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While the Cabal are clearly a militaristic race with a penchant for conquest (as evidenced by the existence of the [[Psion]] client race), their exact motivation for coming to Mars is unclear. A [[Ghost]] that had hidden among the Cabal noticed dissent among the Cabal ranks, that some Cabal did not swear loyalty to the empire, suggesting perhaps that the Cabal on Mars might be a splinter faction. It also suspected that for all their ferocity, the Cabal were secretly running away from something terrifyingly powerful.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_2|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2]]''</ref> With the invasion of the [[Taken]], the Guardians discover that the power that the Cabal feared was [[Oryx]], the Taken King.<ref>[http://planetdestiny.com/the-taken-king-vidoc/ '''Planet Destiny''': The Taken King Vidoc]</ref>
While the Cabal are clearly a militaristic race with a penchant for conquest (as evidenced by the existence of the [[Psion]] client race), their exact motivation for coming to Mars is unclear. A [[Ghost]] that had hidden among the Cabal noticed dissent among the Cabal ranks, that some Cabal did not swear loyalty to the empire, suggesting perhaps that the Cabal on Mars might be a splinter faction. It also suspected that for all their ferocity, the Cabal were secretly running away from something terrifyingly powerful.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_2|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2]]''</ref> With the invasion of the [[Taken]], the Guardians discover that the power that the Cabal feared was [[Oryx]], the Taken King.<ref>[http://planetdestiny.com/the-taken-king-vidoc/ '''Planet Destiny''': The Taken King Vidoc]</ref>
The Cabal are capable of very extreme tactics in the name of the Empire, from leveling entire planets for being in the way, to threatening to blow up the [[Dreadnaught]] and half the system with it.


The Cabal had a minor presence on [[Mercury]] at [[Vertigo]], which has since disappeared.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> A rogue legion also attacked the [[Reef]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Valus Trau'ug|Valus Trau'ug]]''</ref> It is unknown if the Cabal have visited any other worlds.
The Cabal had a minor presence on [[Mercury]] at [[Vertigo]], which has since disappeared.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> A rogue legion also attacked the [[Reef]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Valus Trau'ug|Valus Trau'ug]]''</ref> It is unknown if the Cabal have visited any other worlds.