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{{quote|And thus the Ahamkara were made extinct, their call silenced, their solipsistic flatteries erased, their great design - if it ever existed - broken. Of this you can be assured, oh reader mine. |[[Grimoire]] description}} <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | {{quote|And thus the Ahamkara were made extinct, their call silenced, their solipsistic flatteries erased, their great design - if it ever existed - broken. Of this you can be assured, oh reader mine. |[[Grimoire]] description}} <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_3|GHost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref> | ||
The '''Ahamkara''' were a species that first appeared in the [[Solar System]] after the [[Traveler]] arrived.<ref name="Warlock">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | The '''Ahamkara''' were a species that first appeared in the [[Solar System]] after the [[Traveler]] arrived.<ref name="Warlock">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref> They were studied on [[Venus]] by the [[Ishtar Academy]] because of their unique genome, with contained unknown new proteins. They were also noted to be a parasitic species.<ref>'''Cayde's Treasure Island Book''' ''[[Cayde's_Treasure_Island_Book|Cayde's Treasure Island Book]]''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Ahamkara were said to be wish-fulfilling "dragons", sought out by many [[Guardian]]s in search of knowledge and power. But after much debate it was decided that the bargains made with these creatures came at too high a price,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/salicin-fen-ii]''</ref><ref name="Knuckles">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/knuckles-of-eao Knuckles of Eao]''</ref> beginning a [[Great Ahamkara Hunt|Great Hunt]] in which the Ahamkara where made all but extinct.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | The Ahamkara were said to be wish-fulfilling "dragons", sought out by many [[Guardian]]s in search of knowledge and power. But after much debate it was decided that the bargains made with these creatures came at too high a price,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/salicin-fen-ii]''</ref><ref name="Knuckles">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/knuckles-of-eao Knuckles of Eao]''</ref> beginning a [[Great Ahamkara Hunt|Great Hunt]] in which the Ahamkara where made all but extinct.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Legends_3|Ghost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref><ref name="Warlock"/> | ||
Not all of the Ahamkara perished, however, as Guardians have reported strange hallucinations connected to their Ahamkara gear.<ref name="Activision">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> and, some have been rumored to have been spotted as far out as [[Jupiter]].<ref name="Long Tomorrow"/> Based on their remains, the Ahamkara were avian or draconic in appearance, possessing scales and sharp beaks.<ref name="Activision"/> | Not all of the Ahamkara perished, however, as Guardians have reported strange hallucinations connected to their Ahamkara gear.<ref name="Activision">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> and, some have been rumored to have been spotted as far out as [[Jupiter]].<ref name="Long Tomorrow"/> Based on their remains, the Ahamkara were avian or draconic in appearance, possessing scales and sharp beaks.<ref name="Activision"/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*There is evidence that suggests Ahamkara were hunted earlier, as [[Lord Gheleon]] possessed many Ahamkara fragments.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | *There is evidence that suggests Ahamkara were hunted earlier, as [[Lord Gheleon]] possessed many Ahamkara fragments.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Iron_Lords#Lord_Gheleon|Lord Gheleon]]''</ref> | ||
*The name "Ahamkara" comes from the Sanskrit term for [[wikipedia:Ahamkara|attachment to one's ego]]. | *The name "Ahamkara" comes from the Sanskrit term for [[wikipedia:Ahamkara|attachment to one's ego]]. | ||
*Some players believed that the winged, flying creatures seen in the skies above [[Venus]] may have been living Ahamkara. According to Bungie, these creatures are "[[batadactyl]]s". They got their informal name during an argument between members of Bungie's environment team over what animal the creatures most resembled.<ref name="RAV">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTXb7eBoCJ8 '''Ride Along - Venus''' - ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref> This lead to the misconception that the Ahamkara were predominately found on Venus. | *Some players believed that the winged, flying creatures seen in the skies above [[Venus]] may have been living Ahamkara. According to Bungie, these creatures are "[[batadactyl]]s". They got their informal name during an argument between members of Bungie's environment team over what animal the creatures most resembled.<ref name="RAV">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTXb7eBoCJ8 '''Ride Along - Venus''' - ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref> This lead to the misconception that the Ahamkara were predominately found on Venus. | ||
