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[[File:Dreadnaught - Umbral Causeway.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The Court of Oryx.]] | [[File:Dreadnaught - Umbral Causeway.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The Court of Oryx.]] | ||
{{quote|The Court of Oryx. The most powerful of his army. He would hold the Court in reserve. Allow the mass of the Hive to tear down a world. Then, he would open the gates and unleash the Court upon a weary and battle-scarred race. Fear is a powerful weapon, and one the King uses all too well. |[[Toland]]'s Journal}} | {{quote|The Court of Oryx. The most powerful of his army. He would hold the Court in reserve. Allow the mass of the Hive to tear down a world. Then, he would open the gates and unleash the Court upon a weary and battle-scarred race. Fear is a powerful weapon, and one the King uses all too well. |[[Toland]]'s Journal}} | ||
The '''Court of Oryx''', the High War, | The '''Court of Oryx''', the '''High War''', is the [[Ascendant realm|throne world]] of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], as well as the King's personal entourage. It consists of some of Oryx's most powerful [[Blood of Oryx|champions]]. When the Hive invaded a world, the Court would be held in reserve until the end, when they would be unleashed to deliver the killing blow to a battle-scarred and weakened civilization.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> The Court also represented a vital source of tribute to Oryx, keeping his [[worm]] sated.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Taken_King#Court_of_Oryx|Court of Oryx]]''</ref> Anyone could come and challenge Oryx or his courtiers to prove oneself worthy by the rules of the Sword Logic.<ref name="The High War">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXII:_The_High_War|XXII: The High War]]''</ref> | ||
In ''[[Destiny]]'': ''[[The Taken King]]'' Guardians could summon Oryx's champions and fight them on the [[Dreadnaught]] in the form of a [[Public Event]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{quote|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 [[Worm|gods]].|[[Oryx, the Taken King|Auryx, King of the Hive]]}} | {{quote|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 [[Worm|gods]].|[[Oryx, the Taken King|Auryx, King of the Hive]]}} | ||
Oryx established the High War 20,000 years after the fall of [[Fundament]], when the [[Hive]] encountered alien life for the first time beyond their homeworld.<ref | Oryx established the High War 20,000 years after the fall of [[Fundament]], when the [[Hive]] encountered alien life for the first time beyond their homeworld.<ref name="The High War" /> Members of the Court fought during the [[Golden Amputation]], and the Court itself was briefly usurped by Savathûn and Xivu Arath during their attempted coup afterwards.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden amputation|XXX: a golden amputation]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVI:_Eater_of_Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref> The Court was the first to hear of Oryx's plan to move his throne world into a [[Dreadnaught]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLI:_Dreadnaught|XLI: Dreadnaught]]''</ref> It later pulled down the Gift Mast, signifying the end of the [[Harmony]] civilization.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLVI:_The_Gift_Mast|XLVI: The Gift Mast]]''</ref> | ||
In contemplation, Oryx realized that he had come to depend too strongly on his Court and other large sources of tribute for survival. He accepted that if the High War was destroyed, his own death would shortly follow, and reasoned that this was proper: if the Court fell, it meant they had been weak, and if the Court was weak, then he had been a bad king.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#L:_Wormfood|L: Wormfood]]''</ref> | In contemplation, Oryx realized that he had come to depend too strongly on his Court and other large sources of tribute for survival. He accepted that if the High War was destroyed, his own death would shortly follow, and reasoned that this was proper: if the Court fell, it meant they had been weak, and if the Court was weak, then he had been a bad king.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#L:_Wormfood|L: Wormfood]]''</ref> | ||
The court consisted of Oryx's champions, but also his family: niece [[Balwûr]] and nephew [[Malok, Pride of Oryx|Malok]], granddaughter [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], and children [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]], [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] and at one point [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. | |||
==Complement== | ==Complement== | ||
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===Tier 1 and 2 Bosses=== | ===Tier 1 and 2 Bosses=== | ||
*[[Alzok Däl]], [[Gornuk Däl]], and [[Zyrok Däl]] | *[[Alzok Däl]], [[Gornuk Däl]], and [[Zyrok Däl]] — a trio of [[Wizard]]s that can revive each other if they aren't killed quickly enough. | ||
*[[Bracus Horu'usk]] | *[[Bracus Horu'usk]] — a Taken [[Centurion]] whose shield can only be taken down by eliminating all enemies. | ||
*[[Cra'adug]] and [[Mengoor]]—two Knights (one Hive, one Taken) whose shields only weaken when they are in close proximity to each other. | *[[Cra'adug]] and [[Mengoor]]—two Knights (one Hive, one Taken) whose shields only weaken when they are in close proximity to each other. | ||
*[[Krughor]] | *[[Krughor]] — an [[Ogre]] that can only have its shield brought down by [[Cursed Thrall]] explosions. | ||
*[[Vorlog]] | *[[Vorlog]] — a [[Knight]] with rotating shield types. | ||
*[[Lokaar]] | *[[Lokaar]] — a Wizard that will keep teleporting around the arena | ||
===Tier 3 Bosses=== | ===Tier 3 Bosses=== | ||
The Tier 3 boss rotates every week. | The Tier 3 boss rotates every week. | ||
*[[Balwûr]] | *[[Balwûr]] — a Wizard who constantly casts poison on the whole arena. Killing Acolytes helps create safe zones that the players can stand in. | ||
*[[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]] | *[[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]] — a giant Knight who is almost identical to [[Crota]]. Like Crota, he can only be killed using a sword that appears in the middle of the arena. However, players also need to defeat the Wizards and Ogres that appear to make him vulnerable. | ||
*[[Kagoor]] | *[[Kagoor]] — a Taken Wizard that is only vulnerable after her Ogre has been defeated. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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[[Category:Activities]] | [[Category:Activities]] | ||
[[Category:Dreadnaught]] | [[Category:Dreadnaught]] | ||
[[Category:Hive]] | |||