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|othernames= Son of Oryx<br>The Unfavored<br>The Disowned Son<br>The Cursed One<br>The Child<br/>Breaker of Pacts<br/>Usurper of the Ordered Ways <br> The High Priest
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{{Quote|Hear me, o dreadful worm. We will raise an [[Grasp of Nokris|army]]. We will die and be reborn in your name, feed you the souls of our enemies."<br>"State your claim."<br>"We take Mars. |[[Nokris]] to [[Xol]]}}
{{Quote|Hear me, o dreadful worm. We will raise an [[Grasp of Nokris|army]]. We will die and be reborn in your name, feed you the souls of our enemies."<br>"State your claim."<br>"We take Mars. |[[Nokris]] to [[Xol]]}}


'''Nokris, Herald of Xol''' is a [[Hive]] God<ref name="GhostScan"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>, and the estranged son of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]<ref name="NarPre">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''' - ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> and the herald of the [[Worm]] God, [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. Exiled by Oryx for his heresies, Nokris later traveled to [[Mars]] and was imprisoned in the polar ice by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]]. <ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''' - ''Expansion Pass 2'']</ref> Following Xol's abandonment of Nokris in favor of drawing power from deaths caused by [[The Guardian]], Nokris pledged his allegiance to his aunt [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] in a bid to end the Hive's reliance on the Worms and the [[Darkness]]. This bid also features the terrifying trade of Nokris willing to teach Savathûn Necromancy in exchange for "Sight in the [[Quria, Blade Transform|Dreaming Mind's]] talent" - likely the ability to [[Taken|Take]].
'''Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn''' is a [[Hive]] God<ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Ghost scan]]: [[Ghost_scan#Dreadnaught.2C_Rings_of_Saturn|DNT-TRN-3]]''</ref> and the estranged son of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]<ref name="Apocrypha">'''Bungie (2018/4/30)''', ''[[Weblore:Warmind]] - [[Weblore:Warmind#Apocrypha|Apocrypha]]''</ref>. Exiled by Oryx for his heresies, Nokris formed a pact with the Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]], taking the title '''Herald of Xol''' and leading a new brood of Hive known as the [[Grasp of Nokris]]. Xol, Nokris and their followers would later travel to [[Mars]] during the Collapse, where they were imprisoned in the polar ice by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]]. <ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''' - ''Expansion Pass 2'']</ref>  
 
Following Xol's abandonment of Nokris in favor of the [[Guardian]]s, Nokris pledged his allegiance to his aunt [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] in a bid to end the Hive's pact to the Worms and the [[The Witness|Witness]]. He served as the final antagonist of the [[Season of Arrivals]], working for Savathûn to subvert the Witness's [[Interference|messages]] until he was defeated by the [[Guardian]]s.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Pre-Golden Age===
===Pre-Golden Age===
Brother of [[Crota]], Nokris was disfavored by his father for his physical weakness. To make up for that weakness, Nokris instead honed his mind, learning magic and hoarding knowledge. He devised a plan to prove himself to Oryx by communing with the [[Worm Gods]] as he once did; however, while he succeeded, most of the worms rejected the disfavored son. Only [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] remained to grant him an audience. Fearing an attack from [[Yul, the Honest Worm]], Xol made a pact with the forgotten child. Nokris traded his heart for some of Xol's power and the secret of necromancy. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wormhusk Crown]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wormgod Caress]]''</ref><ref name="NarPre"/>
{{Quote|You seek power? I will give you power beyond measure. The power of life renewed.|Xol to Nokris<ref name="Wormgod Caress">'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Wormgod Caress]]''</ref>}}
[[File:OryxThroneRoom.png|thumb|300px|Statue of Nokris (left) in the Altar of Oryx]]
 
Born to [[Oryx, the Taken King]], Nokris was disfavored by his father for his physical weakness. To make up for this, Nokris instead honed his mind, teaching himself Hive arcana and hoarding knowledge and stories; in doing so, he found a different way of feeding his [[Worm]] through the [[Sword Logic]].  
 
Seeking to gain his father's favor, Nokris attempted to commune with the Worm Gods as Oryx once did, but most of them rejected his entreaties. However, Xol, fearing an imminent attack from [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yul]], agreed to make a pact with Nokris, who traded his heart for some of Xol's power and the forbidden secret of necromancy. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Wormhusk Crown]]''</ref><ref name="Wormgod Caress" /><ref name="Apocrypha"/>


Oryx soon learned about his son's activities and was furious. Nokris's actions were sacrilege, and [[necromancy]] was considered a heretical violation of the [[Sword Logic]], for it disrupts the means of survival of the fittest. For his crimes, the King of the Hive exiled him and removed all references of his disowned son from [[the World's Grave]] and the [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref name = "Verity's Brow">'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Verity's Brow]]''</ref><ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref> Only a statue remained.
Upon learning of his son's actions, Oryx was furious. [[Necromancy]] was considered a heretical violation of the [[Sword Logic]], for it returns life to that which has rightfully been slain, and thus Nokris' actions were sacrilege. For his crimes, Oryx exiled his son and removed all references to him from [[The World's Grave|the World's Grave]] and the [[Books of Sorrow]];<ref name = "Verity's Brow">'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Verity's Brow]]''</ref> only a statue within the Dreadnaught remained, bearing Nokris' name but no additional information.<ref name="GhostScan"/>  


Nokris was unperturbed. In exile he saw freedom and opportunity. He informed Xol that he would conquer the planet [[Mars]] in his name. After arriving, the two were met with resistance from the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]], trapping them within the ice of [[Hellas Basin]].<ref name = "Verity's Brow" />
Nokris was unperturbed, for in exile he saw freedom and opportunity. He informed Xol that he would claim [[Mars]] in his name, and raised a new brood, the [[Grasp of Nokris]], to conquer the planet.<ref name = "Verity's Brow" /> Upon arriving on Mars during the Collapse, Nokris, Xol and their forces were met with overwhelming resistance from the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]], who eventually invoked his SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol and froze the invaders beneath a layer of ice in Hellas Basin. <ref>[https://youtu.be/qekeXWWdFrU?si=bZVv18-AZbZEJC-b Destiny 2 — Escalation Protocol Level 1 Dialogue]</ref>


===The Taken and Red Wars===
===The Taken and Red Wars===
{{Quote|The name is... Nokris.|Ghost<ref name="GhostScan"/>}}
{{Quote|The name is... Nokris.|Ghost<ref name="GhostScan"/>}}
The only reference to Nokris known to the [[Guardians]] prior to his awakening on Mars was a statue found in the [[Dreadnaught]] near the [[Altar of Oryx]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref>, beside similar statues of [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]]. [[The Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] infers it is a Hive god from the accompanying Hive glyphs but couldn't recognize the symbol.<ref name="GhostScan"/> At [[Eris Morn]]'s request, [[Asher Mir]] scoured his library for references to Nokris but found none.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/gensym-knight Gensym Knight]''</ref>.
Nokris first became known to the [[Guardian]]s when the [[The Guardian|Young Wolf]] found his statue in the [[Dreadnaught]] near the [[Altar of Oryx]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Regicide]]''</ref>, alongside similar statues of Crota and Oryx. [[The Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] inferred Nokris was a Hive god based on the accompanying glyphs, but did not recognize the name.<ref name="GhostScan"/> At [[Eris Morn]]'s request, [[Asher Mir]] scoured his library for references to Nokris, but turned up nothing.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Gensym Knight Armor#Lore|Gensym Knight Cloak / Mark / Bond]]''</ref>.


