Dredgen Bael

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Dredgen Bael
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Biographical information

Other name(s):

Nazaire Bizet
Lord Dredgen
Lord Bael

Homeworld:

Earth

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Tex Mechanica (formerly)
Premier Lume
VI
Barant Imperium

Class:

Dredgen

Notable info:

Leading member of the Barant Imperium
Son of Tex Mechanica Magnate, Cesar Bizet
Weapon of VI

 

"You were supposed to protect the people, not rule them."
— Dredgen Bael

Dredgen Bael, born Nazaire Bizet, is a Human Dredgen, a leading member of the Barant Imperium and a weapon of VI, a member of the Nine. He is the primary antagonist of the Renegades expansion.

Biography[edit]

Nazaire Bizet was born into the family of a Tex Mechanica foundry Magnate, Cesar Bizet.[1] At a young age, he lost his mother to an illness. With his father growing ever more distant due to his work, Nazaire started to psychologically suffer.[2] Years later, he saw his mother once more at the Bonnet Plaza, who had been risen as a guardian and possessed no memories of ever being his mother. Despite this, Nazaire rushed to his mother's side seeking comfort, only for her to shove him to the ground and her Ghost commanding him to clear the way. The cold expression on his mothers face haunted the young Nazaire, which made him believe that this was a homunculus and doppelganger. He was helped back up to his feet by strangers who saw the whole event unfold; strangers he believed to be kinder than his own mother.[3]

Nazaire was deeply scarred following this and began to view the Guardians and the Light as tyrannical puppets rather than protectors of the Last City.[citation needed] This distrust led him to discovering the Sermons of the Twin Bird of the Binary Star, which enlightened Nazaire and led him to believe agony had purpose and that some pain was meant to hone. Inspired, Nazaire began running, creating long routes throughout the Last City, totaling to thousands of steps. During his runs through the City, he saw the common people. Dockworkers, Shopkeepers, Vagrants, ordinary people living their lives and making ends meet. Seeing the contrast between Lightbearers and normal citizens, Nazaire plunged deeper into his beliefs. He saw the Light as selfish, raising only those it deems worthy.[2] Eventually, he made contact with the Darkness, learning to wield it.[citation needed] At some point, he went out into the wilds in search of knowledge that was forbidden in the City, only to be pursued by a Lightbearer Acolyte of the Lucent Brood. After managing to kill it, he grabs its Ghost out of the air and tells it in rage that it was supposed to protect the City before crushing it. He clips its shell to his belt and vows that it wouldn't be the last.[4]

Having ties to Empress Caiatl's forces because of his father, he became close friends with Bracus Lume.[5] The two shared an equal distaste for the Lightbearers,[6] which led to them to secede from the Last City with Bracus Lume taking some of Caiatl's men with him and Nazaire scubbing his name from the City Archives.[7] With a newly acquired force, called the Barant Imperium, both Lume's and Nazaire's ambition grew. Eventually, Nazaire would discover a Praxic temple at Europa. Leading some of Lume's most fearsome warriors into the temple and witnessing some perish to the elements, he was eventually contacted by VI by touching a crystal of Stasis and chosen to VI's weapon. After this, he was confronted by Lume, who threatened to kill him. But he promised that he would heal Lume's wounds that were inflicted by the Hive long ago.[8]

With this new power both Nazaire and Lume's newly established Imperium grew stronger. Nazaire changed, physically. Not even resembling a human anymore due to the many transmutations caused by VI such as his skin hardening into Tungsten[9] or his body parts turning into metal.[10] Nazaire saw the Imperium as imperfect and prone to collapse, noting that there was great mistrust between the Psions and the Barant. But he believed that he could use the Imperium to further his ultimate goals while it lasted: Defeat the Vanguard and break their tyranny over the Last City. His first endeavor was to use Psions to link additional minds to his to construct an understanding of VI.[11] This endeavor caused many Psions to die, with Nazaire even berating Enforcer Rao and their inability to provide quality subjects.[12] Unfortunately for Nazaire, his ambition failed to provide any meaningful results. He demanded an explanation from VI but received none.[13]

Nazaire eventually discovered an old saying for Guardians who strayed from the path of the Light, "Dredgen". He adopted this word and sought to give it a new meaning. Doing so he also adopted a new name, Dredgen Bael. After the adoption of his new name, he vowed that he would make more Dredgens like him.[13], such as Dredgen Sere.[14]

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Personality and Traits[edit]

Dredgen Bael demonstrates a fanatical devotion to his master, VI. He stops at nothing to achieve his master's goals, maintaining his loyalty even as VI's usage of him results in severe physical corruption, including his liver transmuting into metal,[10] his nose blackening to the point of him simply breaking it off,[15] and his dermis hardening into Tungsten.[citation needed] Despite this calculated self-sacrifice, Bael remains volatile and prone to violent emotional outbursts.[6]

Bael views the Vanguard and Guardians not as saviors, but as tyrants who have illegitimately seized control over the Last City.[16] This worldview is rooted in deep childhood trauma. Following his mother's death from disease, she was resurrected as a Guardian. When the young Nazaire rushed to embrace her, the Risen stranger—possessing his mother's face but none of her memories—coldly shoved him to the ground.[3]

The rejection by his "mother," combined with an absentee father, drove Nazaire into profound instability. Fueled by rage, he engaged in punishing physical conditioning, running the City streets until his body broke, believing that endured pain would hone him into a weapon. This philosophy was fueled by the Sermons of the Twin Bird of the Binary Star.[2]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Main
Concept Art
  • An uncoloured render of Bael's helmet

    An uncoloured render of Bael's helmet

  • A full render of Dredgen Bael

    A full render of Dredgen Bael

  • Dredgen Bael concept art

    Dredgen Bael concept art

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Renegades: Step 42
  2. ^ a b c Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 3: A Hierarchy of Pain
  3. ^ a b Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 2: What Mother
  4. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Item Description: Shrewd Survivor Grips/Gauntlets/Gloves
  5. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 1: The Engine of History
  6. ^ a b Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Imperium
  7. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 4: Paper Histories
  8. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 5: A Conduit for All Futures
  9. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Item Description: Uncivil Discourse
  10. ^ a b Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Renegades: Step 42
  11. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 7: Only from Pain
  12. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 8: Crop Rendering
  13. ^ a b Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Lore:Sintering, Entry 9: Direct Me
  14. ^ Bungie (2025/12/13), Destiny 2: Renegades - Item Description: Arid Rambler
  15. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Lawless - Item Description: Prison of Crumpled Forms
  16. ^ Bungie (2025/12/2), Destiny 2: Renegades - Renegades: Step 25
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