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[[File:Grimoire Books of Sorrow.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover of the Books of Sorrow Grimoire. <br><br> The emblem of the Darkness is superimposed over a Calcified Fragment; in the background can be seen the faint outline of a pillar inside the Dreadnaught.]]
[[File:Grimoire Books of Sorrow.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover of the Books of Sorrow Grimoire. <br><br> The emblem of the Darkness is superimposed over a Calcified Fragment; in the background can be seen the faint outline of a pillar inside the Dreadnaught.]]
{{Article quote|I will prepare a book, which is a map to a weapon. And my vanquisher will read that book ''[...]'' and then they will take up my weapon, and they will use it, ''[...]'' and armed thus with my past, and my future, and my present ''[...]'' they will become me ''[...].'' Thus I will live forever.}}
{{Article quote|I will prepare a book, which is a map to a weapon. And my vanquisher will read that book ''[]'' and then they will take up my weapon, and they will use it, ''[]'' and armed thus with my past, and my future, and my present ''[]'' they will become me ''[].'' Thus I will live forever.}}
The '''Books of Sorrow''' are a compendium of the [[Hive]]'s history, written primarily by [[Oryx, the Taken King]] and stretching back before the dawn of [[humanity]] when the founders of the Hive lived as mortals on [[Fundament]] - a gas giant similar to [[Jupiter]] - before they rose up and became gods of war.
The '''Books of Sorrow''' are a compendium of the [[Hive]]'s history and mythos, with the first five volumes written primarily by [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] stretching back before the dawn of [[Human]]ity when the founders of the Hive lived as mortals on [[Fundament]] - a gas giant similar to [[Jupiter]] - before they rose up and formed the Hive pantheon.


Excerpts of the Books can be recovered by discovering [[Calcified Fragment]]s aboard the [[Dreadnaught]]. For the full record of the Books of Sorrow, please visit the [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow Grimoire page]]. For the first and last Verses, see the [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Enemies/Darkness Grimoire page]].<ref name="Books">[[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]]</ref><ref>''[[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Calcified Fragments: Curiosity & Insight]]''</ref>
Excerpts of the first five Books can be recovered by discovering [[Calcified Fragment]]s aboard the [[Dreadnaught]]. For the full record of the Books of Sorrow, please visit the [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow Grimoire page]]. For the first and last Verses, see the [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified Fragments: Curiosity|Enemies/Darkness Grimoire page]].<ref name="Books">[[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]]</ref><ref>''[[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified Fragments: Curiosity|Calcified Fragments: Curiosity & Insight]]''</ref>


==Summary==
==Summary==
It is mentioned in Verse XLVI (46) that there are five Books of Sorrow, with XLVI being the center. If the different individual books are to be determined, the following synopsis has attempted to divide them based on subject matter, with bracket links to each subject:
It is mentioned in Verse XLVI (46) that there were five Books of Sorrow at the time Oryx started cataloging his thoughts. If the different individual books are to be determined, the following synopsis has attempted to divide them based on subject matter, with bracket links to each subject:


# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Curiosity]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XIX:_Crusaders|XIX]]) Twenty of the Verses detail the lives of the proto-Hive sisters Xi Ro, Aurash, and Sathona on Fundament, their meeting with the Leviathan and the Worm Gods, eventual dominion over the Jovian world and destruction of the Ammonites. They emerge as Xivu Arath, Auryx, and Savathûn. In the process they discover the Ascendant plane and begin the hunt for the Traveler.
# ([[Books of Sorrow#Calcified Fragments: Curiosity|Curiosity]] - [[Books of Sorrow#XIX: Crusaders|XIX]]) Twenty of the Verses detail the lives of the Krill sisters [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xi Ro]], Aurash, and [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Sathona]] on Fundament, their meeting with the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] and the [[Worm|Worm Gods]], eventual dominion over the Jovian world and destruction of the [[Ammonite]]s. They emerge as Xivu Arath, Auryx, and Savathûn. In the process they discover the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant plane]] and begin the hunt for the [[The Traveler|Traveler]].
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XX:_Hive|XX]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXIV:_THE_SCREAM|XXIV]]) Five Verses afterward describes the Hive's maturation into the feared conquerors they became later known as, destroying the Qugu species, developing the Sword Logic and their "throne worlds", little pockets of reality carved into the Ascendant plane; and Auryx, the Hive King, realizing the consequences of their bargain.
# ([[Books of Sorrow#XX: Hive|XX]] - [[Books of Sorrow#XXIV:_THE_SCREAM|XXIV]]) Five Verses afterward describes the Hive's maturation into the feared conquerors they became later known as, destroying the [[Qugu]] species, developing the [[Sword Logic]] and their "throne worlds", little pockets of reality carved into the Ascendant plane; and Auryx, the Hive King, realizing the consequences of their bargain.
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XXV:_Dictata_ir_Dakaua|XXV]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX]]) Five Verses detail their war against the Ecumene, a monolithic galactic civilization comprised of hundreds of species. At first the war goes well for the Hive but they soon crumble as the Ecumene unleashes their mastery over nature against them; Auryx finds the secret to Taking wills, and turns the tide of the war, resurrecting his sisters, and exterminating the Ecumene. At this point he becomes Oryx, the Taken King. The tribute system and Hive hierarchy is developed.
# ([[Books of Sorrow#XXV: Dictata ir Dakaua|XXV]] - [[Books of Sorrow#XXIX: Carved in Ruin|XXIX]]) Five Verses detail their war against the [[Ecumene]], a monolithic galactic civilization comprised of hundreds of species. At first the war goes well for the Hive but they soon crumble as the Ecumene unleashes their mastery over [[Darkness|nature]] against them; Auryx finds the secret to [[Taken|Taking]] wills, and turns the tide of the war, resurrecting his sisters, and exterminating the Ecumene. At this point he becomes Oryx, the Taken King. The tribute system and Hive hierarchy is developed.
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden_amputation|XXX]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XLIII:_End_of_Failed_Timeline|XLIII]]) Fourteen Verses recount the Hive's destruction of the Taishibethi, Oryx's communion with the Darkness itself following, his sisters' plots against him, and his children; plus the Hive's encounters with the Vex (which include the Vex discovering the Sword Logic), and creation of the Dreadnaught. Oryx's son, Crota, is thrown out to prove himself because of his causation of the Vex invasion.
# ([[Books of Sorrow#XXX: a golden amputation|XXX]] - [[Books of Sorrow#XLIII: End of Failed Timeline|XLIII]]) Fourteen Verses recount the Hive's destruction of the [[Taishibethi]], Oryx's communion with the Darkness itself following, his sisters' plots against him, and his children; plus the Hive's encounters with the [[Vex]] (which include the Vex discovering the Sword Logic), and creation of the Dreadnaught. Oryx's son, [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], is thrown out to prove himself because of his causation of the Vex invasion.
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XLIV:_strict_proof_eternal|XLIV]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#Calcified_Fragments:_Insight|Insight]]) Eight Verses records the destruction of the Harmony, the separation of the Hive siblings; and Oryx's private thoughts on his journey and conquests. He makes plans for his eventual defeat, knowing that his work will be completed regardless if he lives or dies.
# ([[Books of Sorrow#XLIV: strict proof eternal|XLIV]] - [[Books of Sorrow#Calcified Fragments: Insight|Insight]]) Eight Verses records the destruction of the [[Harmony]], the separation of the Hive siblings; and Oryx's private thoughts on his journey and conquests. He makes plans for his eventual defeat, knowing that his work will be completed regardless if he lives or dies.


