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The Witness appears to possess a very calm and stoic personality, almost never expressing any perceptible emotion even in the face of setbacks to its plans. It has been seen to speak in a flattering, almost mentor-like tone when talking directly towards the Guardians or its Disciples. However, according to [[Mara Sov]], beneath its seemingly emotionless facade the Witness harbors a constant, burning rage, and its Disciples and other followers all fear incurring its wrath. Savathûn, herself a god who had the power of the Light and resurrection, would rather sequester the Traveler than attempt to confront the Witness directly. Eramis, once freed from her Stasis cocoon, is explicitly motivated by fear of what the Witness will do to her and her [[House of Salvation|House]] now that she has failed to gather the pieces of [[Nezarec]] and failed to activate [[Abhorrent Imperative]]. Rhulk, although much more subtle about it, is quick to beg the Witness for forgiveness upon his final defeat. Calus, normally unflappable and full of braggadocio that the Witness is wasting its power, is quickly cowed by the wrath of the Witness, who quickly looms large upon Calus in anger at his commentary. | The Witness appears to possess a very calm and stoic personality, almost never expressing any perceptible emotion even in the face of setbacks to its plans. It has been seen to speak in a flattering, almost mentor-like tone when talking directly towards the Guardians or its Disciples. However, according to [[Mara Sov]], beneath its seemingly emotionless facade the Witness harbors a constant, burning rage, and its Disciples and other followers all fear incurring its wrath. Savathûn, herself a god who had the power of the Light and resurrection, would rather sequester the Traveler than attempt to confront the Witness directly. Eramis, once freed from her Stasis cocoon, is explicitly motivated by fear of what the Witness will do to her and her [[House of Salvation|House]] now that she has failed to gather the pieces of [[Nezarec]] and failed to activate [[Abhorrent Imperative]]. Rhulk, although much more subtle about it, is quick to beg the Witness for forgiveness upon his final defeat. Calus, normally unflappable and full of braggadocio that the Witness is wasting its power, is quickly cowed by the wrath of the Witness, who quickly looms large upon Calus in anger at his commentary. | ||
The Witness is shown to be a very pragmatic entity when it comes to methods to further advance their goals. This is (apparently) shown in its interactions with Oryx, when he communed with "the Deep" (a Hive used term to refer the Darkness), although, it is implied that Oryx actually talked with the Witness; it contrast with its usual formal way of | The Witness is shown to be a very pragmatic entity when it comes to methods to further advance their goals. This is (apparently) shown in its interactions with Oryx, when he communed with "the Deep" (a Hive used term to refer the Darkness), although, it is implied that Oryx actually talked with the Witness; it contrast with its usual formal way of speech, it talked to Oryx in a affable way. As well, after a time, the Witness seemingly reconsidered freeing Eramis from her Stasis incarcelation after her defeat on ''Beyond Light''; the Witness must have considered her talent in plundering artifacts (which Eramis used to retrieve Nezarec's corpse's parts), and later on, her skills upon infiltrating bases and hijacking other species technology (as seen with Rasputin's Warsats). At the end of ''Lightfall'', the Witness possessed the Guardian's Ghost in order to make a link between [[the Veil]], and the [[Traveler]]. All this shows that the Witness, aside from being a dreaded and very intelligent entity, it is also very creative and resourcesful when it comes to its goals. | ||
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