Editing Illyn

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{{Quote|Only a defeat here, now. Not there, then.|Illyn<ref name="Coven">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#The_Coven|The Coven]]''</ref>}}

'''Illyn''' was an [[Awoken]] who served [[Mara Sov]] as the Coven Mother of the last seven [[Techeun]]s who attended the [[Queen]]. She helped Mara and [[Riven]] shape the [[Dreaming City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/pilgrimage-garden-of-esila-view Pilgrimages: Gardens of Esila, View]''</ref> [[Kelda Wadj]] was her mentor in the [[Distributary]].

==Biography==
===Advisor to Queen Mara===
In the aftermath of the first [[Fallen]] assault against the [[Reef]], Illyn and Prince [[Uldren Sov]] examined the communication logs aboard the [[Ketch]] of the Fallen Baron who led the assault. They determined that the Baron did not transmit the location of the Reef to his Kell, ensuring that the Awoken remained safe and hidden for the time being.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Telic_I|Telic I]]''</ref>

Centuries later, during the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] by the [[Guardian]]s of [[The Last City]], Queen Mara decided to grant the [[Vanguard]]'s request for assistance in order for her captured [[Ahamkara]], [[Riven]], to be the last one in existence. They bargained with Riven to provide weapons for the Guardians,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Titan)#Greaves_of_the_Great_Hunt|Greaves of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> and Illyn met with the [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Joxer]] and provided him a crate of weapons to use in the hunt for the wish-dragons. She mocked him for keeping his rifle ready in her presence and accused him of having fear as his primary motivation despite all the power the [[Light]] granted him, but Joxer countered that his fear was well-founded with the destruction the Ahamkara were inflicting upon [[Venus]]. Illyn suggested that the Ahamkara were simply rewriting Venus, not destroying it, but Joxer cared little for the distinction. Opening the crate of weapons Illyn explained that per the terms of their bargain laid out by "her", the weapons would need to be returned once the Great Hunt was finished, and refused to answer any of the Titan's questions about why or who set the terms of the agreement.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Titan)#Plate_of_the_Great_Hunt|Plate of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>

===Preparing for Ascension===
Shortly after the [[Wolf Rebellion]] was brought to a close, [[Eris Morn]] arrived at the Reef and provided the Queen information about [[Oryx, the Taken King]] and his impending arrival in the solar system. With the knowledge of the Hive God's [[The Sword Logic|Sword Logic]] and his ability to survive death through the use of a Throne World in the [[Ascendant realm|Ascendant Realm]], Illyn, the Techeun coven, and Riven began aiding Mara in the construction of her own Throne World. As the Techeuns built the [[Blind Well]] within the Dreaming City to act as a key to opening a portal to Mara's throne, Illyn created multiple tinctures of [[Tincture of Queensfoil|Queensfoil]] to enter the Ascendant Realm, to the point where her hands became stained reddish-black. Utilizing the Queensfoil to manipulate threads of reality within the other realm, bringing some closer together while pushing others away. Once Illyn and the Techeuns completed their task, Mara named her throne world [[Eleusinia]] and gathered with Illyn and her coven in the Blind Well. When [[Sedia]] expressed concerns over having a key to Eleusinia that could only be charged with paracasual energy generated by Guardians, Illyn told her that they must follow Mara's plan and to remember her vows.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Dreaming_City#Throne|Throne]]''</ref>

Before the fateful [[Battle of Saturn]] Illyn presided over a rare meeting with the Coven, discussing what to do about [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. Illyn instructed Shuro Chi, Sedia, and Kalli to take the youngest [[Harbingers]] and "plant them" inside the [[Dreadnaught]], "a dead thing to have children of their own".<ref name="Coven"/>

===After the War===
At some point after the Battle of Saturn, before the Dreaming City was sealed off, Illyn met with Petra Venj in the [[Divalian Mists]]. The Queen's Wrath came to her to propose the training of a new Coven of Techeuns. Illyn was initially resistant to the idea, stating that the Techeuns were not weapons for her, but eventually came around when Petra pointed out their depleted ranks due to the death of [[Kalli]], [[Sedia]] and [[Shuro Chi]]. With Petra agreeing to do whatever the Coven mother needed, she told Petra to send her recruits and hoped they would be stronger than her.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Pathfinder's Suit#Pathfinder's Helmet/Helm/Visor|Pathfinder's Helmet/Helm/Visor]]''</ref>

Despite agreeing to train the new Coven, the relationship between the Queen's Wrath and the remaining elder Techeuns only deteriorated without the influence of Shuro Chi.

===Death===
After the battle, Illyn, [[Portia]], [[Nascia]] and [[Lissyl]] worked to find a way to control Taken energies together. During one of their studies, Illyn tried to communicate with [[Shuro Chi]] and made the fatal mistake of wishing for her and Mara and Uldren to come back, attracting Riven. All the Techeuns present were murdered by the Ahamkara.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Illyn|The Awoken of the Reef - Illyn]]''</ref>

==Quotes==
*''We each must play our part in the greater plan.''
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===Illyn's old epics===
*''In anguish, dying, maimed, they keened unheard into the ether's vast and airless reach. A final whisper deep within them stirred and crossed the void. Then voices filled the breach.''<ref name="Pilgrimages: Spine of Keres, Crystal">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/pilgrimage-spine-of-keres-crystal Pilgrimages: Spine of Keres, Crystal]''</ref>
*''Speaking us awake — darkness and starlight released our minds and overwhelmed our sight. Their cosmic boon did we at first rejoice, 'til they laid at our feet a fateful choice…''<ref name="Pilgrimages: Spine of Keres, Crystal"/>
*''I sing of twilight's children, who awoke; when at the edge of darkness, all hope lost, upon the treacherous reef their vessels broke, and untold kin their exodus cost.''<ref name="Pilgrimages: Spine of Keres, Crystal"/>

==Trivia==
*Illyn has a [[Temple of Illyn|temple]] named after her in the [[Dreaming City]].

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Awoken]]
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[[Category:Techeuns]]