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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''' (also known as a '''throne''', '''throne world''', '''sword world'''<ref name="King">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXVIII:_King_of_Shapes|XXVIII: King of Shapes]]''</ref>) is an alternate dimension ruled by the gods of the [[Hive]].<ref name="Weak">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVII:_The_Weakest_Verse|XVII: The Weakest Verse]]''</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 Throne World within the Ascendant Realm, where they have absolute power over it through the Sword-Logic. The [[Worm|Worm Gods]] of the Hive also dwell in a deeper part of the Ascendant Realm, much closer to [[Darkness|The Deep]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIX:_Crusaders|XIX: Crusaders]]''</ref> | An '''Ascendant Realm''' (also known as a '''throne''', '''throne world''', '''sword world'''<ref name="King">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXVIII:_King_of_Shapes|XXVIII: King of Shapes]]''</ref>, or '''netherworld'''<ref name="Carved">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref>) is an alternate dimension ruled by the gods of the [[Hive]].<ref name="Weak">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVII:_The_Weakest_Verse|XVII: The Weakest Verse]]''</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 Throne World within the Ascendant Realm, where they have absolute power over it through the Sword-Logic. The [[Worm|Worm Gods]] of the Hive also dwell in a deeper part of the Ascendant Realm, much closer to [[Darkness|The Deep]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIX:_Crusaders|XIX: Crusaders]]''</ref> | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
If one of the Hive Gods is slain in the material world, their soul will pass to their Ascendant Realm, where they will regain their strength until they can re-enter the material world.<ref name="Weak"/> The lesser Hive may enter the Ascendant Realm,<ref name="Crota"/> but only if they are [[Ascendant Hive]], those Hive warriors who command legions of lesser warriors and can pay a tithe of death and destruction to the Hive god who rules them.<ref name="Carved" | If one of the Hive Gods is slain in the material world, their soul will pass to their Ascendant Realm, where they will regain their strength until they can re-enter the material world.<ref name="Weak"/> The lesser Hive may enter the Ascendant Realm,<ref name="Crota"/> but only if they are [[Ascendant Hive]], those Hive warriors who command legions of lesser warriors and can pay a tithe of death and destruction to the Hive god who rules them.<ref name="Carved"/> | ||
They are completely immune to the effects of paracausal weaponry, such as the [[Harbinger]]s of the [[Awoken]], being miniature universes created from the mind of their resident god.<ref name="Weak"/> If the god is killed, they persist still as all Ascendant Realms are located and connected on the "ascendant plane".<ref name ="Hellmouth">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Hellmouth|Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth]]''</ref> Ascendant Realms have a connection to [[The Darkness|the Deep]], with the [[Worm#Worm_Gods|Worm God]]s and Oryx knowing how to go there.<ref name="King"/> | They are completely immune to the effects of paracausal weaponry, such as the [[Harbinger]]s of the [[Awoken]], being miniature universes created from the mind of their resident god.<ref name="Weak"/> If the god is killed, they persist still as all Ascendant Realms are located and connected on the "ascendant plane".<ref name ="Hellmouth">'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Hellmouth|Ghost Fragment: The Hellmouth]]''</ref> Ascendant Realms have a connection to [[The Darkness|the Deep]], with the [[Worm#Worm_Gods|Worm God]]s and Oryx knowing how to go there.<ref name="King"/> | ||