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'''Destinypedia: Timeline''' is a Destinypedia page which lays out the timeline of the ''[[Destiny]]'' franchise. This page is simply a reference for general events. For detailed information, please refer to the timeline template provided on the right.
'''Destinypedia: Timeline''' is a Destinypedia page which lays out the timeline of the ''[[Destiny]]'' franchise. This page is simply a reference for general events. For detailed information, please refer to the timeline template provided on the right. Note that nearly all events are not attached to specific dates; they may not be in exact chronological order, and adjacent events in the list may be separated by spans of only a few days or several centuries.


==Timeline==
==Timeline==
===The Golden Age===
===The Golden Age===
====20??====
====21st Century====
*'''The present day''' - The [[Traveler]] is discovered on [[Mars]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> It imparts its vast knowledge to [[human]]ity,<ref name = "Journey">[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny/b/playstation4/archive/2014/04/04/a-player-39-s-journey.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 '''Gameinformer''': ''A Player's Journey'']</ref> spurring the colonization of the [[Solar System]].<ref name="destiny story">[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> The [[Golden Age]], an era of widespread prosperity and technological miracles, begins.<ref name="destiny story"/> The Golden Age lasts for centuries.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZC7Vj0D0Ms '''TouTube''' - ''Destiny - Beta Opening Cinematics'']</ref>
*'''The present day''' - [[Human]]ity detects and tracks the [[Traveler]] as it enters the [[Solar System]] and terraforms [[Mercury]], [[Venus]], and the moons of [[Jupiter]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Human|Ghost Fragment: Human]]''</ref> When it reaches [[Mars]], the multinational [[Ares One]] mission is launched to make contact with it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> The Traveler imparts its vast knowledge to humanity,<ref name = "Journey">[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny/b/playstation4/archive/2014/04/04/a-player-39-s-journey.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 '''Gameinformer''': ''A Player's Journey'']</ref> spurring the colonization of the Solar System.<ref name="destiny story">[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> The [[Golden Age]], a centuries-long<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZC7Vj0D0Ms '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny - Beta Opening Cinematics'']</ref> era of widespread prosperity and technological miracles, begins.<ref name="destiny story"/>


====2???====
====Early Golden Age====
*The first [[Exo]] are built to aid and protect humans.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref>
*Fifty years after the Traveler's discovery, Commander [[Jacob Hardy]] records his experiences from the Ares One mission in his diary.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Human 4|Ghost Fragment: Human 4]]''</ref>
* The City of [[Freehold]] is founded on Mars.
* [[Vex]] ruins are discovered on [[Venus]].
* The [[Ishtar Academy]] is built on Venus.
* The [[Future War Cult]] is founded sometime in the late Golden Age.


====2???====
*During the initial exploration of [[Venus]], ancient [[Vex]] ruins are discovered. Early Vex research outposts like [[Campus 9]] attract Earth's brightest minds, leading to a colonization rush on the planet. The researchers found the [[Ishtar Collective]] and the [[Ishtar Academy]].<ref name="RAV">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTXb7eBoCJ8 '''Ride Along - Venus''' - ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref>
* [[Rasputin]] detects an acausal force outside of the solar system and is approaching rapidly. He alerts the rest of the defense network of possible attack.
*'''The [[Collapse]]''' - The [[Darkness]], the ancient enemy of the Traveler, arrives in the Solar System, precipitating the Collapse and the abrupt end of the Golden Age. [[Earth]]'s defenders are steadily beaten back until humanity is threatened with extinction. Humanity is saved only through the intervention of the Traveler,<ref name="ign 11272012">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/28/destiny-story-details-concept-art-leaked '''IGN''': ''Bungie's Destiny Story Details, Concept Art Leaked'']</ref> which sacrifices itself to stop the Darkness.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> With its last breath, the Traveler creates the [[Ghost]]s, to seek out those who can wield its [[light]] as a weapon.<ref name = "GrimoireGhosts">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghosts|Ghosts]]''</ref>


*At some point during the Collapse, some humans seeking refuge from the Darkness flee into deep space.<ref name = "AwokenGrimoire">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Awoken|Awoken]]''</ref>
*The city of [[Freehold]] is founded on Mars with the support of [[Clovis Bray]]. It becomes known as one of humanity's greatest achievements.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost Fragment: Meridian Bay|Ghost Fragment: Meridian Bay]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Meridian Bay|Meridian Bay]]''</ref>
 
====Late Golden Age====
*The first [[Exo]] are built to aid and protect humans.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref>
 
*The [[Future War Cult]] is believed to have been founded around this time.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Future War Cult|Future War Cult]]''</ref>
 
