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{{quote|Without victory, we cannot go home!|Primus A'arn<ref name="Silence">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Silence of A'arn]]''</ref>}} | {{quote|Without victory, we cannot go home!|Primus A'arn<ref name="Silence">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Silence of A'arn]]''</ref>}} | ||
While the Cabal are a militaristic species with a penchant for conquest, as evident by the existence of the [[Psion]] client race, their exact motivation for coming to the Solar System is unclear. They have a fascination with the [[Vex]] and their technology<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Vertigo|Vertigo]]''</ref>, as evidenced by their heavy presence at numerous Vex sites across [[Mars]], such as the gate to the [[Black Garden]] and the spire that unlocks it. The Cabal also sent an expedition to [[Mercury]] to investigate a Vex structure known as [[Vertigo]], but the members of the expedition disappeared under mysterious circumstances without a trace.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> It is unknown if the Cabal have attempted to visit any other worlds apart from Mercury. | While the Cabal are a militaristic species with a penchant for conquest, as evident by the existence of the [[Psion]] client race, their exact motivation for coming to the Solar System is unclear. They have a fascination with the [[Vex]] and their technology<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Vertigo|Vertigo]]''</ref>, as evidenced by their heavy presence at numerous Vex sites across [[Mars]], such as the gate to the [[Black Garden]] and the spire that unlocks it. The Cabal also sent an expedition to [[Mercury]] to investigate a Vex structure known as [[Vertigo]], but the members of the expedition disappeared under mysterious circumstances without a trace.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> It is unknown if the Cabal have attempted to visit any other worlds apart from Mercury, Mars, Io and Nessus. | ||
When a Cabal army goes to war it is exiled from the Empire, and is not permitted to return unless victory is secured.<ref name="Shield">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: The Taken King, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shield Brothers]] dialogue</ref> This presumably provides Cabal troops with the incentive and motivation needed to endure long-term campaigns, though they can still wear down eventually.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Sand_Eaters|Sand Eaters]]''</ref> Those on Mars showed signs of exhaustion as they were forced to fend off endless Vex assaults in addition to devastating Guardian strikes. | When a Cabal army goes to war it is exiled from the Empire, and is not permitted to return unless victory is secured.<ref name="Shield">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: The Taken King, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shield Brothers]] dialogue</ref> This presumably provides Cabal troops with the incentive and motivation needed to endure long-term campaigns, though they can still wear down eventually.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Sand_Eaters|Sand Eaters]]''</ref> Those on Mars showed signs of exhaustion as they were forced to fend off endless Vex assaults in addition to devastating Guardian strikes. | ||