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{{quote|I never regret choosing the path I did. I was Awoken to continue the search we started long ago. The quest for worlds worthy of our lives. | {{Article quote|I never regret choosing the path I did. I was Awoken to continue the search we started long ago. The quest for worlds worthy of our lives.}} | ||
'''Arach Jalaal''' is an [[Awoken]] | '''Arach Jalaal''' is an [[Awoken]] leader of [[Dead Orbit]] who represented the faction on the [[Consensus]]. Jalaal spent much of his time in the hangers of the [[Tower]] preparing for the departure of the Dead Orbit fleet while also selling a variety of Dead Orbit-branded [[armor]], [[weapon]]s, and [[emblem]]s intended for use in the [[Crucible]] to [[Guardian]]s aligned with them. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
{{Quote|Many years ago, Dead Orbit took me in. They gave me a home, they gave me a vision, they gave me the truth.|Arach Jalaal}}<ref name="Jalaal early life">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Activision Blizzard - Idle dialogue quote''</ref> | {{Quote|Many years ago, Dead Orbit took me in. They gave me a home, they gave me a vision, they gave me the truth.|Arach Jalaal}}<ref name="Jalaal early life">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Activision Blizzard - Idle dialogue quote''</ref> | ||
Jalaal was among the [[Awoken]] who left [[Distributary]] under the leadership of [[Mara Sov]] to return to [[Solar System]] and aid whatever remained of humanity. He was amongst those who opposed Mara's decision to stay hidden in the [[Reef]] due to the dangers they found, and departed for [[Earth]], determined to help humanity find new worlds.<ref name="Fleet">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Fleet|The Awoken of the Reef - Fleet]]''</ref> He survived as a scavenger until eventually [[Dead Orbit]] took him in and gave him a purpose in life, after which he became convinced in their philosophy and rose through their ranks to Arach.<ref name="Jalaal early life"/> | Jalaal was among the [[Awoken]] who left [[Distributary]] under the leadership of [[Mara Sov]] to return to [[Solar System]] and aid whatever remained of humanity. He was amongst those who opposed Mara's decision to stay hidden in the [[Reef]] due to the dangers they found, and departed for [[Earth]], determined to help humanity find new worlds.<ref name="Fleet">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Fleet|The Awoken of the Reef - Fleet]]''</ref> He survived as a scavenger until eventually [[Dead Orbit]] took him in and gave him a purpose in life, after which he became convinced in their philosophy and rose through their ranks to Arach and was appointed to the [[Consensus]].<ref name="Jalaal early life"/> | ||
===The Taken War=== | ===The Taken War=== | ||
When [[Oryx]] [[Taken War|invaded]] the star system aboard his [[Dreadnaught]], Jalaal was ordered by Commander [[Zavala]] to keep Dead Orbit's fleet away from [[Saturn]] in case it was needed to defend the City. When Dead Orbit detected a signal from the [[Cabal]] being sent out of the system from the [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], Jalaal informed Zavala, who sent a Guardian to investigate the crashed warship. While the Guardian successfully stopped the signal, they confirmed it was a distress call meant for [[Dominus Ghaul]], Emperor of the Cabal Empire.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Outbound Signal]]''</ref> Jalaal and Dead Orbit analyzed the message and reported to Zavala that the signal was received by its intended target. He placed all of Dead Orbit's deep space assets on alert to watch for a response to the distress signal.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Taken_King#Outbound_Signal|Outbound Signal]]''</ref> | When [[Oryx]] [[Taken War|invaded]] the star system aboard his [[Dreadnaught]], Jalaal was ordered by Commander [[Zavala]] to keep Dead Orbit's fleet away from [[Saturn]] in case it was needed to defend the City. When Dead Orbit detected a signal from the [[Cabal]] being sent out of the system from the [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], Jalaal informed Zavala, who sent a Guardian to investigate the crashed warship. While the Guardian successfully stopped the signal, they confirmed it was a distress call meant for [[Dominus Ghaul]], Emperor of the Cabal Empire.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Outbound Signal]]''</ref> Jalaal and Dead Orbit analyzed the message and reported to Zavala that the signal was received by its intended target, but that they could only narrow down the location of the recipient to a cluster of several star systems. He placed all of Dead Orbit's deep-space assets on alert to watch for a response to the distress signal.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Taken_King#Outbound_Signal|Outbound Signal]]''</ref> | ||
===A New Golden Age=== | ===A New Golden Age=== | ||
Despite Dead Orbit's precautions, the Last City was taken unaware when Ghaul invaded with the [[Red Legion]]. Jalaal successfully evacuated the City during the invasion and helped the other survivors. After the City was liberated and the Traveler reawakened, Jalaal returned to the City and attended a meeting of the | {{Quote|The wounds are still too fresh? I apologize. It seems a shame to leave those resources for the Fallen, or to drift into Saturn…|Jalaal, while attempting to negotiate salvage rights with Petra Venj}} | ||
Despite Dead Orbit's precautions, the Last City was taken unaware when Ghaul invaded with the [[Red Legion]]. Jalaal successfully evacuated the City during the invasion and helped the other survivors. After the City was liberated and the Traveler reawakened, Jalaal returned to the City and attended a meeting of the Consensus, which was now leaderless following the death of the [[Speaker]] during the war. [[Ikora Rey]] proposed that they create a system to chose a replacement for the Speaker, which Jalaal noted would likely take some time considering the conflicts between all the members of the Consensus. In response to Jalaal's concerns, Zavala declared that until then they would all have to work together to govern the Last City.<ref name="PBC">'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - [[Weapons|Weapon lore]]: [[Peace by Consensus]]''</ref> | |||