===War with The Warmind===
===War with The Warmind===
After the deaths of Oryx and Crota, and the end of the [[Red War]], Nokris and his master were awakened when their entrapping ice began to melt; an effect of the [[Traveler]]'s waking. Together, they sought the destruction of the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] for their imprisonment and engaged once more with the Warmind. However, interference came in the form of the [[Guardian]] working with [[Ana Bray]]. Nokris encountered the Guardian during their mission of using a small shard of the Traveler as bait to lure Xol out and destroy him. However, Nokris faced them instead and fought the Guardian in a fierce battle. Despite his power, Nokris was incinerated by the Guardian, having failed to protect Xol from its destruction.
{{Quote|Rasputin was not the only thing to awaken on Mars.|[[Zavala]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - [[Pilgrimage]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Nokris.gif|thumb|300px|Son of Oryx, Nokris]]
 
After the deaths of Oryx and Crota and the end of the [[Red War]], Nokris and his master were released when the ice in Hellas Basin began to melt, an effect of the [[Light]] released by the Traveler's reawakening. Together, Nokris and Xol sought retribution for their imprisonment and engaged once more with the Warmind.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''</ref>
 
However, interference came in the form of the Guardian working with [[Ana Bray]], who tried to lure Xol into the open using a small shard of the Traveler as bait. Nokris arrived to fight the intruders, but after a fierce battle he was slain by the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - [[Strange Terrain]]''</ref>


===False Idols===
===False Idols===
{{Quote|My life is spent: servitude to those who cast me away. Our blood is all that remains of the old pact.|Nokris to Savathûn<ref name="FALSE IDOLS">'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore#False_Idols|FALSE IDOLS]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|My life is spent: servitude to those who cast me away. Our blood is all that remains of the old pact.|Nokris to Savathûn<ref name="FALSE IDOLS">'''Bungie (2020/6/1)''', ''[[Weblore:Season of Arrivals]] - [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals#False Idols|FALSE IDOLS]]''</ref>}}


Nokris managed to evade permanent death following Xol’s defeat, only to be left abandoned within the crust of Mars. His attempts to reconnect with the Worm God were rebuffed, as it had already found more worth in [[Whisper of the Worm|his slayers]]. Dejected, Nokris sought entry into the [[Ascendant Plane]], which was previously denied to him due to not following the Sword Logic, using a fragment of Xol’s remains to force open a gate. He lured fireteams of Guardians under the pretense of resurrecting Xol into slaughtering him and his revenant Hive, gaining enough power from their acts of violence to feed Xol's remains enough to use its power and pierce a hole into the Sea of Screams through which his soul could slip into.
Nokris managed to evade permanent death following Xol's defeat, only to be left abandoned within the crust of Mars. His attempts to reconnect with the Worm God were rebuffed, as it had already found more worth in [[Whisper of the Worm|his slayers]]. Dejected, Nokris sought entry into the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]], which was previously denied to him due to his rejection of the Sword Logic, using a fragment of Xol's remains to force open a gate. He lured fireteams of Guardians under the pretence of resurrecting Xol into slaughtering him and his revenant Hive, gaining enough power from their acts of violence to feed Xol's remains enough to use it to pierce a tiny hole into the Sea of Screams through which his soul could slip into.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS"/>


However, the trickery he used attracted the attention of his [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen|aunt]]. Although expecting to be used as nothing more than a simple pawn, Nokris struck a bargain with her after Savathûn offered him a place in her Court and acknowledged his value in being able to overturn the Sword Logic and those bound by it. As Savathûn sought to elevate herself from the Darkness, which she was chained to by the Sword Logic, she desired Nokris’s knowledge of Necromancy. In exchange for his secrets, she would grant him access to the [[Quria, Blade Transform|Dreaming Mind]] so that he could learn how to [[Taken|Take]]. Savathûn also foresaw the arrival of the Pyramids in Sol and so she instructed him to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardian.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS"/>
However, the trickery he used attracted the attention of his aunt, Savathûn. Although expecting to be used as nothing more than a simple pawn, Nokris struck a bargain with her after Savathûn offered him a place in her Court and acknowledged his value in being able to overturn the Sword Logic and those bound by it. As Savathûn sought to free herself from the Witness, who was bound in servitude by her pact with the Worms, she desired Nokris's knowledge of Necromancy. In exchange for his secrets, she would grant him access to the [[Quria, Blade Transform|Dreaming Mind]] so that he could learn how to [[Taken|Take]]. Savathûn also foresaw the arrival of the Black Fleet in Sol, and so she instructed him to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardians.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS"/>


===Reckoning===  
===Interference===
In Tier I of the [[The Reckoning|Reckoning]], and even in [[Gambit Prime]], the Guardian faces the [[Likeness of Nokris]], which is a Taken made in the form of Nokris, Herald of Xol.
[[File:Nokris_Supplicant_To_Savathun.jpg|thumb|300px|Nokris in the Court of Savathûn]]
{{Quote|Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game.|Nokris' whispers in the Ascendant Realm}}
Two years after his initial defeat on Mars, Nokris would resurface as the Supplicant to the Witch-Queen herself, playing his role as a catalyst to intervene with the Witness's messages at the [[Tree of Silver Wings (Io)|Tree of Silver Wings]] on [[Io]]. Armed with massive [[Shrieker]]s belonging to Savathûn, called: [[Savathûn's Witness]]es, the Supplicant would shroud [[The Cradle|the Cradle]] with the Witch Queen's influence and even lay a trap out for Eris Morn and the Guardian; threatening the life of the former and pulling the latter into a counterfeit [[Court of Savathûn (Io)|version]] of the Witch Queen's [[Court of Savathûn|throne world]] within the Ascendant Plane. Eris barely survives her encounter and in turn saves the Guardian from the full force of the Shriekers.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[A Shadow Overhead]]''</ref>


===The Pyramids' Arrival===
For a period of eighteen weeks, Nokris commands armies of Hive and the Taken to swarm the Tree and shroud it in Savathûn's influence with one of her Shriekers, barring the Witness's messages directly with Eris and the Guardians. Each week, the Guardians would face one of the massive Shriekers at the Cradle before they are summoned back to the Ascendant Plane, to which Nokris mocks them in whispers and even insults their Ghost at one point, drawing comparisons to a Worm. Nonetheless, the Guardian's efforts were proven successful at destroying the massive Shriekers and allowing Eris to briefly interpret the Black Fleet's messages with the [[Seed of Silver Wings]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[Interference]] [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-interference-means-to-an-end-week-1#interference Week 1]''</ref>
{{Quote|Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game.|Nokris.}}
 
On the final week, Eris had successfully identified Nokris as the source of the interference just as the Supplicant would summon the Guardian into a new area of the Court, where he would face them directly once more near the backdrop of a massive Taken [[Blight]] the size of a star. Throughout the fight, Nokris addresses them as a mere pawn tied to the everlasting struggle between [[Light]] and [[Darkness]], to which he offered to have them free of in eternal servitude to Savathûn. However, the Hive heretic's offers would only fall on deaf ears as the Guardian destroyed him for seemingly a final time, diminishing the Witch-Queen's influence considerably and allowing the Witness' final message to reach the Guardian. <ref>'''Bungie (2020/10/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[Interference]] [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-interference-means-to-an-end-final-week#interference Final Week]''</ref>
Two years after his initial defeat on Mars, Nokris would resurface as an agent of the Witch-Queen herself, playing his role in intervening with the [[Pyramids]]'s messages to [[Eris Morn]] and the [[Guardian]] at the [[Cradle]] on [[Io]]. He was even responsible for pulling the Guardian into the Witch Queen's [[High Coven|court]] at the Ascendant Plane, mocking them in whispers and even insulting their [[Ghost]] as nothing but a [[Worm]].
 
