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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Ammonites prospered under the Traveler's patronage until the early Hive conquered the species of Fundament and gained the technology to build spaceships. The proto-Hive [[Taox]], who the Hive's trio of leaders had sworn to kill, was granted asylum by the Ammonites.<ref name="Fourteen"/> In their pursuit of Taox, the Hive attempted to conquer the Ammonites, but their initial victories were reversed by the clever strategies of Chroma-Admiral Rafriit and [[ | The Ammonites prospered under the [[Traveler]]'s patronage until the early Hive conquered the species of Fundament and gained the technology to build spaceships. The proto-Hive [[Taox]], who the Hive's trio of leaders had sworn to kill, was granted asylum by the Ammonites.<ref name="Fourteen"/> In their pursuit of Taox, the Hive attempted to conquer the Ammonites, but their initial victories were reversed by the clever strategies of [[Chroma-Admiral Rafriit]] and [[Auryx's]] desire to reach a peaceful accommodation between their two races. Victory for the Ammonites seemed likely as the Hive were driven to the core of Fundament's sixth moon.<ref name="Fifteen"/> | ||
Auryx's sister [[Savathûn]] killed him for his weakness, however, and when the powers of the Worms and the [[Darkness]] returned Auryx to life, his resolve was strengthened and the Hive began an all-out offensive to crush the Ammonites.<ref name="Seventeen"/> In the last, desperate days of the war, the | Auryx's sister [[Savathûn]] killed him for his weakness, however, and when the powers of the Worms and the [[Darkness]] returned Auryx to life, his resolve was strengthened and the Hive began an all-out offensive to crush the Ammonites.<ref name="Seventeen"/> In the last, desperate days of the war, the [[Leviatha]]n attempted to flee Fundament for the Ammonite capital moon.<ref name="Eighteen">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/xviii-leviathan-rises '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: XVIII: Leviathan Rises'']</ref> Rafriit and his personal guard accompanied the Leviathan on its journey, but the Hive defeated them. The Leviathan was slain and fed to the Worms, the Ammonites were wiped out, and Taox and the Traveler fled.<ref name="Eighteen"/><ref name="Nineteen">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/xix-crusaders '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: XIX: Crusaders'']</ref> | ||
Adding insult to injury, the Hive colonized the Ammonites' moons and converted them into mobile fortresses, with which they continued their pursuit of Taox and the Traveler.<ref name="Twenty One">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/xxi-an-incision '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: XXI: An Incision'']</ref><ref name="Twenty Two">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/xxii-the-high-war '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: XXII: The High War'']</ref> | Adding insult to injury, the Hive colonized the Ammonites' moons and converted them into mobile fortresses, with which they continued their pursuit of Taox and the Traveler.<ref name="Twenty One">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/xxi-an-incision '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: XXI: An Incision'']</ref><ref name="Twenty Two">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/xxii-the-high-war '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: XXII: The High War'']</ref> | ||
