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Caiatl and Umun'arath soon joined a conspiracy led by [[Dominus Ghaul|Primus Ghaul]] of the [[Red Legion]] and the exiled [[The Consul|Consul]] to overthrow Calus and end his negligent rule of the Empire. Knowing Calus' closest secrets, Caiatl was a key player in the [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]], securing the throne room and the bone he kept there as part of a special arrangement that helped secure his throne. As her father rushed into the throne room to utilize the bone in the midst of the coup, Caiatl greeted him and vowed never to be weak before crushing the bone, ending his chances of stopping the coup.<ref name="CBCaiatl"/> Calus' popularity with the common people prevented the plotters from executing him, and he was instead imprisoned aboard ''[[The Leviathan]]'' and exiled to the edge of the galaxy along with his [[Loyalists]] by the ascended Dominus Ghaul.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Activision Blizzard - [[Midnight Coup]]''</ref>
Caiatl and Umun'arath soon joined a conspiracy led by [[Dominus Ghaul|Primus Ghaul]] of the [[Red Legion]] and the exiled [[The Consul|Consul]] to overthrow Calus and end his negligent rule of the Empire. Knowing Calus' closest secrets, Caiatl was a key player in the [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]], securing the throne room and the bone he kept there as part of a special arrangement that helped secure his throne. As her father rushed into the throne room to utilize the bone in the midst of the coup, Caiatl greeted him and vowed never to be weak before crushing the bone, ending his chances of stopping the coup.<ref name="CBCaiatl"/> Calus' popularity with the common people prevented the plotters from executing him, and he was instead imprisoned aboard ''[[The Leviathan]]'' and exiled to the edge of the galaxy along with his [[Loyalists]] by the ascended Dominus Ghaul.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Activision Blizzard - [[Midnight Coup]]''</ref>
===Rise of an Empress===
{{Quote|The Red Legion will march again.|Empress Caiatl}}
Caiatl became the new ruler of the Cabal Empire after the demise of Dominus Ghaul during the [[Red War]]. While making preparations in her war room to lead her fellow Cabal into a new age, Caiatl contemplated her bitterness towards Calus and Ghaul in lieu of their failings. She blamed her father for delving their people in vice and luxury, and Ghaul for his obsession with the [[Traveler]] and its [[Light]]. However, she also credited Calus for instilling within her a active imagination due to all the stories and plays he had subjected her to as a child, and now Caiatl planned on utilizing that imagination to save the Cabal and forge a better future for her people. She intended for this new future to be of war and conquest of rival nations under her direction so that the Cabal would rule the galaxy once more.<ref name="HA">'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [[Heir Apparent]]''</ref>
Standing in Caiatl's way of full control of the Cabal Empire was her father Calus, who had emerged from his exile shortly after Ghaul's death in the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. She directed her own emissaries to eliminate one of her father's [[Shadows of Calus|Shadow]] agents operating in the [[Human]]'s solar system that was using [[The Fourth Horseman]], an infamous Cabal killer, to eliminate remaining Red Legion personnel.<ref>''' Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [[In Rides A Pale Horse]]''</ref>
To aid in her ambitions, Caiatl began attempting to rally the remnants of the Red Legion back to her side and exhorted all loyal Cabal across the Sol System to prove themselves by capturing Calus. Although the remnants of the Red Legion on [[Earth]], [[Nessus]], and the [[Reef]] responded to her call and offered tribute, they could not comply with her orders as with the arrival of the [[Pyramids|Black Fleet]] to that system, the ''[[The Leviathan|Leviathan]]'' disappeared without a trace.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/20)''', ''[[Weblore]]: [https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/49747 Immolant Pt. 2]''</ref> She dispatched [[Caiatl's Emissaries|emissaries and scouts]] to the system, however, they began to report abandoned Red Legion camps with signs of internal conflicts.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Vanguard Communications]]''</ref> Additionally, a [[Wrathborn|mysterious disease]] of [[Hive]] origin began to spread amongst the fringes of the Cabal empire.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Wild_Hunt_Armor_(Titan)#Wild_Hunt_Helm|Wild Hunt Helm]]''</ref>


