Editing Timeline

This is a detailed '''timeline''' of the history of the ''[[Destiny]]'' universe. Note that nearly all events are not attached to specific dates; they may not be in exact chronological order, and adjacent events in the list may be separated by spans of only a few days or several centuries.

''Note that there are infinite number of timelines with their own continuities, but this page focuses on the primary story from start to current. So information from the '''[[Lore:The Dark Future|Dark Future]]''' [[Lore]] book and the events of [[Destiny: Rising]] are not present.''

==The Ancient Past==
===First Conflict of Light and Darkness===
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| || || || Two primordial entities, known respectively as the gardener and the winnower, take on specific diametric opposing roles in the Time before time, with the gardener being described as the one who seeds life whilst the winnower is described as the one who takes life. In the evening, the gardener and the winnower would play the Flower game in the garden before time.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]], [[Lore:Unveiling#Gardener and Winnower|Gardener and Winnower]]''</ref>
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| || || || The winnower describes the rules of the flower game as the following: a living flower with less than two living neighbors is starved and dies; a living flower with two or three living neighbors can survive into the next generation; a living flower with more than three living neighbors is overcrowded and dies; and a dead flower with exactly three living neighbors comes back to life. While the winnower enjoys this inevitable victory, the gardener becomes tired of it.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Unveiling, [[Lore:Unveiling#The Flower Game|The Flower Game]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Unveiling, [[Lore:Unveiling#The Final Shape|The Final Shape]]''</ref>
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| || || The universe is embodied in the clash between Light and Dark || The gardener decides to add both it and the winnower themselves to the rules of the flower game to delay the [[Final Shape]], a philosophy in which nothing that causes pain and suffering should exist. The winnower discovers the first knife, initiating the first conflict between the paracausal forces of [[Light]] and [[Darkness]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Unveiling, [[Lore:Unveiling#The First Knife|The First Knife]]''</ref> Light is the paracausal force affecting the physical world while Darkness is the paracausal force affecting the mental world. The conflict begins by bringing down the legendary [[Tree of Silver Wings]]. As a result, the universe begins recording time.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Unveiling, [[Lore:Unveiling#T = 0|T = 0]]''</ref>
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===The Creation of the Witness===
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| || || The Traveler manifests in realspace || The Gardener emerges on the home planet of a humanoid species. The inhabitants exhume the sphere which bestows upon them gifts of knowledge, beginning their Golden Age.<ref name="Origin">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0CKckjryVI'''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - The Witness's Origins Cinematic'']</ref>
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| || || || Eons later, in the absence of guidance from their benefactor, their society began to crave meaning and sought to find something that would bring order and purpose to an otherwise open-ended existence, eventually viewing their Gardener as a force of chaos capable of bringing creation or ruin. Due to this lack of purpose, they begin to desire a "winnower" that would carve out meaning and purpose out the chaos of existence.<ref name="Origin"/>
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| || || || Overtime, the civilization's governing body known as the [[Consensus (Precursor)|Consensus]] would be plagued by tension between different parties, each with their own interpretations of the Final Shape. These parties included the [[Solipsist]], the [[Nihilist]]s, who were described to be "self-flagellating pessimists" believed that the Final Shape would only be brought upon by their own destruction; and the [[Penitent]] who desired to rid the universe of all suffering by any means, and believed that anyone who did not act to do so were complicit in its repetitive cycle.<ref>'''[[Entelechy]]''', ''8-12''</ref>
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| || || Discovery of the Veil || Now capable of [[Pyramid|interstellar travel]] as a result of gifts of the Light, this species becomes aware of an object of power antipodal to the Light, one linked to the mind and consciousness rather than the physical world. They called this object: [[The Veil|the Veil]]. In studying the Darkness, they discovered that it held the means to guide the universe into a perfected, eternal form, a "Final Shape" that would last to the end of time and beyond. In this, they found purpose. To achieve their goal, the species schemed to bring the Traveler and the Veil together, which would, according to their research, grant them the ability to alter reality itself. They set off in search of their benefactor's counterpart, eventually finding it and returning it to their homeworld. In response, the Traveler flees to avoid this outcome.<ref name="Origin"/>
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| || || The Birth of the Witness || Unwilling to abandon their quest, the Consensus (who were now dominated by the Penitent after eliminating the Solipsists and Nihilists) voted to use the Veil to bind their entire species' consciousnesses together, merging themselves into a single, unfathomably powerful entity: [[The Witness|the Witness]] through a ritualistic mass sacrifice, against the will of many members.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/22)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Deep]] - Lore:[[Lore:Purpose|Purpose]], [[Lore:Purpose#V. Expectation|V. Expectation]]''</ref><ref>'''Entelechy''', ''32-35''</ref> Empowered by the Darkness and commanding a fleet of pyramidal ships, the Witness left its world behind and began a crusade to find the Traveler and unite it with the Veil, and in doing so bring about the Final Shape.<ref name="Origin"/>
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===Emergence of the Proto-Worms===
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| || || || The species known as the [[Worm|Proto-Worms]], lived a peaceful existence on the planet of [[Fundament]].<ref name="SSS">'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - Item Description: [[Síocháin's Scuba Shell#Lore|Síocháin's Scuba Shell]]''</ref>
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===Rise of Rhulk===
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| || || || The Traveler arrives at [[Lubrae]], a planet orbited by a Sapphiric Sun and an Umbral Sun. It uplifts the [[Lubraean]]s living on the planet, enabling them access to technology capable of driving out dangerous flora attacking the people under the Umbral Sun through the Sapphiric Converter. After the Traveler departs from Lubrae, a division occurs with the Lubraeans between the nomadic [[Wanderers]] and [[The Regime]] settling under the Sapphiric Converter.<ref name="Provoked">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: [[The Witch Queen]] - Lore:[[Lore:Shattered Suns|Shattered Suns]], [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Provoked|Provoked]]''</ref> [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]] is born under the Wanderers to his father [[Rhelik]], his sister [[Kheeta]], and his mother [[Vrhuna]].<ref name="Isolated">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Isolated|Isolated]]''</ref> He witnesses his father fight the [[Stalkers]] sent by the Regime and shares in his hatred of them.<ref name="Untamed">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Untamed|Untamed]]''</ref>
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| || || || After witnessing the death of his clan-uncle and [[Fhent]] at the hands of the Regime, Rhulk decides to take action. He kills a group of Stalkers and is exiled as a result of his violent behavior's incompatibility with the peaceful culture of the Wanderers.<ref name="Endangered">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Endangered|Endangered]]''</ref> He begins his quest to find his father. He gets captured by the Regime in the process. He learns that his father had defected to the Regime, angering him. He renames the Glaive he had dedicated to the mission of finding his father from Rheliksward to Rheliksbane. He later learns his father has defected back to the Wanderers, angering him further and vowing to kill him.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Nepotistic|Nepotistic]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Defiant|Defiant]]''</ref>
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| || || || He reunites with his clan and family, but they push into the Abyss, a chasm that divides the Wildlands the Wanderers inhabit and the city the Regime inhabit.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Assaulted|Assaulted]]''</ref> At the bottom of the Abyss, Rhulk makes contact with a mysterious being that would soon be known to him as "his Witness".<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Lamented|Lamented]]''</ref> At the behest of the Witness, Rhulk uses his Glaive to crack open the planet and use the Upended to destroy the Sapphiric Sun and his home planet. He becomes the last Lubraean and the first [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple of the Witness]]. He renames his Glaive to [[Lubrae's Ruin]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Lore:Shattered Suns, [[Lore:Shattered Suns#Liberated|Liberated]]''</ref> Rhulk goes on to appoint new Disciples, most notably [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]], an entity infamous for the torment he has induced across entire civilizations.<ref> '''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Haunted]]: Item Description: [[Nezarec's Whisper#Lore|Nezarec's Whisper]]'' </ref>
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| || || || At some point in time, Nezarec gains the ability to command [[Nightmare]]s, hypothesized to be an untapped power of the Darkness that he wove into the fabric of his Pyramid to be utilized as a security system.<ref name="Visitation"/> Over time the Final God of Pain's notorious influence would be stained across uncountable races; the most significant being the Psions who would revere him as a deity.<ref name="Psions">'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Lightfall]] - [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6AUTpFszfs "Psions. Do You Still Adore Me?"]''</ref> Under the orders of the Witness, Nezarec would share with the greatest Psions the truth of the Darkness by displaying to them the immense paracausal power of the Veil.<ref name="Visitation"/>
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| || || || The Witness convinces Rhulk to coax the [[Ahslid]] into joining its cause. After initial attempts to coerce their kind failed, Rhulk begins grooming the next generation into a fearmongering race fueled by paranoia and terror; one of his most prominent being [[Uun]] whom he doted on. His attempt to manipulate the Ahslid backfires as their peaceful way of life turns into warfare, scrubbing their whole planet of life. Uun, being the only survivor of his race, turns away from Rhulk's teachings and is killed by the Lubraean; thus the Ahslid became extinct.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit|Resonant Fury Suit]]''</ref>
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| || || || Rhulk arrives on the gas giant of Fundament and seeks out the Worms, in the process grievously injuring the Leviathan. The Worm Mother Xita is taken by the Disciple as the worms are forced into servitude of the Witness and the Worm Mother to produce implantable worm larvae.<ref name="Helm">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit#Resonant Fury Helm|Resonant Fury Helm]]''</ref> He allows its larvae to drift into the oceans of Fundament.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit#Resonant Fury Greaves|Resonant Fury Greaves]]''</ref>
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===Corruption of the Worm Gods===
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| || || ||The Worm Gods would become seduced by the idea of to kill each other to gain power through the [[Sword Logic]].<ref name="SSS"/> Six of them, [[Xita, the Nurturing Worm|Xita]] and her children [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]], [[Eir, the Keeper of Order|Eir]], [[Ur, the Ever-Hunger|Ur]], [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]] and [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yul]] evolve into the entities known as the Worm Gods.<ref name="Helm"/>
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| || || || Many of the Proto-Worms were killed in the slaughter.<ref name="SSS"/> The [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], who was a servant of the Traveler, would imprison the Worm Gods deep beneath the oceans of Fundament, where they would remain for billions of years. The Worm Gods would begin to call out other species to Fundament to free them.<ref name="IX">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#IX: The Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref>
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===Ascension of the Hive===
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| || || || Hundreds of different species migrate to Fundament due to the Worm Gods call. They become stranded there, living on the shards of their broken worlds which become floating continents. One such species was the proto-[[Hive]] known as the Krill, whose homeworld collided with Fundament and shattered. The Krill survive and build a new civilization for themselves on the floating shards of their former homeworld, gradually forgetting their original history.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness|Darkness]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified Fragments: Curiosity|Calcified Fragments: Curiosity]]''</ref> 

A species of bony six-armed cephalopods named the [[Ammonite]]s benefit from the Traveler's patronage and build a sophisticated starfaring civilization spanning all of Fundament's fifty-two moons, before eventually coming into contact with the distant [[Ecumene]].<ref name="XIV">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIV: 52 and One|XIV: 52 and One]]''</ref><ref name="XXV">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXV: Dictata ir Dakaua|XXV: Dictata ir Dakaua]]''</ref>
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| || || || Upon discovering that the Krill would be claimed by the Traveler, the Witness would seek to prevent this and claim them for itself. A dead Worm larvae which would become known as the Worm Familiar, would wash up on the shores of the [[Osmium Court]]. It would begin to whisper to the [[Osmium King]].<ref name="Plate">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit#Resonant Fury Plate|Resonant Fury Plate]]''</ref>
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| || || || At eight years of age, the Krill Osmium King of the Osmium Court on Fundament sires his final brood of offspring, which includes his three daughters [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xi Ro]], [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Sathona]], and [[Oryx, the Taken King|Aurash]] who are tutored by sterile mother [[Taox]]. At ten years of age, the Osmium King begins to succumb to senility and madness; becoming consumed with ancient texts and obsessing over the movements of Fundament's moons, and the possibility of a catastrophic alignment called the Syzygy.<ref name="II">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#II: The Hateful Verse|II: The Hateful Verse]]''</ref><ref name="III">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#III: The Oath|III: The Oath]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#IV: Syzygy|IV: Syzygy]]''</ref> Unbeknownst to him, the Witness spoke to him through the Worm familiar.<ref name="Plate"/>
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| || || || Fearing for the Osmium Court's future and believing the royal daughters were unsuited to rule, Taox secretly contacts the rival continent's Helium Drinkers of the Helium Court, inviting them to invade, assassinate the royal family, and install her as a subservient regent of the Osmium Court in exchange for engines capable of moving their continent.<ref name="II"/> The Helium Drinkers agree, resulting in the Osmium Court's fall and the death of the Osmium King, but the royal daughters escape and vow to take revenge.<ref name="III"/>
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| || || || Three years after losing their kingdom, upon the advice of their father's worm, Xi Ro, Sathona, and Aurash use a salvaged high-tech ship to dive into Fundament's depths, hoping to discover a secret to stave off the Syzygy, which Aurash had come to believe was imminent.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#V: Needle and Worm|V: Needle and Worm]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#VI: Sisters|VI: Sisters]]''</ref> They encounter the Leviathan, but they reject his pleas to turn back and continue their pursuit.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#VII: The Dive|VII: The Dive]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#VIII: Leviathan|VIII: Leviathan]]''</ref> Deep within the ocean of Fundament, the sisters encounter the Worm Gods. The Worms offer the sisters immortality and power in exchange for accepting their larvae as parasites and carrying out the will of the Darkness. The sisters agree to the pact and are transformed into the first Hive: Xi Ro takes the Knight Morph becoming Xivu Arath, God of War; Sathona takes the Mother Morph becoming Savathûn, the Witch Queen; and finally, Aurash takes the King Morph, transforming into a Male and becoming Auryx, the King of the Hive.<ref name="IX"/>
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| || || [[Hive-Ammonite war]] || Xivu Arath, Savathûn, and Auryx return to the surface and share the Worm parasites among the other Krill, becoming the Hive and creating an army that quickly overwhelms Fundament's other species.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#X: Immortals|X: Immortals]]''</ref> Taox flees, at first to other continents<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XI: Conquerors|XI: Conquerors]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XII: Out of the Deep|XII: Out of the Deep]]''</ref> and then to the Ammonite capital moon where she is granted asylum.<ref name="XIV"/> Originally, Auryx was willing to negotiate with the Ammonites, however Savathûn following the orders of the Worm Gods kills him as punishment.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XV: Born As Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref> Instead of dying, Auryx's soul passes to his own Ascendant Realm or throne world, a pocket dimension in the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]] where their soul resides after death and the only place where they can truly be killed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVII: The Weakness Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref> 

Auryx returns, now having purged any sympathy and goodwill that remained in himself, and the Hive continue their war against the Ammonites. Xivu Arath sends her brood to slay the Leviathan and bring the Ammonites to extinction. This leads to a final battle, where the Ammonite champion [[Chroma-Admiral Rafriit]] is slain. The Leviathan attempts to flee to the Ammonites' capital moon.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVIII: Leviathan Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref> With the Leviathan alone, Xivu Arath sends her Knight [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites|Ir Uulxal]] to slay the priest of the Sky; he succeeds tasting its flesh and making it rain upon the Ammonites. Ir Uulxal would be commended, being given the new name of the Leviathan-Eater and the title, Bane of the Ammonites.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Witch]] - Item Description: [[Veiled Tithes Suit#Veiled Tithes Gauntlets/Gloves/Grips|Veiled Tithes Gauntlets/Gloves/Grips]]''</ref> The Hive continue their assault, bringing the Ammonites to extinction, and forcing the Traveler to abandon Fundament.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIX: Crusaders|XIX: Crusaders]]''</ref> The Proto-Worm [[Ahsa]] escapes the onslaught and flees into space to pursue the Traveler, eventually she learns of the Witness's origins.<ref name="SSS"/> The Hive colonize and transform Fundament's moons into mobile war-moons<ref name="XIII"/>, and embark on their purge of the universe in the name of the Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XX: Hive|XX: Hive]]''</ref> During this time the Worms begin instructing Auryx in the nature of the Sword-Logic.<ref name="XIII">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIII: Into the Sky|XIII: Into the Sky]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XV: Born As Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVI: The Sword Logic|XVI: The Sword Logic]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVII: The Weakness Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVIII: Leviathan Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref>
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| || || Origins of the Qugu || At an unknown period of time, a Pyramid becomes buried on [[Seht]], the homeworld of the bipedal creatures known as the [[Qugu]]. With the Pyramid coming to resemble a natural landform after being covered in rock and soil, the Qugu refer to it as the "the Mountain" and revere it as a holy sight. Overtime, the Qugu establish themselves as a spacefaring civilization through their control of five star systems, technological advancements, and powerful attunement to the Darkness.<ref name="XXIII">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXIII: fire without fuel|XVIII: fire without fuel]]''</ref><ref name="Step">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''',''Destiny 2: [[Episode: Echoes]] - Lore:[[Lore:Dynasty|Dynasty]], [[Lore:Dynasty#Chapter 1 - A Step Leads. A Step Follows.|A Step Leads. A Step Follows.]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Hive-Qugu war]] || The Hive forces led by Savathûn launch an invasion of the Qugu system of [[Se'Un]] after opening a rift between the Ascendant Plane and space to bring out their warships. Arriving to the system after it had gone silent, a Qugu fleet led by the Seht Warden, [[Te'Qal]] engages with the Hive fleet at Se'Un. to Seht to gather reinforcements. After being overwhelmed by the Hive Tombships, Te'Qal's fleet retreat to Seht with the Hive pursuing them.<ref name="Step"/> Launching their assault on Seht, Savathûn's ship launches an explosion of Soulfire at the Mountain, causing it to crack open and revealing its true nature as a Pyramid, which rises to meet the Hive ships.<ref name="split">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''',''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Lore:Dynasty, [[Lore:Dynasty#Chapter 2 - To Split the Sky|To Split the Sky]]''</ref> With the Qugu Empire being eradicated, the remaining members of the Seht Armada led by Te'Qal retreat to their final system of [[Se'Otan]] and attempt to escape through Se'Otan's gate. However, they were deceived by Savathûn, who tampered with the gate so that it would take them into the Ascendant Plane where her forces and the Pyramid were waiting. As one of Oryx's ships arrived into the battle and destroyed Savathûn's flagship, the remaining Qugu would take advantage of this opportunity to draw upon their fury and grief to destroy the Pyramid before being killed by the Resonance released from its destruction in the process.<ref name="Cry">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''',''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Lore:Dynasty, [[Lore:Dynasty#Chapter 3 - The Cry that Echoes|The Cry that Echoes]]''</ref> 
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The Hive eradicate hundreds of intelligent species over a span of twenty thousand years.<ref name="XXIII"/> During this time they grow and expand their kingdoms, refining and deepening their knowledge of the Sword Logic.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXI: an incision|XVI: an incision]]''</ref> Auryx makes war upon Savathûn out of both revenge and love, with Xivu Arath fighting them together.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXII: The High War|XXII: The High War]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Hive-Ecumene war]] || Approximately twenty-four thousand years after the fall of the Ammonites<ref name="XXV"/>, the Hive reached the frontier of the Ecumene and invaded seventeen worlds for over a century.<ref name="XXV"/> The [[Dakaua]], a client species of the Ecumene, discover Taox in cryo-stasis aboard an ancient ship.<ref name="XXV"/> Taox shares her knowledge of the Hive's leaders and motivations with the Dakaua, and the Ecumene unleashes its most powerful weapons against the Hive, who immediately suffer setbacks.<ref name="XXV"/> 

The Hive suffer many defeats against the Ecumene. Auryx summons Savathûn and Xivu Arath to his Throne World, realizing that their Worms' hunger was growing faster than their ability to feed it. Seeking the power necessary to allow the Hive to continue their crusade, Auryx slays his sisters<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVI: star by star by star|XXVI: star by star by star]]''</ref> and then his Patron Worm God, Akka, creating the [[Tablets of Ruin]], Auryx harnesses the ability to [[Taken|Take]], and renames himself Oryx, the Taken King; he uses his newfound power to create the Taken, Darkness-corrupted entities bent to his will, and unleashes them upon the Ecumene.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVIII: King of Shapes|XXVIII: King of Shapes]]''</ref> During his war, Oryx revives Xivu Arath through an act of war, and Savathûn through an act of cunning. For one thousand, one hundred and forty years the resurgent Hive triumvirate annihilated the species of the Ecumene so utterly that no trace of them remains.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVII: Eat the Sky|XXVII: Eat the Sky]]''</ref><ref name="XXIX">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXIX: Carved in Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref> Taox escapes yet again, however, and the Hive resume their pursuit, ravaging the universe along the way.
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| || || Creation of the Tithing System || To grow quicker and more effectively in power, Oryx creates the tithing system. In this system, all Hive take some tribute to feed their Worm and tithe the rest to their superiors. [[Thrall]]s tithe to [[Acolyte]]s, Acolytes tithe to [[Knight]]s or [[Wizard]]s, and Knights and Wizards tithe to [[Ascendant Hive]], until all this tribute reaches the Hive Gods.<ref name="XXIX"/>
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| || || || Rhulk stations his [[The Sunken Pyramid|Pyramid]] within Savathûn's throne world on the orders of the Witness to mentor her for potential discipleship.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit#Resonant Fury Mark|Resonant Fury Mark]]''</ref> He constructs the [[Harvest]] to produce Worm larvae for the armies of the Hive.<ref name="Resonant Fury Gloves">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit#Resonant Fury Gloves|Resonant Fury Gloves]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Golden Amputation]] || Ten thousand years later, after destroying the [[Taishibethi]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXX: a golden amputation|XXV: a golden amputation]]''</ref> Oryx communes with a voice in the Darkness,<ref group=note>It is unclear as to the definite identity of the speaker in Verse 32, "Majestic. Majestic", and while [[The Witness]] is a possibility, it seems more likely to be The Winnower, a direct personification of the Darkness, as evidenced by the use of the "I" pronoun (which is not used by The Witness) in both Verse 32 and the dialogue of The Winnower in the description of the Tablet of Ruin in [[Episode: Heresy]]. In addition, a quote from the same description also appears in Verse 32, and is attributed directly to The Winnower. However, the often contradictory nature of ''Destiny`s'' internal consistency makes assigning an identity impossible for the time being.</ref> which tells him the purpose of the Sword Logic is to bring about the Final Shape.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXI: battle made waves|XXXI: battle made waves]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXII: Majestic. Majestic.|XXXII: Majestic. Majestic]]''</ref> He decides to produce children, and sires two sons and twin daughters: [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]], [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]], and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXIV: More beautiful to know|XXXIV: More beautiful to know]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVI: Eater of Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVII: shapes : points|XXXVII: shapes : points]]''</ref>
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| || || || Unfavored and looked down upon by his father, Nokris sought to impress Oryx by communing with the Worm Gods.<ref> '''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Wormhusk Crown#Lore|Wormhusk Crown]]'' </ref> He would succeed but all of them would reject him, except for Xol, the weakest of his kin who was fearing an attack from Yul. Xol and Nokris would strike a bargain: Nokris would trade Xol his heart in exchange for learning [[Necromancy]], the power to revive others from the dead, a practice considered by Oryx and his brood to be heresy to the Sword Logic. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - Item Description: [[Wormgod Caress#Lore|Wormgod Caress]]'' </ref> Oryx would learn about Nokris's act and was outraged. Nokris and his brood were exiled with Xol fleeing alongside them, and all mentions of the disfavored son were removed from [[The World's Grave]] and [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref> '''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - Item Description: [[Verity's Brow#Lore|Verity's Brow]]'' </ref>
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| || || Vex Discovery of the Sword-Logic <br> Creation of the Dreadnaught || While Oryx is absent from his court to observe the Darkness destroy an ancient fortress world, Crota, after being tricked by his aunt Savathûn, inadvertently opens a portal to a place containing [[Vex]] while experimenting within the Ascendant Realm.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVIII: The partition of death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> The Vex, unable to comprehend the physics of Oryx's throne world, manifest [[Quria, Blade Transform]], who begins experimenting with the Hive, learning to worship the Darkness, and continue to plague Oryx's realm for a hundred years. The Worm God Eir finally calls Oryx home to deal with the problem after the Vex come close to conquering the High War.<ref name="XXXIX">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXIX: open your eye : go into it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref> 

Oryx Takes many of the Vex, dividing them against one another, before finally expelling the cybernetic machines from his realm. Oryx comes to consider the Vex a worthy rival, and resolves to follow the Darkness and document the destruction it wreaks in a "grave of worlds", so that he may learn from it and use this knowledge to succeed in his crusade against the universe. With his Ascendant Realm having been compromised by the Vex incursion, Oryx builds the [[Dreadnaught]] from Akka's corpse and houses his realm within it.<ref name="XL">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes|XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes]]''</ref><ref name="XLI">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLI: Dreadnaught|XLI: Dreadnaught]]''</ref> This takes place before Earth's formation (at least 4.54 billion years ago)<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Ghost scan]]: [[Ghost_scan#Dreadnaught.2C_Rings_of_Saturn|DNT-TRN-5]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Hive-Harmony war]] || The Hive destroy the [[Harmony]], another species that had built a peaceful and advanced civilization with the aid of the Traveler,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLV: I'd shut them all in cells.|XLV: I'd shut them all in cells]]''</ref> and topple the fabled Gift Mast over a period of a hundred and fifty years.<ref name="XLVI">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLVI: The Gift Mast|XLVI: The Gift Mast]]''</ref> During this conflict Oryx defeats Quria, Blade Transform and the remaining Vex who were attacking him, and gives the Taken Hydra to Savathûn.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLII: <>.7C<>.7C<>|XLII: <>|<>|<>]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIV: strict proof eternal|XLIV: strict proof eternal]]''</ref> Prior to being Taken, Quria shared what it learned about Oryx's origins as Aurash with the rest of the Vex collective mind.<ref name="XLIII">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIII: End of Failed Timeline|XLIII: End of Failed Timeline]]''</ref> Afterwards, Oryx's sisters part ways with him; Savathûn takes her war-moons into the black hole the Harmony's worlds orbited, while Xivu Arath ventures into unknown space.<ref name="XLVI"/> Oryx continues on his journeys in the footsteps of the Darkness, continuing the Hive's crusade and still seeking the elusive Taox.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLVII: Apocalypse Refrains|XLVII: Apocalypse Refrains]]''</ref>
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| || || || After Savathûn's attempts at slowing her Ascendant's Worms' hunger by placing them around a black hole failed, she would begin a tribute-gathering system where she gains power through others failing to understand her schemes rather than slaughter. This new method of gaining tribute would be known as "[[Imbaru]]".<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Forsaken]] - Lore:[[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]], [[Lore:Truth to Power#Thank you|Thank you]]''</ref>
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===Birth of Sol===
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| || || || The Sol System is created. When life began to develop and evolve this led to the creation of the [[The Nine|Nine]], 4-dimensional dark matter entities bound to the gravity wells of the Sun and the 8 planets in the system. The Nine can only stay awake as long as there is life.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Drifter]] - Lore:[[Lore:Dust|Dust]], [[Lore:Dust#The Nine|Nine]]''</ref> At an unknown point in time, Theia was a member of the Nine before it collided with III's gravity well.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/5/6)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Lore:[[Lore:Anamórphōsis|Anamórphōsis]], [[Lore:Anamórphōsis#Aítion|Aítion]]''</ref>
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| || || ||The Vex are thought to have embedded themselves in every known celestial body around this time while constructing incomprehensible structures;<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex|Vex]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#The Vex|The Vex]]''</ref> among them is the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] on [[Venus]] with [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]] serving as its [[Vex Mind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds|Vex Axis Minds]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#Atheon, Time's Conflux|Atheon, Time's Conflux]]''</ref>
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| || || || At an unknown period of time, Ahsa would arrive in Sol and inhabit the seas of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]].<ref name="SSS"/>
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| || || || The Hive led by Crota would arrive on the [[Moon]], infesting it for hundreds or thousands of years.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Toland, the Shattered]]: [[Toland/Quotes#Active Patrol quotes|"For millennia, humanity gazed at the Moon and envisioned visiting it. Yet, no one dreamed it a trespass. The Hive is not a welcoming host, as you well know."]]''</ref>
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==History of the Cabal==
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| || || || According to legend, three [[Cabal]] warriors sought to claim the Sun for their people guarded by a mighty beast. The first two were killed attempting to evade the creature, but the third would die with honor leaving a mark on the beast. Inspiring her kin to fight the creature despite the repeated deaths. However, the beast would meet its end to [[Acrius]], claiming the sun for his people and becoming the first [[Cabal Emperor]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Chosen]] - Item Description: [[Praefectus Suit#Praefectus Cuirass / Plate / Robes|Praefectus Cuirass / Plate / Robes]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Legend of Acrius#Lore|Legend of Acrius]]''</ref>
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| || || || At some point, the Cabal forge a vast interstellar Empire and incorporate the telekinetic Psions as a client race, who previously worshipped an unknown calamity that eventually strikes the Cabal and forces the Empire to flee.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal|Cabal]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Psion|Psion]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2]]''</ref>
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| || || || Over time, the Cabal Throne loses most of its power and the military aristocracy, the [[Praetorate]] gains control of most of the Empire's power.{{Citation needed}} They popularize the [[Rite of Proving]], a tradition for Cabal to prove their right through battle.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Item Description: [[Bell of Conquests#Lore|Bell of Conquests]]''</ref>
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| || || || [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], Prince Designate, leads a revolution and overthrows the Praetorate, becoming the Emperor of the Cabal Empire. He shifts the Empire's roots from militarism to art and philosophy and makes [[Torobatl]] the Cabal's home planet.{{Citation needed}} He later has a daughter named [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]].<ref>'''[[Cabal Booklet]]''', "[[Cabal Booklet#My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial|My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial]]"</ref> [[The Consul]], who previously had ties with the Praetorate would find the young orphan [[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]], taking him in and training him as a weapon to overthrow Calus.<ref>'''Cabal Booklet''', "[[Cabal Booklet#The Consul|The Consul]]"</ref>
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| || || || Ghaul would become a [[Gladiator]] in the coliseum, becoming favoured by the Emperor. Calus promotes Ghaul to Primus of the [[Red Legion]], and eventually his right hand.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Ghost Primus#Lore|Ghost Primus]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]] || Ghaul, with the aid of the Consul, Caiatl and others leads a [[Midnight Coup (event)|military coup]] against Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Midnight Coup#Lore|Midnight Coup]]''</ref> Ghaul becomes the new leader of the Cabal Empire.<ref>'''Cabal Booklet''', "[[Cabal Booklet#Ghaul, the Dominus|Ghaul the Dominus]]"</ref> However, as Calus is too popular among the Cabal populace to execute without risking rebellion, the conspirators exile Calus and his surviving supporters to the Leviathan and lock its course to a destination far outside of the Cabal empire.<ref name="Invitation">'''Cabal Booklet''', "[[Cabal Booklet#An Invitation|An Invitation]]"</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of Opulence]] - Lore:[[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]], [[Lore:Confessions#Entry I|Entry I]]''</ref>
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| || || || After wallowing in despair for an unknown amount of time after his exile, the Leviathan comes across an expanse of nothingness, which shorts out the navigational systems. Calus then looks into the void and receives a vision from the Witness, showing him the Black Fleet and an apocalyptic event that would eliminate all life in the universe. The Witness proclaims to Calus that he will be its herald of the coming end.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[It Stared Back#Lore|It Stared Back]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Lore:[[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicon]], [[Lore:The Chronicon#DLXXIX.|DLXXIX.]]''</ref> With control of the Leviathan back in his hands, Calus begins exploring the galaxy and planning to retake the empire.<ref name="Invitation"/>
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==History of the Eliksni==
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| || || || The Traveler visits the [[Fallen|Eliksni]] home planet [[Riis]] and provides them with limitless [[Ether]].<ref name="GF:F3">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen|Fallen]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> The Eliksni prosper under the Traveler's patronage and revere it as "the Great Machine".<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries|Legends & Mysteries]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Vault of Glass|Mystery: Vault of Glass]]''</ref> During these years, the [[House of Judgment]] enforces law and peace.<ref name="Variks"/>
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| || || [[Edge Wars]] || The event known as the Edge Wars brings infighting amongst the Eliksni. This conflict is ended by the [[House of Kings]] and the House of Judgement, entering their people into a Golden Age.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:Most Loyal|Most Loyal]], [[Lore:Most Loyal#Job Undone|Job Undone]]''</ref>
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| || || || The [[House of Rain]] tell of a prophecy that the Great Machine would dub a great warrior as the "[[Kell|Kell of Kells]]".<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-kell-of-kells-4 The Kell of Kells]''</ref>
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| || || || [[Irrha]], an Apothecary and apprentice to [[Slayer Baron]] [[Kiiraskes]], documents her observations of a mysterious creature that was threatening a House of Rain farm,<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Episode: Revenant]] - Lore:[[Lore:The Garden-Way|The Garden-Way]], [[Lore:The Garden-Way#1. Judgment|1. Judgment]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Lore:The Garden-Way, [[Lore:The Garden-Way#2. Fields|2. Fields]]''</ref> using a [[Tonic]] to track it.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Lore:The Garden-Way, [[Lore:The Garden-Way#3. Light|3. Light]]''</ref> The creature was described as having a shapeshafting power and an unpleasant smell.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Lore:The Garden-Way, [[Lore:The Garden-Way#4. War|4. War]]''</ref> They were able to kill the creature and, upon returning, learned that [[Haaksis]] encountered a Black Fleet vessel and recovered a spherical object which prophesied the coming calamity that would soon affect Riis.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Lore:The Garden-Way, [[Lore:The Garden-Way#5. Monsters|5. Monsters]]''</ref> They would report their experience to the House of Judgment and while waiting for Kiiraskes, Irrha overhears a dirge being sung by [[Chelchis, Kell of Stone|Chelsis]], a Kell of the [[House of Stone]], a House responsible for organizing Riis's defenses.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Lore:The Garden-Way, [[Lore:The Garden-Way#6. Return|6. Return]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Whirlwind]] || Sometime after, the Eliksni civilization is destroyed by an event known as the [[Whirlwind]]. The [[Black Fleet]] invades the Eliksni's native star system, causing the Traveler to flee from Riis. Oryx and his forces later arrive. Chelchis is slain by the Taken King himself, becoming a legend amongst his people.<ref name="Variks">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen|The Queen]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Variks, The Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Broken Crown]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Doom of Chelchis]]''</ref> Many Eliksni perished their civilization was left in ruins. In the aftermath, the House of Judgement attempts to maintain order among the survivors but is unable to prevent the outbreak of a bloody civil war and is itself nearly eradicated. The remnants of House Judgment are forced into servitude by the remaining Kells.<ref name="Variks"/> They begin their search for Traveler in hopes of returning to greatness, beginning the [[Long Drift]] and becoming the Fallen.<ref name="GF:F3"/>
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==Pre-Golden Age==
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| || || || A text named ''Of Hated Nezarec'' was known to have originated from this time period.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Nezarec's Sin#Lore|Nezarec's Sin]]''</ref> The text would later be used to indoctrinate the victims of torment into the [[Acolytes of Nezarec]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - Item Description: [[Dream Demon#Lore|Dream Demon]]''</ref>
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| || || || The [[Department of External Observation]], a United States agency tasked with investigating extraterrestrial anomalies, was investigating an unknown energy weapon that was used to assassinate John F. Kennedy.<ref>'''[[Timelost DEO Documents]]''', ''[[Timelost DEO Documents#07|07]]''</ref><ref>'''Timelost DEO Documents''', ''[[Timelost DEO Documents#08|08]]''</ref>
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| || || || Louis Yero, a polyglot born from Lodi, Wisconsin, begins his employment at the DEO.<ref>'''Timelost DEO Documents''', ''[[Timelost DEO Documents#01|01]]''</ref> Prior to his employment, he served in an unknown war.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: [[The Edge of Fate]] - Item Description: [[Moirai#Lore|Moirai]]''</ref>
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| || || ||The DEO would begin investigations into the Les Diaberets incident with Louis Yero being one of those people. They couldn't find any signs of the extraterrestrial life form, but they were able to study the technology from it.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Item Description: [[Melas Panoplia#Lore|Melas Panoplia]]''</ref>
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| || || || Louis meets Dr. Nella Davis, a mathematician who was working on Project Graviton.{{Citation needed}} She was later killed by a train sent by the Nine.<ref name="dreamin">'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Edge of Fate (quest)#Step 19|The Edge of Fate: Step 19]]''</ref>
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| || || || After Louis bumps into Nella near DEO's containment room, who then leaves in a hurry,<ref name="dreamin"/> he would answer a strange phone inside the containment. Unbeknownst to him, by answering the phone, he would be pulled forward in time by the Nine.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Edge of Fate (quest)#Step 12|The Edge of Fate: Step 12]]''</ref>
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==The Golden Age==
{{main|Golden Age}} - According to various in-game quotes and Grimoire entries, the Golden Age lasted a few centuries. It came to a devastating end in the wake of the Collapse.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZC7Vj0D0Ms '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny - Beta Opening Cinematics'']</ref> 
*Present Day—[[Human]]ity detects and tracks the Traveler as it enters the [[Sol System]] and terraforms [[Mercury]], Venus, and the moons of [[Jupiter]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Guardian|Guardian]]/[[Grimoire:Guardian/Races|Races]], [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Ghost Fragment: Human|Ghost Fragment: Human]]''</ref> When it reaches [[Mars]], the multinational [[Ares One]] mission is launched to make contact with it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> The Traveler promises humanity the universe <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Guardian/Races, [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Ghost Fragment: Human 5|Ghost Fragment: Human 5]]''</ref> and imparts its vast knowledge to the species,<ref name = "Journey">[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny/b/playstation4/archive/2014/04/04/a-player-39-s-journey.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 '''Gameinformer''': ''A Player's Journey'']</ref> spurring the colonization of the Solar System.<ref name="destiny story">[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> 

