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| 27 May || Calus's Darkest Secrets || The Guardian enters the Mindscape of Calus in search of his deepest regrets. It is revealed that Calus's greatest regrets are his daughter Caiatl and the birth of Gahlran as evidenced by the Nightmares haunting him. They collect broken Bells of Conquest, where they play the memories of Calus throughout certain events such as his rise to Emperor, the [[Midnight Coup]], his meeting with the [[Black Fleet]], the events that transpired aboard the ''[[Glykon Volatus|Glykon]]'', and his desire to join death, giving the Guardian more clues of the Witness' plan. After defeating the [[Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial]], the Guardian leaves the Mindscape and relays the information to Eris.

| 21 June-28 June || Severing the [[Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul]] || Caiatl is up last to participate in the severance ritual with the Guardian, but without the warding, she is vulnerable to the Nightmares in the derelict Leviathan. She sends a message to the Vanguard declaring her challenge against the Nightmare. Zavala and Eris order the Guardian to find her, fighting alongside the Imperial Cabal. The Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul reveals himself to the Guardian. Caiatl fails in the severance ritual due to her failure to lead the Cabal empire effectively. Eris learns the Loyalists and the Hive under Xivu Arath are working together and has the Guardian investigate a possible lead on Calus. They return to the Enduring Abyss and learn that Calus is attempting to merge his consciousness with the Lunar Pyramid. After Eris performs a ritual that gives Caiatl the warding needed to protect her from the Nightmares, she and the Guardian try the severance ritual again. While making their way to the ritual, Calus begins his plan to merge his consciousness to the Lunar Pyramid with the aid of the Witness. Caiatl can complete the severance ritual by turning her Nightmare into the Memory of Dominus Ghaul, finally breaking Calus's control of the Nightmares. Eris tells the Guardian to continue Nightmare containment while she uncovers more of Calus's plans.

| 19 July || [[Bonfire Bash]] || As part of the 5th anniversary of the Solstice of Heroes, now simplified to [[Solstice]], and the Cabal in Caiatl's service celebrating it for the first time alongside the Eliksni of House Light and the denizens of the Last City, Amanda Holliday introduces a new tradition where Guardians light up a paracausal bonfire at the center of the [[European Aerial Zone|EAZ]] and stop the [[Taken]] from extinguishing the bonfire. To light the bonfire, they need to defeat [[Ignition Carrier]]s and throw the igniters near the bonfire. They fully embrace the bonfire after defeating a [[Taken Heat-Drinker]] and enjoy the new tradition with overwhelming support from Zavala, Ikora, Caiatl, Mithrax, etc.

| 30 August-11 October || Recovering the Relics || Mithrax, Spider, Eido, and Drifter assist the Guardian in locating more relics after completing an Expedition. They start by infiltrating the pirate hideout led by [[Iriks, the Sharpshooter]] on Eramis's behalf, then raid another hideout ruled by a pair of Gladiators named [[Tagh'al, Blademaster|Tagh'al]] and [[Thagh'urn, Blademaster|Thagh'urn]]. After returning enough relics, Eido learns that the relics they recovered contain body parts of a Disciple of the Witness once in charge of the Lunar Pyramid before the Eliksni raided it and split the parts into various relics. With this knowledge in hand, the Guardian recovers more relics by first stopping a Lucent Hive raid on the pirate hideout led by [[Ei Arat, Trespasser]], who recently killed another pirate lord in charge named [[Vrisk, the Coward]]. Then, they deal with another ruthless pirate lord who intimidates his fellow Eliksni: [[Arask, the Bully]]. Eido, Mithrax, and the Guardian learn from Eramis that the body parts belonged to [[Nezarec]] and the relics containing them were really the tombs of Nezarec. The Guardian continues the hunt by infiltrating the hideout of an Eliksni capable of commanding Cabal war beasts named [[Alaaks, the Beast Tamer]], then enters a hideout of a scrapworking facility with [[Ithyks, the Scrapworker]] as its warden, and finally pursue Eido as she recovers the last relic alone by stopping another Lucent Hive raid led by [[Hiak'ar, Hoardseeker]]. Eido and the Guardian witness a duel between Mithrax and Eramis with Eido pleading both of them to stop. They do, and Eramis flees on her Ketch. Upon the placement of the last relic, Eido tells them that it will take time to determine how the relics can used for good and warns them of a mysterious curse.