===Legacy===
Despite his death at the hands of the Guardians, Nokris would leave a legacy on the future of the Hive. His knowledge of Necromancy would influence the creation of the [[Lucent Brood]], which his own Hive would eventually pledge themselves fully to Savathûn and join the ranks of.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - [[Anastasia Bray|Ana Bray]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhwWmzxHB_s "These Hive Don't Belong to Nokris."]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/26)''', [[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - [[Ghosts of the Deep]]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Witch]] - [[Immaru]]: [https://youtu.be/1yGeWGpQG54?si=sfJAVomVDdRvZ59W "She wanted to see if they were anything like Nokris's necromancy."]''</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Nokris is the boss of the [[Strange Terrain]] mission and is encountered at [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol's]] feeding grounds. He fights primarily by firing Solar blasts at the player and occasionally summoning Hive to assist him. Every third part of his health, Nokris will break two of the pillars in the arena and retreat to the gate at the front of the battlefield. Nokris will proceed to shield himself in an immune shield. To break the shield, the player must find the large green rock that came out of one of the two pillars Nokris broke, find the recently resurrected [[Ugul Gar Knight]]s, kill them, and throw the dropped relic at one of the pillars and then the next to stun Nokris and take down his shield. During the first immunity phase, he will stand still while summoning Hive, during his second phase, he will begin firing darkness blasts at rapid succession, and at his last phase, he will begin moving around the arena, using his Dying Star ability.
[[File:NokrisClose.jpg|thumb|300px|Nokris, Herald of Xol]]
 
Nokris is the boss of the [[Strange Terrain]] mission and is encountered at Xol's feeding grounds. He fights primarily by firing Solar blasts at the player and occasionally summoning Hive to assist him. For the very third of his health depleted, Nokris will break two of the pillars in the arena and retreat to the gate at the front of the battlefield. Nokris will proceed to shield himself with an immunity shield. To break the shield, the player must find the large green crystal that came out of one of the two pillars Nokris broke, find the recently resurrected [[Ugul Gar Knight]]s, kill them, and throw the dropped relic at one of the crystals and then the next to stun Nokris and take down his shield. In the [[Strike]] version of the mission, two crystals will spawn every phase. During the first immunity phase, he will stand still while summoning Hive, during his second phase, he will begin firing darkness blasts in rapid succession, and at his last phase, he will begin moving around the arena, using his Dying Star ability.
 
In [[Interference]], there are a few changes to Nokris's mechanics from Strange Terrain, aside from a change in environment. During his first two immunity phases, one crystal will spawn on one of two floating islands located behind the arena, guarded by Taken enemies. Two [[Envoy of Savathûn|Envoys of Savathûn]] will also spawn before Ugul Gar Knights can appear. This starts with the Wizard variant, then the Knight and Ogre variants in the second and final immunity phases respectively. Additionally in the final phase, two crystals will spawn hidden behind walls on new floating islands, which players must bypass by climbing up to the islands while carrying their relics in order to destroy them.
 
==Personality and traits==
Nokris lacks the physical strength of his father Oryx and brother Crota, but instead proves to be a knowledgeable and powerful sorcerer.
 
The disowned son appears to look down on his father, brother, and later Xol after his god had abandoned him, stating to the Guardian that they were all gods with gods. But like his father Nokris has a hunger for knowledge and secrets, he would bargain with the Worms, Xol to learn and gain some of his power, including the secret of Necromancy. He would later bargain with his aunt Savathûn to learn how to Take by gaining access to Quria. Like his aunt, he is willing to use cunning and trickery, tricking fireteams of Guardians into slaughtering Hive so he could gain enough power to penetrate a hole into the Sea of Screams.
 
After Xol's excommunication from the brood, Nokris began to hold a disgust for the Sword Logic, he viewed it as a lie and was willing to turn away from the logic that most Hive served without question. He believed that the Light and Darkness as forces that had strengths and weaknesses, stating that the Sky was vast but shallow, and the Deep was boundless but suffocating, and that there was another way.
 
==Family==
{{Hive Pantheon}}


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
===Interference===
===Interference===
{{Expand-section}}
*''"You are abandoned."''
*''"You are abandoned."''
*''"Is malice not enough?"''
*''"Is malice not enough?"''
*''"Does Xol's clutch [[Whisper of the Worm|hold you now]], as it once did me?"''
*''"Does Xol's clutch hold you now, as it once did me?"''
*''"Give and be Given. Take and be Taken."''
*''"Give and be Given. Take and be Taken."''
*''"Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game."''
*''"Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game."''
*''"The Taken Queen saves. Freedom for Bondage."''
*''"The Taken Queen saves. Freedom for Bondage."''
*''"Cast off your [[Ghost|Worm]]. Your tiny bulb of sickness. Your tethered anchor that drags to the sky."''
*''"Cast off your Worm. Your tiny bulb of sickness. Your tethered anchor that drags to the sky."''
*''"An agent of violence. What more must you cull?"''
*''"An agent of violence. What more must you cull?"''
*''"The sky is vast, but shallow. The deep is boundless, but suffocating. There is another way."''
*''"The sky is vast, but shallow. The deep is boundless, but suffocating. There is another way."''
*''"You will learn that wrath shall only bring forth ruin. You’ve made a mistake deciding to exist."''
*''"You will learn that wrath shall only bring forth ruin. You've made a mistake deciding to exist."''
*''"You are a child reaching toward a flame. The Taken Queen would not have you burnt. Pledge your allegiance and be reborn."''
*''"Our shackles are strong. We must be strong to break them."''
*''"You are but one in a chain of failures claimed and sunken."''
*''"Life and death are liar's tools. Weave your own lie."''
*''"Light and Dark are locked blades. A logic simple and narrow. A bridge with only one path."''
*''"The tree brings ruin. Fell its might or be buried in the shadow of its leaves."''
*''"Oryx, Crota, Xol. Gods with gods. End your faith and walk unhindered."''
*''"Savathûn shields from dire truths. Submit and be free."''
*''"Be Taken and see endless possibility awaken."''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<GALLERY>
<gallery perrow=3>
File:Nokris Image Capture.png|The Statue of Nokris.
File:Destiny 2 Warmind Nokris.jpg|Nokris reveals himself.
File:Destiny 2 Warmind Nokris.jpg|Nokris reveals himself.
File:Nokris Face.png|Close-up of Nokris's face.|Nokris' Face.
File:Nokris Face.png|Close-up of Nokris's face.|Nokris' face.
File:Nokris Battle.jpg|Hive assisting Nokris in battle.
 
File:NokrisSoA.png|Supplicant to Savathûn.
File:Nokris Image Capture.png|The statue of Nokris first seen in the Taken King expansion.
 
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-1.jpg|Nokris render at an angle
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-1.jpg|Nokris render at an angle
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-2.jpg|Nokris from behind
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-2.jpg|Nokris from behind
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-3.jpg|The front of Nokris
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-3.jpg|Nokris from the front
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-4.jpg|Nokris at a slightly different angle.
 
