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==History== | ==History== | ||
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The crown was first left on a stray [[War moon]],<ref name="Shadow Greaves">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Greaves|Shadow's Greaves]]''</ref> which was claimed as an [[athenaeum world]] by Calus' [[Loyalist]] [[Cabal]].<ref name="Shadow Gauntlets">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Gauntlets|Shadow's Gauntlets]]''</ref> It was then | The crown was first left on a stray [[War moon]],<ref name="Shadow Greaves">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Greaves|Shadow's Greaves]]''</ref> which was claimed as an [[athenaeum world]] by Calus' [[Loyalist]] [[Cabal]].<ref name="Shadow Gauntlets">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Gauntlets|Shadow's Gauntlets]]''</ref> It was then located by [[Katabasis]], a [[Hunter]]-turned [[Shadows of Calus|Shadow]] who helped found the crown and delivered to the former emperor.<ref name="Shadow Mask">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Silence Suit#Shadow's Mask|Shadow's Mask]]''</ref> | ||
When it was delivered, the [[Psion]]s studying the crown guessed that it was crafted in imitation of the [[Oryx, the Taken King|Taken King]]'s power to compel wills.<ref name="Shadow Greaves"/> Upon analysis, however, it was discovered that the crown served as a surveillance device, feeding all sorts of data to the Witch Queen deep within the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]].<ref name="Shadow Gauntlets"/> Calus, wanting a [[Shadow]] to control the [[Hive]] imprisoned within the [[Menagerie]],<ref name="Shadow Gloves">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Judgment Suit#Shadow's Gloves|Shadow's Gloves]]''</ref> had bred a [[Ceremonial Bather]] in the Royal Pools of [[The Leviathan|Leviathan]] named [[Gahlran]] to wear the crown as his anointed Sorrow-Bearer.<ref name="Shadow Plate"/> | When it was delivered, the [[Psion]]s studying the crown guessed that it was crafted in imitation of the [[Oryx, the Taken King|Taken King]]'s power to compel wills.<ref name="Shadow Greaves"/> Upon analysis, however, it was discovered that the crown served as a surveillance device, feeding all sorts of data to the Witch Queen deep within the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]].<ref name="Shadow Gauntlets"/> Calus, wanting a [[Shadow]] to control the [[Hive]] imprisoned within the [[Menagerie]],<ref name="Shadow Gloves">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Judgment Suit#Shadow's Gloves|Shadow's Gloves]]''</ref> had bred a [[Ceremonial Bather]] in the Royal Pools of [[The Leviathan|Leviathan]] named [[Gahlran]] to wear the crown as his anointed Sorrow-Bearer.<ref name="Shadow Plate"/> | ||
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Calus met with the newly born Gahlran and had his Psion [[Councilor]]s present the massive, plated helm to him from above. As they lower the crown, Gahlran heard a litany of voices shouting down at him from inside the artifact as it slowly descended. Despite his protests, Galhran is forced by the Psions to don the Hive artifact, which would meld his mind with a hundred billion [[Hive]] throughout the Leviathan.<ref name="Am I to Cast a Shadow?">'''Bungie (2019/06/03)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Season_of_Opulence#"Am_I_to_Cast_a_Shadow?"|"Am_I_to_Cast_a_Shadow?"]]''</ref> Wearing the crown, however, revealed a more sinister purpose: to subvert the wearer's mind to the Witch Queen's will using Hive glyphs etched into a viral language within the crown's interior.<ref name="Shadow Plate">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Plate|Shadow's Plate]]''</ref> | Calus met with the newly born Gahlran and had his Psion [[Councilor]]s present the massive, plated helm to him from above. As they lower the crown, Gahlran heard a litany of voices shouting down at him from inside the artifact as it slowly descended. Despite his protests, Galhran is forced by the Psions to don the Hive artifact, which would meld his mind with a hundred billion [[Hive]] throughout the Leviathan.<ref name="Am I to Cast a Shadow?">'''Bungie (2019/06/03)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Season_of_Opulence#"Am_I_to_Cast_a_Shadow?"|"Am_I_to_Cast_a_Shadow?"]]''</ref> Wearing the crown, however, revealed a more sinister purpose: to subvert the wearer's mind to the Witch Queen's will using Hive glyphs etched into a viral language within the crown's interior.<ref name="Shadow Plate">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Shadow's Plate|Shadow's Plate]]''</ref> | ||
The Crown would drive the unwilling Gahlran insane until his death at the hands of a six-manned fireteam of [[Guardians]], rendering the helm inert without a bearer.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Raid: [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Crown of Sorrow]]''</ref> It is then recovered by [[The Guardian]] after the raid and presented to [[Werner 99-40]].<ref name="Crown of Sorrow Completion">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/werner-99-40-crown-of-sorrow-raid-complete Crown of Sorrow Completion]''</ref> While the Crown of Sorrow was back in the Cabal's possession, Calus had his Psions continue to telepathically analyze it for additional traps.<ref name="Shadow Grips">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Silence Suit#Shadow's Grips|Shadow's Grips]]''</ref> | The Crown would drive the unwilling Gahlran insane until his death at the hands of a six-manned fireteam of [[Guardians]], rendering the helm inert without a bearer.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Raid: [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Crown of Sorrow]]''</ref> It is then recovered by [[The Guardian]] after the raid and presented to [[Werner 99-40]].<ref name="Crown of Sorrow Completion">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/werner-99-40-crown-of-sorrow-raid-complete Crown of Sorrow Completion]''</ref> While the Crown of Sorrow was back in the Cabal's possession, Calus had his Psions continue to telepathically analyze it for additional traps.<ref name="Shadow Grips">'''Bungie (2019/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]]'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Item Description: [[Shadow of Silence Suit#Shadow's Grips|Shadow's Grips]]''</ref> | ||
===Presage=== | ===Presage=== | ||