Editing Warlord

{{quote|When the [[Ghost]]s first found us, those who were chosen were blessed with power, but not wisdom.|[[Lord Saladin]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Plaguelands]]''</ref>

'''Warlords''' were various [[Guardian|Risen]] who used their [[Traveler]]-gifted mastery of the [[Light]] to establish a patchwork of petty kingdoms on [[Earth]] during the [[Dark Age]] and early [[City Age]], before the establishment of the [[Vanguard]]. These were Guardians in only the loosest sense of the term; the people and villages whom they protected with their powers were forced to pay tribute to them, and failing to submit resulted in harsh punishments. The Warlords were never united under a single banner and frequently fought among themselves over territory.{{Citation needed}} At least one was petty to the point of using a nuclear weapon against a settlement in a raid to steal livestock.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Ecdysis|Ecdysis]], [[Lore:Ecdysis#Risen|Risen]]''</ref>

The era of the Warlords came to an end with the advent of the [[Iron Lords]], an alliance of Guardians dedicated to ending their reign of tyranny and bloodshed. Some Warlords, such as [[Felwinter]], eventually joined the Iron Lords, but most met a grimmer fate: defeat and execution made permanent by the destruction of their [[Ghost]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords|Iron Lords]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron Lords#Lord Felwinter|Lord Felwinter]]''</ref> The ascendancy of the [[Last City]] and the Vanguard ensured that future generations of Guardians were directed to serve humanity and the Light, rather than only themselves.{{Citation needed}}

A handful of Warlords, or at least rogue Risen, persisted or arose during the City Age. One example was discovered occupying the ruins of [[Caer Lerion]] and was captured by [[Jagi's Host]] before being brought into the [[Tower]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Shadowkeep]] - Item Description: [[Peregrine Greaves#Lore|Peregrine Greaves]]''</ref>

==Known Warlords==
*[[Benyo Lukacs]]—A Warlord in the EDZ
*[[Cathal]]
*[[Citan]]—Warlord of Sector 23 of [[Old Russia]]
*[[Carnunta]]—A Warlord from the [[European Dead Zone]]
*[[Castor]]—Original holder of [[Felwinter Peak]]
*[[Felwinter]]—former Warlord of [[Felwinter Peak]]
*[[Heyka-4]]
*[[Jaxxen]]
*[[Kandak]]—Warlord of the [[Saharan Contested Zone]]
*[[Naeem]]—Warlord of [[Windswept Crag]]
*"[[Red Man]]"
*[[Reich]]
*[[Rience]]
*[[Segoth]]
*[[Shaxx]] {{c|formerly}}
*"[[Wake|The Wake]]"

==Non-canon appearances==
===Rising Timeline===
{{Main|Warlord/Rising}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Risen]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Episode: Heresy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Renegades]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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	{{quote\|When the [[Ghost]]s first found us, those who were chosen were blessed with power, but not wisdom.\|[[Lord Saladin]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Plaguelands]]''</ref>		{{quote\|When the [[Ghost]]s first found us, those who were chosen were blessed with power, but not wisdom.\|[[Lord Saladin]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Plaguelands]]''</ref>