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{{Quote|So the Queen calls, as only she can. [...] Behind the Queen's ship, the Harbingers awaken.|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|So the Queen calls, as only she can. [...] Behind the Queen's ship, the Harbingers awaken.|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref>}}
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The '''Harbinger Minds''', or '''Harbingers''', are mysterious entities used as superweapons by the [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]]. They are described as "''trophies from an ageless war''", and are controlled by the [[Techeun]]s and [[Mara Sov]], though it seems that this control may be tenuous.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Quotes: [[Petra Venj]]''</ref><ref name="The Coven">'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#The_Coven|The Coven]]''</ref> Each Techeun has her own Harbinger,<ref name="Shuro Patrol">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/pilgrimage-spine-of-keres-summoning-pillar Pilgrimages: Spine of Keres, Summoning Pillar]''</ref>  and bonding with it is a part of their training.<ref name="Bench">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/pilgrimage-garden-of-esila-garden-bench Pilgrimage: Garden of Esila, Garden Bench]''</ref> As weapons, they had little finesse and had the potential to cause enormous collateral damage; as a result, they could not be deployed near allied forces or civilian populations.<ref name="Weksis">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Weksis.2C_the_Meek|WANTED: Weksis, the Meek]]''</ref> Their use as weapons may be gravitic in nature; during the [[Battle of Saturn]], asteroids and [[Tombship]]s were drawn in after their trails.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
The Harbinger Minds, or '''Harbingers''', are "''trophies from an ageless war''" kept by the [[Awoken]] and used as superweapons. They have some degree of intelligence: they would react to speech and may be communicated with. The Harbingers are under the control of the [[Techeun]]s and the [[Queen of the Reef]], though it seems that this control may be tenuous.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Quotes: [[Petra Venj]]''</ref><ref name="The Coven">'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#The_Coven|The Coven]]''</ref>  As weapons, they had little finesse and had the potential to cause enormous collateral damage; as a result, they could not be deployed near allied forces or civilian populations.<ref name="Weksis">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Weksis.2C_the_Meek|WANTED: Weksis, the Meek]]''</ref> Their use as weapons may be gravitic in nature; during the [[Battle of Saturn]], asteroids and [[Tombship]]s were drawn in after their trails.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
 
==Overview==
The Harbingers seem to be sentient beings; the Awoken would summon them in the [[Spine of Keres]] to speak, persuade and listen to them, and [[Shuro Chi]] remarks they whispered "strange songs in languages we all felt we should know".<ref name="Shuro Patrol" /> Their destruction in the Taken War is referred by her as "death" and she mentions there is only one Harbinger left, only Mara knowing its location. They are described as "ageless, unfettered minds, twining through the mist like ribbons on the wind".


==History==
==History==
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===Taken War===
===Taken War===
The Harbingers were last deployed against [[Oryx]]'s fleet at the Battle of Saturn. This was in accordance with a plan that "''overcame death and spanned universes''" devised by the Queen, in which all but the eldest Harbinger would be sent against the [[Dreadnaught]] to burrow into its hull and "have children."<ref name = "The Coven"/> On summoning, they devastated many [[Hive warship]]s and [[Tombship]]s, but apparently failed to harm the Dreadnaught. [[Oryx, the Taken King]] then activated the Dreadnaught's main weapon and destroyed the Awoken fleet. [[Uldren]] believed the Queen and the Coven had overstepped themselves in challenging Oryx's power, as it was "''not bound to anything the Origin Libraries even sought to describe''".<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#The_Aftermath|The Aftermath]]''</ref> In truth, the Harbingers had done exactly as the Queen planned, and allowed her to enter Oryx's throne world when his weapon killed her.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Tyrannocide_V|Tyrannocide V]]''</ref>
The Harbingers were last deployed against [[Oryx]]'s fleet at the Battle of Saturn. This was in accordance with a plan that "''overcame death and spanned universes''" devised by the Queen, in which all but the eldest Harbinger would be sent against the [[Dreadnaught]] to burrow into its hull and "have children."<ref name = "The Coven"/> On summoning, they devastated many [[Hive warship]]s and [[Tombship]]s, but apparently failed to harm the Dreadnaught. [[Oryx, the Taken King]] then activated the Dreadnaught's main weapon and destroyed the Awoken fleet. [[Uldren]] believed the Queen and the Coven had overstepped themselves in challenging Oryx's power, as it was "''not bound to anything the Origin Libraries even sought to describe''".<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#The_Aftermath|The Aftermath]]''</ref>


Vestiges of the Harbingers lingered around [[Saturn]]'s moons,<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Telesto]]''</ref> and a sample was collected for [[Petra]]'s use.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Telesto|Telesto]]''</ref>
Vestiges of the Harbingers lingered around [[Saturn]]'s moons,<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Telesto]]''</ref> and a sample was collected for [[Petra]]'s use.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[The Taken King]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Telesto|Telesto]]''</ref>
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

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