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Weavers of Sorrow
Purpose:	Serve Shin'ra and the Witness Weapon Crafters
Champion(s):	Zâtrox, the Necromancer Storgor, the Great Shatterer The Errant Lord Ir Naziith, Spawn of Shin'ra
Realm:	High Forge The Nephilim European Dead Zone Ocean of Storms Tangled Shore Cosmodrome Temple of Exultation Dreaming City Dreadnaught Hellas Basin Neomuna Rathmore Chaos Arcadian Valley
At war with:	Tarnished House of Dusk Sol Collective Red Legion Vanguard House of Spider Awoken Imperial Cabal Lucent Brood Ironmongers Golden Legion Neomuni House of Salvation
Allied with:	Taken The Witness Hidden Swarm Wrathborn Xivu Arath's Horde Scorn Abhorrent Brood (temporary)
Encountered:	Corruption's Insurgence Abhorrent Takedown Search for Nezarec's Relics Skirmish of Titan Return of Io Golden War (TBA) (Into the Light) War of the Weavers Invasions

"Ancient weavers of a bygone era. Once long lost has now been found and mended. These weavers cannot be allowed to spread the corruption of Shin'ra and spread chaos from new Weapons of Sorrow."

The Weavers of Sorrow are a Hive brood (primarily a collective of Hive, Taken and Scorn) who serve Shin'ra, the Sorrow-Maker and are known as the Hive weapon masters. They act as the main antagonists of the Season of Sorrow, Season of the Wish, Into the Light and the Dread episode while playing minor roles in Risen, Plunder, Deep and Witch. They are distinguishable for their dark green chiton, brown skin and light green paint and cloth.

History

Origins

The origins of the Weavers date back millions of years ago with Shin'ra's joining of the Hive. He founded the Weavers as the creators for the Hive's weapons and eventually create the forsaken Weapons of Sorrow, using his Throne World as their contemporary lair. Curious Hive would join the ranks of the Weavers, like Zâtrox of the Hidden Swarm, whom would be the first of Shin'ra's Court of Sorrow. Upon the creation of his Court, he would establish his line of tribute, which allowed Shin'ra to feed deaths that his own weapons would cause.

Through the line of tribute, Shin'ra's ranks would begin to swell with many commanders rising up the ranks. At an unknown point, he would carve his own ship from many corpses of Leviathan type creatures, the Nephilim. His forces would continue on their hunt with the Leviathans, using various Tomb Carriers to delve into the seas of various worlds and take the beasts as prisoners. These Hive would become his Celebrants. They would serve a subdivision in the Weavers known as the Cult of Unmaking, evokers of pain and suffering to those that Shin'ra would call an enemy.

War against the Tarnished

His actions would of course put him into the good graces of the Witness in which he would be put into temporary care of the Veil. He would attempt to study the Veil and its primordial Darkness, only to unleash the Weaver's mortal enemies, the Tarnished. A war would break out aboard the Maker's warship, which would later lead to the imprisonment of the Tarnished and the banishment of their leader, Mallum, from the planes of reality.

Shin'ra would see to it that the Tarnished would stay imprisoned aboard his ship, building what would be known as the Jade Citadel, a fount of Corruption that would continue to hold the Tarnished at bay. Though banished from all realms of reality, he would continue to commune with his Tarnished servants from within the Scarlet Temple.

Arrival in Sol

Shin'ra and his brood would arrive in the Sol System shortly after the return of the Black Fleet. They would await in the Kuiper Belt for any response from the Witness to make their next move.

During the events of the War of Salvation, Shin'ra would appoint one of his spawn, Ir Naziith, to recruit Hive within the Cosmodrome to join the Weavers. Eventually their plans would be foiled by a newly risen Lightbearer who would stop Naziith at every turn, burning down Hive strongholds and eventually killing Naziith before she could contact her father. Even through this small inconvenience, Naziith would survive the battle, with her soul escaping into her father's Throne World.

