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{{Quote|The needle [...] is not a sea-ship, like Aurash’s. It is an artifact of high technology.|Sathona<ref name="Needle">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#V:_Needle_and_Worm|V: Needle and Worm]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The needle [...] is not a sea-ship, like Aurash’s. It is an artifact of high technology.|Sathona<ref name="Needle">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#V:_Needle_and_Worm|V: Needle and Worm]]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Needle''' was an ancient spaceship of unknown origin | The '''Needle''' was an ancient spaceship of unknown origin found in the depths of the gas giant [[Fundament]] long before the [[Hive|Krill]] arrived. It was found by [[Aurash|the]] [[Xi Ro|daughters]] [[Sathona|of]] the Osmium King after they escaped the sacking of their homeland by the Helium Drinkers.<ref name="Needle"/> | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
The Needle arrived at, or was manufactured in, Fundament long before the proto-Hive's world crashed into the gas giant.<ref name="Needle"/> Its previous crew once traveled into the deep and retrieved or made an object which, upon being liberated from its chrysalis, massacred them "obscenely" then subsequently died.<ref name="Sisters"/><ref name="Dive"/><ref group=note>This crew of unknown explorers may have been called by the Worm gods and given larvae for the same purpose like the Osmium sisters were. For whichever reason they may have breached whatever terms set between them and the Virtuous Worms upon cutting open the chrysalis, sealing their fate.{{Quote|From across the stars We have called life to Fundament, so that it might contend against extinction. For millennia We have awaited you... our beloved hosts.|IX: The Bargain}}</ref> The Needle drifted abandoned thereafter. | |||
Led by the whispers of the Osmium King's worm-familiar, Sathona directed her sisters to the Shvubi Maelstrom where they located and salvaged the Needle. Xi Ro wanted to take and sell the Needle at the [[Kaharn Atoll]] to raise funds for mercenaries, but Aurash desired to take command of and explore its secrets; Sathona sided with Aurash. Alone of the trio Sathona knew the vessel's history.<ref name="Needle"/> | Led by the whispers of the Osmium King's worm-familiar, Sathona directed her sisters to the Shvubi Maelstrom where they located and salvaged the Needle. Xi Ro wanted to take and sell the Needle at the [[Kaharn Atoll]] to raise funds for mercenaries, but Aurash desired to take command of and explore its secrets; Sathona sided with Aurash. Alone of the trio Sathona knew the vessel's history.<ref name="Needle"/> | ||
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After the pact was made, the Needle was intagliated with worm-larvae to spread amongst the rest of the Krill, transforming them into the first Hive.<ref name="Immortals"/> It is not known what happened to the Needle after the Hive gods left Fundament, or if was used in combat. | After the pact was made, the Needle was intagliated with worm-larvae to spread amongst the rest of the Krill, transforming them into the first Hive.<ref name="Immortals"/> It is not known what happened to the Needle after the Hive gods left Fundament, or if was used in combat. | ||
==Notes== | |||
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== List of appearances == | == List of appearances == | ||