Ishtar Collective: Difference between revisions

Subject 12 was a live specimen of a Vex [[Vex#Biology|operation platform]] that was extensively studied by [[Ishtar Collective#Maya Sundaresh|Maya Sundaresh]], Dr. [[Ishtar Collective#Shim|Shim]], [[Ishtar Collective#Chioma Esi|Chioma Esi]], and [[Ishtar Collective#Duane-McNiadh|Duane-McNiadh]]. In the process, Esi discovered that the Vex was running a simulation of their research team that was completely accurate.<ref name="VEX1">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Console, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Ghost Fragment: Vex|Ghost Fragment: Vex]]''</ref> After much debate, they concluded that the only way to save themselves from the simulation was to bring in something the Vex could not simulate, proposing that a [[Warmind]] was far too complex to simulate.<ref name="VEX3"/> They were able to rescue 227 undamaged copies of themselves from inside the Vex, and all copies voted to become explorers in the Vex information network.<ref name="VEX4">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Console, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Ghost Fragment: Vex 4|Ghost Fragment: Vex 4]]''</ref> Nearly forty years later, Maya had built a form of mind-forking device in mimicry of the Vex gateway systems from Ishtar and used it on herself. After experiencing an unknown event, she became determined to reunite with her partner Chioma.