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===Clash of the Chosen=== | ===Clash of the Chosen=== | ||
====Gathering Intelligence==== | ====Gathering Intelligence==== | ||
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Crow decided to visit one of the Spider's betting outposts in the Cosmodrome to gather more information on the Cabal's activities. As they approached, Glint worried that it could be a trap, but Crow reassured him that if the Spider wanted him back he would have made his move already and that the outpost had no idea he was coming. Several snipers suddenly trained on him, and Crow quickly shouted the password. The snipers stood down as Avrok opened up a nearby hidden door. Entering, Crow noted that the associate had been promoted and questioned what the odds were on Caiatl winning. The warehouse was dark, and Crow's eyes had trouble adjusting to see what was stored within. Avrok growled that information cost, causing Crow to produce a bundle of glimmer that partially lit up the room and allowed him to see numerous Cabal weapons, vehicles, and technology being used as collateral by betters. Commenting on the objects, Crow's attention was caught by one [[Sparrow]], which Avrok noted belonged to [[Val Ma'rag]], who had bet he would become the first member of the War Council. With this new information, Crow turned back to Avrok and placed his own Sparrow on a counter-bet, claiming Ma'rag could have it if he ascended to the Council, but suggested to Avrok that the Guardians would disrupt the Val's Rite of Proving. Avrok was pleased with the bet and to do further business with Crow, departing to get the betting book. Glint was concerned about losing their Sparrow and noted Crow hated walking, but Crow simply shrugged and stated he liked winning more.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Vita Brevis]]''</ref> | Crow decided to visit one of the Spider's betting outposts in the Cosmodrome to gather more information on the Cabal's activities. As they approached, Glint worried that it could be a trap, but Crow reassured him that if the Spider wanted him back he would have made his move already and that the outpost had no idea he was coming. Several snipers suddenly trained on him, and Crow quickly shouted the password. The snipers stood down as Avrok opened up a nearby hidden door. Entering, Crow noted that the associate had been promoted and questioned what the odds were on Caiatl winning. The warehouse was dark, and Crow's eyes had trouble adjusting to see what was stored within. Avrok growled that information cost, causing Crow to produce a bundle of glimmer that partially lit up the room and allowed him to see numerous Cabal weapons, vehicles, and technology being used as collateral by betters. Commenting on the objects, Crow's attention was caught by one [[Sparrow]], which Avrok noted belonged to [[Val Ma'rag]], who had bet he would become the first member of the War Council. With this new information, Crow turned back to Avrok and placed his own Sparrow on a counter-bet, claiming Ma'rag could have it if he ascended to the Council, but suggested to Avrok that the Guardians would disrupt the Val's Rite of Proving. Avrok was pleased with the bet and to do further business with Crow, departing to get the betting book. Glint was concerned about losing their Sparrow and noted Crow hated walking, but Crow simply shrugged and stated he liked winning more.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Vita Brevis]]''</ref> | ||
Crow | As the operations against the Cabal continued, Crow developed a friendship with [[Amanda Holliday]], a Shipwright providing aerial support to the task force. After one operation on Nessus, Crow wondered why the Cabal had deployed a tank on Nessus and Amanda claimed all they knew was brute force. He questioned where she had learned Cabal tactics and learned from her that she had fought on the frontlines of the [[Red War]] and witnessed the Cabal slaughter defenseless civilians and Lightless Guardians. Crow was surprised, having little knowledge of that conflict, and did not understand why the Cabal still fought even after losing their leader [[Dominus Ghaul]] to the Traveler.<ref name="Behemoth">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Battlegrounds]]: [[Behemoth (Battleground)|Behemoth]]''</ref> | ||
====The Psion Conspiracy==== | ====The Psion Conspiracy==== | ||
{{Quote|An attempted assassination isn't a crisis?"<br>"Zavala is quite capable of dispatching a lone Psion."<br>"He was distracted. Soon to be Lightless. If I wasn't...|Crow and Osiris arguing over his actions during the attempt on Zavala's life}} | {{Quote|An attempted assassination isn't a crisis?"<br>"Zavala is quite capable of dispatching a lone Psion."<br>"He was distracted. Soon to be Lightless. If I wasn't...|Crow and Osiris arguing over his actions during the attempt on Zavala's life}} | ||
