Unknown Artifact

The first sighting of the Unknown Artifact.

The Unknown Artifact is a mysterious spherical object acquired by The Young Wolf when they delved into the depths of the Pyramid buried beneath the Scarlet Keep. After receiving a brief vision from the Witness, the artifact was then given to Eris Morn by the Young Wolf for study, after which they both began to receive mysterious messages directly from the Witness itself, using a creation parable narrated by an unknown entity in an attempt to sway them of its ideology.

A similar or identical artifact was described in the memoirs of the Eliksni Irrha, apprentice to the Slayer Baron Kiiraskes, who found the artifact in the remains of a Darkness-corrupted river-catcher on Riis before the Whirlwind. This artifact was originally discovered by the Baron Haaksis of the House of Rain, who had found it in his youth while exploring an abandoned city on an airless world. Haaksis claimed that it had spoken to him in his mind throughout his life, telling him of the pointless struggle of life, as well as an impending doom which would befall the Eliksni. Having been driven mad by the artifact, Haaksis attacked Irrha and Kiiraskes, believing that it was preferable that they should die rather than live through what was to come.

Trivia

• The artifact's spherical shape is unusual, considering its association with the Black Fleet and the Darkness, likely hinting towards the history of the Witness's, or more specifically its Precursors, and their association with the Traveler.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (First appearance)
  • Season of the Undying (Mentioned only)
  • Episode: Revenant (Mentioned only)