| 18 October-8 November || New Information on the Headless Ones || Eido begins her research into the Headless Ones and concludes that the Headless Ones were created during the Golden Age through a holiday known as the Halls Between and reveals that the traditions of the Halls Between survived into the Festival of the Lost through their shared usage of masks.

| 29 November || The Phoenix Rises Again || After the Guardian helps out the Eliksni of House Light in making improvements to the Eliksni Quarter, Mithrax discovers a way to harness the relics of Nezarec to be used for good. He uses a conversion ritual to purify the body parts and reduce them to a concoction. He then delivers it to Saint-14 so the comatose Osiris can be its intended recipient. Osiris finally wakes after drinking the concoction and shares his experience of being possessed by the Witch Queen, such as the vision of [[Neptune]], with Saint-14 before they embrace each other.

| 6 December || Ana's Restored Hope || With the Witness fast approaching and all efforts to revive Rasputin bearing no fruit, the newly-awakened Osiris suggests to Ana Bray that they make contact with the AI of Clovis Bray I since he may have the knowledge needed to rebuild Rasputin. Ana is hesitant but agrees to Osiris's proposal, so they send the Guardian to Europa, into Bray Exoscience. After bypassing a deadly security system, Ana is shocked when she learns that Xivu Arath has made a foothold on Europa by using her [[Cryptolith]]s to turn the Eliksni of House Salvation to fight for her, thereby turning them into Wrathborn. The Guardian encounters more of Xivu Arath's forces including a Deathtongue Chorister that uses Xivu Arath's Battlesong to enhance her Wrathborn soldiers and suppress the Guardian's abilities through a totem. The AI of Clovis Bray I requests the Guardian's assistance in driving out the remaining forces of Xivu Arath invading the Creation wing of Bray Exoscience, defeating [[Techwizard Malykuh, Salvation's Warden]]. They reactivate the security protocols and witness a conversation between Clovis I, his granddaughter, and Osiris. Ana uploads Clovis I into an experimental Exo frame intended for Rasputin in the H.E.L.M., and he tasks the Guardian with recovering a submind of Rasputin: [[Malahayati]]. Before they set off to recover the first submind, Mara Sov informs them of Xivu Arath's plan to weaponize Rasputin's [[Warsat]] network to be used against the Last City. The coordinates to the submind lay within the Seraph bunker on Luna, so they head there. They learn that the Scorn are attempting to retrieve the submind, so the Guardian stops its leader: [[Once-Phyris, the Exhumed Tether]], a lieutenant of Eramis reanimated as a Scorn. They are then tasked with retrieving an AI framework on [[Europa]], fighting through [[Wrathborn]] forces and defeating the [[Warwatcher, Eye of Xivu Arath]]. After retrieving data from the submind Malahayati and the AI framework, they travel to a Seraph facility located outside the Last City. They bypass the security systems, clear out the Hive inside and defeat a lieutenant of Xivu Arath: [[Sumok, Ravager of Torobatl]]. They inform both Clovis I and Ana of their success and both begin their work to locate the next submind of Rasputin.

| 13 December || Recovery of [[Charlemagne]] || The Bray family argue over Clovis I's trustworthiness of the knowledge needed to rebuild Rasputin before Ana and Elsie Bray take it outside the H.E.L.M.. Clovis I apologizes to the Guardian for witnessing their argument and informs them that the next submind of Rasputin they must recover is Charlemagne, and the coordinates to the submind lay near the [[BrayTech Futurescape]] on Mars, so they head there next. The Hive are attempting to extract the submind, so the Guardian defeats their leader: Kelgorath, now a Darkblade serving Xivu Arath and uses the [[Seraph Cipher|root kernel]] on Charlemagne as they have done on Malahayati. They return to the Seraph facility outside the Last City, defeat a pair of powerful Wizards named [[Ir Nithra, Scourge of the Ammonite]] and [[Ir Hanal, Scourge of the Dakaua]], and upload the submind to a Seraph orbital facility above Earth. Clovis I tells the Guardian that Rasputin has changed the old launch codes and encrypted the new ones, so he begins to work to locate the next submind.