Crow subsequently travelled to Nessus and learned that [[Psion]] [[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]] was leading a group of Cabal on incursions into [[Vex]] territory seeking their prediction engines to offer knowledge of the future to Caiatl.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving III]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/battleground-oracle Battleground: Oracle]''</ref> Although Ixel was killed, three other Psions escaped with data stolen from the Vex prediction engine. Crow was dispatched to monitor Cabal reaction to their strikes and observed that while they were angry with the Guardians disrupting the Rite of Proving, many others were upset that Caiatl had tried to recruit humanity into the Cabal to begin with. Returning to the H.E.L.M. to meet with Osiris and the Young Wolf, Crow reported his findings. While Osiris saw this as an angle to be exploited, Crow voiced concern about retaliation by the Cabal using the data stolen from the Vex, which they had determined revolved around the future of Commander Zavala. Osiris noted that it was only possibility not fact they found and assigned Crow to work with the Young Wolf to stop whatever the Psions were plotting. Crow protested not informing Zavala of what they found, but Osiris expressed hope the two of them would ensure there was nothing to report. Turning to the Young Wolf, Crow stated that he would take that as a compliment to their abilities and departed to begin his new mission.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving III]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/through-the-fog-of-battle Through the Fog of Battle]''</ref> | |||
As Crow began investigating behind the Imperial Cabal's lines for signs of the Psions, Saladin assigned the Young Wolf to disrupt more Rites of Proving to distract from Crow's operations.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving IV]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/precious-plunder-6 Precious Plunder 6]''</ref> With the aid of the taskforce, Crow was able to pick through the information he gathered and the data recovered by the Young Wolf and realized that all of the futures that the Psions had looked at involved Zavala's demise. Believing that the Psions intended to assassinate Zavala on behalf of Caiatl so that the Empress could coerce the Guardians into her service, Crow summoned the Young Wolf back to the H.E.L.M. and shared his concerns with his friend. Noting that Glint needed more data to accurately pinpoint when the assassination would take place, Crow requested that they gather their own data from the Vex's systems.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving IV]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/predicted-missing Predicted Missing]''</ref> The Young Wolf chased down several leads gathered from the Vex data and recovered a mysterious device from a Cabal encampment on Earth. Crow met with them once more and informed them that the device would disrupt the Light of a Ghost it was attached to and render their Guardian vulnerable to a final death, a refinement of the [[Traveler Cage|cage]] used by the Red Legion on the Traveler. He noted the device was an elegant way of defeating Guardians without a fleet or army, but a single assassin. Crow passed the information along to Osiris and vowed to keep an eye on Zavala to ensure his safety. He was pleased that his hunch was right, but quickly recalled that several Guardians had been reported missing over the past few days, and the body of one had been found with no Ghost or Light and was seemingly killed by human weapons. This caused him to suspect that these Psions were experienced and had been planning this for some time.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving IV]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/to-fell-the-mighty To Fell the Mighty]''</ref> | As Crow began investigating behind the Imperial Cabal's lines for signs of the Psions, Saladin assigned the Young Wolf to disrupt more Rites of Proving to distract from Crow's operations.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving IV]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/precious-plunder-6 Precious Plunder 6]''</ref> With the aid of the taskforce, Crow was able to pick through the information he gathered and the data recovered by the Young Wolf and realized that all of the futures that the Psions had looked at involved Zavala's demise. Believing that the Psions intended to assassinate Zavala on behalf of Caiatl so that the Empress could coerce the Guardians into her service, Crow summoned the Young Wolf back to the H.E.L.M. and shared his concerns with his friend. Noting that Glint needed more data to accurately pinpoint when the assassination would take place, Crow requested that they gather their own data from the Vex's systems.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving IV]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/predicted-missing Predicted Missing]''</ref> The Young Wolf chased down several leads gathered from the Vex data and recovered a mysterious device from a Cabal encampment on Earth. Crow met with them once more and informed them that the device would disrupt the Light of a Ghost it was attached to and render their Guardian vulnerable to a final death, a refinement of the [[Traveler Cage|cage]] used by the Red Legion on the Traveler. He noted the device was an elegant way of defeating Guardians without a fleet or army, but a single assassin. Crow passed the information along to Osiris and vowed to keep an eye on Zavala to ensure his safety. He was pleased that his hunch was right, but quickly recalled that several Guardians had been reported missing over the past few days, and the body of one had been found with no Ghost or Light and was seemingly killed by human weapons. This caused him to suspect that these Psions were experienced and had been planning this for some time.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving IV]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/to-fell-the-mighty To Fell the Mighty]''</ref> | ||
