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Glint moved on to interviewing further subjects in his quest for paranormal truth. [[Failsafe]], though irritated at the lack of contact with Vanguard members despite their promises, confessed that the Headless Ones were her "neighbors", and were "the absolute worst"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-1#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. She continued that they had been existing in caves near the Exodus Black for "centuries" but never once had come to say hello. Her best guess at why they didn't appear more often is that they desired not to be "smashed by rampaging [[Guardian]]s"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-4#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. After playing a game of checkers with Glint and preemptively ending it in a tantrum, Failsafe revealed they knew of the origins of the Headless Ones, but would only provide that information if Glint came back for another visit. However, despite being an advanced AI, Failsafe smugly slipped that a "Hive necromancer who ripped the concept of Headless Ones from the Human subconscious" is at least the basics of their origins, according to her<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-7#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>.

[[Mithrax]] seemed interested in the tales of their existence, having heard about them in the past. To him, they may have been borne of Hive experiments or were Guardians who turned to [[Darkness]]. However, his closest account of their existence appeared to come from a fellow Eliksni named [[Klyfiks]], who he considered to be an "idiot", after finding an appropriate translation from his native language<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-3#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Glint was not dissuaded by the [[Kell]]'s summary, moving on to interview his next subject. Klyfiks' account backed up what Failsafe had claimed, that the Headless Ones existed on [[Nessus]]. Klyfiks said that he encountered them fighting with the [[Vex]] over the remains of the [[Exodus Black]] and wishing to stay apart from the fighting, hid inside some ruins, where he encountered a being with "a round, bulbous head and flames for eyes"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-6#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Despite their encounter, the Headless Ones did not attack Klyfiks, who lived to tell the tale.

[[Mithrax]] seemed interested in the tales of their existence, having heard about them in the past. To him, they may have been borne of Hive experiments or were Guardians who turned to the [[Darkness]]. However, his closest account of their existence appeared to come from a fellow Eliksni named [[Klyfiks]], who he considered to be an "idiot", after finding an appropriate translation from his native language<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-3#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Glint was not dissuaded by the [[Kell]]'s summary, moving on to interview his next subject. Klyfiks' account backed up what Failsafe had claimed, that the Headless Ones existed on [[Nessus]]. Klyfiks said that he encountered them fighting with the [[Vex]] over the remains of the [[Exodus Black]] and wishing to stay apart from the fighting, hid inside some ruins, where he encountered a being with "a round, bulbous head and flames for eyes"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-6#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Despite their encounter, the Headless Ones did not attack Klyfiks, who lived to tell the tale.

At last, Glint visited [[Eva Levante]] in the tower, who thanked him for his investigative activities. Eva brushed off the existence of the Headless Ones as tall tales, but Glint countered that he and the Guardian were close to proving the reality of their existence<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-9#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>.

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With the advent of the Festival of the Lost of 2022, it appeared that Eido had been roped into investigating the truth behind the Headless Ones through Glint. Exercising her powers as a Scribe, she sought to trawl the system and speak with as many figures as possible to gather information on the Headless Ones.

At first, she investigated their possible origins in an Eliksni folk tale regarding a figure called [[Phyzann]]. This tale spoke of a strong [[Fallen]] warrior of the [[House of Dusk]] who slew many [[Cabal]], but was betrayed by a [[Dreg]]. As they lay dying, they heard the call of ~~the~~ [[Voice in the Darkness]], which had them arise as a Headless One<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-7#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. At first, she asked the [[Drifter]] about Phyzann, who reassured Eido that they weren't a legendary warrior, instead a clumsy and cowardly fool<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-2#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Next she turned to her father Mithrax, who corrected the tales through his own personal experience of Phyzann being an incompetent buffoon<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-5#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. For the last, she spoke to [[Spider]], who dismissed the tales as propaganda, not worth turning to if you wanted truth<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-8#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>.

