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The [[Drifter]], a rogue Light-bearer, managed to jury-rig his [[Ghost]] with parts salvaged from the Ghosts of his former crew, allowing it access to paracausal spectrums beyond that of the Light, including the Darkness-aligned powers of the Taken. From it, the Drifter is able to create [[Mote of Dark|Motes of Darkness]] and employed them as part of a game called "[[Gambit]]", pitting [[Guardians]] against their enemies and each other in a bid to harvest these Motes for himself. Among these Taken summoned during these Gambit matches are exceptionally powerful and ancient Taken known as [[Primeval (Taken)|Primevals]], which he can summon using Motes of Darkness.

~~The~~ Dreaming City continued to be infested by Taken and their [[Taken Blight|blights]]. ~~After~~ the ~~Dreaming City~~'s ~~unsealing,~~ the Taken ~~Riven~~ within ~~it baited a group of Guardians into killing her~~, ~~allowing her to unleash a curse on~~ the ~~city that increasingly worsened its condition~~. ~~Within three weeks~~, ~~Taken energies had saturated~~ and ~~engulfed huge portions~~ of ~~the city~~.

For months, the Dreaming City continued to be infested by the Taken and their [[Taken Blight|blights]] unaware from the outside until [[Uldren Sov]] was revealed to have been manipulated by Riven into unleashing an [[Voice of Riven|agent]] of hers from the City, Which the Guardian quickly killed. [[Petra Venj]], investigating the source of Uldren's corruption and the Taken curse within the City, surmised Riven as the cause after having made contact with [[Queen Mara]] at the [[Oracle Engine]]. At the Queen's behest, Petra enlisted the support from the [[Vanguard]] to have Riven killed and her heart cleansed of her Taken essence.

However, upon the death of [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], the Dreaming city reverted back to the state it was in when the curse was first unleashed. The curse then spread in the same manner it had previously, with it being revealed that the curse trapped the Dreaming City within a ~~3-week~~ time loop that resets whenever Dûl Incaru is killed. Through messages left by an unknown sender, it is revealed that the ~~curse~~ was made possible through the ~~power~~ Riven ~~gained~~ upon her "death", and modeled upon Vex simulations overseen by Quria, Blade Transform.

A Guardian Raid team was quickly formed and breached their way into the corrupted heart of the City, where they freed the [[Techaun]]s [[Kalli]] and [[Shuro Chi]] from their Taken corruption. While the Taken Riven baited the Guardians into killing her, they inadvertently made a single collective wish, allowing Riven to alter the rules of ascendancy within the Dreaming City according to [[Toland]]. Instead of ending the curse, Riven's wish increasingly worsened its conditions; Taken energies having saturated and engulfed huge portions of the city.

As the curse continued to blight the Dreaming City for three weeks, Petra was able to identify the true source of the city's Taken curse:[[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return|Dûl Incaru]], a daughter of the Witch-Queen and the mastermind behind her mother's scheme to access the [[Distributary]] using the Awoken secrets found within the City, commanding the curse from Mara's desecrated throne-world of [[Eleusinia]]. Upon the third week of the curse, the Guardians charged the dimensional rift generator of the [[Blind Well]] and opened a rift into Eleusinia, where they could confront the Witch and her [[Darkblade|Fatesmith]] bodyguards.

However, upon the death of [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], the Dreaming city reverted back to the state it was in when the curse was first unleashed. The curse then spread in the same manner it had previously, with it being revealed that the curse trapped the Dreaming City within a time loop that resets whenever Dûl Incaru is killed. Through messages left by an unknown sender, it is revealed that the loop was made possible through the wish Riven granted upon her "death", and modeled upon Vex simulations overseen by Quria, Blade Transform.

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 The [[Drifter]], a rogue Light-bearer, managed to jury-rig his [[Ghost]] with parts salvaged from the Ghosts of his former crew, allowing it access to paracausal spectrums beyond that of the Light, including the Darkness-aligned powers of the Taken. From it, the Drifter is able to create [[Mote of Dark|Motes of Darkness]] and employed them as part of a game called "[[Gambit]]", pitting [[Guardians]] against their enemies and each other in a bid to harvest these Motes for himself. Among these Taken summoned during these Gambit matches are exceptionally powerful and ancient Taken known as [[Primeval (Taken)|Primevals]], which he can summon using Motes of Darkness.
-The Dreaming City continued to be infested by Taken and their [[Taken Blight|blights]]. After the Dreaming City's unsealing, the Taken Riven within it baited a group of Guardians into killing her, allowing her to unleash a curse on the city that increasingly worsened its condition. Within three weeks, Taken energies had saturated and engulfed huge portions of the city.
+For months, the Dreaming City continued to be infested by the Taken and their [[Taken Blight|blights]] unaware from the outside until [[Uldren Sov]] was revealed to have been manipulated by Riven into unleashing an [[Voice of Riven|agent]] of hers from the City, Which the Guardian quickly killed. [[Petra Venj]], investigating the source of Uldren's corruption and the Taken curse within the City, surmised Riven as the cause after having made contact with [[Queen Mara]] at the [[Oracle Engine]]. At the Queen's behest, Petra enlisted the support from the [[Vanguard]] to have Riven killed and her heart cleansed of her Taken essence.
-However, upon the death of [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], the Dreaming city reverted back to the state it was in when the curse was first unleashed. The curse then spread in the same manner it had previously, with it being revealed that the curse trapped the Dreaming City within a 3-week time loop that resets whenever Dûl Incaru is killed. Through messages left by an unknown sender, it is revealed that the curse was made possible through the power Riven gained upon her "death", and modeled upon Vex simulations overseen by Quria, Blade Transform.
+A Guardian Raid team was quickly formed and breached their way into the corrupted heart of the City, where they freed the [[Techaun]]s [[Kalli]] and [[Shuro Chi]] from their Taken corruption. While the Taken Riven baited the Guardians into killing her, they inadvertently made a single collective wish, allowing Riven to alter the rules of ascendancy within the Dreaming City according to [[Toland]]. Instead of ending the curse, Riven's wish increasingly worsened its conditions; Taken energies having saturated and engulfed huge portions of the city.
+As the curse continued to blight the Dreaming City for three weeks, Petra was able to identify the true source of the city's Taken curse:[[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return|Dûl Incaru]], a daughter of the Witch-Queen and the mastermind behind her mother's scheme to access the [[Distributary]] using the Awoken secrets found within the City, commanding the curse from Mara's desecrated throne-world of [[Eleusinia]]. Upon the third week of the curse, the Guardians charged the dimensional rift generator of the [[Blind Well]] and opened a rift into Eleusinia, where they could confront the Witch and her [[Darkblade|Fatesmith]] bodyguards.
+However, upon the death of [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]], the Dreaming city reverted back to the state it was in when the curse was first unleashed. The curse then spread in the same manner it had previously, with it being revealed that the curse trapped the Dreaming City within a time loop that resets whenever Dûl Incaru is killed. Through messages left by an unknown sender, it is revealed that the loop was made possible through the wish Riven granted upon her "death", and modeled upon Vex simulations overseen by Quria, Blade Transform.
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