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Before departing, Crow spoke with the Young Wolf and explained what had happened, regretting that he let his guard down to feel safe for a moment. He knew that whatever choice he made in that moment, to either let Zavala die or expose himself, would invite criticism from someone but did not regret his choice. Ruminating on how he was sure the Young Wolf had lost people in similar situations where they were too far to act but close enough to wonder, Crow bet that they would given anything to stop it no matter the cost. Recalling his own experiences at being at the mercy of other Lightbearers attacking without knowing the reason why or how to stop it, Crow declared he had no intention of ever being the cause for more pain. He vowed that the next time an assassin came for Zavala they would have to go through him, mask or not, before quickly requesting that they not tell Osiris he said that last part.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving V]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/debriefing-4 Debriefing 4]''</ref> | Before departing, Crow spoke with the Young Wolf and explained what had happened, regretting that he let his guard down to feel safe for a moment. He knew that whatever choice he made in that moment, to either let Zavala die or expose himself, would invite criticism from someone but did not regret his choice. Ruminating on how he was sure the Young Wolf had lost people in similar situations where they were too far to act but close enough to wonder, Crow bet that they would given anything to stop it no matter the cost. Recalling his own experiences at being at the mercy of other Lightbearers attacking without knowing the reason why or how to stop it, Crow declared he had no intention of ever being the cause for more pain. He vowed that the next time an assassin came for Zavala they would have to go through him, mask or not, before quickly requesting that they not tell Osiris he said that last part.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving V]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/debriefing-4 Debriefing 4]''</ref> | ||
====A Growing Friendship==== | |||
Following another operation on Nessus, Crow noted Amanda was tense and more aggressive towards the Cabal than normal due to the failed assassination attempt on Zavala. He tried to reassure her that he understood how she felt, but noted that the Commander had survived. Amanda retorted that Zavala was all that was holding the City and Vanguard together and that if the Cabal had killed him, then they would have been doomed. Surprised by the passion and hurt in her voice, Crow questioned how close the two were, and Amanda explained that Zavala and Ikora were like family to her, just as [[Cayde-6]], the deceased Hunter Vanguard, had been. Crow recalled the stories he had heard of Cayde and wished he could have met him, causing Amanda to state that at least his killer got what was coming to them. Expressing sympathy for her loss, Crow was caught off-guard when she asked him to get a drink together when they returned to the City. He told her that he had always wanted to do that, surprising her and causing Amanda to warn him to get ready for a fun time.<ref name="Behemoth"/> | |||
As they returned to the Tower from another mission, Crow inquired about a tune Amanda sang as she landed their jumpship, which she explained came from her father during their time on the road. As they exited the jumpship, Crow noticed Osiris having an intense conversation with a Exo Titan and quickly pulled Amanda back behind a landing strut.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Winds of Change]]''</ref> They both winced as Osiris yelled at the Exo to never mention "[[Sagira|her]]" again. Looking to Amanda for an explanation about what they witnessed, she promised to tell him later but went over to comfort the Titan. Crow worriedly followed, as being introduced to new people still made him nervous even with his mask. Amanda introduced him to [[Saint-14]] and told Crow he ran the [[Trials of Osiris]], surprising the Hunter, as he did not think the exuberant Titan matched what he had heard of the Trials. As they talked, Crow wondered what a dour figure like Osiris could possibly have in common with someone like Saint. Saint departed for a meeting with Ikora, leaving Crow with barely enough time to bid farewell, much to Amanda's amusement. He questioned if she could explain now, but she would only do so over a round of drinks, insisting that Crow buy this time.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Paradigm Shift]]''</ref> | |||
