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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Egregore resembles [[Earth]] fungi in many respects, but while fungi feed on dead or decomposing matter, egregore is drawn to the unique psychological phenomena associated with the deaths of sentient beings. The fungus is capable entering the brains of sentient beings through the use of skull-penetrating tendrils, which enable the egregore to suspend the victim's mind in a state of near-brain death, allowing it to feed on the drawn-out death process of the victim. | Egregore resembles [[Earth]] fungi in many respects, but while fungi feed on dead or decomposing matter, egregore is drawn to the unique psychological phenomena associated with the deaths of sentient beings. The fungus is capable of entering the brains of sentient beings through the use of skull-penetrating tendrils, which enable the egregore to suspend the victim's mind in a state of near-brain death, allowing it to feed on the drawn-out death process of the victim. | ||
According to Eris, egregore is a manifestation of Darkness, similar to [[Stasis]], but "impure" in some way.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Eidolon Shell#Lore|Eidolon Shell]]''</ref> Egregore spores can open one's mind to the Darkness, and also permit affected individuals to pass through energy barriers generated by the fungus. The fungus' mycelial network forms psychic connections between Darkness-associated entities located across space and even in different dimensions, creating links between artifacts of the [[Black Fleet]] such as the [[Pyramids]] and the [[Ziggurat]], powerful Darkness-aligned beings such as [[Rhulk]] and [[Calus]], and [[the Witness]] itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Eidolon Pursuant Suit (Titan)#Eidolon Pursuant Mark|Eidolon Pursuant Mark]]''</ref> Eris Morn and the Drifter discovered this by experimentally burning egregore stalks near Pyramid technology, which opened up visions of the network formed by the egregore. | According to Eris, egregore is a manifestation of Darkness, similar to [[Stasis]], but "impure" in some way.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Eidolon Shell#Lore|Eidolon Shell]]''</ref> Egregore spores can open one's mind to the Darkness, and also permit affected individuals to pass through energy barriers generated by the fungus. The fungus' mycelial network forms psychic connections between Darkness-associated entities located across space and even in different dimensions, creating links between artifacts of the [[Black Fleet]] such as the [[Pyramids]] and the [[Ziggurat]], powerful Darkness-aligned beings such as [[Rhulk]] and [[Calus]], and [[the Witness]] itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Eidolon Pursuant Suit (Titan)#Eidolon Pursuant Mark|Eidolon Pursuant Mark]]''</ref> Eris Morn and the Drifter discovered this by experimentally burning egregore stalks near Pyramid technology, which opened up visions of the network formed by the egregore. | ||
Egregore appears to exist in multiple distinct forms, perhaps depending on the environment in which it is found. The egregore aboard the Derelict mostly takes the form of either thin blackish-green tendrils with glowing petal-like tips or amorphous swirling masses, whereas the egregore aboard the Leviathan is gray in color and grows in thick, lumpy stalks. A third variety of egregore has been found growing in the depths of Titan's methane ocean, where it takes on a more coral-like appearance. | Egregore appears to exist in multiple distinct forms, perhaps depending on the environment in which it is found. The egregore aboard the Derelict mostly takes the form of either thin blackish-green tendrils with glowing petal-like tips or amorphous swirling masses, whereas the egregore aboard the Leviathan is gray in color and grows in thick, lumpy stalks. A third variety of egregore has been found growing in the depths of Titan's methane ocean, where it takes on a more coral-like appearance. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||