The Cunning

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The Cunning
Game:	Destiny 2
Campaign:	The Witch Queen
Player(s):	1-3
Location:	Savathûn's Throne World
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The Cunning is the seventh story mission of The Witch Queen expansion.

Objectives

• Locate Sathona's Temple
• Continue the Descent
• Forge the Caldera
• Lower the Drawbridge
• Reach the Dais
• Defeat the Warden
• Acquire the Worm Familiar
• Outlast the Illusion
• Escape the Caldera

Transcript

Original

Fynch: Good, you're here. I've got a feeling about this lead, Guardian. This could be big! Big enough to crack this case wide open.

The Guardian goes deep into a cave

Ikora: Fynch. A hunch is not enough. We need evidence. Compelling evidence.

Fynch: Okay, how about a secret, underground temple? 'Cause I found one, deep in the tunnels there.

Fynch: And guess who it's dedicated to?

Ikora: Savathûn

Fynch: Yeah, well… kinda. It's dedicated to Sathona, Savathûn before she was a Hive God.

Fynch: I mean, talk about compelling! Like, just imagine what's buried down there!

Ikora: Imagine? So you haven't seen this object?

Fynch: I didn't get eyes on it per se, but I know it's powerful, enough to attract a whole mass of Scorn.

Ikora: If this object is what you promise, them it'll be worth it. Stay alert, Guardian. We can't miss this one.

Scorn appear

The Guardian defeats the Scorn

The Guardian enters the portal. Teleporting them close to the Temple of the Wrathful

Ghost: The Scorn are even more entrenched than the last time we were here.

Fynch: Oh yeah, the Scorn have dug themselves in deep down here.

Darkness Zone. Respawning Restricted

Scorn appear

The Guardian defeats two Invasive Abominations

The gateway is opened

The Guardian enters the gateway and goes deeper into the cave

Ikora: So, Fynch. Tell us more about this temple. How do you know it's dedicated to Sathona?

Fynch: I only got a peak inside, but the statue in there looks just like her.

Ikora: So Savathûn built a mausoleum for her younger self, than abandoned it. Why?

Fynch: Mmm, I don't know. Embarrassment? Who isn't a little… ashamed of their past?

The Guardian reaches a room with a dead end

Ghost: Dead end. But there's an illusion here-with Savathûn's signature. So… she didn't leave this area totally unprotected.

Ikora: Why didn't she return to upgrade her defences with the Light? Why haven't the Lucent Hive come back to confront the Scorn?

Fynch: Oh, maybe it's bait! Maybe she's luring the Scorn in so she can convert them, use 'em against the Witness.

Ikora: I highly doubt Savathûn would gamble her throne world for the sake of a few Scorn brigades.

Ikora: No, Savathûn and the Witness are fighting a turf war. You don't cede ground unless you're losing.

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing tokens

The Guardian shoots the tokens. Completing the puzzle

An entrance is revealed

The Guardian enters the Entrance.

The Guardian enters a room

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing tokens

The Guardian shoots the tokens. Completing the puzzle

An entrance is revealed

The Guardian arrives at a room. Scorn appear

The Guardian defeats the Scorn and arrives at a platform above the temple

Ghost: So that's the temple Savathûn dedicated to herself. It's…

Fynch: It's quite the sight, isn't it? Can't accuse Savathûn of being too humble.

The Guardian jumps down to a broken bridge to the temple. The Drawbridge is upward

Scorn appear

The Guardian defeats the Scorn

Ghost: There's no way to lower the bridge from here.

Ikora: There has to be another path forward. Use your senses, Guardian. You've gone too far to turn back empty-handed.

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing tokens

The Guardian shoots the tokens. Completing the puzzle

Rocks are revealed.

The Guardians traverses the rocks to a make there way to an another rock with a Deepsight Orb

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing a path back to the broken bridge

Scorn appear

The Guardian defeats the Scorn

Fynch: Oh, hey hey, before you go to the temple, we should take bets on what the object's going to be.

Fynch: Now, I don't technically have any glimmer, but I do have a pretty solid theory based on what we've found so far-

Ghost: Now's not a good time, Fynch.

Ikora: Yes. Don't distract the Guardian.

Ikora: We're already taking a gamble that this thing has the answers we need.