After Xivu Arath's failure to conjure any Wrathborn in the Reef and Dreaming City, Shin'ra would commit to subsuming any remaining Wrathborn and Hive that did not submit to Xivu Arath for his own brood. One of his commanders, An Irvask and Shin'ra himself, would personally see to the conversion of the Wrathborn into tribute and any Hive that skulked in the European Dead Zone and the Moon respectively, to be converted to worshiping the Maker. Their efforts would be stopped by the Guardian who would find out about Shin'ra's recruitment campaign and would temporarily shut it down.

The Guardians would eventually locate the Maker's ship which was held up in the Kuiper Belt, seeking to take out the danger from the source. The Guardians would learn of the newfound power of Darkness through Corruption, taking out some of Shin'r's Taken commanders, however they were unable to locate the Maker in his massive warship. Seeing how much of a nuisance the Guardians were, Shin'ra would appoint his high ranking commanders to continue his plan to recruit more Hive, sending Davaj, the Blademaster to the Moon, Kramûc, the Huntsman to the Tangled Shore and Ir Abzûl, the Cryptkeeper to the EDZ to accomplish it.

Hunting the Court

The Guardians would return to the Moon to locate Davaj, a powerful Vanquisher and blademaster of the Weavers. He made the decree that Lightbearers would have to test their own strength before facing them. Using the very swords against the Hive, the Guardians would cut down through Davaj's forces and defenses, killing Davaj with the very blades that he wielded against his enemies.

Later on, the Guardians would locate the lair of Kramûc, the Huntsman, who retook the lair of Enkaar, the Anointed, Hellrise Canyon. They would have to escape the various traps left by the Huntsman, learning that they were the ones being hunted by the expert marksman. Turning his own traps against him, Kramûc would eventually fall to his own hubris and died by the hands of the Guardians.

The Guardians, with their newfound power, would continue to hunt down members of the Court of Sorrow, eventually taking their slaughter directly to Shin'ra's Warpriest Jirgâth within his own lair aboard the Nephilim. Making their way through the Tomb Carrier's docking bay, they would find Jirgâth's tower that overlooked the ship's bay. Even with Taken reinforcements, they would turn Jirgâth's command against him, ending Shin'ra's Warpriest.

Structure

The Weavers of Sorrow are primarily made up of converted Hive from other broods, most notably the Hidden Swarm following the events of Beyond Light. Their armor is "remade" in the visage of the Hidden Swarm with black and dark green colors. However, progenitors of the Brood exist, like Shin'ra, the Sorrow-Maker, Storgor, the Great Shatterer and Zâtrox, the Necromancer, all of which were founding members and Ascendants of the Weavers.

The leadership of the Weavers are divided into two groups, the Court of Sorrow, the Cult of Unmaking and the Maker's Hand with Shin'ra being the primary leader of the brood and groups. Zâtrox serves as second in command within the Court of Sorrow. Each member of the Court of Sorrow possesses detachments of Hive that act as "extensions" of their primary function. Zâtrox possesses a coven of Necromantic Wizards that serve as his enforcers and a "failsafe," in the case if certain members of the Court were to fall, they could easily resurrect them. Jirgâth serves as the general of the Weavers of Sorrow and commands its near-endless legions of Hive. Ir Abzûl serves as a commander for the armies of the Taken that serve in the brood's ranks. Kramûc serves as the tracker and hunter of enemies of the brood. Finally, Davaj serves as a blade master and field enforcer.

The Cult of Unmaking serves as personal enforcers and "evokers of suffering" and "pain bringers" for Shin'ra with Storgor acting as their leader. They are only ever deployed in certain scenarios of "utter importance." One such instance would be the protection of the Temple of Exultation on Io which Shin'ra sought to use to enhance the brood's power through Resonance and even the Light.

The Maker's Hand is a subsidiary of champions and the right hands to Shin'ra. Members like Zâtrox and Storgor are presumed members of the Hand due to their close connections to Shin'ra while those like the Errant Lord and Ir Naziith, Spawn of Shin'ra are the only confirmed members.

