Blood of Oryx

Blood of Oryx
Purpose:	Servants of Oryx, the Taken King
Champion(s):	Oryx, the Taken King† Crota, Son of Oryx † Ecthar, Sword of Oryx† Warpriest† Ir Anûk, Deathsinger† Ir Halak, Deathsinger† Golgoroth†
Realm:	Cosmodrome Shrine of Oryx Dreadnaught

"They are the shadow of an unknown master, harbingers of a power beyond anything we've faced."

— Master Rahool

The Blood of Oryx is a Hive sect who act as the direct servants of Oryx, the Taken King. They are distinguishable by their purple colouring.

They are the primary force aboard the Dreadnaught and can be found in the Skywatch on Earth protecting Omnigul efforts to breed more Spawn of Crota in order to rebuild Crota's army.

History

Ancient History

The Court of Oryx

"I shall establish a court, and whoever comes into this court may challenge me. My court will be the High War. It will be a killing ground and a school of the sword logic we have learned from our gods."

— Auryx, King of the Hive

Following the Hive’s war with the Ecumene, Oryx created the Court of Oryx, a group of Ascendant Hive comprised of his most powerful champions. They commanded legions and were capable of creating their own Throne's which earned them the right to enter Ascendant Realms due to their dedication to the Deep. Krughor, a spawn of Savathûn was the first Ascendant Hive raised into Oryx's court. Later Oryx decreed a tithe system where each Hive would kill their enemies, take some to feed their own worm, and tithe the rest to their superior. This tribute chain went from the Knights and Wizards to their respective Ascendant Hive and lastly their God-kings.

Ten thousand years later, The Hive entered a war with the Taishibethi by sending Taken to blight their worlds and War Moons to ram their orbitals and star webs. Krughor instigated the invasion with legions of Cursed Thrall, while the Warpriest obliterated the Taishibethi counterattack. Mengoor and Cra'adug led an army to the Raven Bridge and killing Taishibethi for a decade. Later they were punished for tithing their kills to one another and not Oryx. The war came to an end once Oryx took the Emperor Raven and transformed her into the Perfect Raven. Later the Warpriest gained more notoriety after conquering five-hundred and eighty-five worlds from the time of the Golden Amputation.

The Spawn of Oryx

After destroying the Taishibethi, Oryx communed directly with the Deep by using the Tablets of Ruins carved out from the flesh of Akka. However, while speaking to the Deep, Savathûn and Xivu Arath conspired against Oryx to cut off his flow of tribute and steal his Tablets. Fearing that he was becoming a nihilist by wandering within the Deep, Oryx decided to sire his own spawn. After fighting his way back into realspace and defeating his sisters, he spawned Crota, Nokris and the Deathsinger twins, Ir Anûk and Ir Halak.

With the emergence of his new spawn, Oryx raised Crota to be his champion, the "Eater of Hope", traveling to many distant worlds and devouring them on his behalf and chasing after the Traveler. While the Deathsingers refined their Deathsongs and came up with the idea of the Oversoul. Oryx used this concept in his Dreadnaught, making the ship itself into his Oversoul. Further inclusions of his court would include the offsprings of Savathûn, Balwur and Malok, and his foster son Alak-Hul.

At some point Oryx set one of the Tablet of Ruins into Golgoroth; a creation of the traitorous Worm God Xol, as a rebuttal of Crota's demands to claim it. The Ogre, once with the purpose to devour Oryx and his family, would become one of the King's most powerful Hive Champions after the Worm God Eir intervened in its creation into a new shape.

The Shrine of Oryx

The Eye of Oryx, Sardok

"Until the Darkness reigns, the Eyes must never close."

— Grimoire description

Following a lead from the exiled Warlock Osiris, the Guardians searched the darkest corners of the Hellmouth for the fabled Shrine of Oryx. The exact nature of Oryx was once unknown to the Guardians, but the name "Oryx" appeared too often in Hive rituals that it could not be ignored.

As the Guardian breached into the Shrine, Sardok, Eye of Oryx, Hive Champion of the Blood of Oryx is called upon to protect it. Sardok is eventually defeated and the Shrine destroyed. Later it is discovered that Shrines dedicated to Oryx are used by the Hive to communicate with the god-king across the universe and members of the Hive brood are thought to be the direct servants of Oryx himself.

Notable members

Hive Pantheon

• Crota, Son of Oryx
• Nokris, Son of Oryx (exiled)
• Ir Anûk, Deathsinger
• Ir Halak, Deathsinger
• Malok, Pride of Oryx
• Balwûr, Daughter of Savathûn

Ascendant Hive

• Ecthar, Sword of Oryx
• Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota
• Golgoroth
• Warpriest
• Krughor
• Mengoor
• Cra'adug
• Lokaar
• Alzok Däl
• Gornuk Däl
• Zyrok Däl
• Vorlog
• Kagoor
• Servile Ogre

Hive Champions

• Celebrant of Oryx
• Sardok, Eye of Oryx
• Syrok, Word of Oryx
• Adleg, Warden of Oryx
• Heolstor, Warden of Oryx
• Thracu, Warden of Oryx
• Hagrist, Blade's Edge
• Blahgrish
• Kandorak
• Protector of the Will
• Yathbor
• Light-Eater Ogre
• Ultra Knight
• Morgeth, the Spirekeeper (inferred)

Gallery

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  Crota, God-Knight and Hope-Eater

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  Ir Anûk and Ir Halak, Daughters of Oryx

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  Sardok, Eye of Oryx

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  Taken Prince, Malok

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  The Warpriest

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  Golgoroth

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  Sword of Oryx, Ecthar

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  Blood of Oryx Thralls.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
  • The Dark Below
  • The Taken King