| 20 December || [[Operation: Seraph's Shield]] || Clovis I informs that although Rasputin's subminds have been reintegrated, the data needed to rebuild Rasputin is still missing, so he and Elsie instruct the Guardian to board the Seraph orbital facility and upload a virus developed from Xivu Arath's usage of the Cryptoliths to corrupt the Warsat network. They use the augments dropped by the Splicers of House Salvation to explore the orbital facility and defeat both the Hive and Eliksni attempting to stop them. They willingly surrender and then escape the Ketch belonging to House Salvation before returning to the orbital facility. They defeat a powerful Knight named [[Haroktha, Scourge of the Helium Drinkers]] before confronting Praksis, the first Scorn seen using Stasis weaponry made by House Salvation, defeating him. They upload the virus and discover the blueprints of a weapon made from a combination of Häkke and Pyramid technologies: [[Revision Zero]]. They inform Clovis I of their endeavors and the frame rewards them with the original copy of Revision Zero before [[Fenchurch Everis]] contacts them via the frame. After extracting its weapon pattern, they take Revision Zero to the Enclave on Mars and discover that it is the first weapon capable of changing its Exotic traits and catalysts through reshaping through Deepsight Resonance.

| 27 December || Rasputin's Awakening || Ana discovers a way to speed up Rasputin's recovery, but first, the Guardian needs to collect more submind data. She discovers that Felwinter was made as an independent AI by Rasputin following the Collapse and his Ghost [[Felspring]] holds the data needed. With Saladin's permission, the Guardian returns to [[Felwinter Peak]] to find the remnants of Felspring. Unfortunately, House Salvation has intercepted the communications between them and Ana, so they are tasked with defending Felwinter Peak from their forces with assistance from the Cabal in service of Caiatl. They eliminate the platoon and their leader: [[Rilliks, Instrument of Xivu Arath]] before they rekindle the flames and interact with Felspring's remains. After Ana uploads the memories of Felwinter, Rasputin is finally awoken and reveals to both Ana and the Guardian the true nature of Clovis I's plans. Rasputin was created by him to exert dominance over humanity, but Ana's intervention saved them from his hubris, with Rasputin defying him by rewriting his old protocols, locking him out. Clovis I attempted to use Rasputin's network to become a god himself. Ana confronts Clovis I about the revelation aboard the H.E.L.M. with Elsie and the Guardian in tow. He reassures them that his actions were in the best interests of humanity by doing more than the Traveler, citing the [[Whirlwind]], the Collapse, and Savathûn's acquisition of the Light as examples of the Traveler's fallacies. Ana rejects Clovis I's lies and uploads Rasputin into the experimental Exo frame, expelling Clovis I in the process, with Rasputin using his heuristics matrix to speak to the Guardian. Ana warns the Guardian that the instance of Clovis I in the H.E.L.M had relayed to the instance of himself on Europa that "they know," before Rasputin replaced him in the Exo frame. With his diagnostics completed, Rasputin thanks the Guardian for bringing him back and offers his favor in return by doing whatever he can to defend humanity from the forces of Xivu Arath. He needs time to come up with a plan of action, so he asks the Guardian to continue gathering more submind data in the meantime.