Members

Hive Pantheon

• Shin'ra, the Sorrow-Maker — Hive God of Forge
  • Court of Sorrow
    • Zâtrox, the Necromancer
    • Jirgâth, the Warpriest
    • Ir Abzûl, the Cryptkeeper
    • Kramûc, the Huntsman
    • Davaj, the Blademaster
  • Cult of Unmaking
    • Storgor, the Great Shatterer
    • Ir Mazleth, the Unholy Silence
    • Vorgûth, the All Devourer
    • Xurgen, Scourge of Io
  • Maker's Hand
    • Zâtrox, the Necromancer (presumably)
    • Storgor, the Great Shatterer (presumably)
    • The Errant Lord
    • Ir Naziith, Spawn of Shin'ra

Hive Champions Ai'rûk, Scourge of the Unbowed Alak-Orn, Retainer of Shin'ra An Irvask, High Conjurer Bismuth, Disciple of Shin'ra Buk'iniir, Ransacker Ogre Cap'tane, Ransacker Wizard Cuprite, Blacksmith of Shin'ra Denök, Nephilim's Scream Golgath, Tracker Ogre Hozniith, Scarlet Reverent Ir Theza, Liturgy of Shin'ra Ir Vara, Corruption's Temptation Ir Xalith, Undeath Kelgorath, the Undeterred Krandök, Fist of Shin'ra Merax, Celebrant of Shin'ra Nargeth, Tormented by Shin'ra Necrûn, Disciple of Zâtrox Norox, Chilled Blade Pry'vatiir, Ransacker Knight Rordox, Celebrant of Shin'ra Rurgar, Forgotten Ambassador Ryolik, Warden of the Citadel Segrax, Tracker Adherent The Wicked Eye Thûnak, the Frozen Stalwart Trurox, Tracker Adherent Tsûmoc, Violent Rampager Tulkor-Hal, the Unvanquished Tulkoroth, Word of Shin'ra Xeniith, Ambassador of Shin'ra Xivôth, Sunken Marksman Yulaurg, the Undefeated Zirak, Dreadnaught's Wrath Presumed Members Enkaar, the Anointed

Taken Champions Alateon, Will of Jirgâth Azarok of the Deluge Azshradat, Obscured by Shin'ra Baron Xaviks, Explicator for Shin'ra Barzeel, Taken by Shin'ra Disdained Knight Girvax, Hammer of Shin'ra Lost Captain Menigos, Shield of Shin'ra Molok, Blunted Edge of Shin'ra Ransix, Blighted Baron Thunoc, Brazier of Shin'ra Tlezlutin, Forsaken Flayer Tlua'aul of the Athenaeum Tugorn, Weaving Exemplar Xavarn, Corruption's Wielder Val Kul'ag, Hand of Shin'ra Val Novam, Scorned by the Deep Val Trimonius, Taken by Shin'ra Valus Borat, Sworn to Jirgâth Valus Zulgo, Taken by Shin'ra Vamiiks of the Deep Vemiks, Blighted by Shin'ra Viraak, Compassion of Shin'ra Scorn Once-Kulnaks, Prisoner of Shin'ra Taniks, the Scorned Vemiiks, Abhorred Chieftain Malgorian Saizait, Subjugated Guard

Unique forces

Hive

Thrall variants Anointed Thrall Revenant Thrall Cursed Thrall variants Revenant Cursed Thrall Sanctified Thrall Acolyte variants Anointed Acolyte Revenant Acolyte Sanctified Acolyte Soothsayer Adherent variants Anointed Adherent Revenant Adherent Sacrificial Adherent Sanctified Adherent Trapper Adherent Knight variants Adherent of Zâtrox Anointed Knight Ballista Knight Barrier Knight Sky Winnower Celebrant of Shin'ra Corruption's Claw Resonant Thief Revenant Knight Sanctified Knight Celebrant of Shin'ra Sky Winnower Soulfire Bearer Vanquisher variants Anointed Vanquisher Blade of Davaj Revenant Vanquisher Sacrificial Vanquisher Sanctified Vanquisher Shield of Davaj

