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==History==
==History==
Engrams are a unique, "pure" state of matter,<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Master Ives, Cryptarch|Master Ives, Cryptarch]]''</ref> the form solid matter takes when physically encrypted. First successfully generated by Willa Bray, [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] proceeded to head the field of engram research and application.
Engrams are solid matter physically encrypted into a new state of matter. First successfully generated by Willa Bray, [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] proceeded to head the field of engram research and application.


Engrams were often used to store information, such as manuscripts or research. They were known to degrade over time. Engrams dating from the Golden Age were normally mostly illegible.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Hastilude]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Fabian Strategy|Fabian Strategy]]''</ref>
Engrams were often used to store information, such as manuscripts or research. They were known to degrade over time. Engrams dating from the Golden Age were normally mostly illegible.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Hastilude]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Fabian Strategy|Fabian Strategy]]''</ref>


One of the most significant applications of engrams is for computing. By the end of the 21st century, computer engineers had reached the physical limits of transistor-based computing, unable to overcome quantum incoherence at the nanoscopic level. This halted research for some time. However, engram encryption allowed quantum incoherence to be bypassed: transistors encoded into engrams could store exponentially more information in a smaller space. The discovery of engrammic computation, one of Clovis Bray's last developments before the [[Collapse]], led to a vast leap in human processing power.
One of the most significant applications of engrams is for computing. By the end of the 21st century, computer engineers had reached the physical limits of transistor-based computing, unable to overcome quantum incoherence at the nanoscopic level. This halted research for some time. However, engram encryption allowed quantum incoherence to be bypassed: transistors encoded into engrams could store exponentially more information in a smaller space. The discovery of engrammic computation, one of Clovis Bray's last developments before the [[Collapse]], led to a vast leap in human processing power.
==Overview==
==Overview==
Encoded Engrams are sold by the [[Cryptarch]], and are coded with the patterns of known items, such as a particular section of armor or class of weaponry. Once purchased by the player, the engram is converted into a random example of that item by the Cryptarch.<ref name="DDD"/> While decoding an engram will generate a random item, it's still possible to know the type of item that will be discovered. Each Engram will indicate whether the item is armor, a primary weapon, a special weapon, a heavy weapon, or an item shaped like the Engram. The quality of the item is also identified, as Engrams use the same color coding as [[weapon]]s and [[armor]]: White for Basic, green for Uncommon, blue for Rare, purple for Legendary, gold for Exotic.<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref>
Encoded Engrams are sold by the [[Cryptarch]], and are coded with the patterns of known items, such as a particular section of armor or class of weaponry. Once purchased by the player, the engram is converted into a random example of that item by the Cryptarch.<ref name="DDD"/> While decoding an engram will generate a random item, it's still possible to know the type of item that will be discovered. Each Engram will indicate whether the item is armor, a primary weapon, a special weapon, a heavy weapon, or an item shaped like the Engram. The quality of the item is also identified, as Engrams use the same color coding as [[weapon]]s and [[armor]]: White for Basic, green for Uncommon, blue for Rare, purple for Legendary, gold for Exotic.<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref>

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