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{{article quote|Most of those who bargain with me do not win, O murderer mine.|Riven of a Thousand Voices}}

Now corrupting the city from its heart, the [[Keep of Voices]], the Taken Ahamkara became the underlying main antagonist of the ''[[Forsaken]]'' expansion. Riven would play a prominent role behind the creation of the [[Scorn]] and worked her way into [[Uldren Sov]]'s mind like a parasite, impersonating his sister and deceiving him into unsealing the [[Dreaming City]] in an attempt to free her from its prison.  

==Biography==

Riven was young during the earliest days of the [[Reef]]. When she encountered [[Uldren Sov]], who was on a mission to find a power that would allow [[Mara Sov]] to build an impregnable [[Awoken]] city, she was drawn to his unfulfilled ambitions and allowed him to present her to [[Mara Sov]]. The Ahamkara took the name Riven, in honor of her host. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Telic_I|Telic I]]''</ref><ref name = "Telic II">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Telic_II|Telic II]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Dreaming_City#Riven|Riven]]''</ref>  Through the years, she grew and accompanied Mara Sov in her ventures, becoming one of the most significant members of her entourage. Riven's wish-granting faculty played a key role in the construction of the Dreaming City. However, Mara remained wary of Riven's fundamental untrustworthiness and appetite as an Ahamkara. Mara constructed a [[Wall of Wishes]] to make bargaining with Riven safer,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Titan)#Helm_of_the_Great_Hunt|Helm of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> and made sure to keep her away from Uldren and other potential sources of trouble.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Oracle]]''</ref><ref name = "Telic II"/> Indeed, Riven's work on the Dreaming City included small but deliberate flaws that would make it vulnerable to attack.<ref name="Gauntlets">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Titan)#Gauntlets_of_the_Great_Hunt|Gauntlets of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> She would also construct her own [[Riven's Lair|lair]] hidden away from the Awoken.

===Taken by the King===

===One Final Wish===

{{Quote|Such a long slumber. Such a rude awakening. Grant the Witch Queen's final wish, you say? I... refuse.|Riven upon awakening.}}

[[File:SotW-Riven-Mara-Bargain.png|thumb|right|320px|Riven's spirit bargains with Queen Mara.]]

Though the bargain angers many, [[Petra Venj]] and Crow among them, Mara believes there is little choice and thus instructs the Guardians to descend into [[Riven's Lair]] to find her clutch of eggs, slaying [[Sol Divisive]] Vex and rampant Taken throughout the way. However, after reaching the end and opening the vault, they find it empty, angering Riven. Mara voices her innocence before ordering Petra and her Techuens to find out what happened. In time, Petra uncovers that somehow, Riven's eggs were cast into the Ascendant Plane, leaving them to orbit the material plane like comets to a sun. However, Petra believes that they can employ the same strategy of using the Ley Lines in the Dreaming City to "catch" them, similar to how the Queen's Techuens were lost in the Ascendant Plane. The plan succeeds in catching one egg, bringing it to a secure location before the Vex could capture or destroy it themselves. During the whole mission, Riven continually taunts the group alongside thinly veiled threats to them should her clutch of eggs come to harm, promising they will get nothing from her if such an event occurs.

**However, it's possible it signifies the [[Voice of Riven]] or the Siren of Riven.

*Riven is believed to be the second largest [[Raid]] boss in ''[[Destiny]]'' history, surpassing [[Argos, Planetary Core]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. She is eclipsed only by [[The Witness]].

*The soundtrack ''Shell of What Was'' is played during the Heart of Riven encounter, but also during the fight with [[The Mad Warden]]. The reason for this might be that both the dead Riven and the Warden have been killed and hollowed, and that their bodies are merely empty shells of something that once "was".

*"Riven" is the past participle for the verb rive, meaning to tear, split or harrow. Riven took this name in honor of [[Mara Sov]], in reference to her nature as a being split between Light and Darkness.

*Contrary to popular belief, Riven is still dead even by the time the Dawning Celebration begins and not related to the time loop. The Thousand Voices Cookie in a way is to simply obtain more loot.

*Riven, possibly save [[Val Ca'uor]] , the final boss of the [[Spire of Stars]] Raid Lair, is considered the most difficult encounter in a [[Raid]] to date, which is why most raid teams prefer to skip her mechanics.

*A glitch existed for a while during Forsaken where [[Rocket Launcher]]s with the perk Cluster Bombs did a massive amount of damage to Riven when shot into her mouth.

==Gallery==

File:Riven Raid.jpg|Riven revealed during the Raid.

File:Riven Dead.jpg|Riven's dead physical body.

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==List of appearances==

**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of the Wish]]''

**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==

[[Category:Enemies]]

[[Category:Main antagonists]]