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{{Quote|I've seen it before. On the Glykon. On the Leviathan. On my own ship, too. An organism that's all about forming psychic connections.|[[Drifter|The Drifter]]}} | {{Quote|I've seen it before. On the Glykon. On the Leviathan. On my own ship, too. An organism that's all about forming psychic connections.|[[Drifter|The Drifter]]}}<ref name="ITD1"/> | ||
'''Egregore''' is a strange fungus-like life form associated with the [[Darkness]]. It has been encountered in various locations like the [[Derelict]], the [[Cabal]] Carrier [[Glykon Volatus]] and the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. | '''Egregore''' is a strange fungus-like life form associated with the [[Darkness]]. It has been encountered in various locations like the [[Derelict]], the [[Cabal]] Carrier [[Glykon Volatus]] and the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Egregore resembles [[Earth]] fungi in many respects, but while fungi feed on dead or decomposing matter, egregore is drawn to the unique psychological phenomena associated with the deaths of sentient beings. The fungus is capable of entering the brains of sentient beings through the use of skull-penetrating tendrils, which enable the egregore to suspend the victim's mind in a state of near-brain death, allowing it to feed on the drawn-out death process of the victim. | Egregore resembles [[Earth]] fungi in many respects, but while fungi feed on dead or decomposing matter, egregore is drawn to the unique psychological phenomena associated with the deaths of sentient beings.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Garden_Overlook|"Do you know these fungi are drawn to the unique psychological phenomena of death? The moment of true terror before life ends… the death of sentient beings fosters the growth of these fungi. Normally it takes centuries for them to spread like this, but…"]]''</ref> The fungus is capable of entering the brains of sentient beings through the use of skull-penetrating tendrils, which enable the egregore to suspend the victim's mind in a state of near-brain death, allowing it to feed on the drawn-out death process of the victim.<ref name="Presage">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Presage]]''</ref> | ||
According to Eris, egregore is a manifestation of Darkness, similar to [[Stasis]], but "impure" in some way.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Eidolon Shell#Lore|Eidolon Shell]]''</ref> Egregore spores can open one's mind to the Darkness, and also permit affected individuals to pass through energy barriers generated by the fungus. The fungus' mycelial network forms psychic connections between Darkness-associated entities located across space and even in different dimensions, creating links between artifacts of the [[Black Fleet]] such as the [[Pyramids]] and the [[Ziggurat]], powerful Darkness-aligned beings such as [[Rhulk]] and [[Calus]], and [[the Witness]] itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[ | According to Eris, egregore is a manifestation of Darkness, similar to [[Stasis]], but "impure" in some way.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Shell#Lore|Eidolon Shell]]''</ref> Egregore spores can open one's mind to the Darkness, and also permit affected individuals to pass through energy barriers generated by the fungus.<ref name="Midas">'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [[Operation: Midas]]''</ref> The fungus' mycelial network forms psychic connections between Darkness-associated entities located across space and even in different dimensions, creating links between artifacts of the [[Black Fleet]] such as the [[Pyramids]] and the [[Ziggurat]], powerful Darkness-aligned beings such as [[Rhulk]] and [[Calus]], and [[the Witness]] itself. Eris Morn and the Drifter discovered this by experimentally burning egregore stalks near Pyramid technology, which opened up visions of the network formed by the egregore.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Pursuant Suit#Eidolon Pursuant Greaves / Legguards / Pants|Eidolon Pursuant Greaves / Legguards / Pants]]''</ref><ref name="EPMCB">'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Pursuant Suit#Eidolon Pursuant Mark / Cloak / Bond|Eidolon Pursuant Mark / Cloak / Bond]]''</ref> Egregore is capable of growing in the [[Ascendant Realm]] in addition to physical reality.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Defiance]] - Item Description: [[Unyielding Favor Suit#Unyielding Favor Greaves / Strides / Boots|Unyielding Favor Greaves / Strides / Boots]]''</ref> | ||