====The Collapse====
*The [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] detects the sudden arrival and rapid approach of an unidentified entity outside the Solar System. Recognizing the entity as a threat, Rasputin assumes control of humanity's [[Warsat|defense network]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Darkness|Ghost Fragment: Darkness]]''</ref> As all countermeasures fail to affect the entity and defeat becomes a certainty, Rasputin decides to shut down to protect itself, leaving billions of people to perish.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Ghost_Fragment:_Rasputin_3|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Ghost_Fragment:_Mysteries|Ghost Fragment: Mysteries]]''</ref>
 
*'''The [[Collapse]]''' - The [[Darkness]], the ancient enemy of the Traveler, arrives in the Solar System, precipitating the Collapse and the abrupt end of the Golden Age. [[Earth]]'s defenders are steadily beaten back until humanity is threatened with extinction. Humanity is saved only through the intervention of the Traveler,<ref name="ign 11272012">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/28/destiny-story-details-concept-art-leaked '''IGN''': ''Bungie's Destiny Story Details, Concept Art Leaked'']</ref> which sacrifices itself to stop the Darkness.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> With its last breath, the Traveler creates the [[Ghost]]s, to seek out those who can wield its [[Light]] as a weapon.<ref name = "GrimoireGhosts">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghosts|Ghosts]]''</ref>
 
*At some point during the Collapse, some humans seeking refuge from the Darkness flee into deep space.<ref name = "AwokenGrimoire">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Awoken|Awoken]]''</ref>


===The Dark Age===
===The Dark Age===
*In the aftermath of the Collapse comes the [[Dark Age]]. It is a time of vast suffering and terrible evil.<ref name = "DarkAge">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Dark_Age|Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age]]''</ref>
*In the aftermath of the Collapse comes the [[Dark Age]]. It is a time of vast suffering and terrible evil.<ref name = "DarkAge">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Dark_Age|Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age]]''</ref>


*Those humans who fled into space during the Collapse return, transformed into the [[Awoken]]. Many take up residence in the [[Reef]].<Ref name = "AwokenGrimoire"/>
*Those humans who fled into space during the Collapse return, transformed into the [[Awoken]]. Many take up residence in the [[Reef]].<Ref name = "AwokenGrimoire"/>
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*Rumors circulate of a haven beneath the Traveler.<ref name = "DarkAge"/>
*Rumors circulate of a haven beneath the Traveler.<ref name = "DarkAge"/>
*The first [[Titan]]s pledge to defend the refugees gathering to the Traveler, forming the Pilgrim Guard.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Mark of the Pilgrim Guard]]</ref>


===The City Age===
===The City Age===
====2???====
====Founding the Last City====
*'''The City is founded''' - Survivors of the Collapse, human, Awoken, and Exo, travel from far and wide to the site of the inactive Traveler, and build a [[City]] beneath its protective aura.<ref name="city">[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/destiny#page=story&panel=story-The-City '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref><ref name="pathways">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''': ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref> The [[Titan]]s construct and defend the City's walls.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Destiny#page=guardians&panel=guardians-Titan '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny: Titan'']</ref> The [[City Age]] begins.<ref name = "GrimoireTheCity">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#The_City_Age|The City Age]]</ref>
*'''The [[City|Last City]] is founded''' - Survivors of the Collapse, human, Awoken, and Exo, travel from far and wide to the site of the inactive Traveler, and build the Last City beneath its protective aura.<ref name="city">[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/destiny#page=story&panel=story-The-City '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref><ref name="pathways">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''': ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref> The [[Titan]]s construct and defend the City's walls.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Destiny#page=guardians&panel=guardians-Titan '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny: Titan'']</ref> The [[City Age]] begins.<ref name="TCA">'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#The City Age|The City Age]]''</ref>
 
====Early City Age====
*'''The Battle of the Six Fronts''' - The first major attack weathered by the City. Four orders of Titans defended six different approaches against an overwhelming enemy force. None of the orders faltered, and what could have been a disastrous defeat became instead a decisive victory.<ref name="TCA"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Mark of the Six Fronts]]</ref>
 
*'''The [[Faction Wars]]''' - Power struggles between various political factions for the support of the City's refugee masses escalate into a series of violent conflicts. The Guardians step in and end the bloodshed before the City is torn apart. The [[Consensus]], a representative body through which the factions could pursue their agendas peacefully, is subsequently formed to jointly govern the City with the [[Speaker]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Factions|Factions]]''</ref>
 
*[[New Monarchy]] coalesces in the wake of the Faction Wars.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#New Monarchy|New Monarchy]]''</ref>
 