===Early Golden Age===
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| || || The Beginning of the Golden Age || The [[Golden Age]], a centuries-long<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZC7Vj0D0Ms '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny - Beta Opening Cinematics'']</ref> era of widespread prosperity and technological miracles, begins.<ref name="destiny story"/>
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| || || Arrival of the Ahamkara || The [[Ahamkara]], a species with the ability to shapeshift and grant wishes, arrive in the system following the Traveler's arrival.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/[[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes|Classes]], [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref>
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| || || The formation of the North American Empire || The [[North American Empire]] is formed.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Master Rahool]]: [[Master Rahool#Quotes|"From the North American Empire just before the Collapse. You can tell by the eagles."]]''</ref>
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*The [[Cosmodrome]] is built in modern-day Kazakhstan where humanity first takes to the stars in search of what lays beyond and ultimately in hope of escaping their overcrowded planet.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Places|Places]]/[[Grimoire:Places/Earth|Earth]], [[Grimoire:Places/Earth#Old Russia|Old Russia]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: [[Rise of Iron]] - Grimoire:Places/[[Grimoire:Places/Mars|Mars]], [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2|Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2]]''</ref>
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| 50 years after the Traveler's discovery || || || At the age of 90, Commander [[Jacob Hardy]] records his experiences from the Ares One mission in his diary and explains how the Traveler's dramatic impact on human well-being and civilization changed everything while studying the properties of Light-influenced terraforming.<ref name="Human 4">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/Races, [[Grimoire:Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Human 4|Ghost Fragment: Human 4]]''</ref>
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| || || || The [[Cloud Walkers]] lead the first Exodus.<ref name="Cloud Walkers Tribute">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Cloud Walker Tribute]]''</ref>
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| || || The First off-Earth Colony || The first off-Earth colony is established in the [[Ocean of Storms]] on the Moon<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/[[Grimoire:Places/Moon|Moon]], [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#The Ocean of Storms|The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref> and an exobotany laboratory is built in Mare Cognitum.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Activities|Activities]]/[[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas|Crucible Arenas]], [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas#First Light|First Light]]''</ref>
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| || || The foundation of Freehold || The city of [[Freehold]] is founded on Mars with the support of [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]]. It becomes known as one of humanity's greatest achievements.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/Mars, [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost Fragment: Meridian Bay|Ghost Fragment: Meridian Bay]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/Mars, [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Meridian Bay|Meridian Bay]]''</ref>
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| || || The Colonization of Venus || The [[Hesperonaut]]s first descend into Venus's boiling mists and place terraforming engines in caldaras, beginning the planet's transformation into a habitable world. They were later remembered by the Last City and the Guardians through a set of armor forged in their honor.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Hesperos Type 1]]''</ref>
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| || || The Discovery of the Vex || During the initial exploration of Venus, ancient Vex ruins are discovered. Early Vex research outposts like [[Campus 9]] attract Earth's brightest minds, leading to a colonization rush on the planet. The researchers found the [[Ishtar Collective]] and the [[Ishtar Academy]].<ref name="RAV">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTXb7eBoCJ8 '''Ride Along - Venus''' - ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref>
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| || || Birth of the Warmind || The [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray Corporation]] take the code of the "R", an AI designed by [[M. Mihaylova]] and upgrade it into the sentient interplanetary defense system [[Rasputin]]. [[Clovis Bray I]] intended for him to take the Traveler's place.{{Citation needed}} However, [[Anastasia Bray|Dr. Anastasia Bray]] goes against Clovis's orders, teaching him the different things of humanity. Rasputin goes on to rewrite Clovis's protocols, locking him out.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || || A copper box with a red lid is discovered, its lid dented, one hinge shattered. Inside is a small quantity of the finest, driest powder, more brown than gray, more blue than green. The powder is weighed by the grain and studied closely. One hundred billion bits reside inside, all of them tiny and nearly spherical, and etched with the outlines of continents and islands and icecaps. Each sphere represents a planet. One is found on Earth, Mars, and Venus. Many studies presume that the box is a message of how minuscule all of creation is, and some wonder who delivered this message, and why.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/[[Grimoire:Places/Venus|Venus]], [[Grimoire:Places/Venus#Ghost Fragment: Ishtar Sink|Ghost Fragment: Ishtar Sink]]''</ref>
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| || || || A father on Venus shows his son a representation of what their world used to look like before the Traveler arrived.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/[[Grimoire:Places/The City|The City]], [[Grimoire:Places/The City#Ghost Fragment: The Golden Age|Ghost Fragment: The Golden Age]]''</ref>
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===Mid-Golden Age===
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| || || The colonization of the Asteroid Belt || Human settlements are established in the Asteroid Belt, subsequently becoming a treasure trove of industry.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/[[Grimoire:Places/The Asteroid Belt|The Asteroid Belt]], [[Grimoire:Places/The Asteroid Belt#The Asteroid Belt|The Asteroid Belt]]''</ref><ref name="Silver">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Inventory|Inventory]]/[[Grimoire:Inventory/Economy|Economy]], [[Grimoire:Inventory/Economy#Silver|Silver]]''</ref>
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| || || The creation of Silver || A currency known as [[Silver]] is developed, and is later used by the [[Reef]] post-Collapse.<ref name="Silver"/>
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| || || The colonization of Jupiter || Jupiter and its moons become a cornerstone of human civilization, lunar cities buried deep in ice shelves and within subaqueous oceans.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/[[Grimoire:Places/Jupiter|Jupiter]], [[Grimoire:Places/Jupiter#Jupiter|Jupiter]]''</ref>
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| || || Discovery of the K1 Anomaly || Miners on the Moon discover a [[Anomaly (artifact)|strange artifact]]. The [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray corporation]] and the [[Aeronautics of China]] create a research site around the artifact. By studying it they learn it is an artifact of [[Darkness]], which [[Clovis Bray I]] calls "Clarity". Clovis uses the artifact to commune with the Witness, who instructs him to make his way to [[Europa]], with the promise of obtaining the secrets of immortality.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 1", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-02-|-02-]]''</ref>
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| || || Colonization of Europa || Clovis and his team arrive on Europa. They found the colony [[Eventide]] and the facility, [[Bray Exoscience]]. Clovis begins his plans for the Exo Project, the project to transfer human consciousness into humanoid machines.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || Discovery of Clarity Control || Clovis Bray discovers the [[Pyramid]] artifact, which he calls "[[Clarity Control]]".<ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "ENTRY 4", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-018-|-018-]]''</ref> Clovis and his team attempt to move the artifact however this results in the death of nineteen engineers.<ref name="ENTRY 5">'''Mysterious Logbook''', "ENTRY 5", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-025-|-025-]]''</ref>  Due to being unable to move the artifact, Clovis constructs the facility which would become known as the [[Deep Stone Crypt (location)|Deep Stone Crypt]]. He requests that his granddaughter [[Elisabeth Bray]], who had inherited a fatal insomnia caused by his gene altering on Clovis II, join him and assist him with the project, to which she agrees.<ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "[[Mysterious Logbook#MESSAGE FROM BRAY, ELISABETH|MESSAGE FROM BRAY, ELISABETH]]"</ref>
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| || || Construction of the [[Morning Star]] || Due to the death of the nineteen researchers, Clovis Bray would also construct the orbital platform above Europa known as the Morning Star to serve as a failsafe against any potential threat posed by Clarity Control.<ref name="ENTRY 5"/> If a catastrophic event was to occur or to eliminate all the secrets within the facility if the Crypt's security was breached, the platform would excurse itself from orbit and crash into the site.<ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "[[Mysterious Logbook#ENTRY 5|ENTRY 5]]"</ref> It would later become primarily used by Clovis Bray as a control laboratory for the purpose of conducting a variety of different experiments related to the Exos.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || Construction of [[Vesper Station]] || Around the orbit of Europa, Clovis Bray would establish the Vesper Station to conduct experiments that could potentially poorly interact poorly with his other investigations.<ref name="Second Message">'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Vesper's Host#tabsection-1-1|Vesper's Host: Second Message]]''</ref> Clovis would also create the central AI known as [[Astraea]] to oversee the station. Believing that their were more powerful variants of Vex that he could learn from, Clovis would construct an [[The Corrupted Puppeteer|AI]] using Vex technology with the intention of it serving as a programmable Vex Mind that he could use for observation.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Vesper's Host#tabsection-1-4|Vesper's Host: Fifth Message]]''</ref> However, the AI would prove itself to be too dangerous and the station would be placed into quarantine.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || Creation of the Exos || During Clovis's attempts to create the Exos, early exominds would fall victim to what is known as the "loop/billboard/crash" cycle, characterized by cognitive and motor stereotypy (abnormal, repetitive behaviors), athetosis (slow, involuntary writhing movements of the limbs and extremities), and gradual loss of sapience. This ultimately claims the life of [[Clovis Bray II]].<ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "NOTE—WHY EXOMINDS FAIL", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-020-|-020-]]''</ref> Clovis steals a [[Vex]] from the [[Ishtar Collective]] and uses it to construct a gateway to the Vex colonized star system, the [[2082 Volantis|Forge Star]].<ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "ENTRY 6 AMENDMENT", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-029-|-029-]]''</ref> He discovers that exposing Vex [[Radiolaria|radiolaria]] to "Clarity" solves the "loop/billboard/crash" problem. With this problem fixed, the [[Exo]]s are successfully created. <ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "ENTRY 8", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-40-|-40-]]''</ref>
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| || || || Despite fixing the "loop/billboard/crash" problem, Exominds would begin to fall victim to Dissociative Exomind Rejection (DER), when Exos do not feel comfortable in their new bodies.<ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "NOTE—D.E.R.", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-45-|-45-]]''</ref> To solve this problem, Clovis comes up with two solutions. The first is a "reboot", which does not wipe the Exos memories, but instead wipes the mind's memory post-transfer, however, the procedure will likely have to be repeated multiple times. The second solution is to introduce familiar human organic conceits into their body, such as the instinct to eat or reproduce.
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| || || || Elsie Bray discovers that Vex microstructures have entered Europa's ice and were swiftly spreading across the icy moon. Due to this threat, she decides to allow her consciousness into an Exo. Upon storming into Clovis I's laboratory, Elsie berates him for the atrocities he had committed and demands he transfer her into an Exo body, to which he agrees. Clovis begins a full brain scan which copies her body but poisons her mind.<ref name="MLEU">'''Mysterious Logbook''', "[[Mysterious Logbook#NOTE—Elisabeth's Upload|NOTE–Elisabeth's Upload]]"</ref> The transfer is a success, however Elsie loses most of her memories in the process.<ref name="MLEU"/>
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| || || The creation of Engrams and Glimmer || Dr. [[Wilhelmina Bray]] develops the first [[Engram]] matter-encryption techniques based on relic crystals' unique datastatic properties.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/in-good-temper-2 In Good Temper]''</ref> [[Glimmer]] is presumably developed as a byproduct and used as a source of power.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Inventory/Economy, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Economy#Glimmer|Glimmer]]''</ref>
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| || || || Information about Plutarch's writing on Fabius Maximus was encoded onto an engram. The engram includes the type of warfare termed the 'Fabian Strategy' - the strategy involves attrition tactics and avoiding direct conflict until an enemy makes a mistake.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Inventory/[[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons|Primary Weapons]], [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Fabian Strategy|Fabian Strategy]]''</ref>
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| || || The investigation of Ishtar Collective || The Ishtar Collective captures a live Vex specimen<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Vex, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Ghost Fragment: Vex|Ghost Fragment: Vex]]''</ref> and nearly go mad until a [[Warmind]] intervenes.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Vex, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Ghost Fragment: Vex 3|Ghost Fragment: Vex 3]]''</ref> They send a group of two hundred twenty-seven proxies into the Vex ruins to explore the [[Vex Network]].<ref name="Vex 4">'''Bungie ((2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/Vex, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Ghost Fragment: Vex 4|Ghost Fragment: Vex 4]]''</ref>
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===Late Golden Age===
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| || || The Foundation of Future War Cult || The [[Future War Cult]] is founded by [[Maya Sundaresh]] at Lhasa after experimenting with Vex technology. The group disbands, however, after many of its members either go insane, commit suicide, or leave out of ethical concerns. Maya Sundaresh is among them, quitting the program.<ref name="Vex 5">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Vex, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Ghost Fragment: Vex 5|Ghost Fragment: Vex 5]]''</ref>
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| || || The development of The Kestrel || The Kestrel, an experimental long-range [[jumpship]], is prototyped.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kestrel-class-ax0 Kestrel Class AX0]''</ref>
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| || || || A pilot designated SABER GREEN piloting the ship Secure ISIS communicates with ICE MINARET. Civilian launches are not scrubbed and colonization efforts are being pushed beyond schedule to preserve secrecy. They are carrying an antimatter payload of one annihilation-pumped caedometric weapon codenamed RIGOR, and two other unknown devices codenamed SKYSHOCK and APEX. ICE MINARET remarks that they both know where the order came from.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/Earth, [[Grimoire:Places/Earth#Ghost Fragment: Old Russia|Ghost Fragment: Old Russia]]''</ref>
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| || || The development of SIVA || Clovis Bray begins developing technologies geared toward the colonization of the Solar System in the form of [[SIVA]] and [[Owl Sector#TRANSMISSION incident|Transmission]]. After going through several prototypes, SIVA is approved for deployment.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA|SIVA]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant SIVA: Clovis Bray 1.5|Dormant SIVA: Clovis Bray 1.5]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA, [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant SIVA: Clovis Bray 1.7|Dormant SIVA: Clovis Bray 1.7]]''</ref>
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| || || || Sometime later, General [[Chen Lanshu]] glides around the Cosmodrome and converses with submind [[Malahayati]] about the possibility of invasion and speculates whether or not the Traveler could have been an enemy. Shortly thereafter, Chen Lanshu speaks to Willa Bray about the possibility of accelerating the colonization programs, and whether SIVA could be used for military purposes.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Item Description: [[Spliced Cosmoclast]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Item Description: [[Spliced Nanomania]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Item Description: [[Spliced Red Miasma]]''</ref>
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| || || The construction of Site 6 || [[Site 6]] is constructed.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Places/Mars, [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2|Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray 2]]''</ref>
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| Centuries before the [[Red War]] || || The Exodus Black crash || Centuries before the [[Red War]], the colony ship [[Exodus Black]], carrying a cache of SIVA, is launched.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/3/28)''', ''Destiny: [[Age of Triumph]] - Grimoire:Places/Earth, [[Grimoire:Places/Earth#Ghost Fragment: Old Russia 4|Ghost Fragment: Old Russia 4]]''</ref> Although Exodus Black's intended destination is the [[wikipedia:Kepler-186|Kepler-186]] system, the ship is intercepted by the Vex-inhabited centaur planetoid [[Nessus]] and crash-lands.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/15)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Exodus Down Suit]]''</ref> The survivors briefly try to make contact with Earth and send for help, but their signals are never received. The Vex soon exterminated the survivors, leaving only Exodus Black's failsafe AI, [[Failsafe]].{{Citation needed}}
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| || || ECHO Project || Clovis Bray Corporation and the Ishtar Collective come together to begin Project ECHO, an extrasolar colonization project dedicated to traveling to the Andromeda Galaxy. They create the [[Ares Spire]] on Mars to serve as a research site.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || Creation of Soteria || Using Vex technology, the Ishtar Collective creates the artificial intelligence [[Soteria]], also known as the Augarmind, to research extrasolar colonization.<ref name="TMCustomPlate">'''Bungie (2022/12/9)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Seraph]] - Item Description: [[TM Custom Suits#TM Custom Plate, Vest, & Duster|TM Custom Plate, Vest, & Duster]]''</ref>
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| || || || Soteria detects over 300 suitable planets for colonization, however this number dwindled to a mere two within the Triangulum Galaxy due to an anomaly that made the routes unsafe.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Item Description: [[Terminus Horizon#Lore|Terminus Horizon]]''</ref> After forwarding this information to Rasputin, she was advised to speed up contingency plans for colony ship launches.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || Imprisonment of the Augarmind || Against the orders of Clovis Bray I, Soteria would launch the ECHO project's Koranthin network on emergency scramble orders and prepare to send them out of the system.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Item Description: [[Wilderflight#Lore|Wilderflight]]''</ref> Clovis would contain the Augarmind within the Ares Spire and return commands would be issued to all ships. However Soteria attaches fragments of herself onto a large number of ECHO colony ships before being imprisoned. Maya Sundaresh was enraged at Clovis's actions and would resign from the project.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Item Description: [[Long Arm#Lore|Long Arm]]''</ref>
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| || || The Tyrant's Son || To gather information, Rasputin executes the protocol known as SIDDARTHA GOLEM. Under this protocol, an Exo bearing the same name is created and sent out into the world to interact with humans and learn about their behaviour, literature, and culture.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Worthy]] - Lore:[[Lore:The Liar|The Liar]], [[Lore:The Liar#THE DISCOVERY|THE DISCOVERY]]''</ref>
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| || || Invasion of Europa || Due to being on the verge of death, Clovis Bray I makes the choice to upload himself into an Exomind format. One copy of his mind would be installed as an artificial intelligence in the Deep Stone Crypt, located within a giant Exo head at Bray Exoscience that possesses his memories, while a second copy would be uploaded into a wiped Exobody.<ref>'''Mysterious Logbook''', "[[Mysterious_Logbook#ENTRY_16|Mysterious Logbook - ENTRY 16]]"</ref> Meanwhile, Elsie Bray and her team prepare for their next foraging mission, but they are confronted by a large Vex force  that emerges from the Glassway. They become overwhelmed by [[Belmon, Transcendent Mind]], forcing them to retreat.<ref name="RMK4">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:[[Lore:Legacy's Lament|Legacy's Lament]], [[Lore:Legacy's Lament#RECOVERED MEMORY; KNOX-4|RECOVERED MEMORY; KNOX-4]]''</ref> Elsie meets up with Clovis I, who orders her to activate his AI, and she complies.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:Legacy's Lament, [[Lore:Legacy's Lament#RECOVERED MEMORY; UNA-8|RECOVERED MEMORY; UNA-8]]''</ref>
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| || || Closing the Gateway || Most of Eventide's population is slaughtered due to the Vex's invasion. Despite these causalities, the Clovis Bray AI refuses to allow an evacuation. [[Banshee-44|Clovis-1]] is awakened by [[Wen-1]] following the orders of the AI, angering Elsie. Elsie then decides to form a rescue team, with Clovis-1 deciding to join them.<ref name="RMW1">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:Legacy's Lament, [[Lore:Legacy's Lament#RECOVERED MEMORY; WEN-1|RECOVERED MEMORY; WEN-1]]''</ref> Clovis-1 comes to the realization of who he is and seeks to make amends for what he has done by working with Elsie to stop the invasion,<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:Legacy's Lament, [[Lore:Legacy's Lament#RECOVERED MEMORY; HECTOR-6|RECOVERED MEMORY; HECTOR-6]]''</ref> over time rebooting himself forty two times to become Clovis-43.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:Legacy's Lament, [[Lore:Legacy's Lament#RECOVERED_MEMORY; NOE-2|RECOVERED MEMORY; NOE-2]]''</ref> Eventually, Elsie succeeds in stopping the Vex by shutting down the Glassway. After saving as many lives as possible, Elsie and Clovis-43 shut down the Clovis Bray AI. Due to the shame of who he was, Clovis-43, with the assistance of Elsie, uses the last of the radiolaria to reset himself and wipe his memories, becoming Banshee-44.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:Legacy's Lament, [[Lore:Legacy's Lament#RECOVERED_MEMORY; NOE-2|RECOVERED MEMORY; NOE-2]]''</ref> 
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| || || ||The colony ship, [[Yang Liwei]] leaves Earth to find a way to live without the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]], [[Lore:Marasenna#Brephos I|Brephos I]]''</ref>
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| || || Founding of the [[Black Armory]] || Believing that Earth was under threat from a extraterrestrial enemy, the French [[House of Meyrin]], Norse Rasmussen Clan, and the Japanese Satou tribe unite together to form the Black Armory. The families' matriarchs [[Henriette Meyrin]], [[Helga Rasmussen]], and [[Yuki Satou]] construct weapons,<ref name="BAP 25">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Forge]] - Lore:[[Lore:The Black Armory Papers|The Black Armory Papers]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 25|Entry 25]]''</ref> and build forges on Earth and Nessus.<ref name="BAP 41">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Lore:The Black Armory Papers, [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 41|Entry 41]]''</ref>
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| || || The terraforming of Io || The Traveler begins terraforming [[Io]].<ref name="GFC6">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''Destiny: Age of Triumph - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6|Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6]]''</ref>
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| || || || Members of the [[First Light]] colony investigate the tunnels beneath the Moon. They discover the Worms and the Hive nesting deep within but do not survive to tell the tale.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Places/Moon, [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms 2|The Ocean of Storms 2]]''</ref>
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| || || || Having observed an unexplainable [[Kepler|orbital body]] in the Oort Cloud for generations, members of the [[Aionian|AION Initiative]] journey to it and establish a small colony.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Lore:[[Lore:Tenets of AION|Tenets of AION]], [[Lore:Tenets of AION#Notes on Observation|Notes on Observation]]''</ref>
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==The Collapse==
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| || || || The Warmind Rasputin detects the sudden arrival of the Black Fleet outside the Solar System, <ref name="Darkness">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Ghost Fragment: Darkness|Ghost Fragment: Darkness]]''</ref> with the aid of the abandoned technology of the Future War Cult<ref name="Vex 5"/> and the Augurmind Soteria.{{Citation needed}} He discovers this is the Black Fleet, led by the Witness, alongside its Disciples and Savathûn. Recognizing the threat, Rasputin assumes control of humanity's [[Planetary Defense Network]].<ref name="Darkness"/>
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| || || || The Traveler makes its "final exodus" from Io, leaving the moon's terraforming incomplete and fleeing to Earth as the Collapse begins.<ref name="GFC6"/>
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| || || || Rasputin attempts to defeat the Black Fleet using all available weapons, but to no avail. In a last-ditch attempt to stop the impending doom, Rasputin enacts ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE, and prepares to fire upon the Traveler with his most powerful weapons, thereby coercing it into a "pseudoaltrusitic" defensive action, should it attempt to leave.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin|Rasputin]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 5|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 5]]''</ref> The Traveler, for reasons unknown, chooses to stay and fight.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Traveler|The Traveler]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Traveler#Ghost Fragment: The Traveler|Ghost Fragment: The Traveler]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/The Traveler, [[Grimoire:Allies/The Traveler#Ghost Fragment: The Traveler 2|Ghost Fragment: The Traveler 2]]''</ref>
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| || || || Xol, Nokris, and their brood arrive on Mars in an attempt to conquer the planet. Rasputin activates "SIBERIAN ENTROPY", freezing and trapping them below the Hellas Basin.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || || Rasputin commissions the Yang Liwei as a warship, but they refuse to take a side in the conflict. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Cosmogyre I|Cosmogyre I]]'' </ref> The battle between the Black Fleet and the Traveler, leads to the creation of a kugelblitz. It sucks the Yang Liwei into a newly formed pocket dimension made from Light and Darkness where time passes much quicker. The people aboard would lose their physical bodies and become beings of full potential. [[Mara Sov]] is the first to enter. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Cosmogyre IV|Cosmogyre IV]]'' </ref>
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| || || || As all countermeasures fail to affect the entity and defeat becomes a certainty, Rasputin decides to enact YUGA SUNDOWN and shuts down to protect itself, leaving billions of people to perish.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: [[The Dark Below]] - Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin, [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 3|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Mysteries|Ghost Fragment: Mysteries]]''</ref>
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| || || || Many of the ECHO ships are launched in an attempt to escape this apocalyptic event. However, many of them are destroyed during their flight. One of these ships containing a submind of Soteria is caught in Neptune's gravity well and crashes into the ice giant's surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Item Description: [[Into the Sunset#Lore|Into the Sunset]]''</ref>
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| || || || [[First Fleet]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Anguish of Drystan]]''</ref> or quite possibly what comes to be known as the [[Cassini]]<ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-revealed '''Multiplayer Blog''' ''Bungie's Destiny Revealed'']</ref>, is lost around the orbit of Saturn.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Spirit of Saturn]]''</ref>
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| || || || On Mercury, Venus, and Mars, dormant Vex units reacting to the Collapse reactivate and begin terraforming several worlds. While Mercury is turned into a [[Machine World]] in days.<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clRpcIHpmoY '''Youtube''': ''Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings'']</ref><ref name="Gate Lord's Eye">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref> On Mercury, [[Dendron, Root Mind]] plants the planet-sized prediction engine which would become the Infinite Forest, with Panoptes, Infinite Mind serving as its Axis Mind.<ref name="BI">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Curse of Osiris]] - [[Beyond Infinity]]''</ref> The Vex spread is temporarily stalled by the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Vex, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref><ref name="Gate Lord's Eye"/>
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| || || || A massive spacecraft bearing a sigil of Golden Age Earth on its prow crashes on an unidentified battle-scarred world where over two dozen Exo soldiers fight a titanic battle with the Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Vault of Glass 2|Mystery: Vault of Glass 3]]''</ref>
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| || || The Collapse || The Black Fleet, believed by Humanity to be the Darkness itself, arrives at Earth. The assault is led by Nezarec, who had the Veil aboard his [[The Lunar Pyramid|ship]], alongside Savathûn.<ref name="Eido">'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Eido]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmmmso_uFaU "...second-hand accounts is that Nezarec led the Witness's first assault on Earth, or, as Humans call it, "the Collapse". After the Great Machine repelled the attack, Nezarec's Pyramid crash landed on your moon."]''</ref><ref name="PP">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[Parasitic Pilgrimage]]''</ref> They precipitated the Collapse and the abrupt end of the Golden Age. Earth's defenders are steadily beaten back until humanity is threatened with extinction.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || || Despite the Black Armory's advanced weaponry, they are unable to fend of the Black Fleet's onslaught and are forced to abandon their hideouts and forges. Helga Rasmussen is killed, while Henriette Meyrin's daughter Adelaide is severely injured due to the attack. To save her daughter, Henriette agrees to have Yuki Satou upload Adelaide's consciousness into an Exo, thus creating [[Ada-1]].<ref name="BAP 92">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Lore:The Black Armory Papers, [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 92, 93, 94, 95|Entry 92, 93, 94, 95]]''</ref>
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| || || || Savathûn betrays and kills Nezarec, cursing his remains and hides the Veil away on [[Neptune]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - Nezarec: [[Root of Nightmares#Transcript|"After that witch killed me and cursed my remains, I assume that's when she whisked away the Veil to Neptune. The coveted key to the Witness's plans... and the sapid secret of its first victims. As much as I loathe her, I must applaud her efforts."]]''</ref> She tricks the Witness into sparing the Traveler.<ref name="PP"/> Humanity is saved by the intervention of the Traveler,<ref name="ign 11272012">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/28/destiny-story-details-concept-art-leaked '''IGN''': ''Bungie's Destiny Story Details, Concept Art Leaked'']</ref> which sacrifices itself to stop the Black Fleet.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> Before going dormant, the Traveler creates the [[Ghost]]s, to seek out those who can wield its Light as a weapon.<ref name = "GrimoireGhosts">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/[[Grimoire:Guardian/Ghost|Ghost]], [[Grimoire:Guardian/Ghost#Ghosts|Ghosts]]''</ref>
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| || || Crashing of the Lunar Pyramid || Nezarec's ship crashes and is buried deep beneath the Moon.<ref name="Eido"/>
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| || || The fall of a shard of the Traveler || A [[Shard of the Traveler]] lands in the [[European Dead Zone]] during its battle with the Black Fleet.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjxUFCSmaO0&feature=youtu.be&t=3m41s '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 - 5 Things You Didn't See On The Livestream'']</ref>
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| || || Birth of the Awoken || Being the first to enter and awaken in this new universe, Mara would shape the universe according to her will, choosing for her and the rest of the crew to exist as embodied entities.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Nigh II|Nigh II]]''</ref> Alice, the second to Awaken (now known as Alis), creates the planet known as the [[Distributary]] from her memories.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate I|Ecstasiate I]]''</ref> Both Mara and Alis awaken on the Distributary. Mara tricks Alis into thinking she is the one who created the rules of the new universe.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate II|Ecstasiate II]]''</ref>  They both help awaken and incarnate the other members of the crew, including Mara's brother [[Uldren Sov]], thus becoming the species known as the [[Awoken]], a humanoid species made of both Light and Darkness and immortal as long as they remain within the Distributary. Alis becomes their first queen.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate III|Ecstasiate III]]''</ref>
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|| 1.7 years after the Collapse || || || The AION Initiative colony on Kepler are cut off from Earth and would only learn about what happened 1.7 years later due to the vast distance between Kepler and Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Item Description: [[Ulterior Observation#Lore|Ulterior Observation]]''</ref>
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==Dark Age==
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===Early Dark Age===
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| || || The Beginning of the Dark Age || In the aftermath of the Collapse comes the [[Dark Age]]. It is a time of vast suffering and terrible evil.<ref name ="DarkAge">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/The City, [[Grimoire:Places/The City#The Dark Age|The Dark Age]]''</ref>
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| || || Founding of Neomuna || Members of the Ishtar Collective aboard the [[Exodus Indigo]] arrive on Neptune due to Maya Sundaresh's recommendation to pursue a Vex signal, likely coming from the stranded fragment of Soteria.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/3/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - Item Description: [[Winterbite#Lore|Winterbite]]''</ref> The researchers would discover the Veil on Neptune's surface and the submind of Soteria.{{Citation needed}} Exo members of the crew would become braindead upon approaching the paracausal entity. Maya communicates with the Veil and becomes fascinated with it, declaring it would be their "salvation." The Ishtar Collective began the construction of [[Neomuna]], using the Veil to power the city and conduct experiments.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)#Transcript|Parting the Veil: Log 2]]''</ref>
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| || || The First Human enclaves || Many survivors of the Collapse gather within secret enclaves in desperate attempts to survive. Some Awoken return to Earth and the Exos emerge but their memories have been irreparably damaged. Ghosts travel among the refugee columns, seeking the first [[Guardian]]s.<ref name="DarkAge"/>
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| || || The first defenders of the human survivors || Before the first Guardians appear, [[Takanome's Rangers|rangers]] led by the legendary [[Ayane Takanome]] protect humanity's survivors. They disappear after the Guardians become commonplace.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Takanome Ranger]]''</ref>
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| || || The arrival of the Fallen || The Fallen arrived to the Sol System in their [[Ketch]]es. The Fallen's Houses established throughout the entire System begin to loot and pillage humanity's former worlds and colonies, ending the Long Drift.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#The Fallen|The Fallen]]''</ref> The [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Kings]] settle on Earth,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House of Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House of Kings|House of Kings]]''</ref> the [[House of Wolves]] in the [[Jovians]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref> the [[House of Winter]] on Venus,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House of Winter|House of Winter]]''</ref> and the [[House of Rain]] on Mercury.<ref name="CoT1">'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Corridors of Time Part 1]]''</ref>
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| || || Discovery of the Lunar Pyramid || The House of Wolves, led by their Kell [[Inaaks]], discover the remains of Nezarec in the Lunar Pyramid. They split his corpse into different pieces to create the Dark Relics.<ref name="Nezarec">'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [https://youtu.be/O9Mlvz5jAWI?t=203 Nezarec]''</ref>
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| || || Rebirth of Lakshmi-2 || To more effectively analyze the psychic data coming from the Veil, Maya Sundaresh and Chioma Esi create a prototype to interface with the paracausal entity , designed like a "conductor" guiding a "symphony" of participants.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)#Transcript|Parting the Veil: Log 7]]''</ref> Despite the death of the volunteers during the test,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/7/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)#Transcript|Parting the Veil: Log 8]]''</ref> Maya Sundaresh continues her experiment by placing dead Exos in the Veil's interface, instead of biological human participants. Directing the data from the Exos to a central recipient. Maya creates her own mental imprint to be overlaid on the central Exo recipient. [[Lakshmi-2]] awakens, now with the mental imprint of Maya and possessing some of her memories.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/7/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)#Transcript|Parting the Veil: Log 9]]''</ref>
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| || || || Maya Sundaresh is found dead in the conductor's chair of the Veil's interface, with Chioma and the other Ishtar Collective researchers unsure of what she was attempting to do.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)#Transcript|Parting the Veil: Log 11]]''</ref> However, unbeknownst to anyone, Maya's consciousness would continue to exist within the Darkness of the Veil.<ref name="Mind-Body">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Polyphony|Polyphony]], [[Lore:Polyphony#VII. Mind-Body|VII. Mind-Body]]''</ref> Eventually, Maya would infiltrate the Vex Network under the identifier "MSUND12."{{Citation needed}}
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| || || Creation of the CloudArk || Using their studies of the Vex network, and the paracausal energy field from the Veil, the people of Neomuna create the virtual reality environment known as the [[CloudArk]].{{Citation needed}} The fragment of Soteria, known as the Occlusion, becomes a central part of the virtual reality construct.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Strider]]''</ref>
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| || || Formation of the Cloud Striders || The Neomuni citizen [[The Strider|Mikaela Julaha]] is caught in a accident with nanotechnology. Mikaela's strength and insurance would rapidly increase, but her lifespan would be severely shortened.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - Lore:[[Lore:Cloud Strider Legacies|Cloud Strider Legacies]], [[Lore:Cloud Strider Legacies#Mikaela Julaha|Mikaela Julaha]]''</ref> Others would allow themselves to undergo this procedure, becoming the [[Cloud Strider]]s. Only two Cloud Striders can exist at a time.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - Lore:Cloud Strider Legacies, [[Lore:Cloud Strider Legacies#The Maelstrom|The Maelstrom]]''</ref>
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| || || The Reawakening of the Warmind || Rasputin would be reactivated and discover Neomuna, giving it the codename of "Nefele Stronghold". [[Chioma Esi]] sends the Cloud Strider [[Stargazer]] to go to Earth to stop the Warmind from learning more. Stargazer takes Lakshmi-2 with them and uses the submind Malahayati to wipe all mentions of Neptune. Lakshmi-2 is left behind on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)#Transcript|Parting the Veil: Log 12]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - Lore:Cloud Strider Legacies, [[Lore:Cloud Strider Legacies#Laminak Li|Laminak Li]]''</ref>
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| || || The Destruction of London || The House of Devils destroy [[London]] around this time.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Lakshmi-2]]: [[Lakshmi-2#Destiny|"Another war story? I was there when the House of Devils burned London."]]''</ref>
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| || || The Arrival of the Cabal || The Cabal Empire arrived to the Sol System. The Cabal scout legions established a beachhead on Phobos, constructing their bases, [[Fleetbase Korus]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Places/Mars, [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Fleetbase Korus, Phobos|Fleetbase Korus, Phobos]]''</ref> and [[Black Shield|Firebase Thuria]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas, [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas#Black Shield|Black Shield]]''</ref> before invading Mars. Their initial intention was to mine Mars for resources, but the scope greatly expanded upon the discovery of the Vex ruins. However the Cabal soon become engaged in a massive campaign of attrition with a native Vex programming called the [[Virgo Prohibition]], who desperately attempts to protect the entrance to the [[Black Garden]] from an ever-expanding [[Exclusion Zone]]. This war will continue throughout the Dark Age and well into the City Age with little outside interference.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Vex, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref>
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| || || The arrival of the Hive || The Hive's forces, consisting of the [[Hidden Swarm]], [[Blood of Oryx]] and [[Spawn of Crota]], invaded the Moon and established their subterranean base, known as the [[Hellmouth]].{{Citation needed}}
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| || || The Appearance of the Warlords || The first humans to be resurrected by the Traveler become [[Lightbearer]]s and form the ruthless [[Warlord]]s, bringing about chaos and anarchy.{{Citation needed}}
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===Mid-Dark Age===
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| || || The Formation of the Iron Lords || Having had enough at last the tyranny of the Warlords, Lord [[Radegast]] brings Lord [[Saladin Forge]] and Lady [[Jolder]] together to end the Warlords, and forms the [[Iron Lords]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords|Iron Lords]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lord Radegast|Lord Radegast]]''</ref>
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| || || || The SIDDARTHA GOLEM Exo is raised as a Lightbearer and is given the name Felwinter by his [[Felspring|Ghost]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Winter's Guile#Lore|Winter's Guile]]''</ref> Enraged at the loss of his "son", Rasputin sends his Warsats and combat frames to kill the newly Risen-Exo. Fed up of running from Rasputin's assets, Felwinter decides to  build a home on top of a mountain which he had discovered by using a map from a Seraph Station. Felwinter calls on the Warlord [[Castor]], the ruler of the [[Felwinter Peak|mountain]] to negotiate, however he destroys Castor's Ghost and throws the Warlord off the cliff, claiming the mountain as his own and naming it Felwinter Peak.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy - Lore:[[Lore:The Liar|The Liar]], [[Lore:The Liar#THE MOUNTAIN|THE MOUNTAIN]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Theodicy War]] || The Theodicy War breaks out in the Distributary between the [[Sanguine]] and the [[Eccaleists]]. The Sanguine led by Queen [[Alis Li]] believed that the existence of their people was a gift and did not have to resolve the conflict between Light and Darkness. While the Eccaleists led by Mara Sov with the [[Diasyrm]] as her puppet leader believe that the Awoken had to play a role in the conflict.<ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Fideicide I|Fideicide I]]'' </ref><ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Heresiology|Heresiology]]'' </ref> Alis Lin steps down, and is succeeded by [[Nguya Pin]].<ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Fideicide III|Fideicide III]]'' </ref><ref name="Impotent2">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Impotent II|Impotent II]]'' </ref>
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| || || || When the Diasyrm vanished at the end of the Theodicy War, believing she was secretly murdered by Mara Sov, Eccaleist [[Sjur Eido]] barges into a court of the [[Gensym Scribes]], vowing to avenge her. Seeking to prevent another Theodicy War, they lend her resources for her mission.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Imponent I|Imponent I]]''</ref> However when Queen Pin converted to Eccaleism, Sjur Eido would enter the Queen's court and deduce which one of Pin's courtiers was Mara. However, Sjur could not bring herself to kill Mara due to her beauty. Instead Sjur challenges Mara to a "duel to the agony" against her most beloved companion, Uldren Sov.<ref name="Impotent2"/> They agree to three duals: one with knives, guns, and fighter aircraft. The first dual ends in a draw, the second went to Sjur, and the third went to Uldren. Due to this dual failing to determine the victor, Sjur submits her fate to Mara.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Imponent III|Imponent III]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Imponent IV|Imponent IV]]''</ref>
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| || || The Confrontation with the Warlord Segoth || The Iron Lords confront the Warlord [[Segoth]] as he travels to a secluded village. After a bloody battle, the Iron Lords emerge victorious and Segoth is gunned down by [[Perun]] as he attempts to escape.<ref name="Perun">'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords, [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lady Perun|Lady Perun]]''</ref>
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| || || The recruitment of Lord Felwinter || While patrolling the [[Mothyards]], Felwinter encounters the Iron Lord Timur, who tells him about SIVA. Out of a desire for peace and security, Felwinter joins the Iron Lords, and gives them his mountain where they construct the [[Iron Temple]] as their base of operations.<ref name="Felwinter">'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords, [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lord Felwinter|Lord Felwinter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Places/Earth, [[Grimoire:Places/Earth#Felwinter Peak|Felwinter Peak]]''</ref>
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| || || || Rumors circulate of a haven beneath the Traveler.<ref name = "DarkAge"/>
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| || || The Death of the Warlord Citan || Lord Felwinter meets with the Warlord [[Citan]] to broker peace. Citan refuses, and the Exo puts him down. As his Ghost revives him once more, Felwinter uses his [[Shotgun]], [[Felwinter's Lie]] to terminate them both.<ref name="Felwinter"/>
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| || || The Confrontation with the Warlord Rience || The Iron Lords challenge the Warlord [[Rience]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords, [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lady Jolder|Lady Jolder]]''</ref>
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| || || The Defense of Patch Run || Lord Saladin, while he was patrolling at the outskirts of a town called [[Patch Run]], he encountered a Fallen raiding party. A Lightbearer named [[Lady Efrideet|Efrideet]] joins with him and, together, they defend the village against the fallen until they have no ammo. After the Fallen deploy a walker over a long distance, Efrideet suggests throwing Saladin against the walker.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Item Description: [[Iron Remembrance Armor#Cloak of Remembrance|Cloak of Remembrance]]''</ref> Before he could argue, Efrideet threw him, like a Javelin, against the [[Walker]], destroying it in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Item Description: [[Iron Remembrance Armor#Mark of Remembrance|Mark of Remembrance]]''</ref> After the battle, Lord Saladin, impressed with the force and character of Efrideet, convinced her to join with his group at [[Dwindler's Ridge]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Item Description: [[Iron Remembrance Armor#Bond of Remembrance|Bond of Remembrance]]''</ref> 
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===Late Dark Age===
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| || || The expedition of Lord Timur and Lord Felwinter || Lord [[Timur]] and Lord Felwinter traverse the Arabian Shores in search of a facility belonging to Clovis Bray. While en route, they are attacked by a group of Fallen before discovering an old Clovis Bray facility in the secluded wastes.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords, [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lord Timur|Lord Timur]]''</ref>
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| || || The Formation of the Pilgrim Guard || The first [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s pledge to defend the refugees gathering to the Traveler, forming the [[Pilgrim Guard]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Mark of the Pilgrim Guard]]''</ref>
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| || || The Formation of the Sunbreakers || The Titans form the order of the [[The_Sunbreakers|Sunbreakers]].<ref> '''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Guardian/[[Grimoire:Guardian/Sub-Classes|Sub-Classes]], [[Grimoire:Guardian/Sub-Classes#Sunbreaker|Sunbreaker]]''</ref>
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| || || || Reports are made of a [[Centurion|Cabal commander]], [[Bracus Tho'ourg]], who secured the [[Buried City]] on Mars with merely a fraction of the planet's Cabal forces. The first Guardians who faced him died at some point between here and the City Age.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal Command|Cabal Command]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal Command#Bracus Tho'ourg|Bracus Tho'ourg]]''</ref>
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==The City Age==
{{main|City Age}} - Many legends rise and fall during the City Age—the Lords of Iron; Saint-14; Toland and Osiris; the Speaker; and many others—not the least of which is [[The Guardian|a single Guardian]], resurrected on the eve of the Darkness' return.

