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===The Eliksni=== | ===The Eliksni=== | ||
At an unknown time in the past, the Traveler came to [[Riis]], the homeworld of the [[Eliksni]] and uplifted their civilization using the Light. | At an unknown time in the past, the Traveler came to [[Riis]], the homeworld of the [[Eliksni]] and uplifted their civilization using the Light. | ||
===The Golden Age=== | ===The Golden Age=== | ||
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===Fallen=== | ===Fallen=== | ||
The | The Eliksni appear to have understood and utilized the Light to some degree during their golden age; [[Prime Servitor]]s have been said to be sources of Light,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/the-wolves-of-mars Wolves of Mars]''</ref> and [[Splicer Gauntlet]]s are designed to utilize trace amounts of Light present in their environment.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legacy-splicer-gauntlet?highlight=splicer+gauntlet</ref> When Skolas died at the hands of the Guardians, Variks wondered if their own Eliksni heroes were bestowed with Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/skolas-defeated Skolas Defeated]''</ref> | ||
Later a new Fallen House called the [[House of Light]] would rise under the [[Kell|Kellship]] of [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]]. He believed that Humanity deserved the [[Traveler]] over the Eliksni and proclaim that he will become Kell to the ''"Mind-Open Fallen"'' who are willing to fight for "The Great Machine" together with Humanity.<ref name="Queenbreakers'">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Queenbreakers' Bow]]''</ref> On the other hand [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] founded the [[House of Salvation]] to force the Traveler to feel the pain it caused her people during the Whirlwind through the use of [[Darkness]]. She viewed the Light as only being able to last so long, while Darkness can reign forever. | Later a new Fallen House called the [[House of Light]] would rise under the [[Kell|Kellship]] of [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]]. He believed that Humanity deserved the [[Traveler]] over the Eliksni and proclaim that he will become Kell to the ''"Mind-Open Fallen"'' who are willing to fight for "The Great Machine" together with Humanity.<ref name="Queenbreakers'">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Queenbreakers' Bow]]''</ref> On the other hand [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] founded the [[House of Salvation]] to force the Traveler to feel the pain it caused her people during the Whirlwind through the use of [[Darkness]]. She viewed the Light as only being able to last so long, while Darkness can reign forever. | ||
===Cabal=== | ===Cabal=== | ||
[[Dominus Ghaul]] | [[Dominus Ghaul]] traveled to the [[Solar System]] with his [[Red Legion]] with the goal of claiming the Traveler and its Light for himself. By attacking the City, Ghaul sought to show the Traveler the error of its ways in choosing [[Humanity]] over the Cabal and aimed to establish a new order of Cabal Lightbearers.<ref name="Adieu"/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cABc0fmZQ6E '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 – "Gameplay Premiere Livestream (US)"'']</ref><ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/19/destiny-2-tackles-the-originals-storytelling-problems/ '''Engadget''' - '''Destiny 2' tackles the original's biggest problem: storytelling'']</ref> | ||
Ghaul eventually took his warship to the center of the Traveler Cage device to drain the Light by force.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/1au 1 AU]''</ref> He successfully stole some of the Traveler's Light and managed to become a [[Lightbearer]]. After his death at the hands of the Guardian, he used a version of [[Radiance]] and was resurrected as a massive ethereal figure. In response, the Traveler awoke from its slumber, destroying its cage and Ghaul himself. Its reawakening sent a massive shockwave of Light across the universe and restored the Light to the Guardians and their Ghosts.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/chosen Chosen]''</ref><ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/cosmos-shell?highlight=Cosmos Cosmos Shell]</ref> | |||
===Hive=== | |||
The Hive have great hatred for the Light, and regard it as both a source of nourishment and a cause of pain. To them, the eternal struggle between Light and Darkness is not only a war, it is a crusade; all Light must be devoured so Darkness can reclaim the universe. They have even attempted to drain the Traveler's Light through a ritual involving a fragment of the Traveler, which they kept within the [[Chamber of Night]]. | |||
Following her resurrection by the Ghost Immaru, Savathûn and her [[Lucent Brood]] embraced the Light and used Hive Ghosts to create Hive Lightbearers, with Knights acting as Sentinel Titans, Wizards acting as Stormcaller Warlocks, and Acolytes as Gunslinger Hunters. | |||
===Vex=== | ===Vex=== | ||
As a result of having originated in the time before the Light and Darkness inserted themselves into the fabric of reality, the [[Vex]] are generally unable to understand or simulate paracausal phenomena such as the Light. For instance, while they can determine the destructive outcome of a [[Nova Bomb]], they are unable to predict how and whether a Guardian will use their powers. | |||