*'''The [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]]''' - The Vanguard deems the [[Ahamkara]] to be too dangerous and orders their extermination in the Great Ahamkara Hunt.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Ghost Fragment: Legends 3|Ghost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref> The [[Warlock]]s preserve some Ahamkara bones and fossils for study.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref>


====2???====
*The Six Coyotes, a legendary fireteam of [[Hunter]]s, make the first survey of the interior of the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Legend of Six Coyotes]]</ref>
*'''Battle of the Six Fronts''' - The first major conflict against the City. The only defenders available were four orders of Titans against six different enemy approaches. The battle ended with not a single order faltering.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Mark of the Six Fronts]]</ref>
*'''The Faction Wars''' - The City becomes embroiled in the [[Faction Wars]], forcing the Guardians to step in and end the bloodshed. The City's new government is created under the [[Consensus]].
*'''The Great Ahamkara Hunt''' - The [[Vanguard]] deems the [[Ahamkara]] to be too dangerous and orders their destruction in the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]].
*'''The Battle of Twilight Gap''' - Sometime after the City has been established, the [[Forces of the City]] fight a fierce [[Battle of the Twilight Gap|battle]] outside its walls in the valley of [[Twilight Gap]] against an onslaught of the armies of the Darkness.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref>
*'''The Great Disaster''' - After encountering the Hive, the City attempted to retake the moon in a full-scale assault, only to take massive losses and be forced to retreat. The moon has become a forbidden zone ever since.
* The once noble hero [[Dredgen Yor]] begins his campaign of destruction, murdering fellow Guardians and civilians alike.


====27??====
*The [[Hive]] begin landing [[Seeder Ship]]s on Earth in a centuries-long process intended to precede an invasion. Guardians eventually first learn of the Hive's presence at the [[Rusted Lands]], the future site of a [[Crucible]] arena.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities#The Rusted Lands|The Rusted Lands]]''</ref>
 
====Recent City Age====
*'''The [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]''' - The combined might of the [[Fallen]] Houses launch an assault against the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#House of Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref> The battle is joined in [[Twilight Gap]], just outside the City's walls. [[Lord Saladin]] coordinates the City's defenses with his students [[Commander Zavala]] and [[Lord Shaxx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Iron Banner Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> In the aftermath of the Guardians' hard-won victory, the outermost sections of the City are evacuated and converted into fortifications, and the Vanguard decides to take a more proactive stance in fighting the forces of the Darkness by deploying strike teams against high value enemy targets.<ref name="TCA"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Sanction Six (helmet)]]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Cloak of the Shadowjacks]]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref>
 
*'''The Reef War''' - As Twilight Gap rages on Earth, the Awoken of the Reef ally with the [[Nine]] to subdue the powerful [[House of Wolves]]. Battles include the Hildian Campaign and the Raze of Amethyst.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Wolves' Bane]]</ref> After their [[Kell]] is killed, the Wolves surrender and swear fealty to the [[Queen of the Reef]] rather than be totally destroyed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[House of Wolves Mark]]</ref> The Queen seals their nobility in the [[Prison of Elders]] and allows the rest to serve as her personal guards and servants.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Her Mercy]]</ref>
 
*[[Holborn]]'s Host investigates the [[Dust Palace]] on [[Mars]], seeking a [[Charlemagne|Warmind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Titan|Ghost Fragment: Titan]]''</ref>
 
*'''[[The Great Disaster]]''' - Sometime after Twilight Gap, the Guardians launch an audacious offensive to reclaim the [[Moon]] from the [[Hive]]. The Hive king [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] brutally repels the attack, personally leading the Hive's forces and killing scores of Guardians with his fabled [[Cleaver#Sword of Crota|sword]]. Humbled, the Vanguard orders a full retreat and declares the Moon off-limits, hoping that the Hive will lose interest and refrain from invading Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#The Ocean of Storms|The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms|Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref>
 
*Seeking to avenge their lost allies, a fireteam of Guardians consisting of [[Eris Morn]], [[Eriana-3]], [[Vell Tarlowe]], [[Omar Agah]], [[Sai Mota]], and [[Toland, the Shattered]] return to the Moon to hunt down Crota. Though they succeed in destroying Crota's physical form, the Hive catch and preserve his soul. As the Guardians try to flee, they are killed one by one until only Eris remains. Eris survives in the Hive's tunnels for years before escaping and later becoming one of [[Ikora Rey]]'s [[Hidden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Crota's Bane|Crota's Bane]]''</ref>
 
*[[Andal Brask]], the Hunter Vanguard, falls in battle. [[Cayde-6]] reluctantly assumes Brask's post in memory of his fallen friend.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Hunter Vanguard|Hunter Vanguard]]''</ref>
 
