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The '''Books of Sorrow''' are a compendium of the [[Hive]]'s history, written by [[Oryx, the Taken King]], stretching back before the dawn of [[humanity]] when the Founders of the Hive lived as mortals on [[Fundament]], a gas giant similar to [[Jupiter]], before they rose up and became gods of war. | The '''Books of Sorrow''' are a compendium of the [[Hive]]'s history, written by [[Oryx, the Taken King]], stretching back before the dawn of [[humanity]] when the Founders of the Hive lived as mortals on [[Fundament]], a gas giant similar to [[Jupiter]], before they rose up and became gods of war. | ||
Excerpts of the Books can be recovered by discovering [[Calcified Fragment]]s aboard the [[Dreadnaught]]. For the full record of the Books of Sorrow, please visit the [[Grimoire]] page, where they can be found under ''Enemies > Books of Sorrow''. For the first and last Verses, see ''Enemies > Darkness''. <ref>[[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]]</ref> | Excerpts of the Books can be recovered by discovering [[Calcified Fragment]]s aboard the [[Dreadnaught]]. For the full record of the Books of Sorrow, please visit the [[Grimoire]] page, where they can be found under ''Enemies > Books of Sorrow''. For the first and last Verses, see ''Enemies > Darkness''.<ref name="Books">[[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]]</ref><ref>''[[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Calcified Fragments: Curiosity & Insight]]''</ref> | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
It is mentioned in Verse XLVI (46) that there are five Books of Sorrow, with XLVI being the center. If the different individual books are to be determined, the following synopsis has attempted to divide them based on subject matter, with bracket links to each subject: | It is mentioned in Verse XLVI (46) that there are five Books of Sorrow, with XLVI being the center. If the different individual books are to be determined, the following synopsis has attempted to divide them based on subject matter, with bracket links to each subject: | ||
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Curiosity]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XIX:_Crusaders|XIX]]) Twenty of the Verses detail the lives of the proto-Hive sisters Xi Ro, Aurash, and Sathona on Fundament, their meeting with the Leviathan and the Worm Gods, eventual dominion over the Jovian world and destruction of the Ammonites. They emerge as Xivu Arath, Auryx, and Savathûn. In the process they discover the Ascendant plane and begin the hunt for the Traveler. | # ([[Books_of_Sorrow#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Curiosity]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XIX:_Crusaders|XIX]]) Twenty of the Verses detail the lives of the proto-Hive sisters Xi Ro, Aurash, and Sathona on Fundament, their meeting with the Leviathan and the Worm Gods, eventual dominion over the Jovian world and destruction of the Ammonites. They emerge as Xivu Arath, Auryx, and Savathûn. In the process they discover the Ascendant plane and begin the hunt for the Traveler. | ||
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XX:_Hive|XX]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXIV:_THE_SCREAM|XXIV]]) Five Verses afterward describes the Hive's maturation into the feared conquerors they became later known as, destroying the Qugu species, developing the Sword Logic and their "throne worlds", little pockets of reality carved into the Ascendant plane; and Auryx, the Hive King, realizing the consequences of their bargain. | # ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XX:_Hive|XX]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXIV:_THE_SCREAM|XXIV]]) Five Verses afterward describes the Hive's maturation into the feared conquerors they became later known as, destroying the Qugu species, developing the Sword Logic and their "throne worlds", little pockets of reality carved into the Ascendant plane; and Auryx, the Hive King, realizing the consequences of their bargain. | ||
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XXV:_Dictata_ir_Dakaua|XXV]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX]]) Five Verses detail their war against the Ecumene, a monolithic galactic civilization comprised of hundreds of species. At first the war goes well for the Hive but they soon crumble as the Ecumene unleashes their mastery over nature against them; Auryx finds the secret to Taking wills, and turns the tide of the war, resurrecting his sisters, and exterminating the Ecumene. At this point he becomes Oryx, the Taken King. The tribute system and Hive hierarchy is developed. | # ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XXV:_Dictata_ir_Dakaua|XXV]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX]]) Five Verses detail their war against the Ecumene, a monolithic galactic civilization comprised of hundreds of species. At first the war goes well for the Hive but they soon crumble as the Ecumene unleashes their mastery over nature against them; Auryx finds the secret to Taking wills, and turns the tide of the war, resurrecting his sisters, and exterminating the Ecumene. At this point he becomes Oryx, the Taken King. The tribute system and Hive hierarchy is developed. | ||
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden_amputation|XXX]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XLIII:_End_of_Failed_Timeline|XLIII]]) Fourteen Verses recount the Hive's destruction of the Taishibethi, Oryx's communion with the Darkness itself following, his sisters' plots against him, and his children; plus the Hive's encounters with the Vex (which include the Vex discovering the Sword Logic), and creation of the Dreadnaught. Oryx's son, Crota, is thrown out to prove himself because of his causation of the Vex invasion. | # ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden_amputation|XXX]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#XLIII:_End_of_Failed_Timeline|XLIII]]) Fourteen Verses recount the Hive's destruction of the Taishibethi, Oryx's communion with the Darkness itself following, his sisters' plots against him, and his children; plus the Hive's encounters with the Vex (which include the Vex discovering the Sword Logic), and creation of the Dreadnaught. Oryx's son, Crota, is thrown out to prove himself because of his causation of the Vex invasion. | ||
# ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XLIV:_strict_proof_eternal|XLIV]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#Calcified_Fragments:_Insight|Insight]]) Eight Verses records the destruction of the Harmony, the separation of the Hive siblings; and Oryx's private thoughts on his journey and conquests. He makes plans for his eventual defeat, knowing that his work will be completed regardless if he lives or dies. | # ([[Books_of_Sorrow#XLIV:_strict_proof_eternal|XLIV]] - [[Books_of_Sorrow#Calcified_Fragments:_Insight|Insight]]) Eight Verses records the destruction of the Harmony, the separation of the Hive siblings; and Oryx's private thoughts on his journey and conquests. He makes plans for his eventual defeat, knowing that his work will be completed regardless if he lives or dies. | ||
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===XVI: The Sword Logic=== | ===XVI: The Sword Logic=== | ||
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The Worms address Auryx directly. They tell him that the Ammonite have begun using "''paracausal weapons''", meaning powers like those of the Deep and the Sky, which are superordinate to physics; and that the source of these powers and weapons is the Traveler, "''the Sky's bait star''", and offer to equip Auryx with what will become known as Hive magic—not the Deep itself, but a way of calling upon its power. | The Worms address Auryx directly. They tell him that the Ammonite have begun using "''paracausal weapons''", meaning powers like those of the Deep and the Sky, which are superordinate to physics; and that the source of these powers and weapons is the Traveler, "''the Sky's bait star''", and offer to equip Auryx with what will become known as Hive magic—not the Deep itself, but a way of calling upon its power. | ||