==Named entities==
==Named entities==
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===Characters===
===Characters===
====Primary====
====Primary====
*The Deep<ref group=note>It is unclear as to the definite identity of the speaker in Verse 32, "Majestic. Majestic", and while [[The Witness]] seems to fit the bill the often contradictory nature of ''Destiny`s'' internal consistency makes assigning an identity impossible for the time being.</ref>
*The Deep<ref group=note>It is unclear as to the definite identity of the speaker in Verse 32, "Majestic. Majestic", and while [[The Witness]] seems to fit the bill the often contradictory nature of ''Destiny`s'' internal consistency makes assigning an identity impossible for the time being. The [[Tablets of Ruin|Tablet of Ruin]] lore tab confirms that it was an entity called the Winnower who was speaking to Oryx</ref>
*[[Oryx, the Taken King]] {{C|Auryx; Aurash}}
*[[Oryx, the Taken King]] {{C|Auryx; Aurash}}
*[[Savathûn]] {{C|Sathona}}
*[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] {{C|Sathona}}
*[[Taox]]
*[[Taox]]
*[[The Traveler]]
*[[The Traveler]]
*The [[Worm|Worm Gods]]
*The [[Worm|Worm Gods]]
**[[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]]
**[[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]]
**[[Eir]]
**[[Eir, the Keeper of Order]]
**[[Ur]]
**[[Ur, the Ever-Hunger]]
**[[Xol]]
**[[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]
**[[Yul, the Honest Worm]]
**[[Yul, the Honest Worm]]
*[[Xivu Arath]] {{C|Xi Ro}}
*[[Xivu Arath, God of War]] {{C|Xi Ro}}


====Secondary====
====Secondary====
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*[[Ammonite]]s
*[[Ammonite]]s
*[[Dakaua]]
*[[Dakaua]]
*Harmony species
*[[Harmony]]
*[[Hive]] {{C|Krill; proto-Hive}}
*[[Hive]] {{C|Krill; proto-Hive}}
*[[Qugu]]
*[[Qugu]]
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===Other===
===Other===
*[[Ascendant plane]]
*[[Ascendant Plane]]
**High Coven
**High Coven
**High War
**High War
*Deathsong {{C|[[Deathsinger]]}}
*Deathsong {{C|[[Deathsinger]]}}
*[[Dreadnaught]]
*[[Dreadnaught]]
*[[Needle]]
*[[Oversoul]]
*[[Oversoul]]
*[[Taken]]
*[[Taken]]
*[[The Sword Logic]]
*[[Sword Logic]]
*[[War moon]]
*[[War moon]]


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis of the Pentateuch==
===Calcified Fragments: Curiosity===
===Calcified Fragments: Curiosity===
This Verse isn't in the Books proper, and may be considered as a prologue.
This Verse isn't in the Books proper, and may be considered as a prologue.
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It begins with the narrator writing to their sisters, telling them that after two years of their short life they have found the truth of their species' origins: they, and perhaps all of the races living on the gas giant Fundament, are immigrants. It describes many nearby known continents as fragments of an ancient world where they once had lived, how the sea they float on and the atmosphere above them are two layers of the same gas giant.  
It begins with the narrator writing to their sisters, telling them that after two years of their short life they have found the truth of their species' origins: they, and perhaps all of the races living on the gas giant Fundament, are immigrants. It describes many nearby known continents as fragments of an ancient world where they once had lived, how the sea they float on and the atmosphere above them are two layers of the same gas giant.  


The narrator then addresses one of their sisters by name, Sathona, and tells her that their philosophy of life—"''the Timid Truth''", as it is called—is completely wrong, and that they were never meant to be prey, but something much more. The narrator asks Sathona to tell their father of this discovery, claiming it is the culmination of his whole life, and signs it as "''with love[...] your first surviving sister, Aurash''". The Verse mentions that this is Sathona's second birthday.
The narrator then addresses one of their sisters by name, Sathona, and tells her that their philosophy of life—"''the Timid Truth''", as it is called—is completely wrong, and that they were never meant to be prey, but something much more. The narrator asks Sathona to tell their father of this discovery, claiming it is the culmination of his whole life, and signs it as "''with love[] your first surviving sister, Aurash''". The Verse mentions that this is Sathona's second birthday.


===I: Predators===
===I: Predators===
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Sathona takes advantage of the Leviathan's silence to reveal to her sisters their father's familiar, claiming it led them to the needle, that it speaks plainly rather than in riddles. She asks them what will they trust: the Leviathan and its empty promises, after all they have fought and suffered for, or "''the plain, honest worm''"?
Sathona takes advantage of the Leviathan's silence to reveal to her sisters their father's familiar, claiming it led them to the needle, that it speaks plainly rather than in riddles. She asks them what will they trust: the Leviathan and its empty promises, after all they have fought and suffered for, or "''the plain, honest worm''"?


