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[[File:AwokenPyramid.jpg|thumb|330px|Mara Sov's star map of the Darkness ships.]] | [[File:AwokenPyramid.jpg|thumb|330px|Mara Sov's star map of the Darkness ships.]] | ||
The [[Scorn]], a faction of undead [[Fallen]] first encountered by the Guardians in a mass breakout from the Prison of Elders, were created through the use of [[Dark Ether|Darkness-tainted Ether]] by [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. This "Dark Ether" was first generated when [[Riven]] drew upon [[Uldren Sov]]'s internal Darkness and infused it into Ether, bringing Fikrul back from death.<ref name="Fanatic">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Forsaken Prince|The Forsaken Prince]], [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fanatic_.7C_Part_II|Fanatic | Part II]]''</ref> | The [[Scorn]], a faction of undead [[Fallen]] first encountered by the Guardians in a mass breakout from the Prison of Elders, were created through the use of [[Dark Ether|Darkness-tainted Ether]] by [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. This "Dark Ether" was first generated when [[Riven of a Thousand Voices|Riven]] drew upon [[Uldren Sov]]'s internal Darkness and infused it into Ether, bringing Fikrul back from death.<ref name="Fanatic">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:The Forsaken Prince|The Forsaken Prince]], [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fanatic_.7C_Part_II|Fanatic | Part II]]''</ref> | ||
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Upon reading another copy of the ''[[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]]'' creation story found in a series of "apocryphal texts" discovered on the Moon and translated by [[Eris Morn]], [[Ikora Rey]] claims that the story was in fact narrated by the Witness, which she believed to have deceitfully presented itself as a "monolithic cosmic force"; however, in a later conversation with [[Mara Sov]], she wondered whether the texts were in fact a shadow of the truth.<ref name="TFK"/> The Witness itself acknowledged the Winnower as a separate entity shortly before its destruction at the hands of the Coalition, stating that it was not the Winnower, but merely ''"the first knife clutched in its hand"''.<ref name="Salvation's Edge">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Salvation's Edge]]''</ref> The name "Winnower" was also used by [[Ahsa]] when she recounted the origin of the Witness to the Guardian, referring to the Veil.<ref name="Origins"/> | Upon reading another copy of the ''[[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]]'' creation story found in a series of "apocryphal texts" discovered on the Moon and translated by [[Eris Morn]], [[Ikora Rey]] claims that the story was in fact narrated by the Witness, which she believed to have deceitfully presented itself as a "monolithic cosmic force"; however, in a later conversation with [[Mara Sov]], she wondered whether the texts were in fact a shadow of the truth.<ref name="TFK"/> The Witness itself acknowledged the Winnower as a separate entity shortly before its destruction at the hands of the Coalition, stating that it was not the Winnower, but merely ''"the first knife clutched in its hand"''.<ref name="Salvation's Edge">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Salvation's Edge]]''</ref> The name "Winnower" was also used by [[Ahsa]] when she recounted the origin of the Witness to the Guardian, referring to the Veil.<ref name="Origins"/> | ||
The unnamed narrator of the entry "''Winnowing''" in the Lore Book ''[[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]]'' writes in a similar style and tone as the Winnower in ''Unveiling'', and the entry itself appears to reference and elaborate slightly on the information presented in the previous Lore Book.<ref name="Inspiral Winnowing"/> The narrator of the entry describes how a garden requires both a gardener to care for its plants, and a winnower to prune away excess growth and rot; if there is no winnower to do the pruning, the plants will be forced to do it themselves lest the garden deteriorate. Much as with ''Unveiling'', this description appears to be allegorical, and seems to suggest that both the Darkness and Light are necessary to maintain the stability of life and civilization within the universe; as the narrator states, ''"there can be no gardens without knives"''.<ref name="Inspiral Winnowing"/> In the description for | The unnamed narrator of the entry "''Winnowing''" in the Lore Book ''[[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]]'' writes in a similar style and tone as the Winnower in ''Unveiling'', and the entry itself appears to reference and elaborate slightly on the information presented in the previous Lore Book.<ref name="Inspiral Winnowing"/> The narrator of the entry describes how a garden requires both a gardener to care for its plants, and a winnower to prune away excess growth and rot; if there is no winnower to do the pruning, the plants will be forced to do it themselves lest the garden deteriorate. Much as with ''Unveiling'', this description appears to be allegorical, and seems to suggest that both the Darkness and Light are necessary to maintain the stability of life and civilization within the universe; as the narrator states, ''"there can be no gardens without knives"''.<ref name="Inspiral Winnowing"/> In the description for one of the [[Tablets of Ruin]] acquired on the Dreadnaught, a line from Oryx's conversation with the Darkness in the Books of Sorrow is attributed to the Winnower, seemingly indicating that the two are one and the same.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Tablets of Ruin (Episode: Heresy)#Lore|Tablet of Ruin]]''</ref> | ||