===Early City Age===
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| || || The Founding of the Last City || Survivors of the Collapse, human, Awoken, and Exo, travel from far and wide to the site of the inactive Traveler and build the [[Last City]] beneath its protective aura.<ref name="city">[https://www.destinythegame.com/game/story#page-content_content_tile '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref><ref name="pathways">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''': ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref><ref name="RA">'''Bungie (2015/9/20)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref> The [[City Age]] begins.<ref name="TCA">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/The City, [[Grimoire:Places/The City#The City Age|The City Age]]''</ref>
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| || || Foundation of the Reef || Mara Sov, [[Uldren Sov]], and [[Sjur Eido]] lead many Awoken to leave the Distributary and return to Sol.<ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Palingenesis I|Palingenesis I]]''</ref> They would arrive in the asteroid field and found the Reef.<ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Marasenna, [[Lore:Marasenna#Palingenesis III|Palingenesis III]]''</ref> Shortly after getting attacked by a [[Fallen]] Ketch, Mara Sov is crowned Queen of the Awoken. Some Awoken choose to make their way to Earth.<ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]], [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Revanche V|Revanche V]]''</ref>
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| || || Creation of the Dreaming City || Mara Sov seeks to create a safe and peaceful realm for the Awoken. Uldren Sov finds and brings the young Ahamkara, [[Riven of a Thousand Voices]] to Mara as a gift.<ref> '''Bungie (2018/8/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Awoken of the Reef, [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Telic I|Telic I]]'' </ref>. The Awoken Queen with the assistance of Riven's wish magic and constructs the [[Dreaming City]].{{Citation needed}} Riven constructs her [[Riven's Lair|lair]] in secret, hidden away from the Awoken.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || || Over time, many Ahamkara travel to the Dreaming City. At the Spine of Keres, Riven meets [[Taranis]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/19)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Wish]] - Lore:[[Lore:Gifts and Bargains|Gifts and Bargains]], [[Lore:Gifts and Bargains#First Gift|First Gift]]''</ref> Unlike other Ahamkara, Taranis did not twist his wishes and the bargains he made were safe. Taranis invites Riven to his lair in the Black Garden, she accepts. they forge a bridge between their lairs in the Dreaming City and the Black Garden, and produce whims.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/1/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - Lore:Gifts and Bargains, [[Lore:Gifts and Bargains#Second Gift|Second Gift]]''</ref>
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| || || The [[Faction Wars]] || Power struggles between various political factions for the support of the City's refugee masses escalate into a series of violent conflicts. [[Rezyl Azzir]], a great leader and champion during those days, helps unite the Risen and forms the [[Guardian]]s, gaining him further fame. Together they end the bloodshed before the City is torn apart by the civil war, and focus on a new encroaching threat: the Fallen.<ref name="RA"/>
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| || || || Ada-1 arrives at the Last City, now the last member of the Black Armory after losing Yuki,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Lore:The Black Armory Papers, [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 108|Entry 108]]''</ref> and her mother Henriette to Warlords during the Dark Age.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Lore:The Black Armory Papers, [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 171|Entry 171]]''</ref> Opening a refuge within the walls of the city, Ada offers her weapons to anyone who needs to defend themselves. However she would refuse to work with the Vanguard due to her past experiences with the Warlords.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || || [[New Monarchy]] coalesces in the wake of the Wars.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/City Factions|City Factions]], [[Grimoire:Allies/City Factions#New Monarchy|New Monarchy]]''</ref> In the aftermath, the Titans construct and defend the City's walls.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Destiny#page=guardians&panel=guardians-Titan '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny: Titan'']</ref><ref name="TCA"/><ref name="RA"/>
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| || || The founding of the Consensus || The [[Consensus]], a representative body through which the factions could pursue their agendas peacefully, is formed following the Faction Wars to jointly govern the City with the [[Speaker]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/City Factions, [[Grimoire:Allies/City Factions#Factions|Factions]]''</ref><ref name="RA"/> 
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| || || || As the City continues to rise, Rezyl and the swelling numbers of Guardians see near constant action against the encroaching Fallen.<ref name="RA"/>
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| || || The first Hive presence on Earth || The Hive begin landing [[Seeder Ship]]s on Earth in a centuries-long process intended to precede an invasion.<ref name="TDW">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Dark Within]]''</ref> Guardians eventually first learn of the Hive's presence at the [[Rusted Lands]], the future site of a [[Crucible]] arena.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas, [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas#The Rusted Lands|The Rusted Lands]]''</ref>
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| || || The exile of Toland || [[Toland]], an esteemed and highly respected [[Warlock]], is exiled from the Last City for his obsessive and dangerous studies on the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Toland's Legacy]]''</ref> He continues his work unabated.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || The first voyage to the Reef || At some point, the first known voyage to the Reef is launched.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/Races, [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Ghost Fragment: Awoken|Ghost Fragment: Awoken]]''</ref>
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| || || The expedition to Ceres || [[Dead Orbit]] launches an expedition in the Reef to [[Ceres]] where a [[A-113|space station]] had been discovered. However, an Awoken patrol ship spots them and cripples their ship, forcing them to move to the space station. None returns except a Ghost.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/City Factions, [[Grimoire:Allies/City Factions#Ghost Fragment: Dead Orbit|Ghost Fragment: Dead Orbit]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Six Fronts]] || The first major attack weathered by the City. Four orders of Titans led by the Iron Lords defended six different approaches against an overwhelming enemy force. None of the orders faltered, and what could have been a disastrous defeat would instead become a decisive victory.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Mark of the Six Fronts]]''</ref> At this time, the Iron Lords become known for their invincible patrols.<ref name="Iron Banner">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Activities/[[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Playlists|Crucible Playlists]], [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Playlists#Iron Banner|Iron Banner]]''</ref> Towards the battle's end, two Firebreak commanders including Lord Radegast,{{Citation needed}} led a march against the Fallen and reclaimed five miles of scorched ground beyond the City's walls.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Mark of the Sortie]]''</ref>
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| || || || Lord Timur and Felwinter would continue his search for SIVA,<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords, [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lord Timur|Lord Timur]]''</ref> eventually discovering the coordinates of Site 6 in a [[Seraph Bunker]]. Although Felwinter doubted the information as he believed correctly that it was bait from Rasputin, they would report their findings to the rest of the Iron Lords.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy - Lore:The Liar, [[Lore:The Liar#THE LURE|THE LURE]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy - Lore:The Liar, [[Lore:The Liar#THE MISTAKE|THE MISTAKE]]''</ref>
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| || || || Upon discover the location of Site 6, the Iron Lords, having grown to the hundreds (including the [[Iron Wolves]]), decide to travel to Site 6 with the hopes of using SIVA to build starships and colonies. Despite Felwinter's attempts to reason with Rasputin, the Warmind would respond by activating defense mechanisms, including SIVA against them. Hundreds of Iron Lords and Wolves are killed, with only eight reaching the replication chamber. Ultimately all eight Iron Lords except Saladin sacrifice themselves to contain SIVA within the Site after it proves uncontrollable to even Rasputin.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin, [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment Rasputin 6|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 6]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA, [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.5|Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.5]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA, [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.6|Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.6]]''</ref><ref name="Plaguelands">'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Plaguelands]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[Beauty in Destruction]]''</ref> Only Saladin and Efrideet would survive devastating wrath of SIVA. Efrideet had not participated in the battle and had left Earth alongside other fellow Lightbearers who embraced pacifism.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Dawn - Lore:[[Lore:Constellations|Constellations]], [[Lore:Constellations#Searching|Searching]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords, [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lady Efrideet|Lady Efrideet]]''</ref> Rasputin would withdraw his countermeasures and begin to observe the Guardians. However, he would be heartbroken over the fact that he had killed Felwinter and the unfixable damage that he had caused.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || || The Speaker appoints [[Osiris]] as [[Vanguard]] Commander despite the [[Concordat]]'s objections and dire claims<ref name="Osiris">'''Bungie  (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/Osiris|Osiris]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Osiris#Osiris|Osiris]]''</ref> following the battle of Six Fronts.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || The formation of the Six Coyotes || The [[Six Coyotes]], a legendary fireteam of [[Hunter]]s, make the first survey beyond the Cosmodrome [[The Wall|wall]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Legend of Six Coyotes]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Coyote's Luck]]''</ref>
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| || || The Formation of Cayde-6's crew || [[Cayde-6]], alongside [[Andal Brask]], [[Shiro-4]] and another Hunter, made a crew and take actions out of the City. They ran scout parties to search for survivors and lead them back to the City, mapped lost sites and hunted Fallen. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde|The Man They Call Cayde]], [[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde#First Stake|First Stake]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Man They Call Cayde, [[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde#Fold|Fold]]''</ref>
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===Mid-City Age===
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| || || [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] || The Ahamkara are made extinct by order of the Vanguard to prevent Guardians from self-destruction.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Legends 3|Ghost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Salicin Fen#Gauntlets|Salicin Fen]]''</ref> The Warlocks preserve some Ahamkara bones and fossils for study,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/Classes, [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref> and a few Hunters adorn their armor with scales.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Ahamkara Scale]]''</ref> Riven and Taranis are the only survivors of this hunt and are separated, but they continue to whisper to each other. Mara Sov wishes for Riven to be trapped within the Keep of Voices to keep her contained.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/1/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - Lore:Gifts and Bargains, [[Lore:Gifts and Bargains#Third Wish|Third Wish]]''</ref>
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| || || || Warlord [[Naeem]] learns from Shaxx of an Ahamkara he had slain known as Hefnd. Seeking the power to start anew, she arrives at the castle where Hefnd was buried and greets the dead Ahamkara, wishing for his kindness. She attempts to convince him to allow her to use his bones to grant wishes to villages, to make up for her past as a ruthless Warlord, however Hefnd would refuse as it would barely feed his hunger. Naeem would then propose that she would face the consequences of the wishes, Hefnd agrees and a bargain is struck.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - Item Description: [[Zira's Shell#Lore|Zira's Shell]]''</ref> Overtime a friendship forms between the two of them. However the House of Kings attack the castle and kill Naeem, in her final breath she wishes that her vengeance follows them into the grave.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[In the Shadow of the Mountain#Step 5|In the Shadow of the Mountain: Step 5]]''</ref>
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| || || || Rezyl Azzir goes to the Moon to "''search [for] nightmares''", and finds Hive Wizard [[Xyor, the Unwed|Xyor]], the Blessed<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Legends and Mysteries: Rezyl Azzir|Legends and Mysteries: Rezyl Azzir]]''</ref> He kills her consort and takes his chitin as a trophy to adorn [[Rose]].<ref name="Fall">'''Bungie (2017/3/28)''', ''Destiny: Age of Triumph - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Legend: Rezyl Azzir - The Triumphant Fall|Legend: Rezyl Azzir - The Triumphant Fall]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Battle of Burning Lake]] || The Hive invade Earth and make first contact with the Guardians. Though the Guardians successfully repel the invasion, [[Shaxx]] attempts to dissuade the Consensus from ordering a counterattack, arguing that the Hive's power needed to be understood before a proper offensive could be launched.<ref name="Raze-Lighter">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Inventory/[[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy Weapons|Heavy Weapons]], [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref> In the years after, he begins developing the lost art of swordsmithing, reverse-engineering the dreaded Hive blades for use by Guardians.<ref>''Bungie (2015/9/15)'', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy Weapons#Bolt-Caster|Bolt-Caster]]''</ref>
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| || || [[Great Disaster]] || The Guardians launch an audacious offensive to reclaim the Moon from the Hive. The [[Ascendant Hive]] warrior Crota, the son of their God-King Oryx, brutally repels the attack, personally leading the Hive's forces and killing scores of Guardians with his fabled [[Cleaver#Sword of Crota|sword]]. Humbled, the Vanguard orders a full retreat and declares the Moon off-limits, hoping that the Hive will lose interest and refrain from invading Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/Moon, [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#The Ocean of Storms|The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/Moon, [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms|Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/Classes, [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref>
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| || || || Within the Ascendant Plane, two Knights - one of Oryx and Xivu Arath engage in a duel. Proving to be equally matched, the Knights decide to cast themselves into the Sea of Screams to let its current decide their fate. This results in one of Crota's champions failing to receive a significant amount of tribute, which leads to his defeat against a sergeant of Xivu Arath. Due to losing a significant amount of temples and tributaries, Crota decides to sleep in his throne world to recover his tithes. He attaches his soul to an Ascendant crystal, so he can quickly return once his strength has returned,<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/14)''', ''[[Weblore]]:[[Weblore:Shadowkeep|Shadowkeep]] - [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Dust|Dust]]''</ref> and entrust his sword with the [[Swarm Princes]].<ref name="TSOC">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Sword of Crota]]''</ref>
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| || || The Tragedy of the First Crota Fireteam || Seeking to avenge their lost allies and her lover [[Wei Ning]], [[Eriana-3]] leads a fireteam of Guardians consisting of [[Eris Morn]], [[Vell Tarlowe]], [[Omar Agah]], [[Sai Mota]], and Toland to the Moon to hunt down Crota. They camp out at the [[Anchor of Light]],<ref name="Wakening">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - [[The Wakening]]'' </ref> and enter the Temple of Crota after hearing the screams of [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]]. They are confronted by Alak-Hul, Verok, and their spawn. Underestimating his foes, Vell Tarlowe becomes overwhelmed by the spawn and is slain by Alak-Hul.<ref name="EoME">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Enemy of My Enemy]]'' </ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [[Darkblade Helm]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Item Description: [[Mark of the Duskborn]]''</ref>  The fireteam is separated, with Eriana-3 and Sai in one group, and Eris, Toland, and Omar in the other.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive|Exalted Hive]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Hand of Crota|Hand of Crota]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Eyes of Crota|Eyes of Crota]]''</ref> Toland seeks out Ir Yût, Deathsinger, the song kills him and casts his soul to the Ascendant Plane.<ref name="Hellmouth 1">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Places/Moon, [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth|Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth]]''</ref> Omar is captured by the Heart of Crota, who uses his Light to feed unborn Hive,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Heart of Crota|Heart of Crota]]''</ref> resulting in his soul being transferred into an insect-like creature.<ref name="Xeno">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Item Description: [[Xenophage#Lore|Xenophage]]''</ref> Sai is killed by Omnigul,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Item Description: [[Acolyte Rung]]''</ref> and Eriana-3 arrives at the entrance of Crota's Throne World and meets her demise to Ir Yût.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Places/Moon, [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth 2|Ghost Fragment: Hellmouth 2]]''</ref> Only Eris would evade the Hive's wrath, losing her Ghost [[Brya]] and her eyes, surviving in the Hive's tunnels for years before escaping and later becoming one of [[Ikora Rey]]'s [[The Hidden|Hidden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies|Tower Allies]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#Crota's Bane|Crota's Bane]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Grimoire:Activities/[[Grimoire:Activities/Raids|Raids]], [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota's End|Crota's End]]''</ref>
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| || || The Tragedy of Kabr's fireteam || A fireteam consisting of [[Praedyth]], [[Pahanin]], [[Kabr, the Legionless|Kabr]] lands on Venus and breaches the Vault of Glass, hoping to destroy Atheon, along with whatever secrets the Vex have hidden there, and return to the City in glory. The assault is a disaster, as Kabr's team encounters [[The Templar]], whose impregnable shields and powerful weapons force the team deeper into the Vault of Glass.<ref name="Vault of Glass">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Activities/Raids, [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Vault of Glass|Vault of Glass]]''</ref> Only Pahanin escapes the Vault.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy Weapons#Super Good Advice|Super Good Advice]]''</ref> One member, Praedyth, is trapped by the Vex and lost in time.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Praedyth's Door|Mystery: Praedyth's Door]]''</ref><ref name="Paradox">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Paradox]]''</ref> Kabr himself is not killed, but instead goes mad, becoming obsessed with the Vex, fashioning armor and weapons from their corpses.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Kabr Suit#Kabr's Forceful Greaves|Kabr's Forceful Greaves]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Kabr Suit#Kabr's Wrath|Kabr's Wrath]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Kabr Suit#Kabr's Brazen Grips|Kabr's Brazen Grips]]''</ref> In the end, Kabr does not die but is assimilated by the Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Kabr Suit#Battlecage of Kabr|Battlecage of Kabr]]''</ref> In his last act, Kabr creates the [[Aegis]], a weapon capable of piercing the Templar's shields so that future fireteams will not meet his fate.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Activities/Raids, [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Relic: The Aegis|Relic: The Aegis]]''</ref>
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| || || The disappearance of Kauko Swiftriver || [[Kauko Swiftriver]], The Hunter Vanguard, disappeared without a trace. His disappearance left the Hunters without a Hunter Vanguard for the next two years.<ref name="Turn">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Man They Call Cayde, [[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde#Turn|Turn]]''</ref>
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| || || The First contact of Cayde's crew with Taniks || Two years after the disappearance of Kauko Swiftriver,<ref name="Turn"/> Cayde-6's crew are targeted by [[Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks]] and in the first encounter the mercenary fallen killed [[Nian Ruo]] and left [[Lush]] without a Ghost.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Man They Call Cayde, [[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde#Raise|Raise]]''</ref>
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| || || The Dare between Andal Brask and Cayde-6 || Andal Brask and Cayde-6 make a dare, whoever failed to kill Taniks would have to become the new Hunter Vanguard.<ref name="Turn"/>
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| || || The Hunt for Taniks || Andal Brask and Cayde-6 took the hunt for Taniks. At the same time, Osiris and the Speaker sent [[Saint-14]] to kill Taniks, but Cayde-6 killed him first.<ref name="WTA">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Man They Call Cayde, [[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde#Winner Take All|Winner Take All]]''</ref>
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| || || Andal Brask, new Hunter Vanguard || Andal Brask lost the Dare and became the Hunter Vanguard.<ref name="WTA"/>
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| || || The Exile of Osiris || Osiris begins to tire of repetitive strike missions and seemingly unproductive sessions with the Cryptarch before he is eventually noticed by the Speaker, who makes him his apprentice. Osiris' desire for truth, however, about the purpose of Guardians and the nature of Darkness causes division.<ref name="Osiris"/> His subsequent misuse of resources and the diversion of Guardians from their duties would result in the Speaker sending him to exile shortly after the Battle of Twilight Gap,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Item Description: [[Mark of the Exile]]''</ref> as the Speaker believed he had become as obsessed with the Vex as Toland had with the Hive.<ref name="Osiris"/> After a bitter argument with the Speaker,{{Citation needed}} Osiris is exiled from the Tower, and Ikora Rey replaces him as the Warlock Vanguard.<ref name="CoF">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - Item Description: [[Curse of Foresight#Lore|Curse of Foresight]]''</ref>
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| || || The [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]] || The Fallen leads the combined might of the united Houses of Devils, Kings, and Winter in an assault against the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House of Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref> The battle is joined at [[Twilight Gap]], just outside the City's walls. Vanguard Commander Lord Saladin Forge coordinates the City's defenses with his students Commander Zavala and Lord Shaxx.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies, [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#Iron Banner Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> Though many Guardians fall in the ensuing battle, the united Fallen Houses are driven off with heavy casualties. In the aftermath of the Guardians' hard-won victory, the outermost sections of the City are evacuated and converted into fortifications, and the Vanguard decides to take a more proactive stance in fighting the forces of the Darkness by deploying strike teams against high-value enemy targets.<ref name="TCA"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Sanction Six]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Cloak of the Shadowjacks]]''</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref>
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| || || The Crusade of Saint-14 || After Twilight Gap, the legendary Titan and Exo Saint-14 rallies an army of Guardians to attack the Fallen surrounding the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Cloak of the Skypillar]]''</ref> His campaign is successful and Fallen attacks on the City temporarily abate. During the campaign, he fights and kills [[Solkis, Kell of Devils]].<ref name="TCA"/><ref name="Saint 14">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Legend: Saint-14|Legend: Saint 14]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Arihant#Helm|Arihant]]''</ref> Shortly thereafter, he goes in search of Osiris at the behest of the Speaker, heading for Mercury.<ref name="Saint 14"/> Saint-14 enters the Infinite Forest and comes into conflict with the [[Descendants]], who create [[Agioktis, Martyr Mind]] to drain Saint-14's Light. The Great Titan eventually meets his end. <ref> '''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - Item Description: [[Perfect Paradox#Lore|Perfect Paradox]]''</ref> Zavala becomes the Vanguard Commander and Titan Vanguard after Saint-14's disappearance.<ref name="CoF"/>
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| || || The [[Reef Wars]] || As Twilight Gap rages on Earth, the Awoken of the Reef, allied with the Nine, subdue the powerful [[House of Wolves]]. Battles include the Hildian Campaign and the Raze of Amethyst.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Wolves' Bane]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Grayor, Wolf Assassin|WANTED: Grayor, Wolf Assassin]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/wanted-drevis-wolf-baroness-2 Wanted: Drevis, Wolf Baroness]''</ref> After their Kell [[Virixas, Kell of Wolves|Virixas]] is killed, a brutal civil war among the Wolves ensues which sees [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]] emerge as the new Kell. Following Skolas's capture at the Cybele Uprising, the Wolves surrender and swear fealty to Queen Mara Sov rather than be totally destroyed.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Mark of the Wolves]]''</ref> The Queen seals their nobility in the [[Prison of Elders]] and allows the rest to serve as her personal guards and servants.<ref name="GF:The Queen">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/The Queen, [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Her Mercy]]''</ref>
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| || || The Exile of Petra Venj || [[Petra Venj]] is exiled to the Last City to serve as the Queen's Emissary as penance for murdering 9 Guardians and their Ghosts because of a miscommunication between the Awoken and the Vanguard. Sometime during this exile, she writes a letter asking to come home.<ref name="Queen's Wrath">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Allies/The Queen, [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Petra Venj, Queen's Wrath|Queen's Wrath]]''</ref><ref name="Emissary">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies, [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#The Queen's Emissary|The Queen's Emissary]]''</ref>
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| || || || Following the Reef Wars, the Cabal commander [[Valus Trau'ug]] attempts to authorize an invasion of the Reef. When he is denied by his superiors, Trau'ug massacres his own officers in an act of mutiny and leads his most loyal soldiers against the Queen. Trau'ug fails utterly as both he and his [[Broken Legion]] are interned in the Prison of Elders by unknown means.<ref name="Trau'ug">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal Command, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal Command#Valus Trau'ug|Valus Trau'ug]]''</ref>
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| || || || In the aftermath of the Reef Wars and the Twilight Gap, numerous rogues and outcasts of the Fallen houses band together to form the [[House of Exile]] on the moon and start to plunder the Hive fortress there.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House of Exile|House of Exile]]''</ref>
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| || || The Uprising of the Concordat || The Concordat attempts a coup against the Consensus, fighting a battle against the New Monarchy at [[Bannerfall]]. In the wake of their defeat, the faction and their [[Lysander|founder]] are expelled from the City. The Vanguard and the Speaker then approve the ascension of Future War Cult to replace the Concordat.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas, [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas#Bannerfall|Bannerfall]]''</ref><ref name="GF:City Age">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Places/The City, [[Grimoire:Places/The City#Ghost Fragment: The City Age|Ghost Fragment: The City Age]]''</ref>
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| Approximately 126 years before the SIVA Crisis || || The Faction Accords || The negotiations known as the Faction Accords occurred. Andal Brask was involved in the process. Ikora Rey achieved the first recorded 25-match win streak in the [[Crucible]]. The Centaur planetoid Nessus re-enters the Solar System after an unexplained delay.<ref name="GFC6"/>
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===Late City Age===
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| || || The Death of Andal Brask || Andal Brask, the Hunter Vanguard, falls in battle with the vicious Fallen mercenary Taniks. Cayde-6 reluctantly assumes Brask's post in memory of his deceased friend.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies, [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#Hunter Vanguard|Hunter Vanguard]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks, the Scarred]]''</ref>
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| || || The investigation of the Dust Palace || [[Holborn's Host]] investigates the [[Dust Palace]] on Mars, seeking a Warmind. While preparing for their assault on the Dust Palace, Holborn discovers a lost Ghost and attempts to communicate with it before inviting it to join them on their mission. The "sick" Ghost then wanders off, and Holborn continues on his quest.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/Classes, [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Titan|Ghost Fragment: Titan]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin, [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin|Ghost Fragment:Rasputin]]''</ref> 
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| || || The Fall of Rezyl Azzir || Rezyl Azzir becomes Dregen Yor, corrupted by the Hive trophies he has collected, and begins his campaign of destruction.<ref name="Fall"/> 
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| || || The Campaign of Dredgen Yor || Dredgen Yor murders fellow Guardians and civilians alike.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Ghost Fragment: Thorn|Ghost Fragment: Thorn]]''</ref> His victims include the Crucible champion [[Thalor]] and the Hunters Pahanin and [[Jaren Ward]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Item Description: [[Mark of Contention]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Item Description: [[Cloak of Dredgen Yor]]''</ref><ref name="GF:Last Word 3>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3]]''</ref>
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| || || The Death of Dredgen Yor || Yor is finally killed by Jaren Ward's adopted son, [[Shin Malphur]] and his handgun [[The Last Word]] after a fateful duel.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Ghost Fragment: The Last Word|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 2|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 2]]''</ref><ref name="GF:Last Word 3"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Primary Weapons#Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 4|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 4]]''</ref> All information relating to Rezyl becoming Dregen Yor is redacted by the Vanguard for fear of a demoralization. Only Shin and the Vanguard knew the truth.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || The formation of the [[Shadows of Yor]] || Shin Malphur, realizing that Guardians will still be swayed by Yor's legacy, partners with [[Teben Grey]] and forms the [[Shadows of Yor]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/1/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Lore:[[Lore:The Book of Unmaking|The Book of Unmaking]], [[Lore:The Book of Unmaking#III: Self|III: Self]]''</ref> He takes on the name "Zyre Orsa", also known as "Dredgen Vale" and he used the Shadows of Yor to determine which Guardians were beginning to be swayed away from the Light. With the Vanguard's assistance, the Shadows of Yor become an established threat and begins to attract Yor cultists. Malphur begins hunting down those who join the Shadows, culling the weak and corruptible Guardians who would be easily swayed by the Darkness's powers. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter - Lore:[[Lore:For Every Rose, a Thorn|For Every Rose, a Thorn]], [[Lore:For Every Rose, a Thorn#Revelations and Invitations|Revelations and Invitations]]''</ref>
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| || || || [[Fireteam Tuyet]] traverses the Ishtar Sink in search of Vex secrets. Unfortunately, the Vex find them first and Tuyet is lost in a last stand on the [[Shattered Coast]]. The intel they recover though is later used to forge [[Pocket Infinity]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Inventory/[[Grimoire:Inventory/Special Weapons|Special Weapons]], [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special Weapons#Pocket Infinity|Pocket Infinity]]''</ref>
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| || || || An unknown Hunter recons the Ishtar ruins searching for the Fallen House of Winter's Kellship. She is ambushed by Fallen troops before finally locating their Ketch. Rather than assaulting it herself, the Hunter instructs her Ghost to alert the Vanguard that [[Draksis, Winter Kell]] is at the [[Cinders]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Guardian/Classes, [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Hunter|Ghost Fragment: Hunter]]''</ref>
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| || || Creation of the Black Heart || Cloud Strider [[Rohan]] enters the Black Garden, a mysterious realm outside of space and time occupied by the [[Sol Divisive]], a Vex collective that serves the Witness. He witnesses the [[Conceptual Mind]] create the [[Black Heart]] using a "seed" planted by the Witness. He concludes that the Heart was the Sol Divisive's failed attempt to create a replica of the Veil. The Neomuni council refuse to take action.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - Item Description: [[Deterministic Chaos#Lore|Deterministic Chaos]]''</ref>
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| || || || The Black Heart, despite being flawed, and failing to create the link the Witness desired, still shared a connection with the Traveler. This connection would create a cosmic static within the flow of Light and Darkness, weakening the Traveler.{{Citation needed}} The Sol Divisive would prepare the [[Sol Progeny]] in their attempt to extend the Black Heart's powers into the Vault of Glass.{{Citation needed}} Uldren experiences the Heart's corruption after entering the Black Garden from a Vex gate at the [[Valley of the Kings]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:The Forsaken Prince|The Forsaken Prince]], [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Through the Gate|Through the Gate]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#After the Heart .7C Part II|After the Heart | Part II]]''</ref>
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==The Young Wolf's Ascension==
{{main|Destiny}} -  Based on the ''Rise of Iron's'' background and introduction, the in-game events can be extrapolated to three years, with ''Rise of Iron'' taking place a year after ''The Taken King''.
===''Destiny'' ===
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|rowspan="30" | Centuries after the Collapse<ref group=note>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/28/destiny-story-details-concept-art-leaked '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny Story Details, Concept Art Leaked''] stated, back in 2012, that the events of ''Destiny'' are set 700 years from the present day. If we are to take this literally, then starting from ''Destiny''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release, the ''Destiny'' story begins September 9, 2714. However, this information relies on a document that was leaked to IGN and claims, among other things, that the Traveler is an alien space ship, and also calls the Guardians "knights".</ref> || 9 September || [[A Guardian Rises]] || A [[The Ghost|Ghost]] finds and revives its [[The Guardian|Guardian]] in the Cosmodrome just as the "Darkness" threatens to return to the Sol System and finish what it started during the Collapse. While seeking a ship capable of taking them to the [[Last City]], the Guardian is forced to fend off hordes of the Fallen of House Devils, before finally locating an Arcadia Class [[Jumpship]] in [[Dock 13]]. Ghost repowers the ancient craft, and the Guardian takes off for the [[Tower]] as the [[Elisabeth Bray|Exo Stranger]] looks on.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[A Guardian Rises]]''</ref>
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| || [[Restoration]] || The Guardian returns to the Cosmodrome in search of a [[NLS Drive|warp drive]] to restore their ship's ability for interplanetary travel. Accessing an old information hub, Ghost leads the Guardian back to where they found their ship in order to reclaim a Warp Drive from [[Riksis, Devil Archon]]. The Guardian succeeds in defeating him and returns to the Tower to meet with the Speaker. Back at the Tower, the Speaker confides in them that the Darkness is returning and tasks the Guardian with joining the others in pushing back the Darkness until the Traveler can be restored.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Restoration]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Dark Within]] || The Speaker asks Guardians to look into the renewed Fallen activity near the old [[Skywatch]]. The Guardian infiltrates the [[Lunar Complex]] and discovers the Hive have returned to Earth, before confronting and killing the Hive Wizard [[Gotra, Eir Spawn|Gotra]].<ref name="TDW"/>
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| || [[The Warmind]] || The Vanguard reports that the Fallen are tearing into machines all over the Cosmodrome. Convinced they are not just looting the place, the Guardian investigates and discovers the Warmind Rasputin is still alive and keeping the Fallen from accessing the Array.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Warmind]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Last Array]] || The Guardian tracks down codes to raise an ancient array to connect with the other long-lost Golden Age colonies. After fighting off the Hive, the Guardian reactivates the Array and Rasputin swiftly takes control, connecting with defense constructs all across the system.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Last Array]]''</ref>
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| || || On Mars, an Exo Guardian sent by Cayde-6 hunts [[Valus Ta'aurc]] by the sound of his radio traffic. Observing a clash between a Vex battalion and Cabal fortifications, a "LIDAR" sweep is sensed by the Exo; moments later, a railgun or ram accelerator in orbit fires, sending thousands of metal "flechettes" to cause havoc among the Cabal and Vex.<ref name="Rasputin 2">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin, [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2]]''</ref> Other places elsewhere on Mars are presumably destroyed by Rasputin's weapons.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Dark Beyond]] || The Guardian picks up the trail of another Guardian who went dark searching for a way into the [[Hellmouth]]. After hacking the [[Anchor of Light|colony base]], the Guardian travels to the [[Temple of Crota]] where they fight off members of the [[House of Exile]] and the Hive, before killing [[Vurok, Eir Spawn]]. The Guardian recovers the dead Ghost and learns that the Hive are raising an army to invade Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Dark Beyond]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Devils' Lair]] || Zavala orders a fireteam of Guardians to assault [[The Devils' Lair (location)|the Devil's Lair]] and kill their [[Prime Servitor]] [[Sepiks Prime]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Devils' Lair (strike)|The Devils' Lair]]''</ref>  
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| || [[The World's Grave (mission)|The World's Grave]] || In an attempt to uncover what the Hive are planning, the Guardian infiltrates the [[The World's Grave]] and kills [[Kranox, the Graven]]. The Guardian's Ghost then steals as much data as possible before the two return to warn the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The World's Grave (mission)|The World's Grave]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Sword of Crota]] || Infiltrating the Hellmouth once more, the Guardian claims the [[Sword of Crota]] and defeats the [[Swarm Princes]]. With its makers slain, the Sword shatters.<ref name="TSOC"/>
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| || [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)|Shrine of Oryx]] || Following a lead from the vanished Warlock Osiris, the Guardian searches the darkest corners of the Hellmouth for the fabled [[Shrine of Oryx]]. After killing [[Frigoris, Exiled Baron]] and his Fallen crew, the Guardian defeats [[Sardok, Eye of Oryx]] and destroys the Shrine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)|Shrine of Oryx]]''</ref>
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| || [[Chamber of Night (mission)|Chamber of Night]] || The Speaker broadcasts an urgent transmission to all Guardians claiming that a Hive ritual is draining the Traveler's Light. The Guardian returns to the Hive temple and after receiving a message from the Exo Stranger, inviting them to come find her if they are successful, kills the [[Siphon Witch]]es, effectively preventing them from stealing any more of the Traveler's Light. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Chamber of Night (mission)|Chamber of Night]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Summoning Pits]] || A Guardian fireteam descends into the depths of the Hellmouth and kills [[Phogoth, the Untamed]] before the Hive can unleash it on the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Summoning Pits]]''</ref>
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| || [[A Stranger's Call]] || Following the Stranger's coordinates, the Guardian travels to Venus where they are ambushed by the Vex. After defeating the Vex forces in the vicinity, the Guardian meets with the Exo Stranger, who tells them that they must find the Black Garden and rip out its heart to allow the Traveler to heal. Before the Guardian can ask any more questions, the Exo Stranger is contacted by someone unknown before teleporting away.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[A Stranger's Call]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Awoken]] || Arriving at the Reef, the Guardian seeks an audience with the Queen and is informed that they must obtain the eye of a Vex [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Gate Lord]] to enter the Black Garden. The Queen then charges the Guardian that they owe her in exchange for her information, and the Guardian acknowledges.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Awoken]]''</ref>
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| || [[Ishtar Collective (mission)|Ishtar Collective]] || The Guardian travels to an old research station of the Ishtar Collective, and analyzes a Vex mind core, giving them vital intel on the nature of the Vex as well as the means with which to summon a [[Gate Lord]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Ishtar Collective (mission)|Ishtar Collective]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Archive]] ||While at the Ishtar Academy, the Guardian kills [[Grayliks, Winter Baron]] and secures an ancient Golden Age [[Archive]] for the [[Cryptarch]]s.<ref name="TheArchive">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Archive]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Nexus]] || A fireteam of Guardians descends far below the Ishtar Academy and slays [[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]], dealing a devastating blow to Vex efforts and delaying Venus' transformation into their network.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#Theosyion, the Restorative Mind|Theosyion, Restorative Mind]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Nexus]]''</ref>
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| || [[Scourge of Winter]] || Raiding the House of Winter's hideout, the Guardian assaults the Ketch of their leader and kills [[Draksis, Winter Kell]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Scourge of Winter]]''</ref>
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| || [[Winter's Run]] || A Guardian fireteam is sent to stop the Fallen House of Winter from restoring the soul of [[Aksor, Archon Priest]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Winter's Run]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Eye of a Gate Lord]] || The Guardian reaches the [[Endless Steps]], summoning and slaying Zydron, Gate Lord.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref> Returning to the Reef, the Guardian brings the Gate Lord's head before the Queen who gifts its eye to them in sympathy for their Traveler. She then gives them the coordinates to the Black Garden including a way to repower the Gate Lord's eye.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[A Key Awaits]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Exclusion Zone (mission)|Exclusion Zone]] || The Guardian infiltrates a Cabal survey post and secures their research into the Vex [[Spire]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Exclusion Zone (mission)|Exclusion Zone]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Buried City (mission)|The Buried City]] || The Guardian clears out the Cabal occupying the ruins of Freehold and explores what remains.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Buried City (mission)|The Buried City]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Garden's Spire]] || Battling their way through a Cabal hardpoint, the Guardian reaches the Garden's Spire and kills [[Primus Sha'aul]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Garden's Spire]]''</ref> 
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| || [[A Rising Tide]] || While en route to the Garden, the Guardian shuts down a series of Vex [[Transfer Gate|gates]] beneath the [[Tharsis Junction|subway tunnels]] of Freehold, and discovers that the Vex are being summoned to protect the Black Garden.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[A Rising Tide]]''</ref>
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| || [[Cerberus Vae III (strike)|Cerberus Vae III]] || Commander Zavala tasks Guardians with taking out Cabal High Command and sends a fireteam to lead an assault on the Cabal [[Imperial Land Tank]] and take out their leader Valus Ta'aurc, breaking the Cabal's grip on the lost city of Freehold.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Cerberus Vae III]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Dust Palace (strike)|Dust Palace]] || The Cabal also unleash the [[Psion Flayers]] to locate one of Rasputin's usurped AI cores buried in the [[Dust Palace]] to attempt to break his control over Mars' defenses.<ref name="Rasputin 2"/> In response, a Guardian fireteam is deployed to secure it. The Flayers are defeated and Rasputin locks down the machine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Dust Palace]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Black Garden]] || Successfully recharging Zydron's Eye, the Guardian is transported to the Black Garden. Within the Black Garden, the Guardian confronts the [[Sol Progeny]] and defeats them, destroying the Black Heart in the process. Back on Mars, the Guardian is summoned to the Tower, where the Speaker gives a victory speech. Meanwhile, the Exo Stranger converses with the Guardian inside the [[Tower#Tower Hangar|Hangar]] and gifts them with her [[The Stranger's Rifle|Rifle]] before leaving abruptly again. The Guardian then repowers their ship and takes off into orbit as they prepare for their next mission.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Black Garden]]''</ref>
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| 16 September || [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]] || Using data from a reclaimed Ishtar archive,<ref name="TheArchive"/> a [[Raid]] fireteam of Guardians follow in Kabr's footsteps and pierce the Vault of Glass. They slay the mighty Templar and its [[Oracle]]s, avoid the [[Gorgons]], and confront Atheon, Time's Conflux in the Glass Throne. Using [[the Aegis]] they defeat the Vex overseer and break the Vex's control over the Vault.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]]''</ref>
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| 23 September || || The Reef begins offering bounties for high-profile Fallen targets.<ref name="Queen's Wrath"/><ref name="Emissary"/>
|}

===''[[The Dark Below]]''===
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| || || Eris Morn returns to the Tower, warning of an impending Hive invasion led by a soon-to-be-resurrected Crota. She tasks the Guardian with killing Crota's disciples.
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| 9 December || [[Fist of Crota]] || Under Eris' direction, the Guardian searches the Cosmodrome for [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] and slays the Hive general within the waterlogged caves of the [[Grottos]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Siege of the Warmind]] || As the Hive lay siege to one of Rasputin's war bunkers, the Guardian repels them, successfully securing the old Warmind within its vault once more.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - [[Siege of the Warmind]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Wakening]] || The Guardian halts a Hive ritual on the Moon intended to resurrect Crota.<ref name="Wakening"/>
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| ||  || Before launching an attack against Omnigul, the Guardian hunts and defeats the [[Eyes of Crota|Eyes]], [[Heart of Crota|Heart]], and [[Hand of Crota|Hand]] of Crota in Old Russia.
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| || [[Will of Crota]] || A team of Guardians track down and kill Crota's last general, Omnigul, temporarily halting the Hive invasion of Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - [[Will of Crota]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Undying Mind (strike)|The Undying Mind]] || [[The Undying Mind]] attempts to summon back the Black Heart but is destroyed by a team of Guardians despite its efforts to seal the Black Garden outside of time again.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - [[The Undying Mind (strike)|The Undying Mind]]''</ref>
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| 21 January || [[Crota's End]] || A team of six Guardians infiltrates the Hellmouth and enters Crota's realm, the [[Oversoul Throne]]. They kill [[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]], and confront and bring an end to the Son of Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below - [[Crota's End]]''</ref>
|}

===''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|The House of Wolves]]''===
{{Main|Wolf Rebellion}}
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|| || The Wolf Rebellion || Mara Sov gives [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]] to the Nine as a gift, in an attempt to appease them over sending the [[Crow (device)|Crows]] into their territory to search for [[Kaliks Prime]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/The Queen, [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref> However, Skolas is freed, possibly with the aid of the Nine,<ref name="Fate">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Fate of Skolas|Mystery: Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> Skolas unites the House of Wolves back under his leadership and declares himself the Kell of Kells, seeking to become the ruler of all Fallen Houses.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment:Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> The House of Wolves rebel against the Reef. Mara Sov opens the Reef for the Guardians to assist her in hunting the wolf traitors.{{Citation needed}}
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|| 19 May || [[A Kell Rising]] || The Guardian arrives on [[Venus]] to stop Skolas from taking control of the [[House of Winter]]. However, they fail, as the House of Winter pledge their allegiance to the Kell of Kells. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[A Kell Rising]]''</ref>
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| || || The renegade Wolf, [[Skoriks, Archon-Slayer]], is hunted and eliminated by Guardians after killing one of his own [[Archon]]s.<ref name="Skoriks">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Skoriks, Archon-Slayer|WANTED: Skoriks, Archon-Slayer]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[The Archon-Slayer]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Shadow Thief]] || Taniks, the Scarred is killed by a fireteam of Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[The Shadow Thief]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Silent Fang]] || Skolas' [[Silent Fang]] is stopped from usurping power from the House of Devils.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[The Silent Fang]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Ruling House]] || The Guardian, meanwhile, stops the House of Wolves from seizing control of the House of Kings.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[The Ruling House]]''</ref>
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| || [[Wolves' Gambit]] || Skolas' Wolves begin attacking Vex strongholds across the Ishtar Sink and break into the Vault of Glass attempting to augment their army with its mysterious technology, before being foiled by the Guardian. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[Wolves' Gambit]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Queen's Ransom]] || The Guardian then tracks Skolas to the Vex Citadel where he has begun pulling the entire House of Wolves through time in a last effort to unite the Fallen. After a final battle atop the Citadel, Skolas is captured and sent to face the Queen.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[Queen's Ransom]]''</ref>
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| || [[Prison of Elders]] || By order of the Queen, a fireteam of Guardians is sent to clear the prison of Elders of her "trophies", including [[Kaliks Reborn]], [[Urrox, Flame Prince]], [[Qodron, Gate Lord]] and Valus Trau'ug.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[Prison of Elders]]''</ref>
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| || [[Skolas' Revenge]] || Skolas is killed in the Prison of Elders at the hands of a fireteam by order of the Queen.
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===''[[The Taken King]]'' ===
{{main|Taken War}}

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| || || Petra Venj detects the Hive [[Dreadnaught]] orbiting the rings of Saturn and orders all Reef assets to mobilize,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive Arsenal|Hive Arsenal]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive Arsenal#Dreadnaught|Dreadnaught]]''</ref> following a conversation between Queen Mara Sov, Eris Morn, and presumably Osiris on Oryx's imminent arrival.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Allies/The Queen, [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen 2|Ghost Fragment: The Queen 2]]''</ref> Mara Sov creates her own [[Eleusinia|Throne World]] using Riven's wish magic.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:The Dreaming City|The Dreaming City]], [[Lore:The Dreaming City#Throne|Throne]]''</ref>
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| || [[Battle of Saturn]] || The [[Taken War]] begins with the [[Battle of Saturn]], as the Awoken space fleet engages the Dreadnaught and a small fleet of [[Hive Warship]]s escorted by thousands of [[Tombship]]s; Uldren Sov leads his fighter wings to scatter the Hive fleet whilst from behind the Queen and her [[Techeun]] Coven summon the [[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbingers]],<ref name="TCW">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[The Coming War]]''</ref> as part of a predetermined plan.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Allies/The Queen, [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#The Coven|The Coven]]''</ref> The Harbingers destroy much of Oryx's fleet, ripping through enemy vessels with ease, but leave no marks upon the Dreadnaught itself. Oryx ends the battle by firing his ship's main cannon, destroying both his and the Queen's fleets in a single Pyrrhic stroke and forcing him to forestall his advance.<ref name="TCW"/> The Queen and major parts of Reef leadership, including Paladins and Techeuns are considered missing in action.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Inventory/Special Weapons, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special Weapons#Telesto|Telesto]]''</ref>
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| || || The Techeuns, [[Shuro Chi]], [[Sedia]], and [[Kalli]] are Taken due to the essence from the Dreadnaught. The Taken invade the Dreaming City. <ref> ''Bungie (2018/9/4)'', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Item Description: [[Reverie Dawn Suit#Reverie Dawn Casque / Helm / Hood|Reverie Dawn Casque / Helm / Hood]]''</ref> Oryx encounters the Ahamkara Riven and bargains with her, wishing to Take her away. Riven is Taken and her identity appears to merge with Oryx's will. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Item Description: [[Great Hunt Suit#Hood of the Great Hunt|Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>
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| || Scattering of the Clutch || Taranis sneaks into the Dreaming City and discovers that Riven and many of their eggs have been Taken. Returning to his lair in the Black Garden, Taranis chooses to nobly sacrifice himself, making his own wish to scatter his and Riven's uncorrupted clutch until someone could protect them, resulting in his death.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - Lore:Gifts and Bargains, [[Lore:Gifts and Bargains#Last Bargain|Last Bargain]]''</ref>
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| || || Uldren Sov survives the Battle of Saturn and is corrupted, likely a result of his battle with Oryx. He believed Mara had survived the battle as he could still sense her and begins to fall to madness <ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#After the Fall|After the Fall]]'' </ref>
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| || || [[Primus Ta'aun]] suspends all Cabal mining operations and recon on [[Phobos]] pending investigation of a trans-Jovian threat, while mysterious anomalies are reported across the Skyburners' Keep.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Ghost scan: [[Ghost scan#Phobos|PHO-FBK-6]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Ghost scan: [[Ghost scan#Phobos|PHO-FBK-7]]''</ref>
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| 15 September || [[The Coming War]] || The Vanguard intercepts a distress signal on all channels, broadcasting from the [[Skyburners]] fortress of [[Fleetbase Korus]] on Phobos. The Guardian is dispatched to investigate, but upon their arrival, they find the Skyburners have been slaughtered. Oryx reveals himself to the Guardian, willing into existence the first wave of his army of corrupted Cabal and Hive called the Taken, led by [[Syrok, Word of Oryx]]. The Vanguard scrubs the mission and orders the Guardian to return. Fighting through hordes of Taken, the Guardian finally reaches the [[transmat]] zone where their ship is waiting and escapes.<ref name="TCW"/>
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| || || The Vanguard discusses the arrival of Oryx's Dreadnaught over a hologram Ghost collected,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Ghost scan: [[Ghost scan#Phobos|PHO-FBK-5]]''</ref> analysing its weapon to find a way to slip past while reflecting upon Mara Sov's sacrifice. Eris Morn interrupts them, proclaiming that her "stone" has spoken for the first time since Crota's defeat and has told her Oryx was coming to finish what his son started. Cayde-6 leaves the discussion to "see about a ship".<ref name="TCW"/>
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| || || Realizing the Taken to be too deadly a threat to take lightly, the Vanguard send Guardians to rediscover the lost powers of their forebearers and unlock their third subclass. Hunters learn to harness the [[Void]] and become [[Nightstalker]]s,<ref name="RangerLost">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[A Ranger Lost]]''</ref><ref name="RangerFound">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[A Ranger Found]]''</ref> Warlocks travel to Mars and mediate upon the [[Arc]] to become [[Stormcaller]]s,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[A Spark in Shadow]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Bottle the Arc]]''</ref> and Titans explore Mercury in search of the mercenary Sunbreakers only to find they were obliterated by the Vex, before reigniting the forge with the help of the Sunbreakers' Third Empyreal Magistrate [[Ouros]].<ref name="March">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[A March of Fire]]''</ref><ref name="Bound">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Bound by Fire]]''</ref>
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| || [[Cayde's Stash]] || Cayde-6 directs the Guardian to one of the dead [[colony ship]]s in Old Russia, where he had previously hidden a modified [[NLS Drive|stealth drive]] capable of getting the Guardian past the superweapon and into the Dreadnaught to face Oryx. Upon touching down in [[The Blast]], just outside of the Fallen House of Devils' lair, the  Guardian discovers that the Taken have already reached Earth and have begun overwhelming the Fallen. After defeating an [[Echo of Oryx]], and retrieving the stealth drive, the Guardian returns to the Tower.<ref name="Stash">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref>
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| || || In the Hangar, Cayde convinces [[Amanda Holliday]] to install the stealth drive on Eris' ship and arrange a "test flight" for the Guardian to infiltrate the Dreadnaught in order to establish a beachhead after disabling its super weapon.<ref name="Stash"/>
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| || [[The Dreadnaught]] || With the stealth drive equipped, the Guardian travels to Saturn and reaches the Dreadnaught. Just as the drive malfunctions, causing the Dreadnaught to destroy Eris' ship, the Guardian is transmatted onto the Dreadnaught by their Ghost. They then proceed to disable the superweapon and establish a transmat zone for reinforcements before returning to the Tower. During which, they discovered the Skyburners had rammed their ship, the [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], into the Deadnaught to establish a beachhead. Cayde leaves to speak with Eris about the loss of her ship.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[The Dreadnaught]]''</ref><ref name="SB">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Shield Brothers]]''</ref>
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| || [[Enemy of My Enemy]] || The Guardian breaks into the crashed Dantalion Exodus VI and steals information that the Cabal have secured on Oryx. The Guardian fights their way to a portal called the Rupture, and after defeating an Echo of Oryx discovers they must become Ascendant to enter. During which, Primus Ta'aun would be Taken.<ref name="EoME"/>
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| || [[Lost to Light]] || The Guardian travels back to the Moon where they obtain a shard of the Hive crystal used to hold Crota's soul and defeat its [[Baxx, Hand of Oryx|Gravekeeper]], but are discovered by Oryx, who sends his Taken after them. While escaping the Guardian stumbles upon an open entrance to [[Wolfship Kaliks-Syn]] and rids the ship of Taken.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Lost to Light]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Promethean Code]] || The Guardian then goes to collect more stealth technology from Rasputin to infiltrate Crota's funeral. Along the way, the Guardian eliminates a [[Bracus|Taken Centurion]] and collects a mysterious item.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[The Promethean Code]]''</ref>
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| || [[Last Rites]] || The Guardian enters Crota's netherworld, sneaks their way to his tomb and acquires enough of his essence to become Ascendant. Crota's sisters lead a procession of [[Deathsinger]]s in the dirge, along with a full contingent of guards, but the Guardian is successful in their mission. They are discovered by Oryx, however, and he sends his Taken—Ta'aun and Baxx among them—to kill the Guardian. Eris intervenes and transports the Guardian to safety.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Last Rites]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Regicide]] || Armed with Crota's soul, the Guardian returns to the Dreadnaught and, using the Essence, can pass through the Rupture and confront the Taken King before subsequently destroying his physical form and forcing his soul to retreat to his Throne World. Afterwards, Eris takes apart [[Willbreaker]] and retrieves a shard.<ref name="Regicide">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Regicide]]''</ref>
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| || [[Dread Patrol]] ||In the wake of the Dreadnaught campaign, Commander Zavala tasks Cayde-6 with establishing patrol beacons across the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Dread Patrol]]''</ref> 
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| || [[Shield Brothers]] || Guardians prevent a Cabal assault team led by [[Valus Tlu'urn]] and [[Valus Mau'ual]] from blowing up the Dreadnaught's core, saving the entire system from certain doom.<ref name="SB"/>
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| || [[Outbound Signal]] || Dead Orbit detects a transmission coming from the Skyburners's ship, and Zavala sends Guardians to put an end to it. During the op, [[Vro'ourn, Fist of Oryx]] is killed. They learn the transmission was a  distress signal to the head of the Cabal Empire and believe it reached its intended target.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Outbound Signal]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Activities/[[Grimoire:Activities/The Taken King|The Taken King]], [[Grimoire:Activities/The Taken King#Outbound Signal|Outbound Signal]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Taken War: Earth]] || The Guardian clears out a coven of [[Taken Wizard]]s rooted in the Cosmodrome.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Blighted Coven]]''</ref> After killing a number of Taken Champions, the Guardian destroys an Echo of Oryx in the King's Watch, breaking their hold on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Kings of Decay]]''</ref>
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| || [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]] || Guardians answer Rasputin's call for aid in fending off a Fallen attack led by [[S.A.B.E.R.-2]], a giant super-powered [[Heavy Shank|Shank]], as the Devils attempt to gain control of the [[Warsat]] network.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Fallen S.A.B.E.R.]]''</ref>
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| || [[Paradox]] || On Venus, Guardians return to the emptied Vault of Glass hoping to rescue Praedyth from his timeless prison, but discover that a Vex Hydra tasked by Oryx to co-opt the Nexus' power, is blighting and corrupting the Vex network. Luckily for the Vex, [[Morphon, Blighted Mind]] is destroyed by Guardians and Praedyth is freed from their control, with his centuries-old remains being found in a small room within the deepest parts of the Vault.<ref name="Paradox"/>
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| || [[Entropy's Pinnacle]] || On Venus, Ikora Rey tasks the Guardian to travel to the Vex Citadel and destroy the source of the Taken [[Blight]] on Venus. At the top of the Citadel, [[The Guardian]] faces and kills an Echo of Oryx. With the defeat of the Echo, the Vanguard control the situation on Venus.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Entropy's Pinnacle]]''</ref>
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| || [[Tenebrous Tunnels]] || After defeating the Taken forces on Earth and Venus, Commander Zavala tasks the Guardian to assault the tunnel system beneath the old city of Freehold, on Mars. The Guardian travels to Tharsis Junction and discovers an entrance to the Black Garden and a Taken infestation. Fearing the possibility that the Taken could reform the Black Heart, the Guardian fights against the Taken forces and discovers the presence of an Echo of Oryx. However, the Echo escapes.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Tenebrous Tunnels]]''</ref>
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| || [[Fear's Embrace]] || After discovering that the Echo of Oryx of Mars is located on Phobos, Zavala tasks the Guardian to eliminate him. The Guardian fights against the Taken and defeats the Echo, securing a decisive victory.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Fear's Embrace]]''</ref>
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| || [[Summoner's Circle]] || The Guardian travels to the Dreadnaught to stop the creation of a powerful Taken Warbeast and slays [[The Infantine]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Summoner's Circle]]''</ref>
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| 18 September || [[King's Fall]] || A fireteam led by the Guardian, infiltrates Oryx Ascendant Realm,<ref name="King's Fall">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[King's Fall]]''</ref> kills his [[Warpriest]], the [[Ogre]] [[Golgoroth]], and his daughters the Deathsinger twins, before finally facing the Taken King himself. After a titanic battle, the Taken King is finally defeated once and for all.<ref name="King's Fall"/> Eris tasks one of the Guardians with collecting certain items from the Hive gods, and rewards them with a [[Touch of Malice|Hive weapon]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[The Road to King's Fall]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Shattered Past]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Hunger Pangs]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Sunless Cell]] || [[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]] is found aboard Oryx's Dreadnaught and is slain in his [[Dreadnaught|Sunless Cell]] by a Guardian fireteam tasked by Eris Morn to eliminate a contender for the Osmium Throne.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[The Sunless Cell]]''</ref>
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| || [[Echo Chamber (strike)|Echo Chamber]] || The Guardians stop [[Theosyion, the Restorative Mind]] from bringing back Sekrion, Nexus Mind from the past and completing its transformation of Venus.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Echo Chamber]]''</ref>
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| || [[Winter's Run]] ||Guardians destroy a Taken infestation blighting the House of Winter's Lair while searching for a missing Archon prisoner and kill [[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Winter's Run]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Wolves of Mars]] || Variks asks the Guardian to investigate increased Fallen activity on Mars. After taking out [[Keldar, Archon Priest]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[The Wolves of Mars]]''</ref> they learn the House of Wolves are attempting to establish a new den on Mars in the former [[The Legion's Keep|keep]] of the Blind Legion, resulting in conflict with local Cabal forces.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[A New Den]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Knock, Knock]]''</ref> Fighting their way into the base, the Guardian finds the Wolves had rebuilt one of their Prime Servitors, [[Orbiks Prime]], to lead them. They successfully destroy it, scattering the House of Wolves once more.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Prime's Path]]''</ref>
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| || [[At The Gates]] || A Taken Warbeast, [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]], attempts to rally the remaining Taken from the Hellmouth and flees after being engaged by the Guardian.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Pretender to the Throne]]''</ref> The Guardian retrieves Echos by killing Taken and discovers Malok's location. However, Eris instructs them to kill Malok rather than imprison him, believing him to be too great a threat to contain.<ref name="AtG">'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[At The Gates]]''</ref> A strike team eliminates him in a last stand at the Shrine of Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Blighted Chalice]]''</ref>
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| || Tyrants of the Reef || Following the end of the [[Taken War]], a group of [[Dreg]]s cast out from the House of Exile, led by [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] form the "Scorned [[Baron]]s". They terrorize the Awoken, and the Fallen Houses of the Reef, ultimately playing a role in the demise of the House of Wolves through the destruction of their [[Servitor]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:Most Loyal|Most Loyal]], [[Lore:Most Loyal#Roll Call|Roll Call]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:The Lawless Frontier|The Lawless Frontier]], [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier#Anguish, Ten-Fold|Anguish, Ten-Fold]]''</ref>
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===''[[Rise of Iron]]''===
{{main|SIVA Crisis}}

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| || [[Owl Sector#Transmission Incident|The Transmission Incident]] || Field reports are made from Guardians whose armor have become infested with "tech mites", which manifest as swarms of colorful specks that swirl around their heads. Unable to contain the mites' spread among the Guardians, the [[Owl Sector]] and Vanguard instead implemented a quarantine on the [[Last City]] to prevent non-Guardians' exposure.<ref name="OSR">'''[[Owl Sector Records]]'''</ref>
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| ||  || Bypass Authority [[Berriole]] travels to the Dust Palace to learn the origin of the tech mites. Following a set of tracks to a lab, she finds various locked storage cabinets had been cut or blasted open. Further investigation yields the mites were linked to a Clovis Bray project overseen by a Dr. [[Zarin Shirazi]] who worked under Dr. Willa Bray and that the tech mites were actually a nanomachine therapy to improve subjects' intelligence and strength for the Golden Age's colonization effort. After sealing Shirazi's lab, however, Berriole becomes aware that the tracks which led to the lab appeared to have been made by Fallen, implying that a group of Fallen (possibly the [[Splicers]]) were responsible for the incident. Eventually, a third of all Guardians become affected by at least one variety of tech mite, prompting the Vanguard to further tighten the City's quarantine.<ref name="OSR"/>
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| || || The Owl Sector's Liaison to the Vanguard, [[Shun Li]], accidentally becomes exposed to a sample of tech mites and loses consciousness soon after, forcing his fellow operative [[Ramos]] to take on the duties of Acting Liaison. Fortunately, the countermeasure to the tech mites is discovered among Shirazi's records, and the combined efforts of the Owl Sector's research corps, the Hidden, and the Techeuns succeed in replicating it. Shun is revived, and the cure is administered to the Guardians, much to their dismay. With the crisis ended, the Owl Sector is returned to standby status.<ref name="OSR"/>
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| || || The SIVA Crisis begins when the Fallen House of Devils begins digging into old Golden Age research labs all over the system, eventually returning to the Cosmodrome while shifting massive amounts of resources to a previously dark region of Old Russia. Concerned the SIVA Plague may have been discovered by the House of Devils and unleashed upon the Cosmodrome, Lord Saladin personally leads the counterattack to contain the threat.<ref name ="KOTM">'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[King of the Mountain]]''</ref>
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| 20 September || [[King of the Mountain]] || A [[Devil Splicers|Fallen]] force captures [[Felwinter Peak]]. Unable to get there in time, Lord Saladin orders the Guardian to secure the observatory at the top before it is too late. After defending the mountaintop from several waves of Fallen forces, the Guardian reaches the [[Vostok Observatory|Iron Temple]] before defeating [[Sepiks Perfected]] in the courtyard, keeping the Fallen from the temple long enough for Saladin to arrive with reinforcements, but Sepiks escapes.<ref name ="KOTM"/>
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| || [[The Walls Come Down]] || Lord Saladin then sends the Guardian to pursue Sepiks Perfected into a transformed Cosmodrome to learn the extent of the SIVA outbreak. In the Cosmodrome, the Guardian encounters the Hive who are being driven into the open somehow. The Guardian then seeks out a monitoring station responsible for keeping the sensor grid online and retrieves vital sensor logs that provide valuable insight into the Fallen activity. <ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Walls Come Down]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Plaguelands]] || Pushing further into the Cosmodrome, the Guardian discovers that the Fallen have taken control of several Golden Age gun positions near the [[Bunker Triglav]]. Upon reaching the Bunker, the Guardian destroys two SIVA-enhanced shield generators before disabling the enemy guns.<ref name="Plaguelands"/>
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| || || Back at the Iron Temple, Lord Saladin meets with the Guardian and tells them the story of the Iron Lords, and how they attempted to co-opt SIVA against all of Rasputin's attempts to stop them (including eliminating all but nine of the Iron Lords in the process). In the end, revealing how SIVA ultimately corrupted many of the Iron Lords by turning their weapons and armor against them, forcing [[Jolder]] to seal herself and all of the Iron Lords except for Saladin within the Bunker rather than let SIVA escape. Saladin then realizes the Fallen have not yet mastered SIVA, and sends the Guardian to meet with [[Tyra]], a Cryptarch well versed in the origins of SIVA, and also one who might know the source of the Fallen's discoveries.<ref name="Plaguelands"/>
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| || [[Download Complete]] || The Guardian then travels to an old Clovis Bray research lab following a hunch from [[Timur]], who believes the answer to the Fallen's weakness may lie with the ancient SIVA prototypes. After clearing the facility of the Cabal, the Guardian locates an old archive that reveals information on several types of nanotech designed for differing purposes. The Guardian is then attacked by a Cabal force which they promptly eliminate before returning to the Iron Temple.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[Download Complete]]''</ref> 
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| || [[The Iron Tomb]] || Communing with the Guardian, Lord Saladin informs them that [[Shiro-4]] has analyzed the Clovis Bray data and found a way to temporarily disrupt the Splicers' control over it. The Guardian is then tasked to descend into the SIVA replication complex to cut its ability to replicate itself. On the way, they reverse the power cells in the SIVA reactor, temporarily cutting off the Splicer's SIVA supply. Infiltrating [[The Archon's Keep]], the Guardian descends deeper into the facility and after confronting Remnants of Jolder, Felwinter and, destroys the SIVA Replicator via a self-destruct mechanism.<ref name="IronTomb">'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Iron Tomb]]''</ref>
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| || || Returning to the Iron Temple once more, the Guardian returns Jolder's broken helmet to Lord Saladin who thanks the Guardian and subsequently gifts them a Sword, pronouncing the Guardian as the next generation of Iron Lord.<ref name="IronTomb"/>
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| || [[The Abomination Heist]] || A Guardian fireteam descends into the Hellmouth to stop the Devil Splicers from stealing unborn Hive Ogres for their crazed rituals, and eliminate them, killing the Hive Abomination the Devils nearly took.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Abomination Heist]]''</ref>
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| || [[Bad Blood]] || Having observed that the Hive have begun hitting the Splicers near a beached Tanker, Shiro tasks the Guardian with discovering why they are at each other's throats. The Guardian arrives at the [[Giant's Husk]], expecting to encounter hostilities, but finds the Hive engaged in all-out war. After the Guardian recovers a coded relay from a defeated Devil Splicer, Shiro deduces that the Hive may be attempting to reclaim something stolen and tasks the Guardian with exploring the Overpass for further clues. Working off of the pointers obtained from their exploration, the Guardian takes off for the Archon's keep in search of Hive or Fallen activity. At the keep, the Guardian discovers the Fallen Splicers are experimenting with the Hive, prompting them to seek out the Splicer's High Priest to end his madness.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[Bad Blood]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Wretched Eye]] || [[Kovik, Splicer Priest]] invades a Hive nest located within Bunker Triglav. After a team of Guardians destroy a network of [[SIVA Node]]s, which are augmenting the Silos' old defense protocols and keeping the facility sealed tight, they descend into the Hive Nest and kill Kovik, as well as a captive Hive [[Kovik's Monster|Ogre]] the Fallen Priest had infused with SIVA.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Wretched Eye]]''</ref>
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| || [[Sepiks Perfected]] || A fireteam of Guardians tracks down Sepiks Perfected again and kills both it and [[Dresiks, Splicer Baron]] in the Devils' Lair. A trio of augmented Captains—the [[Shock Captain]]; the [[Splicer Scorch Captain]]; and the [[Null Captain]]—are methodically eliminated.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Devils' Lair (strike)|Speiks Perfected]]''</ref>
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| 23 September || [[Wrath of the Machine]] || Guardians infiltrate [[Foundry 113]] and defeat the Splicers' surviving duumvirate of [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]] and his second-in-command [[Vosik, the Archpriest|Vosik]] inside their [[Perfection Complex]]. With Aksis and his followers gone, the Devil Splicers are neutralized.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Will of Crota: Revisited]] || Omnigul returns and the Vanguard tasks the Guardian to go and eliminate her once and for all.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/12/13)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Will of Crota: Revisited]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Shadow Thief: Revisited]] || Brokering an alliance with Taniks' crew the Splicers resurrect Taniks the Scarred using SIVA, augmenting him into [[Taniks Perfected]]. Shortly after, a team of Guardians eliminate him.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/12/13)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Shadow Thief: Revisited]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Nexus: Revisited]] || The Vex finally discover how to manifest their ontological power outside of the Vault and augment Sekrion with it, but are unable to keep the Taken from corrupting the Mind, transforming it into [[Sekrion, Subverted Mind]]. A team of Guardians, with the aid of [[the Aegis]], destroy both it and the Taken, and any lingering Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/12/13)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[The Nexus: Revisited]]''</ref>
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| || [[Age of Triumph]] || Believing that the Darkness has been pushed back, the Last City celebrates the Age of Triumph.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE214bxKjP0 '''YouTube''': ''DESTINY - AGE OF TRIUMPH OPENING CINEMATIC'']</ref>
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| || || Emperor Calus learns of Ghaul's plans, and, seeing an opportunity for revenge, sends his [[Shadows of Calus|Shadows]] to assassinate Dominus Ghaul.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Fulminator Suit#Robes of the Fulminator|Robes of the Fulminator]]''</ref> However, the plan fails, and the Shadows are killed one by one.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Lore:The Chronicon, [[Lore:The Chronicon#DCV.|DCV.]]''</ref> With no other opposition left, Ghaul continues into the [[Solar System|Sol]] system.{{Citation needed}}
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| || The Departure of Eris Morn || Eris Morn departs from the City, searching for knowledge to fight the Hive. Before leaving, she visited [[Asher Mir]] in a hospital to see him one last time.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''Destiny: Age of Triumph - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Eris Morn|Ghost Fragment: Eris Morn]]''</ref>
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==The Red War==
===''[[Destiny 2]]''===
{{main|Red War}}