At first, she investigated their possible origins in an Eliksni folk tale regarding a figure called [[Phyzann]]. This tale spoke of a strong [[Fallen]] warrior of the [[House of Dusk]] who slew many [[Cabal]], but was betrayed by a [[Dreg]]. As they lay dying, they heard the call of [[The Witness|the Voice in the Darkness]], which had them arise as a Headless One<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-7#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. At first, she asked the [[Drifter]] about Phyzann, who reassured Eido that they weren't a legendary warrior, instead a clumsy and cowardly fool<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-2#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Next she turned to her father Mithrax, who corrected the tales through his own personal experience of Phyzann being an incompetent buffoon<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-5#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. For the last, she spoke to [[Spider]], who dismissed the tales as propaganda, not worth turning to if you wanted truth<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-8#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>.

Not dissuaded in her quest, a tale of lost Cabal was her next investigative point. There was rumored to be a group of Cabal called the Legion Lost that roamed the [[Earth]] until they were caught in battle within a cave they claimed as their own. The opposing force in this battle was a Headless One itself, who beheaded each member of the Legion Lost and turned them into Headless Ones<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-12#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Eido spoke with [[Caiatl]] to check if any tales of Headless Ones might exist amongst the Cabal. Still, Caiatl could only offer that she knew of Cabal who may have breathed fire, walked through fire or eaten fire. Caiatl attempted to bolster the spirit of the deflated Eido, saying she knew of Cabal with heads ON fire, but not continuously<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-11#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. She next turned to a [[Psion]] for more information, with the mere mention of the Headless Ones causing the Psion to telepathically communicate what it knew of them, and how it feared them. The information provided is largely matched up with previous reports of their physical description and other phenomena associated with them<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-14#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Eido afterwards sought consultation with a Cryptarch, asking for information on a bag of confetti (weighed at 13.2 kilograms) that Guardians claim eject from defeated Headless Ones. At the last, she spoke with [[Saladin]], who entertained the idea of the Headless Ones existing, until he learned the tale originated from Glint. He then immediately dismissed the conversation upon learning Glint was the cause of Eido's fascination<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-17#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>.