She commands that they dive deeper, inciting Aurash's curiosity, and Xi Ro's sense of adventure, "''oh, sisters of mine...''"
She commands that they dive deeper, inciting Aurash's curiosity, and Xi Ro's sense of adventure, "''oh, sisters of mine…''"


===IX: The Bargain===
===IX: The Bargain===
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Oryx chose to write the Books of Sorrow to guide his killer, to teach them of who he was and where he came from, so they could better understand him. It would also teach them how to craft a weapon, one that will take all it can and is bound in malice, a symbol of all Oryx is, was, and will ever be. And when his killer uses that weapon, they will mantle Oryx (harkening back to [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVII:_shapes_:_points|Verse XXXVII [37]]], where Ir Anûk is said to have done this by imitating her father), carrying on his will and allowing Oryx to live forever as a guiding principle along the path to the final shape.
Oryx chose to write the Books of Sorrow to guide his killer, to teach them of who he was and where he came from, so they could better understand him. It would also teach them how to craft a weapon, one that will take all it can and is bound in malice, a symbol of all Oryx is, was, and will ever be. And when his killer uses that weapon, they will mantle Oryx (harkening back to [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVII:_shapes_:_points|Verse XXXVII [37]]], where Ir Anûk is said to have done this by imitating her father), carrying on his will and allowing Oryx to live forever as a guiding principle along the path to the final shape.
==Seventh Book of Sorrow==
The "seventh" Book is divided between two separate lorebooks, [[Lore:The Book of Unmaking|The Book of Unmaking]] and [[Lore:For Every Rose, a Thorn|For Every Rose, a Thorn]],  transcribed and translated by [[Teben Grey]], an associate of [[Shin Malphur]]. The first nine entries come from ''Unmaking'' and the last four entries come from ''For Every Rose''. Unlike the first five Books the seventh is not a compendium of history but a discourse on Hive "philosophy".
===I: Cages===
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===II: Freedom===
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===III: Self===
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===IV: Whispers===
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===V: Purpose===
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===VI: Focus===
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===VII: Joining===
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===VIII: Secrets===
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===IX: Embrace===
{{Expand-section}}
===X: Evolution===
{{expand-section}}
===XI: Suffering===
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===XII: Anger===
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===XIII: Emptiness===
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==Eighth Book of Sorrow==
The eighth Book is divided into verses written by three Hive goddesses, three by Savathûn, four by Xivu Arath, and five of them by Eris Morn (as the God of Vengeance), on the nature of the Hive.
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==Continuity==
*The "secret" that Savathûn discovers in Verse 46, ''The Gift Mast'', is a method of bypassing the ever-growing demands of tribute by their worm symbiotes which she terms [[Imbaru]] and relates to the player character via the Lore book "Truth to Power".<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]]''</ref>
:Similarly, Imbaru may also be the "plan" Savathûn came up with in Verse 26, ''star by star by star'', and thought Oryx would implement in Verse 29, ''Carved in Ruin''; "killing […] by the billions" seems to indicate Imbaru. Likewise, her graffiti of Verse 41, ''The Dreadnaught'', would be the first recorded example of Imbaru. The [[Eleatic Principle]] lore tab explains the concept of imbaru further