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Caiatl and her advisors were forced to flee Torobatl aboard her flagship, the [[Eligos Lex V]]. As they fled, a coronation was held to name Caiatl as Empress of the Cabal.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/chapter-7-coronation#book-empress </ref>
Caiatl and her advisors were forced to flee Torobatl aboard her flagship, the [[Eligos Lex V]]. As they fled, a coronation was held to name Caiatl as Empress of the Cabal.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/chapter-7-coronation#book-empress </ref>
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===Rise of an Empress===
{{Quote|The Red Legion will march again.|Empress Caiatl}}
Caiatl became the new ruler of the Cabal Empire after the demise of Dominus Ghaul during the [[Red War]]. Eschewing the title of Dominus, Caiatl claimed the title of Empress instead. While making preparations in her war room to lead her fellow Cabal into a new age, Caiatl contemplated her bitterness towards Calus and Ghaul in lieu of their failings. She blamed her father for delving their people in vice and luxury, and Ghaul for his obsession with the [[Traveler]] and its [[Light]]. However, she also credited Calus for instilling within her a active imagination due to all the stories and plays he had subjected her to as a child, and now Caiatl planned on utilizing that imagination to save the Cabal and forge a better future for her people. She intended for this new future to be of war and conquest of rival nations under her direction so that the Cabal would rule the galaxy once more.<ref name="HA">'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [[Heir Apparent]]''</ref>
Standing in Caiatl's way of full control of the Cabal Empire was her father Calus, who had emerged from his exile shortly after Ghaul's death in the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. She directed her own emissaries to eliminate one of her father's [[Shadows of Calus|Shadow]] agents operating in the [[Human]]'s solar system that was using [[The Fourth Horseman]], an infamous Cabal killer, to eliminate remaining Red Legion personnel.<ref>''' Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [[In Rides A Pale Horse]]''</ref>
To aid in her ambitions, Caiatl began attempting to rally the remnants of the Red Legion back to her side and exhorted all loyal Cabal across the Sol System to prove themselves by capturing Calus. Although the remnants of the Red Legion on [[Earth]], [[Nessus]], and the [[Reef]] responded to her call and offered tribute, they could not comply with her orders as with the arrival of the [[Pyramids|Black Fleet]] to that system, the ''[[The Leviathan|Leviathan]]'' disappeared without a trace.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/20)''', ''[[Weblore]]: [https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/49747 Immolant Pt. 2]''</ref> She dispatched [[Caiatl's Emissaries|emissaries and scouts]] to the system, however, they began to report abandoned Red Legion camps with signs of internal conflicts.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Vanguard Communications]]''</ref> Additionally, a [[Wrathborn|mysterious disease]] of [[Hive]] origin began to spread amongst the fringes of the Cabal empire.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Wild_Hunt_Armor_(Titan)#Wild_Hunt_Helm|Wild Hunt Helm]]''</ref>


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Empress Caiatl
CaiatlInfobox.jpg
Biographical information

Other name(s):

Princess-Imperial
Heir Apparent

Species:

Cabal

Gender:

Female

Height:

9'10[1]

Eye color:

Orange

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Cabal Empire
Caiatl's Emissaries
Red Legion

Rank:

Empress

Class:

Gladiator

Notable info:

Daughter of former Emperor Calus
Co-conspirator of the Midnight Coup

 

"Father, I will not be weak."
— Empress Caiatl

Empress Caiatl, formerly known as the Princess-Imperial, is the current Empress of the Cabal Empire and daughter of the former, exiled Emperor Calus.

She and a group of others staged a coup to overthrow her father and later succeeded Dominus Ghaul as leader of the Empire following his death at the Red War. After the Sol System was invaded by the Black Fleet, Caiatl sought to bring humanity into the Cabal Empire as subjects to aid in her war against the Darkness and Hive.

Biography

The Midnight Coup

As the daughter of Emperor Calus, Caiatl grew up surrounded by his decadence and extravagant pleasures. Disgusted by his revelries, Caiatl instead found a friend and mentor in Evocate-General Umun'arath, the Primus of All Legions. She played games of war and conquest with the general to learn strategy and soon embraced the military lifestyle, wearing pressure armor at all times, even on the capital of Torobatl. Eventually Caiatl became a pilot in the legions and while scouting the frontier of the Cabal Empire saw numerous threats to its security which she did not believe Calus would be able to handle. Meeting with Umun'arath, who shared the same concerns about the exterior threats faced by the Empire, the two warriors made plans on how to deal with the situation.[2]

Caiatl and Umun'arath soon joined a conspiracy led by Primus Ghaul of the Red Legion and the exiled Consul to overthrow Calus and end his negligent rule of the Empire. Knowing Calus' closest secrets, Caiatl was a key player in the Midnight Coup, securing the throne room and the bone he kept there as part of a special arrangement that helped secure his throne. As her father rushed into the throne room to utilize the bone in the midst of the coup, Caiatl greeted him and vowed never to be weak before crushing the bone, ending his chances of stopping the coup.[2] Calus' popularity with the common people prevented the plotters from executing him, and he was instead imprisoned aboard The Leviathan and exiled to the edge of the galaxy along with his Loyalists by the ascended Dominus Ghaul.[3]