File:Likeness of Nokris In Battle.jpg|The [[Likeness of Nokris]], a Taken Echo bearing the image of Norkis.
File:Symbol_of_Nokris.png|The symbol of Nokris.
</GALLERY>
Nokris early concept.jpg|Early concept of Nokris and Xol.<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oOA50q Dave E. Phillips, ''Destiny 2: Warmind, High-Level Exploration'']</ref>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The word "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Noctuidae family] of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the [[Shroud of Flies]] [[Hunter]] Cloak pattern.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [https://www.bungie.net/en/armory/Detail?type=item&item=4253790216&itemname=Shroud%20of%20Flies Shroud of Flies]''</ref> Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".<ref>'''Bible Hub''', ''[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5237.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien]''</ref> Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
*The name "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Noctuidae family] of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the [[Shroud of Flies]] [[Hunter]] Cloak pattern.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Item Description, [https://www.bungie.net/en/armory/Detail?type=item&item=4253790216&itemname=Shroud%20of%20Flies Shroud of Flies]''</ref> Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".<ref>'''Bible Hub''', ''[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5237.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien]''</ref> Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
*Nokris is the very first wizard to be a male.
*Nokris is the very first wizard to be a male, followed by the Wizard mentioned in [[Cold Denial]] and [[Ubartu-ana]]
*Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father [[Oryx]] than [[Crota]], who barely resembles him.
*Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father Oryx than Crota.
*Nokris's initial Solar attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.
*Nokris's dying star attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.
*To date, Nokris and his sect are the only known [[Hive]] which have been permanently expunged from the rest of their kin.
*To date, Nokris and his sect are the only known Hive which have been permanently expunged from the rest of their kin.
**This may no longer be the case since he now pledged his allegiance to Savathûn.
*Nokris is the fourth Hive to speak English in-game, after Crota, Oryx and [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx|Ecthar]].
*Nokris is the fourth Hive to speak English in-game, after [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]], Oryx, and Crota.
*Whispers from Nokris could be heard throughout the various interference weekly missions, where he taunted the player.
*Nokris is likely to be a secondary antagonist in the 2021 expansion, [[The Witch Queen]].
**This was compounded further during his battle in Season of Arrivals, where he tempted the Guardian to leave the Light.
***This is consistent with his attempts to contact the Hive after retreating from the loss of Xol, illustrating desperation and a departure from his previous isolation.
*During the strike "Strange Terrain", players have a short period immediately after summoning Nokris to instantly kill him, avoiding the tedious 3 damage cycles that normally occur. The most effective way to do this with any given strike modifier is with the [[Exotic]] [[Rocket Launcher]] "[[The Wardcliff Coil]]".


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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<references/>
12.[[Weblore]]: False Idols (https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/49185)<references />


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Herald
Nokris, Herald of Xol
NokrisInfobox.jpg
Biographical information

Other name(s):

Herald of Xol (formerly)
Son of Oryx
The Second Son
The Disowned
The Unfavored
The Disowned Son
The Cursed One
The Child
Breaker of Pacts
Usurper of the Ordered Way
The High Priest

Species:

Hive

Faction:

Blood of Oryx (formerly)
Grasp of Nokris

Rank:

Prince (formerly)
Ultra

Class:

Wizard

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

Strange Terrain

Abilities:

Solar Dying Star
Crystal Shield
Kinetic Grasp of Darkness
High Durability
Shadow Vanish
Teleportation
Summon Hive
Summon Ugul Gar Knight
Resurrect Hive

 
Supplicant
Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn
NokrisArrivalsInfo.jpg
Biographical information

Species:

Hive

Faction:

Grasp of Nokris
Savathûn's Brood

Rank:

Prince (formerly)
Ultra

Class:

Wizard

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

Interference

Abilities:

Solar Dying Star
Crystal Shield
Kinetic Grasp of Darkness
High Durability
Shadow Vanish
Teleportation
Summon Hive
Summon Taken
Summon Ugul Gar Knight
Resurrect Hive

 

"Hear me, o dreadful worm. We will raise an army. We will die and be reborn in your name, feed you the souls of our enemies."
"State your claim."
"We take Mars. "
— Nokris to Xol

Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn is a Hive God[1] and the estranged son of Oryx, the Taken King[2]. Exiled by Oryx for his heresies, Nokris formed a pact with the Worm God Xol, Will of the Thousands, taking the title Herald of Xol and leading a new brood of Hive known as the Grasp of Nokris. Xol, Nokris and their followers would later travel to Mars during the Collapse, where they were imprisoned in the polar ice by the Warmind Rasputin. [3]

Following Xol's abandonment of Nokris in favor of the Guardians, Nokris pledged his allegiance to his aunt Savathûn, the Witch-Queen in a bid to end the Hive's pact to the Worms and the Witness. He served as the final antagonist of the Season of Arrivals, working for Savathûn to subvert the Witness's messages until he was defeated by the Guardians.

Biography[edit]

Pre-Golden Age[edit]

"You seek power? I will give you power beyond measure. The power of life renewed."
— Xol to Nokris[4]
Statue of Nokris (left) in the Altar of Oryx

Born to Oryx, the Taken King, Nokris was disfavored by his father for his physical weakness. To make up for this, Nokris instead honed his mind, teaching himself Hive arcana and hoarding knowledge and stories; in doing so, he found a different way of feeding his Worm through the Sword Logic.

Seeking to gain his father's favor, Nokris attempted to commune with the Worm Gods as Oryx once did, but most of them rejected his entreaties. However, Xol, fearing an imminent attack from Yul, agreed to make a pact with Nokris, who traded his heart for some of Xol's power and the forbidden secret of necromancy. [5][4][2]

Upon learning of his son's actions, Oryx was furious. Necromancy was considered a heretical violation of the Sword Logic, for it returns life to that which has rightfully been slain, and thus Nokris' actions were sacrilege. For his crimes, Oryx exiled his son and removed all references to him from the World's Grave and the Books of Sorrow;[6] only a statue within the Dreadnaught remained, bearing Nokris' name but no additional information.[1]

Nokris was unperturbed, for in exile he saw freedom and opportunity. He informed Xol that he would claim Mars in his name, and raised a new brood, the Grasp of Nokris, to conquer the planet.[6] Upon arriving on Mars during the Collapse, Nokris, Xol and their forces were met with overwhelming resistance from the Warmind Rasputin, who eventually invoked his SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol and froze the invaders beneath a layer of ice in Hellas Basin. [7]

The Taken and Red Wars[edit]

"The name is... Nokris."
— Ghost[1]

Nokris first became known to the Guardians when the Young Wolf found his statue in the Dreadnaught near the Altar of Oryx[8], alongside similar statues of Crota and Oryx. The Guardian's Ghost inferred Nokris was a Hive god based on the accompanying glyphs, but did not recognize the name.[1] At Eris Morn's request, Asher Mir scoured his library for references to Nokris, but turned up nothing.[9].

War with The Warmind[edit]

"Rasputin was not the only thing to awaken on Mars."
— Zavala[10]
Son of Oryx, Nokris

After the deaths of Oryx and Crota and the end of the Red War, Nokris and his master were released when the ice in Hellas Basin began to melt, an effect of the Light released by the Traveler's reawakening. Together, Nokris and Xol sought retribution for their imprisonment and engaged once more with the Warmind.[11]

However, interference came in the form of the Guardian working with Ana Bray, who tried to lure Xol into the open using a small shard of the Traveler as bait. Nokris arrived to fight the intruders, but after a fierce battle he was slain by the Guardians.[12]

False Idols[edit]

"My life is spent: servitude to those who cast me away. Our blood is all that remains of the old pact."
— Nokris to Savathûn[13]

Nokris managed to evade permanent death following Xol's defeat, only to be left abandoned within the crust of Mars. His attempts to reconnect with the Worm God were rebuffed, as it had already found more worth in his slayers. Dejected, Nokris sought entry into the Ascendant Plane, which was previously denied to him due to his rejection of the Sword Logic, using a fragment of Xol's remains to force open a gate. He lured fireteams of Guardians under the pretence of resurrecting Xol into slaughtering him and his revenant Hive, gaining enough power from their acts of violence to feed Xol's remains enough to use it to pierce a tiny hole into the Sea of Screams through which his soul could slip into.[13]

However, the trickery he used attracted the attention of his aunt, Savathûn. Although expecting to be used as nothing more than a simple pawn, Nokris struck a bargain with her after Savathûn offered him a place in her Court and acknowledged his value in being able to overturn the Sword Logic and those bound by it. As Savathûn sought to free herself from the Witness, who was bound in servitude by her pact with the Worms, she desired Nokris's knowledge of Necromancy. In exchange for his secrets, she would grant him access to the Dreaming Mind so that he could learn how to Take. Savathûn also foresaw the arrival of the Black Fleet in Sol, and so she instructed him to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardians.[13]

Interference[edit]

Nokris in the Court of Savathûn

"Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game."
— Nokris' whispers in the Ascendant Realm