Wizard variants Anointed Wizard Conjurer of Shin'ra Corruption's Claw Resonant Winnower Revenant Wizard Sacrificial Wizard Sanctified Wizard Shade of Zâtrox Weaving Deathsinger Ogre variants Abomination Ogre Anointed Ogre Invasion Ogre Resonant Thief Revenant Ogre Sanctified Ogre Sorrow Court Guard Tracker Ogre Unstoppable Ogre Resonant Winnower Shrieker variants Anointed Shrieker Eye of Shin'ra Eye of Summoning Revenant Shrieker Sanctified Shrieker

Taken & Darkness

Taken Thrall variants Defiled Thrall Ravenous Taken Thrall Taken Acolyte variants Defiled Acolyte Ravenous Taken Acolyte Taken Adherent variants Defiled Taken Adherent Ravenous Taken Adherent Taken Knight variants Defiled Knight Ravenous Taken Knight Taken Vanquisher variants Defiled Taken Vanquisher Ravenous Taken Vanquisher Taken Wizard variants Defiled Wizard Ravenous Taken Wizard Taken Ogre variants Defiled Ogre Devoured Ogre Hallowed Ogre Taken Vandal variants Defiled Vandal Ravenous Taken Vandal Taken Captain variants Defiled Captain Eye of Ir Abzûl Ravenous Taken Captain

Taken Psion variants Ravenous Taken Psion Taken Phalanx variants Defiled Phalanx Ravenous Taken Phalanx Taken Centurion variants Defiled Centurion Ravenous Taken Centurion Taken Goblin variants Defiled Goblin Ravenous Taken Goblin Taken Hobgoblin variants Defiled Hobgoblin Overload Taken Hobgoblin Ravenous Taken Hobgoblin Taken Minotaur variants Defiled Minotaur Hand of Ir Abzûl Ravenous Taken Minotaur Tormentor variants Shackled Tormentor Subjugator variants Shackled Subjugator Evocator Shackled Evocator

Scorn

Screeb variants Corrupted Screeb Stalker variants Corrupted Stalker Ravager variants Corrupted Ravager Tarnished Ravager Raider variants Corrupted Raider Tarnished Raider Lurker variants Abated Adherent Corrupted Lurker Wraith variants Corrupted Wraith Tarnished Wraith

Chieftain variants Corrupted Chieftain Glyphkeeper Overload Chieftain Resonant Shepherd Tarnished Chieftain Abomination variants Darkmind Abomination Demented Abomination Deranged Abomination Lacerated Abomination Unstoppable Abomination

Technology

Weapons Acolyte Grenade Boomer Corruption Boomer Cleaver Corruption Cleaver Hive Shield Shredder Corruption Shredder Soulfire Rifle Corruption Soulfire Rifle Splinter Corruption Splinter

Vehicles Karve Scoutship Hive Warship Seeder Ship Tomb Carrier The Nephilim Tombship

Structures Shadowrift

Gallery

Pantheon

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  Shin'ra, Patriarchal God of the Weavers

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  Zatrox, High Necromancer of the Weavers

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  Storgor, the Champion of Unmaking

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  Xurgen, Scourge of Io

Units

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  A Weaver Thrall

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  A Weaver Cursed Thrall

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  A Weaver Acolyte

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  A Weaver Knight

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  A Weaver Wizard

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  A Weaver Ogre

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  A Weaver Shrieker

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Beyond Light (First appearance)
  • Season of Sorrow
  • Season of the Risen
  • Season of the Haunted (Mentioned only)
  • Season of Plunder
  • Season of the Seraph (Mentioned only)
  • Lightfall (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Deep
  • Season of the Witch
  • Season of the Wish
  • Into the Light
  • Dread