*The [[Concordat]] faction falls out of favor with the [[Consensus]] and is ejected from the [[Tower]]. The [[Vanguard]] and the [[Speaker]] approve the ascension of the [[Future War Cult]] to replace the Concordat.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost Fragment: The City Age|Ghost Fragment: The City Age]]''</ref>
 
*The once noble hero [[Dredgen Yor]] begins his campaign of destruction, murdering fellow Guardians and civilians alike.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost Fragment: Thorn|Ghost Fragment: Thorn]]''</ref> His victims include the [[Crucible]] champion [[Thalor]] and the Hunters [[Jaren Ward]] and [[Pahanin Errata]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Mark of Contention]]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Cloak of Dredgen Yor]]</ref>
 
====28th Century====
*'''The events of ''[[Destiny]]''''' - Seven centuries from the present day,<ref name="ign 11272012"/> a Ghost revives a long-dead Guardian outside the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]]. The [[Speaker]] tasks this Guardian with finding the means to restore the Traveler before the Darkness returns and destroys the City once and for all.<ref name = jasonjones>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/11/jason-jones-the-destiny-interview.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 '''Gameinformer''': ''Jason Jones – The Destiny Interview'']</ref>
*'''The events of ''[[Destiny]]''''' - Seven centuries from the present day,<ref name="ign 11272012"/> a Ghost revives a long-dead Guardian outside the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]]. The [[Speaker]] tasks this Guardian with finding the means to restore the Traveler before the Darkness returns and destroys the City once and for all.<ref name = jasonjones>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/11/jason-jones-the-destiny-interview.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 '''Gameinformer''': ''Jason Jones – The Destiny Interview'']</ref>
*The Guardian enters the [[Black Garden]] and destroys the [[Black Heart]] at its core. Freed from the Heart's parasitic influence, the Traveler regains its Light and begins to heal.
*A group of Guardians ventures into the [[Vault of Glass]] and defeats [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]], disrupting the Vex's plan to permanently incorporate themselves into reality itself.
*'''The events of ''[[The Dark Below]]''''' - [[Eris Morn]] returns to the Tower, warning of an impending Hive invasion led by a resurrected Crota. A group of Guardians foil the invasion and Crota's resurrection before journeying into [[Crota's End|Crota's netherworld]] to destroy him for good.
*'''The events of ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''''' - [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]] leads the [[House of Wolves]] in a rebellion against the [[Queen of the Reef]]. The Queen responds by opening the Reef to the Guardians and sending them against Skolas as he attempts to unite all of the Fallen Houses under his rule.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:54, May 14, 2015

Template:Timeline Destinypedia: Timeline is a Destinypedia page which lays out the timeline of the Destiny franchise. This page is simply a reference for general events. For detailed information, please refer to the timeline template provided on the right. Note that nearly all events are not attached to specific dates; they may not be in exact chronological order, and adjacent events in the list may be separated by spans of only a few days or several centuries.

Timeline

The Golden Age

21st Century

  • The present day - Humanity detects and tracks the Traveler as it enters the Solar System and terraforms Mercury, Venus, and the moons of Jupiter.[1] When it reaches Mars, the multinational Ares One mission is launched to make contact with it.[2] The Traveler imparts its vast knowledge to humanity,[3] spurring the colonization of the Solar System.[4] The Golden Age, a centuries-long[5] era of widespread prosperity and technological miracles, begins.[4]

Early Golden Age

  • Fifty years after the Traveler's discovery, Commander Jacob Hardy records his experiences from the Ares One mission in his diary.[6]
  • During the initial exploration of Venus, ancient Vex ruins are discovered. Early Vex research outposts like Campus 9 attract Earth's brightest minds, leading to a colonization rush on the planet. The researchers found the Ishtar Collective and the Ishtar Academy.[7]
  • The city of Freehold is founded on Mars with the support of Clovis Bray. It becomes known as one of humanity's greatest achievements.[8][9]

Late Golden Age

  • The first Exo are built to aid and protect humans.[10]

The Collapse

  • The Warmind Rasputin detects the sudden arrival and rapid approach of an unidentified entity outside the Solar System. Recognizing the entity as a threat, Rasputin assumes control of humanity's defense network.[12] As all countermeasures fail to affect the entity and defeat becomes a certainty, Rasputin decides to shut down to protect itself, leaving billions of people to perish.[13][14]
  • The Collapse - The Darkness, the ancient enemy of the Traveler, arrives in the Solar System, precipitating the Collapse and the abrupt end of the Golden Age. Earth's defenders are steadily beaten back until humanity is threatened with extinction. Humanity is saved only through the intervention of the Traveler,[15] which sacrifices itself to stop the Darkness.[16] With its last breath, the Traveler creates the Ghosts, to seek out those who can wield its Light as a weapon.[17]
  • At some point during the Collapse, some humans seeking refuge from the Darkness flee into deep space.[18]

