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'''Dredgen Yor''' (alias, original name unknown)<ref name = "ghost 3"/> was an infamous [[Guardian]] who fell to [[Darkness]] and became one of [[human]]ity's most hated villains. He was also the former owner of the exotic [[Hand Cannon]] [[Thorn]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Thorn|Thorn]]</ref> He started his life as a noble hero, and a champion of the [[Crucible]]<ref name = "cloak">Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/inventory/item/2224837711 Cloak of Dredgen Yor],</ref> but over time he began to despair and started looking to the [[Hive]] for ways to defeat the Darkness. Eventually he was overtaken by Darkness completely, and began wielding the dark sorcery of the Hive, killing innocents wantonly and consuming their [[Light]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_Thorn|Ghost Fragment: Thorn]]</ref><ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_Thorn_2|Ghost Fragment: Thorn 2]]</ref> He parted ways with his [[Ghost]], whom he considered his last true friend, after a long debate where his Ghost attempted to get him to see the error of his ways.<ref name = "ghost 3">Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_Thorn_3|Ghost Fragment: Thorn 3]]</ref>
'''Dredgen Yor''' (alias, original name unknown)<ref name = "ghost 3"/> was an infamous [[Guardian]] who fell to [[Darkness]] and became one of [[human]]ity's most hated villains. He was also the former owner of the exotic [[Hand Cannon]] [[Thorn]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Thorn|Thorn]]</ref> He started his life as a noble hero, and a champion of the [[Crucible]]<ref name = "cloak">Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/inventory/item/2224837711 Cloak of Dredgen Yor],</ref> but over time he began to despair and started looking to the [[Hive]] for ways to defeat the Darkness. Eventually he was overtaken by Darkness completely, and began wielding the dark sorcery of the Hive, killing innocents wantonly and consuming their [[Light]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_Thorn|Ghost Fragment: Thorn]]</ref><ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_Thorn_2|Ghost Fragment: Thorn 2]]</ref> He parted ways with his [[Ghost]], whom he considered his last true friend, after a long debate where his Ghost attempted to get him to see the error of his ways.<ref name = "ghost 3">Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_Thorn_3|Ghost Fragment: Thorn 3]]</ref>


Dredgen's motivations are still something of a mystery, but what is clear is that he had lost hope and faith in the Guardian's cause, and instead pursued his own twisted version of "peace". He also wanted the memory of his former life as a hero unspoiled, so that his victims would come to fear him even more when they realized who he was.<ref name = "ghost 3"/> He even hungered for the Light of others, though this may be more due to the influence of Thorn or the Hive.
Dredgen's motivations are still something of a mystery, but what is clear is that he had lost hope and faith in the Guardian's cause, and instead pursued his own twisted version of "peace". He also wanted the memory of his former life as a hero unspoiled, so that his victims would come to fear him even more when they realized who he was.<ref name = "ghost 3"/> He even hungered for the Light of others, though this may be more due to the influence of Thorn or the Hive and their parasitic nature.


It is heavily implied that Yor was responsible for the destruction of the settlement of [[Palamon]] and the death of its protector, the Guardian and owner of [[Last Word]], [[Jaren Ward]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_word_3|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3]]</ref> He is confirmed for murdering two other guardians: the Hunter, [[Pahanin]]<ref name = "cloak"/> and the Titan, [[Thalor]], who reigned undefeated in the Crucible until one fateful match, where he wound up on the wrong end of [[Thorn]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/inventory/item/2757977316 Mark of Contention]</ref> Yor would eventually fight against Ward's son, [[Shin Malphur]], in a showdown at [[Dwindler's Ridge]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#The_Last_Word|The Last Word]]</ref> Shin described Yor as "the darkest shadow [he] would ever know."<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word]]</ref>
Yor was responsible for the destruction of the settlement of [[Palamon]] and the death of its protector, the Guardian and owner of [[Last Word]], [[Jaren Ward]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_word_3|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3]]</ref> However, he spared Ward's Ghost and his son, [[Shin Malphur]], as he anticipated that Shin would hunt him down in desire for revenge, hoping to corrupt him to Darkness. He is confirmed for murdering two other guardians: the Hunter, [[Pahanin]]<ref name = "cloak"/> and the Titan, [[Thalor]], who reigned undefeated in the Crucible until one fateful match, where he wound up on the wrong end of [[Thorn]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item description: [http://db.destinytracker.com/inventory/item/2757977316 Mark of Contention]</ref> Yor would eventually fall to Shin Malphur, in a showdown at [[Dwindler's Ridge]].<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#The_Last_Word|The Last Word]]</ref> Shin described Yor as "the darkest shadow [he] would ever know."<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Last_Word|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word]]</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==