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|affiliation=[[Pilgrim Guard]] {{c|formerly}}<br>[[Shadows of Yor]] {{c|formerly}}<br>[[Gambit]] | |affiliation=[[Pilgrim Guard]] {{c|formerly}}<br>[[Shadows of Yor]] {{c|formerly}}<br>[[Gambit]] | ||
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During the [[Dark Age]] the Drifter was revived by a [[Ghost]], who ushered him towards the [[Last City]]. The Drifter, not being keen on the [[Traveler]]'s [[Light]], headed in the opposite direction.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Heaven or Hell|Heaven or Hell]]''</ref> Dying of starvation, the Drifter was reduced to crawling upon the ground, continuously being revived by his Ghost, and continuously regaining consciousness hungry.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Dogma|Dogma]]''</ref> The Drifter eventually found his way to a small and starving village in the East, where he gained a new life as a normal citizen - keeping his Ghost and Light hidden, but performing minor miracles when nobody was around to provide small amounts of food. | During the [[Dark Age]] the Drifter was revived by a [[Ghost]], who ushered him towards the [[Last City]]. The Drifter, not being keen on the [[Traveler]]'s [[Light]], headed in the opposite direction.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Heaven or Hell|Heaven or Hell]]''</ref> Dying of starvation, the Drifter was reduced to crawling upon the ground, continuously being revived by his Ghost, and continuously regaining consciousness hungry.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Dogma|Dogma]]''</ref> The Drifter eventually found his way to a small and starving village in the East, where he gained a new life as a normal citizen - keeping his Ghost and Light hidden, but performing minor miracles when nobody was around to provide small amounts of food. | ||
At some point, the [[Iron Lords]] appeared, offering the town a deal they couldn't refuse. The leader of the Iron Lords' group, [[Dryden|Lord Dryden]], offered the town multiple months' worth of supplies and food in return for the use of the town as bait to draw out a [[Warlord]] known only as the [[Red Man|"Red Man"]]. The town accepted the terms, and they were able to survive through the winter.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Home, pt. I|Home, pt. I]]''</ref> However, when one of the townsfolk tried to escape out of fear of the Iron Lords' plan, they were captured by the Red Man and his fireteam, tipping the Warlords off to the town's location. When the Warlords arrived, the Iron Lords ambushed them, and the resulting battle razed the town to the ground as the Drifter's Ghost watched from afar. When the battle was over, the Drifter honored the townsfolk by giving their bones a burial.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Home, pt. III|Home, pt. III]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Home, pt. IV|Home, pt. IV]]''</ref> | At some point, the [[Iron Lords]] appeared, offering the town a deal they couldn't refuse. The leader of the Iron Lords' group, [[Dryden|Lord Dryden]], offered the town multiple months' worth of supplies and food in return for the use of the town as bait to draw out a [[Warlord]] known only as the [[Red Man|"Red Man"]]. The town accepted the terms, and they were able to survive through the winter.<ref name="Home1">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Home, pt. I|Home, pt. I]]''</ref> However, when one of the townsfolk tried to escape out of fear of the Iron Lords' plan, they were captured by the Red Man and his fireteam, tipping the Warlords off to the town's location. When the Warlords arrived, the Iron Lords ambushed them, and the resulting battle razed the town to the ground as the Drifter's Ghost watched from afar. When the battle was over, the Drifter honored the townsfolk by giving their bones a burial.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Home, pt. III|Home, pt. III]]''</ref><ref name="Home4">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Home, pt. IV|Home, pt. IV]]''</ref> | ||
Sometime later, the Drifter owned a bar under the shadow of [[Felwinter Peak]] disguising himself as a man named Wu Ming (still keeping his Light a secret.) The bar was ruined when Lady [[Efrideet]] got into a fight with a group of [[Warlords]] and shot it up, the Drifter paying her for the work after the job was done.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Loose Ends, pt. I|Loose Ends, pt. I]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Loose Ends, pt. II|Loose Ends, pt. II]]''</ref> | Sometime later, the Drifter owned a bar under the shadow of [[Felwinter Peak]] disguising himself as a man named Wu Ming (still keeping his Light a secret.) The bar was ruined when Lady [[Efrideet]] got into a fight with a group of [[Warlords]] and shot it up, the Drifter paying her for the work after the job was done.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Loose Ends, pt. I|Loose Ends, pt. I]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore:A Man with No Name|A Man with No Name]]: [[Lore:A Man with No Name#Loose Ends, pt. II|Loose Ends, pt. II]]''</ref> | ||
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Whether making jokes or making threats, the Drifter never loses his smirking, irreverent temperament, or his affable manner of speech. He shows particular enthusiasm as the host of [[Gambit]]. | Whether making jokes or making threats, the Drifter never loses his smirking, irreverent temperament, or his affable manner of speech. He shows particular enthusiasm as the host of [[Gambit]]. | ||
The Drifter sees [[Light]] and the [[Traveler]] with distrust. Having lived through the age of [[Warlord]]s, he has personally witnessed the worst that the Light can do, even when wielded by nominally heroic figures like the [[Iron Lords]].<ref name = "HAT 10">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Honor Among Thieves]]: 10. Hidden Messages''</ref> | The Drifter sees [[Light]] and the [[Traveler]] with distrust. Having lived through the age of [[Warlord]]s, he has personally witnessed the worst that the Light can do, even when wielded by nominally heroic figures like the [[Iron Lords]].<ref name = "HAT 10">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Honor Among Thieves]]: 10. Hidden Messages''</ref> Perhaps as a result of this, he views the Light and Darkness as being equivalent in terms of the risks associated with their use, with both forces being equally useful as tools or weapons and also equally likely to corrupt or bring harm to their wielders<ref name = "Foreword">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Lore:Chirality|Chirality]]: [[Lore:Chirality#Omnivorous|Omnivorous]]''</ref>. | ||
The Drifter himself resents being a [[Lightbearer]], feeling that his immortality and power have cut him off from some kind of essential humanity. As such, he has never gotten along with his [[Ghost]] and treats it solely like a tool, even actively rejecting any help it volunteers.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Honor Among Thieves]]: 8. Drifter's Hideaway''</ref> He envies the survival instinct of regular people: with only one life to spend, they live far more vitally than Risen who do nothing but throw away an endless number of their own in constant warfare.<ref name="Home4"/> | The Drifter himself resents being a [[Lightbearer]], feeling that his immortality and power have cut him off from some kind of essential humanity. As such, he has never gotten along with his [[Ghost]] and treats it solely like a tool, even actively rejecting any help it volunteers.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Honor Among Thieves]]: 8. Drifter's Hideaway''</ref> He envies the survival instinct of regular people: with only one life to spend, they live far more vitally than Risen who do nothing but throw away an endless number of their own in constant warfare.<ref name="Home4"/> | ||