Jalaal later traveled to the Reef in his personal ship to request a meeting with Regent-Commander [[Petra Venj]], but was taken off-guard when Awoken patrol ships with stealth technology halted him before his arrival to the Reef. He relayed a request for a meeting through the pilots, and reflected on how when Petra was stationed by Queen [[Mara Sov]] at the Tower she had wanted nothing more than to get back to the action and wondered if she regretted such wishes now. However, he also considered her correct in believing that space was where the true struggle was, and that if Dead Orbit had been in charge he would have had a true fleet prepared to meet Ghaul. His request for a meeting was approved, and Jalaal was surprised again when Petra met him at the transmat zone instead of an office, although he approved of her lack of theater. As they greeted each other he felt a small telekinetic pressure on his throat and wondered how strong Petra's powers were. She asked how he felt being back home, while Jalaal countered that by asking how she felt being Regent-Commander. She assured him it was temporary, and began informing him that she would be willing to provide labor and specialists for shipbuilding if Jalaal could find a safe shipyard, but he cut her off and informed Petra he was not here seeking shipwrights, but salvage rights to the debris field in orbit of Saturn caused by the [[Battle of Saturn|destruction]] of the Awoken fleet by Oryx's flagship. Jalaal reassured her all the bodies Dead Orbit found would be returned to the Reef, and apologized for bringing up the matter during a time of mourning while noting that the debris did no good being left for the Fallen or to fall into Saturn's gravity well. Petra questioned if he mourned the Queen's apparent demise, being an Earthborn, and Jalaal truthfully told her that he had respected Mara but disliked how she felt entitled to the Awoken, and that he had returned from the Distributary to aid humanity in finding worlds worthy of their lives. In response, the Regent-Commander left without another word, and Jalaal watched her go as he realized she could not say what she wished to him or lie about why she would not allow the salvage mission, and was instead ignoring the choice altogether. He pitied her and reflected that Petra would never be free of Mara's influence.<ref name="Fleet"/> | Jalaal later traveled to the Reef in his personal ship to request a meeting with Regent-Commander [[Petra Venj]], but was taken off-guard when Awoken patrol ships with stealth technology halted him before his arrival to the Reef. He relayed a request for a meeting through the pilots, and reflected on how when Petra was stationed by Queen [[Mara Sov]] at the Tower she had wanted nothing more than to get back to the action and wondered if she regretted such wishes now. However, he also considered her correct in believing that space was where the true struggle was, and that if Dead Orbit had been in charge he would have had a true fleet prepared to meet Ghaul. His request for a meeting was approved, and Jalaal was surprised again when Petra met him at the transmat zone instead of an office, although he approved of her lack of theater. As they greeted each other he felt a small telekinetic pressure on his throat and wondered how strong Petra's powers were. She asked how he felt being back home, while Jalaal countered that by asking how she felt being Regent-Commander. She assured him it was temporary, and began informing him that she would be willing to provide labor and specialists for shipbuilding if Jalaal could find a safe shipyard, but he cut her off and informed Petra he was not here seeking shipwrights, but salvage rights to the debris field in orbit of Saturn caused by the [[Battle of Saturn|destruction]] of the Awoken fleet by Oryx's flagship. Jalaal reassured her all the bodies Dead Orbit found would be returned to the Reef, and apologized for bringing up the matter during a time of mourning while noting that the debris did no good being left for the Fallen or to fall into Saturn's gravity well. Petra questioned if he mourned the Queen's apparent demise, being an Earthborn, and Jalaal truthfully told her that he had respected Mara but disliked how she felt entitled to the Awoken, and that he had returned from the Distributary to aid humanity in finding worlds worthy of their lives. In response, the Regent-Commander left without another word, and Jalaal watched her go as he realized she could not say what she wished to him or lie about why she would not allow the salvage mission, and was instead ignoring the choice altogether. He pitied her and reflected that Petra would never be free of Mara's influence.<ref name="Fleet"/> | ||
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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
{{Quote|Earth has had its time. Mourn it, but don't die with it.|Jalaal}} | {{Quote|Earth has had its time. Mourn it, but don't die with it.|Jalaal}} | ||
Jalaal is fatalistic, and has a dismissive opinion towards the other factions of the City. He believes that the denizens of [[Earth]] must leave the world for a new | Jalaal is fatalistic, and has a dismissive opinion towards the other factions of the City. He believes that the denizens of [[Earth]] must leave the world for a new ones, and that the [[Darkness]] cannot be stood against. Jalaal wished to see humanity scattered amongst the galaxy so that no threat could pose a risk to all of the species at once.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Dead_Orbit_Faction_Rep|Dead Orbit Faction Rep]]''</ref> | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||