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|othernames=The Great Machine<br>The Traitor Machine <br> The Gardener | |othernames=The Great Machine<br>The Traitor Machine <br> The Gardener | ||
|notable= Primordial source of [[Light]] <br> Terraformed multiple celestial bodies <br> Uplifted numerous ancient civilizations <br> Awoke and broke free of the Traveler Cage, killing [[Ghaul]] <br> Paracausally connected to [[The Veil]] | |notable= Primordial source of [[Light]] <br> Terraformed multiple celestial bodies <br> Uplifted numerous ancient civilizations <br> Awoke and broke free of the Traveler Cage, killing [[Ghaul]] <br> Paracausally connected to [[The Veil|the Veil]] | ||
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{{Quote|The best voices never let themselves be heard at all. This lesson is worth teaching again and again. The choice is never mine. It is always yours.|The Traveler<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], Playstation 4, [[Mysterious_Logbook#NOTE—Third_Vision|Mysterious Logbook: NOTE—Third Vision]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The best voices never let themselves be heard at all. This lesson is worth teaching again and again. The choice is never mine. It is always yours.|The Traveler<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], Playstation 4, [[Mysterious_Logbook#NOTE—Third_Vision|Mysterious Logbook: NOTE—Third Vision]]''</ref>}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===The Ancient Past=== | ===The Ancient Past=== | ||
The origins of the Traveler are unknown, although it is known to have existed for billions of years. In one of her messages to the Guardian through Sloane, Ahsa makes reference to "''two halves of a whole, long divided''," which in context seems to suggest that the Traveler and | The origins of the Traveler are unknown, although it is known to have existed for billions of years. In one of her messages to the Guardian through Sloane, Ahsa makes reference to "''two halves of a whole, long divided''," which in context seems to suggest that the Traveler and [[The Veil|the Veil]] were once part of a single entity, or at least share a common origin. | ||
As revealed by [[Ahsa]], billions of years ago the Traveler lay dormant and half-buried on a desolate planet, where it was discovered by a humanoid species. It then awakened, either of its own accord or as a result of the species' actions, and proceeded to terraform the planet and bestow paracausal gifts to its discoverers, much as it would later do with many other species. This brought about a golden age for the species that lasted millions of years. The civilization worshipped the Traveler as a deity, calling it "The Gardener". | As revealed by [[Ahsa]], billions of years ago the Traveler lay dormant and half-buried on a desolate planet, where it was discovered by a humanoid species. It then awakened, either of its own accord or as a result of the species' actions, and proceeded to terraform the planet and bestow paracausal gifts to its discoverers, much as it would later do with many other species. This brought about a golden age for the species that lasted millions of years. The civilization worshipped the Traveler as a deity, calling it "The Gardener". | ||
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Although the Traveler brought the civilization great prosperity, it never made any attempt to communicate or impart wisdom or guidance. As a result, the society began to crave meaning, and sought to find something that would bring order and purpose to an otherwise open-ended existence. In their studies of the Traveler, they also came to view the [[Light]] as a fundamentally capricious and chaotic force, equally capable of bringing life or death with no ultimate justification for either. | Although the Traveler brought the civilization great prosperity, it never made any attempt to communicate or impart wisdom or guidance. As a result, the society began to crave meaning, and sought to find something that would bring order and purpose to an otherwise open-ended existence. In their studies of the Traveler, they also came to view the [[Light]] as a fundamentally capricious and chaotic force, equally capable of bringing life or death with no ultimate justification for either. | ||
At some point, the species discovered that the Traveler had a counterpart entity, located in a distant star system. They named this entity | At some point, the species discovered that the Traveler had a counterpart entity, located in a distant star system. They named this entity the Veil, and determined that it was a source of power that was the opposite of the Light, one linked to the mind and consciousness rather than the physical world: the [[Darkness]]. In studying the Darkness, they discovered that it held the means to guide the universe into a perfected, eternal form, a "[[Final Shape]]" that would last to the end of time and beyond. In this, they found the purpose they had sought for so long. | ||
In order to achieve their goal, the civilization determined that they needed to bring the Traveler and the Veil into close proximity, strengthening their connection and in so doing granting them the ability to alter reality itself. They set out to locate and retrieve the Veil, and brought it back to their homeworld so that they could form a link between it and the Traveler. | In order to achieve their goal, the civilization determined that they needed to bring the Traveler and the Veil into close proximity, strengthening their connection and in so doing granting them the ability to alter reality itself. They set out to locate and retrieve the Veil, and brought it back to their homeworld so that they could form a link between it and the Traveler. | ||