Egregore appears to exist in multiple distinct forms, perhaps depending on the environment in which it is found. The egregore aboard the Derelict mostly takes the form of either thin blackish-green tendrils with glowing petal-like tips or amorphous swirling masses, whereas the egregore aboard the Leviathan is gray | Egregore appears to exist in multiple distinct forms, perhaps depending on the environment in which it is found. The egregore aboard the [[Derelict]] mostly takes the form of either thin blackish-green tendrils with glowing petal-like tips or amorphous swirling masses, whereas the egregore aboard the Leviathan is gray and grows in thick, lumpy stalks. A third variety of egregore has been found growing in the depths of Titan's methane ocean, where it has a more coral-like appearance. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Origins=== | ||
According to Calus, he first discovered | According to Calus, he first discovered Egregore on a distant world, where it grew in great "forests".<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Garden_Overlook|"I have become quite attached to this fungus since I discovered it on a world far from yours. It grew in great forests across the planet. Even here, infinitely far from where the first spore was harvested, they remain connected."]]''</ref> Meanwhile, the infestation of egregore aboard the [[Drifter]]'s [[Derelict]] was claimed to have been found on a distant icy world by the Drifter himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Item Description: [[Eidolon Pursuant Suit#Eidolon Pursuant Plate / Tunic / Robe|Eidolon Pursuant Plate / Tunic / Robe]]''</ref> | ||
=== | ===Communion=== | ||
The | {{Quote|In my haste to find a suitable bearer for the Crown of Sorrow, I failed to see a more elegant solution. The Hive were not those who could most elegantly bear the Crown. My Shadow, Katabasis, found the alternative. Mindless corpses of Fallen, risen through an Ahamkara's wish magic, fuelled by Darkness-infused Ether... the Scorn. The only component that was missing was a connective tissue, and this, the Egregore spores would provide.|Emperor Calus}}<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Duality (dungeon)|Duality]]: [[Duality (dungeon)#Repressed Memories|Eighth repressed memory]]''</ref> | ||
When the [[Black Fleet]] [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|arrived]] in the [[Sol System]], Calus wished to commune with the [[The Witness|Witness]]. At the suggestion of his [[Shadow]] [[Guardian]] [[Katabasis]] and collaborator [[Qinziq]], he elected to connect the [[Crown of Sorrow]] to the minds of [[Scorn]], using egregore to form a connection. His repeated communion attempts took place upon the carrier [[Glykon Volatus]], which became increasingly overrun with egregore.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall|ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall]]''</ref> After the vessel plunged into the nothingness over [[Mars]] and resurfaced weeks later near the [[Reef]], the fungus had grown exponentially, festering within the corpses scattered in the ship and forming psychic barriers impenetrable to those that haven't breathed its spores.<ref name="Presage"/> | |||
=== | ===Infesting the Leviathan=== | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|This ship was once so full of a specific kind of life, vascular and wet: flesh, meat, bone. Now, new life flourishes in the dark.|Emperor Calus, speaking about the Egregore infestation aboard the Leviathan}}<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Gardens Entrance|"This ship was once so full of a specific kind of life, vascular and wet: flesh, meat, bone. Now, new life flourishes in the dark. My Menagerie became a feeding trough for such splendor, the likes of which are both beautiful and obscene."]]''</ref> | ||
After returning from the Darkness anomaly located where [[Mercury]] once was, [[Calus]]' Leviathan reappeared in orbit around the Moon, heavily overgrown with egregore and overrun with [[Nightmares]].<ref name="Midas"/> The [[Loyalists]] and [[Scorn]] residing in the vessel were also infested with the fungus, which allowed the Emperor to control most of them directly.{{Citation needed}} Calus intended to use the egregore aboard the vessel to form a psychic link between himself and the derelict [[The Lunar Pyramid|Pyramid]] located underneath the [[Scarlet Keep]] and ultimately succeeded, despite [[The Coalition]]'s efforts.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Catharsis]]''</ref> | |||
