Shard of the Traveler (mission)
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The Shard of the Traveler mission was a series of Story missions needed to unlock additional Subclasses. Each mission becomes available after specific Class Artifacts from Public Events.
Objectives[edit]
- Gunslinger, Striker, Voidwalker
- Enter the Dark Forest
- Explore the Dark Forest
- Clear the area
- Clear the area
- Commune with the Shard
- Defend the Shard
- Leave the Forest
- Nightstalker, Sunbreaker, Stormcaller
- Enter the Dark Forest
- Explore the Dark Forest
- Clear the area
- Clear the area
- Commune with the Shard
- Fight your way out
Transcript[edit]
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Gunslinger/Striker/Voidwalker[edit]
{Mission start}
The Guardian transmats into The Sludge.
- Ghost: This forest again… well, I can't say our last visit wasn't memorable. Let's see what we can find.
The Guardian moves to the Dark Forest and finds a Taken portal.
- Ghost: Whoa! Um. Knock knock?
The Guardian enters the portal and appears in the Dark Forest.
- Ghost: Gotta love the ambiance… Hey! Do you see that? Over there. The Light.
The Guardian approaches a statue made of Light of Cayde-6.
- Cayde-6: All I can think is, "If Rasputin had all those mighty tools, and it lost, what did it learn?"
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Cayde-6.
- Cayde-6: What's it going to try this time around? When I hear about the Dust Palace, and those Psion Flayers getting into Rasputin's mind, I wonder, "What would they talk about, Rasputin and those creatures?" Because I was a servant too. I was an instrument of war, bound to the will of a lesser master. But I learned to be something more…
The Guardian moves deeper into the Forest and finds a Light statue of Thumos, the Unbroken.
- ???: She leaves the rifle and walks across the naked obsidian into the swarm firing from the hip as she goes, each kick of the old revolver a word. The stone smokes around her where the arc fire lashes it, and the shrapnel guns throw up leaves of obsidian like glass butterflies. She shoots her bandoliers dry, and a team of Vandals in glassy stealth leap up to rush her with knives, but she raises her hand and burns them down with the golden gun, laughing.
The Guardian approaches a statue made of Light of Zavala.
- Zavala: You are a Guardian of the Last City. You are the hope for humanity. Some doctrines argue that the role of a titan is to stand in defense of the City. The Strikers see a crackling offence as the best defense. Strikers throw their bodies at incoming fire so others wont have to. It's also the most direct line to a target. Because, you see, when a Striker turns her entire body into a projectile, no one is truly safe. And at close quarters, a fist is better than any gun.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Zavala.
- Zavala: As a Titan, you lead the charge. You are the first into the fray. The body is made from tiny stuff, from near-nothings. From atoms swimming through a blood of crackling sparks. Simple eternal laws shape the universe. The largest galaxy is ruled by principles of mass and motion. Electrons are slaves to charge and to chance. And this is why the universe feels inexhaustible, eternal. The Light allows us to master charge and chance. Wielding Arc energy in their fists, Strikers becoming the roar of thunder, the crash of lightning.
The Guardian moves deeper into the Forest and finds a Light statue of Thumos, the Unbroken.
- Zavala: Some of the greatest Titans have defined the charge. Lord Shaxx. Saint-14. Wei Ning.
- Wei Ning: When my Ghost found me — when I was reborn as a Titan — she found me in a desert. I had died far from civilization, far from anything I could have possibly used to defend myself. I had the armor she made me, flimsy as it was, and a thousand miles to walk to get to what she said was my new home. Of course, we ran into problems.
The Guardian approaches a statue made of Light of Ikora Rey.
- Toland: This is the shape and the point of the tooth: nothing has ever lived that will not die. Now I fly between green-black suns in the labyrinth beyond Crota's god-star. This is the Overworld, the Sea of Screams, where the throne-universes of the great Hive fester in eternal majesty. I move among them. I map the shapes and connections of this world.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Ikora.
- Toland: I want to appear in the Tower and taunt them. Lo, lo, I never sleep. I dance in light and shadow. I never sleep. I will never die. I will never die. I want to as them: if you followed the laws, to this trembling fearful place, of what use were those laws? But I have work to do. I shout into deep places. "Osiris!" I call. "Osiris, Osiris! Can you hear me?"
The Guardian moves deeper into the Forest and finds a Light statue of Thumos, the Unbroken.
- Toland: The Traveler came out of the void that surrounds all things. Thus we know the void is full of power. Thus we enter the void without fear. Small minds will call your abilities blasphemous. They will compare you to the abominable Wizards of the Hive.
