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The massive hulks of dead [[Golden Age]] ships that make up the Reef mark the furthest point that people fleeing [[Earth]] and the Inner System during the [[Collapse]] were able to reach; the [[Darkness]] ensured they made it no further.<ref name="Destiny"/> The early [[Awoken]] either arose from or colonized the Reef at some point in the [[Dark Age]], establishing a matriarchal society ruled by a [[Queen of the Reef|Queen]] and completely independent from the [[City]].<ref name="Destiny PlayStation 4 Official Announcement"/><ref name= "Pathways out of Darkness"/><ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-revealed/ '''MTV''' - ''Bungie's Destiny Revealed'']</ref> Outsiders, including Earth-born Awoken, are considered trespassers and if necessary will be expelled by lethal force.<ref name="Destiny"/> This has changed after the rebellion of the [[House of Wolves]], as Guardians are now welcomed into the Reef to combat the Fallen menace.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | The massive hulks of dead [[Golden Age]] ships that make up the Reef mark the furthest point that people fleeing [[Earth]] and the Inner System during the [[Collapse]] were able to reach; the [[Darkness]] ensured they made it no further.<ref name="Destiny"/> The early [[Awoken]] either arose from or colonized the Reef at some point in the [[Dark Age]], establishing a matriarchal society ruled by a [[Queen of the Reef|Queen]] and completely independent from the [[City]].<ref name="Destiny PlayStation 4 Official Announcement"/><ref name= "Pathways out of Darkness"/><ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-revealed/ '''MTV''' - ''Bungie's Destiny Revealed'']</ref> Outsiders, including Earth-born Awoken, are considered trespassers and if necessary will be expelled by lethal force.<ref name="Destiny"/> This has changed after the rebellion of the [[House of Wolves]], as Guardians are now welcomed into the Reef to combat the Fallen menace.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | ||
The Awoken of the Reef have long preferred to remain distant and aloof from the affairs of the [[City]], but are known to be associated with the [[Nine]], who are said to control the planets beyond the asteroid belt.<ref name="The Queen">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | The Awoken of the Reef have long preferred to remain distant and aloof from the affairs of the [[City]], but are known to be associated with the [[Nine]], who are said to control the planets beyond the asteroid belt.<ref name="The Queen">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#The Queen|The Queen]]''</ref> The current Queen allied with the Nine in a successful [[Reef Wars|war]] against the [[Fallen]] House of Wolves.<ref name="GFTQ">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref> With half their House destroyed, their [[Prime Servitor]] missing, and their [[Kell]] and [[Archon]] [[Aksor, Archon Priest|sealed]] within the [[Prison of Elders]], the House of Wolves became vassals of the Queen and lived alongside the Awoken until their rebellion.<ref name="The Queen"/><ref name="GFTQ"/> In the aftermath of the uprising, and various thefts by Fallen, the Queen opened the Reef up to the [[Guardian]]s to fight alongside the [[Queen]] and her associates.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPg3jWn6Nn0 '''YouTube''' - ''Official Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves Prologue'']</ref> | ||
When [[Oryx]] invaded the Solar System, the Reef was on the forefront of repelling the [[Hive]] fleet. Their vast armada met Oryx's fleet in combat in the rings of [[Saturn]], but were overwhelmed by Oryx's [[Dreadnaught]]'s superweapon and virtually the entire armada was obliterated with very few survivors. it is currently unknown if the [[Queen]] survived the attack. | When [[Oryx]] invaded the Solar System, the Reef was on the forefront of repelling the [[Hive]] fleet. Their vast armada met Oryx's fleet in combat in the rings of [[Saturn]], but were overwhelmed by Oryx's [[Dreadnaught]]'s superweapon and virtually the entire armada was obliterated with very few survivors. it is currently unknown if the [[Queen]] survived the attack. | ||
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Reef society is matriarchal and ruled by a single Queen with near-absolute power, essentially an authoritarian monarchy. The current and only known Queen of the Reef is [[Mara Sov]]. Second to the Queen in power is her brother Prince [[Uldren Sov]], Master of Crows, who manages the Reef's intelligence network of "Crows" and serves as the Queen's chief adviser. | Reef society is matriarchal and ruled by a single Queen with near-absolute power, essentially an authoritarian monarchy. The current and only known Queen of the Reef is [[Mara Sov]]. Second to the Queen in power is her brother Prince [[Uldren Sov]], Master of Crows, who manages the Reef's intelligence network of "Crows" and serves as the Queen's chief adviser. | ||
The Queen commands the military forces of the Reef through seven [[Paladin]]s. The Royal Armada, consisting of the Reef's space fleet in addition to the [[Corsair]]s, who serve as field scouts, and the [[Vestian Guard]], which patrols the Reef's borders, is led by four Paladins. The Royal Army, which encompasses the Reef's soldiers, battle stations, and military installations, is in the charge of two. The seventh Paladin directs the [[Queen's Guard]], which is dedicated to protecting the Queen from both direct threats to her person and indirect threats that endanger the Reef as a whole and therefore the Queen by extension and/or association.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | The Queen commands the military forces of the Reef through seven [[Paladin]]s. The Royal Armada, consisting of the Reef's space fleet in addition to the [[Corsair]]s, who serve as field scouts, and the [[Vestian Guard]], which patrols the Reef's borders, is led by four Paladins. The Royal Army, which encompasses the Reef's soldiers, battle stations, and military installations, is in the charge of two. The seventh Paladin directs the [[Queen's Guard]], which is dedicated to protecting the Queen from both direct threats to her person and indirect threats that endanger the Reef as a whole and therefore the Queen by extension and/or association.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#The Royal Awoken Guard|The Royal Awoken Guard]]''</ref> | ||
Other significant institutions include the [[Techeun]]s and the Reef [[Cryptarch|Cryptarchy]]. The Techeuns, also known as "witches", serve as advisors to the Queen, but following the rebellion of the [[House of Wolves]], two Techeuns now attend her in lieu of Fallen bodyguards.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | Other significant institutions include the [[Techeun]]s and the Reef [[Cryptarch|Cryptarchy]]. The Techeuns, also known as "witches", serve as advisors to the Queen, but following the rebellion of the [[House of Wolves]], two Techeuns now attend her in lieu of Fallen bodyguards.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Ghost Fragment: The Reef 2|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 2]]''</ref> The Reef Cryptarchy's function is similar the Cryptarchy of the [[City]], but it follows a different philosophy: where the City's Cryptarchs seek to decrypt [[Engram]]s to uncover secrets of the Golden Age and aid the [[Guardian]]s in the process, the Reef's Cryptarchs believe their purpose is to encrypt and safeguard civilization's informational infrastructure.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Master Ives, Cryptarch|Master Ives, Cryptarch]]''</ref> | ||
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