Rise of an Empress

"The Red Legion will march again."
— Empress Caiatl

Caiatl became the new ruler of the Cabal Empire after the demise of Dominus Ghaul during the Red War. While making preparations in her war room to lead her fellow Cabal into a new age, Caiatl contemplated her bitterness towards Calus and Ghaul in lieu of their failings. She blamed her father for delving their people in vice and luxury, and Ghaul for his obsession with the Traveler and its Light. However, she also credited Calus for instilling within her a active imagination due to all the stories and plays he had subjected her to as a child, and now Caiatl planned on utilizing that imagination to save the Cabal and forge a better future for her people. She intended for this new future to be of war and conquest of rival nations under her direction so that the Cabal would rule the galaxy once more.[4]

Standing in Caiatl's way of full control of the Cabal Empire was her father Calus, who had emerged from his exile shortly after Ghaul's death in the Sol System. She directed her own emissaries to eliminate one of her father's Shadow agents operating in the Human's solar system that was using The Fourth Horseman, an infamous Cabal killer, to eliminate remaining Red Legion personnel.[5]

To aid in her ambitions, Caiatl began attempting to rally the remnants of the Red Legion back to her side and exhorted all loyal Cabal across the Sol System to prove themselves by capturing Calus. Although the remnants of the Red Legion on Earth, Nessus, and the Reef responded to her call and offered tribute, they could not comply with her orders as with the arrival of the Black Fleet to that system, the Leviathan disappeared without a trace.[6] She dispatched emissaries and scouts to the system, however, they began to report abandoned Red Legion camps with signs of internal conflicts.[7] Additionally, a mysterious disease of Hive origin began to spread amongst the fringes of the Cabal empire.[8]

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Fall of Torobatl

As the de facto ruler of the Cabal following the death of Dominus Ghaul, Caiatl presided over the Cabal Empire from the royal palace on Torobatl. During this time, her friend and confidant Evocate-General Umun'arath, Primus of All Legions became increasingly obsessed with the Hive, going so far as to advocate embracing their gods as a means of ensuring the survival of the Cabal. As a result of this, Caiatl ordered Umun'arath to step down from her council.[9]

Some time later, Caiatl was alerted that Umun'arath had been apprehended in the central square of Torobatl's weaponsmith district, in the midst of conducting what appeared to be a Hive ritual. Caiatl arrived on the scene to confront the disgraced Evocate-General, and after Umun made to attack Caiatl with Hive magic, the Princess-Imperial slew Umun'arath with her blade.[10]

With this act, however, Caiatl completed the ritual that Umun'arath had started. A massive Hive portal opened over Torobatl, and out of it came the Hive God of War herself, Xivu Arath, who immediately began laying waste to Torobatl with her fleets and armies.[11]

Caiatl and her advisors were forced to flee Torobatl aboard her flagship, the Eligos Lex V. As they fled, a coronation was held to name Caiatl as Empress of the Cabal.[12]

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Chosen Alliance

Following the defeat of the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath, Caiatl herself came to lead her forces in the Sol System. Wanting to secure an alliance with the Last City against the Hive, Caiatl arranged a meeting with the Guardians where she parlayed with the Vanguard Commander Zavala and Osiris. Her demands for Zavala to submit before her were rebutted by the Titan commander to which she challenged him to a war game, pitting the Guardians against the strongest of her Cabal army in bid for dominance.

Personality and Traits

Despite Caiatl's royal status, she did not share her father's appreciation for luxury. She instead embraced a militant lifestyle, which eventually led to her turning on her father and aiding Dominus Ghaul's rise to power.[2] However, she came to later view Ghaul with disgust and embarrassment as well due to his obsession with the Traveler and claiming the Light, viewing him as another weak ruler whose failings necessitated her rise to Empress to save the Cabal Empire from ruin.[4]

One of the few things that Caiatl did enjoy was flying, and she became a highly capable pilot to facilitate this love.[2]

Trivia

Gallery

  • A sketch of Caiatl from the Cabal Booklet.

    A sketch of Caiatl from the Cabal Booklet.

  • Caiatl as seen in Season of the Chosen.

    Caiatl as seen in Season of the Chosen.

List of appearances

References

Template:Reflist

  1. ^ Destiny the Game Twitter: Without her hat, she's exactly 9'10.
  2. ^ a b c d Bungie (2017/9/8), Cabal Booklet - My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial
  3. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: Activision Blizzard - Midnight Coup
  4. ^ a b Bungie (2020/3/10), Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy - Heir Apparent
  5. ^ Bungie (2020/3/10), Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy - In Rides A Pale Horse
  6. ^ Bungie (2020/11/20), Weblore: Immolant Pt. 2
  7. ^ Bungie (2020/11/10), Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Vanguard Communications
  8. ^ Bungie (2020/11/10), Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Wild Hunt Helm
  9. ^ https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/chapter-4-soldiers#book-empress
  10. ^ https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/chapter-5-new-gods#book-empress
  11. ^ https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/chapter-6-battle-song#book-empress
  12. ^ https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/chapter-7-coronation#book-empress
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