Two years after his initial defeat on Mars, Nokris would resurface as the Supplicant to the Witch-Queen herself, playing his role as a catalyst to intervene with the Witness's messages at the Tree of Silver Wings on Io. Armed with massive Shriekers belonging to Savathûn, called: Savathûn's Witnesses, the Supplicant would shroud the Cradle with the Witch Queen's influence and even lay a trap out for Eris Morn and the Guardian; threatening the life of the former and pulling the latter into a counterfeit version of the Witch Queen's throne world within the Ascendant Plane. Eris barely survives her encounter and in turn saves the Guardian from the full force of the Shriekers.[14]

For a period of eighteen weeks, Nokris commands armies of Hive and the Taken to swarm the Tree and shroud it in Savathûn's influence with one of her Shriekers, barring the Witness's messages directly with Eris and the Guardians. Each week, the Guardians would face one of the massive Shriekers at the Cradle before they are summoned back to the Ascendant Plane, to which Nokris mocks them in whispers and even insults their Ghost at one point, drawing comparisons to a Worm. Nonetheless, the Guardian's efforts were proven successful at destroying the massive Shriekers and allowing Eris to briefly interpret the Black Fleet's messages with the Seed of Silver Wings.[15]

On the final week, Eris had successfully identified Nokris as the source of the interference just as the Supplicant would summon the Guardian into a new area of the Court, where he would face them directly once more near the backdrop of a massive Taken Blight the size of a star. Throughout the fight, Nokris addresses them as a mere pawn tied to the everlasting struggle between Light and Darkness, to which he offered to have them free of in eternal servitude to Savathûn. However, the Hive heretic's offers would only fall on deaf ears as the Guardian destroyed him for seemingly a final time, diminishing the Witch-Queen's influence considerably and allowing the Witness' final message to reach the Guardian. [16]

Legacy[edit]

Despite his death at the hands of the Guardians, Nokris would leave a legacy on the future of the Hive. His knowledge of Necromancy would influence the creation of the Lucent Brood, which his own Hive would eventually pledge themselves fully to Savathûn and join the ranks of.[17][18][19]

Gameplay[edit]

Nokris, Herald of Xol

Nokris is the boss of the Strange Terrain mission and is encountered at Xol's feeding grounds. He fights primarily by firing Solar blasts at the player and occasionally summoning Hive to assist him. For the very third of his health depleted, Nokris will break two of the pillars in the arena and retreat to the gate at the front of the battlefield. Nokris will proceed to shield himself with an immunity shield. To break the shield, the player must find the large green crystal that came out of one of the two pillars Nokris broke, find the recently resurrected Ugul Gar Knights, kill them, and throw the dropped relic at one of the crystals and then the next to stun Nokris and take down his shield. In the Strike version of the mission, two crystals will spawn every phase. During the first immunity phase, he will stand still while summoning Hive, during his second phase, he will begin firing darkness blasts in rapid succession, and at his last phase, he will begin moving around the arena, using his Dying Star ability.

In Interference, there are a few changes to Nokris's mechanics from Strange Terrain, aside from a change in environment. During his first two immunity phases, one crystal will spawn on one of two floating islands located behind the arena, guarded by Taken enemies. Two Envoys of Savathûn will also spawn before Ugul Gar Knights can appear. This starts with the Wizard variant, then the Knight and Ogre variants in the second and final immunity phases respectively. Additionally in the final phase, two crystals will spawn hidden behind walls on new floating islands, which players must bypass by climbing up to the islands while carrying their relics in order to destroy them.

Personality and traits[edit]

Nokris lacks the physical strength of his father Oryx and brother Crota, but instead proves to be a knowledgeable and powerful sorcerer.

The disowned son appears to look down on his father, brother, and later Xol after his god had abandoned him, stating to the Guardian that they were all gods with gods. But like his father Nokris has a hunger for knowledge and secrets, he would bargain with the Worms, Xol to learn and gain some of his power, including the secret of Necromancy. He would later bargain with his aunt Savathûn to learn how to Take by gaining access to Quria. Like his aunt, he is willing to use cunning and trickery, tricking fireteams of Guardians into slaughtering Hive so he could gain enough power to penetrate a hole into the Sea of Screams.

After Xol's excommunication from the brood, Nokris began to hold a disgust for the Sword Logic, he viewed it as a lie and was willing to turn away from the logic that most Hive served without question. He believed that the Light and Darkness as forces that had strengths and weaknesses, stating that the Sky was vast but shallow, and the Deep was boundless but suffocating, and that there was another way.

Family[edit]

Hive Pantheon
Gen 1 Gen 2 Gen 3 Gen 4 Gen 5
Osmium King (M) Oryx (M) Nokris (M)
Crota (M) (Consort: Omnigul (F)) Hashladûn (F)
Besurith (F)
Voshyr (F) Yishra (F)
Ayriax (F)
Kinox (F) Ulg'Urin (M)
Ir Halak (F)
Ir Anûk (F)
Alak-Hul (M) (fostered) (Consort: Verok (F))
Savathûn (F) Balwûr (F)
Malok (M)
Dûl Incaru (F)
Xivu Arath (F) Xavan (F)
Tir Balok (F)
An Ragaar (M)
Scoroboth (M)

Other potential members of the Pantheon include Mysik, Zyrak, Thyshik and Urrox. However their names may be honorary titles, as their is no further mention of a relationship to the Pantheon.

Xavan, Tir Balok, and An Ragaar are also potential members of the Pantheon; apart from their names, there is no other reference, so their inclusion is for the sake of completion.

Quotes[edit]

Interference[edit]

  • "You are abandoned."
  • "Is malice not enough?"
  • "Does Xol's clutch hold you now, as it once did me?"
  • "Give and be Given. Take and be Taken."
  • "Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game."
  • "The Taken Queen saves. Freedom for Bondage."
  • "Cast off your Worm. Your tiny bulb of sickness. Your tethered anchor that drags to the sky."
  • "An agent of violence. What more must you cull?"
  • "The sky is vast, but shallow. The deep is boundless, but suffocating. There is another way."
  • "You will learn that wrath shall only bring forth ruin. You've made a mistake deciding to exist."
  • "You are a child reaching toward a flame. The Taken Queen would not have you burnt. Pledge your allegiance and be reborn."
  • "Our shackles are strong. We must be strong to break them."
  • "You are but one in a chain of failures claimed and sunken."
  • "Life and death are liar's tools. Weave your own lie."
  • "Light and Dark are locked blades. A logic simple and narrow. A bridge with only one path."
  • "The tree brings ruin. Fell its might or be buried in the shadow of its leaves."
  • "Oryx, Crota, Xol. Gods with gods. End your faith and walk unhindered."
  • "Savathûn shields from dire truths. Submit and be free."
  • "Be Taken and see endless possibility awaken."

Gallery[edit]

  • Nokris reveals himself.

    Nokris reveals himself.

  • Nokris' face.

    Nokris' face.

  • Hive assisting Nokris in battle.

    Hive assisting Nokris in battle.

  • Supplicant to Savathûn.

    Supplicant to Savathûn.

  • The statue of Nokris first seen in the Taken King expansion.

    The statue of Nokris first seen in the Taken King expansion.

  • Nokris render at an angle

    Nokris render at an angle

  • Nokris from behind

    Nokris from behind

  • Nokris from the front

    Nokris from the front

  • The symbol of Nokris.

    The symbol of Nokris.