Around this time, [[Eris Morn|Eris]] conducted experiments with burnt egregore stalks in [[Savathûn's Throne World]], and determined that the egregore formed links between the Pyramids, the Leviathan, the Glykon, and a [[The Witness|distant point]] connected with all of them.<ref name="EPMCB"/> | |||
=== | ===Skirmish of Titan=== | ||
The [[ | {{Quote|Hey there, hero. While you were taking a dip in the methane, I detected something on the ocean floor... and it ain't native to Titan.|The Drifter}}<ref name="ITD1"/> | ||
Following Titan's reappearance after being taken by the Witness, the Drifter discovered egregore growing in the depths of the moon's methane ocean, in the form of coral. He managed to retrofit a number of his [[Gambit]] related equipment to extract and consume the corals. These would be used by [[Sloane]] to strengthen the psychic connection she formed with [[Ahsa]], a fugitive proto-[[Worm]] that wished to bestow great insight about the Witness to the [[Vanguard]].<ref name="ITD1">'''Bungie (2023/5/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - [[Into the Depths]]: [[Into the Depths#Step 1|Step 1]]''</ref> | |||
=== | ===Hunt for Riven's Clutch=== | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|The egregore festers where the Veil touches, as if it projects a field across Sol.|Eris Morn in communication to Osiris}} | ||
While the Guardian worked to secure Riven's cooperation in helping them follow the Witness into the Pale Heart, Eris noted in a message to Osiris that she had detected infestations of egregore throughout the Sol System wherever the Veil's influence was present.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - Item Description: [[Wyrmguard Suit#Wyrmguard Greaves/Strides/Boots|Wyrmguard Greaves/Strides/Boots]]''</ref> | |||
===Within the Pale Heart=== | ===Within the Pale Heart=== | ||
During the Vanguard's explorations of the Pale Heart as they pursued the Witness, they discovered growths of | During the Vanguard's explorations of the Pale Heart as they pursued the Witness, they discovered growths of egregore within several of the "incisions" made by the Witness where its Darkness held sway against the Traveler's Light.{{citation needed}} | ||
===Revenant Uprising=== | |||
During the [[Revenant Uprising]] the [[Revenant Scorn]] appeared to spawn Egregore wherever they infest, including [[Widow's Court]]'s in the [[EDZ]], [[Riis-Reborn]] on [[Europa]], and the [[Prison of Elders]] and [[Kell's Grave]] in the [[Reef]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Egregore refers to a concept in Occultism wherein an expressly believed thought manifests amongst a group of like-minded thinkers. The definition of this has changed over time, from manifesting an actual physical being that assists the group, in the form of a guardian angel or other being, to just the ability for the thought to grow in strength within the group, becoming evermore influential in the | *Egregore refers to a concept in Occultism wherein an expressly believed thought manifests amongst a group of like-minded thinkers. The definition of this has changed over time, from manifesting an actual physical being that assists the group, in the form of a guardian angel or other being, to just the ability for the thought to grow in strength within the group, becoming evermore influential in the group's actions. Therefore, egregore is parasitic in its relationship to its host group. This can be said to be represented in Destiny, as egregore has so far appeared to grow within regions of lifeforms with a strong like-minded thought process and purpose; Loyalists and their dedication to Calus, Scorn and their dedication to finding meaning to their existence. Drifter's ownership of some egregore may indicate his singular strength of will to survive, with the egregore feeding on this. | ||
*Egregore is linked to the common theme of thought from other Darkness-based creations, such as the [[Nightmare]]s and [[Taken]]. | *Egregore is linked to the common theme of thought from other Darkness-based creations, such as the [[Nightmare]]s and [[Taken]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:40, December 17, 2024
- "I've seen it before. On the Glykon. On the Leviathan. On my own ship, too. An organism that's all about forming psychic connections."
- — The Drifter[1]
Egregore is a strange fungus-like life form associated with the Darkness. It has been encountered in various locations like the Derelict, the Cabal Carrier Glykon Volatus and the Leviathan.