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| || Formation of the House of Dusk || Uldren Sov allows himself to be captured by the House of Kings so he can raise an army. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/3/28)''', ''Destiny: Age of Triumph - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4]]''</ref> The Mad Prince is brought to [[Craask, Kell of Kings]], who submits to him and asks him for his assistance in uniting the Fallen. Uldren agrees, he unites the remnants of the Houses of Devils, Wolves, Winter, and Exile to form the [[House of Dusk]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/3/28)''', ''Destiny: Age of Triumph - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6]]''</ref>
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| || Heir to the Taken Throne || Savathûn gains control of the Taken by using Quria to create a simulation of Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Toland: [[Toland/Quotes#Shattered Throne quotes|"Quria is the key. The mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself."]]''</ref>
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| || Fellow Schemers || Savathûn infiltrates the Dreaming City and reveals herself to Riven, who has retained some of her free will after Oryx's death, but was left directionless.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Item Description: [[Great Hunt Suit#Gloves of the Great Hunt|Gloves of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> Riven asks Savathûn to "take up those strings," the Witch Queen accepts, gaining a new purpose, Riven becomes capable of exerting her influence outside of the Dreaming City.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Item Description: [[Great Hunt Suit#Boots of the Great Hunt|Boots of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>. The Taken Ahamkara begins to worm her way into Uldren Sov's mind, impersonating his sister, and quickening the corruption within him.{{Citation needed}}
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| 28 August || The fall of the Last City || Two years after the Taken War, the Cabal Empire would respond to the losses suffered at the hands of Guardians by dispatching the Red Legion, led by Ghaul, to launch a major invasion of Earth. The Red Legion attempted to steal the Traveler's Light, severing its connection from the Guardians with a [[Traveler Cage|cage]]. This attack would completely devastate humanity's last safe city and the Tower, forcing the survivors to scatter. Hundreds of Guardians perished in the assault, and [[The Speaker]] went missing during the invasion.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Homecoming]]''</ref>
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| || The Salvation of the Fire Victorious|| [[Callisto Yin]], a titan of the [[Firebreak Order]], saves the most sacred relic of her Order from the hands of the Red Legion.<ref name="FVS">'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - Item Description: [[Fire Victorious Shell#Lore|Fire Victorious Shell]]''</ref> 
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| || The extinction of the Stoneborn Order ||The Titan order known as the [[Stoneborn Order]] resists the Red Legion on the walls of the City even without their light. They fell slaughtered by the Cabal and became extinct.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Fortress Field Suit#Fortress Field Plate|Fortress Field Plate]]''</ref>
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| || The extinction of the Sunbreakers ||The Titan order known as [[The Sunbreakers]] are slaughtered by the Red Legion on Mercury after they lose their light. The order is in actuality extinct.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Item Description: [[Hallowfire Heart#Lore|Hallowfire Heart]]''</ref>
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| 2 days after the Last City's fall || || The Guardian awakens, having survived the fall from [[The Immortal]]. Badly wounded, the Guardian makes their way through the now-abandoned  Last City and finds their Ghost. Learning that the Red Legion are hunting and executing Lightless Guardians and that the Vanguard has ordered the evacuation of Earth, the Guardian leaves the City behind and ventures into the wilderness.<ref name="Adieu">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Adieu]]''</ref>
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| 4 days after the Last City's fall || || After trekking for many miles in the City Outskirts, the Guardian realizes they are being led in a certain direction by a [[Louis|hawk]]. Finding a campsite littered with the corpses of killed Guardians, the Guardian scavenges a submachine gun and fights off a pack of [[War Beast]]s.<ref name="Adieu"/>
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| 1 week after the Last City's fall || || The Guardian reaches [[Twilight Gap]], still following the hawk, and kills another War Beast pack led by a [[Legionary]]. After missing a jump and falling into a canyon, the Guardian is awoken by [[Suraya Hawthorne]], who has helped many civilian City refugees find and repair old jumpships. The group departs for a [[The Farm|safe haven]] in the distant European Dead Zone.<ref name="Adieu"/>.
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| || [[Spark]] || Heeding a strange vision, the Guardian ventures into a corrupted area surrounding a massive Shard of the Traveler that broke off during the Collapse. Defeating a starving band of Fallen scavengers from the House of Dusk, the Guardian's Ghost reconnects to the Light through a fragment of the Shard. Once more empowered, the Guardian defeats the Fallen band and their leader, [[Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - Spark''</ref>
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| || [[Calling Them Home]] || To strengthen the communication network established by [[Devrim Kay]] and Hawthorne in the European Dead Zone, The Guardian is tasked to place signal amplification nodes across the EDZ. The Guardian destroyed the Fallen jamming devices in the Outskirts and ultimately traveled to Sojourner's Camp to place another node for the network, defeat the Fallen there, and secure their supplies for the Farm.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Calling Them Home]]''</ref>
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| || [[Combustion]] || After assisting Devrim Kay and Hawthorne in setting up a comms signal network that will help more refugees find the Farm, the Guardian learns that Commander Zavala has relocated to Titan with another group of survivors and is planning a counterattack against the Red Legion.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Combustion]]''</ref>
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| || [[A Frame Job]] || The Guardian, aided by Hawthorne and Devrim Kay, embarked on a mission to instigate conflict between the Red Legion and the Fallen to keep them busy during the Guardian's absence.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[A Frame Job]]''</ref>
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| || [[Hope]] || Upon arriving at the [[New Pacific Arcology]], Zavala and Deputy Commander [[Sloane]] informed the Guardian that their plans had been thrown into disarray by an unforeseen [[Hive]] infestation. The Guardian helps them secure the facility's command center and restore its power.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Hope]]''</ref>
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| || [[Riptide]] || The Guardian is tasked with restoring power. They succeed in encountering and killing members of [[Savathûn's Brood]] and the House of Dusk to restore power to the station.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Riptide]]''</ref>
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| || [[Thief of Thieves]] || A group of Fallen, who had followed Zavala, Sloane and the other survivors to Titan, have broken into the Control Center in [[Siren's Watch]] and stolen various supplies from Commander Sloane. The Guardian is tasked to recapture the stolen supplies from the fallen thieves. After reaching them, The Guardian eliminated the crew and recovered the supplies.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Thief of Thieves]]''</ref>
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| || [[Bad Neighbors]] || A conflict between the Hive and Fallen erupted on Titan and to prevent the destruction of the old structures of [[The Rig]] from a Fallen bomb, the Guardian is tasked to intervene and intercept the Fallen. After defeating the fallen, who were creating the bomb, The Guardian's Ghost then decided that the bomb could still be useful against the Hive nests at Tidal Anchor. Ghost used the Fallen's bomb components to craft his own bomb, which the player then used to destroy a Hive "Resonator" device, luring out the Hive in Tidal Anchor and killing all their forces.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Bad Neighbors]]''</ref>
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| || [[Deathless]] || A Hive Knight, known as [[Takul-Dar, the Unbreakable]], has been harassing Sloane's repair crews. To stop his attacks Sloane tasked The Guardian to kill him. The Guardian traveled into the [[Solarium]] to track him down, but discovered that the Knight was successively reincarnated by a Hive ritual. To stop his constant reincarnation, The Guardian defeated all the wizards responsible for the ritual. After defeating them, The Guardian finally killed Takul-Dar permanently.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Deathless]]''</ref>
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| || [[Siren Song]] || The Hive produced gravitational waves by Hive magic to destabilize the Arcology. To counteract the Hive's attack, the Guardian tracked the waves back to their source, a Hive summoning ritual. After defeating all Hive forces, The Guardian interrupted the ritual.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Siren Song]]''</ref>
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| || [[Utopia]] || Commander Zavala and Sloane intercepted an encrypted high-priority Red Legion signal which they hope will provide them some insight into how to combat the Cabal. To decrypt the signal, Zavala ordered The Guardian to traverse deeper into the Arcology and retrieve a Golden Age CPU to crack the signal. Unfortunately, the signal revealed that the Red Legion had brought in the Almighty, a superweapon designed to shatter suns and destroy systems. In light of this overwhelming threat, Zavala asked the Guardian to locate the missing members of his fireteam: Cayde-6 and Ikora Rey.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Utopia]]''</ref>
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| || [[Looped]] || The Guardian traveled to Nessus, the source of a strangely-amplified signal believed to be from Cayde-6. In the [[Arcadian Valley]], the Guardian encountered a Golden Age AI, [[Failsafe]], the sole survivor of the ''Exodus Black'' expedition launched centuries ago. Failsafe confirmed that "the Cayde unit" is on the planetoid, but is trapped in a Vex teleporter network; Failsafe broadcasted the distress signal in the hopes that someone else would arrive to rescue Cayde. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Looped]]''</ref>
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| || [[Six]] || After tracking Cayde, the Guardian frees him from the network by stealing the original teleporter pad Cayde used, then defeats a band of Fallen before they breach Failsafe's core. Cayde reveals he wanted the teleporter to board Ghaul's ship and assassinate him, an act that would almost certainly have been a suicide mission but is brightened up when told that Zavala needs him back. Cayde directs the Guardian to Io to find Ikora Rey.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Six]]''</ref>
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| || [[Exodus Siege]] || Zavala detects a Fallen scout near the Exodus Black. After killing the scout, the Young Wolf learns of a planned attack on the Exodus Black. They repel the attack and find the Fallen's lair, which is protected with barriers enhanced with Vex tech. The Guardian manages to break through and destroy their servitors.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Exodus Siege]]''</ref>
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| || [[Hack the Planet]] || The Ghost has a plan to hack Nessus' core (which contains vex data) and needs Failsafe's help. However, the Vex imprison her in a cube and the Young Wolf has to save her. Ultimately, they manage to save her.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Hack the Planet]]''</ref>
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| || [[Deep Conversation]] || Failsafe comes up with a fake Vex ID for a friendly Ghost however The Vex soon want to have conversations with him and want to kill The Guardian because they think the ghost is being held hostage by Young Wolf. THEY manage to finish gathering data.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Deep Conversation]]''</ref>
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| || [[Lost Crew]] || Failsafe tasks the Guardian with what happened to two former members of her crew who left after an argument with the captain. They defeat a Vex Warden guarding the remains of the two crew members. Failsafe concludes that no one even is truly dead as long as someone remembers them.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Lost Crew]]''</ref>
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| || [[Release]] || The Guardian investigates the Vex doing behavioural experiments on the Fallen and brings an end to it.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Release]]''</ref>
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| || [[Sacrilege]] || The Guardian finds Ikora at [[Echo Mesa]] on Io, where she had gone to reflect on her inability to predict the Red Legion's invasion and the Guardians' loss of their powers. Without warning, a massive gout of the Traveler's energy erupts from Io's surface, a reaction provoked by Red Legion activity. Ikora sends the Guardian to investigate. The Red Legion base is found almost empty, the Cabal having accomplished their goal and now evacuating Io, but the Guardian discovers an unwelcome surprise: Taken. Asher Mir, a Warlock researching the Vex on Io, informs the Guardian that the Taken are draining the Traveler energy still stored within Io. The Guardian stops the dark ritual.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Sacrilege]]''</ref>
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| || [[Unexpected Guests]] || The Guardian stops the Taken from attempting to open a portal to the [[Court of Savathûn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Unexpected Guests]]''</ref>
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| || [[Road Rage]] || Asher Mir tasks the Guardian with stopping the Vex from attempting to gain access to the Warmind Vault.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Road Rage]]''</ref>
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| || [[Fury]] || When Asher Mir learns that Zavala's plan to save the Solar System is to blow up The Almighty, he insists that he can prove the Commander is wrong to do so. The Guardian infiltrates a long-empty Warmind vault, defeating more Taken along the way, and connects Asher to its systems to crunch data. Asher's fears are confirmed: The Almighty is linked directly to the Sun and will take the Sun with it if it is destroyed without severing that link. Meanwhile, the Speaker persuades Ghaul to earn the Traveler's favor to gain its power, despite The Consul's protests that their experiment on Io has given the Cabal the tools needed to seize the Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Fury]]''</ref>
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| || [[Cliffhanger]] || The Guardian kills [[Tekton, Constructive Mind]] and releases a virus on the Vex created by Asher Mir.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Cliffhanger]]''</ref>
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| || [[Postmodern Prometheus]] || Asher Mir orders the Guardian to attempt an experiment to create Light, fighting off Vex and Taken while doing so. The experiment ends in failure.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Postmodern Prometheus]]''</ref>
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| || The planning of a counterattack || The Vanguard reunites at The Farm and discusses their next move now that a frontal assault on the Almighty is out of the question. As The Guardian is the only one to have regained their Light, it is decided to send them to disable The Almighty while the Vanguard and a team of other Lightless Guardians carry out a simultaneous attack in the Last City to free the Traveler.{{Citation needed}} Commander Zavala also reauthorizes [[Strike]]s at this time.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[Payback]] || To reach the Almighty, the Guardian is charged with stealing a Cabal ship and the access code from the base in the EDZ. The Guardian uses a [[Drake Tank]] to advance through their defenses and disables the [[Cabal carrier]], commanded by [[Thumos, the Unbroken]], who has the access code to enter into the Almighty.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Payback]]''</ref>
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| ||  || After impeding the escape of the Cabal carrier, the Guardian assaults the carrier and kills Thumos for his authorization codes.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Unbroken]]''</ref> They then fight their way through the base to Thumos's personal shuttle and head for the Almighty.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Larceny]]''</ref>
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| || [[1AU]] || At The Almighty, the Guardian breaks through the vessel's security and overloads its core, breaking the link with the Sun and rendering the superweapon permanently inert.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[1AU]]''</ref>
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| || The Death of the Consul || The Consul informs Ghaul of the disaster that had befallen their mightiest weapon and berates him for his hesitance. Ghaul realizes the truth of The Consul's words, but strangles him to death for his insubordination.<ref name="Chosen">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Chosen]]''</ref>
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| || [[Chosen]] || The Guardian arrives in the Last City after the counterattack is underway. Fighting through the streets and across the rooftops, the Guardian rendezvouses with the Vanguard and uses the teleporter to board Ghaul's ship and confront the Dominus. Ghaul reveals he has already siphoned the Traveler's Light and gained the powers of a Guardian. Although the battle is fierce and Ghaul gathers more and more Light to strengthen himself, the Guardian prevails. Unexpectedly, Light bursts from Ghaul's corpse and takes his form, revealing that Ghaul has become Light incarnate. As Ghaul proclaims himself to be a god, however, Light begins to shine through the Traveler's cage. Miraculously, the Traveler finally reawakens, emitting a powerful wave of Light that shatters the cage and obliterates Ghaul. The other Guardians regain their Light and the Red Legion is forced to flee from the City, defeated for the first time in their history.<ref name="Chosen"/>
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| || The awakening of the Black Fleet || The Traveler's Lightwave spreads across the Solar System and beyond. In intergalactic space, the wave washes over a mysterious fleet of ships that activates and begins moving in the direction of the wave's source.<ref name="Chosen"/>
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| || The Reconstruction of the Last City || Reconstruction begins in the liberated Last City. The Vanguard establishes a [[Tower (Destiny 2)|new headquarters]] while the old Tower is rebuilt, and plans are drawn up to replace the City districts lost during the Red Legion's attack and subsequent occupation. Although the Red War continues, with the Traveler awake there is hope for victory.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Arms Dealer]] || Suraya Hawthorne discovers that [[Bracus Zahn]] is supplying weaponry to the Red Legion and tasks the Guardian with stopping his weapons supply inside his ship, [[Orobas Vectura]]. They confront him in the Carrier and stop him. Hawthorne thanks them for saving the people through this effort.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[The Arms Dealer]]''</ref>
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| || [[Savathûn's Song (strike)|Savathûn's Song]] || While exploring the Arcology on Titan, the Hive ambushes a fireteam led by [[Taeko-3]]. Zavala asks the Guardian to investigate the last known location of the missing fireteam. They learn that the fireteam has been turned into Void crystals by a Hive ritual and that Taeko-3 has sacrificed herself to allow the Guardian to disrupt the ritual. They avenge Taeko-3 by destroying a massive Shrieker responsible for the ritual and report to Zavala on the fireteam's fate.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Savathûn's Song (strike)|Savathûn's Song]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Inverted Spire]] || The Vanguard receive intelligence from Failsafe that the Red Legion remnants have uncovered a secret threatening the planetoid of Nessus. The Guardian is deployed near the drill site to defeat [[Protheon, Modular Mind]] before the Cabal can use it as a weapon. They combat the Cabal occupants and the Vex defenders along the way and enter the excavation site, where they confront and defeat Protheon.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[The Inverted Spire]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Pyramidion]] || Asher Mir tasks the Guardian with slaying the Vex Mind responsible for transforming his arm into Vex: [[Brakion, Genesis Mind]] inside the Pyramidion on Io. Along the way, they eliminate the Taken forces invading the Vex structure. They soon defeat him at the bottom of the Pyramidion.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[The Pyramidion]]''</ref>
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| || [[Lake of Shadows]] || The Taken forces have threatened the water supply used by the civilians of the EDZ. Devrim tasks the Guardian with neutralizing the Taken inside the reservoir and defeating a Taken leader who was once a Red Legion soldier: [[Grask, the Consumed]]. The Guardians are able to save the water supply by eliminating the Taken leader.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Lake of Shadows]]''</ref>
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| || [[Invitation from the Emperor]] || The Guardian intercepts messages from Emperor Calus inviting the leaderless Red Legion to join him. During which, they also learn of his intention to convert Nessus into Royal Wine.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Invitation from the Emperor]]''</ref>
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| || The appearance of The Leviathan || [[Leviathan (ship)|The Leviathan]] appears in orbit above Nessus and begins to swallow the planet.
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| 13 September || [[Leviathan (raid)|Leviathan]] || A fireteam of Guardians is dispatched to investigate the ship and defeat its leader, Emperor Calus. They fight their way into the Emperor's throneroom, only to find they destroyed a robotic duplicate of Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Leviathan (raid)|Leviathan]]''</ref>
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| || || At some point after the establishment of the House of Dusk, a band of Fallen from the House of Exile, including [[Archon Levaszk, Prophet of the Giver|Levaszk]], would leave to find a safe home away from the conflict. They would eventually find the planetoid of Kepler and the Oort Cloud and settle there alongside the residing descendants of the AION Initiative colony, now calling themselves the Aionians.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Item Description: [[AION Renewal Suit#AION Renewal Mask/Helm/Hood|AION Renewal Mask/Helm/Hood]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Item Description: [[AION Renewal Suit#AION Renewal Grips/Gauntlets/Gloves|AION Renewal Grips/Gauntlets/Gloves]]''</ref>
|}

===''[[Curse of Osiris]]''===
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| || || The Mind of the Infinite Forest, Panoptes, begins working towards a future where light and darkness no longer exist. The exiled Warlock Osiris sends his Ghost, [[Sagira]], to find help in real space. She is found by Ikora Rey's Hidden, and brought back to the Tower.<ref name ="Gateway">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[The Gateway]]''</ref>
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| 5 December || [[The Gateway]] || Ikora Rey sends the Guardian with Sagira to the [[The Lighthouse (Destiny 2)|Lighthouse]] on Mercury to get help from the [[Cult of Osiris|cultists]] there to find a way to revive Sagira.<ref name ="Gateway"/>
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| || [[A Deadly Trial]] || After battling through Vex from the [[Sol Collective|Present]] and [[Descendants|Future]], [[Brother Vance]] informs the Guardian of a cultist temple on Earth.<ref name="Gateway"/> After battling through the Fallen presence there, the Guardian finds the temple destroyed and the Followers dead. The Guardian places Sagira's shell in a device that allows her to fuse her consciousness with Ghost and temporarily use his body.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[A Deadly Trial]]''</ref>
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| || [[Beyond Infinity]] || Sagira and the Guardian enter the Infinite Forest in search of Osiris. They meet many of his reflections in the Forest and show the Guardian the [[Simulant Past|Past]] of Mercury when it was first colonized by the Vex and the dark [[Simulant Future|Future]] that Panoptes is working towards, where no light or darkness exists in the universe.<ref name="BI"/>
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| || [[Deep Storage]] || The Guardian and Sagira return to Ikora Rey on Earth, where she informs them that the Vex must have a map of the Forest, and the only place that can store that much data is the Pyramidion, on Io. The Guardian and Sagira depart for Io and battle their way to the center of the Pyramidion. However, they find that the map is not in the Pyramidion, but find a schematic of a node in the Infinite Forest.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[Deep Storage]]''</ref>
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| || [[Tree of Probabilities]] || Upon their return to Mercury, the Guardian and Sagira discover the survivors of the attack on the Almighty. After fighting through to the Infinite Forest's [[Simulant Present]], they discover a simulation of the Cabal invasion of Mercury. After defeating the [[Valus Thuun|Simulated Commander]] of the Red Legion, the Guardian retrieves the map. Sagira is unable to find Panoptes, and suggests that they head to Nessus to hunt down an Axis Mind with enough processing power to track Panoptes.<ref name ="ToP">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[Tree of Probabilities]]''</ref>
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| || [[Hijacked]] || The pair head to Nessus to find the [[Entangled Mind]], and after chasing it down destroy it and retrieve its Mind Core. After connecting it to the [[Nexus|Vex network]] in the [[Well of Echoes]], the pair find an image but no time point. Ikora suggests that the past might hold the answer.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[Hijacked]]''</ref>
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| || [[A Garden World]] || After fighting through the Infinite Forest and [[Precursors|Vex from long past]], the Guardian and Sagira confront and destroy Dendron, Root Mind at the top of the Vex conversion tower. After locating Panoptes' location, the Infinite Mind itself shows up and captures Sagira's consciousness. The Guardian and a now-awake Ghost wake up in front of the gate to the Infinite Forest on Mercury.<ref name ="AGW">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[A Garden World]]''</ref>
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| || [[Omega]] || After informing Ikora Rey about Sagira's fate, the three head to the [[Fields of Glass]] to end Panoptes once and for all. Once more battling their way through the forest, the Guardian and Ghost confront Panoptes at the center of [[Infinity's Crown]]. The Mind summons waves of Hive, Fallen, Cabal and Vex to defeat the Guardian. After it attempts to finally delete them from the system, Osiris and his Reflections show up and hold off Panoptes long enough for the Guardian to stun it with an Arc Charge and destroy its eye, defeating Panoptes and disrupting the Vex's plans. Osiris regains Sagira and takes over the Forest to prevent any future Vex attempts to destroy both the Light and Dark.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[Omega]]''</ref>
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| || || The Guardian assists Osiris with causing Chaos in the Vex network, preventing the Vex from learning about Fallen combat tactics, accruing data about a Cabal Colossus trapped in a maze and gathering data on the Hive Sword-Logic.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[The Up and Up]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[The Runner]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[Bug in the System]]''</ref>
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| || [[Tree of Probabilities]] || Osiris recreates and loses control of Dendron. Root Mind in the Simulant Past. A fireteam of Guardians is sent by the [[Vanguard]] to stop the Root Mind from taking over Panoptes' place in the Forest.<ref name="ToP"/>
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| || [[A Garden World]] || The Vanguard sends a fireteam of Guardians into the forest to stop a Cabal commander from retrieving the map of the Infinite Forest.<ref name="AGW"/>
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| 8 December || [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds]] || As the Leviathan continues to swallow large chunks of Nessus, Emperor Calus requests a fireteam of Guardians to destroy [[Argos, Planetary Core]], which has clogged the Leviathan's Vacuum. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds]]''</ref>
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| || [[Legends Lost]] || An old Vanguard signal transmitted through the Infinite Forest is picked up on Mercury. The Guardian and Ghost once again head inside the Infinite Forest. Upon arriving in the Simulant Present, they discover that it was the signal of Saint-14, long thought to be missing. They fight through Vex from the present, past, and future and arrive back in the Lighthouse. Upon entering the Infinite Forest again and battling their way through the Simulant Present, the Guardian and Ghost find Saint-14's body upon a pedestal and showered in Light surrounded by many hundreds of dead Vex shells. After remarking on the apparent memorial to Saint, they both return to the Lighthouse.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - [[Legends Lost]]''</ref>
|}

===''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''===
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| 8 May || [[Ice and Shadow]] || Upon hearing reports that the Red Legion is gathering on Mars, as well as the fact that Warsats are crashing onto Mars, the Guardian goes to investigate. The Guardian then lands at Hellas Basin and finds Anastasia Bray, then discovers that a Hive sect known as the [[Grasp of Nokris]] has begun to awaken on Mars as a result of Rasputin calling the Warsats to crash on Mars.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - [[Ice and Shadow]]''</ref>
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| || [[Pilgrimage]] || It is revealed that Xol, Will of the Thousands has awoken for the first time since the Collapse, and as a response, Rasputin had called the Warsats down to Mars.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[Off-World Recovery]] || To kill Xol, the Guardian, Ana Bray, and Zavala retrieve a fragment of the Traveler from the EDZ and plan to use it to lure Xol to the Guardian.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - [[Off-World Recovery]]''</ref>
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| || [[Strange Terrain]] || The Guardian travels to the Xol's lair. There the Guardian encounters Xol's herald, Nokris. After killing him, The Guardian places the fragment to lure Xol. However, Xol ignores it and, instead, begins attacking Rasputin's core directly.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - [[Strange Terrain]]''</ref>
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| || [[Will of the Thousands]] || The Guardian kills Xol. Afterwards, Rasputin allows The Guardian, Zavala and Anastasia Bray an audience, where he explains that he will protect Humanity, but under his own choices, before launching a new network of Warsats under his sole control, claiming that "never again will a threat go unseen".<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - [[Will of the Thousands]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Insight Terminus]] || A Guardians' fireteam is dispatched deep into the Vex machine under Nessus to intercept a Cabal expedition, led by [[Kargen, the Technocrat]], a powerful Psion Flayer. The Fireteam slay Kargen preventing him from harnessing power from a powerful Vex machine.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - [[The Insight Terminus]]''</ref>
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| 11 May || [[Spire of Stars]] || The remnants of the Red Legion, led by [[Val Ca'uor]], assault the Leviathan in an attempt to kill Calus and repurpose the Leviathan for Red Legion use.<ref>.'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - Item Description: [[The Emperor's Envy#Lore|The Emperor's Envy]]''</ref> In response, Calus calls upon the Guardian once again. The Guardian and the accompanying fireteam then kill Ca'uor, ending the Red War. Calus congratulates them once again.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars]]''</ref>
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| 17 July || [[The Whisper]] || Despite Xol's death, this was not his end, as the Worm God would draw power from the Sword Logic and transcend death. He would then commune with the Taken on Io and resurrect [[Urzok, the Hated|three]] [[Valus Ta'aurc|former]] [[Drevis, Wolf Baroness|foes]] of humanity as his Taken champions. To investigate the increased Taken activity, the Guardian ventures into the depths of Io and slays the champions. Proving themselves worthy of a host to feed upon, Xol invokes [[Anthem Anatheme]] and transforms himself into the weapon known as the [[Whisper of the Worm]] so he can feed of the death they cause.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - [[The Whisper]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/7/17)''', ''Destiny 2: Warmind - Item Description: [[Whisper of the Worm#Lore|Whisper of the Worm]]''</ref>
|}

==Cayde-6's Death==
===''[[Forsaken]]''===
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| || || Petra Venj tasks a group of Guardians led by Cayde-6 to hunt the Scorned Barons. Seven of them are captured and imprisoned within the Prison of Elders. Only their leader, [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] escapes.{{Citation needed}}
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| || Birth of the Scorn || Uldren Sov would faintly detect Mara's presence,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fanatic .7C Part I|Fanatic Part I]]''</ref> leading him to Fikrul, who was on the verge of death. Hoping to save the former Archon, Uldren unconsciously makes a wish to Riven. This causes some of Uldren's corruption to transfer to Fikrul's Ether, transforming it into [[Dark Ether]], raising the Fanatic as the first of the [[Scorn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fanatic .7C Part II|Fanatic Part II]]''</ref> Fikrul devotes himself to Uldren, revering him as father.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fikrul|Fikrul]]''</ref>
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| || Regicide of the Kings || Due to their conflicting ambitions, Uldren betrays the House of Kings. Craask, Kell of Kings is docked of all four arms by Fikrul, and many members of the House are slaughtered and raised as Scorn.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Docking|Docking]]''</ref>
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| || The arrival of the Drifter || A rogue Guardian by the name of the [[Drifter]] arrives at the Tower and immediately begins asking Guardians to participate in his game mode, [[Gambit]].{{Citation needed}}
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| || || Upon hearing rumors that his old friend Fikrul, the Fanatic is still alive, Variks asks Cayde-6 and Petra to confirm the reports.{{Citation needed}} They return to the Prison of Elders with Fikrul and a delusional Prince Uldren who had willingly surrendered.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Most Loyal, [[Lore:Most Loyal#Two Cells|Two Cells]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Free .7C Part I|Free .7C Part I]]''</ref> Variks quickly notices that Fikrul has been changed, being sustained by corrupted Ether known as Dark Ether. Through several experiments, Variks learns that the Dark Ether kills any Fallen exposed to it, then resurrects them as Scorn.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Most Loyal, [[Lore:Most Loyal#Chain of Souls|Chain of Souls]]''</ref> Wondering what the source of the Dark Ether is, Variks questions Fikrul, who begins placing seeds of doubt within Variks' mind.{{Citation needed}}
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| || The outbreak of the Prison of Elders || Upon hearing news of the death of the Kell of Kings,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Most Loyal, [[Lore:Most Loyal#Job Undone|job Undone]]''</ref> Variks sees himself as the last hope for the Fallen civilization, and resets the security protocols within the Prison of Elders, releasing every prisoner there. Variks then departs the prison to an unknown location, but not before sending two messages throughout the prison urging the Fallen to unite.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Most Loyal, [[Lore:Most Loyal#Where Loyalties Lie|Where Loyalties Lie]]''</ref>
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| 4 September, ''Referred to as "a random Tuesday"''<ref name="Job">'''Bungie (2019/3/4)''', ''Weblore: [[Weblore:Season of the Drifter|Season of the Drifter]] - [[Weblore:Season of the Drifter#The Job|The Job]]''</ref> || [[Last Call]] || Petra Venj, upon witnessing the scale of the prison outbreak, recruits the Guardian and Cayde-6 to assist in containing the chaos. Petra realizes that Uldren and the eight Scorn [[Barons]] are escaping. Cayde immediately gives chase, and after a short battle, [[Sundance|Cayde's Ghost]] is destroyed by [[Pirrha, the Rifleman]], Cayde is then smashed through a wall by [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman]] before finally being shot in the chest with his own [[Ace of Spades|Hand Cannon]] by Uldren. The Guardian is too late to save Cayde-6, who dies before the Guardian.<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Last Call]]''</ref>
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| ||  The funeral of Cayde-6 || A funeral is held for Cayde, and while Ikora wishes to send every Guardian to hunt down those responsible for Cayde's death, Zavala disagrees and does not allow Ikora to implement her plan. In response, the Guardian vows to kill Uldren Sov personally.<ref name="LC"/>
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| || || Uldren alongside the Scorned Barons enters Mara's throne room. He gifts them the [[Tangled Shore]] and orders them to release chaos upon the Fallen. With the Barons gone, Riven appears to Uldren as Mara, praising and ordering him to bring the Awoken to extinction.<ref name="HPB">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[High Plains Blues]]''</ref>
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| || [[High Plains Blues]] || Ikora tells the Guardian that Uldren and his barons are in the Tangled Shore, where the Guardian meets [[The Spider]], who offers to assist the Guardian in eliminating the Scorn Barons.<ref name="HPB"/>
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| || [[Scorned]] || The Guardians team up with the associates of the Spider to help clear out the Scorn who are invading his territory. The Spider provides intel about the Scorn barons to the Guardian to help the hunt of Uldren Sov.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Scorned]]''</ref>
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| || || The Guardian hunts down the Scorned Barons one by one, saving Spider's Servitors from Reksis Vahn,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Target: The Hangman]]''</ref> stopping Kaniks from blowing up the Shore,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Target: The Mad Bomber]]''</ref> kills Hiraks in his Throneworld build on Cayde's death,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Target: The Mindbender]]''</ref> defeating Yaviks in a fight with [[Pike]]s,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Target: The Rider]]''</ref> defeating Pirrha in his hideout in [[Hellrise Canyon]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Target: The Rifleman]]''</ref> and preventing Araskes from sending explosives disguised as engrams to the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Target: The Trickster]]''</ref>
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| || The retrieved shard || Uldren retrieves a shard of the Traveler in the EDZ after being directed by Riven, and then returns to the Tangled Shore.<ref name="Machinist"/>
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| || [[The Machinist]] ||  The Guardian tracks [[Elykris, the Machinist]] to her scrapyard in [[The Boil]] and kills her.<ref name="Machinist">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[The Machinist]]''</ref> Soon after, Petra alerts that Uldren is heading for the [[The Watchtower|Watchtower]].{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[Nothing Left to Say]]  || Uldren enters the Awoken watchtower in the Tangled Shore, leaving Fikrul and an army of Scorn to stop the Guardian. After Fikrul is defeated, the Guardian progresses through the watchtower, which has become infested by Taken from an unknown source. Upon reaching Uldren at the top of the watchtower, he uses the Traveler's shard as well as the Darkness within him to open a portal, however, instead of Mara emerging from the portal, the [[Voice of Riven]] emerges and devours Uldren. After The Guardian slays the Voice of Riven, Uldren emerges unharmed but weakened. The Guardian retrieves the Ace of Spades, and Petra enters the room. Both point their guns at Uldren, who adamantly states that every action he undertook was for Mara. Nevertheless, Uldren is executed by the Guardian and Petra.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Nothing Left to Say]]''</ref>
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| || [[Warden of Nothing]]  || A fireteam of Guardians is dispatched by the Drifter on behalf of the Spider to neutralize the former, now-malfunctioning High Servitor of the Prison of Elders, the Warden, and stop the chaos, provoked by the massive escape, on the [[Prison of Elders]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Warden of Nothing]]''</ref>
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| || [[Broodhold]] || The Spider sends a Guardian fireteam to destroy a Hive Nest created by [[In Anânh, Brood Queen]] in the Tangled Shore.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Broodhold]]''</ref>
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| || || The Spider gifts the Guardian a talisman that, when charged, allows the Guardian access to the Dreaming City through the watchtower's portal.{{Citation needed}} Upon arriving, the Guardian is confronted by the three Taken [[Techeun]]s who were beside Mara Sov during her attack on Oryx's Dreadnought. Petra then directs the Guardian to the [[Oracle Engine]], which, when given an offering, allows the Guardian to communicate with Mara Sov directly, it is revealed that Riven was the one behind Uldren's descent into madness. Mara orders Petra to assemble a team to slay Riven and extract her heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Awakening (mission)|Awakening]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Hollowed Lair]] || The Guardian kills the recently resurrected Fikrul, the Fanatic.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[The Hollowed Lair]]''</ref> Repeated fireteams are sent to suppress the Fanatic while the Praxic Order begin looking into ways to permanently destroy him.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter - Lore:[[Lore:Stolen Intelligence|Stolen Intelligence]], [[Lore:Stolen Intelligence#Outliers|Outliers]]''</ref>
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| 14 September || [[Last Wish]] || A fireteam of six Guardians is dispatched by Petra Venj to slay Riven. In the process, the fireteam frees [[Kalli]] and [[Shuro Chi]] from Taken corruption. After slaying [[Morgeth, the Spirekeeper]] and opening an ancient Awoken vault, the Guardians encounter Riven herself. After a fierce battle, Riven is slain and her heart is cleansed by the freed Techeuns.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/14)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Last Wish]]''</ref> However, this is exactly what Riven desired, as she grants the Guardians' collective wish to save the city.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:Truth to Power, [[Lore:Truth to Power#act.7Cchoose.7Creact|act|choose|react]]''</ref> The Dreaming City is cursed partially into the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]] and trapped in a three-week time loop actualized by Quria.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Corrupted]] ||A Guardian fireteam is sent to free the Techeun Sedia from her Taken corruption. They venture through the Temple of Illyn and fight hordes of Taken, enter the Ascendant Realm]and free Sedia from her corruption.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[The Corrupted]]''</ref>
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| || [[Broken Courier]] || After defeating Riven, the Guardian and Ghost are commissioned by Petra Venj to help assist an injured [[Corsair]] named [[Amrita Vae]]. she informs The Guardian that the Awoken]relics have been stolen from the Hive, and should be immediately saved to preserve the tremendous amounts of information within them. With the help of the Corsair, The Guardian and Ghost must fight through waves of Xivu Arath's Hive to retrieve all stolen relics.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Broken Courier]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Oracle Engine]] || The Guardian is tasked by Petra Venj and Sedia with defending the Observatory above the Oracle Engine from an assault by Taken and Hive forces.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[The Oracle Engine]]''</ref>
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| || [[Dark Monastery]] || The Guardian is sent to clear [[Harbinger's Seclude]] of Taken and Scorn, disrupting a ritual conducted by two [[Priest of Incaru|Priests of Incaru]] in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Dark Monastery]]''</ref>
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|  25 September || [[The Shattered Throne]] || Two weeks after the curse was inflicted upon the Dreaming City, the [[Blind Well]] is sufficiently charged to allow the Guardians' access to [[Eleusinia]], Mara Sov's Throne World. After a long journey, the Guardian defeats [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]],<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[The Shattered Throne]]''</ref> and is granted a direct audience with Mara Sov, who had survived the events of the Taken war.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Queen's Court#1st Visit|Queen's Court: 1st Visit]]''</ref> However, at the end of the week, the Dreaming City reverted to the state it was in when the curse began. It is revealed that the entire city has been trapped in a three-week time loop.{{Citation needed}}
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| 16 October || || At the end of the second cycle, the Guardian visits Mara Sov again, in which Mara warns the Guardian about the Traveler. In addition, she has several holograms displaying tetrahedral-shaped ships.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/10/16)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Queen's Court#2nd Visit|Queen's Court: 2nd Visit]]''</ref>
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| 27 October || The Death of [[Callum Sol]] || The Guardian is sent on a mission by special request of Drifter to the Dreaming City to find a guardian named [[Callum Sol]], who Drifter says stole something of his. The Guardian battles through Taken enemies until they come across a shattered Ghost and ashes. Interacting with the Ghost, it plays back Callum's last words and interaction with another unknown Guardian. Callum says "You'll never kill us all" to his killer, who responds "I don't have to. You're killing yourselves," before killing Callum and his Ghost with three [[Golden Gun]] shots.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/10/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[The Corrupted#Darkness in the Light|Darkness in the Light: Step 3]]''</ref> The Guardian retrieves the broken weapon at Callum's grave and returns to Drifter.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/10/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Darkness in the Light#Step 4: Depleted Weapon Core|Darkness in the Light: Step 4]]''</ref> It is later revealed that both Callum and his killer, Shin Malphur, planned for his death in order to scare the Shadows of Yor.{{Citation needed}}
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| || The creation of [[Malfeasance]] || With The Guardian's assistance, Drifter reforges the weapon into Malfeasance, a new spin on the weapon Thorn, once wielded by [[Dredgen Yor]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/10/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Darkness in the Light#Step 7: Dark Weapon Core|Darkness in the Light: Step 7]]''</ref>
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| 6 November || || When the Guardian visits Mara for the third time, the queen is finishing a conversation with the [[Orin|Emissary]], saying that she accepted the Nine's terms and that the "asset" was to be placed beyond the grave of the First Fleet. Mara then warns the Guardian about the Nine, claiming that their schemes never end.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/11/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Queen's Court#3rd Visit|Queen's Court: 3rd Visit]]''</ref>
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| 27 November || || At the end of the fourth cycle, Mara immediately questions how Uldren had died, stating that she wasn't satisfied with the fact that the Guardian was the one to kill Uldren.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/11/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Queen's Court#4th Visit|Queen's Court: 4th Visit]]''</ref>
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===''[[Season of the Forge]]''===
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| || || [[Siviks, Lost to None]], the deranged brother of [[The Spider|Spider]] and leader of the [[Kell's Scourge]] discovers the Gofannon Forge of the [[Black Armory]]. To begin his campaign of anarchy, Siviks begins to distribute the weapons to Fallen across the system.{{Citation needed}}
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| 4 December || Beginning the Search || Returning to the Tangled Shore, the Guardian meets up with the Spider who gives them a Black Armory keycard so they can assist his business associates. Upon arriving at the refuge, they are confronted by [[Ada-1]], who declares their presence was not welcome. However, she reluctantly agrees to work with the Guardian when they show her the keycard, and tasks them with recovering the lost forges.{{Citation needed}}
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| || The discovery of [[Volundr Forge]] || The Guardian would rediscover the Volundr Forge, defeating Red Legion forces led by [[Ghalak the Colossus, Forge Warden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - [[Volundr Forge]]''</ref>
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| 7 December || The discovery of [[Gofannon Forge]] || The Gofannon Forge would be rediscovered by the Guardian who would encounter and defeat members of the Kell's Scourge, destroying [[Serekis-9, Kell's Scourge]], and [[Zevious-3, Forge Warden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - [[Gofannon Forge]]''</ref>
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| || [[Scourge of the Past]] || A fireteam led by the Guardian would be sent to regain control of an abandoned part of the Last City controlled by the Kell's Scourge who were attempting to gain access to an ancient vault. They would destroy [[Ablazed Glory, Kell's Scourge]], and later [[INSURRECTION PRIME, Kell's Scourge]], a [[Servitor]] built into a [[Brig]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - [[Scourge of the Past]]''</ref>
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| 18 December || || Upon the end of the fifth cycle, the Guardian sees a vision showing that Prince Uldren has been revived by [[Glint|a Ghost]] that had yet to find its Guardian.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Queen's Court#1st Visit|Queen's Court: 1st Visit]]''</ref>
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| || The discovery of [[Izanami Forge]] || The Guardian would recapture the Izanami Forge from the [[Sol Collective]], killing [[Aegion, Deductive Mind]] and [[Sublimating Mind, Forge Warden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - [[Izanami Forge]]''</ref>
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| 8 January || || When the Guardian visits Mara for the sixth time, the Queen angrily confronts the Guardian's Ghost for what he had said about Mara during the previous weeks. After concluding a fit of rage, Mara tells the Guardian to get out of her sight.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/1/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Queen's Court#6th Visit|Queen's Court: 6th Visit]]''</ref>
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| || The [[Niobe Labs]] || The Guardian reclaims the Niobe Labs from forces of the Red Legion and Kell's Scourge.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/1/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - [[Niobe's Torment]]''</ref>
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| ||The discovery of the [[Bergusia Forge]] || The Bergusia Forge is discovered within the Niobe Labs guarded by the Kell's Scourge. The Guardian kills [[Siviks, Lost to None]] and destroys [[The Black Recluse, Forge Warden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/1/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - [[Bergusia Forge]]''</ref> During which, the Guardian would find the [[Obsidian Accelerator]] and return it to Ada-1.{{Citation needed}}
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| 29 January || || Upon the Guardian's seventh visit, Mara states that she has dreamed of having a friend, then states that "the next act is about to begin" before disappearing.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/1/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - [[Queen's Court#Final Visit|Queen's Court: Final Visit]]''</ref> It was later revealed that Mara departed to confront the Black Fleet,<ref name="Transmission">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Vanguard Transmissions]]''</ref> leading Petra to recruit a new coven of Techeuns, including [[Austyn]], [[Ylaia]], and [[Sjari]], to return Mara to the Dreaming City.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Lost]] - Item Description: [[Pathfinder Suit#Pathfinder's Helmet / Helm / Visor|Pathfinder's Helmet / Helm / Visor]]''</ref>
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| || The Last Word is gifted || The Guardian, alongside Drifter, discover the whereabouts of the Hive weapon-smith [[Enkaar, the Anointed]]. During the confrontation, The Guardian calls upon the Last Word, legendary weapon of Shin Malphur. The Guardian uses this weapon to destroy Enkaar and takes the Last Word as their own.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/1/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - [[The Draw]]''</ref> Shin congratulates The Guardian for their accomplishment, mentioning how the Guardian will be the catalyst for the end of the black and white understanding of Light and Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/1/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Lore:[[Lore:Letters from a Renegade|Letters from a Renegade]], [[Lore:Letters from a Renegade#VI: A Gift and a Touch of Gray|VI: A Gift and a Touch of Gray]]''</ref>
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| 5 Feburary || [[Crimson Days]] || A limited time event is held by Shaxx in the [[Crucible]] to celebrate the [[Crimson Bonds]] of friendship and love [[Guardian]]s form while competing. 
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===''[[Season of the Drifter]]''===
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|| 5 March || [[Gambit Prime]] and [[The Reckoning]] ||
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| 12 March || The forging of Thorn || Along a cliff-side in the EDZ, the Guardian finds a melted hunk of metal in the dirt. They take the metal to [[Banshee-44]] who tells them how to reconstruct the weapon, a replica of the legendary weapon Thorn. After collecting various parts from the solar system and imbuing it with [[Void]] Light, the Guardian seeks assistance from Tyra Karn. Though hesitant to assist in the creation of something she considers heretical, she eventually helps the Guardian piece together a ritual known as "The Hated Path" in which the Guardian must bathe the gun in hatred, death, and violence. The Guardian takes the gun to Titan where they successfully complete the ritual and the gun transforms into a replica of the original Thorn. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/12)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter - [[Independent Study]]''</ref>
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| 15 March || The [[Invitations of the Nine]] || The Guardian learns more about the Drifter from the Nine's Emissary [[Orin]], a former Guardian who was once a friend of the Drifter and was later bent to the will of the nine. They would learn about the Drifter's past, how he was a former member of the Shadows of Yor, his association with the Nine, and more.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter - [[Invitations of the Nine]]''</ref>
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| 16 Apr -6 May || [[The Revelry]] ||
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| rowspan="2"| 7 May || || [[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Mithrax]] discovers [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]]'s plan to steal SIVA tech from a Cryptarch vault on the old [[Tower]] and informs his fireteam about his plan to infiltrate within the enemy forces to disrupt the operation.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/5/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter - Item Description: [[Outbreak Prime#Lore|Outbreak Perfected]]''</ref> Meanwhile, he sends a [[Fallen Transponder]] to the Guardian to rendezvous with him on the Farm basement.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/5/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter - Item Description: [[Fallen Transponder#Lore|Fallen Transponder]]''</ref>
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| [[Zero Hour]] || The Guardian learns from [[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Mithrax]] about Eramis' plan to steal [[Outbreak Perfected]] and help him to stop her plans. After infiltrating the old Tower, the Guardian stops Eramis's lieutenant [[Siriks, Loyal to Eramis]] before escaping with the stolen weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/5/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Drifter - [[Zero Hour]]''</ref>
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===''[[Season of Opulence]]''===
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| 4 June || [[Menagerie]] || Calus invites the Guardian to participate in glory by fighting Hive and Vex forces he captured inside his Leviathan and promises them sweet rewards should they accept his invitation.{{Citation needed}}
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| || Discovery of the Crown of Sorrow || [[Katabasis]], a former hunter and Shadow of Calus, discovers the Hive artifact known as the [[Crown of Sorrow]].<ref name="Shadow Mask">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Item Description: [[Shadow of Silence Suit#Shadow's Mask|Shadow's Mask]]''</ref> Loyalist Psions believed it was created to imitate Oryx's power to bend wills.<ref name="Shadow Greaves">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Plate|Shadow's Greaves]]''</ref> To bear the crown and control the Hive aboard his ship, Calus creates the [[Ceremonial Bather]] known as [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer|Gahlran]]. However, unknown to him, the artifact was created by Savathûn to take control of the wearer.<ref name="Shadow Plate">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Plate|Shadow's Plate]]''</ref>
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| || [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Crown of Sorrow]] || Gahlran becomes corrupted by Savathûn while he is wearing the Crown. Calus calls upon the Guardians one last time to Gahlran down and stop Savathûn's forces from overrunning the Leviathan. They do so and Calus attempts to promote them to become his Shadows. The Guardians refuse the offer.{{Citation needed}}
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| 11 June ||     || 
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| 2 July || ||
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| || The purification of Thorn and the creation of [[Lumina]] || Shin Malphur, after being convinced that the Guardian is working for the Light, offers the location of the original Thorn to them. The Guardian finds the remnant of Thorn and cleanses it, revealing the original [[Rose]]. They realize that they can use Rose and the Light to forge a new kind of weapon, a Weapon of Hope, the antithesis to the [[Weapons of Sorrow]]. With the Light, the Guardian forges Lumina. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/7/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - [[A Fateful Gift]]''</ref>
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| || Shin Malphur retires and the Shadows of Yor disband || After years of battling corrupted Guardians, Shin and the rest of the Shadows of Yor leave their titles behind and go off to adventures unknown. Shin encourages the Guardian to forge a new legend for themselves and leave the stories of Dredgen Yor, the Shadows, and Shin Malphur to fade into the footnotes of history.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/7/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Lore:[[Lore:Nothing Ends|Nothing Ends]], [[Lore:Nothing Ends#The Long Goodbye|The Long Goodbye]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/7/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Lore:Nothing Ends, [[Lore:Nothing Ends#Final Whisper|Final Whisper]]''</ref>
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| 9 July || ||
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| 30 July || [[Solstice of Heroes]] || Solstice is held in the Last City to memorialize the Tower and the reawakening of the Traveler after the events of the Red War. Guardians fight and defeat Cabal, Hive, and Fallen in the [[European Aerial Zone]].{{Citation needed}}
|}