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Books of Sorrow were authored by {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Seth_Dickinson Seth Dickinson]}}, who has written ''{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Traitor_Baru_Cormorant The Traitor Baru Cormorant]}}'', and is also active in /r/DestinyTheGame and /r/DestinyLore.
*The Books of Sorrow were authored by {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Seth_Dickinson Seth Dickinson]}}, who has written ''{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Traitor_Baru_Cormorant The Traitor Baru Cormorant]}}'', and is also active in /r/DestinyTheGame and /r/DestinyLore.
*According to the [[Thorn]] Grimoire card, there are at least seven Books of Sorrow, while only five have been seen.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Console, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary_Weapons#Thorn|Thorn]]'' {{Quote|To rend one's enemies is to see them not as equals, but objects - hollow of spirit and meaning.|13th Understanding, 7th Book of Sorrow}}.</ref>  
*According to the [[Thorn]] Grimoire card, there are at least seven Books of Sorrow, while only five have been seen.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Thorn|Thorn]]'' {{Quote|To rend one's enemies is to see them not as equals, but objects - hollow of spirit and meaning.|13th Understanding, 7th Book of Sorrow}}.</ref>
*Verse XXXVIII (38) details the discovery and creation of the [[Oversoul]], the description of which is similar in concept to a {{Plain|[https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/the-horcruxes Horcrux]}} from ''{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Harry_Potter Harry Potter]}}'' or a lich's {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lich_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#/Ecology phylactery]}} from {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dungeons_%26_Dragons Dungeons and Dragons]}}.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVIII:_The_partition_of_death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''{{Quote|We propose a method by which Ascendant souls can be detached and integrated into a tautological and autonomous thanatosphere, which we tentatively term an oversoul. Oversouls can be stored in a throne world as a mechanism of enhanced death resilience. As a side effect, new refinements to our Deathsong may be achieved, moving us closer to a generally effective paracausal death impulse.<br> [...] <br> "If we can separate our deaths from ourselves, and hide them, we will be hard to kill.|[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]]}}</ref>
**Parts of the seventh Book are later shown within [[Lore:The Book of Unmaking|the Book of Unmaking]], introduced in ''[[Season of the Forge]]''; and [[Lore:For Every Rose, a Thorn|For Every Rose, a Thorn]], introduced in ''[[Season of the Drifter]]'', as entries 3, 5, 7, and 8.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Book of Unmaking|The Book of Unmaking]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:For Every Rose, a  Thorn|For Every Rose, a Thorn]]''</ref> The date of creation of this seventh Book is uncertain.
*Oryx's definition of life as "cellular automata" may be a reference to {{Plain|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life]}}. This is repeated by the Grimoire Card for [[Echo of Oryx]] where he makes reference to ''"shapes and gliders, automata all"''<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Echo_of_Oryx|Echo of Oryx]]''</ref>. The Game of Life is a cellular automaton, and "gliders" are a category of pattern frequently generated by it.
**An eighth Book, called [[Lore:Sororicide|Sororicide]], has since been compiled by [[Eris Morn]], Savathûn, and Xivu Arath following Oryx's death, introduced in ''[[Season of the Witch]]''.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Witch]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Sororicide|Sororicide]]''</ref>
*The weapon spoken about in the final verse is [[Touch of Malice]], obtainable by collecting at least forty-five of [[Calcified Fragments]], which requires completing [[King's Fall]] and killing Oryx and his family.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/Touch_of_Malice Touch of Malice - Destiny Wiki - Destiny Community Wiki and Guide]''</ref>
*Verse XXXVIII (38) details the discovery and creation of the [[Oversoul]], the description of which is similar in concept to a {{Plain|[https://www.pottermore.com/explore-the-story/the-horcruxes Horcrux]}} from ''{{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Harry_Potter Harry Potter]}}'' or a lich's {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lich_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#/Ecology phylactery]}} from {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dungeons_%26_Dragons Dungeons and Dragons]}}.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVIII: The partition of death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''{{Quote|We propose a method by which Ascendant souls can be detached and integrated into a tautological and autonomous thanatosphere, which we tentatively term an oversoul. Oversouls can be stored in a throne world as a mechanism of enhanced death resilience. As a side effect, new refinements to our Deathsong may be achieved, moving us closer to a generally effective paracausal death impulse.<br> [] <br> "If we can separate our deaths from ourselves, and hide them, we will be hard to kill.|[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]]}}</ref>
