Umun'arath

Umun'arath
Biographical information
Species:	Cabal
Gender:	Female
Political and military information
Affiliation:	The Cabal Empire
Rank:	Evocate-General
Class:	Phalanx (speculated)

"The war is all there is. All this- this is just logistical support."

— Umun'arath

Evocate-General Umun'arath, Primus of All Legions is the supreme commander of the Cabal Empire's combined military forces.

Biography

When Calus deposed the Praetorate and declared himself Emperor, he granted the Cabal Legions the rights of citizenship and appointed Umun'arath, a combat veteran, as Evocate-General. Early on, Umun'arath did not share in Calus' vision for the Cabal, as she was constantly paranoid about the many threats on the empire's frontiers, including rumors of the Vex and Hive. She came to detest Calus' seemingly carefree attitude as a hindrance to the empire's military might.

Umun'arath became a friend of Caiatl, the young Princess-Imperial, and through their friendship Caiatl grew up to enjoy fighting and strategy. Later, both Umun and Caiatl became part of the conspiracy to overthrow and exile Calus. Calus would go on to regard Umun'arath as "the worst mistake [he] ever made."

It was revealed in the Confessions lore book that Umun'arath was influential in the creation of a new Cabal Fleet, disbanding the idea and use of cruisers and using frigates as replacements.

Trivia

• Several details concerning Umun'arath seem to hint at a connection with the Darkness and the Hive, at least in terms of philosophy. Her claim that "The war is all there is" echoes a nearly-identical quote attributed to the Darkness, found both in one of the "Darkness" Grimoire Cards and in dialogue with Lakshmi-2. Furthermore, Umun'arath shares part of her name with Xivu Arath, the Hive God of War.
• Umun'arath and Caiatl are the only Cabal we've seen to have tusks. Whether Cabal grow tusks or if she just has them as a trophy is unknown as her side portrait does not show enough evidence for either. However, Calus does mention to female guardians in the Menagerie that if they had husks, he would cap them in gold. It's highly likely that only female Cabal have tusks.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2
  • Cabal Booklet (First mentioned)