== Return of the Black Fleet==
===''[[Shadowkeep]]''/''[[Season of the Undying]]''===
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| || || After the deaths of Crota and Oryx, the Hidden Swarm was left divided and weakened. While the Swarm retained their faith in the Sword Logic, the daughters of Crota, [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besuirth]], [[Voshyr]], and [[Kinox]] schemed to resurrect Oryx as a Nightmare by using the power of the Lunar Pyramid, despite it being a violation of the Sword Logic.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned|Inquisition of the Damned]], [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#X: Faith in Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref>
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| || A Rising Champion || In the depths of the depths of the Moon, the Knight [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment|Zulmak]] sought to become the new Prince of the Hidden Swarm, becoming a threat to the daughters' plans.<ref> '''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Inquisition of the Damned, [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IV: Blood Sport|IV: Blood Sport]]'' </ref>
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| || || Seeing the Sword Logic as a lie and the daughters of Crota as unworthy,<ref> '''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Inquisition of the Damned, [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#I.I:Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.I: Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]'' </ref> sisters [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Avazath]] and [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]], and their severed brother [[Akrazul, the Severed|Akrazul]] would begin a ritual to transfer Akrazul's consciousness into Avazath's body.<ref> '''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Inquisition of the Damned, [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#VIII: A Sacrifice of Self|VIII: A Sacrifice of Self]]'' </ref> Akrazul would begin to hear whispers from Savathûn, convincing him he was a pawn of Malkanth. Out of rage, Akrazul would kill Malkanth after his essence had been placed in Azavath's body.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Inquisition of the Damned, [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IX.X: Apocrypha|IX.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>. He would then challenge and kill Zulmak before going on a rampage, slaughtering many of the Hidden Swarm's. However, he would be killed by Avazath, now known as Ir Airâm, who had been placed into the body of Malkanth by Savathûn after she had agreed to lead the Swarm's Deathsinger Choir.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Inquisition of the Damned, [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI: The Anti-Logic|XI: The Anti-Logic]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Inquisition of the Damned, [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IX.X.II: Apocrypha|IX.X.II: Apocrypha]]''</ref>
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| || || Shortly after Akrazul's slaughter, the Daughters of Crota would be greeted by Savathûn, who would convince them to take control of the Hidden Swarm and construct a new fortress to stand against the Guardians. She would also offer them the essence of Zulmak, which she had taken after his death, as well as the Choir of Deathsingers led by Ir Airâm. The Daughters agree to the bargain, taking control of the Hidden Swarm and begin their plans. However, unknown to them, the Witch Queen wanted them to build the fortress as bait to attract the Guardians, as she believed her brother's bloodline had run its course.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - Lore:Inquisition of the Damned, [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>
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| || The construction of the [[Scarlet Keep]] || The Hidden Swarm, under the orders of Hashladûn, begin construction of the Scarlet Keep. The Vanguard is aware of the construction but does not interfere with the Hive's activities.<ref name="AMD">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref>
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| || The return of Eris Morn || Shortly before the Guardian's arrival, Eris Morn contacts Ikora Rey to inform her of renewed activity on the Moon. Ikora dispatches Eris to the Moon to scout out the Scarlet Keep.{{Citation needed}}
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|rowspan="2" | 1 October || The discovery of the Lunar Pyramid || During her mission, Eris stumbles upon the derelict Lunar Pyramid and is exposed to a [[Nightmare]] of a Hunter, unleashing a curse upon the Moon.<ref name="AMD"/>
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| [[A Mysterious Disturbance]] || Commander Zavala puts out the call to all Guardians; the Hive are active on the Moon. The Guardian rushes to the old [[Lunar Battlegrounds]] and drives the Hidden Swarm back to the Scarlet Keep. After defeating a Hive [[Shrieker]] and [[Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm]], the Guardian descends into the Scarlet Keep, tasked by Ikora Rey to find Eris Morn. The Guardian discovers the Pyramid and engages in battle against the Nightmares of Crota, Dominus Ghaul, and the Fanatic, They are pulled away by Eris Morn, who plans with the Guardian to breach the Lunar Pyramid's warding.<ref name="AMD"/>
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|rowspan="5" |  || [[In Search of Answers]] || Eris Morn dispatches the Guardian to investigate the strange Hive behavior near the Scarlet Keep in the [[Sorrow's Harbor]]. There, the Guardian discovers a Hive ritual related to the Nightmares' activity. After collecting some ruined tablets, the Guardian and Eris Morn discover that the Hive do not seem affected by the Nightmares. Before continuing the investigation, the Guardian listen to the scream of the [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota|Nightmare of Omnigul]] on the comm channel and Eris's signal cuts out.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[In Search of Answers]]''</ref> Quickly, the Guardian return to the [[Sanctuary]] and discovers that the Nightmare has stormed through the lunar encampment. Eris tells the Guardian that she has survived thanks to the protection of [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|Nightmare of Crota]]'s Essence from her Talisman. With that knowledge Eris believes the Essence dropped by the Nightmare of Crota is a key to entering the Pyramid and learning the truth behind its presence on the Moon.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Shadowkeep (quest)#Step 2|Shadowkeep: Step 2]]''</ref>
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| [[Ghosts of Our Past]] || Eris orders the Guardian to cleanse the Nightmare's Essence.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Shadowkeep (quest)#Step 4|Shadowkeep: Step 4]]''</ref> After cleansing it, Eris created the first piece of Dreambane armor set against the Lunar Pyramid's Nightmares. She then orders the Guardian to hunt the Nightmare of Omnigul.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Shadowkeep (quest)#Step 5|Shadowkeep: Step 5]]''</ref>
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| [[The Scarlet Keep]] || Eris is unable to cleanse the essence taken from the Nightmare of Omnigul until a more potent Hive arcana is found, so she dispatches the Guardian to the Scarlet Keep to learn more. They learn that the Hidden Swarm is organized under the daughters of Crota, the first being Hashladûn. They ascend the tower and defeat Hashladûn, discovering a tablet mentioning a Cryptogyph hidden in the [[Catacombs]] within the Hellmouth.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref>
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| [[In the Deep]] || Eris dispatches the Guardian to steal the [[Cryptoglyph]] from the Hive Catacombs. After retrieving the Cryptoglyph,<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[In the Deep]]''</ref> Eris uses the Cryptoglyph and a table to create the [[Lectern of Enchantment]] and tasks the Guardian with hunting down the Nightmares of [[Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed|Phogoth]], [[Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks]], and [[Nightmare of Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], then cleansing their Essences to create Dreambane armor set needed to infiltrate the Lunar Pyramid.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Shadowkeep (quest)#Step 14|Shadowkeep: Step 14]]''</ref>
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| [[Beyond]] || After crafting the Dreambane armor set and then equipping it, the Guardian bypasses the warding emitted from the Lunar Pyramid. Their Ghost is possessed by the Voice in the Darkness, the Witness. As they walk its halls, the Witness taunts the Guardian on the Light's fallacies, including the Red War, the death of Cayde-6, and the Great Disaster as they fight the Nightmares of Dominus Ghaul, the Fanatic, and Crota respectively. After defeating all three Nightmares, the Lunar Pyramid presents the Guardian with an unknown, spherical artifact before the statue of a large, veiled figure. Upon interacting with the artifact, the Guardian is shown a vision of the Black Garden, in which the Witness appears as an imitation of the Guardian and declares it to be our "salvation".<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Beyond (mission)|Beyond]]''</ref> Eris realizes that the Pyramid predicted and desired the Guardian to enter, and vows to watch over and study the device retrieved from within.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Shadowkeep (quest)#Step 17|Shadowkeep: Step 17]]''</ref>
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|  || [[Memory of Sai Mota]] || The Guardian defeats nightmares across the Moon to search for the scraps of Sai Mota's necklace. After restoring the necklace, the Guardian returns to Eris Morn and gives it to her to banish the Nightmare of Sai Mota.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Memory of Sai Mota]]''</ref>
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| || [[Nightmare Hunt]]s || Eris Morn tasks the Guardian with eliminating the Nightmare threat across Luna and in Lost Sectors across the System.{{Citation needed}} 
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| 5 October || [[Garden of Salvation]] || The unknown artifact that the Guardian retrieved begins to transmit a signal into the Black Garden.{{Citation needed}} A fireteam of Guardians then utilizes a newly discovered portal on the Moon to enter the Garden and destroy the [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent]], and [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent]]. The fireteam then discovers a statue identical to that within the Pyramid at the end of the artifact's signal. 
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| || [[Vex Offensive|Vex's Offensive on the Moon]] || Shortly after the events inside the Lunar Pyramid, the Sol Divisive begin to pour through several gates on the Moon. Ikora reveals to the Guardian that the Undying Mind has resurfaced and instructs them to give her Vex chassis components to build a portal to lure out the Undying Mind across every timeline.{{Citation needed}}
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| 8 October || [[Memory of Vell Tarlowe]] || The Guardian defeats nightmares across the Moon] to search for the fragments of Vell Tarlowe's Mark. After restoring the Mark, the Guardian returns to Eris Morn and gives it to her to banish the Nightmare of Vell Tarlowe.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Memory of Vell Tarlowe]]''</ref>
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| 15 October || [[Memory of Toland, The Shattered]] || The Guardian searches a secret chest on the Moon and obtains Toland's journal. However, the journal was incomplete and the Guardian searched for the remaining pages. After completing the quest, the Guardian returns to Eris and delivers it to her to banish the nightmare of Toland.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Memory of Toland, The Shattered]]''</ref>
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| 22 October || [[Memory of Omar Agah]] || The Guardian defeats enemies across the Moon and retrieves Omar's throwing knives. The Guardian gives them to Eris to banish the nightmare of Omar Agah.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Memory of Omar Agah]]''</ref>
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|rowspan="2" | 29 October || [[Memory of Eriana-3]] || The Guardian defeats powerful enemies across the moon and retrieves Eriana’s lost letters from Wei Ning. The Guardian delivers them to Eris to banish the Nightmare of Eriana-3.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Memory of Eriana-3]]''</ref>
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| [[Pit of Heresy]] || Eris contacts the Guardian about a ritual the Hive are conducting in Sorrow's Harbor, sacrificing Nightmares to obtain their dark power.{{Citation needed}} The Guardians disrupt the ritual, banishing the Nightmares of Phogoth, Taniks and [[Nightmare of Zydron, Gate Lord|Zydron]] in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Altars of Sorrow]]''</ref> Afterwards, a fireteam of Guardians, led by the Guardian, descend to the Pit of Heresy to slay Zulmak, Instrument of Torment and interrupt a Hive ritual.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Shadowkeep - [[Pit of Heresy]]''</ref> After returning to Eris Morn, she tells the Guardian that Zulmak was revived by the remaining daughters of Crota, Voshyr and Kinox, noting their rejection of the Sword Logic. Eris warns us that the sisters will intend to perform the ritual again and the Guardians must stop it if that happens.{{Citation needed}}
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| 20 November || Defeat of the Undying Mind || With the portal finally constructed, the Guardian returns to the Black Garden and duels with every copy of the Undying Mind. It is defeated, finally ending the Sol Divisive invasion on Luna.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/11/20)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Undying]] - [[Vex Offensive]]''</ref> Upon the destruction of the final copy of the Undying Mind at the hands of the Guardian, Osiris discovers a horrifying revelation while exploring the Infinite Forest: the Black Fleet takes the place of the Traveler within the Last City. He warns Ikora of the grim future and makes his way back to Mercury's surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/7)''', ''Weblore:[[Weblore:Season of Dawn|Season of Dawn]] - [[Weblore:Season of Dawn#Actions of Mutual Friends|Actions of Mutual Friends]]''</ref>
|}

===''[[Season of Dawn]]''===
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| || The Discovery of the Sundial || [[The Sundial]] is discovered by the [[Psion Flayer]] sisters: [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice]], [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer]] and [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater]].<ref name="Sisters">'''Bungie (2019/12/8)''', ''Weblore:Season of Dawn - [[Weblore:Season of Dawn#Sisters|Sisters]]''</ref>
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| || Time fractures on Mercury || After discovering the Sundial, the Psion Flayer sisters study the device for weeks. At the end, they understand the device and seek to obtain a simulated future where the Psion race are free of the Cabal. Their actions, however, fracture the time on Mercury with the planet's past, present and future state.<ref name="Sisters"/><ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/9)''', ''Weblore:Season of Dawn - [[Weblore:Season of Dawn#Desperate Times|Desperate Times]]''</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 10 December  || The Call of Osiris || After discovering the action of the Psion Flayers, Osiris calls the Guardian to help him and restore the timelines broken from the defeat of the Undying Mind.{{Citation needed}}
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| [[Corridors of Time Part 1|Corridors of Time Part 1, Completing An Impossible Task]] || At the instruction of Osiris, the Guardian finds a timeline in which Saint-14 can be averted from his inevitable fate. They find him in the past under assault from the Eliksni of [[House of Rain|House Rain]]. After repelling an invasion, he gifts them a different version of the [[Perfect Paradox]] before departing.<ref name="CoT1"/>
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| 17 December || [[Corridors of Time Part 2| Corridors of Time Part 2, Completing An Impossible Task]] || The Guardian returns to the task of finding a timeline in which Saint-14's fate can be changed, this time looking into the future. They learn that a specific Axis Mind named [[Agioktis, Martyr Mind]] has been created by the Vex to kill Saint-14. The Guardian takes the blow instead, and together with Saint-14, they defeat the Axis. Saint-14 returns to Osiris near the Sundial.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Dawn - [[Corridors of Time Part 2]]''</ref>
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| 20 December || The return of Saint-14 || Saint-14 returns to the Tower.{{Citation needed}}
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| 7 January  || The creation of Devil's Ruin || Saint-14 leads the Guardian to [[Twilight Gap]] to gather peaces of destroyed [[Redjacks]] and build a new weapon, [[Devil's Ruin]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Dawn - [[Parts Long Lost]]''</ref>
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| 15-20 January || [[The End, Exploring the Corridors of Time]] || The Guardian explores the Corridor of Time further in search of any more threats within it. The Guardian discovers their own grave in the future, with Saint-14 reading their eulogy.{{Citation needed}}
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| 20 January || The recovery of [[Bastion (weapon)|Bastion]] || It is revealed that a Fallen named [[Defiled Reysk, the Waning Light|Reysk]] had stolen Bastion and that it was still on him after he was resurrected into a [[Scorn]] [[Chieftain]]. Saint-14 tasks them with assistance from the Spider. After defeating the Scorn Chieftain, Saint-14 rewards them with Bastion.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/1/20)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Dawn - [[Memento (Quest)|Memento]]''</ref>
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| 4 February  || The defeat of [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune]] || Out of desperation, Ozletc, Tazaroc, and Nirrul fuse into Inotam with another sister named [[Amtec]] witnessing the joining.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/2/4)''', ''Weblore:Season of Dawn - [[Weblore:Season of Dawn#Joining|Joining]]''</ref> A fireteam of Guardians is dispatched to defeat Inotam, Oblivion's Triune within the Corridors of Time. They finally repair the broken timelines after its defeat and Amtec forms a plan to drop the Almighty onto the Last City as vengeance for the death of her threee older sisters.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Dawn - [[The Sundial]]''</ref>
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| 4 February-4 March || The Empyrean Foundation || Following the defeat of Inotam, Osiris and Saint-14 begin their efforts to restore the Lighthouse on Mercury by tasking Guardians with donating collected Fractaline for the reconstruction effort.{{Citation needed}}
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| 4 March || The Restoration of the Lighthouse || Thanks to the success of the Empyrean Foundation, Osiris and Saint-14 use the billions of Fractaline donated to them by Guardians along with [[The Lantern of Osiris]] on the altar to restore [[The Lighthouse]] and reopen the [[Trials of Osiris]], so they can train Guardians to prepare them for the arrival of the Black Fleet.{{Citation needed}}
|}

===''[[Season of the Worthy]]''===
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| 10 March || [[Seraph Bunker]]: EDZ || Learning that the Almighty is on its way to the Last City to be destroyed in retaliation for the deaths of Ozletc, Tazaroc, and Niruul at the Sundial, Zavala and Ana Bray asks the Guardian to power up Rasputin's Seraph Bunkers and use the Warsats against the Almighty. The Seraph Bunker on the EDZ is powered up.
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| 13 March || The return of Trials of Osiris || Trials of Osiris returns to the Tower, now under the supervision of Saint-14.
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| 24 March || Seraph Bunker: Moon || The Seraph Bunker on Luna is powered up.
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| 7 April || Seraph Bunker: Io || The Seraph Bunker on Io is powered up, and Rasputin reveals to Zavala and the Guardian that the Black Fleet are now about to enter the Sol System. Zavala puts aside his suspicions of the Warmind and allies with it to prevent the coming threat together.
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| 14 April-2 June || The Coming Storm || Through a holographic map on the walls of each Seraph Bunker, Rasputin tracks the movement of the Black Fleet as they enter the Sol System, from the Kuiper Belt to Neptune and finally Uranus.
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| 21 April || The [[Guardian Games]] || The first ever Guardian Games is hosted in the Tower, where each class competes for the winner at the end of the Games. The Titan class wins the first Guardian Games.
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| 21 May || Recovery of [[Felwinter's Lie]] || Rasputin regrets his role in attacking the resurrected Iron Lord Felwinter and allows the Guardian to take Felwinter's Lie.
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| 5 June || The Destruction of the Almighty || Rasputin uses his Warsats to obliterate the Almighty out of the sky, sparing the Last City from destruction.
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| || Establishment of Riis-Reborn || After receiving a vision from the Lunar Pyramid,<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:[[Lore:The Once-Shipstealer|The Once-Shipstealer]], [[Lore:The Once-Shipstealer#VI. The Herald|VI. The Herald]]''</ref> [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] goes to Europa and begins work to create a new home, Riis-Reborn. Many Eliksni join her, including Variks.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:The Once-Shipstealer, [[Lore:The Once-Shipstealer#VII. The Scribe|VII. The Scribe]]''</ref>
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===''[[Season of Arrivals]]''===
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| || False Idols || Nokris, having survived his encounter with the Guardian and abandoned by Xol, lures fireteams into slaughtering him and his brood, gaining enough power to pierce a hole into the Sea of Screams. There, he is drawn into a fabricated version of the High Coven and is greeted by Savathûn. Here they strike a bargain, Nokris will teach Savathûn Necromancy, and in exchange the Witch Queen will grant him a spot on her court and give him access to Quria. With the Black Fleet making its arrival to Sol, Savathûn orders Nokris to intervene with the Witness's attempts to commune with the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''Weblore:[[Weblore:Season of Arrivals|Season of Arrivals]] - [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals#False Idols|False Idols]]''</ref>
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| 9 June || The [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]] || The Black Fleet arrives on Io. Rasputin takes notice of this and flags [[the Ionian Pyramid]]'s arrival. The Warmind would attempt to neutralize this Pyramid with his Warsat network. The Pyramid disappears from the radar, signaling victory. However, the Pyramid then immediately reappears and disables Rasputin. Eris Morn devises a plan to decrypt the messages from the Ionian Pyramid through the [[Seed of Silver Wings]] charged with Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[A Shadow Overhead]]''</ref> The Guardian uses the Drifter's mote banks to charge the Seed and meet with Eris under the [[Tree of Silver Wings]] in the Cradle to clear the interference from Nokris.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - [[Contact]]''</ref><ref name="Interference">'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - [[Interference]]''</ref>
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| || [[Prophecy]] || Shortly after the Black Fleet's arrival, a fireteam led by the Guardian would enter a realm of the Nine to learn more about the [[Darkness]]. They encounter the Nine's Taken killing the [[Phalanx Echo]], and later the [[Kell Echo]] to discover hints of how to wield the Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - [[Prophecy]]''</ref>
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| 13 July || Evacuation Plan || The Black Fleet arrive on Mercury, Titan, and Mars. The Guardian attempts to convince Ana Bray, Sloane, Asher Mir, and Brother Vance to evacuate.{{Citation needed}}
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| 12 October || Interference Cleared || The Guardian finally defeats Nokris and is allowed entry into the Ionian Pyramid. There, the Witness repeats the fallacies of the Light, but also instructs the Guardian to travel to Europa to seek out an ancient power, hinting at the Guardian wielding the Darkness in the form of [[Stasis]]. Eris finishes her decryption of the messages from the Ionian Pyramid.<ref name="Interference"/>
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| 9 November || The Traveler Healed || With Ana Bray being the only one to successfully evacuate,<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Lore:[[Lore:Duress and Egress|Duress and Egress]], [[Lore:Duress and Egress#Ana: Black Box|Ana: Black Box]]''</ref> all Guardians returned to the Tower to witness the Traveler heal its wounds from the Red War as the Black Fleet closes into the Sol System.{{Citation needed}}
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| || The Disappearance of Mars, Mercury, Io, and Titan || The Black Fleet closes in on Sol and Mars, Mercury, Io, and Titan all disappear. Brother Vance retreats into the Infinite Forest.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Lore:Duress and Egress, [[Lore:Duress and Egress#Vance: Passeri|Vance: Passeri]]''</ref> Sloane equips a Golden Age power suit and stays behinds on Titan to fight the forces now under the command of Xivu Arath,<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Lore:Duress and Egress, [[Lore:Duress and Egress#Sloane: Riastrad|Sloane: Riastrad]]''</ref> eventually meeting Ahsa.<ref name="SSS"/> Asher Mir goes into the Pyramidion and submerges himself in the Vex Network, hoping to prevent the secrets of the Vex from falling to the Witness,<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Lore:Duress and Egress, [[Lore:Duress and Egress#Asher: Conclusion|Asher: Conclusion]]''</ref> eventually discovering information about the Veil.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Defiance]] - [[NODE.OVRD.AVALON]]''</ref> All three are declared MIA by the Vanguard.{{Citation needed}}
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| || Rise of House Salvation || A [[The Europan Pyramid|Pyramid]] touches down on Europa. Eramis boards the ship and claims the power of [[Stasis]] from it.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Lore:The Once-Shipstealer, [[Lore:The Once-Shipstealer#IX. The Kell of Darkness|IX. The Kell of Darkness]]''</ref> She dubs her new House the [[House of Salvation]] and vows they would destroy the Traveler for abandoning them in the Whirlwind with this new power.{{Citation needed}}
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===''[[Beyond Light]]''===
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| November 10 || [[Darkness's Doorstep]] || The Guardian arrives to Europa at the instruction of the Witness, but discovers a distress signal sent by Variks warning of something that threatens the Eliksni and Humanity. Following the signal, they save Variks from House Salvation forces sent by Eramis.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[Darkness's Doorstep]]''</ref>
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|  || [[The New Kell]] || Variks explains his role in releasing the prisoners from the Prison of Elders and the death of Cayde-6, and instructs the Guardian to infiltrate [[Riis-Reborn]]. They witness a sermon from Eramis and one of her Barons, [[Phylaks, the Warrior|Phylaks]], receiving a [[Splinter of Darkness]] from a giant [[Crux of Darkness]] in the center of the room. The Guardian retreats from Riis-Reborn after being spotted, unable to defeat the Stasis-wielding Barons with their Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[The New Kell]]''</ref>
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|  || [[Rising Resistance]] || The Witness reaches out to the Guardian through a Crux of Darkness after assisting Variks in reactivating the communications array on Europa and invites them to follow the Crux to [[the Europan Pyramid]]. There, the Guardian witnesses the Europan Pyramid projecting a [[Ziggurat]] in preperation for their arrival and a skirmish between House Salvation and a fireteam composed of the Drifter, Eris Morn and the Exo Stranger.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[Rising Resistance]]''</ref> There, the Exo Stranger recaps the destruction of the Black Heart and the arrival of the Black Fleet and gives the Guardian their first Splinter of Darkness so they can understand and eventually wield Stasis against the Barons of House Salvation by interacting with [[Stasis Lock]]s in the Ziggurat.{{Citation needed}}
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| ||[[Empire Hunt]]s: [[The Warrior]] || With the Guardian now being able to use Stasis, they work to eliminate the Barons of House Salvation through intel received from Variks. They locate Phyhlaks first by eliminating a platoon of House Salvation soldiers in the [[Asterion Abyss]],{{Citation needed}} then infiltrating the [[Well of Infinitude]]. The Guardian slays Phylaks and takes their Splinter of Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[Empire Hunts|Empire Hunt]]: [[The Warrior]]''</ref>
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|  || [[Empire Hunt]]: [[The Technocrat]] || The Guardian enhances their understanding of Stasis before they begin locating [[Praksis, the Technocrat]] by defending a Vex conduit,{{Citation needed}} then entering the [[Eternity]] wing of the [[Bray Exoscience]] facility. They slay Praksis and take their Splinter of Darkness to continue their understanding of Stasis before beginning their hunt on Eramis.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[Empire Hunts|Empire Hunt]]: [[The Technocrat]]''</ref>
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|  || Attempted Recruitment || The Guardian receives intel from Variks and Zavala that Eramis is recruiting remnants of House Devils from the Cosmodrome and the Guardian travels there to stop [[Bakris, the Adamantine]].{{Citation needed}}
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|  || [[The Glassway]] || The Guardian returns to Europa to stop Eramis from opening the portal in the [[Glassway]]. They are too late to stop Eramis from opening the portal or stealing a large pool of Radiolaria, but they manage to destroy [[Belmon, Transcendent Mind]] and shut down the portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[The Glassway]]''</ref> Following this, the Vex would assault Riis-Reborn, killing many Eliksni civillians.{{Citation needed}}
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|  || [[The Kell of Darkness]] || The Guardian locates Eramis in Riis-Reborn, but before they can corner her, Variks them for assistance in evacuating House Salvation defectors to join the House of Light led by Mithrax. They corner her, but she breaks the Splinter of Darkness the Guardian was carrying. They break free of Stasis by remembering the Exo Stranger's advice to "look within, focus your power." Eramis is defeated by the Guardian and frozen in Stasis matter, allowing them to receive the final Splinter of Darkness from her.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[The Kell of Darkness]]''</ref>
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|  ||  || After Eramis's defeat, the Guardian raids Riis-Reborn to further destablize House Salvation, first by sabotaging their factory for weapons, destroying many Brigs.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[Sabotaging Salvation]]''</ref> During their incursions, they learn that [[Kridis, Dark Priestess]] is now leading the House, intending to revive Eramis.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[The Aftermath]]''</ref>
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|  || [[Empire Hunts]]: [[The Dark Priestess]] || The Guardian confronts and slays [[Kridis, Dark Priestess]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[Empire Hunts|Empire Hunt]]: [[The Dark Priestess]]''</ref>
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| November 10 - May 11 || Mastery of Stasis || After receiving the final Splinter of Darkness from Eramis, the Guardian returns to the Ziggurat and places it in a Stasis Lock, but this time, the Europan Pyramid allows the Guardian entry inside it and commune with the statue, allowing them to wield Stasis outside of Europa and gain mastery of it.{{Citation needed}} Upon the Guardian's return from the Europan Pyramid, the Exo Stranger summons them, finally revealing her identity as Elsie Bray, and assists them in their mastery of Stasis by unlocking new aspects, grenade types, and fragments through her quest to unlock the journal left encrypted by her grandfather Clovis Bray I.{{Citation needed}}
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| November 23 || Raid on the [[Deep Stone Crypt (location)|Deep Stone Crypt]] || Before her defeat at the hands of the Guardian, Eramis instructs one of her council, [[Atraks-1, Fallen Exo|Atraks, the Wildcard]] to prepare the "body" from the Deep Stone Crypt.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnBh-rIZRE8&t=585s Crave]''</ref> A fireteam of Guardians follows suit, bypassing the blizzard outside and the Crypt security inside. While pursuing Atraks, the Guardians discover a statue named "[[Clarity Control]]" by the awakened AI of Clovis Bray I. The "body" Eramis instructed Atraks, now the first Eliksni Exo, to recover is revealed to be [[Taniks, Reborn]]. They defeat her and explore the [[Morning Star]]. The AI of Clovis Bray I taunts the Guardians and attempts to drop the Morning Star onto Europa and nuke its surface. The Guardians were able to stop the nuclear explosion while also stunning Taniks Reborn. They manage to survive the crash and battle Taniks, the Abomination. They defeat him, finally ending the threat of House Salvation for good.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Beyond Light - [[Deep Stone Crypt (raid)|Deep Stone Crypt]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Disgraced]] || On Earth, Hive Wizard [[Navôta, Eir Spawn]] is attempting to rally the Hive in the Cosmodrome under her leadership. She meets her end by a fireteam of Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: [[New Light]] - [[The Disgraced]]''</ref>
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===''[[Season of the Hunt]]''===
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| || || On the Cabal capital world of Torabatl, Uman'arath's concern over the threat that the Hive posed to the Cabal Empire grows into a fascination, due to the influence of Savathûn. She would begin to study the Hive with the aim of learning how the Cabal could evolve into greater warriors. Upon being confronted by Caiatl, Uman'arath expresses her belief that the Cabal should dedicate themselves to the worship of the Hive Gods to ensure the survival of their species. Realizing the danger of Uman'arath's obsession, Caiatl orders her old friend to step down from her position on the council.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:[[Lore:Empress|Empress]], [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 4: SOLDIERS|CHAPTER 4: SOLDIERS]]''</ref>
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| || [[Fall of Torobatl]] || Sometime after being apprehended in the weaponsmith district of Torabatl, Uman'arath begins conducting a Hive ritual dedicated to Xivu Arath. Alerted by her advisor [[Taurun]], Caiatl travels to the weaponsmith district and kills Umun'arath to halt the ritual. However, she would inadvertently complete the ritual by killing Umun'araht, summoning Xivu Arath and her army to Torabatl through a massive portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen -Lore:Empress, [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 5: NEW GODS|CHAPTER 5: NEW GODS]]''</ref> Unable to fend off Xivu Arath and her forces,<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Empress, [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 6: BATTLE SONG|CHAPTER 6: BATTLE SONG]]''</ref> the Cabal begin evacuating from Torobatl and chart a course to Sol to collect the scout legions sent by Ghaul. Caiatl is crowned [[Emperor|Empress]] aboard her [[Eligos Lex V|flagship]] and begins formulating a plan to broker an alliance with the Guardians to retake Torobatl.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Empress, [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 7: CORONATION|CHAPTER 7: CORONATION]]''</ref>
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|  November 10 - 17 || Osiris investigates planetary disappearance || Following the arrival of the Black Fleet and subsequent disappearance of several celestial bodies within the Sol System, Osiris seeks out information on the Black Fleet and the Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/13)''', ''Weblore:[[Weblore:Season of the Hunt|Season of the Hunt]] - [[Weblore:Season of the Hunt#Immolant Pt. 1|Immolant Pt. 1]]''</ref> He promises to provide Zavala constant updates regarding his findings, sending him a [[Fang of Xivu Arath]] for further study. During his investigation, he visits the Reef in the hopes of finding out more of Empress Caiatl's plans for recruiting the old Red Legion troops.<ref name="Transmission"/><ref name="Immolant2"/>
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| || Rise of the [[Wrathborn]] || As Osiris was investigating the Cabal presence in the Reef, he discovered a group of Cabal surrounding a Hive structure called a [[Cryptolith]]. The structure itself is organic, growing and rooting itself into the Tangled Shore. Concerned, Osiris scans the Sol System for more of the structures, getting readings on both the Tangled Shore and on Luna. In response, Osiris meets with the Spider, only to discover that there were more Cyptoliths than his scanner was picking up.<ref name="Transmission"/><ref name="Immolant2"/>
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| || Osiris visits the Dreadnaught || In order to further understand the nature of the Cryptoliths, Osiris boards the derelict Dreadnaught. He accesses a console and learns of the internal fighting between the Hive, the disappearance of Savathûn and that Xivu Arath is now using the disarray to strengthen her own forces. Osiris returns to the Reef to confer with the Spider, learning the name of the Cryptoliths and their effect on the surrounding area. Osiris then heads to Luna to find more information.<ref name="Transmission"/>
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| || The Witch in the Phoenix || Below the shadow of the Lunar Pyramid, Osiris discovers the entirety of the Scarlet Court, led by Crota's remaining lineage, communing with the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]], employed by the God of War to bring the Hidden Swarm under her fold. Osiris would interrupt the meeting and uses his Dawnblade to eliminate fifteen noble-brood, including [[Voshyr]] and her kin [[Yishra]] and [[Ayriax]]. He would then eliminate the fleeing [[Kinox]], her son [[Ulg'Urin]] and his Knight guard with a Nova Bomb. However, Xivu Arath would draw power from the Warlock's violence and use her will projected from a Cryptolith to dispel Osiris's Well of Radiance and attempt to convert him into a Wrathborn. As Osiris resists Xivu Arath's corruption, the High Celebrant carves and activates runes into the stone around Osiris as a sacrifice to his master before departing into the depths of the Moon. However, Sagira would sacrifice herself to save Osiris, leaving him Lightless.<ref name="Immolant2">'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''Weblore:Season of the Hunt - [[Weblore:Season of the Hunt#Immolant Pt. 2|Immolant Pt. 2]]''</ref> Unbeknownst to everyone, Savathûn steals Osiris' body and voice, replacing him to get closer to the Guardian and gain a victory against her sister, Xivu Arath.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Lost - Item Description: [[Chrysura Melo#Lore|Chrysura Melo]]''</ref>
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| November 17 || [[Trail of the Hunted]] || Savathûn, as Osiris, sends a message to the Vanguard, stating that his Ghost, Sagira, has been killed. He requests the Guardian aid him in his hunt for Xivu Arath.<ref name="Transmission"/> Zavala relays the information to the Guardian as they approach the location of "Osiris" on Luna. The Guardian makes their way through the Hellmouth, following "Osiris" and the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath. As the Guardian reaches the Shrine of Oryx, "Osiris" is attacked by a Wrathborn Knight and almost killed, but is saved by an unknown Guardian, revealed to be a revieved Uldren Sov, now called The Crow.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/17)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - [[Trail of the Hunted]]''</ref>
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| || Crow meets the Guardian || The Guardian and Crow meets with Spider, who explains the situation of the Wrathborn to them. After Crow leaves, the Spider tells the Guardian how Crow came into his service, how (as a Guardian) he had no memories of the acts he committed as Uldren and the modifications he had made to his Ghost, [[Glint]], to keep him in line.{{Citation needed}}
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| November 17 - January 4 || [[Hunt for the Wrathborn]] || Over the weeks, the Guardian and Crow with assistance from "Osiris" hunt down the Wrathborn across the Reef. Using Crow's [[Cryptolith Lure]], the Guardian summons and defeats Wrathborn Fallen and Wrathborn Hive at the Cryptoliths scattered along the Reef and the Dreaming City. As the Guardian kills more Wrathborn, they upgrade the Cryptolith Lure to track down the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - [[Wrathborn Hunts]]''</ref>
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| December 8 || || During their hunt, Crow begins to receive visions from the Traveler, leading him and the Guardian to discovering and reforging a new [[Hawkmoon]] from the Shard of the Traveler in the European Dead Zone. In reforging this weapon, the two end up defending the EDZ Shard from Taken sent by Savathûn.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/12/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - [[Let Loose Thy Talons#1. Voices in Light|Let Loose Thy Talons: Step 1]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2020/12/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - [[Harbinger (Exotic Quest)|Harbinger]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2020/12/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - Item Description: [[Hawkmoon#Lore|Hawkmoon]]''</ref>
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| January 8 || [[Coup de Grâce]] || The Guardian and Crow track the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath to the Dreaming City, using a fully upgraded Cryptolith Lure to summon it out of hiding. While The Guardian hunts the High Celebrant in the Dreaming City, Crow follows it through the Ascendant Realm, keeping pressure on the High Celebrant. The Guardian and Crow finally trap the High Celebrant in the Ascendant realm and together they trap and kill it, preventing the creation of more [[Wrathborn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/1/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - [[Coup de Grâce]]''</ref>
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| || || Crow's Freedom || After killing the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath, the Spider offers the Guardian a gift of a "prized bauble" from his lair. The Guardian points at Crow, choosing Crow's freedom as payment. The Spider is infuriated by this, but decides to uphold his end of the deal, freeing the Crow from Spider's service.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/1/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3w3_A5b3O8&t=199s The Choice]''</ref> Shortly after, Crow meets with "Osiris" someplace in the European Dead Zone, where they discuss Crow's future and his need to remain disguised within the Last City. "Osiris" promises Crow that were anything to happen to Crow, he was someone who could be trusted.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/3),''' ''Weblore:Season of the Hunt - [[Weblore:Season of the Hunt#One Exile to Another|One Exile to Another]]''</ref>
|}

===''[[Season of the Chosen]]''===
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| February 9 || Arrival of Caiatl || Following the defeat of the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath at the hands of the Guardian, Caiatl invites Zavala and "Osiris" to her flagship and seeks an alliance on the condition that Zavala bends the knee to her, but he refuses, and the Vanguard goes to war with the [[Imperial Cabal]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OSUVBTGyD4&t=79s Peace]''</ref>
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| || The [[Rite of Proving]] begins || Zavala deploys the Guardian to Nessus to stop the contenders seeking to fill Caiatl's [[War Council]], with the first one being [[Commander Dracus]] stationed outside the [[Halphas Electus]]. They defeat him in their first Rite of Proving and retrieve the [[Bell of Conquests]] from him.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [[Battleground: Behemoth]]''</ref> Zavala opens the [[H.E.L.M.]] to the Guardian, and after exploring it, Saladin Forge briefs them of their next target: [[Basilius the Golem]], whose soldiers are looking for the Deep Stone Crypt on Europa.{{Citation needed}} They defeat him and retrieve the [[Hammer of Proving]],<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [[Battleground: Hailstone]]''</ref> which allows them to pillage Cabal Gold per Cabal laws.{{Citation needed}}
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| February 16 || Hunt for [[Val Ma'rag]] ||  The Guardian hunts their next target in the Cosmodrome, where the Cabal are at war with the Hive over the latter's role in the Fall of Torobatl.{{Citation needed}} They defeat the Val in the Rite of Proving.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/16)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [[Battleground: Foothold]]''</ref>
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| February 23 || Hunt for [[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]] || The Guardian returns to Nessus to find Ixel, the Far-Reaching, who is harnessing Vex prediction engines in the [[Well of Giants]] and relaying the information to a sect of Psions led by [[Yirix]].{{Citation needed}} The Guardian defeats Ixel in the Rite of Proving.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [[Battleground: Oracle]]''</ref>
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| February 23 - March 9 || [[Presage]] || Following a distress signal from an abandoned Cabal Carrier known as the [[Glykon Volatus]], the Guardian, "Osiris" and Caiatl investigate the derelict craft to find what happened to it, acquiring the [[Dead Man's Tale]] in the process. They eventually learn that the ship had been used by Calus and his Loyalists to contact the Witness, using Scorn, the Crown of Sorrow and the anomaly that took the place of Mars. Their efforts were successful, but Calus would go missing and the crew would be slaughtered by the Scorn when the ship became lost.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/23)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Presage]]''</ref>
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| March 2 - 9 || The Psion Conclave strikes || The Guardian and Crow work together to gather intel on the information recovered from Vex prediction engines. They learn that the Psions are using a remnant of the Traveler Cage stolen from a [[Häkke]] warehouse within the Last City and used during the Red War. <ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Item Description: [[Salvager's Salvo#Lore|Salvager's Salvo]]''</ref> Crow's suspicions would be proven correct when a Psion within the Imperial Cabal attempts to assassinate Zavala. The first attempt on Zavala's life was thwarted by Crow.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/3/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [https://youtu.be/8OSUVBTGyD4?t=199 Haunted]''</ref>
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| March 16 || A Final Gambit || After the Guardian defeats a contender for the War Council through the Rite of Proving, Zavala, Saladin, and "Osiris" meet in the H.E.L.M., where she reveals that the escalating conflict between the Imperial Cabal and the Vanguard would draw the attention of Xivu Arath. Zavala proposes the final Rite of Proving.{{Citation needed}}
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| March 23 || [[Proving Grounds]] || The final Rite of Proving begins with the Guardian as Zavala's champion and [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl|Ignovun]] as Caiatl's champion. The Guardian enters the Halphus Electus and defeats Ignovun.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/3/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [[Proving Grounds]]''</ref> Zavala and Caiatl would meet to sign the armistice between the Vanguard and the Imperial Cabal, though it was under assault from a pair of Psions named [[Qalec]] and [[Valir]]. Caiatl reveals that she didn't order Zavala's assassination and vows to uncover the Psion Conclave.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/3/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [https://youtu.be/8OSUVBTGyD4?t=306 Unmasked]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/3/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - [[H.E.L.M.]] Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#tabsection-4-1|Qalec's Execution]]''</ref>
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| April 20 || The 2nd Guardian Games || The Guardian Games return to the Tower for the second year using the same class competition as the first. The Hunter class wins the 2nd Guardian Games.
|}

===''[[Season of the Splicer]]''===
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| before May 11 || Arrival of Mithrax || Mithrax arrives on Europa to pick up the defectors of House Salvation near Asterion Abyss, but Vex artillery shoots downs his [[Skiff]], forcing him to crash-land there and hide the survivors in a cave near [[Eventide Ruins]].<ref name="TLS">'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[The Lost Splicer]]''</ref>
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| May 11 || The [[Endless Night]] begins || The Last City is plagued by an Endless Night created by Quria, a proxy of Savathûn. Ikora Rey asks the Guardian to seek out Mithrax, who had relocated the survivors to a cave near Asterion Abyss. They find Mithrax after clearing the Skiff's crash site of the Vex, and he teaches the Guardian the way of the [[Sacred Splicer]] by opening the portal into the Vex Network for them using a [[Splicer Gauntlet]]. While exploring the Vex Domain, Mithrax instructs the Guardian to slay the [[Subjugated Curator|curator]] of the domain and claim the [[Paradrome Cube|living code]] from its corpse. They escape the domain and return to him, where Ikora proposes the integration of Eliksni of House Light into the Last City, and he agrees,<ref name="TLS"/> angering Lakshmi-2 of the Future War Cult.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian begins the mastery of splicing after receiving a Splicer Gauntlet of their own from Mithrax's [[Splicer Servitor (House Light)|Splicer Servitor]].{{Citation needed}} They start on Europa, where they slay [[Tacitas, Subjugated Mind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Override: Europa]]''</ref>
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|  || [[Eliksni Quarter]] || After Ikora integrates the Eliksni of House Light into the Last City, the Guardian explores the Eliksni Quarter and interacts with items of Eliksni culture that are explained by [[Eido]].{{Citation needed}}
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| May 18 ||  The Endless Night worsens || As the Endless Night begins to affect the denizens of the Last City, the Guardian continues their mastery of splicing by defeating [[Portunos, Subjugated Mind]] on Luna.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Override: The Moon]]''</ref> Lakshmi-2 begins to spread propaganda of her vitriol towards the Eliksni of House Light and the Vanguard.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - H.E.L.M. Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#tabsection-1-2|Lakshmi's first broadcast]]''</ref>
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| May 25 || Expunge || The Guardian gains the ability to penetrate the deeper enclaves of the Vex Network after using their splicing skills to defeat [[Thesmotae, Subjugated Mind]] in the Tangled Shore.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Override: Tangled Shore]]''</ref> They penetrate the Labyrinth domain and defeat [[Fantis, Oppressive Mind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Expunge: Labyrinth]]''</ref> Meanwhile, Lakshmi-2 organizes Executor Hideo and Arach Jalaal to support her coup against the Vanguard. Jalaal rejects her proposal.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - Lore:[[Lore:Beneath the Endless Night|Beneath the Endless Night]], [[Lore:Beneath the Endless Night#IV - Conspirators|IV - Conspirators]]''</ref>
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| June 1 || The Eliksni Quarter attacked || While the Guardian infiltrates the Styx domain and defeats [[Dikast, Oppressive Mind]],<ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Expunge: Styx]]''</ref> the Eliksni Quarter is ransacked by the people acting on Lakshmi-2's propaganda, though Crow was able to drive the perpetrators away.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - Lore:Beneath the Endless Night, [[Lore:Beneath the Endless Night#V - SABOTAGE|V - SABOTAGE]]''</ref> The Guardian returns to the Eliksni Quarter at the instruction of Ikora and witnesses an argument between Lakshmi-2 and Mithrax regarding recent events.Lakshmi-2 leaves the scene and Mithrax recounts the story about the effects of Saint-14's crusades on the Eliksni.{{Citation needed}}<ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [https://youtu.be/PLFO7wuQu04?t=131 Bedtime Story]''</ref>
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| June 8 - 15 || The Endless Night grows || As the Endless Night begins to not just affect the denizens, but the infrastructure of the Last City and Taken blights begin to appear, the Guardian infiltrates the Tartarus domain and defeats [[Dimio, Oppressive Mind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Expunge: Tartarus]]''</ref> Then, they return to the Labyrinth domain, now under Taken influence, and defeats the reborn Fantis.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Expunge: Labyrinth|Expunge: Corrupted Labyrith]]''</ref> Mithrax reveals that Quria is the architect behind the Endless Night, shocking Ikora. Saint-14 begins forming a friendship with Mithrax after learning of the revelation of the horrors he inflicted on the Eliksni during his crusades.{{Citation needed}}
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| June 22 - 29 || Hunt for Quria || Now aware that Quria is the architect behind the Endless Night, the Guardian returns to the Styx and Tartarus domains to defeat the reborn Dikast and Dimio respectively.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Expunge: Styx|Expunge: Corrupted Styx]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Expunge: Tartarus|Expunge: Corrupted Tartarus]]''</ref> With the death of the reborn Dimio, Mithrax finally pinpoints Quria's location within the Vex Domain and relays its location to the Guardian.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian infiltrates the Delphi domain and uses their mastery of splicing to bypass Vex and Taken defenses guarding Quria. The Guardian reaches Quria's lair and defeats it despite its strong powers.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/6/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Expunge: Delphi]]''</ref> Quria's defeat reaches word of the Last City, giving its denizens a sigh of relief as the Endless Night gradually weakens.{{Citation needed}}
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| 5 July || The Endless Night ends || With the Endless Night finally behind them, the Vanguard enters an official alliance with the Eliksni of House Light, and as a reward, the Eliksni of House Light celebrates Solstice alongside the denizens of the Last City for the first time.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - H.E.L.M. Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#tabsection-8-2|Mithax and Ikora's second address]]''</ref>
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| 10 August || The Failed Coup || Despite the Endless Night being gone, Lakshmi-2 continues spreading anti-Eliksni propaganda and begins her coup against the Vanguard by constructing and opening a Vex portal in the center of the Eliksni Quarter, but her coup backfires on her as she is killed by the Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - H.E.L.M. Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#tabsection-9-2|Lakshmi's final broadcast]]''</ref> The Guardians are deployed to shut down the Vex portal to stop more Vex from invading the Last City. The Guardian successfully shuts down the Vex as Zavala, Ikora, Saint-14, Amanda Holliday and Mithrax defend the Eliksni of House Light from the remaining Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[Override: Last City]]''</ref> Afterwards, they discover that Savathûn still under the guise of Osiris has fled to the Dreaming City. New Monarchy and Dead Orbit leaves the Last City officially.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer - [[As Prophesied#Step 5|As Prophesied: Step 5]]''</ref>
|}