The Guardian moves deeper to the Forest and encounter House Dusk forces.
- Ghost: Heads up! Fallen!
After dispatching the Fallen, another Taken portal opens. The Guardian enters it and appears deeper in the Forest.
- Ghost: I think these Light projections might be lessons.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Cayde-6.
- ???: "Think of how mysterious this system is," I said. "How much life sprang up when the Traveler came. Like the Ahamkara. Do you know the legends? The dragon that made promises?" And I pulled out the fossil with a flourish. She pulled out her knife and started to pick the dirt from her nails. That set me off. "You could never have brought down one of these," I said. "Ever. Not the greatest Hunter, not the brawniest Titan." Her eyes narrowed. She said, "Oh? Is that so?" And I saw right then that she wasn't going to pass on the challenge.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Cayde-6.
- Cayde-6: My old friend Andal – he used to stand right here, right in this spot – he'd come up with these wild stories. He'd say, "You know Cayde, I've been examining the evidence, and personally I've come to think it's you. You're Rasputin: legendary Warmind, defender of Earth. And I wish you'd remember that, so you could reclaim your full power and save us all." You can see how that'd be embarrassing.
The Guardian approaches a final Light statue of Cayde-6.
- Cayde-6: So I say what I want to say every day – it's no secret – I say, "Well, I'll go find it, then. I'll go tell Rasputin we need its help." And Ikora looks at me with one of those looks that – you know sometimes you talk to Ikora and you just think, "Wow, you are not even using a fraction of your brain on me, are you?" One of those looks. She says, "Cayde, the problem isn't just that we can't find Rasputin. The problem is it's not clear to any of us that Rasputin wants to be found."
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Zavala.
- Wei Ning: Bandits, first, with guns scavenged from who knows where. My second death was terrifying. But I got back up, and the night sky sparkled overhead, and the man that killed me stared aghast, and I laughed. Immortal! Me! I could do anything! So I threw myself at him. If my body couldn't be broken, then that was my greatest weapon, greater than any gun that could jam or knife that could dull. Each punch and charge and kick would only sharpen my skills. I taught the Strikers this truth. The fastest and surest way to a Guardian's victory is to rush headlong into that danger. Be unafraid. You are the lightning, and the thunder after it.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Zavala.
- Zavala: With Strikers at the fore, the Red Legion cannot hope to stand against us. We are the Titans of the Last City. We are Strikers. And we will not be stopped.
The Guardian approaches a final Light statue of Zavala.
- ???: I hear the roar before I see him, but when I look up I can make out a blue burst against the skyline. When he falls, he brings the sky with him. He scatters me and my squad to the wind. Leaves us dead as the moment our Ghosts found us. They bring us back, and he helps us up. Then he says one thing. He said… "Tell me what you've learned."
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Ikora.
- Toland: But you will not be held back. Gifted with the Traveler's Light, armed with the secret physics of a lost age, you will tear reality asunder. You will fear nothing, and nothing will not fear you.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Ikora.
- Tyra Karn: What is the void? When you walk it, what is there to experience, as there is nothing to be seen in it? The vacuum between the stars. The smell of rot. The taste of metal. The deafening roar that can only be heard when it is truly silent.
The Guardian approaches a final Light statue of Ikora.
- Tyra Karn: The shamans of the old world were said to have covered their eyes so they could see the dead. I believe these men and women were the first to discover the power of the Void, and in the Traveler's light we have succeeded in refining their methods, in charting the courses they pioneered. When you blink, you'll know the way.
The Guardian enters a Taken portal and arrives in an area with a Shard of the Traveler.
- Ghost: Another Shard of the Traveler! But we're not alone.
After clearing the area of Fallen, the Guardian approaches the Shard.
- Ghost: The Shard called us here. I'm certain of it.
The Guardian communes with the Shard and receives their new Subclass in a blast of Light from the Shard.
- Ghost: The Shard gave us a gift. Let's use it.
The Guardian battles through waves of Fallen, using the Boundless Light of saplings nearby to quickly use their super.
- Ghost: I'm picking up Fallen radio chatter. They're calling reinforcements!
The Guardian defeats more Fallen, including a Graviton Burner (Warlock), Brandaks Prime (Hunter) or Poknis, Order Captain (Titan). Shortly after their defeat, the remaining Fallen transmat away.
- Ghost: Incredible. If that was a test, I think we aced it.
The Guardian enters a Taken portal and returns to the Sludge.
