- "Great deeds are often preserved in song. Who remembers the names of the singers?"
- — Ikora Rey
Prerequisites
Obtainable from Competitive Spirit Book rank 7 during The Dawning. Use Xûr's Tag to open Xûr's Gift to receive the mission Tattered Schematic, that unlocks this quest.
Quest Steps
Talk to Ikora Rey
- "Very interesting, Guardian. There are very few things remaining from this dark time."
- — Ikora Rey
Objectives
- Take the schematic to Ikora Rey in the Tower.
Banshee Knows
- "The Guardians who went to the Moon were outnumbered and outgunned. They never stood a chance."
- — Banshee-44
Objectives
- Talk to Banshee-44 in the Tower.
Dialogue
Ikora says the schematic is for the Nova Mortis, a gun designed by the Titan who created the Thunderlord.
- "Now this is unusual. Last I heard, all records of the Nova Mortis were lost in the retreat from the Moon. Heard some rumors about the Fallen trying to make something like it during Skolas's time, but I don't think they ever figured it out.
I can build this, but I'll need your help. Get out there and “make a connection with the Void,” as Ikora would say."
- — Banshee-44
Experience Breeds Excellence
- "Nova Mortis is almost as dangerous to the wielder as it is to its targets."
- — Banshee-44
Objectives
- Get points from kills with Void abilities in any activity.
- 100 Void Ability Kills
Return to Banshee-44
- "Nova Mortis is a hungry weapon. It feeds on the power of the Void."
- — Banshee-44
Objectives
- Talk to Banshee-44 in the Tower.
Dialogue
Nova Mortis is a weapon of the Void. It will take powerful engergy to infuse it.
- "We're almost there, but we're going to need a more concentrated form of Void energy to fully infuse the core. Hive might work."
- — Banshee-44
Waking Nova Mortis
- "Nova Mortis was created to fight the Hive. Seems fitting to use the Hive to power it."
- — Banshee-44
Objectives
- Defeat the Hive Abomination in “The Abomination Heist” Strike on the Moon.
Return to Ikora Rey
- "Nova Mortis was a weapon created in a desperate time. Only a Guardian with a will as great as yours can be its master."
- — Ikora Rey
Objectives
- Speak to Ikora Rey in the Tower.
Dialogue
Nova Mortis hums with barely-controlled Void energy.
- "I sensed your approach, and the power of the Void you hold. Nova Mortis is yours now. Use it well."
- — Ikora Rey