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Following the Collapse, Nezarec's corpse remained undisturbed within his Pyramid until the [[Fallen]] arrived during their [[Long Drift]]. Eventually, [[Inaaks]], the then-[[Kell]] of the [[House of Wolves]], uncovered his derelict Pyramid during a spelunking expedition, despite the nearby Hive forces picking off her raid party.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Lore:Above All Else|Above All Else]] | Following the Collapse, Nezarec's corpse remained undisturbed within his Pyramid until the [[Fallen]] arrived during their [[Long Drift]]. Eventually, [[Inaaks]], the then-[[Kell]] of the [[House of Wolves]], uncovered his derelict Pyramid during a spelunking expedition, despite the nearby Hive forces picking off her raid party.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Above All Else|Above All Else]], [[Lore:Above All Else#II. The Whispering Dark|II. The Whispering Dark]]''</ref> Inside, Inaaks and her fellow Fallen scavengers discovered Nezarec's corpse and determined that it was a source of great power. They carved his body into pieces which were then distributed as morbid talismans amongst members of the Old Crews, including Inaaks's son [[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Misraaks]].<ref name="S18 Flashback>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [https://youtu.be/O9Mlvz5jAWI?t=203 Nezarec]''</ref> Over time, these pieces were stored within super-dense reliquaries to contain their radiating Darkness energies.<ref name="1st Relic">'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Eido]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF62BnpgM-U "Spectral analysis indicates trace amounts of Darkness energies radiating from within the vessel. However, the reliquary is made of a super-dense substance, like a lead barrier around uranium. This leads me to deduce that the relic itself is likely quite powerful, and potentially harmful if handled directly."]''</ref> According to an intercepted transmission from [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] to [[Vrisk, the Coward]], the Darkness contained within the relics would dissolve anyone attempting to use them, with only beings of extraordinary fortitude being able to withstand their power.<ref name="6th Relic">'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Eramis]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbL11nnCLRk "The Darkness inside would dissolve you before you could ever wield it against the Hive."]''</ref> | ||
This use of Nezarec's remains was not without consequence, however, as echoes of his consciousness continued to live within them, to haunt and torment their bearers. Among these was a Fallen pirate named [[Koraxis]], who pried one of the Disciple's seven eyes from his head and kept it for himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Vest of Trepidation|Vest of Trepidation]]''</ref> | This use of Nezarec's remains was not without consequence, however, as echoes of his consciousness continued to live within them, to haunt and torment their bearers. Among these was a Fallen pirate named [[Koraxis]], who pried one of the Disciple's seven eyes from his head and kept it for himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Vest of Trepidation|Vest of Trepidation]]''</ref> | ||
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By the time Koraxis became a [[Captain]] of his own crew,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Mask of Trepidation|Mask of Trepidation]]''</ref> he was in constant pain from an injured leg and paranoia stemming from his possession of the eye. After experiencing a nightmare that caused him to relive his expedition into the Pyramid,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Grips of Trepidation|Grips of Trepidation]]''</ref> Koraxis decided to evoke Nezarec's presence with a ritual involving the eye, a pointed crystal, and a book of magic.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Boots of Trepidation|Boots of Trepidation]]''</ref> As Nezarec's voice beckoned for Koraxis to "free him", Koraxis reacted in fear and flung the eye out into the Reef with all the strength he could muster.<ref name="Cloak of Trepidation">'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Cloak of Trepidation|Cloak of Trepidation]]''</ref> | By the time Koraxis became a [[Captain]] of his own crew,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Mask of Trepidation|Mask of Trepidation]]''</ref> he was in constant pain from an injured leg and paranoia stemming from his possession of the eye. After experiencing a nightmare that caused him to relive his expedition into the Pyramid,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Grips of Trepidation|Grips of Trepidation]]''</ref> Koraxis decided to evoke Nezarec's presence with a ritual involving the eye, a pointed crystal, and a book of magic.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Boots of Trepidation|Boots of Trepidation]]''</ref> As Nezarec's voice beckoned for Koraxis to "free him", Koraxis reacted in fear and flung the eye out into the Reef with all the strength he could muster.<ref name="Cloak of Trepidation">'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit#Cloak of Trepidation|Cloak of Trepidation]]''</ref> | ||
Other pieces of the Disciple were enshrined by the Fallen into what became known as the Tombs of Nezarec;<ref name="5th Relic">'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Eido]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLx5gGcK1RY "The many tombs of Nezarec are well known, though the being itself is less thoroughly documented."]''</ref> [[Fourth Tomb of Nezarec|one]] of them being located in [[Jovian]] space.<ref name="Fourth Tomb">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:A Drifter's Gambit|A Drfter's Gambit]] | Other pieces of the Disciple were enshrined by the Fallen into what became known as the Tombs of Nezarec;<ref name="5th Relic">'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Eido]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLx5gGcK1RY "The many tombs of Nezarec are well known, though the being itself is less thoroughly documented."]''</ref> [[Fourth Tomb of Nezarec|one]] of them being located in [[Jovian]] space.<ref name="Fourth Tomb">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:A Drifter's Gambit|A Drfter's Gambit]], [[Lore:A Drifter's Gambit#Artifacts and Old Friends|Artifacts and Old Friends]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Dark Age]], Nezarec's influence continued to plague the dreams of [[Lightbearer]]s and non-Lightbearers alike with nightmares whenever the Moon was at perigee. One of his victims was a [[Titan (class)|Titan]] named [[Briar]] of the Wild Brambles, who was psychically touched by the God of Pain after unknowingly killing one of his prior victims out of self-defense.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Helm of Agony|Helm of Agony]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Gauntlets of Agony|Gauntlets of Agony]]''</ref> Nezarec's psychic torment drove Briar to madness and desperation, eventually burning down his own home with his [[Hammer of Sol]] out of desperation.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Plate of Agony|Plate of Agony]]''</ref> Eventually, Briar cut out his own eyes in a futile attempt to keep him from seeing the Disciple's visage, only for his [[Ghost]] [[Firethorn]] to heal him and restore his vision. At Nezarec's own command, Briar turned on his Ghost and killed him, piercing Firethorn's lens with a knife before blinding himself a final time. <ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Greaves of Agony|Greaves of Agony]]''</ref> | During the [[Dark Age]], Nezarec's influence continued to plague the dreams of [[Lightbearer]]s and non-Lightbearers alike with nightmares whenever the Moon was at perigee. One of his victims was a [[Titan (class)|Titan]] named [[Briar]] of the Wild Brambles, who was psychically touched by the God of Pain after unknowingly killing one of his prior victims out of self-defense.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Helm of Agony|Helm of Agony]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Gauntlets of Agony|Gauntlets of Agony]]''</ref> Nezarec's psychic torment drove Briar to madness and desperation, eventually burning down his own home with his [[Hammer of Sol]] out of desperation.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Plate of Agony|Plate of Agony]]''</ref> Eventually, Briar cut out his own eyes in a futile attempt to keep him from seeing the Disciple's visage, only for his [[Ghost]] [[Firethorn]] to heal him and restore his vision. At Nezarec's own command, Briar turned on his Ghost and killed him, piercing Firethorn's lens with a knife before blinding himself a final time. <ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit#Greaves of Agony|Greaves of Agony]]''</ref> | ||