Following the revelation that the Witness and its Black Fleet were behind the Collapse and other historical events once attributed to the Darkness itself, and the discovery that [[Stasis]] and [[Strand]] could be wielded by Guardians without inevitably leading to moral corruption, the Vanguard has for the most part come to regard the Darkness as a neutral force, without any form of guiding intent or moral connotations associated with its use.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Chirality|Chirality]], [[Lore:Chirality#Cacosmia|Cacosmia]]''</ref> Similarly, various statements once ascribed to the Darkness have since been recontextualized as instead originating from the Witness, which has been referred to by [[Mara Sov]] as the "Voice in the Darkness".<ref name="Summoned"/> | Following the revelation that the Witness and its Black Fleet were behind the Collapse and other historical events once attributed to the Darkness itself, and the discovery that [[Stasis]] and [[Strand]] could be wielded by Guardians without inevitably leading to moral corruption, the Vanguard has for the most part come to regard the Darkness as a neutral force, without any form of guiding intent or moral connotations associated with its use.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Chirality|Chirality]], [[Lore:Chirality#Cacosmia|Cacosmia]]''</ref> Similarly, various statements once ascribed to the Darkness have since been recontextualized as instead originating from the Witness, which has been referred to by [[Mara Sov]] as the "Voice in the Darkness".<ref name="Summoned"/> | ||
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[[File:FikrulNothingLeft.jpg|thumb|300px|The resurrecting Fikrul the Fanatic]] | [[File:FikrulNothingLeft.jpg|thumb|300px|The resurrecting Fikrul the Fanatic]] | ||
{{Quote|We… are alike. Trapped in death… a never-ending dance.|Fikrul, the Fanatic}} | {{Quote|We… are alike. Trapped in death… a never-ending dance.|Fikrul, the Fanatic}} | ||
The [[Scorn]] are a horde of undead Fallen created through the use of [[Dark Ether|Ether infused with Darkness]]. Originally born from a distorted wish granted to [[Uldren Sov]] by the [[Taken]] [[Ahamkara]] [[Riven]],<ref name="Fanatic"/> the Scorn have the ability to resurrect, even multiple times, though their minds seemingly degrade with each return. They were originally led by [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]], a heretical [[Archon]] and first in their number, but since his disappearance, they have been seen under the control of other powerful Darkness entities, like the [[Disciples of the Witness]] and [[Xivu Arath, God of War]]. The Witness itself seems capable of resurrecting dead Eliksni into more Scorn, which has been used as punishment for Eramis's repeated failures.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - Item Description: [[Heist Battleground: Moon]]''</ref> | The [[Scorn]] are a horde of undead Fallen created through the use of [[Dark Ether|Ether infused with Darkness]]. Originally born from a distorted wish granted to [[Uldren Sov]] by the [[Taken]] [[Ahamkara]] [[Riven of a Thousand Voices|Riven]],<ref name="Fanatic"/> the Scorn have the ability to resurrect, even multiple times, though their minds seemingly degrade with each return. They were originally led by [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]], a heretical [[Archon]] and first in their number, but since his disappearance, they have been seen under the control of other powerful Darkness entities, like the [[Disciples of the Witness]] and [[Xivu Arath, God of War]]. The Witness itself seems capable of resurrecting dead Eliksni into more Scorn, which has been used as punishment for Eramis's repeated failures.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - Item Description: [[Heist Battleground: Moon]]''</ref> | ||
Scorn under this new leadership enjoy access to powerful Pyramid technology, which allows many of them to rise to the power of their deceased [[Baron]]s, and perhaps even surpass them. However, despite their power, all Scorn are often fully enslaved to the entity controlling them, incapable of expressing original thoughts.{{Citation needed}} When abandoned without a guide, they follow whatever order was given to them last, which usually causes them to repeat their violence on others in an endless loop.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 4 - Well of Absence|ENTRY 4 - Well of Absence]]''</ref> | Scorn under this new leadership enjoy access to powerful Pyramid technology, which allows many of them to rise to the power of their deceased [[Baron]]s, and perhaps even surpass them. However, despite their power, all Scorn are often fully enslaved to the entity controlling them, incapable of expressing original thoughts.{{Citation needed}} When abandoned without a guide, they follow whatever order was given to them last, which usually causes them to repeat their violence on others in an endless loop.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 4 - Well of Absence|ENTRY 4 - Well of Absence]]''</ref> | ||