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==Recent City Age== | ==Recent City Age== | ||
==='''The [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]'''=== | |||
The [[Kell of Kings]], the [[Kell|ruler]] of the [[House of Kings]], manipulates the combined might of the Fallen Houses into an assault against the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#House of Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref> The battle is joined in [[Twilight Gap]], just outside the City's walls. [[Vanguard Commander]] [[Lord Saladin|Saladin Forge]] coordinates the City's defenses with his students [[Commander Zavala|Zavala]] and [[Lord Shaxx|Shaxx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Iron Banner Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> Though many Guardians fall in the ensuing battle, the united Fallen Houses are driven off with heavy casualties. In the aftermath of the Guardians' hard-won victory, the outermost sections of the City are evacuated and converted into fortifications, and the Vanguard decides to take a more proactive stance in fighting the forces of the Darkness by deploying strike teams against high value enemy targets.<ref name="TCA"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Sanction Six (helmet)]]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Cloak of the Shadowjacks]]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref> | |||
In the aftermath of the Twilight Gap, numerous rogues and outcasts of the Fallen houses band together to form the [[House of Exile]] on the moon and start to plunder the [[Hellmouth|Hive fortress]] there. | |||
==='''[[The Reef Wars]]'''=== | |||
As Twilight Gap rages on Earth, the Awoken of the Reef ally with the [[Nine]] to subdue the powerful [[House of Wolves]]. Battles include the Hildian Campaign and the Raze of Amethyst.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Wolves' Bane]]</ref> After their [[Kell]] [[Virixas, Kell of Wolves|Virixas]] is killed, a brutal civil war among the Wolves ensues which sees [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]] emerge as the new Kell. Following Skolas's capture at the Cybele Uprising, the Wolves surrender and swear fealty to the [[Mara Sov|Queen of the Reef]] rather than be totally destroyed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[House of Wolves Mark]]</ref> The Queen seals their nobility in the [[Prison of Elders]] and allows the rest to serve as her personal guards and servants.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Her Mercy]]</ref> | |||
Following the Reef Wars, the Cabal commander, [[Valus Trau'ug]] attempts to authorize an invasion of the [[Reef]]. When he is denied by his superiors, Trau'ug massacres his own officers in an act of mutiny and leads his most loyal soldiers against the Queen. Trau'ug fails utterly as both he and his [[Broken Legion]] are interned in the Prison of Elders. Their ships end up as part of the Reef. | |||
[[Holborn]]'s Host investigates the [[Dust Palace]] on [[Mars]], seeking a [[Charlemagne|Warmind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Titan|Ghost Fragment: Titan]]''</ref> | |||
==='''Battle of Burning Lake'''=== | |||
The Hive invade Earth and make first contact with the Guardians. Though the Guardians beat them back, [[Shaxx]] unsuccessfully attempts to dissuade the Consensus from ordering a counterattack, realizing that the Hive's power needed to be understood before they could engage. He instead begins developing the lost art of swordsmithing, reverse-engineering the dreaded Hive blades for use by Guardians. | |||
==='''[[The Great Disaster]]'''=== | |||
The Guardians launch an audacious offensive to reclaim the [[Moon]] from the [[Hive]]. The Hive Prince Crota, the son of their God-King Oryx, brutally repels the attack, personally leading the Hive's forces and killing scores of Guardians with his fabled [[Cleaver#Sword of Crota|sword]]. Humbled, the Vanguard orders a full retreat and declares the Moon off-limits, hoping that the Hive will lose interest and refrain from invading Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#The Ocean of Storms|The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms|Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref> | |||
Seeking to avenge their lost allies, [[Eriana-3]] leads a fireteam of Guardians consisting of [[Eris Morn]], [[Vell Tarlowe]], [[Omar Agah]], [[Sai Mota]], and [[Toland, the Shattered]] return to the Moon to hunt down Crota. Though they succeed in destroying Crota's physical form, the Hive catch and preserve his soul. As the Guardians try to flee, they are killed one by one until only Eris remains. Eris survives in the Hive's tunnels for years before escaping and later becoming one of [[Ikora Rey]]'s [[Hidden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Crota's Bane|Crota's Bane]]''</ref> | |||
[[Andal Brask]], the Hunter Vanguard, falls in battle with the vicious Fallen mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks]]. [[Cayde-6]] reluctantly assumes Brask's post in memory of his deceased friend.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Hunter Vanguard|Hunter Vanguard]]''</ref> | |||
The [[Concordat]] faction attempts a coup against the [[Consensus]], fighting a battle against the New Monarchy at [[Bannerfall]]. In the wake of their defeat, the faction is ejected from the City. The [[Vanguard]] and the [[Speaker]] then approve the ascension of the [[Future War Cult]] to replace the Concordat.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost Fragment: The City Age|Ghost Fragment: The City Age]]''</ref> | |||
The once noble hero [[Dredgen Yor]], bearer of the Hand Cannon [[Thorn]], begins his campaign of destruction, murdering fellow Guardians and civilians alike.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost Fragment: Thorn|Ghost Fragment: Thorn]]''</ref> His victims include the [[Crucible]] champion [[Thalor]] and the Hunters [[Jaren Ward]] and [[Pahanin]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Mark of Contention]]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3|Ghost Fragment: The Last Word 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Cloak of Dredgen Yor]]</ref> Yor is finally killed by Ward's son, the Hunter [[Shin Malphur]] and his hand gun [[The Last Word]] after a fateful duel. | |||
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