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{{Quote|There is no [[Light]] here. [[The Guardian|You]] are alone. You shall drift. You shall drown in the [[The Darkness|Deep]].|Xol, Will of the Thousands.}} | {{Quote|There is no [[Light]] here. [[The Guardian|You]] are alone. You shall drift. You shall drown in the [[The Darkness|Deep]].|Xol, Will of the Thousands.}} | ||
'''Xol, Will of the Thousands''' was one of the five [[Worm Gods]], ancient beings second only to the [[Darkness]] itself in the hierarchy of the [[Hive]] pantheon. He was worshipped by the High Priest [[Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and the [[Grasp of Nokris]] prior to his death and defection, and is the main antagonist of the ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' expansion.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref> | '''Xol, Will of the Thousands''' was one of the five [[Worm Gods]], ancient beings second only to the [[Darkness]] itself in the hierarchy of the [[Hive]] pantheon. He was worshipped by the High Priest [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and the [[Grasp of Nokris]] prior to his death and defection, and is the main antagonist of the ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' expansion.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===The Ancient Past=== | ===The Ancient Past=== | ||
{{Quote|And Xol felt [fear/cunning], for it knew that Yul would in time turn its teeth to Xol.|[[Nokris]]'s record of Xol's history<ref name="Narrative">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref>}} | {{Quote|And Xol felt [fear/cunning], for it knew that Yul would in time turn its teeth to Xol.|[[Nokris]]'s record of Xol's history<ref name="Narrative">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref>}} | ||
Xol was one of the five Worm Gods trapped beneath [[Fundament]] by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], and helped orchestrate the rise of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], and [[Xivu Arath, God of War]], and the corruption of the [[Hive]] precursor race.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IX:_The_Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref> After Oryx slew [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]], Xol began to fear that [[Yul, the Honest Worm]] would eventually turn against him to gain the strength needed to withstand Oryx. Making a pact with Oryx's estranged son, [[Nokris]], the two fled their families and sought a new world to rule.<ref name="Narrative" /> | Xol was one of the five Worm Gods trapped beneath [[Fundament]] by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], and helped orchestrate the rise of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], and [[Xivu Arath, God of War]], and the corruption of the [[Hive]] precursor race.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IX:_The_Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref> After Oryx slew [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]], Xol began to fear that [[Yul, the Honest Worm]] would eventually turn against him to gain the strength needed to withstand Oryx. Making a pact with Oryx's estranged son, [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]], the two fled their families and sought a new world to rule.<ref name="Narrative" /> | ||
At some point either before or after Nokris's excommunication, Xol created the Ogre [[Golgoroth]] to challenge Oryx. However, his kin, [[Eir, the Keeper of Order|Eir]], intervened to remake the beast into an even more monstrous and powerful shape to serve Oryx instead and protect the Tablets of Ruin. | At some point either before or after Nokris's excommunication, Xol created the Ogre [[Golgoroth]] to challenge Oryx. However, his kin, [[Eir, the Keeper of Order|Eir]], intervened to remake the beast into an even more monstrous and powerful shape to serve Oryx instead and protect the Tablets of Ruin. | ||