Faction: Difference between revisions

In [[Destiny 2]], the factions return to compete against one another in the [[Faction Rallies]] event, where one of the factions is declared the winner by receiving the most support from players across all available activities.

*'''[[Vanguard]]'''—the default faction for all Guardians. The Vanguard advise Guardians on missions and see to the City's defense. Guardians earn Reputation with the Vanguard by completing [[Patrol]] missions, [[Story Mission]]s, [[Strike]]s, and Vanguard [[Bounties]].

*'''[[Eris Morn|Crota's Bane]]'''—Eris Morn is the sole representative of this faction, and is obsessed with stopping [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. Completing her bounties will unlock items for sale exclusive to her.

*'''[[Queen's Wrath (event)|Queen's Wrath]]'''—the Reef is hiring Guardians to eliminate dangerous members of the [[House of Wolves]] and the [[Taken]] that have escaped into the wild. The [[Queen's Guard]] awards those who bring the Reef's enemies to justice.

These factions have allied with the Vanguard and the Guardians of Earth in a common defense coalition.  

*[[Fallen]] House:

**[[House of Light]] - A newly formed house of Fallen led by [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] who believe in allying themselves with Humanity and worshipping the Traveler.

**[[House of Spider]]—a Fallen Crime Syndicate held up in the [[Tangled Shore]] lead by [[The Spider]].

**[[Imperial Cabal]] - The remnants of The Cabal Empire after the fall of [[Torobatl]] that still remain loyal to [[Empress Caiatl]].  

**[[House of Devils]]—noble House located on [[Earth]], most commonly encountered by Guardians.

***[[Devil Splicers]]—a radical sect of the Fallen [[Splicer]]s belonging to the House of Devils.

**[[House of Kings]]—secretive yet dangerous noble House on Earth rarely seen by Guardians.

**[[House of Exile]]—a House of outcasts from the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]] located on the [[Moon]].

**[[House of Rain]]—a small now extinct House that plundered Mercury in the Dark Age. Its banners were taken up by House Dusk.

**[[House of Stone]]—an extinct House destroyed in the [[Whirlwind]]. Lead by [[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]], a Fallen legend.

**[[House of Scar]]—an extinct Fallen House after the events of the [[Whirlwind]].

**[[House of Winter]]—large Fallen House on [[Venus]] looking to secure Vex technology.

**[[House of Wolves]]—Fallen House that was once loyal to [[Mara Sov]] but rebelled under the leadership of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells]].

***[[Taniks' Crew]]—a rag-tag group of Fallen that work for the Fallen Mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]].

**[[House of Dusk]]—a mysterious Fallen House that emerges during the [[Red War]], engaging every other faction in the system.

**[[Kell's Scourge]]—Another Fallen Crime Syndicate full of anarchists that plundered the vaults and forges of the [[Black Armory]] lead by [[Siviks, Lost to None]].

**[[House of Salvation]]—A massive Fallen House formed from Dusk, Wolves, Devils, and Scourge seeking the destruction of the Traveler and utiziation of the [[Darkness]]. Lead by [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] and her Dark Council.

*[[Scorn]]—a rogue faction of Fallen pirates that broke out from the [[Prison of Elders]] following the [[Red War]] and were transformed into a new race.

*[[Hive]] Sects:

**The [[Hidden Swarm]]—the Hive's outermost line of defense on the Moon, most commonly encountered by Guardians.

**[[Spawn of Crota]]—direct servants of [[Crota, Son of Oryx]].

**[[Cult of Megor]]—a desperate brood contained in the [[Prison of Elders]].

**[[Blood of Oryx]]—direct servants of [[Oryx, the Taken King]].

**[[Venom of Oryx]]—seen only in [[The First Firewall]] [[Story]] mission.

**[[Savathûn's Hive]]—servants of [[Savathûn]] found on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]].

**[[Grasp of Nokris]]—servants of [[Nokris]] and [[Xol]] found in [[Hellas Basin]] on [[Mars]].

**[[Xivu Arath's Horde]]— Servants of [[Xivu Arath, God of War]].

***[[Wrathborn]]—corrupted Fallen, Hive, and Cabal that serve Xivu Arath and are led by her [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath|High Celebrant]].

**[[Lucent Brood]]—servants and Lightbearers of Savathûn found in [[Savathûn's Throne World|her Throne World]].

**[[Hezen Protective]]—protectors of important Vex sites like [[The Citadel]].

**[[Sol Divisive]]—protectors of the [[Black Garden]].

**[[Precursors]]—ancient yet futuristic Vex in the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] and the [[Infinite Forest]].

**[[Descendants]]—extremely old Vex from the future in the Vault of Glass and the Infinite Forest.

**[[Unidentified Vex collective]]—Largest Vex programming collective encountered on [[Nessus]], [[Io]], [[Mercury]] and [[Europa]].

**[[Proxy|Proxies]]—Simulated entities created by the infinite Forest to protect it.

**[[Ice Reapers]]—an elite [[Psion]] unit including the [[Psion Flayer]]s.

**[[Broken Legion]]—a renegade detachment contained in the [[Prison of Elders]].

**[[Red Legion]]—elite [[Cabal]] special forces Legion sent to capture the [[Traveler]] in ''[[Destiny 2]]''.

***[[Blood Guard]]—Elite Royal Guard task Force of Ghaul and the Red Legion.

**[[Loyalists]]—the loyal followers of [[Emperor Calus]] who serve him aboard [[The Leviathan]].

**[[Cabal Deserters]]—Various groups of Cabal forces who broke off from the main Cabal Legions for individual reasons.

***[[Psion Conclave]]—A rebel group composed predominantly of [[Psion]]s seeking retribution for [[Amtec]] [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice|and]] [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer|her]] [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater|sisters]].

*[[Taken]]—the personal army of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], composed of corrupted and enslaved members of other enemy races.

*[[Nightmare]]s—Manifestations of past enemies created by the [[Darkness]] of [[The Lunar Pyramid|the Lunar Pyramid]] for psychological and physical warfare.

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