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{{quote|Whispered lore and fragmentary theories suggest that Crota represents a distinct class of Hive entities, not resident in our material world. My latest synthesis of this scattered esoterica suggests that Crota's 'home' is a universe created or remade by his power and occupied by Hive organisms of immense age.|[[Ikora Rey]]}}<ref name="Crota">Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies/Exalted Hive#Crota,_Son_of_Oryx|Crota, Son of Oryx]]</ref> | {{quote|Whispered lore and fragmentary theories suggest that Crota represents a distinct class of Hive entities, not resident in our material world. My latest synthesis of this scattered esoterica suggests that Crota's 'home' is a universe created or remade by his power and occupied by Hive organisms of immense age.|[[Ikora Rey]]}}<ref name="Crota">Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies/Exalted Hive#Crota,_Son_of_Oryx|Crota, Son of Oryx]]</ref> | ||
An '''Ascendant Realm''' | An '''Ascendant Realm''' (also known as a '''throne world''') is an alternate dimension ruled by the gods of the [[Hive]].<ref name="sorrows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref><ref name="Crota"/> Each of the gods of the Hive—[[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], [[Savathûn]], [[Xivu Arath]], and [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]—rules their own Ascendant Realm, where they have absolute power over it through the Sword-Logic. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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The Ascendant plane was first discovered by Auryx when Savathûn killed him for negotiating with the [[Ammonite]]s, and the innate power it held when the Worm Gods told him to slay his children and observe the effects.<ref name="sorrows"/> These realms would prove to be a boon in the Hive's quest for immortality as they warred amongst themselves to deepen their power and understanding<ref name="sorrows"/> and during the war with the [[Ecumene]]<ref name="sorrows"/>, giving them a place in which to recover. | The Ascendant plane was first discovered by Auryx when Savathûn killed him for negotiating with the [[Ammonite]]s, and the innate power it held when the Worm Gods told him to slay his children and observe the effects.<ref name="sorrows"/> These realms would prove to be a boon in the Hive's quest for immortality as they warred amongst themselves to deepen their power and understanding<ref name="sorrows"/> and during the war with the [[Ecumene]]<ref name="sorrows"/>, giving them a place in which to recover. | ||
Only | Only five times were recorded in which these Realms were breached: the [[Vex]]; the Harmony wish-dragons; and the [[Guardian]]s of [[Earth]]. The Vex were let into the High War by Savathûn tricking her nephew and proved difficult to dislodge.<ref name="sorrows"/> Later the Harmony wish-dragons stalemated with Xivu Arath until her sister came to her aid.<ref name="sorrows"/> Finally, billions of years later, Crota's own realm was [[Crota's End|breached]] and the God-Prince killed<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities/Raids#Crota.27s_End|Crota's End]]''</ref>; and Oryx's invaded twice by Guardians, who first [[Regicide|killed]] his material form and later [[King's Fall|hunted]] his true self to extinction.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-15-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities/Raids#King.27s_Fall|King's Fall]]''</ref> | ||
==Known Ascendant Realms== | ==Known Ascendant Realms== | ||