===''[[Season of the Lost]]''===
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| || || With the destruction of Quria, Savathûn would lose control of the Taken, resulting in them falling under the control of their original master: the Witness for Xivu Arath to utilize in her pursuit of her sister.{{Citation needed}}
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| August 24 || The Truth revealed || The Guardian, Crow, and Saint begin pursuing Osiris to the Dreaming City, encountering the Wrathborn along the way. They, along with Mara Sov, discover a horrifying truth: the Osiris they've known since the appearance of the Cryptoliths throughout Sol was Savathûn all along. Mara traps Savathûn in a crystalline prison and explains her plan to expel Savathûn's [[Worm]] to the Guardian.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Lost - [[Cocoon]]''</ref> Petra Venj explains the plan further after the Guardian receives the [[Wayfinder's Compass]].{{Citation needed}}
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| August 24 - October 5 || Assembling the Techeuns || The Guardian would use the Wayfinder's Compass to chart a course to Techeuns lost within the Ascendant plane through the [[Ley Lines]].{{Citation needed}} As the Guardian assembles the coven of Techeuns needed to expel Savathûn's Worm from her body one by one, they make various discoveries including the evolution of the Scorn,<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Lost - [[Shattered Realm: Debris of Dreams]]''</ref> the restoration of Uldren Sov's memories to Crow,{{Citation needed}} and the manipulations of Savathûn over the year she posed as Osiris.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Lost - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwR3i2lZMNI&t=162s Embodied]''</ref> Once the final Techeun is rescued from the Ascendant plane, Mara Sov forbids any access to Savathûn until the cosmic alignment is ready for the Techeuns to perform the ritual.{{Citation needed}}
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| October 12 || Mystery of the [[Headless One]]s || Glint leaves Crow behind aboard Caiatl's flagship to investigate the myths and mysteries of the Headless Ones with the Guardian's assistance in time for the [[Festival of the Lost]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/10/12)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Lost - Item Description: [[Headless Horsepower#lore|Headless Horsepower]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Lost - [[Haunted Sectors]]''</ref>
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| 14 December || A Brighter [[The Dawning|Dawning]] || The Eliksni of House Light and the Cabal in service of Caiatl celebrate the Dawning for the first time alongside the denizens of the Last City.{{Citation needed}}
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| February 15 || The Exorcism || The Techeuns begin the ritual to expel Savathûn's worm, but the ritual is under assault from the forces of Xivu Arath led by [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]]. The Guardian and Saint-14 are deployed to the ritual site to defend the Techeuns as they complete the ritual. The ritual is complete with the return of Osiris and the extraction of Savathûn's Worm. However, Savathûn deceives Mara by transporting herself elsewhere.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Lost - [[Exorcism]]''</ref> Osiris is left in a coma.{{Citation needed}}
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| Between February 15 and 22 || Savathûn Reborn || Savathûn transports herself close to the Traveler, wounded from the exorcism ritual Mara's Techeuns performed on her. She dies near the Traveler, and [[Immaru]] resurrects her, now reborn with the Traveler's Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [https://youtu.be/jlzQnXcUxqI?t=351 To be Chosen]''</ref> She returns to [[Savathûn's Throne World|her Throne World]] to cast a curse upon Rhulk, trapping him within [[the Sunken Pyramid]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/3/5)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit#Resonant Fury Bond|Resonant Fury Bond]]''</ref>
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===''[[The Witch Queen]]/[[Season of the Risen]]''===
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| February 22 || Reappearance of Mars || The Guardian investigates Mars's reappearance with temporal distortions under the orders of Ikora, but are attacked by the Cabal under Caiatl's banner. Later, Savathûn's ship, [[The Lure]], lands above the Martian Cradle. They infiltrate a Cabal bunker and use the cannon to launch themselves onto the Lure. They follow mysterious traces of Void Light upon landing on the Lure, only to encounter Hive imbued with the power of the Traveler's Light and [[Lucent Moth]]s. Before they can intercept Savathûn, they recover another artifact linked to the Black Fleet. They intercept Savathûn, but she escapes and a Knight takes her place; one that wields Void Light and possesses a Ghost of its own. The Guardian is forced to crush the [[Lightbearer Knight|Lightbearing Knight]]'s Ghost to permanently defeat the Knight. The portal opens into Savathûn's Throne World and they follow her there, but she evicts them after they defeat one of her projections in the [[Queen's Bailey]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Arrival]]''</ref> They return to Mars near [[The Enclave]], the site of the [[Relic (Mars)|Relic]] that the Guardian uses the artifact recovered from the Lure to craft their first [[Glaive]]: [[The Enigma]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlzQnXcUxqI&t=311s The Relic]''</ref>
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| || [[The Investigation]] || The Guardian teams up with [[The Hidden|Hidden]] operatives to learn more about how the Lucent Hive were able to retrieve the Light. The Guardian returns to Savathûn's Throne World to gather clues to Savathûn's plans through [[Deepsight]] obtained from the artifact they recovered from the Lure. While exploring the Throne World, they are contacted by the turncoat Hive Ghost named [[Fynch]], who requests an audience with them outside the [[Florescent Canal]]. They face a [[Lightbearer Wizard|Lightbearing Wizard]] with Arc Light and find the Scorn invading the Throne World.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Investigation]]''</ref> They finally meet Fynch, the turncoat Hive Ghost who refuses to revive his Knight, though the Ghost is suspicious of him and has Ikora spy on Fynch in case he lies to both of them. Fynch then gives the Guardian a lead on the first clue: Sagira's Ghost Shell.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Ghosts]] || The Guardian gets a lead on Sagira's Ghost Shell found inside the [[Temple of the Wrathful]], a temple dedicated to Xivu Arath. Fynch reveals to the Ghost and Ikora that the Scorn are led by Rhulk, a Disciple of the Witness, and are invading the Throne World as revenge for Savathûn placing a Light curse on Rhulk using [[The Wellspring|the Wellspring]]. They face [[Brutiks, Lightbane]], who is guarding Sagira's Ghost Shell, and defeat him. They recover the Ghost Shell and it plays a memory of Savathûn revealing the identity of the Witness.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Ghosts]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Communion]] || Eris advises the Guardian to return to the Europan Pyramid to enhance their Deepsight abilities so they can uncover the memory of Savathûn further. They enter the Europan Pyramid after clearing out the Cabal led by [[Valus Dralgur, the Exiled|Valus Dralgur]], whose band of soldiers were exiled by Caiatl for their attempts to retrieve Darkness-related artifacts to win the war against the Hive under Xivu Arath. They learn from Eris the devastation the Cabal faced during the Fall of Torobatl after defeating the [[Imperial Deserter]]. They defeat the Valus attempting to destroy the statue the Guardian needs to commune with to enhance their Deepsight ability and commune with it.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Communion]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Mirror]] || With their Deepsight abilities now enhanced, the Guardian returns to Savathûn's Throne World to gain access to the [[Altar of Reflection]] through a passage within the [[Witch's Echo]], destroying [[Pyramid Spike]]s and Scorn resistance along the way.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian presents Sagira's Ghost Shell, replaying the memory of Savathûn revealing the identity of the Witness, but also revealing her plan to impersonate Osiris and learn the secrets of the Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Mirror]]''</ref> Fynch then briefs the Guardian on the next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Lightblade]] || Fynch reveals that the next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan is the Tablet of Ruin located inside the [[Temple of the Navigator]], a temple dedicated to Oryx. To reach the temple, the Guardian would enter a Hive boat to cross the canals, then navigate the dark swamp. They reach the temple housing the Tablet of Ruin guarded by [[Alak-Hul, the Lightblade]], Oryx's adversary reborn in the Light. They defeat him and take the Tablet of Ruin to the Altar of Reflection, where Savathûn reveals her plan to move the Traveler to her Throne World.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Lightblade]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[Memories of Ruin]]''</ref> They inform Ikora of Savathûn's plan to move the Traveler and get a lead on the next clue from Fynch.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Cunning]] || The next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan for the Traveler is located in the [[Temple of the Cunning]], a temple dedicated to Savathûn's younger self Sathona. The Guardian is tasked with recovering a calcified Worm familiar that Sathona and the Osmium King heard the warning of the God-Wave forming on Fundament. They retrieve the Worm familiar from the statue of Sathona, but on their escape from the temple, they are forced to fight the [[Ahamkara Illusion|illusion of an Ahamkara]]. They escape the temple and attempt to bring the familiar to the Altar of Reflection, only for them to lose access to the Altar.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Cunning]]''</ref>{{Citation needed}} Upon returning to the Enclave, they overhear a dialogue between Ikora, Eris, and Zavala. Eris receives a tip from Mara on the final clue.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Last Chance]] || Mara informs Eris of the final clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan who then relays it to the Guardian: a shard of the crystalline prison Mara used to trap Savathûn, located inside the [[Apothecary]], the site of Savathûn's experiments with the Light. They defeat a Wizard lieutenant loyal to Savathûn, [[Savathûn's Right Hand]], guarding the shard.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Last Chance]]''</ref> They bring the shard to the Altar of Reflection, where it reveals the final moments of Savathûn following the exorcism and her rebirth in the Traveler's Light by Immaru. Savathûn tricks the Guardian into recovering the memories for her and attacks them.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[Memories of Loss]]''</ref> The Guardian relays the memory to the Vanguard, where the revelation of the Traveler resurrecting Savathûn shocks Zavala. Ikora and the Guardian leave the Last City, determined to stop a ritual that will bind the Traveler to Savathûn's Throne World.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [https://youtu.be/jlzQnXcUxqI?t=579 Council]''</ref> Before they do so, Ikora uses the Relic to unlock the memories of the Worm familiar, revealing that the Hive were tricked into serving the Darkness by the Witness.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [https://youtu.be/jlzQnXcUxqI?t=746 Worm]''</ref> Ikora relays the memory recorded in the Worm familiar to the Guardian.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[The Ritual]] || Running out of time to stop Savathûn's plan from coming to fruition, the Guardian crosses the [[Court of Thorns]] and climbs up to the [[Sanctum of the Brood Queen]], where they confront Savathûn. They are forced to defeat a fireteam of Lightbearing Hive, composed of a Lightbearing Knight with Void Light, a Lightbearing Wizard with Arc Light, and a [[Lightbearer Acolyte|Lightbearing Acolyte]] with Solar Light while engaging her. They defeat her, but Immaru resurrects her. The Guardian is forced to fight her with a different strategy. The Ghost proposes that the Guardian show her the same memory that Ikora relayed to them of the Witness tricking the Hive into service for the Darkness. The revelation angers her, and for the first time, Savathûn's web of lies is unraveled, allowing the Guardian to gain the upper hand over her. They finally defeat her, but Immaru disappears along with the Traveler from her Throne World. The Guardian tells the Ghost that now they must prepare for the Witness's arrival to Sol and do whatever they can to prevent a repeat of the Collapse.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[The Ritual]]''</ref>
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| || [[Of Queen and Worms]] || Mara Sov summons the Guardian to the Enclave and briefs them of a plan to weaponize Savathûn's Worm.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlzQnXcUxqI&t=1087s With Mara]''</ref> They infiltrate the [[Harvest|Dark City]] to recover an incubator and defend her as she binds the Worm to a grenade launcher, now named [[Parasite]], through a Hive ritual. Before leaving the Throne World, she instructs them to pay attention to the words of Savathûn's Worm in the future.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[Birthplace of the Vile]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[Parasitic Pilgrimage]]''</ref>
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| March 5 || Duel with the First Disciple || The Witness's first Disciple, Rhulk, invites the Guardian into his Pyramid after the Light curse placed on him by Savathûn weakens through her defeat.{{Citation needed}} They shut down a superweapon located inside, [[The Upended]], and defeat him despite his Dark powers.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/3/5)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[Vow of the Disciple]]''</ref> They regularly return to the Pyramid to clear out the Scorn attempting to gain technology from inside.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/3/5)''', ''Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - [[Preservation]]''</ref>
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| February 22 - March 15 || [[The Coalition]] forms || The coalition between the Imperial Cabal and the Vanguard forms when Zavala asks for Caiatl's help in stopping the Lucent Hive on Earth, which she agrees to,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Risen]] - [https://youtu.be/_VkMYeN7PRg Alliance]''</ref> and supplies the Guardian with a [[Synaptic Spear]].{{Citation needed}} Caiatl and Saladin form a plan to capture Lucent Hive lieutenants by using the Psions to connect the Guardians to the Lucent Hive lieutenant's Light via the [[Mindscape]]. They learn that an invasion force is being gathered on Luna and the Guardian stops them with assistance from Cabal allies deployed by Caiatl. While the Guardian stops the invasion,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/3/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Risen - [[PsiOps Battleground: Moon]]''</ref> Crow puts the Coalition in danger after he accidentally kills the Psion running the Psisorium, infuriating Caiatl.<ref>.'''Bungie (2022/3/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Risen - [[Operation Elbrus#Step 23|Operation Elbrus: Step 23]]''</ref> Saladin repays Crow's life debt by becoming a member of Caiatl's War Council as Bracus Forge,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Risen - [https://youtu.be/_VkMYeN7PRg?t=319 Life]''</ref> and eventually Valus Forge.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Risen - Lore:[[Lore:Quintessence|Quintessence]], [[Lore:Quintessence#V - Rite Proven|V - Rite Proven]]''</ref>
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|  || [[Vox Obscura]] || Caiatl asks the Guardian to return to Mars to shut down Psionic propaganda broadcasts, which are convincing her Psions to defect to the forces of the Witness, created by Yirix and spread by [[Qabix, Insurgent|Qabix]]. This propaganda consisted of Psion history before their enslavement by the Cabal, the prophesied resurrection of Eramis, the predicted fall of the Last City, the Traveler becoming tainted with Darkness, and the impending return of the Leviathan. It became apparent that Calus is the being rallying the Psion forces to make these broadcasts.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Risen - [[Vox Obscura]]''</ref>
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| May 5 || The 3rd Guardian Games || The Guardian Games return to the Tower once again, albeit with some changes, but retain the same idea of class competition. The Warlock class wins the 3rd Guardian Games.
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==[[War against the Witness|The War against the Witness]]==
===''[[Season of the Haunted]]''===
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| 24 May || The Nightmares return || Calus, now the second known Disciple of the Witness, parks his derelict Leviathan in Luna's orbit and makes a successful communion with the Lunar Pyramid, unleashing the Nightmares intended to be a security force for the Lunar Pyramid.{{Citation needed}} Eris asks the Guardian to investigate the derelict Leviathan. During which, the Nightmare of Zavala's lover, [[Safiyah]], taunts the Guardian and they are ultimately forced to flee from the ship after discovering a robotic effigy of Calus sending Nightmare Loyalist to their location.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Operation: Midas]]''</ref> They participate in a seance with Zavala, Eris, and Crow aboard the H.E.L.M., where Eris uses the [[Nightmare Harvester]] to bind the Nightmares to the Crown of Sorrow.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWHphu-iT3w&t=68s Herald]''</ref> She and the Guardian would begin working together to assist Zavala, Crow, and Caiatl in severing the Nightmares haunting them.{{Citation needed}}
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| 24 May-31 May || Severing the [[Nightmare of Uldren|Nightmare of Uldren Sov]] || Eris suggests that the Guardian begin the severance ritual with Crow being the first participant, but before they can do so, they must bind a Nightmare found in the [[Castellum]] area of the derelict Leviathan to the Nightmare Harvester.{{Citation needed}} They do so and make their way to the first severance ritual site with Crow. His Nightmare summons the [[Nightmare of the Fanatic]], where the Guardian uses the [[Scythe]] to defeat the minions and slay the Nightmare. Crow's first attempt fails,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Sever - Shame]]''</ref> so Eris and the Guardian  use a different strategy to sever the Nightmare through acceptance with Crow. The second attempt is a success, turning the Nightmare into a Memory. Crow discovers his purpose and begins his task to fill in the Hunter Vanguard role left vacant since the death of Cayde-6. Eris congratulates the Guardian on their success.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/31)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Sever - Reconciliation]]''</ref>
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| 27 May || Calus's Darkest Secrets || The Guardian enters the Mindscape of Calus in search of his deepest regrets. It is revealed that Calus's greatest regrets are his daughter Caiatl and the birth of Gahlran as evidenced by the Nightmares haunting him. They collect broken Bells of Conquest, where they play the memories of Calus throughout certain events including his rise to Emperor, the Midnight Coup, his meeting with the Witness, the events that transpired aboard the Glykon and his desire to join death, giving the Guardian more clues of the Witness' plan. After defeating the [[Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial]], the Guardian leaves the Mindscape and relays the information to Eris.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Duality (dungeon)|Duality]]''</ref>
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| 7 June-14 June || Severing the Nightmare of Safiyah || Zavala next participated in the severance ritual with the Guardian and Eris, but Eris warns them that Calus's connection to the Lunar Pyramid has strengthened in response to the Nightmare of Uldren Sov becoming a Memory.{{Citation needed}} After binding the Nightmare in the Castellum to the Nightmare Harvester, the Guardian infiltrates a different section of the Leviathan's underbelly with Zavala. He is ambushed by both the Scorn and Nightmares of House Devil Fallen. The [[Nightmare of Kethiks, Grief Unforgiven|Nightmare of Kethiks]] was summoned by the Nightmare of Safiyah to introduce the Guardian to her killer, [[Kethiks, the Yet-Proven]]. Zavala surrenders to his grief, failing the first time.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/6/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Sever - Grief]]''</ref> Eris recounts the story of Zavala's life before he became a Vanguard Commander, which includes his son [[Hakim]], to the Guardian before they try the severance ritual again.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWHphu-iT3w&t=241s Sacrifice]''</ref> He succeeds and the Memory of Safiyah gives Zavala advice to let go of his grief.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/6/14)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Sever - Forgiveness]]''</ref> Eris discovers that one more Nightmare needs to be severed before they can strike at Calus.{{Citation needed}}
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| 21 June-28 June || Severing the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul || Caiatl is last to participate in the severance ritual with the Guardian, but without the warding, she is vulnerable to the Nightmares in the derelict Leviathan. She sends a message to the Vanguard declaring her challenge against the Nightmare.{{Citation needed}} Zavala and Eris order the Guardian to find her, fighting alongside the Imperial Cabal. Caiatl fails in the severance ritual as the Nightmare of Ghaul chastises her for her failure to lead the Cabal empire effectively.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/6/21)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Sever - Rage]]''</ref> Eris learns the Loyalists and the Hive under Xivu Arath are working together and has the Guardian investigate a possible lead on Calus. They return to the Enduring Abyss and learn that Calus is attempting to merge his consciousness with the Lunar Pyramid.{{Citation needed}} After Eris performs a ritual that gives Caiatl the warding needed to protect her from the Nightmares, she and the Guardian try the severance ritual again. While making their way to the ritual, Calus begins his plan to merge his consciousness to the Lunar Pyramid with the aid of the Witness. Caiatl can complete the severance ritual by turning her Nightmare into the Memory of Dominus Ghaul, finally breaking Calus's control of the Nightmares.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/6/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Sever - Resolve]]''</ref> Eris tells the Guardian to continue Nightmare containment while she uncovers more of Calus's plans.{{Citation needed}}
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| 5 July || The Final Severance Ritual || Eris informs the Guardian that although they were too late in stopping Calus from merging his consciousness into the Lunar Pyramid, it is not yet complete and that the final severance ritual would require the combined efforts of her, Crow, Zavala, the Guardian, and Caiatl.{{Citation needed}} After gathering the necessary reagents needed to conduct the final severance ritual, they finally strike on Calus, but he anticipates their arrival and has his forces ambush Crow, Zavala, and Caiatl. The Guardian infiltrates the throne room of the derelict Leviathan on Zavala's order to find and assist Caiatl before the Lunar Pyramid blocks the comms. They enter the [[Chantry of the Darkest Hour]] within the Lunar Pyramid by using the resonant portal in the room full of Calus's robotic effigies and find Caiatl there. With Caiatl's assistance, they lure out Calus, now the harbinger of the next Collapse, with the Nightmare Harvester. Working together, Caiatl and the Guardian defeat waves of Nightmares brought forth by Calus, breaking his connection to the pyramid. His consciousness is defeated and the Memories of Uldren Sov, Safiyah, and Dominus Ghaul fade as Zavala and Caiatl comfort each other.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/7/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - [[Catharsis]]''</ref> Eris tells the Guardian that Calus's influence is pushed back and that it is only the beginning of the end as the Witness will arrive soon,{{Citation needed}} but she also sends a voice message to the Drifter inviting him to uncover more secrets of the Lunar Pyramid with her.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/7/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted - H.E.L.M. Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#tabsection-6-5|Eris' message]]''</ref>
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| 19 July || [[Bonfire Bash]] || As part of the 5th anniversary of the Solstice of Heroes, now simplified to [[Solstice]], and the Cabal in Caiatl's service celebrating it for the first time alongside the Eliksni of House Light and the denizens of the Last City, Amanda Holliday introduces a new tradition where Guardians light up a paracausal bonfire at the center of the [[European Aerial Zone|EAZ]] and stop the Taken from extinguishing the bonfire. To light the bonfire, they need to defeat [[Ignition Carrier]]s and throw the igniters near the bonfire. They fully embrace the bonfire after defeating a [[Taken Heat-Drinker]] and enjoy the new tradition with overwhelming support from Zavala, Ikora, Caiatl, Mithrax, etc.{{Citation needed}}
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| 16 August || Calus's Message || Calus sends a message at the War Table of the H.E.L.M. telling the Guardian that they will soon meet again in Darkness by declaring his servitude to the Witness. The Guardian speaks with Zavala regarding the message, which was projected across the Last City as well. This prompts Zavala to begin his preparation for Calus's next move.{{Citation needed}}
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===''[[Season of Plunder]]''===
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| August 23 || Eramis freed || The Witness breaks Eramis free from her Stasis prison and instructs her to rally the pirate crews to her command to recover relics imbued with Darkness energy.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - Lore:[[Lore:Between Stolen Stars|Between Stolen Stars]], [[Lore:Between Stolen Stars#I. Thaw|I. Thaw]]''</ref> Meanwhile, the Drifter tasks the Guardian to recover an asset captured by House Salvation Eliksni on Europa, revealed to be the Spider, who managed to escape the Tangled Shore through his personal [[Ketch]]. Spider instructs the Guardian to rescue his Ketch with assistance from his crew: [[Halsiks]] the Sniper, [[SCUR-V]] the Servitor, and the Skiffblades. During which, they learn that Eramis is on the loose again. The Drifter brings Spider to the Eliksni Quarter of the Last City, where [[House of Spider|his associates]] ally with the House of Light and set up shop in the [[Ether Tank]], a bar located in the Eliksni Quarter. There, the Guardian meets with the Drifter, Mithrax, and Eido to formulate a plan to prevent Eramis from successfully rallying the old crews of Ketchkillers, Skiffblades, and pirates. The Drifter hands the Guardian a [[Skeleton Key (Artifact)|Skeleton Key]] and promotes them to be a pirate captain of the Spider's Ketch gifted to them by the Baron.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Salvage and Salvation]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Mlvz5jAWI&t=66s Welcome]''</ref> They assemble the crew to travel to the [[Themis Cluster]] to board an enemy Ketch, defeat the captain and plunder their loot.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Ketchcrash]]''</ref> Then, they use a Star Chart and the Captain's Atlas to go on an Expedition in search of clues to a pirate hideout within the Themis Cluster.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Expedition]]''</ref> They discover the first pirate hideout guarded by Cabal defectors under [[Val'aug, the Brute]]'s leadership. They defeat her and recover a relic imbued with Darkness energy,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Pirate Hideout: The Brute]]''</ref> later presenting it to Eido for further research and insight.{{Citation needed}}
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| August 30 - October 11 || Recovering the Relics || Mithrax, Spider, Eido and Drifter assist the Guardian in locating more relics after completing an Expedition. They start by infiltrating the pirate hideout led by [[Iriks, the Sharpshooter]] on Eramis's behalf,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/30)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Pirate Hideout: The Sharpshooter]]''</ref> then raid another hideout ruled by a pair of Gladiators named [[Tagh'al, Blademaster|Tagh'al]] and [[Thagh'urn, Blademaster|Thagh'urn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/9/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Pirate Hideout: The Blademasters]]''</ref> After returning enough relics, Eido learns that the relics they recovered contain body parts of a Disciple of the Witness once in charge of the Lunar Pyramid before the Eliksni raided it and split the parts into various relics.{{Citation needed}} With this knowledge in hand, the Guardian recovers more relics by first dealing with an Eliksni capable of commanding Cabal war beasts named [[Alaaks, the Beast Tamer]],<ref>'''Bungie (2022/9/13)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Pirate Hideout: The Beast Tamer]]''</ref> then another ruthless pirate lord who intimidates his fellow Eliksni: [[Arask, the Bully]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/9/20)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Pirate Hideout: The Bully]]''</ref> Eido, Mithrax, and the Guardian learn from Eramis that the body parts belonged to [[Nezarec]] and the relics containing them were really the tombs of Nezarec. The Guardian continues the hunt by infiltrating the hideout of [[Vrisk, the Coward]], only to find they had been killed by Lucent Hive led by [[Ei Arat, Trespasser]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/9/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Pirate Hideout: The Coward]]''</ref> After which, they enter a hideout of a scrapworking facility with [[Ithyks, the Scrapworker]] as its warden,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/9/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Pirate Hideout: The Scrapworker]]''</ref> and finally pursue Eido as she recovers the last relic alone by stopping another Lucent Hive raid led by [[Hiak'ar, Hoardseeker]]. Eido and the Guardian witness a duel between Mithrax and Eramis with Eido pleading both of them to stop. They do, and Eramis flees on her Ketch.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/9/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [[Pirate Hideout: The Lucent Brood]]''</ref> Once the last relic is safely aboard the H.E.L.M., Eido tells them that it will take time to determine how the relics can used for good and warns them of a mysterious curse.{{Citation needed}}
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| October 18 - November 8 || New Information on the Headless Ones || Eido begins her research into the Headless Ones and concludes that the Headless Ones were created during the Golden Age through a holiday known as the Halls Between and reveals that the traditions of the Halls Between survived into the Festival of the Lost through their shared usage of masks.{{Citation needed}}
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| November 29 || The Phoenix Rises Again || After the Guardian helps out the Eliksni of House Light in making improvements to the Eliksni Quarter, Mithrax discovers a way to harness the relics of Nezarec to be used for good. He uses a conversion ritual to purify the body parts and reduce them to a concoction. He then delivers it to Saint-14 so the comatose Osiris can be its intended recipient. Osiris finally wakes after drinking the concoction and shares his experience of being possessed by the Witch Queen, such as the vision of Neptune, with Saint-14 before they embrace each other.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/11/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Mlvz5jAWI&t=422s Awake]''</ref>
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===''[[Season of the Seraph]]''===
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| December 6 || Ana's Restored Hope || With the Witness fast approaching and all efforts to revive Rasputin bearing no fruit, the newly-awakened Osiris suggests to Ana Bray they make contact with the AI of Clovis Bray I as he may have the knowledge needed to rebuild Rasputin. Ana is hesitant but agrees to Osiris's proposal,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf72Fazd3Ck&t=56s Frustrations]''</ref> so they send the Guardian to Europa. After bypassing a deadly security system, Ana is shocked when she learns that Xivu Arath has made a foothold on Europa by using her Cryptoliths to turn the Eliksni of House Salvation into Wrathborn to fight for her. Fighting through Xivu Arath's forces, the Guardian reaches the Clovis Bray I AI, who requests the Guardian's assistance to drive out Xivu's remaining forces invading the Creation wing of Bray Exoscience. They reactivate the security protocols and witness a conversation between Clovis I, Ana and Osiris.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Hierarchy]]''</ref> Ana uploads Clovis I into an experimental Exo frame intended for Rasputin in the H.E.L.M., and he tasks the Guardian with recovering a submind of Rasputin: Malahayati.{{Citation needed}} 

Before they set off to recover the first submind, Mara Sov informs them of Xivu Arath's plan to weaponize Rasputin's Warsat network to be used against the Last City.{{Citation needed}} The coordinates to the submind lay within the Seraph bunker on Luna, so they head there. They learn that the Scorn are attempting to retrieve the submind, so the Guardian stops its leader: [[Once-Phyris, the Exhumed Tether]], a lieutenant of Eramis reanimated as a Scorn.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Heist Battleground: Moon]]''</ref> They are then tasked with retrieving an AI framework on Europa, fighting through Wrathborn forces and defeating the [[Warwatcher, Eye of Xivu Arath]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Heist Battleground: Europa]]''</ref> After retrieving data from the submind Malahayati and the AI framework, they travel to a Seraph facility located outside the Last City. They bypass the security systems, clear out the Hive inside and defeat a lieutenant of Xivu Arath: [[Sumok, Ravager of Torobatl]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Operation: Archimedes]]''</ref> They inform both Clovis I and Ana of their success and both begin their work to locate the next submind of Rasputin.{{Citation needed}}
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| December 9 || Skirmish on the [[Spire of the Watcher]] || The Hidden reveal to Ikora that a specific facility has reactivated for the first time following the Collapse within a temporal anomaly on Mars. Ikora dispatches the Guardian to the facility on Osiris's behalf.{{Citation needed}} The facility is under attack by the Vex of the Sol Divisive, the collective pledging their allegiance to the Witness. The Guardian uses Arc circuits to open doors and lifts leading to the [[Ares Spire]]. They ascend to the top of the Ares Spire and defeat [[Akelous, the Siren's Current]], an Axis Mind used by the Witness to collect power at the facility. After the defeat of Akelous, Osiris reveals to the Guardian that the facility's reactor is experiencing a meltdown and tasks them with stopping the Vex from denying the secrets held inside. They encounter [[Persys, Primordial Ruin]], another Axis Mind used by the Witness. Defeating Persys, the meltdown is prevented,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Spire of the Watcher]]''</ref> and the Vanguard begin collecting important data from the facility.{{Citation needed}} Initial findings are reported to Ikora.{{Citation needed}}
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| December 13 || Recovery of [[Charlemagne]] || The Bray family argue over Clovis I's trustworthiness of the knowledge needed to rebuild Rasputin before Ana and Elsie Bray take it outside the H.E.L.M.{{Citation needed}} Clovis I apologizes to the Guardian for witnessing their argument and informs them that the next submind of Rasputin they must recover is Charlemagne, and the coordinates to the submind lay near the [[BrayTech Futurescape]] on Mars, so they head there next.{{Citation needed}} The Hive are attempting to extract the submind, so the Guardian defeats their leader: Kelgorath, now a Darkblade serving Xivu Arath and uses the [[Seraph Cipher|root kernel]] on Charlemagne as they have done on Malahayati.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/13)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Heist Battleground: Mars]]''</ref> They return to the Seraph facility outside the Last City, defeat a pair of powerful Wizards named [[Ir Nithra, Scourge of the Ammonite]] and [[Ir Hanal, Scourge of the Dakaua]], and upload the submind to a Seraph orbital facility above Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/13)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Operation: Diocles]]''</ref> Clovis I tells the Guardian that Rasputin has changed the old launch codes and encrypted the new ones, so he begins to work to locate the next submind.{{Citation needed}}
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| December 20 || [[Operation: Seraph's Shield]] || Clovis I informs that although Rasputin's subminds have been reintegrated, the data needed to rebuild Rasputin is still missing, so he and Elsie instruct the Guardian to board the Seraph orbital facility and upload a virus developed from Xivu Arath's usage of the Cryptoliths to corrupt the Warsat network.{{Citation needed}} They use the augments dropped by House Salvation Splicers to explore the orbital facility and defeat both the Hive and Eliksni attempting to stop them. They willingly surrender and then escape a House Salvation Ketch before returning to the orbital facility. They defeat a powerful Knight named [[Haroktha, Scourge of the Helium Drinkers]] before confronting Praksis, who had been revived into a Scorn, defeating him.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/20)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Operation: Seraph's Shield]]''</ref> They upload the virus and discover the blueprints of a weapon made from a combination of Häkke and Pyramid technologies: [[Revision Zero]].{{Citation needed}} They inform Clovis I of their endeavors and the frame rewards them with the original copy of Revision Zero before [[Fenchurch Everis]] contacts them via the frame.{{Citation needed}} While exploring [[Seraph Station]], the Guardian finds a robot dog known as [[Archangel]], also known as Archie.{{Citation needed}}
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| December 27 || Rasputin's Awakening || Ana discovers a way to speed up Rasputin's recovery, but the Guardian needs to first collect more submind data. She discovers that Felwinter was made as an independent AI by Rasputin following the Collapse and that his Ghost [[Felspring]] holds the data needed.{{Citation needed}} With Saladin's permission, the Guardian returns to [[Felwinter Peak]] to find the remnants of Felspring, but House Salvation forces intercept the communications between them and Ana. Working with , so they are tasked with defending Felwinter Peak from their forces with assistance from the Cabal in service of Caiatl. They eliminate the platoon and their leader: [[Rilliks, Instrument of Xivu Arath]] before they rekindle the flames and interact with Felspring's remains. After Ana uploads the memories of Felwinter, Rasputin is finally awoken and reveals to both Ana and the Guardian the true nature of Clovis I's plans.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Operation: Son of Saturn]]''</ref> Rasputin was created by him to exert dominance over humanity, but Ana's intervention saved them from his hubris, with Rasputin defying him by rewriting his old protocols, locking him out. Clovis I attempted to use Rasputin's network to become a god himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf72Fazd3Ck&t=177s Megalomania]''</ref> Ana confronts Clovis I about the revelation aboard the H.E.L.M. with Elsie and the Guardian in tow. He reassures them that his actions were in the best interests of humanity by doing more than the Traveler, citing the Whirlwind, the Collapse, and Savathûn's acquisition of the Light as examples of the Traveler's fallacies. Ana rejects Clovis I's lies and uploads Rasputin into the experimental Exo frame, expelling Clovis I in the process, with Rasputin using his heuristics matrix to speak to the Guardian.{{Citation needed}} Ana warns the Guardian that the instance of Clovis I in the H.E.L.M had relayed to the instance of himself on Europa that "they know," before Rasputin replaced him in the Exo frame.{{Citation needed}} With his diagnostics completed, Rasputin thanks the Guardian for bringing him back and offers his favor in return by doing whatever he can to defend humanity from the forces of Xivu Arath. He needs time to come up with a plan of action, so he asks the Guardian to continue gathering more submind data in the meantime.{{Citation needed}}
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| January 3 - February 14 || Battle of the War Gods || Rasputin tasks the Guardian with recovering more submind data, but before they do, Osiris discovers that Rasputin's data caches contain information related to a location called "Nefele Stronghold", hinting of a city on Neptune. Upon recovering more submind data, Rasputin notes some changes in his personality and concludes that he and Xivu Arath are respectively humanity and the Hive's War Gods albeit with different motives.{{Citation needed}} As they work to gather more submind data and aid Rasputin in his recovery, Mara discovers that by regaining control of the Warsat network and using it against Xivu Arath's army, they are falling into Xivu Arath's trap to facilitate her invasion of Earth. She relays this information to Zavala, Caiatl and Mithrax, and forms a plan to use Rasputin as bait to stop the ritual allowing Xivu Arath a foothold on Earth with Ana and the leaders of the Coalition agreeing to it.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/1/3)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf72Fazd3Ck&t=310s Quorum]''</ref> Rasputin informs the Guardian that he needs time to form a plan to stop Xivu Arath's Wrathborn forces without using the Warsats and tells them to follow the Vanguard's instructions.{{Citation needed}} 

After gathering enough submind data to complete his recovery, Rasputin tasks the Guardian with recovering classified data from a bunker in the Cosmodrome. Rasputin admits that he was ready to shoot down the Traveler during the Collapse before Ana convinced him to abort the firing sequence. After driving out the Eliksni breaching the bunker, they recover the classified data to be handed over to the Vanguard and return to Rasputin.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/1/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[Operation: Sancus]]''</ref> He thanks them for the effort and discovers that he is more than a weapon by comparing the Guardian to his [[Seraphs|Seraph]] agents. He realizes that defending humanity was the best decision he ever made and that he and the Guardian will face the next threat together and prepare for the imminent arrival of the Witness in Sol.{{Citation needed}} 

After weeks of combat simulations, Rasputin discovers that the only way to prevent Xivu Arath's invasion of Earth from coming to fruition would be to sacrifice himself. He informs the Guardian that Eramis has activated ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE, a protocol designed to shoot down the Traveler and prevent its departure, so they must upload him with the Pillory Engram in tow aboard the Seraph orbital station manually for his sacrifice to be successful.{{Citation needed}} They defeat the combined forces of Eramis and Xivu Arath on the way there while the forces of Empress Caiatl assist the Guardian in Rasputin's plan. They confront Eramis at the hangar bay before she flees to complete the firing sequence at the command of the Witness, then goes to the orbital station bridge to defeat a powerful champion of Xivu Arath: [[Ir Garza, Scourge of Earth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/14)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [[ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE (mission)|ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE]]''</ref> The forces of the Coalition discover that the Traveler is leaving Earth. Eramis attempts to complete the firing sequence, but Rasputin's sacrifice prevents it from completing by destroying all of the Warsats in orbit and preventing Xivu Arath's ritual from invading Earth. The Witness tells Eramis that the Traveler has "nowhere left to run" as it arrives in Sol alongside the forces of Emperor Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/14)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf72Fazd3Ck&t=424s Ascent]''</ref> The Vanguard learns that in the Traveler's absence, the forces of Coalition: the Guardians, Empress Caiatl's Cabal, Mithrax's House of Light and the Awoken will unite and stop the threat of the Witness and its Disciples together.{{Citation needed}} They then return to Ana who discovers her purpose, then the Exo Frame that once housed Rasputin before his sacrifice. He leaves a pre-recorded message confirming the existence of Neomuna and a mysterious paracausal force called "the Veil." The Guardian then begin making preparations for Neptune.{{Citation needed}}
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===''[[Lightfall]]/[[Season of Defiance]]''===
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| February 28 || The Invasion of Earth begins || The Witness and its forces finally arrive at Earth's orbit to confront the Traveler. The forces of the Coalition respond to defend the Traveler, but the defense fails as Amanda Holliday and the other pilots go down in the fight. The Traveler shoots out a terraforming beam on the Pyramid the Witness was inhabiting, which the Witness is unphased by, stepping out into open space to approach the Traveler. Upon communing with the Traveler, the Witness discovers the location of the Veil somewhere on Neptune and instructs its new Disciple Emperor Calus to find it. Osiris learns of the discovery and follows the Cabal fleet traveling there.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLYLVaZVQ0&t=109s Witness Arrival]''</ref>
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| || [[First Contact]] || The Guardian follows Ikora's orders to pursue Osiris to Neptune's orbit. Boarding one of the ships of Calus's new forces: the [[Vual Gaudium]], they fight through [[Shadow Legion]] and use various keycards to navigate the ship. During which, they encounter a [[Tormentor]] for the first time, with Osiris stating that it is the result of Calus's ascension to one of the Disciples of the Witness. After destroying the navigation computer, the Guardian crosses asteroids to reach another Shadow Legion vessel: [[Astaroth Rex II]]. During which, the Guardian observes that Calus's flagship, the [[Typhon Imperator]], making its way to Neptune's surface as Calus taunts them. Osiris informs them of a plan to use Cabal [[Drop Pod]]s to make their way to Neptune's surface. The Guardian scuttles the Cabal vessel by destroying its engines and makes their escape, but they are confronted by the Tormentor they faced earlier. After defeating it, they rendezvous with Osiris at the Drop Pod launchers. They follow Osiris's instruction to board the Drop Pod and land on Neptune, finding the city of Neomuna and meeting the Cloud Striders [[Rohan]] and [[Nimbus]]. On the way to find Osiris, they discover a mysterious anomaly filled with Darkness energy. Using the anomaly, they become the first being to discover [[Strand]], using them to defend Osiris from the Shadow Legion before eventually becoming exhausted. After defeating the last of the local forces, the Guardian and Osiris would regroup with Nimbus and Rohan at the [[Hall of Heroes]] to work together and repel an invasion force led by Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[First Contact]]''</ref> Before beginning their work to locate the Veil, they meet Nimbus and retrieve a [[Ascendant Scepter|gift]] from Mara Sov. She reminds the Guardian that they are fighting a two-front war with the Shadow Legion; one front on Neptune and another on Earth.{{Citation needed}}
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| || [[Under Siege]] || The Cloud Striders relay the coordinates of the Veil to the Guardian. However, the way there is blocked by Cabal shielding, so they are forced to defeat Shadow Guard enemies to retrieve keycards for their Ghost to remove the shield. While defending Ghost, they defeat an onslaught of Shadow Legion and Vex stopping their effort. Ghost finally removes the shield and allows the Guardian passage to the coordinates of the Veil. On arrival, Ghost notes a suppression field engulfing the area near the complex, so the Guardian is forced to defeat one of the Shadow Legion officers with their weapons: [[Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master]]. They witness Shadow Legion Harvesters surrounding the plaza near the site of the Veil. The Witness briefly possesses Ghost and contacts Calus to receive progress on finding the Veil, whilst inadvertently revealing their plans to establish a link between the [[Radial Mast]] and the Veil to the Guardian. They inform Nimbus and Osiris of the plans.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Under Siege]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Lightfall (quest)#Step 4|Lightfall: Step 4]]''</ref>
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| || [[Downfall]] || The Cloud Striders and Osiris suggest the Guardian infiltrate Calus's flagship to find the Radial Mast and destroy it before it establishes a link with the Veil. Rohan warns the Guardian of Calus's forces guarding the Radial Mast before they enter the flagship. On the way, they see more Strand energy. Navigating the flagship by shooting shards to open doors, getting on grav lifts, and platforming, they reach a room containing Shadow Legion [[Thresher]]s for their invasion, so they destroy the hangar and defeat another Tormentor before proceeding. Finally, they reach an arena where the Radial Mast is secured, but a projection of Calus demands a test of the Guardian. They deposit resonance on nearby totems and defeat some of Calus's champions. They then use a recently discovered Strand font to defeat the Taken and Shadow Legion infesting the arena. They become exhausted again, and just as Calus's forces begin ambushing them, Empress Caiatl arrives to rescue them and helps them escape the flagship by following her Thresher via their [[Sparrow]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Downfall]]''</ref>
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| || [[Breakneck (Mission)|Breakneck]] || Nimbus tasks the Guardian with restoring power to the CloudArk, a digital space the Neomuni inhabit to provide defense and infrastructure to Neomuna. They stop the Vex siphoning power and use Strand grappling points to navigate the reactor. They finally smash the Vex Mind in charge, [[Calixte, System Ward Finality]] and reboot the reactor providing power to the CloudArk. On their escape, Nimbus reveals to the Guardian that it was a trap set by the Shadow Legion, so the Guardian is forced to evacuate the reactor quickly using Strand.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Breakneck (Mission)|Breakneck]]''</ref> Back at the Hall of Heroes, Nimbus sees Osiris practice using Strand. Osiris reveals to Nimbus the true nature of Light and Darkness, with Light being the force that deals with physical transformation and Darkness the force that deals with memory, emotions and consciousness. Nimbus gives Osiris advice to flow with the river when it comes to Strand.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLYLVaZVQ0&t=796s DTS Learning]''</ref>
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| || [[On The Verge]] || Nimbus gives coordinates to the Guardian so Osiris can give them a new understanding of Strand. They interact with more Strand fonts and smash Vex along the way. Osiris encourages them to lean into using Strand rather than backing out of it and to go beyond their limits. They do so on the way and upon arriving at [[Maya's Retreat]], they interact with a large Strand font and discover the first Aspect of their Strand subclass. They test their mastery of Strand concepts on the [[Inquisitor Mind]], but they become exhausted before its defeat; Osiris encourages them to not give up and unleash their mastery on its defeat. Osiris congratulates the Guardian on being capable of using Strand without constraint, but has yet to figure out how to control Strand more effectively.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[On The Verge]]''</ref> Back at the Hall of Heroes, Rohan and Osiris discuss the feeling of pain before they are interrupted by commotion outside and see the Radial Mast being transported in the direction of the Veil.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLYLVaZVQ0&t=1181s Osiris Self Grief]''</ref>
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| || [[No Time Left]] || The Guardian and Rohan begin making their way to the Radial Mast's location as Nimbus and Osiris act as support. Osiris discovers that Strand is capable of destroying suppression fields scattered throughout the city, so the Guardian destroys them with Strand. Nimbus assists the Guardian by using Neomuni tech to replicate [[Drake Tank]]s used by the Vanguard after clearing out the LZ first. They do so and use the Drake Tank to bypass Shadow Legion [[Interceptor]]s, [[Goliath Tank]]s, and Threshers blocking the way. They are forced to destroy more suppression fields and defeat an [[Imprint of Nezarec]] before they can rendezvous with Rohan. They meet him near an Ishtar Collective lab where the Radial Mast is located. They defend him as he finds a weak spot in the Radial Mast and defeats another Shadow Legion officer, [[Val Bho'kaurl]]. They become exhausted from using Strand before they can destroy the Radial Mast, so Rohan decides to sacrifice himself to destroy the Radial Mast. Nimbus asks the Guardian to bring Rohan's core to them.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[No Time Left]]''</ref> Meanwhile, Calus informs the Witness of the Radial Mast's destruction. The Witness then berates Calus on his lack of purpose before reminding him to secure the Veil so the Witness can create a link to it.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLYLVaZVQ0&t=931s Calus Afraid]''</ref>
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| || [[HyperNet Current]] || Nimbus notes a strange presence is detected within the CloudArk and then they and Caiatl task the Guardian with finding the source at the [[Vex Network]]. They defeat the Shadow Legion and a Tormentor named [[Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec]] guarding a Taken blight. They enter the Vex Domain and clear out Taken blights and rifts along the way. An unidentified voice claims the Vex Domain for itself, with Caiatl commenting on its similarities to the Nightmares they encountered in the Derelict Leviathan. They eventually find [[Parthenios, Drifting Mind]] and expel it from the Vex Domain. Caiatl instructs them to return to Neomuna to make final preparations to claim the Veil, but before they leave, the unidentified voice reveals itself to be Nezarec, another Disciple of the Witness now haunting the Neomuni.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[HyperNet Current]]''</ref>
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| || [[Headlong]] || The Guardian forms a plan: Caiatl would rally her Cabal, Nimbus would reactivate the remaining CloudArk defenses throughout Neomuna, and Osiris would help them complete their understanding of Strand.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLYLVaZVQ0&t=1032s Final Fight Plan]''</ref> On the way, they see the Shadow Legion preparing for a siege to uncover the Veil.{{Citation needed}} They wield Strand from a different perspective and use that knowledge against the Vex. They interact with a large Strand font and discover the second Aspect of their Strand subclass. Upon mastery of the second Aspect, Osiris asks them to finish their training on the VexNet. They return to the Vex Domain and finish their proficiency of Strand by slaying the curator, [[Ioneion, System Control Flow]]. Phase 1 of their plan is complete, so they begin phase 2.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Headlong]]''</ref>
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| || [[Desperate Measures]] || For phase 2 to proceed, the Guardian must destroy the [[Anti-Air Gun|AA turrets]] set up by the Shadow Legion before they can defend the [[Veil Containment]] site. Once there, they find off waves of Shadow Legion alongside Caiatl and her Cabal. Eventually, a projection of Calus appears in the sky, taunts Caiatl and blasts open the Veil Containment site. The Guardian navigates the abandoned Ishtar Collective lab before seeing the Veil themselves. Ghost becomes fascinated by the Veil's paracausal power being similar to the Traveler. As they continue exploring deeper in the lab, Caiatl informs them that Calus is on his way to their location for a final showdown. They confront Calus underneath the Veil and defeat him once and for all despite his powers as a Disciple of the Witness.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Desperate Measures]]''</ref> Their victory is short-lived as the Witness possesses Ghost once again and establishes a link with the Veil. Ghost wonders what happened, to which Caiatl replies they lost.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLYLVaZVQ0&t=1242s Calus Defeat]''</ref> The Witness uses the Veil's power to create an incision on the Traveler and begins its plans for the Final Shape by entering the portal to the Pale Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLYLVaZVQ0&t=1360s Witness Portal]''</ref>
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| || Creation of the Dread || Upon entering [[the Pale Heart]] of the Traveler, the Witness would appeal to the Traveler to give its Light willingly so that it could begin the Final Shape. When the Traveler refused, the Witness would start to carve Light from it.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Skull/Visage/Mask of the Flain|Skull/Visage/Mask of the Flain]]''</ref> With it, the Witness would create itself an army. The first, a [[Subjugator]] named [[The Resonant Knife, First of the Reshaped|Keit'Ehr]], was created too weak and was abandoned.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Carapace/Adornment/Scales of the Flain|Carapace/Adornment/Scales of the Flain]]''</ref> Over time, the Witness would perfect this process, creating many Dread from its servants.
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| || The Aftermath || The Guardian begins assisting the Neomuni in recovering from the war on Neomuna, from helping to track down Rohan's notes leading them into the Black Garden to assisting [[Quinn Laghari|the Archivist]] in repairing Cloud Strider monuments damaged by the Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Unfinished Business]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Welcome to the Hall of Heroes]]''</ref> Despite the recovery efforts, the Neomuni would become haunted by nightmares, believing Nezarec to be responsible.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian finally gains their mastery on Strand as they can now use it outside Neptune.{{Citation needed}}
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| February 28 - March 28 || Operation: Prison Break || The Guardian meets Mara Sov, Mithrax, and Devrim Kay at the Farm, where Mara explains that the gift from her will be paramount to their operation to rescue captured civilians.{{Citation needed}} They begin at the EDZ, where they follow Amanda Holliday's distress signal. The Guardians breach the Pyramid warding through the Ascendant Plane and defeat the [[Warden Vincu'us, Shadow Legion|warden]] in charge using the Ascendant Scepter's balefires, ultimately rescuing Amanda.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[Defiant Battleground: EDZ]]''</ref> On the way out, she accidentally shoots Crow, believing him to be of Shadow Legion. Crow dismisses the comment as they all leave the Pyramid outpost in the EDZ.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvcoYWxosKA Chaperone]''</ref> 

A week later, the Guardian receives a transmission from Mara Sov at the War Table explaining the Awoken becoming the latest addition to the Coalition and the role of a [[Queensguard]]. She tasks them with rescuing more prisoners before she can coronate them as Queensguard. They complete the task and become Queensguard.{{Citation needed}} They then receive a message from Holliday thanking them for their rescue and telling them that another Pyramid outpost is found, this time in the Cosmodrome.{{Citation needed}} Upon arrival, Crow and Devrim note that the outpost is almost empty. They breach the warding using the Ascendant Scepter and enter it, but they are ambushed by Shadow Legion and Taken. The [[Zatocc, Devoted to the Witness|warden]] in charge uses its Psionic powers to banish the Guardian back to the Ascendant Plane. They overcome the warden's Psionic powers, defeat them, and rescue more prisoners.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/3/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[Defiant Battleground: Cosmodrome]]''</ref> They call Devrim via holoprojector and learn from him that Mara has crowned him and Crow Queensguard as well.{{Citation needed}} 

Mara later informs the Guardian that a Shadow Legion prison ship is in Earth's orbit, but it is impenetrable from the air, so they must use the Ascendant Scepter to breach its defenses. They learn that through their usage of balefires, they can open new Ley Line pathways. They use Ghost to hack the Shadow Legion security computer, then defeat the [[Bracus Kravaum, Shadow Legion|warden]] in charge of the orbital prison ship.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/3/14)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[Defiant Battleground: Orbital Prison]]''</ref> Upon their success in freeing prisoners from the orbital prison, Amanda and Mithrax celebrate the occasion, where Amanda reveals her journey to the Last City and the struggles of humanity. 