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 Glint moved on to interviewing further subjects in his quest for paranormal truth. [[Failsafe]], though irritated at the lack of contact with Vanguard members despite their promises, confessed that the Headless Ones were her "neighbors", and were "the absolute worst"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-1#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. She continued that they had been existing in caves near the Exodus Black for "centuries" but never once had come to say hello. Her best guess at why they didn't appear more often is that they desired not to be "smashed by rampaging [[Guardian]]s"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-4#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. After playing a game of checkers with Glint and preemptively ending it in a tantrum, Failsafe revealed they knew of the origins of the Headless Ones, but would only provide that information if Glint came back for another visit. However, despite being an advanced AI, Failsafe smugly slipped that a "Hive necromancer who ripped the concept of Headless Ones from the Human subconscious" is at least the basics of their origins, according to her<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-7#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>.
-[[Mithrax]] seemed interested in the tales of their existence, having heard about them in the past. To him, they may have been borne of Hive experiments or were Guardians who turned to [[Darkness]]. However, his closest account of their existence appeared to come from a fellow Eliksni named [[Klyfiks]], who he considered to be an "idiot", after finding an appropriate translation from his native language<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-3#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Glint was not dissuaded by the [[Kell]]'s summary, moving on to interview his next subject. Klyfiks' account backed up what Failsafe had claimed, that the Headless Ones existed on [[Nessus]]. Klyfiks said that he encountered them fighting with the [[Vex]] over the remains of the [[Exodus Black]] and wishing to stay apart from the fighting, hid inside some ruins, where he encountered a being with "a round, bulbous head and flames for eyes"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-6#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Despite their encounter, the Headless Ones did not attack Klyfiks, who lived to tell the tale.
+[[Mithrax]] seemed interested in the tales of their existence, having heard about them in the past. To him, they may have been borne of Hive experiments or were Guardians who turned to the [[Darkness]]. However, his closest account of their existence appeared to come from a fellow Eliksni named [[Klyfiks]], who he considered to be an "idiot", after finding an appropriate translation from his native language<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-3#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Glint was not dissuaded by the [[Kell]]'s summary, moving on to interview his next subject. Klyfiks' account backed up what Failsafe had claimed, that the Headless Ones existed on [[Nessus]]. Klyfiks said that he encountered them fighting with the [[Vex]] over the remains of the [[Exodus Black]] and wishing to stay apart from the fighting, hid inside some ruins, where he encountered a being with "a round, bulbous head and flames for eyes"<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-6#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>. Despite their encounter, the Headless Ones did not attack Klyfiks, who lived to tell the tale.
 At last, Glint visited [[Eva Levante]] in the tower, who thanked him for his investigative activities. Eva brushed off the existence of the Headless Ones as tall tales, but Glint countered that he and the Guardian were close to proving the reality of their existence<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/nessus-9#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-1</ref>.
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 With the advent of the Festival of the Lost of 2022, it appeared that Eido had been roped into investigating the truth behind the Headless Ones through Glint. Exercising her powers as a Scribe, she sought to trawl the system and speak with as many figures as possible to gather information on the Headless Ones.
-At first, she investigated their possible origins in an Eliksni folk tale regarding a figure called [[Phyzann]]. This tale spoke of a strong [[Fallen]] warrior of the [[House of Dusk]] who slew many [[Cabal]], but was betrayed by a [[Dreg]]. As they lay dying, they heard the call of the [[Voice in the Darkness]], which had them arise as a Headless One<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-7#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. At first, she asked the [[Drifter]] about Phyzann, who reassured Eido that they weren't a legendary warrior, instead a clumsy and cowardly fool<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-2#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Next she turned to her father Mithrax, who corrected the tales through his own personal experience of Phyzann being an incompetent buffoon<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-5#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. For the last, she spoke to [[Spider]], who dismissed the tales as propaganda, not worth turning to if you wanted truth<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-8#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>.
+At first, she investigated their possible origins in an Eliksni folk tale regarding a figure called [[Phyzann]]. This tale spoke of a strong [[Fallen]] warrior of the [[House of Dusk]] who slew many [[Cabal]], but was betrayed by a [[Dreg]]. As they lay dying, they heard the call of [[The Witness|the Voice in the Darkness]], which had them arise as a Headless One<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-7#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. At first, she asked the [[Drifter]] about Phyzann, who reassured Eido that they weren't a legendary warrior, instead a clumsy and cowardly fool<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-2#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Next she turned to her father Mithrax, who corrected the tales through his own personal experience of Phyzann being an incompetent buffoon<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-5#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. For the last, she spoke to [[Spider]], who dismissed the tales as propaganda, not worth turning to if you wanted truth<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/the-drowned-captain-8#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>.
 Not dissuaded in her quest, a tale of lost Cabal was her next investigative point. There was rumored to be a group of Cabal called the Legion Lost that roamed the [[Earth]] until they were caught in battle within a cave they claimed as their own. The opposing force in this battle was a Headless One itself, who beheaded each member of the Legion Lost and turned them into Headless Ones<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-12#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Eido spoke with [[Caiatl]] to check if any tales of Headless Ones might exist amongst the Cabal. Still, Caiatl could only offer that she knew of Cabal who may have breathed fire, walked through fire or eaten fire. Caiatl attempted to bolster the spirit of the deflated Eido, saying she knew of Cabal with heads ON fire, but not continuously<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-11#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. She next turned to a [[Psion]] for more information, with the mere mention of the Headless Ones causing the Psion to telepathically communicate what it knew of them, and how it feared them. The information provided is largely matched up with previous reports of their physical description and other phenomena associated with them<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-14#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>. Eido afterwards sought consultation with a Cryptarch, asking for information on a bag of confetti (weighed at 13.2 kilograms) that Guardians claim eject from defeated Headless Ones. At the last, she spoke with [[Saladin]], who entertained the idea of the Headless Ones existing, until he learned the tale originated from Glint. He then immediately dismissed the conversation upon learning Glint was the cause of Eido's fascination<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/legion-lost-17#book-tales-of-the-forgotten-vol-2</ref>.