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[[File:Crown of Sorrow.jpg|thumb|360px|The Crown of Sorrow]] | [[File:Crown of Sorrow.jpg|thumb|360px|The Crown of Sorrow]] | ||
The '''Crown of Sorrow''' is | The '''Crown of Sorrow''' is [[Hive]] artifact which psionically connects the wearer's mind to those of all nearby [[Hive]], along with granting them access to Hive magics and arcana. It was originally created by the Hive God [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] as part of a trap for the exiled [[Cabal]] [[Emperor Calus]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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{{Quote|I chose Gahlran, and his frailty betrayed us. He was too pure, too alone. Our new guests are neither. A glorious chain of Dark minds. An open mouth for the One in the Darkness, that it may sing in exaltation of my majesty. Greatness recognizes greatness. To invoke the attention of the End, our offer must be great.|Emperor Calus' address to the crew of the Glykon.}} | {{Quote|I chose Gahlran, and his frailty betrayed us. He was too pure, too alone. Our new guests are neither. A glorious chain of Dark minds. An open mouth for the One in the Darkness, that it may sing in exaltation of my majesty. Greatness recognizes greatness. To invoke the attention of the End, our offer must be great.|Emperor Calus' address to the crew of the Glykon.}} | ||
Following the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]], Calus had his [[Psion]] [[Councilor]]s psychically alter the Crown from its original purpose. Now gilded with gold from the Castellum, the exiled emperor sought | Following the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]], Calus had his [[Psion]] [[Councilor]]s psychically alter the Crown from its original purpose. Now gilded with gold from the Castellum, the exiled emperor sought to use the Crown on captive, undead [[Scorn]] as vessels to commune with the [[Witness|Voice in the Darkness]].<ref name="ENTRY 6">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 6 - Excess of Avarice|ENTRY 6 - Excess of Avarice]]''</ref> Lacking a means to enable the psychic link, Calus introduced mycelial [[Egregore]] spores to the Crown.<ref name="Duality Memory 8">'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OIcERTaGz4 Duality | Eighth Repressed Memory]''</ref> Instead of controlling the mind of the bearer, it would now meld the Scorn's thoughts into a gestalt consciousness and broadcast them across dimensions.<ref name="Presage Final">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K8TWaIUwGY Presage | The Crown of Sorrow]''</ref> | ||
The Crown was shipped aboard the ''[[Glykon Volatus]]'' along with Calus's scribe [[Amsot]], numerous Psion Councilors and [[Katabasis]] in preparation for its grand experiment | The Crown was shipped aboard the ''[[Glykon Volatus]]'' along with Calus's scribe [[Amsot]], numerous Psion Councilors and [[Katabasis]] in preparation for its grand experiment, which was to happen at the planet-sized Darkness anomaly located where [[Mars]] once was. Once the Glykon crossed into the anomaly, the councilors placed their hands on the Crown and focused their cognition through it. They pried open the Scorn's collective synaptic pathways and sewed them into the fabric of the anomaly's memetic sphere. The first communion was initially a failure, as Calus' call was unanswered.<ref name="ENTRY 6"/> Many failed attempts to repeat the communion saw the Crown's golden surface tarnished by Egregore spores, having burrowed its way into the crown's precious metal adornments since the last communion attempt. The final attempt, however, saw the councilors incinerated as the Glykon was pulled beyond the anomaly's event horizon before it impacted and ran adrift between dimensions.<ref name="ENTRY 8">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall|ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall]]''</ref> Calus could hear the entity's thoughts calling through the Crown of Sorrow, beckoning him to the anomaly in [[Mercury|Mercury's]] absence,<ref name="Duality Memory 9">'''Bungie (2022/05/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]]'', ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEu2P6kwWZY Duality | Ninth Repressed Memory]''</ref> before he himself was spirited away.<ref name="ENTRY 8"/> | ||
Katabasis and his Loyalist crew were left behind to fend for themselves against the rampant Scorn as the interior of the Glykon was infested with Egregore spores and constantly shifting within the anomaly. His Psion cohort [[Qinziq]] had formulated a plan to return the Glykon back to their reality by severing the Crown's connection to the Scorn. Katabasis, along with Qinziq, [[Bahr'Toran]] and fifteen of their soldiers stormed the ship's bridge where they made their last stand against waves of Scorn. Qinzig sacrifices herself to the Egregore-infested Crown only to cries out in agony as she is engulfed in black flames and subsequently perish on the spot.<ref name="ENTRY 10">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel|ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel]]''</ref> The remainder of the Loyalists would all die out at the hands of the Scorn that last [[Locus of Communion|beared]] the crown and Katabasis having killed his ghost [[Gilgamesh]] before his final death.<ref name="ENTRY 12">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife|ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife]]''</ref> | Katabasis and his Loyalist crew were left behind to fend for themselves against the rampant Scorn as the interior of the Glykon was infested with Egregore spores and constantly shifting within the anomaly. His Psion cohort [[Qinziq]] had formulated a plan to return the Glykon back to their reality by severing the Crown's connection to the Scorn. Katabasis, along with Qinziq, [[Bahr'Toran]] and fifteen of their soldiers stormed the ship's bridge where they made their last stand against waves of Scorn. Qinzig sacrifices herself to the Egregore-infested Crown only to cries out in agony as she is engulfed in black flames and subsequently perish on the spot.<ref name="ENTRY 10">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel|ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel]]''</ref> The remainder of the Loyalists would all die out at the hands of the Scorn that last [[Locus of Communion|beared]] the crown and Katabasis having killed his ghost [[Gilgamesh]] before his final death.<ref name="ENTRY 12">'''Bungie (2019/02/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'', ''Lore:[[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife|ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife]]''</ref> | ||
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*The basic design of the Crown of Sorrow is vaguely similar to the headdresses of South American civilisations such as the Inca and Aztec. | *The basic design of the Crown of Sorrow is vaguely similar to the headdresses of South American civilisations such as the Inca and Aztec. | ||
*When Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer is killed, the Crown of Sorrow crashes on the ground and the player can crouch walk under it and see the Hive runes that allow Savathûn, the Witch-Queen to control the wearer. Central among them is what could possibly be the insignia of Savathûn;<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/byzf5k/hive_runes_inside_the_crown_of_sorrow/</ref> though the symbol provided with the announcement of ''[[The Witch Queen]]'' is most likely the sigil of the Queen, and it does not align with the Crown of Sorrow rune. | *When Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer is killed, the Crown of Sorrow crashes on the ground and the player can crouch walk under it and see the Hive runes that allow Savathûn, the Witch-Queen to control the wearer. Central among them is what could possibly be the insignia of Savathûn;<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/byzf5k/hive_runes_inside_the_crown_of_sorrow/</ref> though the symbol provided with the announcement of ''[[The Witch Queen]]'' is most likely the sigil of the Queen, and it does not align with the Crown of Sorrow rune. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||