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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Ancients are known to have contacted Awoken civilization at least once, after the construction of the [[Dreaming City]]. On this occasion, they took possession of three [[Techeuns]], including [[Kelda Wadj]], and addressed Queen [[Mara Sov]].<ref>''[ | The Ancients are known to have contacted Awoken civilization at least once, after the construction of the [[Dreaming City]]. On this occasion, they took possession of three [[Techeuns]], including [[Kelda Wadj]], and addressed Queen [[Mara Sov]].<ref name="Oracle">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:The_Dreaming_City#Oracle|The Dreaming City - Oracle]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The way that the speech of the Ancients is written down, with double "+" signs and capital letters is similar to how the [[Leviathan ( | *The way that the speech of the Ancients is written down, with double "+" signs and capital letters is similar to how the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] spoke with [[Aurash]], [[Xi Ro]] and [[Sathona]] in the [[Books of Sorrow]]. This could indicate some connection between the two. | ||
*According to [[Shuro Chi]], Techeuns wear crystals to augment their innate powers. Amethysts, in particular, | **It is worth noting that the Leviathan's dialogue normally had double "-" signs (which the Ancients' dialogue did not use) at one end of a sentence, and two "+" signs at the other end; however, when it wanted to add emphasis to a statement, the signs would match on both ends. The Leviathan described this as a "monopole scream". | ||
*According to [[Shuro Chi]], Techeuns wear crystals to augment their innate powers. Amethysts, in particular, are good for communing with the Ancients.<ref name="Aguments">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/pilgrimage-spine-of-keres-wall Pilgrimages: Spine of Keres, Wall]''</ref> | |||
*It is possible that the Ancients are in some way related to the [[Nine]], given their similar abilities and speech. | |||
**While the Nine are all singular consciousnesses centered around the celestial bodies of Sol, it is possible that there could have been a tenth member: the mass of the asteroid belt that was broken up before it could form into a fifth terrestrial planet. When the Queen asks their identity, they chastise her for believing they are a singular speaker and note it is 'ekpyrosic', a term referring to the Stoic belief of Ekpyrosis in which the universe would be destroyed to make way for a new one. While the destruction of the belt prevented the formation of another singular being, the sheer mass of material could have created a collective of consciousnesses separate but not entirely distinct from those of the Nine. | |||
**The Ancients display extensive knowledge about the system and the paracausal entities within, the same as the Nine, offering it to the Awoken in the form of the [[Oracle Engine]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
**''[[ | **''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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