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Very little about the Nine or the Jovian peoples is known due to the isolation of the outer Solar System. In ''Destiny'', nine legends offer contradictory clues and hints as to their nature, but none have been proven.<ref name="Legends 2">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard'', ''[[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_2| Ghost Fragment: Legends 2]]''</ref> The Cabal call them the Ennead.<ref group=note>An "ennead" is a group or set of nine, from the Greek ''enneas''.</ref><ref name="Ennead"/> | Very little about the Nine or the Jovian peoples is known due to the isolation of the outer Solar System. In ''Destiny'', nine legends offer contradictory clues and hints as to their nature, but none have been proven.<ref name="Legends 2">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard'', ''[[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_2| Ghost Fragment: Legends 2]]''</ref> The Cabal call them the Ennead.<ref group=note>An "ennead" is a group or set of nine, from the Greek ''enneas''.</ref><ref name="Ennead"/> | ||
*Former human colonies who made a compact with an alien force to survive became the Nine and/or the Jovians. | *Former human colonies who made a compact with an alien force to survive became the Nine and/or the Jovians. | ||
*Deep-orbiting [[Warmind]]s who survived the [[Collapse]]. | *Deep-orbiting [[Warmind]]s who survived the [[Collapse]]. | ||
*Ancient leviathan intelligences originating either from Europa or [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. | *Ancient leviathan intelligences originating either from Europa or [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. | ||
*The Nine originated from the [[wikipedia:Corona_Borealis|Corona-Borealis]] supercluster. | *The Nine originated from the [[wikipedia:Corona_Borealis|Corona-Borealis]] supercluster.<ref group=note>The ''Corona Borealis'' is a constellation and known as the "Northern Crown". Additionally, it is made up of seven stars, one of Bungie's many [[halopedia:Seven|references to the number seven]].</ref> | ||
*The first [[Awoken]], now transcended into mental energy moving along the [[Jupiter]]-[[Io (moon)|Io]] [[wikipedia:flux_tube|flux tube]]. | *The first [[Awoken]], now transcended into mental energy moving along the [[Jupiter]]-[[Io (moon)|Io]] [[wikipedia:flux_tube|flux tube]].<ref group=note>The Jupiter-Io flux tube is a cylindrical section of Jupiter's magnetic field line which passes between Jupiter and Io. If it were able to be seen by the naked eye, it would resemble a tube of electromagnetic force between the two. Electrical current passes along this flux tube forming a circuit between the planet and moon, which ionizes the cloud of volcanic sulfur, oxygen, sodium and chlorine into a ring of plasma which surrounds the planet, boosting its already powerful magnetic field even further. The flux tube itself boosts radio emissions from Jupiter, making them increase considerably when Io's orbit brings it closer to Earth.</ref> | ||
*[[Ghost]]s who exited the [[Solar System]] and studied the [[wikipedia:Heliosphere#Heliopause|heliopause]]. | *[[Ghost]]s who exited the [[Solar System]] and studied the [[wikipedia:Heliosphere#Heliopause|heliopause]].<ref group=note>Heliopause (also known as heliosphere) is the boundary between solar wind and external cosmic rays, effectively the outer boundary of the Solar System. Therefore, the "Deep Black" is outside of the reach of the Sun's influence.</ref> | ||
*Remnants of the [[Darkness]], broken by the [[Traveler]]'s sacrifice, still seeking to destroy human civilization. | *Remnants of the [[Darkness]], broken by the [[Traveler]]'s sacrifice, still seeking to destroy human civilization. | ||
*A viral language of pure meaning. | *A viral language of pure meaning. | ||
*Imprints of a transcendent entity left behind after its complete destruction. | *Imprints of a transcendent entity left behind after its complete destruction.<ref group=note>This is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]]'s [[wikipedia:Allegory_of_the_Cave|Allegory of the Cave]]. | ||
:In this allegory, Plato explains that the inhabitants of the cave are prisoners, trapped inside with no knowledge of, nor have any desire to escape to, the outside world. Behind them a fire burns; objects passed through its light cast a shadow on the cave wall. A prisoner one day escapes their shackles and leaves the cave to find the sun, which shines more brightly than a campfire and overwhelms him; armed with this knowledge of the new reality he returns to try and convince his fellow men to escape but they steadfastly refuse. | :In this allegory, Plato explains that the inhabitants of the cave are prisoners, trapped inside with no knowledge of, nor have any desire to escape to, the outside world. Behind them a fire burns; objects passed through its light cast a shadow on the cave wall. A prisoner one day escapes their shackles and leaves the cave to find the sun, which shines more brightly than a campfire and overwhelms him; armed with this knowledge of the new reality he returns to try and convince his fellow men to escape but they steadfastly refuse. | ||
