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The '''City''' is the final bastion of [[Human|humanity]]. Located somewhere on [[Earth]], | The '''City''' is the final bastion of [[Human|humanity]]. Located somewhere on [[Earth]], the City was built and is located directly under the floating [[Traveler]] to take advantage of its protective shields.<ref name="city">[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/destiny#page=story&panel=story-The-City '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''': ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref> The City was slowly rebuilt after the [[Collapse]]<ref name = "Shooter"/>, marking the end of the [[Dark Age]] and the beginning of the [[City Age]]; countless wars were fought to keep the peace, and from this era of strife rose the [[Guardian]]s.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> Surrounding it is a massive wall built by the first [[Titan]]s to assist in keeping out enemies. Along this wall is the [[Tower]], the headquarters for the Guardians.<ref name = "Shooter">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-17-destiny-bungie-unveils-its-shared-world-shooter '''Eurogamer.net''': ''Destiny: Bungie unveils its shared-world shooter'']</ref> They have defended the City for centuries, but this defense cannot last indefinately.<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref> | ||
The City is inhabited by humans, [[Awoken]] and [[Exo]]s, who worked together in the time following the Golden Age to build the city and its defenses.<ref name="city"/> Character interactions indicate that the City is ruled by a royal family, but there are also multiple factions vying for control.<ref name = "Alpha"/> | The City is inhabited by humans, [[Awoken]] and [[Exo]]s, who worked together in the time following the Golden Age to build the city and its defenses.<ref name="city"/> Character interactions indicate that the City is ruled by a royal family, but there are also multiple factions vying for control.<ref name = "Alpha"/> | ||