In the Shadow of the Mountain
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The In the Shadow of the Mountain quest was released in Season of the Wish with the release of the Warlord's Ruin Dungeon.
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Start[edit]
Ikora acknowledges your approach with a short bow before handing you a datapad.
"Guardian, I've received a number of alarming sightings from Hidden patrolling the EDZ. Scorn, on Earth."
Ikora watches your reaction before continuing.
"Crow already confirmed trails of Dark Ether leading into the mountains of the EDZ. I'd like you to lead a team off his intel and figure out where they're coming from."
Ikora steps forward, "And, once you do, put a stop to it."
Step 1[edit]
Complete the "Warlord's Ruin" dungeon in the EDZ.
- Completed
You were tasked with assisting Crow in investigating Scorn sightings near a ruined Dark Age castle in the EDZ.
- "[Datapad, summarized]
-Scorn Raider sighted in sector EDZ-R5
-Scorn Raiders, 5-7, sighted in sector EDZ-R4
-Taken migration from Sludge to sector EDZ-R
-Scorn Chieftain engaged in sector EDZ-R2, potential [redacted] in play, retreated into mountains
-External operative confirmed Dark Ether trail
-Guardian fireteam requested"
Step 2[edit]
Collect a corrupted Ahamkara Bone.
- Bone of Hefnd
The remains of the Ahamkara beckon you forth…
- "'Don't be afraid. Come a little closer."
- Petra Venj: This is all that remains of the Ahamkara, then. Even like this, in its silence, it could move worlds. The damage the Scorn could have caused had one of them realized what they possessed… We’ll secure the bones and make sure this can’t happen again.
- The Crow: Yeah. This makes me a little worried about the hidden cost of our deal with Riven.
- Petra Venj: That thought has crossed my mind.
- The Crow: Petra, I’ve… never apologized to you. For what you’re still going through.
- Petra Venj: There’s no need. It wasn’t you.
- The Crow: I’m sorry. He is too. Completely. If I could wish it away…
- Petra Venj: No. You’re helping break the cycle; that should be more than enough.
Step 3[edit]
Collect five Dark Ether Tinctures.
- Dark Ether Tinctures found 0/5
Hefnd has tasked you with finding the first of his bones, stolen by wishful Scorn who believe the bones are sacred relics of power.
- "See how they feed their totems blight and bone? They believe it worship. They believe this ground sacred. Their small desires feed my power. Feed… you, O vengeance mine."
- — Hefnd, Blighted in Vengeance
Step 4[edit]
Find and restore three lost Bones of Hefnd:
- First Bone: Across the bridge inside the first fort, before an arresting Knight assails you.
- Second Bone: Across from imprisonment, after ascending through the ceiling.
- Third Bone: At the top of the summit, face back from the cliff and find shelter.
- Bone of Hefnd 0/4
- Dark Ether Tinctures found 0/30
- Blighted Wishing Glass found 0/3
Wish upon the Bones of Hefnd to unlock doors with a level 1 corruption and uncover more fragments.
- "The Scorn carry my bones like relics. They worship, they pray, they form rituals. They place them on shrines to bring good fortunes, but with each wish made in ignorance, I dig their graves deeper."
- — Hefnd, Blighted in Vengeance
- The Crow: Is this bone all that’s left? Not much of a territorial claim.
- Petra Venj: Death is not the end for and Ahamkara. If it’s feeding, it exists.
- The Crow: That bone’s radiating sterile neutrinos… Taken energy?
- Petra Venj: Yes, like poison in the marrow... but I don't understand how.
- Petra Venj: It's like the Ahamkara here was... feeding off the Taken, preying on their desire to fulfill a purpose. We understand what that's like.
- The Crow: They DO like things that loop in on themselves. I thought only Riven dealt with the Taken.
- Petra Venj: Xivu and The Witness are indisposed; many Taken are masterless. It's possible a strong will, like an Ahamkara, could have drawn them in.
- The Crow: Or maybe the Scorn wished them here.
- Petra Venj: Any Scorn making a wish probably doesn't realize they're doing it. At least, let's hope not...
- The Crow: The "Great Hunt" doesn't seem to have stopped the Ahamkara from granting wishes. It's a shame... to shed so much blood for so little return.
- Petra Venj: They were beautiful creatures... but venomous with guile. It's true the hunt wasn't all motivated by safety. Ahamkara were a threat... but, as you noted, their bones are still trophies. Some Guardians continue to wear them for power and status.
- The Crow: Like I said... a shame. Ahamkara were all across Sol. Maybe they're not all dead. I wonder who this one was.
Step 5[edit]
Find and restore three more lost Bones of Hefnd:
- Fourth Bone: In the snowfallen maze, through the broken wall, seek the banner of kings.
- Fifth Bone: Cross into the Tempest, through the portcullis, at the sewer's mouth.
- Sixth Bone: At summit's base, find shelter off the beaten path. Too far, and the Taken will descend upon you.
- Bone of Hefnd 0/7
- Dark Ether Tinctures found 0/60
- Blighted Wishing Glass found 0/3
Wish upon Bones of Hefnd to unlock doors with a level 3 corruption and uncover more fragments.
- "These vermin claim what is mine, again, as if to repeat the past. Soon it will be over. I can feel blight overtaking me, O vengeance mine. When judgement is had, you must end me as well."
- — Hefnd, Blighted in Vengeance
- The Crow: You know... you sit around enough campfires with Saladin, and you hear about castles like this. There was this Warlord in the Dark Age named, um, um...
- Petra Venj: Ugh, don't start-
- The Crow: Naeem! She drank with a Warlord who'd felled a shapeshifting beast. He led her to the beast's lair, a castle in snowy peaks. Inside was a skull that whispered promises. I always thought Saladin was just blowing smoke.
