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|location         = [[The Last City]], [[Earth]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Moon]] Orbit {{c|formerly}} <br> Earth Orbit

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The '''H.E.L.M.''' or '''Hub for Emergency Logistics and Maneuvers''' is a [[Vanguard]] operations outpost set up on a large ship, originally docked within a hangar of [[The Last City]].  

Confiscated from [[The Drifter (character)|Drifter]] by the [[Cryptarch|Cryptarchy]], the [[Umbral Decoder]] and [[Prismatic Recaster]] have been refined and studied by the Cryptarchs in their ongoing effort to further understand [[Engram|Umbral Engrams]] which began to appear after the [[Black Fleet]] arrived.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/umbral-decoder-decrypting-the-darkness-3 Umbral Decoder — Decrypting the Darkness 3]''</ref>

*The '''[[Awoken Wing]]''' was the main operational hub for the Reefborn Awoken within the '''H.E.L.M'''. It prominently housed the Wayfinder's Compass, a portal to Mara Sov's chambers and was guarded by a number of [[Corsair]]s.

Osiris: Hunger. {{Quote|She was desperate to prove herself back then. I knew the feeling well.}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|Hive magic reveals itself in precise shapes. They follow the same lines and the same means... And yet our rituals still hold many secrets. Cards have scattered in the wake of your oblations. Our bond made manifest. I call them the Deck of Whispers... and they do whisper. Each of their ideograms appears to carry the wright of symbolism. Do not fault them for the forms they take. They are reflections of the real, and as opaque as the natures of their referent. We will interpret their configurations. Divine their use. They may hold many meanings, alone and in conversation. As with all Hive magic, they ask us to separate the true from the dead. We will do so}}

Xivu Arath: {{Quote|-FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE AMMONITES BROKE US. HORDES OF MY BROOD LAY ROTTING IN TRIBUTE. AND THE FETOR OF WEAKNESS WAS UPON US. BUT OUR ENEMIES HAVE BAIT STARS OF THEIR OWN. THEIR CHROMA-ADMIRAL ABANDONS THE BATTLEFIELD TO ATTEND THEIR FRAIL LEVIATHAN. THEY WOULD LIVE IN PEACE WITHOUT FIRST KILLING DEATH? WE SHALL REWARD THEIR INSOLENCE WITHOUT MERCY. GO FORTH, MY BROOD. DEVOUR THEIR LEVIATHAN. BECOME THEIR EXTINCTION, AND MAKE THEMPLES OF THEIR CORPSES!}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|The worm gods extract their sustenance from between what is and what might be... between the actual and the possible. When the Hive made their ill'fated pact with these worms, they gained their immortality-and the power to make of the world as they willed. Few beings in thiis universe derive their power this way. The Queen of the Reef believes it is the same method as the Ahamkara}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Mission Report Number 472 dot 622 dot 3. Regarding our ongoing attempts to breach the extra-spatial portal within the Traveler. I'm relieved to report that Eris's risky plan worked. Her final ritual banished Xivu Arath from her own throne world. The Hive God of War is vulnerable for the first time in millennia. When the time comes, we can finally force a decisive engagement against her. But first we have to deal with the Witness. To that end, it seems the Witch Queen held up her end of the bargain. I didn't want to let her go, but Savathûn offered some Enticing collateral: she left Immaru in Vanguard custody. He's an odious little wretch, but an important one. As long as we control the Witch Queen's connection to the Light, she'll think twice before crossing us. It went against my every instinct to let Savathûn squirm away again... but we need to keep our attention on that portal. She gave us the secret to breaching it... now we just need to discover what form it's taken. For now, Ahsa is back in hibernation, and Eris is recovering. More than that... she's thriving. I was worried that Eris's obsession with the Hive would overwhelm her. But she's carrying herself with an air of confidence I haven't seen in a century... And I'm just glad to see her happy.}}

Savathûn:{{Quote|Oh, sister. Look at how far we've come. I was always destined to become a queen, and you a knight. Just like that facile Human game you like so much. Knights are so powerful there. Agile and unpredictable. But there's only a thin line between the knights and the pawns. Do you know which side you're one? Ah, now the Witness-there's a king with vision. It has an end in mind, and it knows what that means. Your game has always been the attack-and-trade. The thrill of victory and the agony of retreat. When the means is violence, you're happy to no end. But this game isn't fought to the last knight standing. Or even the queen. It ends when the king has no moves left. Not endless fighting, but the end of fighting. Listen to me go on. You've got other problems, wherever you are. You've been locked out of your own castle. Mortal for the first time in millennia. As someone recently back from the dead, I sympathize. But before you move to retaliate, just check: what will it mean to be a knight... after the game has ended?}}

***''[[Season of Defiance]]''

***''[[Season of the Deep]]''