  • Early concept of Nokris and Xol.[20]

    Early concept of Nokris and Xol.[20]

Trivia[edit]

  • The name "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a family of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the Shroud of Flies Hunter Cloak pattern.[21] Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".[22] Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
  • Nokris is the very first wizard to be a male, followed by the Wizard mentioned in Cold Denial and Ubartu-ana
  • Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father Oryx than Crota.
  • Nokris's dying star attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.
  • To date, Nokris and his sect are the only known Hive which have been permanently expunged from the rest of their kin.
  • Nokris is the fourth Hive to speak English in-game, after Crota, Oryx and Ecthar.
  • Whispers from Nokris could be heard throughout the various interference weekly missions, where he taunted the player.
    • This was compounded further during his battle in Season of Arrivals, where he tempted the Guardian to leave the Light.
      • This is consistent with his attempts to contact the Hive after retreating from the loss of Xol, illustrating desperation and a departure from his previous isolation.
  • During the strike "Strange Terrain", players have a short period immediately after summoning Nokris to instantly kill him, avoiding the tedious 3 damage cycles that normally occur. The most effective way to do this with any given strike modifier is with the Exotic Rocket Launcher "The Wardcliff Coil".

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King - Ghost scan: DNT-TRN-3
  2. ^ a b Bungie (2018/4/30), Weblore:Warmind - Apocrypha
  3. ^ Destiny the Game - Expansion Pass 2
  4. ^ a b Bungie (2018/8/5), Destiny 2: Warmind - Item Description: Wormgod Caress
  5. ^ Bungie (2018/8/5), Destiny 2: Warmind - Item Description: Wormhusk Crown
  6. ^ a b Bungie (2018/8/5), Destiny 2: Warmind - Item Description: Verity's Brow
  7. ^ Destiny 2 — Escalation Protocol Level 1 Dialogue
  8. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King - Regicide
  9. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Gensym Knight Cloak / Mark / Bond
  10. ^ Bungie (2018/5/8), Destiny 2: Warmind - Pilgrimage
  11. ^ Bungie (2018/5/8), Destiny 2: Warmind
  12. ^ Bungie (2018/5/8), Destiny 2: Warmind - Strange Terrain
  13. ^ a b c Bungie (2020/6/1), Weblore:Season of Arrivals - FALSE IDOLS
  14. ^ Bungie (2020/6/9), Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - A Shadow Overhead
  15. ^ Bungie (2020/6/9), Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Interference Week 1
  16. ^ Bungie (2020/10/6), Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Interference Final Week
  17. ^ Bungie (2022/12/6), Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Ana Bray: "These Hive Don't Belong to Nokris."
  18. ^ Bungie (2023/5/26), Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - Ghosts of the Deep
  19. ^ Bungie (2023/8/22), Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Immaru: "She wanted to see if they were anything like Nokris's necromancy."
  20. ^ Dave E. Phillips, Destiny 2: Warmind, High-Level Exploration
  21. ^ Bungie (2014/12/9), Destiny: The Dark Below, Item Description, Shroud of Flies
  22. ^ Bible Hub, Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien

