator]]
*[[Límíng Harbor]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
*[[Límíng Harbor]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
**[[Maya's Retreat]]
**[[Maya's Retreat]]
**[[Radiosonde]]
**[[Radiosonde]]
**[[Thrilladrome]] {{c|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Thrilladrome]] {{c|Lost Sector}}
*[[Strider's Gate]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
*[[Striders' Gate]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
**[[Hall of Heroes]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
**[[Hall of Heroes]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
**[[Pouka Pond]]
*[[Zephyr Concourse]]
*[[Zephyr Concourse]]
**[[Esi Terminal]]  
**[[Esi Terminal]]  
**[[Hydroponics Delta]] {{c|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Irkalla Complex]]
**[[Irkalla Complex]]
****[[Veil Containment]]
**[[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.[citation needed] 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,[2] and Thalassa, an asteroid-like moon explored by the Neomuni.[3] 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 Striders' 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 at 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 of 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[4]

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 to keep it from the Witness.[7] As a result of her deception, the Witness chose to leave the Sol System and withdraw its Black Fleet to intergalactic space.[citation needed]

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.[8]

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.[9] Despite all the searching performed during Season of the Seraph, nothing was detected upon Neptune,[10] until Rasputin confirmed the existence of the city, and that the information was kept hidden in a vault in the Cosmodrome.[11]

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.[12]

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 - Item Description: The Fourth Mark
  2. ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - Jisu Calerondo: "The astronomy department at Esi University has petitioned for the city to expand its scientific presence on Triton. Astronomy chair Farooqi believes its radio telescope array — now used as a listening post — can be restored with minimal investment."
  3. ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - Item Description: Cyrtarachne's Facade
  4. ^ a b Bungie (2023/5/22), Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - Parting the Veil
  5. ^ Bungie (2022/12/6), Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Item Description: Long Arm
  6. ^ Bungie (2022/12/6), Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Item Description: Into the Sunset
  7. ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - Nezarec: "After that witch killed me and cursed my remains, I assume that's when she whisked away the Veil to Neptune. The coveted key to the Witness's plans... and the sapid secret of its first victims. As much as I loathe her, I must applaud her efforts."
  8. ^ 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."
  9. ^ Bungie (2022/8/23), Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - Awake
  10. ^ Bungie (2022/12/6), Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Item Description: Warmind's Avatar Helm/Headpiece/Mask
  11. ^ Bungie (2022/12/6), Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Final Dawn: Step 5
  12. ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall

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