OverviewEdit
Egregore resembles Earth fungi in many respects, but while fungi feed on dead or decomposing matter, egregore is drawn to the unique psychological phenomena associated with the deaths of sentient beings.[2] The fungus is capable of entering the brains of sentient beings through the use of skull-penetrating tendrils, which enable the egregore to suspend the victim's mind in a state of near-brain death, allowing it to feed on the drawn-out death process of the victim.[3]
According to Eris, egregore is a manifestation of Darkness, similar to Stasis, but "impure" in some way.[4] Egregore spores can open one's mind to the Darkness, and also permit affected individuals to pass through energy barriers generated by the fungus.[5] The fungus' mycelial network forms psychic connections between Darkness-associated entities located across space and even in different dimensions, creating links between artifacts of the Black Fleet such as the Pyramids and the Ziggurat, powerful Darkness-aligned beings such as Rhulk and Calus, and the Witness itself. Eris Morn and the Drifter discovered this by experimentally burning egregore stalks near Pyramid technology, which opened up visions of the network formed by the egregore.[6][7] Egregore is capable of growing in the Ascendant Realm in addition to physical reality.[8]
Egregore appears to exist in multiple distinct forms, perhaps depending on the environment in which it is found. The egregore aboard the Derelict mostly takes the form of either thin blackish-green tendrils with glowing petal-like tips or amorphous swirling masses, whereas the egregore aboard the Leviathan is gray and grows in thick, lumpy stalks. A third variety of egregore has been found growing in the depths of Titan's methane ocean, where it has a more coral-like appearance.
HistoryEdit
OriginsEdit
According to Calus, he first discovered Egregore on a distant world, where it grew in great "forests".[9] Meanwhile, the infestation of egregore aboard the Drifter's Derelict was claimed to have been found on a distant icy world by the Drifter himself.[10]
CommunionEdit
- "In my haste to find a suitable bearer for the Crown of Sorrow, I failed to see a more elegant solution. The Hive were not those who could most elegantly bear the Crown. My Shadow, Katabasis, found the alternative. Mindless corpses of Fallen, risen through an Ahamkara's wish magic, fuelled by Darkness-infused Ether... the Scorn. The only component that was missing was a connective tissue, and this, the Egregore spores would provide."
- — Emperor Calus[11]
When the Black Fleet arrived in the Sol System, Calus wished to commune with the Witness. At the suggestion of his Shadow Guardian Katabasis and collaborator Qinziq, he elected to connect the Crown of Sorrow to the minds of Scorn, using egregore to form a connection. His repeated communion attempts took place upon the carrier Glykon Volatus, which became increasingly overrun with egregore.[12] After the vessel plunged into the nothingness over Mars and resurfaced weeks later near the Reef, the fungus had grown exponentially, festering within the corpses scattered in the ship and forming psychic barriers impenetrable to those that haven't breathed its spores.[3]
Infesting the LeviathanEdit
- "This ship was once so full of a specific kind of life, vascular and wet: flesh, meat, bone. Now, new life flourishes in the dark."
- — Emperor Calus, speaking about the Egregore infestation aboard the Leviathan[13]
After returning from the Darkness anomaly located where Mercury once was, Calus' Leviathan reappeared in orbit around the Moon, heavily overgrown with egregore and overrun with Nightmares.[5] The Loyalists and Scorn residing in the vessel were also infested with the fungus, which allowed the Emperor to control most of them directly.[citation needed] Calus intended to use the egregore aboard the vessel to form a psychic link between himself and the derelict Pyramid located underneath the Scarlet Keep and ultimately succeeded, despite The Coalition's efforts.[14]
Around this time, Eris conducted experiments with burnt egregore stalks in Savathûn's Throne World, and determined that the egregore formed links between the Pyramids, the Leviathan, the Glykon, and a distant point connected with all of them.[7]
Skirmish of TitanEdit
- "Hey there, hero. While you were taking a dip in the methane, I detected something on the ocean floor... and it ain't native to Titan."
