The Haul

"I don't have time to explain why I don't have time to explain."
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The Haul is a mysterious object that is towed behind the Drifter's ship, the Derelict, for much of the time following his return to the Sol System. It contains a pocket of Unknown Space as part of the Nine Realms much similar to the Third Spire, accessible via an opening in the side facing the Derelict. The location within this pocket serves as the playing field for The Reckoning, a challenge co-orchestrated by the Emissary and the Nine. It is also the area where the Prophecy dungeon is found.

Overview

The Haul was a massive, roughly spherical object seemingly made of an unknown multicolored rock-like material. Its outer surface appeared to have been ruptured, revealing a hollow interior space with green-streaked walls illuminated by an unknown light source.

According to an analysis conducted by the Praxic Warlock Aunor Mahal, the Haul was an "engine of pure potential," seemingly capable of manifesting any entity imaginable by its user. The Drifter has taken advantage of this ability by hooking up his banks to the Haul, allowing him to create "counterfeit" Taken Primevals for his games of Gambit Prime.

While investigating the Drifter when he initially started Gambit on behalf of the Vanguard, Shin Malphur claimed that the Haul was a pocket of the Ascendant Plane the Drifter had captured using a combination on many things, including Vex and Fallen tech, Hive magic and Golden Age science.

History

The Haul was gifted to the Drifter by the Nine, appearing seemingly out of nowhere after the Drifter was visited by the Emissary. However, the Drifter himself has claimed that he found the Haul in a place "cold enough to snuff out your Light," seemingly alluding to his misadventures on an icy world where he encountered Light-suppressing creatures. It is unknown if the Drifter is simply lying about his acquisition of the Haul, or if he encountered it prior to returning from his travels outside the Sol System.

The Invitation to Kepler

During the Guardian's explorations on Kepler, the Drifter contacted them to discuss unusual behavior recently exhibited by the Haul; during the call, he admitted to the Guardian that he never actually knew what the Haul was, or what it was really for.

II then asked the Drifter to prepare the Haul, Later, used to temporarily resurrect III by dropping it into the singularity located at the heart of the singularity where III's corpse was found. It spoke through Lodi and showed the Guardian, Lodi, and Ikora how it died before warning them that its death will cause a mass extinction level event. The Guardian then helped the Drifter protect the Haul as it was being charged up with dark matter from the singularity on Kepler.

Trivia

• In some images of the Haul, a mass of swirling amorphous material sprouting tendrils closely resembling Egregore can be seen on the side facing the Derelict. However, during gameplay sequences where the Guardian enters the Haul from the Derelict, the amorphous mass and tendrils are not present; instead, there is a misty opening leading to the pocket of Unknown Space within the Haul. The significance of this is unclear.

Gallery

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  Render of the Haul

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  The Haul's entrance to the IX Realms

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  The Haul partially covered in an amorphous mass

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Forsaken (First appearance)
  • Season of the Drifter
  • Season of Arrivals
  • Season of the Deep
  • Episode: Heresy
  • The Edge of Fate