Great Ahamkara Hunt

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Great Ahamkara Hunt
Fronts:	All across the Sol System Venus The Dreaming City
Outcome:	Most known Ahamkara are hunted and killed to extinction The Nine hide a small number of Ahamkara Riven, Taranis, and the whims they produced become the last living Ahamkara in the Sol System, leaving their species almost extinct. Riven becomes trapped in the Dreaming City permanently. A large number of Ahamkara artifacts are left around the system in the form of bones
Belligerents Vanguard Guardians Ahamkara Awoken Commanders Commander Zavala Lord Shaxx Lord Saladin Forge Ikora Rey Eao Azirim Huginn Muninn Madadh Mara Sov Strength Guardians Thousands of guardians Hundreds of Ahamkara Unknown Casualties Dozens of Guardians consumed by wish magic All Ahamkaras known to the city Unknown

The Great Ahamkara Hunt, otherwise known as the Great Hunt, was a massive hunt by the Guardians of the Last City to exterminate the Ahamkara. Mysterious creatures rumored to have been brought into existence by the Traveler during the Golden Age, the Ahamkara were frequently sought out by Guardians for their wish-granting powers. These wishes would always backfire, however, and cause far more harm than good. As valuable as the Ahamkara were, ultimately the Vanguard deemed them too dangerous to be allowed to live. In addition, the Ahamkara had begun to do something to Venus, no two Guardians could agree upon what they saw, and a Warlock that had witnessed the event became suicidal. The Vanguard warned Mara Sov of the Ahamkara as well, and asked her to exterminate any Ahamkara that ventured into the Reef. Mara Sov, seeing an advantage in having the only Ahamkara alive, delivered weapons to the Guardians to assist them in their hunt. By the end of the Great Hunt, Riven, Taranis, and their whims became the last living Ahamkara within the Sol System, and then became physically separated forever.

Officially, the Hunt was mostly successful and the vast majority of the Ahamkara species was rendered extinct. However without anyone's knowledge the Nine hid a small number of Ahamkara, who were however killed by them with the arrival of Oryx in the Sol system, for fear that it would corrupt them. Ahamkara bones are used in some Warlock and Hunter armor.

Notable Guardians that were involved in the Great Hunt included Wei Ning, Commander Zavala, Eris Morn, Ikora Rey, Lord Shaxx, Praedyth, Kabr, Pahanin, Lord Saladin, Lady Efrideet, Liu Feng, and Ouros.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First mentioned)
• Destiny 2: Forsaken (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Drifter (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Lost (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Deep (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Wish (Mentioned only)
• Hidden Dossier (Mentioned only)