Blood of Oryx

"They are the shadow of an unknown master, harbingers of a power beyond anything we've faced."

- Master Rahool

The Blood of Oryx is a Hive sect who act as direct servants of Oryx, the Taken King. They distinguishable by their purple colouring.

They are the primary force aboard the Dreadnaught and can be found in the Skywatch on Earth protecting Omnigul efforts to more Spawn of Crota to rebuild Crota's army.

Ancient History
"I shall establish a court, and whoever comes into this court may challenge me. My court will be the High War. It will be a killing ground and a school of the sword logic we have learned from our gods."

- Auryx, King of the Hive

Following the Ecumene war, Oryx created the Court of Oryx, a group of Ascendant Hive consisting of his most powerful champions. They commanded legions and capable of creating their own Throne's which earned them the right to enter Ascendant Realms due to their dedication to the Deep. Krughor, a spawn of Savathûn was the first Ascendant Hive raised to Oryx's court. Later Oryx decreed a tithe system where each Hive would kill their enemies, take some to feed their own worm, and tithe the rest to their superior. This tribute chain went from the Knights and Wizards to their respective Ascendant Hive and lastly their God-kings.

Ten thousand years later, The Hive entered a war with the Taishibethi, by sending Taken to blight their worlds and War Moons to ram their orbitals and star webs. Krughor instigated the invasion with legions of Cursed Thrall. While the Warpriest obliterated the Taishibethi counterattack. Mengoor and Cra'adug led an army to the Raven Bridge and killing Taishibethi for a decade. Later they were punished for tithing their kills to one another and not Oryx. The war came to a conclusion when Oryx took the Emperor Raven and transformed her into the Perfect Raven. Later the Warpriest gained more notoriety after conquering five-hundred and eighty-five worlds from the time of the Golden Amputation.

After destroying the Taishibethi, Oryx communed directly with the Deep by using the Tablets of Ruins carved out from the flesh of Akka. However, while speaking to the Deep, Savathûn and Xivu Arath conspired against Oryx to cut off his flow of tribute and steal his Tablets. Fearing that he was becoming a nihilist by wandering within the Deep, Oryx decided to sire his own spawn. After fighting his way back into realspace and defeating his sisters, he spawned Crota, Nokris and the Deathsinger twins, Ir Anûk and Ir Halak.

The Shrine of Oryx
"Until the Darkness reigns, the Eyes must never close."

- Grimoire description

Following a lead from the exiled Warlock Osiris, the Guardians searched the darkest corners of the Hellmouth for the fabled Shrine of Oryx. The exact nature of Oryx was once unknown to the Guardians, but the name "Oryx" appeared too often in Hive rituals that it could not be ignored.

As the Guardian breached into the Shrine, Sardok, Eye of Oryx, Hive Champion of the Blood of Oryx is called upon to protect it. Sardok is eventually defeated and the Shrine destroyed. Later it is discovered that Shrines dedicated to Oryx are used by the Hive to communicate with the god-king across the universe and members of the Hive brood are thought to be the direct servants of Oryx himself.

Notable members

 * Blahgrish
 * Celebrant of Oryx
 * Crota, Son of Oryx
 * Sardok, Eye of Oryx
 * Syrok, Word of Oryx
 * Ecthar, Sword of Oryx
 * Hagrist, Blade's Edge
 * Kandorak
 * Krughor
 * Nokris (exiled)
 * Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota
 * Protector of the Will
 * Malok, Pride of Oryx
 * Warpriest
 * Golgoroth
 * Yathbor
 * Ir Anûk, Deathsinger
 * Ir Halak, Deathsinger
 * Light-Eater Ogre
 * Ultra Knight
 * Morgeth, the Spirekeeper (inferred)

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * The Dark Below
 * The Taken King