Editing Golden Amputation

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|place=*[[Taishibeth]]
*Raven Bridge
*[[Taishibethi]] worlds
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*The [[Taishibethi]] are rendered extinct<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
**The [[Tai Emperor Raven]] is Taken by [[Oryx]]<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
*Oryx is able to commune with the [[Darkness|Deep]], using the Tablets of Ruin<ref name="battle made waves"/>
|side1='''The Taishibethi'''
|side2='''The Hive'''
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|side4=
|commanders1=*[[Tai Emperor Raven]]
|commanders2=*[[Oryx, the Taken King]]
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|forces1=*Taishibethi soldiers<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
*Battleplates<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
*Arsenal Ships<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
|forces2=*[[Blood of Oryx]]
*[[Court of Oryx]]
**[[Cra'adug]]
**[[Krughor]]
**[[Mengoor]]
**[[Warpriest]]
*[[War moons]]
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|forces4=
|casual1=
*All military assets; soldiers, Battleplates and Arsenal Ships<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
*All orbitals and star-webs<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
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*One War moon<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>
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|civilian=Taishibethi non-combatants 
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{{quote|Behold the wrath of Oryx, coiled for ten thousand years. Behold the Golden Amputation: the fall of Taishibeth, the end of an age.|XXX: a golden amputation<ref name="Golden Amputation">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden_amputation|XXX: a golden amputation]]''</ref>}}

The '''Golden Amputation''' was an ancient conflict that ensued between the early [[Hive]] and an avian species of "sun ravens" known as the [[Taishibethi]].<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>

==Events==
Described as a series of ten "paces" in the Hive's religious text, the [[Books of Sorrow]], the Golden Amputation chronicles the destruction of the Taishibethi and their nation.<ref name="Krughor">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive|Exalted Hive]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Krughor|Krughor]]''</ref><ref name="Golden Amputation"/>

The invasion began when [[Krughor|Kraghoor]] sent a wave of [[Cursed Thrall]]<ref name="Krughor"/> to cause havoc among the Tai worlds, destroying Taishibethi orbitals, star-webs, and other infrastructure. The Taishibethi military, composed of battleplates and arsenal ships, retaliated and fought the Hive vanguard. The [[Warpriest]] entered the conflict next and defeated them, opening the way to the Tai heartland.<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>

[[Mengoor]] and [[Cra'adug]] distinguished themselves at this time by going to a place called the Raven's Bridge, the seat or palace of the Emperor Raven, and spent the next decade warring with Tai soldiers. Eventually, the Emperor Raven herself appeared and defeated them, destroying their war moon with a single swipe of her claws.<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>

Oryx, however, was waiting and, with his power, he [[Taken|Took]] the Emperor before she could react and transformed her into the Perfect Raven. From then on, the Taishibethi morale waned, and they were swiftly defeated. The Hive's religious text describes it as "''[n]ever again [was] a Taishibethi child born''". In their defeat, they wailed against Oryx, asking why he fought them, contrasting their peaceful ways with his war, and he answered that only the will to exist, and to fight for it, is all that mattered.<ref name="Golden Amputation"/>

Eventually, the Taishibethi were exterminated, and the Golden Amputation was over.<ref name="Golden Amputation"/> The conclusion of this victory resulted in Oryx being granted an audience with the "Darkness" itself.<ref name="battle made waves">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King -  Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXI: battle made waves|XXXI: battle made waves]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXII:_Majestic._Majestic.|XXXII: Majestic. Majestic.]]''</ref><ref group=note>It is unclear as to the definite identity of the speaker in Verse 32 of the Books of Sorrow, "Majestic. Majestic", and while [[The Witness]] seems to fit the bill the often contradictory nature of ''Destiny`s'' internal consistency makes assigning an identity impossible for the time being.</ref>

==Trivia==
The Orbitals and Star Webs of the Taishibethi bear a similar resemblance to the [[Halopedia:Star road|Precursor star roads]] in ''[[Halopedia:Halo (disambiguation)|Halo]]''.

==Notes==
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==Appearance==
*''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}}

==References==
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