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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
[[File:Destiny-2-Artwork-Grimoire-Anthology-Piotr-Jablonski-The-Three-Sisters.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Sathona, Xi Ro and Aurash.]] | |||
{{quote|I am Sathona, middle daughter of the dead king. I will take back my home and eat the mother jelly. I will raise my spawn on the corpse of the [[Helium King]]. On my right eye I promise this.|Sathona}} | {{quote|I am Sathona, middle daughter of the dead king. I will take back my home and eat the mother jelly. I will raise my spawn on the corpse of the [[Helium King]]. On my right eye I promise this.|Sathona}} | ||
Savathûn was born Sathona, on the planet [[Fundament]]. She was one of a short-lived species whose homeworld had crashed into Fundament millions of years earlier, with the shards of the planet forming Fundament's continents. The [[Osmium Court]] was one such continent, ruled by the [[Osmium King]], and Sathona was his second-born daughter, older sister to [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xi Ro]] and younger sister to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Aurash]]. The three sisters were tutored by [[Taox]], a sterile Mother, the proto-Hive morph capable of spawning children, which also allowed them to live longer by eating "Mother-jelly" at adulthood. The proto-Hive's harsh lives convinced Sathona at an early age to become a Mother, not because she wanted children or feared dying, but because she wanted to live long enough to have meaning in her life.<ref>'''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> | Savathûn was born Sathona, on the planet [[Fundament]]. She was one of a short-lived species whose homeworld had crashed into Fundament millions of years earlier, with the shards of the planet forming Fundament's continents. The [[Osmium Court]] was one such continent, ruled by the [[Osmium King]], and Sathona was his second-born daughter, older sister to [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xi Ro]] and younger sister to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Aurash]]. The three sisters were tutored by [[Taox]], a sterile Mother, the proto-Hive morph capable of spawning children, which also allowed them to live longer by eating "Mother-jelly" at adulthood. The proto-Hive's harsh lives convinced Sathona at an early age to become a Mother, not because she wanted children or feared dying, but because she wanted to live long enough to have meaning in her life.<ref>'''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> | ||
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Shortly prior to the Pyramids’ arrival, [[Nokris]] attempted to enter the Ascendant Realm by way of trickery, instead of the Sword-Logic. This attracted the attention of his aunt. Savathûn drew her nephew into her throne world and struck a bargain: in her plans to defy the Pyramids, she had taken notice of his necromantic power. Knowing that the Pyramids would soon converge on Sol, she instructed Nokris to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardian. | Shortly prior to the Pyramids’ arrival, [[Nokris]] attempted to enter the Ascendant Realm by way of trickery, instead of the Sword-Logic. This attracted the attention of his aunt. Savathûn drew her nephew into her throne world and struck a bargain: in her plans to defy the Pyramids, she had taken notice of his necromantic power. Knowing that the Pyramids would soon converge on Sol, she instructed Nokris to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardian. | ||
To aid her nephew, she ordered the Taken under her command to attack [[Io]]. The moon had been chosen by the first [[Pyramid (Io)|Pyramid]] to make contact, and the vessel had taken position above the [[Cradle]], where a [[Tree of Silver Wings (Io)|Tree of Silver Wings]] had grown in the wake of the Traveler’s departure. Savathûn’s forces invaded the site in order to interfere in any communication attempts. | To aid her nephew, she ordered the Taken under her command to attack [[Io]]. The moon had been chosen by the first [[Pyramid (Io)|Pyramid]] to make contact, and the vessel had taken position above the [[Cradle]], where a [[Tree of Silver Wings (Io)|Tree of Silver Wings]] had grown in the wake of the Traveler’s departure. Savathûn’s forces invaded the site in order to interfere in any communication attempts. As the Pyramids invaded [[Mercury]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and [[Mars]] as well, multiple Eyes of Savathûn appeared in these locations; Eris Morn believed they were a way the Witch Queen spied on the assailed planets and could only be destroyed by the [[Ruinous Effigy]] - a rifle gifted by the [[Darkness]] from the Tree's branch. | ||
Though Nokris was able to delay the Guardians' attempts to communicate with the Darkness for weeks, he was ultimately slain, ending Savathûn's interference. | Though Nokris was able to delay the Guardians' attempts to communicate with the Darkness for weeks, he was ultimately slain, ending Savathûn's interference. | ||
====Savathûn's Song==== | |||
