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{{Quote|Auryx the First Navigator set upon his god with his sword and his words, and cut Akka to pieces, and took from those pieces the secret of calling upon the Deep. He wrote this secret on a set of tablets, which he called the '''Tablets of Ruin'''. And he wore them about his waist..|Books of Sorrow #XXVIII — King of Shapes — Verse 3:8}} | {{Quote|Auryx the First Navigator set upon his god with his sword and his words, and cut Akka to pieces, and took from those pieces the secret of calling upon the Deep. He wrote this secret on a set of tablets, which he called the '''Tablets of Ruin'''. And he wore them about his waist..|Books of Sorrow #XXVIII — King of Shapes — Verse 3:8}} | ||
The '''Tablets of Ruin''' are a series of [[Hive]] artifacts | The '''Tablets of Ruin''' are a series of [[Hive]] artifacts created by [[Oryx, the Taken King]] as a means to commune with [[The Witness|the Witness]] in order to learn how to [[Taken|take]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVIII: King of Shapes|Books of Sorrow #XXVIII: King of Shapes Verse 3:8]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]], [[Shattered Realm]]: [[https://youtu.be/-4BNFvaUZZg?si=CddDjLehUi1DYjqB Oryx did not invent the Taken]]''</ref> The Tablets were sought after by many Hive, including the likes of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] and [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXIV: More beautiful to know|Books of Sorrow #XXXIV: More beautiful to know Verse 4:4]]''</ref>, even at one point, Oryx had placed one of the Tablets with [[Golgoroth]] to keep it away from his own [[Crota, Son of Oryx|son]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Golgoroth|Golgoroth]]''</ref> At and unknown point following the demise of the Taken King, Savathûn would find one of the Tablets and place it within [[Court of Savathûn|her]] [[Ascendant Realm|throne world]] and kept it under guard by [[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade|Alak-Hul, the Lightblade]] following their resurrections.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]], [[Strike]]: [[The Lightblade]]''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||