Despite their near-total level of control over reality within the [[Vault of Glass]], the Vex could not foresee the creation of the [[Aegis]] by [[Kabr, the Legionless]], who pierced a wound in the Vault to let the Light in.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Relic:_The_Aegis|Relic: The Aegis]]''</ref> | |||
When [[Saint-14]] entered the Vex network, they spent years tuning a Mind to the frequencies his Light. Eventually [[Agioktis, Martyr Mind]]is would hunt down the Titan out of desperation to stop his rampage. While Saint successfully destroyed the Mind, it succeeded in draining his Light and leaving him helpless for the Vex to finish off.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Perfect Paradox]]''</ref> Out of respect, the Vex laid Saint-14's body to rest in a tomb as a memorial to the grief he gave them. The great respect the Vex have for Saint-14 is symbolised in the naming of Hagios and Agioktis as both mean Saint in Greek. Though they are not worshipers of the Light, they showed admiration for its mightiest of [[Lightbearer]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-not-even-the-darkness-legends-lost Legends Lost]''</ref> | When [[Saint-14]] entered the Vex network, they spent years tuning a Mind to the frequencies his Light. Eventually [[Agioktis, Martyr Mind]]is would hunt down the Titan out of desperation to stop his rampage. While Saint successfully destroyed the Mind, it succeeded in draining his Light and leaving him helpless for the Vex to finish off.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Perfect Paradox]]''</ref> Out of respect, the Vex laid Saint-14's body to rest in a tomb as a memorial to the grief he gave them. The great respect the Vex have for Saint-14 is symbolised in the naming of Hagios and Agioktis as both mean Saint in Greek. Though they are not worshipers of the Light, they showed admiration for its mightiest of [[Lightbearer]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-not-even-the-darkness-legends-lost Legends Lost]''</ref> | ||
===Awoken | ===The Awoken=== | ||
In ''Forsaken'', it is revealed the Awoken are the descendants of the crew and passengers of the | In ''Forsaken'', it is revealed the Awoken are the descendants of the crew and passengers of the colony ship ''[[Yang Liwei]]'', which was transported to a pocket universe when the Traveler's Light and the Black Fleet's Darkness created a kugelblitz that engulfed the ship. Those aboard the ship were reborn within the new universe as Awoken, containing traces of both Light and Darkness within themselves. | ||
===Other Races=== | ===Other Races=== | ||
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At some point, the [[Traveler]] became a patron of the [[Ammonite]]s, who built an advanced spacefaring civilization with paracausal technology that spanned all of [[Fundament]]'s fifty-two moons.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIV:_52_and_One|XIV: 52 and One]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVI:_The_Sword_Logic|XVI: The Sword Logic]]''</ref> The Traveler's disciple, the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] who lived in Fundament's ocean layer and kept the [[Worm]]s at bay, was revered by the Ammonites almost as much as the Traveler.<ref name="Rises">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVIII:_Leviathan_Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref> | At some point, the [[Traveler]] became a patron of the [[Ammonite]]s, who built an advanced spacefaring civilization with paracausal technology that spanned all of [[Fundament]]'s fifty-two moons.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIV:_52_and_One|XIV: 52 and One]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVI:_The_Sword_Logic|XVI: The Sword Logic]]''</ref> The Traveler's disciple, the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] who lived in Fundament's ocean layer and kept the [[Worm]]s at bay, was revered by the Ammonites almost as much as the Traveler.<ref name="Rises">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVIII:_Leviathan_Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref> | ||
The Ammonites worshipped a song | The Ammonites worshipped a song originating from the Traveler, which they dubbed the "Song of Life". The Hive attempted to sing the song in reverse, which in turn killed the Choir and lead to the creation of the [[Deathsong]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019./10/01)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/ixi-the-unmaking Song of Life]''</ref> | ||
'''Harmony'''<br> | '''Harmony'''<br> | ||
The [[Harmony]] also benefited from the patronage of the [[Traveler]] who realigned the orbits of their homeworld and nine other planets around a Black Hole. From polar jets of the the Black Hole, they race built the Gift Mast, a hollow construct that radiated pure silver Light and allowed the Harmony to thrive.<ref name="Forty Five">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLV:_I.27d_shut_them_all_in_cells.|XLV: I'd shut them all in cells.]]''</ref> | The [[Harmony]] also benefited from the patronage of the [[Traveler]] who realigned the orbits of their homeworld and nine other planets around a Black Hole. From polar jets of the the Black Hole, they race built the Gift Mast, a hollow construct that radiated pure silver Light and allowed the Harmony to thrive.<ref name="Forty Five">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLV:_I.27d_shut_them_all_in_cells.|XLV: I'd shut them all in cells.]]''</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== |