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|atmosphere= Retains an atmosphere, as in all post-Traveler records.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | |atmosphere= Retains an atmosphere, as in all post-Traveler records.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#The Lighthouse|The Lighthouse]]''</ref> | ||
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{{quote|No life stirs here. Not anymore.|[[Grimoire]] description<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | {{quote|No life stirs here. Not anymore.|[[Grimoire]] description<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#Mercury|Mercury]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Mercury''' is the first planet in the [[Solar System]] and the closest to the Sun. | '''Mercury''' is the first planet in the [[Solar System]] and the closest to the Sun. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Following its transformation into a garden world by the [[Traveler]] the planet was inhabited by [[human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]]. During [[the Collapse]], the [[Vex]] undid this transformation and completely changed Mercury into a machine within days of their arrival.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clRpcIHpmoY '''Youtube''': ''Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings'']</ref> The Sun itself, as seen on the planet's surface, appears to be massive in size yet not blindingly bright—a possible result of Vex engineering.<ref name = "lighthouse">'''Bungie (2015/5/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire | Following its transformation into a garden world by the [[Traveler]] the planet was inhabited by [[human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]]. During [[the Collapse]], the [[Vex]] undid this transformation and completely changed Mercury into a machine within days of their arrival.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clRpcIHpmoY '''Youtube''': ''Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings'']</ref> The Sun itself, as seen on the planet's surface, appears to be massive in size yet not blindingly bright—a possible result of Vex engineering.<ref name = "lighthouse">'''Bungie (2015/5/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places#The Lighthouse|The Lighthouse]]''</ref> | ||
Though much of Mercury is dominated by the Vex, others have managed to visit the planet, including the [[Cult of Osiris]] who maintains a camp there in the form of the [[Lighthouse]]. Flawless champions of the [[Trials of Osiris]] are permitted to visit the Lighthouse where they can find stores of [[Glimmer]] and other treasures, although the only rewards available are the ones in the chest at the edge.<ref name = "lighthouse"/> [[The Sunbreakers]] have their Forge here as well and the [[Cabal]] built an outpost at [[Vertigo]], but have since mysteriously disappeared.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> | Though much of Mercury is dominated by the Vex, others have managed to visit the planet, including the [[Cult of Osiris]] who maintains a camp there in the form of the [[Lighthouse]]. Flawless champions of the [[Trials of Osiris]] are permitted to visit the Lighthouse where they can find stores of [[Glimmer]] and other treasures, although the only rewards available are the ones in the chest at the edge.<ref name = "lighthouse"/> [[The Sunbreakers]] have their Forge here as well and the [[Cabal]] built an outpost at [[Vertigo]], but have since mysteriously disappeared.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King’s Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> |