As Savathûn's presence was looming ever closer, instances of a strange, recurring tune would be noticed among the Guardians and Lightless alike. When [[The Drifter (character)|the Drifter]] asked [[Eris Morn]] about a song [[Lord Shaxx]] claimed she had taught him,<ref name="Devil's Ruin">'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]], Playstation 4, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-parts-long-lost-a-moment-in-time Quest: Parts Long Lost, A Moment In Time]''</ref> she revealed the melody was actually a viral chant, unable to be unheard, spread by the Witch Queen. She also suggested it might have been sung to Shaxx by the Ahamkara skull he kept hanging over his spot.<ref name="Prophecy">'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Playstation 4, [[Prophecy]]''</ref> Savathûn is implied to have haunted the skull in a way, using it as a disguise to spy on the Guardians in the Tower, most importantly Zavala.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Playstation 4, [[Traveler's Chosen]]''</ref> | |||
So far, the individuals known to have heard the song are Lord Shaxx, [[Saint-14]] and [[Osiris]],<ref name="Devil's Ruin" /> Eris Morn, the Drifter,<ref name="Prophecy" /> the Guardian and [[Crow]] (he can be heard humming it in the [[H.E.L.M.]]). | |||
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In [[Season of the Splicer]], [[Lakshmi-2]] mentions in a message to the Guardian a song the City inhabitants sing to lift their spirits during the endless night. Its melody is that of Savathûn's Song. Furthermore, [[Aunor Mahal]] discovered a strange binary code all over the [[Future War Cult]] network, which, upon translating, reveals the notes of that same melody.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[The Deicide]]''</ref> | |||
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The tune has been incorporated to various soundtrack pieces, most notably the [[Shadowkeep]] title music. Its connection to Savathûn's Song the Shrieker is as of now unknown. | |||
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When [[the Last City]] was shrouded in eternal night, [[Ikora Rey]] and [[Osiris]] reached out to [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] for help. Together they deducted it was the Vex who trapped the city in a simulation, but it took weeks for the [[Splicers|Splicer]] to find out which [[Axis Mind]] was directly responsible. The simulation growing by the week, it rendered the people restless and often made them to lash out against the [[Fallen|Eliksni]] refugees who had fled to the City under Ikora's protection. The unrest only grew when Mithrax found out it was Savathûn who had been behind it the whole time, and [[Lakshmi-2]] disclosed this information to the public. He believed the only way to end the endless night would be destroying Quria, but the Vex's active interference prevented him from finding it. Entering the [[Vex Network]], Guardians discovered it was corrupted and full of both Vex and Taken, and a strange message would appear on their HUD as they [[Expunge: Labyrinth|tracked another Mind through its domain]]. | When [[the Last City]] was shrouded in eternal night, [[Ikora Rey]] and [[Osiris]] reached out to [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] for help. Together they deducted it was the Vex who trapped the city in a simulation, but it took weeks for the [[Splicers|Splicer]] to find out which [[Axis Mind]] was directly responsible. The simulation growing by the week, it rendered the people restless and often made them to lash out against the [[Fallen|Eliksni]] refugees who had fled to the City under Ikora's protection. The unrest only grew when Mithrax found out it was Savathûn who had been behind it the whole time, and [[Lakshmi-2]] disclosed this information to the public. He believed the only way to end the endless night would be destroying Quria, but the Vex's active interference prevented him from finding it. Entering the [[Vex Network]], Guardians discovered it was corrupted and full of both Vex and Taken, and a strange message would appear on their HUD as they [[Expunge: Labyrinth|tracked another Mind through its domain]]. | ||
Savathûn was apparently observing all this very closely, strolling the City in disguise. She fed on the people's ignorance and naiveté, but would catch herself seeking their companionship--much to her own disquiet. Watching the endless night unravel, she was still tormented by her Worm, hungry even amidst such ample deception to feed on, and raised her eyes to the Traveler waiting for her overhead.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard | Savathûn was apparently observing all this very closely, strolling the City in disguise. She fed on the people's ignorance and naiveté, but would catch herself seeking their companionship--much to her own disquiet. Watching the endless night unravel, she was still tormented by her Worm, hungry even amidst such ample deception to feed on, and raised her eyes to the Traveler waiting for her overhead.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Beneath_the_Endless_Night#VII_-_Ripe|Beneath the Endless Night, VII - Ripe]]''</ref> | ||
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