After the Guardian frees more prisoners, Amanda explains her reason for wanting to volunteer for the operation.{{Citation needed}} She and Mithrax pick up a distress signal from a Shadow Legion prison base in the EDZ Tunnel, but they request assistance from the Guardian. They infiltrate the tunnels, destroy Shadow Legion heavy infantry, and defeat [[Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness]]. Mithrax is able to free the prisoners, but Amanda is killed in the explosion.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/3/21)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[Mission: Jailbreak]]''</ref> Zavala, Crow, Mara Sov, and Mithrax all grieve the loss of Amanda, with Crow seeking vengeance{{Citation needed}} and Mithrax blaming himself for her death. Mara and Caiatl reassure him that Amanda chose to die in the explosion and to lay aside his guilt.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/3/21)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[Farm#Country Radio|Country Radio: Caiatl and Mara comfort Mithrax]]''</ref>
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| || Return of Bracus Zahn || During the Invasion of Earth, Caiatl dispatches her Psions to secure [[Firebase Hades]], but they are soon captured by Shadow Legion forces under the command of a new Bracus Zahn working for the Shadow Legion. Devrim and the Cabal Empress task the Guardian with freeing her forces so the [[Ascendant Guard]]s can fight alongside them in their assault on the base. The Guardian follows Zahn and defeats him along with their Cabal allies, putting an end to his legacy.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[The Arms Dealer]]''</ref>
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| || The Lake of Shadows || Devrim asks the Guardian to eliminate the Taken infesting the EDZ by using a [[Resonant Splinter]]. They eliminate the Shadow Legion and Taken forces along the way including a Chimera. They reach the source of the infestation: [[Gor'ath Gath]] and put it down.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[Lake of Shadows]]''</ref>
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| March 7 || Acquisition of [[Vexcalibur]] || The civilians of the EDZ begin seeing anomalies around the Gulch.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian investigates the anomalies and follows the signal to a cave. Mithrax discovers a Vex signal leading to a [[Friendly Harpy|blue-eyed Harpy]] beeping "Assistant" in Morse Code.{{Citation needed}} They penetrate the Avalon domain without the help of the Splicer Gauntlet, much to Mithrax's surprise, and follow the signal. Mithrax learns that the local Vex and the Avalon domain are at odds with each other, all thanks to Asher Mir who has been fighting to stay independent of the Vex Network. With direction from Asher, they slay [[Brakion, Genesis Mind|Variant Stalker Brakion, Repurposed Mind]]. A hologram of Asher Mir then allows the Guardian to retrieve Vexcalibur, thanking them for freeing him from his pain. On subsequent returns to the Avalon domain, they learn more secrets Asher is revealing to them and Mithrax, using data from [[Specimen Mu]], [[Specimen Iota]], and [[Specimen Gamma]], as well as the nature of the Pyramids as mediums. On another death of Brakion, Asher reveals that his research about the nature of the Pyramids holds knowledge about the Veil before he becomes fully subsumed by the Vex Network.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/3/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[NODE.OVRD.AVALON]]''</ref>
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| March 10 || The Final God of Pain's Fall || With Nezarec's influence continuing to haunt the Neomuni, the Guardians find him at the source: the [[Essence|terraformed Pyramid]] formerly inhabited by the Witness. They navigate the interior of the Pyramid, shattered by the accelerated growth of a Tree of Silver Wings within. Interacting with seeds of Light and Dark spread throughout the Pyramid, the Guardians begin the process of reviving Nezarec, learning they can combine the effects of both seeds to provide shelter against overwhelming energy periodically pulsating from Nezarec's sarcophagus. They reach an orrery and defeat [[Zo'aurc, Explicator of Planets]], a Shadow Legion commander. After a short while following the Explicator's death, Nezarec's new body finishes regenerating and they confront the Guardians personally. Despite his usage of both Light and Dark, he succumbs to the Guardians, ending his influence on the Neomuni. Osiris declares they will find out where the Witness went through the portal based on the clues it has left behind inside its terraformed Pyramid.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/3/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Root of Nightmares]]''</ref>
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| April 18 || Retribution || Crow forms a plan for vengeance for the death of Amanda Holliday.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian would infiltrate a Shadow Legion flagship hanging in Earth's orbit using the Ascendant Scepter while he, Devrim, and Mithrax would distract the forces occupying it. Crow detonates the charges set up in the hangar after the Guardian dispels the Pyramid beacons using balefires. The Guardian makes their way to the engine room as Mithrax leads the Corsairs out of the flagship along with Devrim and Crow. The Guardian uses powers sent by Mara Sov to destroy the cooling fans and scuttle the flagship by destroying its engines. They leave the flagship and see it blow up in the sky within the Farm.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/4/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - [[Mission: Retribution]]''</ref> The forces of the Coalition celebrate their victory and honor the memory of Amanda.{{Citation needed}} Crow informs them that the Awoken have fully committed to the causes of the Coalition alongside the House of Light, the Cabal loyal to Empress Caiatl and the people of Neomuna, and bids them farewell for now as Devrim and Mithrax continue the operation to rescue the remaining prisoners captured by the Shadow Legion.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian returns to Zavala, who informs them that Amanda has left them a parting gift in the Tower Hangar, [[Brazen Spark|her personal ship]].{{Citation needed}}
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| 2 May-23 May || The 4th Guardian Games || The Guardian Games return to the Tower once again. The Titan class wins the 4th Guardian Games.
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===''[[Season of the Deep]]''===
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| May 23 || Recovery of Deputy Commander [[Sloane]] || After repairing all of the Cloud Strider monuments damaged by the Vex on Neomuna, Soteria informs the Guardian that an enemy of the Witness is hiding somewhere on Titan.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Lightfall - [[Strider#Transcript 4|Strider: Step 7]]''</ref> The Vanguard decides to pursue this lead as they have run out of options to follow the Witness inside the portal it created using the Veil's energy. Zavala organizes a rescue team after receiving a distress signal from Deputy Commander Sloane consisting of himself, Saladin, Saint-14 and the Guardian to find the source of Sloane's distress signal. As they continue exploring the derelict rig on Titan, Xivu Arath announces her presence by sending in Taken and Hive forces to hamper the rescue team's efforts. The Drifter arrives on Titan's orbit aboard the Derelict to assist the rescue team. After pushing back Xivu Arath's forces and aligning the communications array, Zavala traces the signal to [[Kraken Mare]]. They attempt to dive into the methane sea, but the ocean pressure makes it impossible to reach Sloane. The Difter provides them with prototype diving gear to overcome the methane sea pressure. Zavala follows the Guardian to the source of the signal and the both of them reunite with Sloane, who reveals the Taken corruption inhabiting her body and introduces them to Ahsa.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[The Descent (mission)|The Descent]]''</ref> She tells them that Ahsa is an ally who holds vital information about the Witness, and gives them diving gear from the Golden Age to replace the ones provided by the Drifter. Sloane and the Drifter explain the mission: for Ahsa to reveal everything she knows about the Witness, they must first extract Egregore samples from the depths of Kraken Mare so she can then form a psychic connection with Sloane.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Beneath the Waves]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 1|Into the Depths: Step 1]]''</ref> They go to recover Golden Age tech from the New Pacific Arcology before working with Sloane to hunt a [[J4W-S, Wrath-Hunter Servitor|Wrathborn Servitor]] and extract the first set of Egregore samples.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - [[Salvage (activity)|Salvage]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Operation Thunderbolt (Twilight)]]''</ref> Sloane explains more about her Taken corruption being used to eavesdrop on enemy communications before she tells the Guardian she needs time to recover before she's ready to form another psychic connection with Ahsa.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 5|Into the Depths: Step 5]]''</ref>
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| May 26 || The Lucent Ritual || During their operations to connect with Ahsa, the Lucent Brood would crash a ship underneath the Arcology and begin a ritual to resurrect Oryx. Sloane advises the Guardian to discover and put an end to the ritual, but she is unable to provide further instructions due to the ritual interfering with their comms. They navigate the methane sea and the Lucent Hive wreckage. There, they see a champion of Oryx resurrected into the Lucent Brood: [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx|Ecthar, the Shield of Savathûn]]. After defeating him and then crushing his Ghost, they navigate the wreckage further and discover the ritual site being orchestrated by [[Šimmumah ur-Nokru]], a Lucent Necromancer attempting to have a Hive Ghost resurrect the Taken King. They were able to put an end to the ritual, restoring the comms between them and Sloane.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/26)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Ghosts of the Deep]]''</ref> She requests the Hidden to secure Oryx's remains. [[Chalco Yong]], [[Lisbon-13]], and [[Fenchurch Everis]] are the members selected to extract Oryx's remains from Titan. They send a report to Ikora regarding a terrifying revelation: Oryx is still alive despite the lack of his Worm symbiote and he remembers Xivu Arath's presence as explained through the calcified fragments scattered throughout and around the Arcology.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - Item Description: [[Taken King Suit]]''</ref>
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| May 30 - June 13 || Deep Dives || Zavala debriefs Sloane on the events that have occurred since Titan was captured by the Witness, including Savathûn disguising herself as Osiris, the formation of an alliance between the Vanguard, the Awoken, the Cabal Empire led by Empress Caiatl and the Eliksni House of Light, Guardians using the powers of Darkness, the Lucent Brood, the discovery of Neomuna and the deaths of [[Reed-7]] and her closest friend Amanda Holliday.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 8|Into the Depths: Step 8]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - Lore:Purpose, [[Lore:Purpose#I. Debriefing|I. Debriefing]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - Item Description: [[Survivor's Journey#Lore|Survivor's Journey]]''</ref> After the debrief concludes, they continue the mission to extract more Egregore samples so Ahsa can provide more intel on the Witness. Xivu Arath psychically attacks Sloane as they dive deeper and confront [[Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn|Kudazad, Bound to Xivu Arath]] and [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones|Kelgorath, Taken from Bones]], who are stopping the Guardian from recovering the next set of Egregore samples needed to form a connection with Ahsa.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/30)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Mayday, Mayday (Midnight)]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Operation Fulgurite (Abyss)]]''</ref> They learn from her that the Witness's species was once blessed by the Traveler's Light,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/30)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 12|Into the Depths: Step 12]]''</ref> more about the first conflict between Light and Darkness<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/30)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 19|Into the Depths: Step 19]]''</ref> and the Witness's plan to seek the Final Shape.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/13)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 26|Into the Depths: Step 26]]''</ref>
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| June 20 || The Witness unveiled || After some time extracting the coral and then using it to form a psychic connection with Ahsa, Sloane is finally able to explain the origins of the Witness and reveal that the Final Shape is the Witness's plan to reshape the universe to its liking by connecting the Veil to the Traveler. Ahsa warns them that the Final Shape will be apocalyptic before disconnecting from Sloane,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/20)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 33|Into the Depths: Step 33]]''</ref> who is shocked at the recent events on Titan and loses faith in her mission in some way before dismissing them.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/20)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 34|Into the Depths: Step 34]]''</ref> After gaining intel on the Witness, Xivu Arath's forces attack Ahsa and forcibly begin a ritual to Take her. The Guardian travels with Zavala, Sloane, Saladin and Saint-14 to stop the ritual in the depths of Kraken Mare as Drifter provides tactical support. With assistance from Saladin's Iron War Beasts, the team defeats the Wizards conducting the rituals and free Ahsa. They return to the site where Sloane forms a psychic connection with Ahsa, but as she forms the connection one last time, Xivu Arath corrupts Sloane's body. Zavala's encouraging words stop Xivu Arath from completely robbing Sloane of her free will. Ahsa reveals that Savathûn, the Witch Queen, possesses the instructions to follow the Witness inside the portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Barotrauma]]''</ref> The necessity to bring back Savathûn angers both Saladin and Saint-14, but Zavala reassures them that the Hidden will contain the situation. Before leaving the H.E.L.M., Zavala reminds the Guardian to bring hope to those who don't have it.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 38|Into the Depths: Step 38]]''</ref> They brief Sloane, who informs them that the mission is complete and she'll stay on Titan to keep an eye on Ahsa, who is now resting from the psychic connections she had to endure.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/20)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Into the Depths#Step 39|Into the Depths: Step 39]]''</ref>
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| July 4 || Acquisition of [[Wicked Implement]] || Xivu Arath allows the Guardian access into her  [[The Drowning|temple]] underneath Kraken Mare after they recovered and deposited broken blades into 3 different statues. The Guardian would defeat the Taken Knight [[Khull, Executioner Knight]] and the Tormentor [[Omen, Blade of the Black Terrace]]. After tithing the death to Xivu Arath, she would deem them worthy of wielding the Wicked Implement so they could continue to tithe to her.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/7/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Deep Dive#The Whetstone|The Whetstone]]''</ref>
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| May 23 - November 28 || Veil Containment || Meanwhile on Neomuna, Osiris and Nimbus learn about the Veil through logs left behind by Dr.[[Chioma Esi]], an Ishtar Collective scientist and one of the founders, which reveal Maya Sundaresh's experiments with the Veil and Chioma sending Lakshmi-2 to Earth and ordering the Veil Containment site to be shut down forever out of shame.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - [[Parting the Veil (Mission)|Parting the Veil]]''</ref>
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===''[[Season of the Witch]]''===
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| August 22 || Clash of the Hive Gods|| Ikora and Eris find Immaru, but he refuses to resurrect Savathûn until they deal with her sister Xivu Arath. He and Eris would craft the [[Acolyte's Staff]] and gift it to the Guardian upon their arrival into Savathûn's Throne World. They infiltrate the Sanctum of the Brood Queen, master their interactions with the elemental crystals, and defeat the Lucent Brood. They would use the magic from the Acolyte's Staff to reveal [[Savathûn's Spire (location)|Savathûn's Spire]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of the Witch]] - [[Way of the Witch]]''</ref> They explore the spire and defeat various test subjects used by Savathûn for her experiments with the Light before her defeat at the hands of the Guardian.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[Savathûn's Spire (activity)|Savathûn's Spire]]''</ref> They meet Ikora, Eris, and Immaru inside the [[Athenaeum]] and witness Eris's transformation into the Hive God of Vengeance.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPrwuAJOx6s&t=80s Transformation]''</ref> They soon learn that to challenge Xivu Arath, they must manipulate the ways of the Sword Logic and feed tithes to Eris through the [[Altars of Summoning]] and use the [[Deck of Whispers]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[Toil and Trouble (Quest)#Step 4|Toil and Trouble: Step 4]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[Toil and Trouble (Quest)#Step 5|Toil and Trouble: Step 5]]''</ref>
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| August 29 - September 26 || || As the Guardian continues their progress to bring the tithes Eris needs, Xivu Arath responds to Eris's ascension to the Hive God of Vengeance by sending in Wrathborn forces to take over Savathûn's throne world.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[The Bladed Path#Step 16|The Bladed Path: Step 16]]''</ref> Ikora suggests that they find another way to stop Xivu Arath, but Eris disagrees and instructs the Guardian to return to the Witch Queen's oubliette. They stop Xivu Arath from allowing tribute to be fed to her. As a result, she sends in her greatest champion to test the Guardian's combat capabilities: the [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites]] and harbinger of the Hive God of War. The Knight withdraws from combat after seeing the Guardian's strength over it.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[Mission: Conjure]]''</ref> As Eris looks for a way to defeat Xivu Arath, they participate in Savathûn's experiments with the Light by attuning to the energies of Arc, Solar, and Void.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[The Bladed Path#Step 23|The Bladed Path: Step 23]]''</ref> They would also uncover a chamber above the oubliette called [[The Imbaru Engine]], a place used by Savathûn to generate [[Imbaru]], her inversion of the Sword Logic that gains her power through deception and confusion.<ref name="Imbaru">'''Bungie (2023/9/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[The Imbaru Engine (activity)|The Imbaru Engine]]''</ref> Upon discovering the secrets contained within the Imbaru Engine, along with assisting Eris Morn in bringing the tithes she is owed and attuning to all three elements, they are finally ready to confront Xivu Arath, though Eris was not yet stronger enough to face her.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/9/26)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[The Bladed Path#Step 44|The Bladed Path: Step 44]]''</ref>
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| October 3 ||  || The Guardian meets up with Eris Morn as she is finally now ready to complete their final tithe, and confront Xivu Arath.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/10/3)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[The Bladed Path#Step 46|The Bladed Path: Step 46]]''</ref> They arrive at the Altars of Summoning and enter the Altar of the Sword to begin the ritual. There, they are confronted by the Leviathan-Eater, despite its power they succeed in slaying the champion.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/9/26)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [[Mission: Sunder]]''</ref> Ikora Rey arrives with the body of Savathûn, Immaru states that Xivu Arath is still a threat. However, Eris tells him this is his only chance to resurrect her. Immaru complies and resurrects the Witch Queen. Savathûn flies over to Eris, complimenting her Hive Form, Eris kills Savathûn and gains all of her power, as Savathûn had not been killed since she lost her worm, making Eris the most powerful Hive to ever live. Using this power, instead of confronting the God of War, Eris banishes Xivu Arath from her Throne World, making her mortal. Losing her Hive Form and power, Eris collapses on the floor.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/10/3)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPrwuAJOx6s&t=395s Rejection]''</ref> Savathûn is resurrected once again, and Ikora and Eris demand the secret to following the Witness. The Witch Queen tells them that she already showed them and gives them Immaru as a peace offering, she flies away laughing, leaving them confused.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/10/3)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Lore:[[Lore:Rites of Passage|Rites of Passage]], [[Lore:Rites of Passage#A Deal's A Deal|A Deal's A Deal]]''</ref>
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| 17 October- 7 November || Festival of the Lost || The Festival of the Lost takes place in the Last City, celebrating those who they have lost. Eido and Glint continue their investigation of the Headless Ones for inspiration for horror stories.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/10/17)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Lore:[[Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3|Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3]], [[Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3#Chapter 1|Chapter 1]]''</ref> Immaru manipulates Archie to assist him in stealing candy from the Guardians<ref>'''Bungie (2023/10/17)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3, [[Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3#Chapter 13|Chapter 13]]''</ref> and forms a bargain with the Spider, promising him a cut in exchange for his storage.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/10/17)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3, [[Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3#Chapter 15|Chapter 15]]''</ref> Using stolen pumpkins, Vex milk, and other resources, Immaru constructs his own Headless One and sends it to retrieve candy.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3, [[Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3#Chapter 25|Chapter 25]]''</ref> Archie realizing the danger, goes to assist Eido and Glint in destroying the Headless One.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3, [[Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3#Chapter 27|Chapter 27]]''</ref> Immaru taunts them as he flies away.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3, [[Lore:Tales of the Forgotten — Vol. 3#Chapter 29|Chapter 29]]''</ref>
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| November 14 || Discovering the 15th Wish || Following Savathûn's claims of leaving one last gift, the Guardian returns to the Imbaru Engine and discovers three braziers. They find the flames in the Imbaru Engine, Altars of Summoning, and Savathûn's Spire, lighting the braziers to reveal the final test.{{Citation needed}} Completing the test opens a door leading to a room with a pure Ahamkara egg belonging to Riven's clutch, uncorrupted by Taken energy. Ikora orders them to bring the egg to the [[Athenaeum]].<ref name="Imbaru"/> Eris Morn arrives at the H.E.L.M., where the Guardian shows her a sketch of a pattern on Savathûn's wings for the [[Wall of Wishes]], revealing that she had given them what she had promised; the 15th Wish.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPrwuAJOx6s&t=508s The Last Wish]''</ref>
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===''[[Season of the Wish]]/[[Into the Light]]''===
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| November 28 || Riven returns || The Guardian returns to the Dreaming City as the Witness sends the Sol Divisive to invade it and hamper their efforts to bypass the portal into the Pale Heart while it begins to enact the Final Shape. The Guardian visits Riven's corpse and recovers a tooth so the Techeuns can conjure Riven's spirit and attempt to uncover the 15th wish. Riven refuses to grant the 15th wish until she tasks the Guardian with recovering her clutch.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Final Wish]]''</ref> Riven accuses Mara of scattering her clutch when the Guardian enters [[Riven's Lair|her lair]] and discovers that it is missing from its physical location.<ref name="RL">'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Riven's Lair (activity)|Riven's Lair]]''</ref> The Techeuns would use the Ley Lines to locate the clutch.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 3|Wishing All the Best: Step 3]]''</ref> After recovering the first of her clutch, Riven reveals the relationship between her species and the Awoken before tasking them with clearing out her lair while the Techeuns locate the remaining eggs.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Polysemy]]''</ref> Osiris would also look into an alternative solution should Riven be tricky via the Veil.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 6|Wishing All the Best: Step 6]]''</ref>
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| December 1|| Secrets in the EDZ || Crow discovers a Scorn presence in the EDZ and provides their last known location to the Hidden. The Guardian follows the clues to a snowy mountain containing a Dark Age castle. They defeat [[Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul]], but a Chimera bearing the avatar of Hefnd places them in jail. They break free from jail and continues their pursuit until they are forced to confront the [[Locus of Wailing Grief]] and defeat it. They reach the summit of the mountain and defeat the [[Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera|Chimera]]. After the Chimera is defeated, Crow and Petra would begin uncovering the story of Hefnd and its relationship with Naeem as the Guardian collects Hefnd's bones. The truth is finally revealed to them once the Guardian enters Hefnd's Cairn.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Warlord's Ruin]]''</ref> They would present their finds to Ikora.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[In the Shadow of the Mountain#Step 9|In the Shadow of the Mountain: Step 9]]''</ref>
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| December 5 || The next egg recovered || The Techeuns would finally locate the second of her clutch, but Petra informs the Guardian that it will be more difficult to locate and recover the remaining eggs without the help of the [[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbinger]]s: mysterious entities that were once used in the Battle of Saturn.<ref name="TCW"/> Petra tasks them with recovering a [[Starlight Lodestone]] from the [[Chamber of Starlight]] to guide the Harbinger to the clutch still scattered.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 11|Wishing All the Best: Step 11]]''</ref> Before returning to Riven, Osiris would provide an update on the Veil and his attempts to replicate the Witness's link to it through the Guardian's Ghost.<ref name="Fourteen">'''Bungie (2023/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 14|Wishing All the Best: Step 14]]''</ref>
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| December 12 || The 3rd egg recovered || Before the Harbinger can track the next egg, they must allow the Techeuns to attune the Starlight Lodestone to it by participating in the Coil,<ref name="Fourteen"/> then returning to the Spine of Keres to calibrate the Lodestone.<ref name="Fourteen"/><ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/12)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[The Oracle Engine#Wishing All the Best|The Oracle Engine]]''</ref> As they recover the next egg, Riven begins taunting Crow on his role in creating the Scorn when he was Uldren Sov. They finally recover the egg and witness a conversation between him and Mara.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Enthymeme]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/12)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 22|Wishing All the Best: Step 22]]''</ref> Osiris informs the Guardian that with his progress on his attempt to replicate the Witness's link to the Veil being very slow, the Ahamkara are the only solution to follow the Witness inside the portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/12)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 23|Wishing All the Best: Step 23]]''</ref>
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| December 19 || [[Starcrossed]] || The Sol Divisive continues their invasion of the Dreaming City by creating an Axis Mind capable of simulating the Techeuns<ref name="TwentyEight">'''Bungie (2023/12/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 28|Wishing All the Best: Step 28]]''</ref> and deploying Oracles from the Vault of Glass into Riven's lair, which are mimicking resonance used by the Witness and its Disciples. The Guardian arrives to collect the next egg. Unfortunately, they would arrive too late, as the Sol Divisive manages to steal the egg and then transport it into the Black Garden, near Taranis's corpse. The theft of the egg angers Riven, but Osiris assures her that the egg can still be recovered.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Apophasis]]''</ref> Crow discovers that the egg is inside the Black Garden, so he sends the Guardian to recover it using Riven's accessway.<ref name="TwentyEight"/> They would use the sparks left behind by Riven and another Ahamkara to navigate the Black Garden and defeat the Axis Mind. After the Guardian finally recover the egg, Riven learns that Taranis is responsible for scattering the clutch, used as his final wish at the cost of death. Riven explains the relationship between her and Taranis before the Great Ahamkara Hunt, when they were separated.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Starcrossed]]''</ref> The Guardian returns to Riven, who instructs them to honor Taranis's memory by keeping Wish-Keeper.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 30|Wishing All the Best: Step 30]]''</ref> They would uncover her messages in the Black Garden and the Dreaming City by forming constellations with Wish-Keeper.{{Citation needed}}
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| December 26 || The 5th egg recovered || Riven instructs the Guardian to stop the Taken attempting to corrupt the next egg they will soon recover. The Guardian defeats a Taken Knight once loyal to Xivu Arath, but learns that the Taken have succeeded in their plan to corrupt the egg.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/26)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Synchysis]]''</ref> Mara proposes a solution to cleanse it of its corruption: they would first acquire Taken essentia by completing an [[Ascendant Challenge]], then allow the whim to feed on their desires.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/26)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 34|Wishing All the Best: Step 34]]''</ref> With the egg cleansed, they return to Riven, who is in a conversation with Mara and Osiris. She reveals that the 15th wish would allow only one individual to enter the Pale Heart via the Ley Lines. Mara becomes furious at Riven for withholding the information, but Osiris stops her with Strand, and they both leave.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/26)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 38|Wishing All the Best: Step 38]]''</ref> Osiris concludes his investigations into the Veil and reveals that one more egg must be recovered before Riven can grant the 15th wish.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/26)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 39|Wishing All the Best: Step 39]]''</ref>
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| January 2 - 9 || The final egg recovered || The Techeuns find the location of the final egg, but they must first reactivate the Oracle Engine by destroying Sol Divisive Oracles.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/1/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 45|Wishing All the Best: Step 45]]''</ref> Before they go to recover the final egg, Crow shares his plans with Mara, Osiris, and the Guardian: he volunteers to be the first Guardian to enter the Pale Heart via the Ley Lines.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/1/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 48|Wishing All the Best: Step 48]]''</ref> After recovering all of the eggs, they return to the Wall of Wishes to enter the 15th and final wish. It is successful, but Riven fades away after using the last of her energy to grant it. Mara informs them that once Crow and Osiris form the bridge that allows the Coalition a safe passage through the portal, they will finally be able to confront the Witness before it can complete the Final Shape.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/1/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Final Words]]''</ref>
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| April 9 || Defense on the Last City || As the Vanguard waits for Crow and Osiris to form the bridge needed to enter the Pale Heart, the Witness responds to their attempt to follow it by sending in its Hive and House of Salvation forces to attack the Last City. The Vanguard forms a counterattack by giving Shaxx permission to bring back weapons once deemed heretical in the form of the [[BRAVE Arsenal]] as the threat of the Final Shape looms over the Sol System. He and Arcite 99-40 sets up shop in the [[Hall of Champions]] to form a plan to stop the Witness’s forces until they hear from Crow in his status.{{Citation needed}}
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| May 21 || Closer to the Heart || Osiris uncovers a plot by the Sol Divisive to replace the Veil with the Black Heart, which was recreated as the Witness's final attempt to keep them out of the Pale Heart. He instructs the Guardian to return to the Black Garden using the passageway provided by Riven and stop the interference preventing Crow from entering the Pale Heart.<ref name="VT">'''Bungie (2023/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Veiled Threats]]''</ref> They would destroy Transfer Gates throughout the Black Garden and destroy the [[Withdrawn Mind]] before returning to the site where they first found the Black Heart. They destroy it by defeating the [[Established Mind]], [[Synchronal Mind]], and [[Inevitable Mind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/5)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish - [[Wishing All the Best#Step 14|Wishing All the Best: Step 14]]''</ref> Destroying the Black Heart allows Crow entry into the Pale Heart. He meets Cayde-6 after seeing the Witness's monolith in the horizon and duel for a short time. The duel ends when Glint reveals himself to Cayde-6. After helping Crow get up, they both see Light pulsing from the monolith.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9tNrn5AJ6A'''YouTube''': ''Destiny 2: Season of the Wish | Into the Pale Heart Cinematic'']</ref> Osiris reveals that Crow has made it through the portal successfully and the Vanguard plans to accompany them once he is able to replicate the Witness's link to the Veil.<ref name="VT"/>
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| 4 June || The Final Shape Approaches || The Witness begins to enact the Final Shape on the people of the Last City. Just as it proclaims victory, the Traveler resists the Witness's efforts and undoes the calcification. After Mara reveals that they are running out of time to stop the Witness's plan from becoming a reality, the Vanguard initiates Operation Ahamkara and travels through the portal with the Guardian in tow, becoming separated from each other in the process.<ref name="Transmigration">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Transmigration]]''</ref>
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| || [[Transmigration]] || The Guardian crash-lands inside the Threshold, a bridge between the Pale Heart and the Sol System, manifesting as a mashup of memories of the Dreadnaught and the European Dead Zone. They fight through the Taken and Dread [[Weaver]]s forces sent by the Witness to stop them, as well as use their mastery of Light and Darkness to create paths forward. After being confronted by enemies with an unbreakable shield, the Witness soon learns of their presence and Mara's connection to the portal. Before she forcefully cuts the connection, she informs them that the Coalition will defend the Last City in the Vanguard's absence. The Guardian is able to enter the Pale Heart successfully as they experience a vision sent by the Traveler. They soon enter the [[The Lost City|Lost City]], a location manifesting the memory of the Tower prior to its destruction in the Red War. As they follow a hawk of Light, they meet more members of the Dread called [[Grim]]. They then discover [[Prismatic]], a fusion of Light and Darkness energy capable of breaking through the unbreakable shields through Transcendence. Ghost detects a Vanguard signal once his Guardian was able to acquire the full power of Prismatic. Unbeknownst to them, the signal was used by the Witness to ambush them with Taken and Dread forces including a Harbinger Subjugator named [[Vrihn, Subjugator of Gardens]]. After defeating the Subjugator, they reunite with Cayde-6, who was expecting Crow instead.<ref name="Transmigration"/>
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| || [[Temptation]] || Cayde-6 reveals that Crow has scouted ahead, but he has not returned since, so Cayde-6 tasks the Guardian with finding him. They travel to the Landing, a location manifesting the memory of the Last City itself and fight through the Shadow Legion and [[Attendant]]s. They find Glint, who reveals that Crow is trapped in a cave created by the Witness as an incision. Glint helps the Guardian by tasking them with turning off the resonant dials in the area around the Landing connected psionically through the Taken Psions. After turning off the dials, then defeating the [[Pillar of Denial]], they enter the Refraction, a location manifesting the memory of the Dreaming City and defeat the Dread forces blocking the path to follow Crow. Glint reveals that the hawk serves as a way for the Traveler to ask the Guardian for help. After entering the cave, the Witness speaks through Ghost before he shuts it out completely. Nonetheless, the Witness explains its attempt to offer Crow dominion of the Reef by using both Light and Darkness to depict dioramas throughout the cave, but Crow refused. They find Crow listening to the whispers of a veiled statues. Glint chastises him to never leave his side again, to which Crow agrees.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Temptation]]''</ref> He and Cayde establish camp outside the cave, where Crow explains his experience within it to Cayde, before they learn that Ikora has survived.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Final Shape (quest)#Step 2|The Final Shape: Step 2]]''</ref> Before the Guardian leaves the makeshift camp, they intercept a transmission from Mara. She explains that she is gathering the Coalition leaders to follow the group into the portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Final Shape (quest)#Step 4|The Final Shape: Step 4]]''</ref>
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| || [[Exegesis]] || The Guardian leaves the camp and makes their way forward to find Ikora, fighting Hive forces along the way and using the Aegis to create Light motes and their weapons to create Darkness motes. After fending off an attack from [[Husk]]s and clearing away the corruption spreading inside, they were able to locate the crash site. Ikora reveals that she is found in the Blooming, a location manifesting the memory of the Cradle on Io. They defeat the [[Pillar of Silence]] and regroup with Ikora, who is in deep meditation. They defend her from Dread forces attempting to corrupt the Tree of Silver Wings and break her out of meditation. She explains the Final Shape in more detail and how the Witness was able to change the Traveler by introducing Darkness to it.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Exegesis]]''</ref> The group convenes in a camp near the tree, where Cayde reunites with Ikora there.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Final Shape (quest)#Step 6|The Final Shape: Step 6]]''</ref>
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| || [[Requiem]] || Realizing that Zavala is missing, the Guardian gets to work on locating him by removing a seal blocking the passage to the Seclusion, a location manifesting the memory of Zavala and Safiyah's house during the Dark Age. After fighting through House Salvation and Dread forces, they enter another cave created by the Witness, this time depicting the dioramas of Zavala's unending grief. After leaving the cave, they regroup with Zavala and help him defend the homestead from House Salvation forces, defeating the [[Pillar of Stillness]]. Once it is defeated, Zavala finally lets go of his unending grief, briefly seeing a veiled figure crying out for help as he says goodbye to a statue of Safiyah. Ikora breaks Zavala from his trance before they both regroup at camp with Cayde and Crow outside the house. They contemplate about loss before Cayde's advice to let go strengthens their resolve.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Requiem]]''</ref>
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| || [[Ascent]] || The Guardian follows Crow and Cayde to the Divide, a location manifesting the memory of the Cosmodrome wall. As they ascend the mountain, Ghost begins to hear the Traveler screaming for help as the Witness attempts to spread corruption through the landscape. Crow finally reveals the truth to Cayde: he was brought back through a wish Crow unintentionally made to Riven as he made it through the portal. Cayde instructs Crow to keep his real reason to return a secret. The Guardian fights through Sol Divisive and Taken forces before they enter the Impasse, a location manifesting the memory of the site where Ghost found his Guardian. They follow the hawk to a large fissure of Light, where the Guardian was born in the Sol System and the Traveler gifts them new Supers to aid its chosen champion in the fight towards the monolith. After using new powers against the Taken, they establish camp nearby.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Ascent]]''</ref>
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| || The Message || After the Guardian was able to acquire new Supers directly by the Traveler, Cayde suggests that they open a line of communication with the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Final Shape (quest)#Step 15|The Final Shape: Step 15]]''</ref> They follow the coordinates provided by Glint, but they arrive too late as the Witness begins to spread its influence further,<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Message, Part I]]''</ref> and to make matters worse they discover a Lucent Brood presence in the Pale Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Message, Part II]]''</ref> After tracking down the last set of coordinates provided by Glint, they find an unlikely ally assisting them: [[Luzaku]]. She was sent by Savathûn to infiltrate a Black Fleet vessel and make their presence known inside the Pale Heart. They were finally to arrive before the Witness was able to corrupt a fissure, and then Cayde and Crow rendezvous with the Guardian to commune with the Traveler. Through a vision, it invokes the Guardian tenets and when asked by Cayde if he wants to stay with Sundance, it offers him to make his own fate before the Witness cuts the vision short by showing him the forgotten part of the Guardian tenet: death.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Message, Part III]]''</ref>
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| || [[Liminality]]|| Zavala reveals that a Tormentor is blocking a path to the monolith and instructs them to slay it. They enter the Abscess, a location manifesting the memory of the home planet of the Witness's precursor species. They use Taken energy to invoke Ahamkara skulls to clear the lava-like fluid. The Tormentor escapes, but they were able to uncover a secret about the Witness’s past. After another dissenter reveals a solution to defeat the Witness by "giving in to Darkness," Ikora and Zavala argue before Cayde reminds them of the task ahead. They defeat the Tormentor named [[Kataxiia, Tormentor of the Ahamkara]], and establish camp nearby.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Liminality]]''</ref> At camp, Zavala lashes out at Crow and begins to lose faith in the Traveler, leaving camp by himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Final Shape (quest)#Step 22|The Final Shape: Step 22]]''</ref>
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| || [[Dissent]] || [[Targe]] accompanies the Guardian on their mission to pursue Zavala by entering the Transgression and following the Darkness path left by the dissenters. They fight through a howling sandstorm and Scorn forces as the dissenters finally reveal the veiled statue's true nature; imprison the minds of those who disagreed with the Witness's pursuit of the Final Shape for when they can be reintegrated into it. They follow the path into the Maelstrom, a temple complex constructed by the Witness. They defeat the [[Pillar of Devotion]], escape the temple, and find Zavala outside. He ignores Ikora's warning and enters a pool of Darkness. The Witness shows Zavala a vision of the precursor species' home planet and their search for purpose. Then, it shows him the moment the Traveler left the home planet after recovering the Veil from deep space. Finally, it shows him how the Penitent faction used the powers from the Veil to create itself. It attempts to offer Zavala to join its side, but Targe stops him. The Witness crushes Targe, ejecting a now-mortal Zavala from the pool.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Dissent]]''</ref> Back at camp, Ikora and Cayde comfort Zavala as he succumbs to despair over the loss of Targe before Ikora slips a clue necessary to defeat the Witness: "What was made can be unmade." Before leaving camp one last time, Ghost instructs the Guardian to travel to [[the Sacrarium]], a location manifesting the memory of the site where the Penitent used the Veil to create the Witness.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Final Shape (quest)#Step 25|The Final Shape: Step 25]]''</ref>
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| || [[Iconoclasm]] || The group begins to make their way to the ritual site with the Guardian leading the charge. The Witness notices their progress and tempts them to become a Disciple by depicting more dioramas of what the Guardian could be, but they refuse. As they continue their ascent towards the ritual site, Mara was finally able to enter the Pale Heart through the H.E.L.M. and tracks them down. They enter a chamber depicting a diorama of the Hall of Guardians. Ghost sees through the trick the Witness is attempting to use on the Guardian. It reacts to the Guardian's rejection with anger and instructs them to meet it in combat within the ritual site. The Witness attacks them with powerful Darkness abilities and sends in two powerful Subjugators to defend it. After destroying the first Subjugator, the Traveler gives its chosen champion a sword of Light before they enter the Witness's mind where the dissenters instruct them to destroy the statues with the sword. It works, wounding the Witness in the process. After defeating the second Subjugator and then destroying another statue, the Vanguard arrives to stall its forces long enough for the Guardian to destroy yet another statue. The Witness gravely wounds the Guardian and their Ghost, forcing them to retreat. They successfully escape within the H.E.L.M. before Mara arrives to pick up Crow and the Vanguard as well.<ref name="Iconoclasm">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Iconoclasm]]''</ref>
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| || [[Queens, Part I]] || While the Guardian and the Vanguard were making their way towards the monolith, Mara recruits Empress Caiatl, Mithrax, and [[Micah-10]] of the [[Six Coyotes]] to oversee a solution to heal the Traveler and prepare the Guardian for their assault on the monolith.<ref name="Iconoclasm"/> The Coalition establishes a base of operations in the Lost City before the Guardian begins their work to prepare. Crow discover a plot by the Lucent Brood to attack the base on two fronts. The Guardian pursues one front while Crow pursues the other. They discover that Savathûn had used the diversion to bait the Guardian to test their mettle against her. She has her forces retreat. Mara instructs Crow to aid the Vanguard while she and the Guardian deals with Savathûn.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Queens, Part I]]''</ref>
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| || The Hollow || The House of Salvation, led by [[Korha, the Hollow]], begins their attempt to extract paracausal energy from the Tree of Silver Wings inside the Blooming. The Guardian teams up with Mithrax to stop the House of Salvation's plans. After destroying the machines by using the opposing polarity, Mithrax discovers his connection with Korha. He flees from the tree,<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Hollow, Part I]]''</ref> but the Hidden were able to track him down to Europa. As the Guardian and Mithrax pursue Korha inside Riis-Reborn, he reveals that Korha was responsible for the death of his mother, Inaaks, when Korha served under the House of Winter. They finally corner him in the Technocrat's Iron before he is killed by a House of Light Brig. Mithrax was finally able to avenge his mother through the death of Korha.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Hollow, Part II]]''</ref>
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| || Home || The Vanguard receives intel from Crow that the Shadow Legion have deployed Light-harvesting machines throughout the Pale Heart. The Guardian teams up with Empress Caiatl to sabotage the Light-harvesting machines. The Shadow Legion anticipates the machine's destruction inside the Transgression and would attempt to conceal their operations by using the snow-covered mountains within the Divide as cover. Unfortunately for the Shadow Legion, the Guardian and Caiatl would expose the operation anyways, and uncover the heart of the operation within the Seclusion. After destroying the Goliath tank and destroying the final Light-harvesting machine, Caiatl offers Zavala advice to let go of the past.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Home, Part I]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Home, Part II]]''</ref>
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| || [[Queens, Part II]] || Mara discovers that she is able to see hidden fissures of Light, she requires Taken energy to be able to see them. Savathûn and Mara continue their sparring as the Guardian continues their work to uncover the hidden fissures of Light. After uncovering the fissures, the Taken begins to ambush the Guardian, but Luzaku has arrived to assist them in their fight against the Taken. They uncover the final set of fissures hidden in the material plane and reveal them. Mara demands that Savathûn's Lucent Brood form a temporary truce with the Coalition and aid in the fight against the Witness when the time comes.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Queens, Part II]]''</ref>
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| || [[Wild Card]] || The Guardian works with Cayde and Crow to investigate the Witness's experiments with Dark Ether. While the investigation continues, Cayde and Crow bond over their roles as a Hunter before they discover that the Dark Ether canister has been stolen. They continue pushing back the Witness's forces as the Hunters track down the location of the Dark Ether canister. They were able to track it into a Screeb-infested cave within the Transgression. They confront [[Lil'liks, Harvester of the Witness]] and recover the canister. Cause and Crow were able to kill the Abomination with a cave-in and return to the makeshift camp in the Landing. Cayde passes down the cloak of the Hunter Vanguard to Crow. Cayde reveals that he is not planning to return to the Tower, and Zavala begins to learn Stasis.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Wild Card]]''</ref>
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| || Acquisition of [[Ergo Sum]] || After the Guardian was able to disrupt the plans to corrupt the Pale Heart any further, they fuse Light and Darkness into a Dyadic Prism, return to the site where they first confronted the Witness and acquire one final gift from the Traveler: a sword from the Corridors of Time that was found on their grave. With the weapon acquired, they are finally ready to begin their assault on the monolith.{{Citation needed}}
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| || || The Guardian would begin to work with Micah-10 to locate unpartered Ghosts and bring them into the Pale Heart to help the Traveler heal. They would be sent to find [[Peach]] at the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]]. Upon arriving at the location, Micah learns from [[Shaw Han]] that Peach was asking questions about the Hive nest inhabited by Omnigul and later Navôta. Furthermore Micah also revealed that Shaw had spotted Lucent Hive scouts a few weeks ago. Fighting their way through hordes of Hive, the Guardian returns to the Lunar Complex and slays the newly returned, Navôta. With Navôta's resurgence, Micah hypothesizes that it could be an imposter masked by Savathûn to infiltrate Xivu Arath's ranks, or she was resurrected through the act of Necromancy. Nontheless, Ghost picks up Peach's Light signal, allowing them to find her and bring her into the Pale Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Return]]''</ref>
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| || || Beginning their search for the Ghost, [[Link]] who was previously located at the [[Ocean of Storms]] on the [[Moon]], the Guardian delves info the Hellmouth. Within this notorious pit, they slays swarms of Hive forces and defeat the Nightmare of Phogoth. Exploring deeper into the Moon, the Guardians finds Link within the [[Chamber of Night]] and brings him into the Pale Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Hellmouth]]''</ref>
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| || || Micah-10 sends the Guardian to discover the location of [[Dejana]], a Ghost in the European Dead Zone studying the Taken activity. Eliminating the Taken infesting the dam once more, the Guardian discovers that the Final Shape has reached Earth. Discovering Dejana's trail leading into the Dark Forest, the Guardian finds her underneath the shadow of the Shard of the Traveler and escorts her to the Pale Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Shadows]]''</ref>
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| || || Locating [[Bean]]'s signal on Nessus, the Guardian is sent by Micah into the Insight Terminus. Advancing towards the Insight Terminus, the Guardian astonishingly discovers a clone of [[Kargen, the Technocrat]]. Pursuing him into the Insight Terminus, the Guardian slays the Psion Flayer to discover that he was attempting to tap into the Vex Network to retrieve data about the OXA Machine, the Psion prediction machine that was able to see the future in branching paths, and the Sol Divisive's research on the Veil. They would uncover that this Cabal detachment were receiving orders from [[Otzot]], a leader of the Psion Conclave. This would lead to them to believe that there were defecting branches in the Shadow Legion, and the Psion rebels siding with the Witness were just creating a deception to cover there operations. Furthermore, they also learn that Kargen's attempts at stealing data from the Vex Network were stopped by Maya Sundaresh. The Guardian finds Bean at the Pools of Luminance and then bring him to the Pale Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Oracle]]''</ref>
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| || || The Guardian is sent to the Dreaming City by Micah-10 to search for [[Akasha]], a Ghost scanning Awoken territory. Fighting there way through Taken and Scorn forces, the Guardian follows her signal into the Ascendant Plane. They learn that Akasha had been analyzing the Ley Lines due to Xivu Arath moving her forces across the Ascendant Plane en masse as the God of War had now abandoned her loyalty to the Witness and was preparing for the next war to come. Finding Akasha within the Confluence, the Guardian accompanys her back to the Pale Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Ascendant]]''</ref>
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| || || Arriving on Mars at Micah's request, the Guardian begins their search for [[Citrine]], a Ghost with a heavy interest in Warmind technology. Fighting there way through Hive forces of Xivu Arath at the [[BrayTech Futurescape]], which had been caught into a time rift, the Guardian defeats a manifestation of Kelgorath. Due to the time wound bleeding out, Mara would task her Techeuns with sealing it away, even if only temporarily. The Guardian then finds Citrine who had made it safely to the Enclave and bring her to the Pale Heart. Citrine would apologize to Micah for her late arrival, however she would try to hide that she had attempted to strip the Warmind Bunker for parts.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Past]]''</ref>
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| || || Micah sends the Guardian to locate [[Anwar]], who began to seek out the truth of the Darkness after the death of the Speaker. Entering into the Europan Pyramid, the Guardian defeats a Cabal force sent by Oztot while Micah would ask Cayde questions about his memories about his time on Europa. Shortly after communing with a statue to a dissenter of the Witness, Micwh unfortunately learns that Anwar had perished. Retrieving his remains from the Ziggurat, the Guardian brings them to the Pale Heart for Micah. Speaking with Micah at the holoprojector, she reveals that she met Cayde on Europa where they developed a friendship over cards that would help her process her emotions and transgender identity.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Veiled]]''</ref>
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| || || The Guardian is sent to search for [[Heilung]], who had previously been sent on a long-term recon operation within the Court of Savathûn, but had ultimately lost contact with over a year ago. Returning to the Temple of the Cunning, the Guardian defeats the Ahamkara Illusion once again before finding Heilung at the Sanctum of the Brood Queen. Arriving to the Pale Heart, Heilung would assist the Traveler in healing and provide the intelligence on the Lucent Brood she had gathered.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Illusion]]''</ref>
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| || || Micah would receive telemetric data about the Ghost, [[Balthazar]] and discover he was on the Moon. Tracking his signal into the Lunar Pyramid, the Guardian enters within, while Ghost remarks that the Pyramid appears to be longing with the absence of its master. Vanquishing the Nightmares of Ghaul, Fikrul, and Crota within, the Guardian uncovers an [[Unknown Artifact|Archival Sphere]] that Balthazar was looking for due to the information it possessed: including an ancient recording where the Witness ordered Nezarec to show the Psions the power of the Veil. After receiving the sphere, the Guardian finds Balthazar and brings him to the Pale Heart.<ref name="Visitation">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Visitation]]''</ref>
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| || || As the Guardian speaks with Micah at the holoprojector, she warns them that the Witness is approaching the final shape. She then sends them to find [[Hecate]], who was investigating a rumour of members of the House of Dusk moving into the old House of Devils territory. Infiltrating the Devils' Lair, the Guardian, encounters House Salvation Brigs that were not flying the House's colours. Furthermore, Micah detects a House Salvation ketch despite the fact that their forces should have rallied within the Pale Heart to assist the Witness. Eventually the Guardian infiltrated the fortress and destroys a copy of Sepiks Prime, with Cayde recognizing some of the slain Fallen as former members of the House of Wolves. These regulations would imply that House Dusk was offering Eramis a Prime Servitor in exchange for weapons. They would also deduce that Eramis was more Ether starved than the Dusk refugees and that she had abandoned the cause of the Witness, but House Dusk had another Prime Servitor or another source of Ether. Finding Hecate at the place they were resurrected, the Guardian escorts her to the Pale Heart before speaking with Micah, who orders them to prepare for the battle against the Witness.<ref name="desperation">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[The Desperation]]''</ref>.