Ikora: The Traveler and the Last City are depending on it.

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing platforms

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orr. Revealing tokens.

The Guardian shoots the tokens. Completing the puzzle

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing a path back to the broken bridge

Scorn appear

A plate is revealed in the middle

Ghost: Guardian, look! That plate in the center should lower the drawbridge.

The Guardian gets on the plate. Lowering the drawbridge

Ghost: Finally! Ikora, we're lowering the drawbridge now.

Ikora: Good. Once you're in, head straight for the statue Fynch described.

Ikora: If this fits the pattern, the object should be nearby.

The Guardian walks across the bridge to the temple

Scorn appear

The Guardian defeats Scorn. Revealing a small bridge to the heart of the temple with the statue

Ikora: Guardian? Ghost? Have you found the object yet?

Ghost: The only thing here is the statue…

Fynch: What? There's got to be more!

A doorway opens

Termiiks, Invasive Warrant and Scorn emerge

The Guardian defeats Termiiks, Invasive Warrant

Ghost: Ikora, I'm sorry but… it doesn't look like there's anything here but the statue…

Ikora: Fynch? Please don't tell me the Guardian did all of this for nothing.

Fynch: No, no, there's something there, I swear!

Fynch: Wait! What if the object is the statue itself!

Ghost: Or one part of the statue. That worm familiar looks like it's a separate peace.

Ikora: Of course. This is Savathûn's temple after all. There had to be a trick in it.

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing tokens

The Guardian shoots the tokens. Completing the puzzle

Platforms around the statue are revealed

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing tokens

The Guardian shoots the tokens. Completing the puzzle

The shield around the statue is broken. A platform next to the statue is revealed

The Guardian picks up the Worm Familiar

Unknown Voice: [unintelligible whispers]

The Ahamkara Illusion appears

Ghost: What? But… that's impossible! That's an Ahamkara.

Ikora: What?!

Fynch: I knew it! I knew the Ahamkara weren't gone. I knew there was one left! At least one!

Ikora: The last one died cursing the Dream City!

Ikora: This has to be another illusion!

The Guardian damages 1/3 of the Ahamkara Illusion's health

Ghost: Ikora's right. This is an illusion. Just a very, VERY realistic one!

Scorn appear

The Guardian damages 2/3 of the Ahamkara Illusion's health

Ikora: The Hive magic powering that illusion is limited. If you escape, it can't follow.

Ghost: No chance of that! Exit's completely blocked.

Scorn appear

Ghost: Though those Scorn must have come from somewhere!

The Guardian defeats the Ahamkara Illusion

Scorn appear

Ghost: Of course that Ahamkara would have one final move!

Ghost: We gotta find a way out… fast!

Ghost: Ikora? Fynch? Any suggestions?

Ghost: Guess we're on our own. Let's go, Guardian!

The Guardian interacts with a Deepsight Orb. Revealing a path

The Guardian takes a Scorn Pike. Using it to make their way to a tractor beam

The Guardian uses the Tractor beam to escape the temple

Ikora: Ghost? Guardian? Come in. Are you there?

Ghost: We're here, Ikora. We're on our way back to the surface now.

Fynch: And you've got the object, right. Otherwise, this was a HUGE waste of time.

Ghost: We got it. Thanks for the concern, Fynch.

Fynch: Phew! Well, I never doubted you for a second.

Fynch: Ikora was worried, but I knew you two could handle that Ahamkara. Wasn't even a real one, heh!

Ikora: The danger was real enough.

Ikora: I never should have sent the Guardian in on such shaky intel. Even if it was our only lead.

Ghost: Well, we made it out in one peace. And if this objects shows us how Savathûn got the Light, the risks were worth it.

Ikora: Yes. Let's hope.

Fynch: Yeah! [chuckles hesitantly] Go, team?

{End Mission:The Cunning}

Lost Ghosts

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Enemies

Scorn

• Abomination
  • Invasive Abomination
• Chieftain
  • Tarnished Chieftain (Legend difficulty)
• Lurker
• Raider
  • Tarnished Raider (Legend difficulty)
• Ravager
  • Invasive Warrant Ravager
• Stalker
• Screeb
• Wraith

Bosses

• Termiiks, Invasive Warrant
• Ahamkara Illusion

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (First appearance)
  • The Final Shape