The Dark Age

  • In the aftermath of the Collapse comes the Dark Age. It is a time of vast suffering and terrible evil.[19]
  • Those humans who fled into space during the Collapse return, transformed into the Awoken. Many take up residence in the Reef.[18]
  • The Exo reappear, but their memories have been irreparably damaged.[19]
  • Ghosts travel among the refugee columns, seeking the first Guardians.[19]
  • Rumors circulate of a haven beneath the Traveler.[19]
  • The first Titans pledge to defend the refugees gathering to the Traveler, forming the Pilgrim Guard.[20]

The City Age

Founding the Last City

  • The Last City is founded - Survivors of the Collapse, human, Awoken, and Exo, travel from far and wide to the site of the inactive Traveler, and build the Last City beneath its protective aura.[21][22] The Titans construct and defend the City's walls.[23] The City Age begins.[24]

Early City Age

  • The Battle of the Six Fronts - The first major attack weathered by the City. Four orders of Titans defended six different approaches against an overwhelming enemy force. None of the orders faltered, and what could have been a disastrous defeat became instead a decisive victory.[24][25]
  • The Faction Wars - Power struggles between various political factions for the support of the City's refugee masses escalate into a series of violent conflicts. The Guardians step in and end the bloodshed before the City is torn apart. The Consensus, a representative body through which the factions could pursue their agendas peacefully, is subsequently formed to jointly govern the City with the Speaker.[26]
  • The Hive begin landing Seeder Ships on Earth in a centuries-long process intended to precede an invasion. Guardians eventually first learn of the Hive's presence at the Rusted Lands, the future site of a Crucible arena.[31]

Recent City Age

  • The Battle of the Twilight Gap - The combined might of the Fallen Houses launch an assault against the City.[32] The battle is joined in Twilight Gap, just outside the City's walls. Lord Saladin coordinates the City's defenses with his students Commander Zavala and Lord Shaxx.[33] In the aftermath of the Guardians' hard-won victory, the outermost sections of the City are evacuated and converted into fortifications, and the Vanguard decides to take a more proactive stance in fighting the forces of the Darkness by deploying strike teams against high value enemy targets.[24][34][35][36]
  • The Reef War - As Twilight Gap rages on Earth, the Awoken of the Reef ally with the Nine to subdue the powerful House of Wolves. Battles include the Hildian Campaign and the Raze of Amethyst.[37] After their Kell is killed, the Wolves surrender and swear fealty to the Queen of the Reef rather than be totally destroyed.[38] The Queen seals their nobility in the Prison of Elders and allows the rest to serve as her personal guards and servants.[39][40]
  • The Great Disaster - Sometime after Twilight Gap, the Guardians launch an audacious offensive to reclaim the Moon from the Hive. The Hive king Crota, Son of Oryx brutally repels the attack, personally leading the Hive's forces and killing scores of Guardians with his fabled sword. Humbled, the Vanguard orders a full retreat and declares the Moon off-limits, hoping that the Hive will lose interest and refrain from invading Earth.[42][43][44]
  • Seeking to avenge their lost allies, a fireteam of Guardians consisting of Eris Morn, Eriana-3, Vell Tarlowe, Omar Agah, Sai Mota, and Toland, the Shattered return to the Moon to hunt down Crota. Though they succeed in destroying Crota's physical form, the Hive catch and preserve his soul. As the Guardians try to flee, they are killed one by one until only Eris remains. Eris survives in the Hive's tunnels for years before escaping and later becoming one of Ikora Rey's Hidden.[45]
  • Andal Brask, the Hunter Vanguard, falls in battle. Cayde-6 reluctantly assumes Brask's post in memory of his fallen friend.[46]

28th Century

  • The events of Destiny - Seven centuries from the present day,[15] a Ghost revives a long-dead Guardian outside the Cosmodrome in Old Russia. The Speaker tasks this Guardian with finding the means to restore the Traveler before the Darkness returns and destroys the City once and for all.[52]
  • The Guardian enters the Black Garden and destroys the Black Heart at its core. Freed from the Heart's parasitic influence, the Traveler regains its Light and begins to heal.
  • The events of The Dark Below - Eris Morn returns to the Tower, warning of an impending Hive invasion led by a resurrected Crota. A group of Guardians foil the invasion and Crota's resurrection before journeying into Crota's netherworld to destroy him for good.

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