- — The Drifter[1]
Following Titan's reappearance after being taken by the Witness, the Drifter discovered egregore growing in the depths of the moon's methane ocean, in the form of coral. He managed to retrofit a number of his Gambit related equipment to extract and consume the corals. These would be used by Sloane to strengthen the psychic connection she formed with Ahsa, a fugitive proto-Worm that wished to bestow great insight about the Witness to the Vanguard.[1]
Hunt for Riven's ClutchEdit
- "The egregore festers where the Veil touches, as if it projects a field across Sol."
- — Eris Morn in communication to Osiris
While the Guardian worked to secure Riven's cooperation in helping them follow the Witness into the Pale Heart, Eris noted in a message to Osiris that she had detected infestations of egregore throughout the Sol System wherever the Veil's influence was present.[15]
Within the Pale HeartEdit
During the Vanguard's explorations of the Pale Heart as they pursued the Witness, they discovered growths of egregore within several of the "incisions" made by the Witness where its Darkness held sway against the Traveler's Light.[citation needed]
Revenant UprisingEdit
During the Revenant Uprising the Revenant Scorn appeared to spawn Egregore wherever they infest, including Widow's Court's in the EDZ, Riis-Reborn on Europa, and the Prison of Elders and Kell's Grave in the Reef.
GalleryEdit
Petrified egregore
Egregore tendrils ensnaring the Nightmare Harvester
Egregore in the form of coral
TriviaEdit
- Egregore refers to a concept in Occultism wherein an expressly believed thought manifests amongst a group of like-minded thinkers. The definition of this has changed over time, from manifesting an actual physical being that assists the group, in the form of a guardian angel or other being, to just the ability for the thought to grow in strength within the group, becoming evermore influential in the group's actions. Therefore, egregore is parasitic in its relationship to its host group. This can be said to be represented in Destiny, as egregore has so far appeared to grow within regions of lifeforms with a strong like-minded thought process and purpose; Loyalists and their dedication to Calus, Scorn and their dedication to finding meaning to their existence. Drifter's ownership of some egregore may indicate his singular strength of will to survive, with the egregore feeding on this.
- Egregore is linked to the common theme of thought from other Darkness-based creations, such as the Nightmares and Taken.
List of appearancesEdit
- Destiny 2: Forsaken (First appearance)
- Season of the Drifter
- Season of the Chosen (First identified as Egregore)
- Season of the Haunted
- Season of Defiance (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Deep
- Season of the Witch (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Wish (Mentioned only)
- The Final Shape
- Episode: Revenant
- The Hidden Dossier
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c Bungie (2023/5/22), Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - Into the Depths: Step 1
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Emperor Calus: "Do you know these fungi are drawn to the unique psychological phenomena of death? The moment of true terror before life ends… the death of sentient beings fosters the growth of these fungi. Normally it takes centuries for them to spread like this, but…"
- ^ a b Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Presage
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Item Description: Eidolon Shell
- ^ a b Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Emperor Calus: Operation: Midas
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Item Description: Eidolon Pursuant Greaves / Legguards / Pants
- ^ a b Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Item Description: Eidolon Pursuant Mark / Cloak / Bond
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - Item Description: Unyielding Favor Greaves / Strides / Boots
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Emperor Calus: "I have become quite attached to this fungus since I discovered it on a world far from yours. It grew in great forests across the planet. Even here, infinitely far from where the first spore was harvested, they remain connected."
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Item Description: Eidolon Pursuant Plate / Tunic / Robe
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Duality: Eighth repressed memory
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Emperor Calus: "This ship was once so full of a specific kind of life, vascular and wet: flesh, meat, bone. Now, new life flourishes in the dark. My Menagerie became a feeding trough for such splendor, the likes of which are both beautiful and obscene."
- ^ Bungie (2022/5/24), Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - Catharsis
- ^ Bungie (2023/11/28), Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - Item Description: Wyrmguard Greaves/Strides/Boots
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