Tree of Silver Wings (Io)

The tree of silver wings in the Cradle.

Following the second arrival of the Black Fleet in the Sol System, a Tree of Silver Wings was discovered by Eris Morn in the Cradle on Io. The relationship of this tree to the original "Tree of Silver Wings", which existed either within the Black Garden or the metaphorical "Garden" that gave rise to the universe, is unclear.

History

During the arrival of the Pyramids, Osiris recovered a seed from the Pyramids. He later received a message from Mara Sov relayed to him through Brother Vance, which instructed him simply to "plant the seed". This suggests that the tree grew from the seed Osiris planted, or at least that Osiris placed the seed at its base. However, Eris Morn claimed the tree had been created by the Traveler back when it was transforming Io during the Golden Age. Eris believed that the tree on Io had a parent tree that had been felled within the Black Garden.

After one of the Pyramids settled over the Cradle, it began projecting a beam directly onto the tree. The tree fed on the paracausal energy and integrated it into itself, with Light and Dark vying for dominance in its structure, and slowly transformed over a period of weeks into a darker version of itself with a crown of more angular, jagged "leaves".

During its transformation, a new branch grew at the base of the tree, which was then taken by the Guardian and crafted into the trace rifle Ruinous Effigy.

Trivia

• A Ghost projection in Eververse refers to the tree as the Sterling Arbor, a synonym for "silver tree".

Gallery

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  Eris Morn underneath the tree

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  Tree of Silver wings untouched by the Darkness

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  Tree of Silver wings partially overtaken by the Darkness

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  Tree of Silver wings completely overtaken by the Darkness

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals (First appearance)
  • Season of the Hunt (Mentioned only)