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'''Eir, the Keeper of Order'''<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> is one of the five [[Worm]] Gods, ancient beings second only to the [[Darkness]] itself in the hierarchy of the [[Hive]] pantheon.<ref name="sorrows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref> When [[Crota]] unintentionally brought the [[Vex]] into the Hive's [[Ascendant Realm]], it was Eir who came to Oryx and demanded that he stop the Vex and keep his spawn in line.<ref name="sorrows"/>
'''Eir, the Keeper of Order'''<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> is one of the five [[Worm]] Gods, ancient beings second only to the [[Darkness]] itself in the hierarchy of the [[Hive]] pantheon.<ref name="sorrows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref>
Eir is also the strongest of the Worm Gods and patron to [[Oryx, the Taken King]] after the latter slew [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]], to claim his secrets and the power to [[Taken|Take]]. When [[Crota]] unintentionally brought the [[Vex]] into the Hive's [[Ascendant Realm]], it was Eir who came to Oryx and demanded that he stop the Vex and keep his spawn in line.<ref name="sorrows"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Eir is the name of a {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Eir Norse goddess]}} (or valkyrie) of healing.
*Eir is the name of a {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Eir Norse goddess]}} (or valkyrie) of healing.
*[[Merok, Eir Prince|Merok]] uses Eir's name as part of his title.
*[[Merok, Eir Prince|Merok]] uses Eir's name as part of his title.
*After [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] slew [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]], who was also the strongest Worm God, Eir presumably became the Taken King's patron god.
**Based on this, it could be that Eir became the strongest Worm God after Akka, being more powerful than [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yuul]], [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]], and [[Ur, the Ever-Hunger|Ur]].
**Based on this, it could be that Eir became the strongest Worm God after Akka, being more powerful than [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yuul]], [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]], and [[Ur, the Ever-Hunger|Ur]].


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Eir, the Keeper of Order
Biographical information

Species:

Worm

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Hive

 

"ORYX, SET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER."
— Eir

Eir, the Keeper of Order[1] is one of the five Worm Gods, ancient beings second only to the Darkness itself in the hierarchy of the Hive pantheon.[2] 

Eir is also the strongest of the Worm Gods and patron to Oryx, the Taken King after the latter slew Akka, to claim his secrets and the power to Take. When Crota unintentionally brought the Vex into the Hive's Ascendant Realm, it was Eir who came to Oryx and demanded that he stop the Vex and keep his spawn in line.[2]

Trivia

  • Eir is the name of a Norse goddess (or valkyrie) of healing.
  • Merok uses Eir's name as part of his title.
    • Based on this, it could be that Eir became the strongest Worm God after Akka, being more powerful than Yuul, Xol, and Ur.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie: Destiny 2 Narrative Preview
  2. ^ a b Planet Destiny - Grimoire: Book of Sorrows
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