- Petra Venj: You found your people; Guardians do love their myths and stories.
- The Crow: Wait. Guardian... the Knights you've fought are marked. Something we did with the Barons.
- Petra Venj: Crow, you aren't responsible for this. These Scorn didn't come from the Reef.
- The Crow: I'm not seeing things! It's a... signature in the Dark Ether.
- The Crow: Naeem and Hefnd - that's the Ahamkara's name - they'd become friends. Pretty tragic, actually. Saladin said their bond was "like a mutual domestication." But it wasn't long before the House of Kings stormed the castle.
- Petra Venj: When the Kings came, I take it Naeem didn't survive them?
- The Crow: No. And in her final breath, she wished ruin on their House, that "her vengeance follow them into the grave." Very particular wording.
Step 6[edit]
Find and restore the three final lost Bones of Hefnd:
- Seventh Bone: Within the maze, stride spanning a pitfall, light calls through the window.
- Eighth Bone: The Taken roil at cave's bottom sends you to scurry over boulders into a ruined alcove.
- Ninth Bone: Within a tunnel on the broken cliffs, brave the Taken storm.
- Bone of Hefnd 0/10
- Dark Ether Tinctures found 0/80
- Blighted Wishing Glass found 0/4
Wish upon the Bones of Hefnd to unlock doors with a level 2 corruption and uncover more fragments.
- "I am soon-to-be whole again, and it brings my heart joy to see these rotted kings break against you. Enough of this sad world. All is soon to be well. I am coming to see you again, Naeem."
- — Hefnd, Blighted in Vengeance
- The Crow: Uldren had a history with the House of Kings. That's what led to the Scorn in the first place.
- Petra Venj: I'm familiar with your history, but the banners here are ancient.
- The Crow: Like from the Dark Age? You know that Warlord - the skull promised her anything she wanted. She offered that promise to surrounding villages. For tribute, of course - brokered their wishes and protected against consequences. Naeem's reputation spread, until... any guesses Petra?
- Petra Venj: She drew attention from the House of Kings, who coveted this power.
- The Crow: This all feels... personal. Uldren links to the Kings, both link to Fikrul. My one dangling thread.
- Petra Venj: Step back from yourself. New Scorn rising drew Fikrul's attention... Kings, no less. What if this was a diplomatic envoy? The Witness's Scorn are empty flesh made weapons. But the Scorn here appear to express a crude culture.
- The Crow: Fikrul's followers have always been different... capable of learning. Maybe he saw that potential here.
- Petra Venj: Then maybe you can still get through to him.
- The Crow: This has to be the castle from Saladin's story. The Scorn have to be Kings. It's the only thing that makes sense. Hefnd was buried here since the Dark Age, but the instant he could, he lured the Taken in... Poisoned himself, feeding off their ties to the Darkness, their want. He found a loophole to raise the Kings into Scorn and enact his friend's dying wish for revenge.
- Petra Venj: Holding onto that anger for what... centuries? Just to destroy itself with Taken corruption - of course. Vengeance is an ouroboros. And everything cyclical is doomed to destroy itself, eventually.
Step 7[edit]
Gather Blighted Wishing Glass and Dark Ether Tinctures to empower the portal in the Blighted Keep.
- Dark Ether Tinctures found 0/120
- Blighted Wishing Glass found 0/5
Activate the teleporter.
- "One final task is yours. Gather what power remains in this ruined place, and open the way to my resting skull."
- — Hefnd, Vengeance Sated
Step 8[edit]
Return to Hefnd's Cairn.
- Reclaim Hefnd's Bones 0/1
The lost bone fragments have been recovered and restored. Return them to their owner, that they may be at peace.
- "Naeem's wish is fulfilled. Return my bones to where Naeem enshrined them, and let my spirit finally find rest."
- — Hefnd, Vengeance Sated
- Petra Venj: Something is different about this one…
- Lord Shaxx: And so, the Great Hunt claims the life of another Ahamkara. You slew me 14 times, Wish Dragon. I landed a killing blow only once. Hardly seems fair. They say that to draw a weapon against one of your kind is to wish for victory. Even if the beast is slain, the wish is granted. The dragon wins either way. Perhaps that's why they send me on these hunts. Because… I do not wish to do this. The Ahamkara are a force of nature. To blame you for an ill-conceived wish is like blaming fire for burning down a house. And yet, when the fire burns out of control, it must be extinguished. There is no joy… or ambition in it. Only the knowledge that it must be done. Rest well, dragon. Let this castle be your tomb, one befitting a creature of your stature. That is the closest thing to a wish you’ll get from me.
- The Crow: Shaxx is the other Warlord?
- Petra Venj: Saladin never mentioned that? It’s sweet, in a way. That this is the way Hefnd chose to speak to us.
- The Crow: Well, Hefnd, I’m sure the Guardian found you a worthy opponent to. We were glad to hear your story. Who wants to ask Shaxx about this?
Step 9[edit]
Return to Ikora and report your findings.
- Incomplete
With vengeance had, and the Scorn back in the ground, all that remains is to debrief with Ikora at the Bazaar in the Last City.
"I wonder how many other long-buried bones still hold fast to their last living desires," Ikora says, as you approach. "Anger can keep that fire burning for a long time."
Ikora sighs, "Hopefully revenge was enough."
"Now these Scorn, from House of Kings… I had assumed they belonged to the Witness, or were connected to the Pyramid incursion into the EDZ months ago. I was not expecting… this."
Ikora's head droops as she considers the situation.
"I'll assign a watcher to the area to make sure they stay buried this time. Hopefully this is the last we hear of Scorn on Earth."
Appearance[edit]
- Destiny 2: Season of the Wish (First appearance)