- Ghost: I'm sure the Traveler called us to the forest deliberately. It's amazing that even a corrupted Shard can still do so much good.
{Mission end}
Nightstalker/Sunbreaker/Stormcaller[edit]
{Mission start}
The Guardian transmats into the Sludge.
- Ghost: This forest is like a black hole. It just keeps pulling us back in. But I suppose good things keep happening here… somehow.
The Guardian moves to the Dark Forest and finds a Taken portal.
- Ghost: I see you haven't changed much, portal. Still… huge and scary…
The Guardian enters the portal and appears in the Dark Forest.
- Ghost: Are you ready for weird story time? I'm ready for weird story time.
The Guardian approaches a statue made of Light of Cayde-6.
- Tyra Karn: It's very simple. You reach into the Void - past visions of your own death and the extinction of life, past fears and nightmares - and take what you find. I don't know why every Hunter doesn't do it.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Cayde-6.
- ???: It's all about where you belong. Warlocks have their libraries. Titans have their walls. Hunters belong in the wilds. And there ain't nobody as wild as a Hunter with a fistful of void.
The Guardian moves deeper into the Forest and finds a Light statue of Thumos, the Unbroken.
- ???: You take aim before you pull the bow. That's right, it doesn't make sense. It's the void. So you take aim, in the middle of a firefight. You line up your shot. Then, you pull the bow! Always worth it for the looks on their faces.
The Guardian approaches a statue made of Light of Zavala.
- Zavala: Some Titan orders predate the City, born of a darker time, when Light was an untamed weapon. The Sunbreakers brought honor to the wild, never seeking the safety of the City.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Zavala.
- Zavala: Bound by an oath, they live as mercenaries, seeking battles and alliances beyond the Walls. Now the light of their fire has at last found rank among the City. Forge the fury of undying suns. Wield the Hammer of Sol with honor, Titan. It is a thing of legend, both past and future.
The Guardian moves deeper into the Forest and finds a Light statue of Thumos, the Unbroken.
- Shaxx: How do I know the Sunbreakers? I fought with them at the pinnacle of the Wall. Shoulder to shoulder. They died right alongside us that day for a city they felt had abandoned them. I admired that. Never thought I would see the Light of their hammers in the City again. But that Guardian…that Guardian always surprises me.
The Guardian approaches a statue made of Light of Ikora Rey.
- Ikora: As a Warlock, you are the unleashed storm. You are power unleashed. Focus. The Arc is inside all life. Feel it take hold. Let it flow through, but not consume you.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Ikora.
- Ikora: You are a conduit. Between sky and earth. Electricity and matter. Life and death. You are a weapon. You must have harmony within to be a hurricane without.
The Guardian moves deeper into the Forest and finds a Light statue of Thumos, the Unbroken.
- Ikora: Yours will be a difficult path - jagged, like lightning itself. It is only the few who have power to call down the storm. I've not often seen this talent from one so young. I always knew that you were different, but I never understood my unease. I'm afraid there is little left that I can teach you.
The Guardian moves deeper to the Forest when they're ambushed by Taken.
- Ghost: Hey, we've got company!
After dispatching the Taken, another Taken portal opens. The Guardian enters it and appears deeper in the Forest.
- Ghost: Over there. Another projection.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Cayde-6.
- ???: You hear that from some Warlock? No, no, no. The void ain't special. It sure is creepier than solar or arc, that's for sure. But it isn't special. Just show it respect, thank it for a lovely evening, and make sure you always pay your bill. So to speak. Then you've got nothing to worry about. See?
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Cayde-6.
- Cayde-6: The noble man stood. And the people looked to him. For he was a beacon - hope given form, yet still only a man. And within that truth there was great promise. If one man could stand against the night, then so too could anyone. So too could everyone. In his strong hand, the man held a rose. And his aura burned bright.
The Guardian approaches a final Light statue of Cayde-6.
- Cayde-6: I looked at her and wondered how many innocent lives she'd ended on those broken blades. She did the strangest thing then. She took the last shock pistol from her bandolier and threw it between us, as if to offer it. When I went to pick it up, she tried to knife me, but she was slow, and yeah ― I did what I had to do. To this day, I wonder if she hated me or wanted to make me kill her ― or just felt she should spare me the choice.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Zavala.
- Shaxx: The Fallen were everywhere. Lord Saladin sent a regroup order to all channels. Zavala backed him. They weren't yelling, but it made my ears ring. Their exact words I can't remember. But Saladin and Zavala― their message was clear: all is lost. Six of us took the Wall that day, against orders. One of us a Sunbreaker named Liu Feng. She wasn't even from the City. We died, and died, and died. But we had each other, and we had our Light. Six of us. The Wall held. Zavala and Lord Saladin made their counterattack.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Zavala.
