Crown of Sorrow: Difference between revisions

{{Quote|Gahlran believed the Crown made the Hive his. Now he is [mine].|[[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen|The Witch]], Insidious.}}

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 meant to serve 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 be strong willed and wear the crown as his anointed Sorrow-Bearer.<ref name="Shadow Plate"/>  

The Crown would drive the unwilling Gahlran insane as he took control over the imprisoned Hive, creating a [[Kingdom of Sorrow]] within the depths of Calus' treasure vaults 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 was then recovered by [[The Guardian]] after the raid and presented to either [[Benedict 99-40]] or [[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>

{{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.}}

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"/>  

[[The Guardian]] would locate the Crown of Sorrow aboard the Glykon, which was recovered and relocated to the [[Last City]] at the behest of [[Osiris]] (whom [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] was posing as at the time).<ref name="Presage Final"/>

===H.E.L.M.===

{{Quote|The Crown of Sorrow was once forged by Savathûn's hand, designed as a psychic prison, binding the mind of its bearer to her will. Now it serves a new witch.|Eris Morn after her binding ritual.}}

==Trivia==