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'''Dreams of Alpha Lupi''' is a collection of prose found in the [[Grimoire]] cards of ''Destiny''. Parts of it originally appeared in the ''[[Alpha Lupi]]'' ARG that was released prior to the official announcement of the game. | '''Dreams of Alpha Lupi''' is a collection of prose found in the [[Grimoire]] cards of ''Destiny''. Parts of it originally appeared in the ''[[Alpha Lupi]]'' ARG that was released prior to the official announcement of the game. | ||
The work was written by Robert Reed<ref>[https://twitter.com/sethjdickinson/status/1184694475567882241 Seth Dicksinson on Twitter]</ref> and appears to be written from the perspective of the [[Traveler]] (with the possible exception of the verse on the Darkness). | The work was written by Robert Reed<ref>[https://twitter.com/sethjdickinson/status/1184694475567882241 Seth Dicksinson on Twitter]</ref> and appears to be written from the perspective of the [[Traveler]] (with the possible exception of the verse on the [[Darkness]]). | ||
==Entries== | |||
===Earth's Moon=== | ===Earth's Moon=== | ||
The best voices - voices that truly matter - never allow themselves be heard. This lesson is worth learning again and again. | The best voices - voices that truly matter - never allow themselves be heard. This lesson is worth learning again and again. | ||
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===Mercury=== | ===Mercury=== | ||
One face is blistered, the other plunged into a brutal chill. Is this how it's always been? | One face is blistered, the other plunged into a brutal chill. Is this how it's always been? | ||
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===Venus=== | ===Venus=== | ||
You see history hidden between the barren rocks and within the high acid clouds. You see the ruin ready to claim its birthright. | You see history hidden between the barren rocks and within the high acid clouds. You see the ruin ready to claim its birthright. | ||
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===The Sun=== | ===The Sun=== | ||
The blaze sits inside a nest of little worlds, still too distant to share its heat but plainly staring out at you. A face emerges, drawn from plasmas and radiation... | The blaze sits inside a nest of little worlds, still too distant to share its heat but plainly staring out at you. A face emerges, drawn from plasmas and radiation... | ||
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===Mars=== | ===Mars=== | ||
Life waits inside this world's bones. | Life waits inside this world's bones. | ||
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===Jupiter=== | ===Jupiter=== | ||
Even the largest body lets itself be pushed where it needs to be, seduced into nice, warm loving orbits. Persistence is the key. | Even the largest body lets itself be pushed where it needs to be, seduced into nice, warm loving orbits. Persistence is the key. | ||
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===The Traveler=== | ===The Traveler=== | ||
You have lived as invisibly as possible, flicking from solar system to solar system, making grand plans, overseeing the culturing of civilizations, before leaving in a blink. But you have no recollection of ever wanting worship or even thanks from those blessed by you. | You have lived as invisibly as possible, flicking from solar system to solar system, making grand plans, overseeing the culturing of civilizations, before leaving in a blink. But you have no recollection of ever wanting worship or even thanks from those blessed by you. | ||
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===The Traveler 2=== | ===The Traveler 2=== | ||
This has been such a long chase. This will be the place you will fight. Fight and win. | This has been such a long chase. This will be the place you will fight. Fight and win. | ||
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===The Traveler 3=== | ===The Traveler 3=== | ||
The knife had a million blades. | The knife had a million blades. | ||
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===Darkness=== | ===Darkness=== | ||
The universe is a beast. | The universe is a beast. | ||
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No sun complains about its death. Life is the problem. Life can be woven from flesh or circuit or thoughtful light. Origins don't matter. But small, half-smart creatures have a fierce talent for denying the inevitable, for balking and complaining about injustices that don't exist and consequences that should be borne in silence.<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Darkness_2|Ghost Fragment: Darkness 2]]</ref> | No sun complains about its death. Life is the problem. Life can be woven from flesh or circuit or thoughtful light. Origins don't matter. But small, half-smart creatures have a fierce talent for denying the inevitable, for balking and complaining about injustices that don't exist and consequences that should be borne in silence.<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Darkness_2|Ghost Fragment: Darkness 2]]</ref> | ||
===Riis=== | |||
This world is rich with family. | |||
You pause to rest. Life is a balm. You must cherish it where you find it. | |||
You do not mean to stay, but longing and kinship forestalls your departure time and time again. These little gardeners are such careful stewards of fragility. They sing songs of disasters averted and loved ones lost. They fashion heavy elements combed from the bones of old stars into objects of peace and beauty. | |||
You must force yourself to be cruel. Your presence is portent.<ref>[https://bungiestore.com/collections/last-chance/products/destiny-grimoire-anthology-volume-two Bungie, Grimoire Anthology Volume II: Fallen Kingdoms]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*The work is based on the pre-Copernican beliefs of the cosmos, such as the seven celestial spheres of Luna, Mercury, Venus, Sol, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Important to note is that the Grimoire card "Ghost Fragment: Earth" includes the Alpha Lupi piece on the Sun, as there is no Grimoire card for the Sun. | *The work is based on the pre-Copernican beliefs of the cosmos, such as the seven celestial spheres of Luna, Mercury, Venus, Sol, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Important to note is that the Grimoire card "Ghost Fragment: Earth" includes the Alpha Lupi piece on the Sun, as there is no Grimoire card for the Sun. | ||
*Although the work was mainly written by Robert Reed, the versions in Destiny's Grimoire contain minor edits by Seth Dickinson, which removes several lines and/or words.<ref>[https://twitter.com/sethjdickinson/status/1184694475567882241 Seth Dicksinson on Twitter]</ref> | *Although the work was mainly written by Robert Reed, the versions in Destiny's Grimoire contain minor edits by Seth Dickinson, which removes several lines and/or words.<ref>[https://twitter.com/sethjdickinson/status/1184694475567882241 Seth Dicksinson on Twitter]</ref> | ||
*An excerpt of the Traveler 3 is featured in the flavor text of the [[Optative]] [[Hand Cannon]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||