European Dead Zone

"European Dead Zone was ground-zero for a cataclysmic event that left a massive shard of The Traveler — the source of every Guardian's power and immortality — embedded in the vast landscape. For years, only wild vegetation and the remains of an abandoned city were evidence of our forgotten past. Now, the Red Legion are using the European Dead Zone as a staging ground for their war machine."

- Website description

The European Dead Zone, also known as the EDZ, is a region on Earth that was once modern day Switzerland. It is filled with ruins dating to the Golden Age and earlier, but one of its most notable landmarks is a massive shard of the Traveler that was sundered during the Collapse. The Fallen House of Devils was known to have a presence in the EDZ before their disappearance due to the SIVA Crisis. By the time of the Red War, the Fallen had returned to the area under a new banner, and their presence combined with that of a Cabal occupational force, Taken remnants, and Hive, have made the EDZ a major warzone.

Overview
The Red Legion began occupying the Zone after The Last City was invaded. Guardians will travel to the European Dead Zone in order to reclaim their powers from the Traveler's shard found there. The region contains several Lost Sectors and Adventures to partake in. The Fallen House of Dusk are also active in the Dead Zone. The Taken also continue to linger within the region, remnants from the Taken War. The Hive also lurk within the Dead Zone.

History
Following the invasion of The Last City, Dominus Ghaul deploys his forces to mobilize within the region, causing the region to become a major warzone between the Taken, Fallen, and Hive. Guardian forces have also fled to the Dead Zone in order to hide and recover from the invasion, establishing a new base of operations, The Farm.

Locations

 * Memento
 * Widow's Court
 * The Farm
 * Winding Cove
 * Whispered Falls
 * The Gulch
 * The Weep
 * The Sludge
 * Hallowed Grove
 * The Dark Forest
 * Firebase Hades
 * Excavation Site XII
 * Legion's Anchor
 * Echion Battledeck
 * Echion Control
 * Echion Hold
 * The Pit
 * Sunken Isles
 * The Tunnels
 * Outskirts
 * Scavenger's Den
 * Trostland
 * Atrium
 * Maevic Square
 * Salt Mines
 * Shaft 13
 * Terminus East
 * The Reservoir
 * The Drain
 * Widow's Walk
 * Flooded Chasm
 * Quarantine Sector 236
 * Blackened Forest

Story Missions

 * Exodus
 * Spark
 * Combustion
 * Payback
 * Unbroken
 * Larceny
 * Chosen
 * Shard of the Traveler

Strikes

 * Lake of Shadows
 * The Arms Dealer

Adventures

 * Dark Alliance
 * Reversing the Polarity
 * Poor Reception
 * Unsafe At Any Speed
 * A Frame Job
 * Getting Your Hands Dirty
 * Stop and Go
 * Anti-Anti Air

World Quests

 * The Importance of Networking

Raids

 * The Leviathan

Trivia

 * In late 2013, the European Dead Zone was a major location planned for the Comet that would eventually become The Taken King. Along with Europa, the area was never completed and was later dropped from the expansion in March 2014 when Bungie decided to focus on the Dreadnaught.
 * Based on highway signs featuring such names as Zervreilahorn and Graubünden, the region is located in east Switzerland.
 * In German, Trostland translates to "consolation country".
 * The European Dead Zone is the largest playable space ever created by Bungie.
 * The European Dead Zone has the most amount of Lost Sectors and Adventures of any region in the game.
 * The European Dead Zone houses the most amount of enemies so far: 4 altogether, which include Hive, Fallen, Cabal and Taken.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * House of Wolves
 * The Taken King
 * Destiny 2