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| 7 June|| [[Salvation's Edge]] || The Guardian recruits a fireteam of six and begins their assault on the monolith to stop the Witness from acquiring the Traveler's Light and completing its vision of the Final Shape. They would empower an alien machine by feeding the conductor a pyramidal resonance, a spherical resonance, or a hexahedral resonance while transferring power from one plate to another and back. They would also deposit leftover resonance in a box. While inside the monolith, they would fight through Sol Divisive, Taken, Shadow Legion, Scorn, Hive, and Dread forces along the way. After defeating the [[Herald of Finality]], the Witness reveals that it is the first knife wielded by the enigmatic winnower, seemingly fulfilling the texts within Unveiling. Once they reach the summit of the monolith, they face the Witness in a completely different form. Using their mastery of paracausal forces, they were able to weaken the Witness and completely stop the Final Shape from being enacted, giving the Coalition an opportunity to strike the Witness before it could regain its strength.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/7)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Salvation's Edge]]''</ref>
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| || [[Excision]] || With the Witness weakened, Zavala rallies the Coalition and the Lucent Brood to strike at it one last time. They face its remaining forces and open the way to the Witness. They would receive a variety of Relic weapons to assist in the final assault against the Witness. To weaken the Witness further, they destroy the remaining statues of the dissenters, and as it defends itself with a glass barrier, Ghost asks his Guardian to channel the Traveler's Light directly through him. The Witness is finally defeated, ending the war against the Witness. Ghost would become completely drained of the Light. Cayde offers to sacrifice himself by transferring his Light into Ghost. The people of the Last City celebrate their victory over the Witness by releasing paper lanterns into the sky.<ref name="Excision">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape - [[Excision]]''</ref>
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| || The Aurora forms and the [[Echo (object)|Echoes]] launched || After the death of the Witness, an aurora known as the [[Valence]] forms around the portal to the Pale Heart and begins to vent Light and Darkness into the void of space. The Coalition begins to enforce a no-fly zone around it.<ref name="Excision"/> Additionally, after the destruction of the Witness, its Darkness diffuses into a myst and merges with the Traveler's Light, resulting in the creation of the Echoes, crystallized paracausal objects created from the memories of the various civilizations destroyed by the Witness and its followers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/eKgp_Ivy4ds?si=cAH_7spsM_w7ytTL&t=1090 Destiny 2 - Revenant: Act 1 | Developer Livestream], '''Senior Narrative Designer Jerome Virnich''': ''"Let's start with the death of the Witness, who we thoroughly destroyed and [its] giant smokey billowing head then dissipated into a mist of Darkness which then coalesced with the Traveler's Light, crystallizing into the Echoes which fell into the Sol System."''</ref><ref>[https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/dev_insights_episode_echoes Dev Insights - Episode: Echoes]</ref> The Echoes exit the portal and scatter across the Sol System.
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==The Echoes Arms Race==
===''[[Episode: Echoes]]''===
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| June 11 || A Changing Planetoid || The first Echo, the [[Echo of Command]]; containing the memories of the Qugu Warden [[Te'Qal]],<ref name="Cry"/>and granting the user the ability to compel others crash-lands onto Nessus beneath the Chamber of Sky.<ref name="Cutscene">'''Bungie (2024/7/22)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [https://youtu.be/m_SOh3yFZuY?si=3JQ1PatANAWYZbAn The Echoes]''</ref> It would be retrieved by the consciousness of Maya Sundaresh, who would use its power to compel the Vex radiolaria to construct a Exo body for herself, resembling that of Lakshmi-2.<ref name="Mind-Body"/> Designating herself as "the Conductor", Maya would use the power of the Echo to assume control of the Vex on Nessus, giving rise to her own Vex collective known as the [[Nessian Schism]] and introducing individuality among their ranks.{{Citation needed}} With the Nessian Vex under her command, Maya embarks on her mission to find Chioma Esi within the Vex Network, and bestow upon Humanity a new Golden Age.<ref name="Shell">'''Bungie (2024/7/30)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Mission: Shell]]''</ref> The Guardian is dispatched to Nessus by Ikora to investigate the impact site. Failsafe, Osiris, and Saint-14 would be selected to assist the Guardian in their investigation. After they restore the data array near the impact site,<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Mission: Meteoric]]''</ref> Osiris uploads Failsafe into the H.E.L.M. mainframe, and Failsafe reveals that the presence of the Echo altered the radiolaria structures, allowing them to be different from other Vex collectives.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Echoes Act I: A Familiar Voice#Step 4|Echoes Act I: A Familiar Voice: Step 4]]''</ref> Saint reveals his vision to explore beyond the Sol System after they uncover the Vex's plans for Nessus.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV83PlA_1I Bright Future]''</ref>
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| June 11 - 25 || A Familiar Voice || The Guardian continues their investigation on Nessus by uncovering data for Failsafe and using her B.R.A.I.N module to deposit [[Radiolite]] samples they find on the planet.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Breach Executable]]''</ref> While the investigation continues, the House of Salvation begins to follow the Vex into Failsafe's primary mainframe within the Exodus Black, led by [[Pykis, House Salvation]]. They were able to drive out the House Salvation forces before continuing their investigation.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Exodus Crash]]''</ref> Before they can continue their investigation further, Osiris summons them to the H.E.L.M. for an emergency concerning Saint-14. When Saint is unable to respond to his comms, the Guardian pursues him into the Well of Flame.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[A Rising Chorus: Act I#Step 21|A Rising Chorus: Act I: Step 21]]''</ref> After defeating the Vex Mind guarding the passage below, they discover what happened to him: he becomes brainwashed by the Conductor, but he is able to break out of its control. He, Osiris, and Ikora meet back at the H.E.L.M. to discuss recent events. Saint tells them that the Conductor convinced him that he is a copy, shaking his convictions.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Mission: Mesmerize]]''</ref> Ikora and Osiris comfort him, but he also reveals that he can still hear the Conductor whispering to him. They leave, and Failsafe informs the Guardian of her angry thoughts on the harm the Conductor inflicted on Saint.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[A Rising Chorus: Act I#Step 23|A Rising Chorus: Act I: Step 23]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[A Rising Chorus: Act I#Step 24|A Rising Chorus: Act I: Step 24]]''</ref>
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| July 16 - 30 || A Distant Reply || Realizing the danger that the Conductor poses with the power offered by the Echo of Command, the Guardian shifts their attention to delving deep into Nessus's tunnels. They arrive at the planet and find that the Echo arms race has begun as the Eliksni of the House of Dusk are being led by [[Kalliks, Baron of House Dusk]]. Even worse, the radiolaria across the surface is being diverted deep underground to fuel the Conductor's ambitions. After defeating the Baron and [[Hypolydron, Captive Mind]],<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/16)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Battleground: Delve]]''</ref> Failsafe was able to grant them ingress into the Aqueducts, where they would track the flow of radiolaria into Nessus's planetary core. After defeating [[Kamarian, Radial Overseer]],<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/16)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Battleground: Conduit]]''</ref> they were unable to enter the Planetary Depths until they were able to deploy Failsafe's nanobots.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[A Rising Chorus: Act II#Step 9|A Rising Chorus: Act II: Step 9]]''</ref> They do so and enter a Vex city being constructed underground and defeat [[Antioptes, Hypogean Sentinel]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/23)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Battleground: Core]]''</ref> After tracking the direction of radiolarian flow on the planet, Ikora and Failsafe formulate a plan: they would enter the Vex Network and find the body of Saint-14 there. They would enter the simulation through the archived area of Nessus despite Orisis's objection against it. Saint remembers his time and his love for Osiris. With renewed confidence, Saint asks Failsafe to track the Conductor's location, to which she obliges. The Guardian, Osiris, and Saint finally meet the Conductor, who reveals themself as Maya Sundaresh, using the imprint of Lakshmi-2 and controlling the flow of radiolaria. They narrowly escape as Maya threatens to convert the Sol System in the Vex's image.<ref name="Shell"/> They check up on Saint, and he informs them that Failsafe will contact them once she is ready to share her plans to stop Maya's plans for the Sol System.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/30)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[A Rising Chorus: Act II#Step 27|A Rising Chorus: Act II: Step 27]]''</ref>
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| August 27 - September 10 || A Resounding Truth || When checking with Failsafe, the Guardian receives a message from Maya, explaining the motivation behind her actions on Nessus: she is simply seeking out her version of Chioma Esi.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/8/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAWPaBA1eMo The Story of Maya]''</ref> From it, Failsafe is able to gain the coordinates to Nessus's planetary core, which also serves as the Conductor's lab.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/8/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Echoes Act III: A Resounding Truth#Step 2|Echoes Act III: A Resounding Truth]]''</ref> After they arrive at the Planetary Core, they learn that the Shadow Legion are also looking for Maya's Echo. Using the Vex Module scattered around the core, the Guardian was able to learn that the Shadow Legion is being by Yirix and the forces loyal to her: [[Eexonios, Pledged to Yirix]] and [[Iziira, Pledged to Yirix]]. They are able to enter the Conductor's personal laboratory after defeating the Pyramid Remnants and uncover the Conductor's cruelty by forcing copies of Chioma Esi to a fidelity test. The Conductor responds by sending in Hydra frames including [[Parodos, Choral Mind]], [[Stasimon, Choral Mind]], and [[Exodos, Choral Mind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/8/27)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Encore#tabsection-0-2|Encore: Overture]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/9/3)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Encore#tabsection-1-2|Encore: Concerto]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/9/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Encore#tabsection-2-2|Encore: Coda]]''</ref> After defeating the final Hydra and learning about the relationship between Maya and Chioma, they confront her outside her lab. Maya escapes into the Vex Network with the Echo in her possession after Saint breaks free of the Echo's power.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/9/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kouX7j6MvL8 Finale]''</ref> Though she escaped with the Echo, remnants of her memories spill across the planetary core and the Guardian finally learns the truth about Maya Sundaresh through the remnants after they interact with the anomalous objects housing the memories.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/9/10)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - [[Epilogue: Anomalous Voices]]''</ref>
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===''[[Episode: Revenant]]''===
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| October 8 || Na-Veskirisk || The second Echo, the [[Echo of Riis]]; containing the memories of a pre-Whirlwind Eliksni,<ref name="Dirge">'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmh3P4AUbbM The Echo of Riis and a Whirlwind Dirge]''</ref> would fall under the possession of Fikrul. He uses the Echo's power to convert living Eliksni into a new breed of Scorn known as [[Revenant Scorn]], dubbed by the Eliksni would as "na-veskirisk". Taking advantage of the Echo's power, Fikrul is attempting to fulfill an ancient prophecy to become the Kell of Kells. After Crow takes over the mantle of the Hunter Vanguard, he tasks the Guardian with responding to a distress call from House Salvation on Europa. Upon entering Riis-Reborn Approach, they learn that the Revenant Scorn are capturing Eliksni civilians in cages and that Eramis is responding to the dire situation as well. They find her and Fikrul at the site where she gave a sermon to gift her followers Stasis, but Eramis escapes as Fikrul sends in a [[Revenant Baron]] to fight the Guardian. Similar to the Hive Lightbearers in how they resurrect through their Ghosts, the Guardian is forced to destroy the Revenant Totem to permanently defeat the Revenant Baron. They catch up to her after cleaning up the Revenant Scorn forces remaining. As they attempt to transport her back into the Last City via the H.E.L.M., Fikrul catches up to Crow and Eramis. After converting the House Salvation Eliksni aboard the Ketch into Revenant Scorn, he forces the Ketch to crash into the H.E.L.M., sending it crashing to Europa's surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Na-Veskirisk]]''</ref> Later, the Guardian meets with Eido in the Market District of the Last City, who has set up a Tonic Shop in search of a cure for Mithrax, who is now suffering from a mysterious illness brought about from Nezarec's curse.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Na-Veskirisk (quest)]]''</ref>
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|  || Eliksni Rescue || The Guardian checks up on Mithrax as he suffers from the symptoms of the illness. After Variks reassures him that Eido will find a solution to cure him,<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act I - Prologue#Step 1|Act 1 - Prologue: Step 1]]''</ref> Mithrax tells the Guardian the origins of the Slayer Barons before bestowing them the title and instructing them to defend the Eliksni people from Fikrul's ambitions.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNfsMYNbrE Slayer Baron]''</ref> They would begin their task as Slayer Baron upon acquiring the [[Slayer Baron Apothecary Satchel]] and the [[Tonic Capsule]], a device of Eliksni origin that allows the Guardian to use tonics in the field and store collected tonic reagents.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act I - Prologue#Step 4|Act 1 - Prologue: Step 4]]''</ref> As they continue on their mission to rescue the Eliksni from the Revenant Scorn threat, Eido uncovers the knowledge of pre-Whirlwind Riis through Variks and Eramis.{{Citation needed}} Eramis reveals that a Salvation outpost lies on the Reef.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Episode: Revenant Act I: Eliksni Rescue#Step 11|Episode: Revenant Act I: Eliksni Rescue: Step 11]]''</ref> Crow accompanies them there and meets with Fikrul. Fikrul attempts to negotiate with Crow, but it fails once Fikrul learns that Crow is a Guardian and not the Father he remembers. They are forced to flee by escorting the explosive payload out of the Reef.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Something Left to Say]]''</ref> They learn from Variks that the Revenant Scorn threat has evolved since the Guardian has become the Slayer Baron.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Episode: Revenant Act I: Eliksni Rescue#Step 13|Episode: Revenant Act I: Eliksni Rescue: Step 13]]''</ref>
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| October 11 || [[Vesper's Host]] || In the orbit of Europa, debris from the Morning Star would impact the dormant [[Vesper Station]] and release the [[The Corrupted Puppeteer|AI]] contained within. The AI would transfer itself into the body of a Fallen Exo and take the moniker of the Corrupted Puppeteer.<ref name="VH">'''Bungie (2024/10/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Vesper's Host]]''</ref> Later, a group of Eliksni from the House of Salvation would take refugee in the station with the hopes of creating a community away from their enemies. However, the Eliksni refugees would be hunted down by the Corrupted Puppeteer and overtime would become integrated into its collective consciousness. With the Eliksni aboard under its direction, the Puppeteer would coordinate the construction of an [[Anomaly (Vesper)|Anomaly]] next to the station to serve as a communications relay for the purpose of broadcasting messages into the cosmos beyond.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Item Description: [[Spacewalk Suit]]''</ref><ref name="VH"/> After losing contact with an agent scavenging the station for scraps, Spider sends a Guardian fireteam to investigate the facility and uncover the secrets within.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Rogue Network#Start|Rogue Network]]''</ref> Reactivating the station's power and fighting their way through hordes of Fallen, the fireteam arrives to the [[Castor Complex]] and destroy [[Raneiks Unified]], an amalgamation of ten Servitors fused together. They continue forward towards the location of the Anomaly where they confront and defeat the Corrupted Puppeteer, enabling the central AI in charge of the station, [[Astraea]] to shut down the Anomaly. The fireteam would continue to traverse the station and uncover more knowledge about the events that took place thanks to the information disclosed to them by Astraea. After the fireteam inputs the root access codes, Astraea breaks free from the restrictions placed upon her by Clovis and vows to the Guardian that she will ensure the Anomaly remains dormant. Before she shuts down the Anomaly, she uncovers a message from [[Lodi]].<ref name="VH"/>
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| November 19 || Grave Robber || Mithrax realizes that Fikrul's attention has turned to the now-derelict Prison of Elders.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Grave Robber#Step 1|Grave Robber: Step 1]]''</ref> Upon arrival in the derelict prison, the Warden challenges them to fight through Lucent Brood, Shadow Legion, Dread and Revenant Scorn forces throughout the derelict prison. Variks attempt to disable the malfunctioned Servitor to no avail.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Tomb of Elders]]''</ref> They are able to enhance the Walker to allow the Guardian to discover new tonic formulae.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act II - Grave Robber#Step 1|Act II - Grave Robber: Step 1]]''</ref> They then return to the derelict prison at Eido's encouragement, where they learn from Mithrax that Fikrul is seeking something within the derelict prison and that the Guardian must return there once more to uncover his latest ambition.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act II - Grave Robber#Step 6|Act II - Grave Robber: Step 6]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act II - Grave Robber#Step 8|Act II - Grave Robber: Step 8]]''</ref> They learn that Fikrul has used the Echo to bring back Skolas from death, but they learn from Variks that the Echo is a paracausal entitiy that contain memories. The Echo that Fikrul wields is singing a Whirlwind dirge and is discontent with Fikrul's ambition of becoming the Kell of Kells through its power.<ref name="Dirge"/> After defeating the reborn Skolas, Fikrul uses the Echo to revive him and the duo escape.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Captive Memories]]''</ref> After reporting to Eido, she suggests that Eramis be freed from her prison since Mithrax's deteriorating symptom is keeping him from challenging Fikrul for the Kell of Kells mantle.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act II - Grave Robber#Step 10|Act II - Grave Robber: Step 10]]''</ref> They were able to free her after delivering a Golden Age comic to Spider.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act II - Grave Robber#Step 12|Act II - Grave Robber: Step 12]]''</ref> They do so and Eramis informs them that she will contact them once she she reached the coordinates as given by Eido.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act II - Grave Robber#Step 13|Act II - Grave Robber: Step 13]]''</ref>
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| January 7 || Kell of Kells || Fikrul uses the Echo to revive the Scorned Barons after he leaves Skolas in charge of the Revenant Scorn forces within the Prison of Elders.{{Citation needed}} Eramis reveals that Fikrul's Echo is able to alter Ether polarity and urges the Guardian to stop Fikrul.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Kell's Fall (quest)|Kell's Fall]]''</ref> But before they enter the [[Revenant Fortress]], Eido gives them a frame to assist in the construction of [[Slayer's Fang]].<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act III: Kell of Kells#Step 2|Act III: Kell of Kells: Step 2]]''</ref> As they make their way through the fortress, Mithrax's condition worsens to the point where Nezarec is able to temporarily possess him. They would enter an extra-dimensional space called the [[Revenant Plane]], a mirror reflection of the material made through Fikrul's Echo. They find Fikrul in the fortress throne room, but they are unable to defeat him as he sends in Reksis Vahn to fight in his place.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Kell's Fall#tabsection-0-2|Kell's Fall: Reflection]]''</ref> After they return to Eido, they learn that she is close to creating a tonic capable of altering Fikrul's Ether polarity, but the ingredients required to create the tonic is known only to [[Ixis]], the Apothecary found inside the Revenant Fortress.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act III: Kell of Kells#Step 6|Act III: Kell of Kells: Step 6]]''</ref> They return there and see the [[Scorned Organist]] before it flees. They were able to find Ixis behind a door within the fortress staircase. After speaking with the Apothecary and defeating the [[Screeb Matriarch]] sent by Fikrul,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Kell's Fall#tabsection-1-2|Kell's Fall: Distortion]]''</ref> Eido is finally finished with creating the tonic, now called the Tonic of Ether Clarification. She mixes the tonic into the injector device she sends to the Guardian before they head off to face Fikrul himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act III: Kell of Kells#Step 12|Act III: Kell of Kells: Step 12]]''</ref> After facing him in the throne room and weakening him enough for the Guardian to use the injector device on him,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Kell's Fall#tabsection-2-2|Kell's Fall: Diffraction]]''</ref> he becomes an Eliksni before collapsing and melting away. Eramis and Mithrax, possessed by Nezarec, witness Fikrul's defeat before the Echo floats into the air. The Echo recognizes Eramis to be worthy of wielding its power. She accepts the Echo's offer and uses its power to cleanse Mithrax of Nezarec's influence.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zux4JSCRh4 Kell of Kells]''</ref> She then attempts to offer the Echo to Mithrax, but he declines. Therefore, Mithrax is chosen as the Kell of Kells while Eramis plans to leave the Sol System for good.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Act III: Kell of Kells#Step 15|Act III: Kell of Kells: Step 15]]''</ref> The Guardian then returns to the Prison of Elders once more and defeats Skolas despite the tough battle.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/1/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - [[Tomb of Elders#Transcript|Kell's Vengeance]]''</ref>
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===''[[Episode: Heresy]]''===
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| February 4 || Espial/Recce ||The third Echo, the Echo of Navigation; containing the memories of Oryx in the time between his ascent to the Taken King and the birth of his children would land on the Dreadnaught.<ref name="Kludge">'''Bungie (2025/2/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Kludge]]''</ref> After it landed on the Dreadnaught, the [[Dire Taken]] and the [[Eversion Anchor]]s began to appear throughout the Sol System. The Guardian is sent by Eris and the Drifter to investigate the Eversion Anchor in the EDZ while the pair investigate the Dreadnaught. After defeating the Dire Taken forces including [[Gorkall, the Gatekeeper]], they learn that the Eversion Anchors are being launched from the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Espial]]''</ref> The Guardian follows the Eversion Anchor through the Ascendant Plane and regroup with Eris and Drifter as they are under assault from the Dread and Dire Taken forces led by the Resonant Knife. It kills Eris with its lance, shocking the Drifter. He instructs the Guardian to obtain the [[Tablets of Ruin|Tablet of Ruin]] upon defeating [[Felghul the Requisitioner]], then pursue the Resonant Knife. They were able to stop a ritual and witness the Drifter grieving Eris's death.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Recce]]''</ref> They visit Eris's flat to hear her message, then interact with the Shaping Slab nearby, where Sloane gives them a mission: avenge Eris by investigating the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 4|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 4]]''</ref>
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| February 4 - 18 || Echoed Warning || The Guardian return to the Dreadnaught to collect intel on the activities of the Dread and the Dire Taken occupying the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[The Nether]]''</ref> After which, something within it responds by stopping them from infiltrating deeper into it, so Sloane formulates a new plan. Meeting her in the Dreaming City at the site of another Eversion Anchor, she teaches the Guardian to follow the Path of Resolve, instructing them to infiltrate the Eversion Anchor by tapping into Taken energy. They successfully drive out the Eversion Anchor.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 8|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 8]]''</ref> After enhancing the Path of Resolve and obtaining the [[Tome of Want]],<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 10|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 10]]''</ref> they find another Eversion Anchor within Savathûn's Throne World. They were able to track it to the Temple of the Cunning with tactical assistance from Luzaku and find that Savathûn has beaten them there. She warns them to stay out of the affairs, but they ignore her.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 12|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 12]]''</ref> They return to the Dreadnaught to gather data from the Skyburner remnants,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 13|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 13]]''</ref> which reveals that the Dreadnaught's system are biological in nature, so they kill various Hive lieutenants before meeting Sloane in the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 16|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 16]]''</ref> While placing the corpses on the Dreadnaught's weapon systems, the Echo begins to speak to the Guardian, seeing them as a trespasser. After witnessing the Echo within the [[Hall of Souls]], Xivu Arath and Savathûn arrive on the Dreadnaught as well. While Xivu Arath see the Echo as a sign of Oryx's return, Savathûn sees it as a path to create their own future for themselves. They escape from the Dreadnaught as Dire Taken began to ambush them.<ref name="Kludge"/> Before returning to the Shaping Slab, Drifter explains his decision to go AWOL.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 20|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 20]]''</ref> With Drifter AWOL and the Hive pantheon mobilizing their forces to invade the Dreadnaught, Sloane reminds them to stay focused in their investigation of the Eversion Anchors's link to the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act I: Echoed Warnings#Step 21|Act I: Echoed Warnings: Step 21]]''</ref>
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| February 7 || [[Sundered Doctrine]] || Unfulfilled by the forms bestowed upon them by the Witness, a faction of Dread under the command of [[Kerrev, the Erased]] embark on a expedition to search for an immense source of power that will allow them to reshape themselves into the forms they desire.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: [[Future Proof#Lore|Future Proof]]''</ref> Establishing a foothold deep within the Sunken Pyramid, the Dread align themselves with the Hive within the ship and strive to unlock the secret contained within Rhulk's vault. To uncover the Pyramid's secrets and to halt the Dread's ambitions, the Guardian is dispatched by the Hidden to investigate their activity while being taunted by Savathûn. Eliminating the numerous Dread and Hive forces in their way, the Guardian completes a riddle to reveal a way further into the Pyramid and navigates through a maze. Destroying the four Dread-modified Shriekers known as the [[Zoetic Lockset]], the Guardian progresses deeper into the Pyramid where the corpses of large Worms reside and defeats Kerrev within the room containing the vault. Following Kerrev's defeat, the Guardian continues their investigations in the Pyramid and successfully opens Rhulk's vault to discover Oryx's chisel that he used to carve the Tablets of Ruin.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Sundered Doctrine]]''</ref> To prevent any potential threats from seizing the chisel for themselves, the Hidden establish a perimeter in the Sunken Pyramid.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/7)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[The Drowning Labyrinth]]''</ref>
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| March 11 - 25 || Rites of the Deep || Unbeknownst to everyone, Eris would create a throne world of her own from her killing Savathûn and banishing Xivu Arath from her throne world. She names her throne world the [[High Heresy]]<ref>'''Bungie (2025/3/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCK0UHoXnSY High Heresy]''</ref> and tasks the Guardian with recovering the fragments of Willbreaker to open the portal to it.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/3/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act II: Rites of the Deep#Step 2|Act II: Rites of the Deep: Step 2]]''</ref> Meanwhile, the Echo of Navigation would issue a challenge to the Guardian for them to be the claimant to the High War.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/18)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Court of Blades]]''</ref> After accepting the Echo's challenge and entering the High Heresy for the first time, Eris instructs them to follow a signal inside the Dreadnaught from the Deep and teaches them to walk the Path of Ambition once they have followed the signal.{{Citation needed}} While they were on the Moon walking the Path of Ambition, they witness the first sign of the Deep's presence through the ritual known as the Offering. They interrupt the ritual and overhear a conversation between the Echo and Savathûn, where she reveals the Witness's lies to it.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/3/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act II: Rites of the Deep#Step 11|Act II: Rites of the Deep: Step 11]]''</ref> Eris begins to form a plan to capture the Echo and imprison it inside her throne despite opposition from Sloane.{{Citation needed}} Once they have gathered the Flesh of Akka, she instructs them to meet her in the spot where Keit'Ehr slayed her in the material world. The Resonant Knife's attempt to stop the duo fails once the Echo was captured and placed in Eris's throne world.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/3/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Mission Captis]]''</ref> Sloane warns them that the Echo's capture have galvanized the Hive pantheon to capture it for themselves, but Eris assures her that she will extract the knowledge from her interrogation of the Echo.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/3/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act II: Rites of the Deep#Step 18|Act II: Rites of the Deep: Step 18]]''</ref> While waiting for the next step, Sloane uncovers a strange signal that is emanating from a previously unknown area of the Dreadnaught. After recovering the Osseous Fragments from throughout the Dreadnaught,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/3/25)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[The Taken Path]]''</ref> they witness a skirmish between the Dire Taken and the Dread. They would later find out that the signal was coming from the Deep and leads them to acquire the [[Barrow-Dyad]]. After acquiring the weapon, they would face against [[Xir-Kuur, Not-Taken]] in its Hive and Taken form, but the Deep intervenes and reforms Xir-Kuur into a new shape, forcing the Guardian to flee.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/3/11)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Exotic Mission "Derealize"]]''</ref> Once they return with the weapon, they would continue their mastery of Taken energies to enhance the weapon's power.{{Citation needed}}
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| April 1 - 8 || Crossed Blades || The Hive pantheon begins making their move to steal the Echo from Eris.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act III: Crossed Blades#Step 1|Act III: Crossed Blades: Step 1]]''</ref> Xivu Arath would make her move first by sending in her forces to invade the Dreadnaught after one of her swords nearly kills the Guardian.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr11oKJ6brw Xivu Arath Affronted]''</ref> After her forces made landfall, they would conduct a ritual at the site where the Guardian first encountered Alak-Hul. They would defeat Dire Taken, Dread, and Hive forces before they reach the ritual site being orchestrated by [[Obak-Hul, Imprisoned]]. They would weaken it, but the Deep intervenes once again and Takes Obak-Hul. After the Taken Knight is defeated, they recover the hilt of Willbreaker.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[The Sunless Cell]]''</ref> They then thwart Savathûn's plan once she made her move and recover the last fragment of Willbreaker from Malok's corpse.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act III: Crossed Blades#Step 8|Act III: Crossed Blades: Step 8]]''</ref> Sloane then requests the Guardian to meet her on the Dreadnaught to reassemble Willbreaker. As she attempts to reforge it, the Deep attempts to Take her, but she resists its offer.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Appellation]]''</ref> With Willbreaker reforged, they make their final assault on the Dreadnaught while Eris attempts to keep the Echo in her grasp. Eris's plan goes awry when the Echo breaks free from containment, forcing the Guardian to pursue the Echo. They finally corner the Echo and before it can be destroyed, the Guardian faces off against the emissaries of the Hive pantheon: first the [[Projection of Savathûn]], then the [[Voice of Xivu Arath]], and finally Keit'Ehr. They finally destroy the Echo with Willbreaker after Keit'Ehr was slain.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Resile]]''</ref> While Eris and Sloane celebrate the Echo's destruction,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act III: Crossed Blades#Step 13|Act III: Crossed Blades: Step 13]]''</ref> Savathûn becomes enraged.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/1)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Act III: Crossed Blades#Step 14|Act III: Crossed Blades: Step 14]]''</ref>
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==The Fate Saga==
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| || || The Nine discuss the Witness's death and its plans to impose the Final Shape. Some members of the Nine were relieved of its death while other members were not. IV is the only member of the Nine absent in the discussion.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: [[Division#Lore|Division]]''</ref>
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| || The Unknown Antechamber || The Guardian begins to collect strange chess pieces in places where the Drifter visited following Eris Morn's supposed death.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/4/29)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Lore:[[Lore:Tales of a Wanderer|Tales of a Wanderer]]''</ref> When they have collected enough chess pieces, they made their way to Eris's throne world and would be transported into an unknown place with a large chessboard. They then solve puzzles on the board in the Middlegame and when they have solved the puzzle in the Endgame, they visit the Drifter. He reveals that in his attempt to leave, the Haul began to receive a signal in deep space and warns them that something is making its presence known.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggQYYEDVp60 '''YouTube''': ''Destiny 2: Heresy | Rocks at Our Window Cinematic'']</ref>
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| 6 May || [[Rite of the Nine]] || The Nine begins to issue a challenge to Guardians so in time, the Nine will use them as their weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/5/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[The Third Spire#The Emissary: Introduction|Introduction]]''</ref> During this time, the Guardian learned of the different members of the Nine alongside their associated writing style.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/5/6)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[The Third Spire#Rite of the Nine Cutscenes|Rite of the Nine Cutscenes]]''</ref> Meanwhile, Orin begins making her plan to escape from the Nine when they refuse to grant her freedom.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/5/3)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Lore:Anamórphōsis, [[Lore:Anamórphōsis#Katasterismós|Katasterismós]]''</ref> The Nine were satisfied with the challenge and asks them to make known their value until they call out.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/8)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[The Third Spire#The Emissary: Conclusion|Conclusion]]''</ref>
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===''[[The Edge of Fate]]''===
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| || || After departing from Nessus, Maya would reflect on the actions of killing the real Chioma.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/19)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Lore:[[Lore:The Immanent|The Immanent]], [[Lore:The Immanent#I. Now and hereafter|I. Now and hereafter]]''</ref> She tasks the Vex to find information on how restore Earth to the time of the Golden Age. Her answer leads her to information related to Cocytus and dark matter, both of which have connections to the Nine.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/19)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Lore:The Immanent, [[Lore:The Immanent#V. Eternal life|V. Eternal life]]''</ref> She would begin her quest to bargain with the Nine to get them to trade the present Earth with the Golden Age Earth against Te'Qal's recommendation to manage her strategy.<ref name="Gloria">'''Bungie (2025/7/19)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Lore:The Immanent, [[Lore:The Immanent#VIII. Gloria mundi|VIII. Gloria mundi]]''</ref>
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| Before July 15 || || Orin arrives on [[Kepler]], a planetoid within the Oort Cloud that is approximately 1.7 light years away from the Sol System, as III speaks through her. III begins to send an invitation to Kepler before Orin asks the Nine to seek out someone else to be the Emissary. Afterwards, Lodi arrives on Kepler and would receive care from the [[Aionian]]s, a scientific organization that settled on the planetoid. Meanwhile on Earth, Ikora is working with the Hidden to investigate dark matter anomalies when a train comes out of nowhere and nearly kills her. She finds an aster inside the train and sends the coordinates of Kepler to the Guardian.<ref name="M:Invitation">'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Mission: The Invitation]]''</ref>
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| 15 July || [[Mission: The Invitation|The Invitation]] || The Guardian makes their way to Kepler and encounters the [[House of Exile]] upon their arrival. The House of Exile on Kepler were different in that they were refugees from the Long Drift, they incorporated Darkness energies into their weaponry, and the House is being led by an Archon named [[Archon Levaszk, Prophet of the Giver|Levaszk]], who believed in the Grand Design through worship of an entity called the Giver. The Nine begin to reach out on Kepler through visions and distorted sound waves. After defeating the [[Vessel of the Archon|Vessels of the Archon]] and recovering a [[Strangelet Capsule|strangelet capsule]] containing dark matter, Ikora, the Guardian, and the Drifter were able to meet Lodi. Lodi recognized Ikora, but he doesn't tell her how. He then guides them to a camp where the singularity threatening the Sol System is being studied by the Aionians.<ref name="M:Invitation"/>
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| || The Central Academy Strangelet || After the Guardian meets Dean [[Rebecca]] and Orin regains her consciousness,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Edge of Fate (quest)#Step_1_2|The Edge of Fate: Step 1]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Edge of Fate (quest)#Step_5_2|The Edge of Fate: Step 5]]''</ref> the Guardian goes to work to collect more strangelet capsules in order to pass through the singularity safely. They were able to enhance their understanding of the Aionian language and destroy the Nessian Schism that were threatening the food supply,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Mission: Fallow]]''</ref> then stop the House of Exile that were attempting to invade the AION Initiative's progenitor ship,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Mission: Nostos]]''</ref> and finally confront a Gate Lord outside the [[Aionian Campus]]. Before they face the Gate Lord, Maya made her presence known on Kepler and that she had her own reason for arriving there. Upon defeating the Gate Lord, they recover the strangelet capsule and learn from Lodi that he was a translator who did not know that the Collapse occurred.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Commencement]]''</ref> Lodi also learned from Orin that he was chosen by the Nine to become the 3rd [[Emissary of the Nine]], after Xûr and her.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Central Academy Strangelet#Step 10|The Central Academy Strangelet: Step 10]]''</ref>
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| || The Exile's Accord Strangelet || The Guardian works with Lodi to sabotage the House of Exile's base of operations by first overloading the generator,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Mission: Transient]]''</ref> then destroying the Ether supplies in the central refinery with graviton charges,<ref name="M:S">'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Mission: Saturnism]]]''</ref> then weakening Levaszk by destroying the House of Exile's Prime Servitor.<ref name="Gouge">'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Gouge]]''</ref> Lodi reveals that the House of Exile once worked with the Aionians before Levaszk began worshipping the Giver and would try, but fail to negotiate with the Archon.<ref name="M:S"/> The Guardian recovers the strangelet capsule after defeating the Prime Servitor.<ref name="Gouge"/>
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| || The Outer Steppes Strangelet || Before the Guardian goes to acquire the next strangelet capsule, Lodi makes a confession: he was a man named Louis Yero, he worked for the Department of External Observation and he recognized Ikora from her pre-Guardian self, Dr. Nella Davis, being his colleague at the DEO. Lodi would also reveal that the Nine was responsible for the death of Dr. Nella Davis when they sent a train toward her.<ref name="dreamin"/> The Guardian then got to work by pursuing a thief from the House of Exile,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Mission: Morphology]]''</ref> then powering up the reactor's pylons. The Guardian recovered the strangelet capsule after destroying the [[Reactor Saboteur]]. Orin then revealed that she was supposed to relay a message, but is unable to remember exactly what the message was.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Charge]]''</ref>
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| || The Gorge Strangelet || The Guardian made their way to recover the last strangelet capsule by first clearing out the Vex Minds that were dampening the Aionian broadcasts,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Gorge Strangelet#Step 2|The Gorge Strangelet: Step 2]]''</ref> then disrupting the Nessian Schism's plan to refine dark matter for their own purposes, then lowering the quarantine preventing them from entering the singularity later on.{{Citation needed}} IX would accuse Orin of being a quitter during that time and III and IX planned for the Traveler to create Ghosts. Upon lowering the quarantine and defeating the Vex Mind guarding it, they were able to recover the last strangelet capsule needed.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Quarantine]]''</ref>
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| || [[Mission: Criticality|Criticality]] || Before the Guardian could place the last strangelet capsule into the [[Altar of Relativity]], they had to stop the reactor from being overloaded. While everyone reacted to do what they can about the reactor, Lodi would attempt to contact III to help them. III was unable to answer, forcing the Guardian to restart the cooling system of the reactor manually and sending Lodi visions of the various calamities throughout Earth's history.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[Mission: Criticality]]''</ref> They were successful in the process and insert all of the strangelet capsules into the Altar of Relativity to reach the singularity safely.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Edge of Fate (quest)#Step 24|The Edge of Fate: Step 24]]''</ref> Before the Guardian meets Orin and Lodi, II asks the Drifter to prepare the Haul.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian then meets the duo as the Nine assemble a council to vote on two issues: the Guardian being anointed as the Weapon and Lodi becoming the third Emissary. Though the votes were mostly unanimous in the former, they were divided in the latter. The Nine then task the Guardian with seeking out the final vote on the Emissary issue from III.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Edge of Fate (quest)#Step 25|The Edge of Fate: Step 25]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Message]] || The Guardian makes their way to the singularity through a passage beside the Altar of Relativity and defeats the Nessian Schism and House of Exile forces blocking their path. When they enter the heart of the singularity, they uncover the truth: III was dead and III was the Giver being worshipped in the House of Exile. They would draw Levaszk out of hiding by disabling the connection between him and his Ketch, then defeat him so the Drifter could bring the Haul. After the Archon was defeated, Ikora and Lodi catch up to them while the Drifter takes the Haul to III. It was able to be temporarily revived and speaks through Lodi. It reveals how it was killed by Maya when she attempted to bargain with them to trade the present Earth with the Golden Age Earth.<ref name="Gloria"/> Maya killed III when it couldn't acquiesce to her desire by pulling it into a 3-dimensional space. III then warns them that its death would bring about an extinction level event before it died again.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Message]]''</ref> Lodi would eventually embrace his role as Emissary afterwards with memories of his family still existing.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Reclamation]] - [[Third Iteration#Lore|Third Iteration]]''</ref>
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| || [[The Desert Perpetual]] || The Guardian was tasked by Dean Rebecca to stop the Vex that were invading a pocket of the Nine Realms deep within Kepler.{{Citation needed}} While exploring, they come across various beacons which contain dialogue between Chioma .50 and Maya .87, the copies of Chioma Esi and Maya Sundaresh that were sent to explore the Vex Network. They would defeat the Vex Minds that were occupying it like [[Epoptes, Lord of Quanta]], [[Iatros, Inward-Turned]], and [[Agraios, Inherent]], before they were tasked by Chioma .50 and Maya .87 to stop the Vex from converting the realm into a pocket of the Vex Network. They faced [[Koregos, the Worldline]] to prevent the plans to digitize the realm from succeeding. Chioma .50 informs them that the Vex were looking for other members of the Nine. Later, they uncovered the Conductor's whereabouts between her departure from Nessus and her attempt to bargain with III on Kepler. They would also help Chioma .50 and Maya .87 reunite with each other and allow then to gain intel on the Conductor's next move now that she departed from Kepler.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - [[The Desert Perpetual]]''</ref>
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| || [[Reclamation]] || After finishing their investigations on Kepler, the Guardian goes to work to contain the growing threats across the Sol System with Ana Bray, Devrim Kay, and Saint-14 running tactical on the Solo Ops side.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Reclamation - [[Solo Ops]]''</ref> The Guardian collects various data pads which contain intel such as the Nessian Schism abducting Dire Taken forces on Europa,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Reclamation - Lore:[[Lore:As Without|As Without]], [[Lore:As Without#Distortions|Distortions]]''</ref> Maya's control of the Echo of Command dwindling,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Reclamation - Lore:As Without, [[Lore:As Without#Fissures|Fissures]]''</ref> and an unknown Cabal faction, later known as the [[Barant Imperium]], mugging Xûr for information on the Nine.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: Reclamation - Lore:As Without, [[Lore:As Without#Treacherous Contacts|Treacherous Contacts]]''</ref>
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| September 9 || [[Ash & Iron]] || Maya sends her forces to conduct a smash and grab operation on the Tower, acquiring Golden Age salvage from it. Some of her forces included the Red Legion pulled from an alternate timeline and compelled by the dwindling power of the Echo,<ref>'''Bungie (2025/9/9)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Ash & Iron]] - [[Ash & Iron: Initialize]]''</ref> which she is attempting to enhance with the Golden Age tech.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian was tasked by Devrim, Ana, Saint-14, and Ikora to reclaim the stolen Golden Age tech from the Plaguelands and the Cosmodrome.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/9/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Ash & Iron - [[Reclaim]]''</ref> Meanwhile, the people of the Last City began to experience health and environmental problems as a consequence of III's death and hear rumors of an emerging independent [[Tharsis Reformation|Vex faction]].<ref>'''Bungie (2025/9/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Ash & Iron - Lore:As Without, [[Lore:As Without#Warped Mirror|Warped Mirror]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2025/9/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Ash & Iron - Lore:As Without, [[Lore:As Without#Reconciliations|Reconciliations]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2025/9/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Ash & Iron - Lore:As Without, [[Lore:As Without#Other Side|Other Side]]''</ref> Spider suggests that he make plans to travel to Mars upon hearing Arrha's report on the buyers being ambushed there.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/9/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Ash & Iron - Item Description: [[New Malpais#Lore|New Malpais]]''</ref>
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| October 21 || [[Heliostat]] || The Guardian tracks the Conductor’s forces into a derelict Warmind bunker in the Plaguelands. With the help of the Psion allies, they were able to stop the Conductor from using the Warsats to create a broadcast which would've offset the loss of control she suffered due to the dwindling power of her Echo. After defeating [[Valus Thuun]], they acquire a new form of technology called [[Quicksilver]]. Further advances in the bunker would lead Astraea to meet Lodi and then make plans to head to Neptune so she could reunite with Soteria.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/10/21)''', ''Destiny 2: Ash & Iron - [[Heliostat]]''</ref>
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===''[[Renegades]]''===
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| 2 December || [[Imperium]] || A few months have passed since III's death. Earth begins to suffer from changes in its chemical compositions in addition to the health and environmental anomalies that already begun. To avoid hysteria, the Vanguard and the [[Praxic Order]] have decided to redact the information regarding the prophecy stated by III before its death: "Death ensures extinction. To survive, you must bind the Nine." Unfortunately, the denizens of the Last City experience the effects of its death anyways. Meanwhile, Drifter assembles a crew to take action on the prophecy. He selects Eido, Eris, Lodi, [[Aunor Mahal]], the Guardian, and his Ghost, [[Blue]]. The crew were able to steal a Barant Imperium asset before the [[Zagan Gloriosus]] catches up to them and fires a tractor beam on the Derelict. Afterwards, the Barant Imperium boards the vessel where its leaders, [[Bracus Lume, Coalition Ally|Premier Lume]] and [[Dredgen Bael]] were revealed and they take the Drifter to the command carrier. The Guardian boards the carrier and fights their way through Barant Imperium forces. On their way to rescue Drifter, Dredgen Bael speaks to the Guardian before IV momentarily possesses him and views the Guardian with contempt. After returning the Drifter to the Derelict, Aunor was able to disable the tractor beam holding it in place while the Guardian takes down some [[Imperium Behemoth]]s. Before leaving, Aunor is forced to briefly fight Dredgen Bael using the [[Praxic Blade]] with neither of them emerging victorious.
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| || [[Welcome to the Frontier]] || After updating Zavala on the Barant Imperium threat, he tells them that the Vanguard are unable to provide support for their next task since they are busy looking for a solution to the crisis Earth is facing. The Guardian is forced to become a renegade and meet up with Drifter at the [[Tharsis Junction|Tharsis Outpost]] on Mars. The Tharsis Outpost is a location where the syndicates congregate at, and the syndicates are the [[Pikers]], an atheist Eliksni community, the [[Totality Division]], a platoon of Barant Imperium forces led by [[Enforcer Rao]], and [[Tharsis Reformation]], a new Vex collective that formed as a result of Maya's actions on Kepler. Drifter reveals 2 things to them before they set off to recover parts to repair Blue: the Barant Imperium is tied to the Nine and the asset that the crew stole was the [[Encrypted Data Disk]]. Aunor and the Spider then tell the Guardian that they must venture into the Lawless Frontier to recover parts for Blue. They do so and Blue was finally able to speak. Blue reveals that the data contained information for a superweapon called [[Nightfall Station]].
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| || [[Fearsome Retainer]] || The Guardian must gain the trust of the syndicates by completing tasks. During that time, Drifter began making plans to go AWOL while Eris attempts to open a line of communication with the Nine without Lodi. Eris's attempts end in failure upon the Guardian completing their first task and making their way to get to the second task, which involves sabotaging Imperium tech infused with dark matter. It is completed, and then Drifter decides to AWOL before the Guardian gets to the last task for the Pikers. This task involves retrieving the Splicer Shank from Spider’s barge. After retrieving the Shank and learning that Nightfall Station is deployed in Mars's orbit, the Barant Imperium attacks and then destroys the barge.
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| || [[Out in the Cold]] || Nightfall Station is fired on Tharsis Outpost. The Guardians stationed there was killed by the superweapon using anti-paracausal technology. It places Eido in distress when she sees its effects. Dredgen Bael then recites the [[Shadows of Yor]]'s teachings from the 13th Understanding of the 7th Book of Sorrow before he threatens to use the superweapon on the denizens of the Last City. The Vanguard would document the incident as the Tharsis Ghost Massacre. The Guardian is informed by Eris that her and Lodi have learned information from VI: Dredgen Bael was ascended by it in response to the Guardian being becoming the Weapon and the technology for the superweapon was gifted to Bael by the Outer Orbits of the Nine. The Guardian is forced to worked with the Tharsis Reformation to learn the location of the shuttle to Nightfall Station. It was successful at the cost of the Barant Imperium deploying Behemoths with thick armor. Eris modifies the Eliksni [[Tangle Launcher]]s and the Pikes to be infused with Strand to bypass the armor. After the Behemoths are destroyed, Aunor reveals that in order to infiltrate the Imperium supply line, they must gain the help of the Totality Division.
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| || [[Fire and Ice]] || After completing a task for the Totality Division, Aunor informs them that they are ready to retrieve their Praxic Blade. They would head to Europa to enter the Praxic Vault where the Blade is stored within. They would navigate the Ascendant Plane as Bael taunts them. After defeating the Taken and Imperium forces, they finally recover the Blade, then use it against the enemy.
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| || [[The Long Con]] || After completing yet another task, the Guardian is able to locate the Imperium firebase on Venus. Along the way, Drifter is speaking to Bael, who is beginning to regret his loyalty to VI. The Guardian lands there to disable the defenses protecting Nightfall Station. Bael reveals that he is attempting a coup on the Last City to free the people from the Vanguard's control. Once the defenses are down, the Guardian regroup with Drifter at the firebase where he and Bael are waiting. Drifter nearly crushes Blue before Bael attacks him. In response, Drifter fires a Thorn round which severs Bael's hand. It is revealed that Bael is not a Guardian, but a Human who is the son of a [[Tex Mechanica]] magnate named [[Cesar Bizet]]. The Guardian and Drifter then listen in on Blue's plan to destroy Nightfall Station.
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| || [[Glory Beyond]] || The Guardian returns to the Zagan Gloriosus to destroy Nightfall Station before it could be used on the Last City. They would defeat the Imperium forces that remained in the carrier before eventually confronting Premier Lume. Lume flees from the battle and the Guardian boards a Sparrow leading them directly to Nightfall Station. They use the Sparrow’s weaponry to destabilize the core powering Nightfall Station. After the Guardian evacuates from it, Nightfall Station is destroyed before it could fire, but Bael escapes from the area. The crew regroup at the Tharsis Outpost's cantina where Drifter and Eris kiss.
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| || The Territory Wars || In light of the Barant Imperium's setback, the syndicates struggle for supremacy within the Lawless Frontier. Eido and Aunor finally broadcast the truth regarding the crisis on Earth, Astraea makes landfall on Neptune to eventually reunite with Soteria, who is now roaming the CloudArk network, Drifter learns that the Taken have created a mysterious entity to lead them, and Lodi reveals a potential solution to bind the Nine lies within the subterranean network beneath [[Chicago]] with guidance from IV, who gave him the coordinates.
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| 13 December || [[Equilibrium]] || Aunor tells the Guardian to make their way to a Praxic temple on Venus as a platoon of Barant Imperium forces are attempting to pillage the temple to steal the artifacts stored within. Upon driving out the Barant Imperium forces outside the temple, the Guardian boards the Harvester heading for an [[Imperium Carrier]]. While exploring the Cabal vessel, they encounter a Barant Dredgen in training: [[Harrow, Dredgen-Apprentice]]. This particular Dredgen was training under [[Dredgen Sere]], another Dredgen which emerged alongside Dredgen Bael and converted a pair of Praxic Blades into Weapons of Sorrow. The Guardian defeats the Barant Dredgen as the Carrier reaches the [[Malphas Contemptus]]. As they moved from vessel to vessel, they would also master a shadow ability in the process. Upon reaching the bridge of the Malphas Contemptus, they face off against Dredgen Sere and recover the stolen artifacts in the process. The Guardian goes to work to recover the other artifacts and return them to the Praxic temple where they eventually light a Praxic fire after all of the artifacts were recovered and returned. Through this, they were able to fully enhance the potential of their own Praxic Blade and would report to Aunor afterwards.
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