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===Lord of Iron=== | ===Lord of Iron=== | ||
====Rise of the Iron Lords==== | ====Rise of the Iron Lords==== | ||
Saladin was found and raised by his [[Ghost]] during the [[Dark Age]], at which point most of humanity was scattered and lived under the ruthless rule of other [[Lightbearers]] who had become [[Warlord]]s. Saladin befriended three other Risen who did not follow the Warlord's path; [[Radegast]], [[Jolder]], and [[Perun]]. Together under Radegast's leadership they hid from the Warlords in isolated communities and feared other Lightbearers, and only occasionally struck against the oppressive rulers. When the mining community they were staying at was assaulted by five Warlords, Saladin and the others fought and killed them, but the civilians they sheltered with were all killed in ensuring battled. As they buried the bodies, Saladin listened as Radegast declared they could no longer live in fear of the Warlords and must become [[Guardian]]s of the people, gathering likeminded Risen to aid them. While Jolder and Perun suggested recruiting [[Bretomart]] and [[Deidris]], Saladin told Radegast he trusted only him. Together, they declared themselves the [[Iron Lords]] and vowed to bring an end to the rule of the Warlords.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron_Lords#Lord_Radegast|Lord Radegast]]''</ref> | |||
====Saving Patch Run==== | |||
{{Quote|I make it my duty to patrol this area. I thought crushing that Fallen House every week would dissuade them. They keep returning.|Saladin about defending Patch Run}} | |||
As the Iron Lords began to recruit, Saladin left to defend to the village of [[Patch Run]] from a [[Fallen]] House that frequently assaulted it. He was unexpectedly joined by [[Efrideet]], a Lightbearer whom he did not entirely trust. As they finished off a band of Fallen on a cliffside near the town, Efrideet declared she was out of ammo and Saladin stated that she could leave the rest to him. He dodged her question about why he did not trust her and rebuffed her interest in joining the Iron Lords by declaring that he was searching for more than just Lightbearers who could shoot. He turned towards the town and informed her that it had forty-three inhabitants, only half of whom were capable of fighting. Efrideet softly said that it was hardly even a village, but Saladin retorted that they lived a noble life, but that they were under constant attack from a Fallen House in a nearby bunker that he routinely assaulted in hopes of driving them away, but so far nothing had worked. As they spoke, a [[Fallen Skiff]] roared by and dropped a [[Fallen Walker|Walker]] into the field between the village and bunker. Without ammo, Saladin was at a loss of what to do, with the Walker being out of range of his Light powers and the time it would take to climb down surely dooming the village. However, Efrideet offered to throw him, causing Saladin to laugh until he realized she was serious and declared there was no dignity in that. She pointed out there was no dignity in letting the village die either.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Iron_Remembrance_Armor#Cloak_of_Remembrance|Cloak of Remembrance]]''</ref> | |||
Saladin agreed to Efrideet's plan and began to warn her not to miss as he gathered [[Arc]] energy around himself. He was cut off when she suddenly hoisted him over her head, gathering her own Light for the throw. Their combined Arc Light caused the mountain to begin rumbling as she charged forward and launched Saladin through the air, and he teared across the sky and through the clouds as an [[Striker|Arc missile]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Iron_Remembrance_Armor#Mark_of_Remembrance|Mark of Remembrance]]''</ref> Efrideet's aim proved true and Saladin destroyed the Walker, saving Patch Run. He was revived by his Ghost as Efrideet arrived at the field and mocked him for thinking she might miss. Admitting he had never seen her miss a shot before as he wondered what had taken her so long to reach him, Efrideet revealed a few Fallen had survived the Arc strike. Alarmed, he asked where they were now, but she reassured him none had made it to the village. With a newfound respect for Efrideet, Saladin admitted that someone with her skills and moral compass would be welcome in the Iron Lords. However, she only agreed to join if he promised she could throw him again if they ran out of ammo once more. He told Efrideet to meet them at [[Dwindler's Ridge]] and when she questioned how many of them their were he smirked and answered "a few".<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Iron_Remembrance_Armor#Bond_of_Remembrance|Bond of Remembrance]]''</ref> | |||
====Slaying a Dragon==== | |||
{{Quote|Why in the Traveler’s crack did you wish to fight an actual DRAGON, old man?"<br>"We are knights, Lady Efrideet. Do you not want to be a dragon slayer?|Efrideet and Saladin after encountering an Ahamkara}} | {{Quote|Why in the Traveler’s crack did you wish to fight an actual DRAGON, old man?"<br>"We are knights, Lady Efrideet. Do you not want to be a dragon slayer?|Efrideet and Saladin after encountering an Ahamkara}} | ||
Sometime after Saladin recruited Efrideet into the Iron Lords, they encountered an [[Ahamkara]], which were able to grant wishes. Saladin wished to fight a dragon, which transformed the creature into a giant dragon that breathed fire. While Efrideet stayed back and fired on the creature with her rifle, Saladin closed in with his [[Iron Battle Axe]] to fight the dragon like a knight of old. He wounded the creature several times while dodging its flames, but his axe soon began to melt from the heat, although he judged it still had enough edge to cut the beast. Efrideet tried to get him to reconsider his strategy and questioned why he had wished to fight a dragon. Grinning under his helmet, he shouted back that they were knights and he wanted to be a dragon slayer. Leaping at the roaring creature once more, Saladin yelled to his companion that they were what they survived.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Transfiguration]]''</ref> | Sometime after Saladin recruited Efrideet into the Iron Lords, they encountered an [[Ahamkara]], which were able to grant wishes. Saladin wished to fight a dragon, which transformed the creature into a giant dragon that breathed fire. While Efrideet stayed back and fired on the creature with her rifle, Saladin closed in with his [[Iron Battle Axe]] to fight the dragon like a knight of old. He wounded the creature several times while dodging its flames, but his axe soon began to melt from the heat, although he judged it still had enough edge to cut the beast. Efrideet tried to get him to reconsider his strategy and questioned why he had wished to fight a dragon. Grinning under his helmet, he shouted back that they were knights and he wanted to be a dragon slayer. Leaping at the roaring creature once more, Saladin yelled to his companion that they were what they survived.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Transfiguration]]''</ref> | ||