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Destiny 2
Campaign Story missions
Acanthos, Gate Lord • Achronos, Infinite Proxy • Agra, the Stalwart • Agoros, Gatekeeper • Ahamkara Illusion • An Ragaar, Son of Xivu Arath • Bakris, the Adamantine • Baurg, Blood Infernal • Besurith, Daughter of Crota • Brann, the Unbent Blade • Breviks, Dusk Baron • Bruiser Thurn • Brutiks, Lightbane • Calixte, System Ward Finality • Calus, The Disciple • Crorok, Will of Xivu Arath • Demented Abomination • Dendron, Root Mind • Dolgith, Blade of Reasoning • Dominus Ghaul • Drekaa, Warmonger Chieftain • Elikaa, Sworn to Vengeance • Enforcer Rusk • Entangled Mind • Eramis, Kell of Darkness • Ergoth, Infinite Proxy • Eriviks, the Waking • Erruk, the Taken • Eshkin'tuk, Witness's Blessed • Eye of the Swarm • Factory Brig • Factory Walker • Final Guard Straff • Garaask, Undying Inferno • Garmurg • Golur the Plagued • Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm • Hadak the Devoted • Hapax, the Convergent Mind • Hasaak, Venom of Xivu Arath • H'Kullna, Stained by Darkness • Icon of Finality • Inquisitor Mind • Imperial Deserter • Ioneion, System Control Flow • Ir Yun, Cult of Megor • Irausk, Herald of Savathûn • Jaliks, Fallen Captain • Kaaron, Blood Infernal • Kamak, A-Block Scar • Kar'uul, Indomitable Champion • Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness • Khartion, Archival Mind • Kiriks-16 • Kreth, the Living Skyfire • Kridis, Dark Priestess • Kruvii, Subversive Chieftain • Lenurae, Subjugator of Fluxion • Mahesh, the Bitter • Maksor, Starving Scavenger • Megor, Spawn of Xivu • Methodios, Module Proxy • Modular Sigma • Modular Upsilon • Molak'al, Subjugator of the Traveler • Mukor, Soulkeeper • Network Protector • Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx • Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul • Nightmare of the Fanatic • Nokris, Herald of Xol • Norr, the Taken • Om Alir, Ascendant Sentinel • Orm Vashyx • Panoptes, Infinite Mind • Pashk, the Searing Will • Phylaks, the Warrior • Piksis, House Salvation • Pillar of Denial • Pillar of Devotion • Pillar of Silence • Pillar of Stillness • Praksis, the Technocrat • Purifier Vurst • Querim, the Waking • Ruithe, Sworn to Xivu Arath • Saarut, Blood Infernal • Savathûn's Right Hand • Savathûn, the Witch Queen • Scorn of the Fanatic • Scorn Walker • Skirvaa, Abhorred Chieftain • Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed • Sniksis, House Salvation • Sugroth, Shield of Xivu Arath • Taldriks, Infinite Proxy • Teksis, Ascendant Sentinel • Teleks-5 • Termiiks, Invasive Warrant • The Fanatic • The Machinist • The Shieldbreaker • Theratos, Archersbane • The Unwaking Mind • The Witness • Thumos, the Unbroken • Tikkis, Diminished Scrapper • Tir Balok, Daughter of Xivu Arath • Tulkor, Ferocity of Xivu Arath • Tyranos, Gatekeeper • Ubara, Hive Prince • Ugroth, Soulkeeper • Urrot, Hammer of Nokris • Val Belyx, Gauntlet of Incaru • Val Bho'kaurl • Val Pros, Tower Sentry • Valus Dralgur, the Exiled • Valus Thuun • Voice of Riven • Vrihn, Subjugator of Gardens • Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master • Will-Crushed Knight • Wyr, the Taken • Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath • Xavan, Daughter of Xivu Arath • Xavoth, the Waking • Xirash, Keeper of Memory • Xol, Will of the Thousands • Yamaat, Ascendant Sentinel • Zruhh, Stained by Darkness
Seasonal/Episodic Story missions
Aegion, Deductive Mind • Aethiks, Instrument of Xivu Arath • Agioktis, Martyr Mind • Alak'nar, Retainer of Savathûn • Anarchist Captain, Kell's Scourge • Anarchist Marauder, Kell's Scourge • Anarchist Servitor, Kell's Scourge • Aulith, Oblative Postulant • Auloc, Oblative Postulant • Azshradat, Celebrant of Xivu Arath • Bab'dotek, the Abhorrent • Black Heart (Established Mind • Inevitable Mind • Synchronal Mind) • Cottux, Compelled Mind • Ei Haaruz, Retainer of Savathûn • Elūnash, Oblative Adherent • Emperor Calus, Herald of the Witness • Enkaar, the Anointed • Eramis, Kell of Darkness • Fading Nightmare of Ghaul • Fading Nightmare of Kethiks • Fading Nightmare of the Fanatic • Galagos, Kell's Scourge • Hastokk, Oblative Aspirant • High Celebrant of Xivu Arath • Hive Wrathborn • House of Rain Servitor • House of Rain Walker • Ir Dollox, Talon of Xivu Arath • Ir Garza, Scourge of Earth • Ir Hanal, Scourge of the Dakaua • Ir Kaza, Talon of Xivu Arath • Ir Nithra, Scourge of the Ammonite • J4W-S, Wrath-Hunter Servitor • Keelhaal of House Salvation • Kelgorath, Risen from Bones • Kelgorath, Taken from Bones • Kholks, Taken of Xivu Arath • Kikliss, Murderer • Kruutiks, Reefbane • Kudazad, Bound to Xivu Arath • Kzelkis, Kell's Scourge • Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites • Lydrion, Symphonic Mind • Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn • Piraksis, Kell's Scourge • Prevailing Mind • Prevenient Mind • Proto-Sentinel Galedrix, Forge Saboteur • Proximate Mind • Pthasos, Kell's Scourge • Rhungatt, Might of Xivu Arath • Rilliks, Instrument of Xivu Arath • Savathûn's Witness • Scream of Xivu Arath • Serekis-9, Kell's Scourge • Siviks, Lost to None • Skolas, Scorned Wolf • Subjugated Curator • Sumok, Ravager of Torobatl • Techwizard Malykuh, Salvation's Warden • Telksis the Pillager, Kell's Scourge • Tziksis, Kell's Scourge • Unrelenting Nightmare • Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness • Withdrawn Mind • Xirixis, the Unknowable • Xronos, Kell's Scourge
Alak-Hul, the Lightblade • Antikytheran Mind • Apaktos, Oxidizing Mind • Ashorc, Temple Claimant • Avakrii, Temple Claimant • Baimogg, Unchained Wrath • Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn • Belmon, Transcendent Mind • Bracus Ghir • Bracus Rulaitl • Bracus Zahn • Brakion, Genesis Mind • Cadori, Lightscourge • Cornea • Defiled Reysk, the Waning Light • Dendron, Root Mind • Devoted of Nokris • Dolos, the Datamine • Dishonored Valus • Edyx, Exothermic Mind • Episkeptis, the Uninvited • Fikrul, the Fanatic • Golden Age Looter • Grask, the Consumed • Gor'ath Gath • Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota • Heimiks, Warden of the Harvest • Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl • In Anânh, Brood Queen • Irûn, Bound to Sedia • Juraag, the Waylaid • Kargen, the Technocrat • Kataskopos • Kataxiia, Tormentor of the Ahamkara • Kendriks-7 • Khartion, Archival Mind • Khirin, Blinding Captain • Krothion • Lillix, Lightscourge • Logath, the Ruptured • Magnar the Rockjaw • Mhakt, Subjugator of the Forgotten • Nakoix, Lightscourge • Naksis, Devil Baron • Navôta, Eir Spawn • Nokris, Herald of Xol • Optus Taxaat • Optus Vocca • Orm Duluz, Bound to Sedia • Osmium Traitor • Parthenios, Drifting Mind • Protheon, Modular Mind • Pykis, House Salvation • Retina • S.A.B.E.R.-2 • Samaa, the Deserter • Sardul, Acting Expedition Commander • Savathûn's Song • Seal-Engraver • Sedia, the Corrupted • Sepiks Prime • Sepiks-23 • Shrieker, Bound to Sedia • Shuttered Mind • Siege Minotaur • Šimmumah ur-Nokru • Son of In Anânh • Supplicant of Xol • Ta'aul, Disgraced Colossus • Taken Asphyxiator • Taken Exsanguinator • Taken Fracturer • Taurg, Disguised by the Emperor • Thaviks, the Depraved • Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec • The Mad Warden • The Navigator's Claw • The Vengeful Hand • Thelodron, Bound to Sedia • The Fragment • Thûl, the Monstrous • Val Cempas • Val Cunqu'us • Val Ghuusk • Val Gruuk, Bound to Sedia • Val Kladior • Val Prosk, Bound to Sedia • Val Talacanth, Bound to Sedia • Val Trekitus • Val Veorthus • Val Vinca'ar • Val Urgus • Valus Ozysas • Valus Pra'urg • Valus Thuun • Vazimos, the Ensnaring • Whisper of Oryx • Xol, Will of the Thousands • Yächaar, Bound to Sedia • Yateth, Taken Stain • Yatiks, Bound to Sedia • Zebios, the Ensnaring • Zhagal, Disgraced Colossus
Ablazed Glory, Kell's Scourge • Atheon, Time's Conflux • Atraks-1, Fallen Exo • Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent • Crota, Son of Oryx • Crypt Security • Dul'na, the Dissector • Emperor Calus • Gahlran's Deception • Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer • Golgoroth • Gorgon • Herald of Finality • INSURRECTION PRIME, Kell's Scourge • Ir Anûk, Deathsinger • Ir Halak, Deathsinger • Ir Yût, the Deathsinger • Kalli, the Corrupted • Mar'y'n, the Devourer • Morgeth, the Spirekeeper • Nezarec, Final God of Pain • Oryx, the Taken King • Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness • Riven of a Thousand Voices • Royal Beasts • Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent • Shuro Chi, the Corrupted • Taniks, the Abomination • The Caretaker • The Templar • The Witness • Warpriest • Xeno'doti, the Scavenger • Zo'aurc, Explicator of Planets
