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**The Lore entry "The Witch" describes a "falling veil" that will soon snuff out the Light of Guardians. | **The Lore entry "The Witch" describes a "falling veil" that will soon snuff out the Light of Guardians. | ||
*The Veil bears some resemblance to the [[Tree of Silver Wings]] encountered on [[Io]], specifically in having a branching root system and a hollow, cup-shaped "canopy". What significance this resemblance has, if any, is unknown. | *The Veil bears some resemblance to the [[Tree of Silver Wings]] encountered on [[Io]], specifically in having a branching root system and a hollow, cup-shaped "canopy". What significance this resemblance has, if any, is unknown. | ||
*In a tweet by Bungie lead concept artist [[Dima Goryainov]], the Veil is described as a "physical manifestation of incomprehensible cosmic energy. Window into the mind and memory of the universe". To what degree this description applies to in-game canon is unknown.<ref>https://twitter.com/d_goryainov/status/1637952721927172099</ref> | *In a tweet by Bungie lead concept artist [[Dima Goryainov]], the Veil is described as a "physical manifestation of incomprehensible cosmic energy. Window into the mind and memory of the universe". To what degree this description applies to in-game canon is unknown.<ref>https://twitter.com/d_goryainov/status | ||
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*The physical shape of the Veil resembles a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_B%C3%B6hme#/media/File:B%C3%B6hme_Philosophische_Kugel.JPG diagram] depicting with the cosmogony of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_B%C3%B6hme Jakob Böhme], seen in texts such as ''The Philosophical Sphere or the Wonder Eye of Eternity'' dating from 1620. Böhme's ideas have been referenced elsewhere in ''Destiny'', most notably in the ''Unveiling'' Lore Book, where the Darkness alludes to Böhme and his philosophy specifically. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||