====Zavala's Guardian==== | ====Zavala's Guardian==== | ||
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Crow accompanied Zavala to the sealing of an armistice between the Vanguard and the Cabal Empire on Nessus after the Young Wolf led a strike team in defeating Caiatl's chosen champion [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl|Ignovun]] in a final Rite of Choosing. As the ceremony progressed, the participants were caught off-guard when Zavala's Ghost Targe was suddenly imprisoned in a Light-draining cage. As Zavala collapsed, disoriented and Lightless, the Psion attendant [[Valir]] charged the Commander with the ceremonial blade being used to ritually seal the armistice. Crow moved to stop the Psion but failed to stab him, only intercepting the first blow and fell to the ground injured and maskless. However, Caiatl personally intervened and killed Valir before sending off one of her bodyguards to find the [[Qalec|sniper]] who imprisoned Targe. Crow reached out to Targe and broke the cage off of him, restoring the Light to Zavala. The Commander inquired if he was alright and Crow stated that he was alive, but reluctantly turned to face Zavala without his mask. Although Zavala was shocked to see his face, Crow was equally surprised when he reached out and offered him a hand up, which Crow happily took.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Strike]]: [[Proving Ground]]''</ref> | Crow accompanied Zavala to the sealing of an armistice between the Vanguard and the Cabal Empire on Nessus after the Young Wolf led a strike team in defeating Caiatl's chosen champion [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl|Ignovun]] in a final Rite of Choosing. As the ceremony progressed, the participants were caught off-guard when Zavala's Ghost Targe was suddenly imprisoned in a Light-draining cage. As Zavala collapsed, disoriented and Lightless, the Psion attendant [[Valir]] charged the Commander with the ceremonial blade being used to ritually seal the armistice. Crow moved to stop the Psion but failed to stab him, only intercepting the first blow and fell to the ground injured and maskless. However, Caiatl personally intervened and killed Valir before sending off one of her bodyguards to find the [[Qalec|sniper]] who imprisoned Targe. Crow reached out to Targe and broke the cage off of him, restoring the Light to Zavala. The Commander inquired if he was alright and Crow stated that he was alive, but reluctantly turned to face Zavala without his mask. Although Zavala was shocked to see his face, Crow was equally surprised when he reached out and offered him a hand up, which Crow happily took.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Strike]]: [[Proving Ground]]''</ref> | ||
Returning to the Last City, Crow and Zavala discussed his situation, with the Vanguard opting to keep his identity a closely guarded secret that they would spread slowly while Crow continued to lay low. However, Crow's actions also made him a hero of the Tower and earned him an offer of official institution as a Guardian and recon agent for the Vanguard. For his first assignment from Zavala, Crow was asked to hunt down the other Psion conspirators behind the treaty incident. Now maskless, Crow met with the Young Wolf at the H.E.L.M. and informed them of the good news. He believed Caiatl's word that she was not behind the assassination attempts but was not willing to take chances on more happening. Reflecting on his interaction with Zavala, Crow noted that the Commander saw him, not who he was before. Noting that while it was taboo to discuss who they were before, Crow now felt that the weight he had around his neck since being reborn was finally lighter. Bidding his friend farewell for now, Crow was sure that they would see each other again soon.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving VII]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/parting-ways-for-now Parting Ways For Now]''</ref> | Returning to the Last City, Crow and Zavala discussed his situation, with the Vanguard opting to keep his identity a closely guarded secret that they would spread slowly while Crow continued to lay low. However, Crow's actions also made him a hero of the Tower and earned him an offer of official institution as a Guardian and recon agent for the Vanguard. For his first assignment from Zavala, Crow was asked to hunt down the other Psion conspirators behind the treaty incident. Now maskless, Crow met with the Young Wolf at the H.E.L.M. and informed them of the good news. He believed Caiatl's word that she was not behind the assassination attempts but was not willing to take chances on more happening. Reflecting on his interaction with Zavala, Crow noted that the Commander saw him, not who he was before. Noting that while it was taboo to discuss who they were before, Crow now felt that the weight he had around his neck since being reborn was finally lighter. Bidding his friend farewell for now, Crow was sure that they would see each other again soon.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving VII]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/parting-ways-for-now Parting Ways For Now]''</ref> | ||
==Personality and Traits== | ==Personality and Traits== | ||