*Oryx's definition of life as "cellular automata" may be a reference to {{Plain|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life Conway's Game of Life]}}. This is repeated by the Grimoire Card for [[Echo of Oryx]] where he makes reference to ''"shapes and gliders, automata all"''<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Echo_of_Oryx|Echo of Oryx]]''</ref>. The Game of Life is a cellular automaton, and "gliders" are a category of pattern frequently generated by it.
*The weapon spoken about in the final verse is [[Touch of Malice]], obtainable by collecting at least 45 [[Calcified Fragment]]s, which requires completing [[King's Fall]] and killing Oryx and his family.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [https://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/Touch_of_Malice Touch of Malice - Destiny Wiki - Destiny Community Wiki and Guide]''</ref>
*The Books of Sorrows contain numerous scientific and pseudoscientific terms that can be confusing to most readers. Below is a collection of some of the more harder to understand terms:
*The Books of Sorrows contain numerous scientific and pseudoscientific terms that can be confusing to most readers. Below is a collection of some of the more harder to understand terms:
*#"''Syzygy''", in astronomy, indicates the alignment of three planetary objects in a straight-line configuration. Solar and lunar eclipses often occur during syzygy.
*#"''Syzygy''", in astronomy, indicates the alignment of three planetary objects in a straight-line configuration. Solar and lunar eclipses often occur during syzygy.
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*#The verb "''Aiat''" (or ''āiat'') is the "third-person singular present active subjunctive" of ''āiō'', which is Latin for "to say". This phrase is used by Oryx when speaking law or defining a new reality.
*#The verb "''Aiat''" (or ''āiat'') is the "third-person singular present active subjunctive" of ''āiō'', which is Latin for "to say". This phrase is used by Oryx when speaking law or defining a new reality.
*The title of Verse 31, ''battle made waves'', is a direct reference to a terminal in ''Marathon 2: Durandal'',<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/citadel.html#M2.13.4.1 '''Marathon 2: Durandal''' - ''Citadel'' - ''Six Thousand Feet Under (Terminal 4)'']</ref> and is related to chaotic primordial beings or a being called the W'rkncacnter. In ''Marathon Infinity'' several level names parallel the 50th (''You're Wormfood, Dude''; ''Eat the Path'') and 33rd cards (''Where are Monsters in Dreams'').
*The title of Verse 31, ''battle made waves'', is a direct reference to a terminal in ''Marathon 2: Durandal'',<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/citadel.html#M2.13.4.1 '''Marathon 2: Durandal''' - ''Citadel'' - ''Six Thousand Feet Under (Terminal 4)'']</ref> and is related to chaotic primordial beings or a being called the W'rkncacnter. In ''Marathon Infinity'' several level names parallel the 50th (''You're Wormfood, Dude''; ''Eat the Path'') and 33rd cards (''Where are Monsters in Dreams'').
*During the [[Adventure]] [[Bug in the System]] introduced in ''[[Curse of Osiris]]'', it is revealed that [[Osiris]] and [[Sagira]] have read the Books of Sorrow. While Osiris finds them illuminating, Sagira describes them as "way more Hive than I ever wanted."
*During the [[Adventure]] [[Bug in the System]] introduced in ''[[Curse of Osiris]]'', it is revealed that [[Osiris]] and [[Sagira]] have read the Books of Sorrow. While Osiris finds them illuminating, Sagira describes them as "way more Hive than I ever wanted."<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], [https://youtu.be/eRXtNHxPHl4?si=ukzY_fYBqS4L7ki6&t=85 Bug in the System | Mercury Adventure | Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris "Alternate Dialogue"]''{{Quote|[[The Guardian|You]] [[The Ghost|two]] ever read the "Books of Sorrow"? Scary stories. It's way more Hive than I ever wanted."<br>"I found them illuminating."<br>"You call it "history," I call it "a terrifying glimpse into their creepy nightmare sword logic."|Sagira and Osiris}}</ref>
*The "secret" that Savathûn discovers in Verse 46, The Gift Mast, is a method of bypassing the ever-growing demands of tribute by their worm symbiotes which she terms [[Imbaru]] and relates to the player character via the Lore book "Truth to Power".<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Truth_to_Power|Truth to Power]]''</ref>
*While playing in [[The Nether]], players can run through floating sigils in the Dreadnaught will trigger dialogue where passages from the Books of Sorrow are recited.


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**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Episode: Heresy]]''
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}


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