Editing Acolytes of Nezarec

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|type=Worshippers of Nezarec
|functions= Follow in the apocryphal teachings of the [[Disciples of the Witness|disciple]]<br>Feeding fear and terror to the former
|leadership=[[Mykel]]
|affiliation=[[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]]
|ally=[[Nightmare]]s<ref name="Dream Demon">'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Dream Demon#Lore|Dream Demon]]''</ref>
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{{quote|[[Nezarec|He]] is that which is end. That which covets sin. The final god of pain—the purest light, the darkest hour. And He shall rise again. When the guiding shine fades and all seems lost He will call to you. Fear not. All He offers is not as dark as it may seem. For Nezarec is no demon, but a fiend, arch and vile in ways unknown. He is a path and a way, one of many. And his sin—so wicked, so divine—is that he will never cower when dusk does fall, but stand vigilant as old stars die and new [[Light]] blinks its first upon this fêted eternity.|Passage from ''Of Hated Nezarec''}} <ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Nezarec's Sin#Lore|Nezarec's Sin]]''</ref>

The '''Acolytes of Nezarec''' are a cult of individuals from various species who worship and serve the ancient [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]] known as [[Nezarec]].

==History==
The Acolytes of Nezarec have existed since long before the [[Golden Age]], with [[Mykel]]'s family having served him for many generations as of the post-[[Collapse]] era. The tome ''Of Hated Nezarec'', which predates the [[Golden Age]], was likely written by the Acolytes; [[Mykel]]'s family is known to have possessed a large leatherbound book describing Nezarec, presumably none other than ''Of Hated Nezarec'' itself.<ref name="Dream Demon"/>

===Post-Collapse and City Age===
When he turned eighteen, [[Mykel]] experienced a nightmare from Nezarec, and was inducted into the Acolytes by one of his family members, who instructed him to torture a [[Fallen]] prisoner to "extract its fear". At some point, Mykel became the leader of the Acolytes and came into possession of ''Of Hated Nezarec''.<ref name="Dream Demon"/><ref>''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Mykel's Reverence#Lore|Mykel's Reverence]]''</ref>

Later on, the [[Psion]] [[Acasia]]<ref>''''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Acasia's Dejection#Lore|Acasia's Dejection]]]''</ref><ref>''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Breath of Detestation Suit]]''</ref>, the Eliksni [[Koraxis]],<ref>''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Koraxis's Distress#Lore|Koraxis's Distress]]''</ref><ref>''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Bite of Trepidation Suit]]''</ref> and the former [[Lightbearer]] [[Briar]]<ref>''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Briar's Contempt#Lore|Briar's Contempt]]''</ref><ref>''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Palate of Agony Suit]]''</ref> were conscripted into the Acolytes by a member bearing a large leatherbound tome.

At one point, the Acolytes had tracked the location of one of the disciple's scattered remains, which was enshrined by the [[Fallen]] in his titular [[Fourth Tomb of Nezarec|Fourth Tomb]]. However, it would be stolen by [[The Drifter|the Drifter]] as part of a job.<ref name="Gift of Cruelty">''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Gift of Cruelty#Lore|Gift of Cruelty]]''</ref>

==Members==
*[[Mykel]], a [[Human]], Leader of the Acolytes
*[[Acasia]], a [[Psion]]
*[[Koraxis]], a [[Fallen|Eliksni]]
*[[Briar]], a former [[Lightbearer]]
*[[Nessa]], a Human
*Rufus<ref>''''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Rufus's Fury]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]]'' {{Fm}}

==References==
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