- Shaxx: Zavala likes to say that survival is a temporary condition. To fight for it, always. But survival is already owed to us. The Collapse has come and gone, and yet here we stand. It is our nature to survive, whether we like it or not. Guardians ask me, "What should we fight for?" How about peace? How about a City without fear?
The Guardian approaches a final Light statue of Zavala.
- Shaxx: So Lord Saladin and Lady Efrideet. He'll hate that I'm telling this story. But Lady Efrideet—I like Lady Efrideet—she tells me everything. We like our stories, and we like our helmets. So Efrideet, she lifts Saladin over…over her head. And she says… She says, "I never miss." She lifts him over her head, and she throws him. And he cranks his Fist of Havoc. Their combined Arc energy singing like a drawn sword! Twenty miles down he plummets— into a Fallen Walker! He's like a… like a cannon shot out of a friggin' anti-aircraft gun. Everything—EVERYTHING explodes! Her Ghost was laughing when she revived him. They saved a whole village of people. This was the Dark Age. They had those. Villages. I miss those days. I miss… Lady Efrideet.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Ikora.
- Ikora: "Quiet", said the Voidwalkers. "Louder", said the Sunsingers. I tried to heed them both. When I felt anger, I smothered it with shame; when I felt peaceful, I drowned it in guilt. And in so doing, disappointed everyone. Then came the hurricane. First the rage, and then, the eye. And I realised I need not choose between the calm and the storm. Indeed, to have either, I must be both.
The Guardian approaches another Light statue of Ikora.
- Ikora: Deep breath. Exhale. Faintest breeze. In, out, a spark on the wind. Inhale. Hold it. The air inside you is still. Quiet. A positive charge. A cloudless sky. Now exhale all at once- aaaaah! A peal of thunder. Electric potential. A charge in the air. Breathe in deep Ozone burns your lungs. Hold it. With your next exhale comes the lightning. Hold it. Hold it. Now!
The Guardian approaches a final Light statue of Ikora.
- ??? : I close my eyes and open my mouth. A breath. A storm. A song. I blow a kiss for good luck on my Arcbolt Grenade and launch it at my foes. I launch a Thunderstrike and rain destruction from a distance. I call down a Stormtrance and sing my body electric. Second verse: Perun in shadow clad, behind the shield/ through cleansing fire our hiding foes revealed.
The Guardian enters a Taken portal and arrives in an area with a Shard of the Traveler.
- Ghost: There's the Shard. Wait. Did you hear that? Taken, inbound!
After clearing the area of Taken, the Guardian approaches the Shard.
- Ghost: That Shard must have a little Light left to give.
The Guardian communes with the Shard and receives their new Subclass in a blast of Light from the Shard.
- Ghost: Let's show the Taken what you've learned.
The Guardian battles through waves of Taken, using the Boundless Light of saplings nearby to quickly use their super. After defeating enough Taken, a portal opens. The Guardian enters and fights their way back.
- Ghost: The Taken will do anything to stop us from leaving.
The Guardian defeats more Taken, including Gu'urc, Venom of Oryx (Warlock), Haraal, Venom of Oryx (Hunter) or Drensik, Venom of Oryx (Titan). Shortly after their defeat, the remaining Taken transmat away.
- Ghost: Whew. Nicely done. Lets get out of here. I'm ready for a change of scenery.
The Guardian enters a Taken portal and returns to the Sludge.
- Ghost: I don't know why the Traveler keeps choosing to grant us its powers. There must be others like us out there, fighting for what's right.
{Mission end}
Enemies[edit]
- Fallen
- Taken
- Taken Thrall
- Taken Psion (Sunbreaker)
- Taken Vandal
- Taken Goblin (Nightstalker)
- Taken Phalanx
- Taken Wizard (Nightstalker)
- Taken Captain
- Taken Centurion (Stormcaller)
Bosses[edit]
- Fallen
- Taken
Trivia[edit]
- Several excerpts from Grimoire cards are used when interacting with the Light Statues, including Ghost Fragment: Rasputin, Ghost Fragment: Hunter, Ghost Fragment: Warlock, Sunbreaker, Ghost Fragment: Fallen, Ghost Fragment: Thorn, Ghost Fragment: Warlock, Voidwalker and Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth.
Appearance[edit]
- Destiny 2 (First appearance)