Akelous, the Siren's Current • Alak-Tor, Fatesmith of Incaru • Asterion, Set Apart • Ba-Kuur, Fatesmith of Incaru • Captain Avarokk, the Covetous • Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return • Ecthar, the Shield of Savathûn • Eriviks, the Waking • Fallen Shield • Gaurog, Fatesmith of Incaru • Grisprax, Bosun of Avarokk • Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera • Kell Echo • Locus of Wailing Grief • Malaris, Second Broken Knight • Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial • Nightmare of Emonut, Sworn of Moli Imoli • Nightmare of Gahlran, Sorrow Bearer • Nightmare of Hou'dal, Failed Assassin • Nightmare of Ka'hok, Sworn of Umun'arath • Nightmare of Ka'nok, Failed Assassin • Nightmare of Regor, Failed Assassin • Nightmare of Uroa, Sworn of Shayotet • Nymeks, Fourth Broken Knight • Persys, Primordial Ruin • Phalanx Echo • Phry'zhia, the Insatiable • Primeval Thressia, Font of Blight • Querim, the Waking • R-M80, Loyal to Avarokk • Raneiks Unified • Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul • Šimmumah ur-Nokru, Lucent Necromancer • Sirloks, Fifth Broken Knight • The Corrupted Puppeteer • Theratos, Archersbane • Thul-Ar, Acolyte of Nokris • Volmâr, the Tempted • Vorgeth, the Boundless Hunger • Vorlog, Risen in Heresy • Vrysiks, Third Broken Knight • Xavoth, the Waking • Zulmak, Instrument of Torment
Artillery Commander • Azyrax, Exalted Conjurer • Blood Cleaver • Curator Arrox • Cyronax • Defender Born • Defender Hahn • Drusk, the Crushing Fist • Elyksul, Assault Leader • Enforcer Karch • Herald of Savathûn, Proxy • Investigator Prurg • Investigator Tosusk • Iraz, Eye of Savathûn • Jagad, the Overwhelming Surge • Kagathos, Empathic Mind • Korha, the Hollow • Merix-5 • Nalcthor, the Crystaline • Network Minotaur • Ordnance Keeper Tulg • Prusk, the Unequaled Maul • Raktar, the Unrelenting • Relentless Grak • S.A.B.E.R.-0.6 • Salvaged Walker • Savathûn, the Witch Queen • Security Chief Kolg • Skexis, Outcast Captain • Spekkis, Pike Captain • Taksor, Scavenger Raider • Takul-Dar, the Unbreakable • Taskmaster Vazar • Teliks, Bandit Captain • Tekton, Constructive Mind • The Hangman • The Mad Bomber • The Mindbender • The Rider • The Rifleman • The Trickster • Valus Traud, Proxy • Vex Warden • Viadon, Inquisitor Mind • Warden Derg
Agon, Strategic Hydra • Ak-Baral, Rival of Navôta • Alkestis, Sacrificial Mind • Azilis, Dusk Marauder • Bar-Zel, Tutelary of Savathûn • Calzar, Scarred Captain • Deksis-5, Taskmaster • Devourer Darg • Dread Tatsrekaa • Drekthas, Metal Captain • Dust-Choked Thrag • Fortifier Yann • Garut Gra'am • Ghalar, The Fugitive • Golmuut • Graxus, Blind Captain • Hathrek, the Glasweard • Inkasi, Disciple of Quria • Inquisitor Hydra • Kalsis, Sunless Captain • Karugul • Keldrik, Drained Captain • Kurg, the All-Seeing Force • Mazan, Lost Captain • Nariks Reborn • Nightmare of Arguth, the Tormented • Nightmare of Kelnix Reborn • Nightmare of Reyiks, Actuator • Nightmare of Rizaahn, the Lost • Pakrion • Pandrok, Pillar of Nothing • Phyzann, Drowned Captain • Primus Cal'aug • Qeldron, Keeper • Rannix, Drenched Captain • Ruined Mind • Segrex, the Tainted • Subterranean Mind • Talas, Dusk Captain • Teliks, House Salvation • Thaan'Hul • Thyrdron • Ur Haraak, Disciple of Quria • Valus Dravusk, Shadow Legion • Valus Dulurc • Valus Tharum, Gladiatorial Overseer • Varghul, Fragment of Oryx • Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx • Vilzii, Scorn Chieftain • Yirksii, Subversive Chieftain • Zerz, the Unstoppable Weight • Zetix-7
Roaming Patrols
Au'gor, Devoted of Calus • Bakken, the Relentless • Barit, Imprisoned Flayer • Blighted Centurion • Bracus Ghurm • Bracus Payne, the Called Hand • Captain Taksisaa • Elite Mercury Defender • Falysion, Frenzied Mind • Fanatic's Chosen • Gate Lord • Ghalsis, Pilferer Captain • Ilheru Xolborne • Ir Olena, Moth Keeper • Jai'ek, Supplicant of Calus • Kiphoris, the Eclipsed • Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn • Loyalist Sentinel Commander • Lurg, the Burning Shield • Malura, the Fated • Monitor Hydra • Naktal, Fury of Savathûn • Nightmare of Carun, Beastmaster • Nightmare of Cek'ik, Seeker of the Deep • Nightmare of Evoks, the Burned • Nightmare of Gothrax, Swarm Protector • Nightmare of Ha'lok, the Shield • Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax • Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath • Nightmare of Kra'lok, the Sword • Nightmare of Ky'leks, the Docked • Nightmare of Loronvis, Council Hand • Nightmare of Qalec, the Sniper • Nightmare of Rovikis, Council Hand • Nightmare of Sek're, Echo of the Voice • Nightmare of Seresis, Council Hand • Nightmare of Sy'ad, the Unending • Nightmare of Tlazat, Fed to Beasts • Nightmare of Uaoc, Spine Breaker • Nightmare of Xortal, Sworn of Crota • Overlord • Paradii, The Vigilant • Pauurc, the Farseer's Heir • Quartermaster • Ralniks, Blood of Kells • Ropymion, Delirious Mind • Rudoc, Imprisoned Flayer • S.A.B.E.R.-0.1, House Salvation • S.A.B.E.R.-X, House Salvation • Secret of Severed Flesh • Shun'gath, the Excised • Technorunner • Techno Squad Leader • Terminus Keeper • The Drowned • The Forgotten • The Sunken • Tirksnii, Corsairbane • Ubartu-ana • Ultorg, Breath of Xol • Vendetta Shank • Viadion, Cleansing Mind • Viadion, Transformed Mind • Vrees, Imprisoned Flayer • Watchful Harpy • Wyvern Venator • Yalsis, the Igniter • Yer'ot the Forgotten • Zeteon, Redemptive Mind
Assassination Patrols
Accumulative Mind • Artillery Operations Commander • Assault Leader • Attenuation Mind • Cargo Security Chief • Chromatic Scrapper • Drenched Sorceress • Enhanced Shank, House Salvation • Fallen Supply Raider • Fortification Substrate Enforcer • Igneous Mind • Isolated Phalanx • Ishaya, High Slayer • Kish-Agesor, the Bright Burn • Liquid Mind • Mineral Conversion Processor • Muloskii, Twilight Captain • Nightmare of Talgoth, Soul Smasher • Nightmare of Val Sinu, Hellbringer • Nightmare of Volniks, Deathkeeper • Nucleative Mind • Obstructive Mind • Ozone Polluter • Photometric Mind • Recursive Mind • Scavenging Crew Leader • Spaelosus, Buried Mind • Subterranean Hydration Officer • Taken Decayer • Valus Gathurn • Valus Pra'um • Vortex Mind
Abyssal Champion • Abyssal Sorcerer • Arsenal Walker • Atan Maht, Margrave of Erasure • Blightmaker • Bracus Eratl • Consul Partisan • Demented Abomination • Disciple of Kridis • Drenksis • Ereshkel, Insight of Savathûn • Ether Abomination • Exhara, Ambassador of Savathûn • Excavation Valus • Excavator Valus • Fallen Commodore • Fanatic's Chosen • Gee'yom, Resonant Saboteur • Glomus, the Severing Slash • Golgoth, Ichor of Xol • Hemolymph Repair Shank • Infernal Ogre • Infiltrator Valus • Integration Mind • Kashur, the Infinite Blaze • Korgath • Ksimikaa the Painsmith • Minotaur Supernumeros • Moag, the Deafening Volley • Naaruz, Third Seeker of Silence • Pallas Siegebreaker • Phry'zhia, the Insatiable • Prime Ether Servitor • Prince of Yul • Ransack Captain • Reanimated Machinist • Resonant Shepherd • Resonant Thief • Rynax, Resonant Bulwark • Thox, the Smoldering Wasp • Tortured Abomination • Ul-Heru, Envoy of Savathûn • Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria • Vanbaluk, Trusted of Savathûn • Vex Gate Lord • Visiraa • War Hound • Wretch Captain • Xegonion, Warped Mind
Akardon, Pitiless Mind • Akorith, Lightdrinker of Savathûn • Ba'alar, Compelled Centurion • Ba'aruk, Dissident • Variant Stalker Brakion, Repurposed Mind • Conceptual Mind • Darkmind Abominations • Data Nullifier • Devoted of Ir Yût • Digital Variant Neutralizer • Digital Variant Tracker • Drevis, Aspect of Darkness • Dusk Walker • Eexonios, Pledged to Yirix • Eriviks, the Dreaming • Exodos, Choral Mind • Expector Selin • Expector Yemiq • Graam, Born of the Hellmouth • Gretaal, Compelled Colossus • Haroktha, Scourge of the Helium Drinkers • Haviks, Dusk Baron • Hexahedric Mind • Ir Absuul, First Aria • Ir Airâm, Deathsinger • Ir Nagash, Second Aria • Ir Sûfra, Third Aria • Ishrasek, Lightbinder of Savathûn • Ixion, Covetous Mind • Iziira, Pledged to Yirix • Korusk, Lighteater of Savathûn • Khull, Executioner Knight • Lii'liks, Harvester of the Witness • Locus of Communion • Lurking Abominations • Mimiks-0, Devil's Scion • Mimiks-1, Devil's Scion • Mimiks-2, Devil's Scion • Mant Yût, Born of the Hellmouth • Nightmare Servant of Ir Yût • Omen, Blade of the Black Terrace • Parodos, Choral Mind • Posthüm of the Deep • Querim, the Dreaming • Praksis the Defiled • Qabix, Insurgent • Siriks, Loyal to Eramis • Stasimon, Choral Mind • Ta'aurc, Aspect of War • Tarusk, Lighteater of Savathûn • Tulgorh, Aspect of Agony • Urzok, Aspect of Hate • Xavoth, the Dreaming • Yulog of the Deep
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