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{{quote|Life is pain. Pain is power. And power is life.|Toland, the Shattered}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Jumpship#Raid_and_Arena_Ships|Agonarch Karve]]''</ref> | {{quote|Life is pain. Pain is power. And power is life.|Toland, the Shattered}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Jumpship#Raid_and_Arena_Ships|Agonarch Karve]]''</ref> | ||
'''Toland, the Shattered''' was a [[Warlock]] who studied the [[Darkness]] and eventually went mad, leaving the [[Last City]] in exile.<ref name = "Bounty">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Toland's Legacy]] [[Bounty]] description''.</ref> He was an expert on "forbidden" Hive Arcana; for that reason, he was recruited by the [[Praxic Warlocks|Praxic Warlock]] [[Eriana-3]] to be part of the six [[Guardian]] [[Eris' Fireteam|Fireteam]] who delved into the [[Hellmouth]] in search of [[Crota]]. | '''Toland, the Shattered''' was a [[Warlock]] who studied the [[Darkness]] and eventually went mad, leaving the [[Last City]] in exile.<ref name = "Bounty">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Toland's Legacy]] [[Bounty]] description''.</ref> He was an expert on "forbidden" Hive Arcana; for that reason, he was recruited by the [[Praxic Warlocks|Praxic Warlock]] [[Eriana-3]] to be part of the six [[Guardian]] [[Eris' Fireteam|Fireteam]] who delved into the [[Hellmouth]] in search of [[Crota]]. Considering only [[Eris]] came back alive, he was assumed to be dead, though unlike the other members of the fireteam, his fate was never witnessed by anyone else. Recently, messages purportedly written by Toland have been discovered that indicate he yet survives in the [[Hive]]'s Ascendant Realm. He attempts to communicate to the Guardian by unknown means, as he takes "a debased joy in speaking again to small human-form heads." | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Descent into the Hellmouth=== | ===Descent into the Hellmouth=== | ||
Many of Toland's discoveries survived him via fragments of his journal and the memories of [[Dead Ghost]]s. A whole copy of the Journal was kept by [[Eris Morn]]. His studies led him to conclude that the Darkness was the evolutionary endpoint of the universe, and that its campaign of destruction was to ensure that nothing could ever rise up to challenge it.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Darkness_3|Ghost Fragment: Darkness 3]]''</ref> Toland | Many of Toland's discoveries survived him via fragments of his journal and the memories of [[Dead Ghost]]s. A whole copy of the Journal was kept by [[Eris Morn]]. His studies led him to conclude that the Darkness was the evolutionary endpoint of the universe, and that its campaign of destruction was to ensure that nothing could ever rise up to challenge it.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Darkness_3|Ghost Fragment: Darkness 3]]''</ref> particularly the Deathsong of [[Ir Yût]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ir_Yût,_the_Deathsinger|Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]]''</ref> | ||
Years after Toland's exile and in the aftermath of [[The Great Disaster]], the old Warlock was visited by [[Eriana-3]] and [[Eris Morn]], who were seeking a way to destroy the Hive Prince [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. He revealed to them that Crota could be killed if they were to enter the [[Ascendant Realm]] and slay him within his throne room after defeating his champions. Toland warned them of the many dangers they would face and spoke of the mysterious song sung by the Deathsingers that he wished to understand. Toland decided to join them in their quest to end Crota in order to learn more about the Hive, and they recruited three other Guardians to their mission: the [[Titan]] [[Vell Tarlowe]] and the Hunters [[Sai Mota]] and [[Omar Agah]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota.27s_End|Crota's End]]''</ref> As they prepared for their mission, Toland imparted what he knew of Hive lore to Eris, including his knowledge about the [[Ogre]]s known as the [[Might of Crota]], which would be unleashed when Crota's will was challenged. Eris questioned how he had come by this knowledge, and Toland claimed to have learned it from the [[Darkness]] itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Might_of_Crota|Might of Crota]]''</ref> | |||
His fascination lead him to attempt to "identify [him]self as a friend" to the [[Deathsinger]]. Though the Deathsinger's song destroyed his body, his consciousness survived in the Hive netherworld. | |||
===Journey in the Ascendant Realm=== | ===Journey in the Ascendant Realm=== | ||