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*The Traveler is referred to by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] as "the Gardener" in various lore entries, alluding to its role in nurturing civilization.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/ghost-fragment-mysteries?highlight=titanomach Ghost Fragment: Mysteries]</ref> | *The Traveler is referred to by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] as "the Gardener" in various lore entries, alluding to its role in nurturing civilization.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/ghost-fragment-mysteries?highlight=titanomach Ghost Fragment: Mysteries]</ref> | ||
**In every instance of this, the Traveler is referred to with feminine pronouns, as well as in an interview with the [[Ghost]] Balthazar. It could be that this is simply a metaphorical representation, showing the Traveller to be a kind of mother figure, rather than suggesting a literal gender for the construct. | **In every instance of this, the Traveler is referred to with feminine pronouns, as well as in an interview with the [[Ghost]] Balthazar. It could be that this is simply a metaphorical representation, showing the Traveller to be a kind of mother figure, rather than suggesting a literal gender for the construct. | ||
*The Traveler first appeared in another Bungie game, ''[[halopedia:Halo 3: ODST|Halo 3: ODST]]'', where a hidden poster made it appear innocuously like the Moon. | *The Traveler first appeared in another Bungie game, ''[[halopedia:Halo 3: ODST|Halo 3: ODST]]'', where a hidden poster made it appear innocuously like the Moon.<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/01/09/how-bungie-teased-destiny-in-halo-3-odst.aspx Ben Hanson, How Bungie Teased Destiny In Halo 3: ODST (GameInformer, Jan. 9, 2014)]</ref> | ||
*The Traveler's size has changed over the course of development. Early concept art depicts a Traveler the size of a small moon orbiting Earth, while its finalized appearance in the game shows it hovering much closer to Earth's surface, within the atmosphere, and roughly the size of the Last City. According to a Reddit post made on ''/r/DestinytheGame'', players were able to determine the Traveler's in-game size (as seen from the Tower and Bannerfall) as 1.2 kilometres in radius.<ref>'''reddit''': ''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/56xvkf/we_found_the_travelers_size_using_parallax_on/ We found the traveler's size! (using parallax on bannerfall)]'' (''"Used parallax and private matches to try to figure out the size of the traveler."'')</ref> ''[[Destiny 2]]'' concept art (see gallery) revealed that the Traveler's diameter is seemingly fourteen kilometers. | *The Traveler's size has changed over the course of development. Early concept art depicts a Traveler the size of a small moon orbiting Earth, while its finalized appearance in the game shows it hovering much closer to Earth's surface, within the atmosphere, and roughly the size of the Last City. According to a Reddit post made on ''/r/DestinytheGame'', players were able to determine the Traveler's in-game size (as seen from the Tower and Bannerfall) as 1.2 kilometres in radius.<ref>'''reddit''': ''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/56xvkf/we_found_the_travelers_size_using_parallax_on/ We found the traveler's size! (using parallax on bannerfall)]'' (''"Used parallax and private matches to try to figure out the size of the traveler."'')</ref> ''[[Destiny 2]]'' concept art (see gallery) revealed that the Traveler's diameter is seemingly fourteen kilometers. | ||
*According to [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]], there is a dark mirror of the Traveler.{{citation needed}} | *According to [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]], there is a dark mirror of the Traveler.{{citation needed}} | ||