| 3 January-14 February || Battle of the War Gods || Raaputin tasks the Guardian with recovering more submind data, but before they do, Osiris discovers that Rasputin's data caches contain information related to a location called "[[Nefele Stronghold]]", hinting of a city on Neptune: [[Neomuna]]. Upon recovering more submind data, Rasputin notes some changes in his personality and concludes that he and Xivu Arath are respectively humanity and the Hive's War Gods albeit with different motives. As they work to gather more submind data and aid Rasputin in his recovery, Mara discovers that by regaining control of the Warsat network and using it against Xivu Arath's army, they are falling into Xivu Arath's trap to facilitate her invasion of [[Earth]]. She relays this information to the leaders of [[The Coalition|the Coalition]], a group of allies actively working to defend Sol from the forces of the Witness and its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]]. She forms a plan to use Rasputin as bait to stop the ritual allowing Xivu Arath a foothold on Earth with Ana and the leaders of the Coalition nodding in agreement. Rasputin informs the Guardian that he needs time to form a plan to stop Xivu Arath's Wrathborn forces without using the Warsats and tells them to follow the Vanguard's instructions. After gathering enough submind data to complete his recovery, Rasputin tasks the Guardian with recovering classified data from a bunker in the Cosmodrome. Rasputin admits that he was ready to shoot down the Traveler during the Collapse before Ana convinced him to abort the firing sequence. After driving out the Eliksni breaching the bunker, they recover the classified data to be handed over to the Vanguard and return to Rasputin. He thanks them for the effort and discovers that he is more than a weapon by comparing the Guardian to his [[Seraphs|Seraph]] agents. He realizes that defending humanity was the best decision he ever made and that he and the Guardian will face the next threat together and prepare for the imminent arrival of the Witness in Sol. After weeks of combat simulations, Rasputin discovers that the only way to prevent Xivu Arath's invasion of Earth from coming to fruition would be to sacrifice himself. He informs the Guardian that Eramis has activated ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE, a protocol designed to shoot down the Traveler and prevent its departure, so they must upload him with the Pillory Engram in tow aboard the Seraph orbital station manually for his sacrifice to be successful. They defeat the combined forces of Eramis and Xivu Arath on the way there while the forces of Empress Caiatl assist the Guardian in Rasputin's plan. They confront Eramis at the hangar bay before she flees to complete the firing sequence at the command of the Witness, then goes to the orbital station bridge to defeat a powerful champion of Xivu Arath: [[Ir Garza, Scourge of Earth]]. The forces of the Coalition discover that the Traveler is leaving the Last City and Earth as a whole. Eramis attempts to complete the firing sequence, but Rasputin's sacrifice prevents it from completing; therefore, his sacrifice has not only destroyed all of the Warsats in orbit but also prevented Xivu Arath's ritual from invading Earth. The Witness tells Eramis that the Traveler has "nowhere left to run," giving out yet another clue of the Witness's plans for the Traveler as it arrives in Sol alongside the forces of Emperor Calus. The Vanguard learns that in the Traveler's absence, the forces of Coalition: the Guardians, Empress Caiatl's Cabal, Mithrax's House of Light, and the Awoken will unite and stop the threat of the Witness and its Disciples together. They then return to Ana who discovers her purpose, then the Exo Frame that once housed Rasputin before his sacrifice. He leaves a pre-recorded message confirming the existence of Neomuna and a mysterious paracausal force called "[[The Veil]]." The Guardian then begin making preparations for Neptune.

| - || [[First Contact]] || The Guardian follows Ikora's orders to pursue Osiris to Neptune's orbit. They fight the [[Shadow Legion]]: followers of Emperor Calus carrying Pyramid tech to shield their allies when killed. They are forced to use the different keycards to navigate the first Shadow Legion vessel, [[Vual Gaudium]], and destroy its navigation computer. They fight a [[Tormentor]] for the first time, with Osiris replying that it is the result of Calus's ascension to one of the [[Disciples of the Witness]]. They finally destroy the navigation computer before they make their way to the other Shadow Legion vessel: [[Astaroth Rex II]]. The Guardian observes that Calus's flagship, ''[[Typhon Imperator]]'', is making its way to Neptune's surface as Calus taunts them. Osiris informs of a plan to use Cabal [[Drop Pod]]s to make their way to Neptune's surface. The Guardian scuttles the Cabal vessel by destroying its engines and makes their escape. Before they reach the Drop Pod launchers and rendezvous with Osiris, they confront the same Tormentor they'd seen earlier, [[Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness]], killing it. They follow Osiris's instruction to board the Drop Pod and land on Neptune. They land in a city on Neptune: Neomuna, and meet the [[Cloud Strider]]s [[Rohan]] and [[Nimbus]]. On the way to find Osiris, they discover a mysterious anomaly filled with Darkness energy. Using the anomaly, they become the first being to discover [[Strand]], using them to defend Osiris from the Shadow Legion before eventually becoming exhausted. After defeating the last of the local forces, the Guardian and Osiris work with the Cloud Striders to repel an invasion force led by the Disciple Calus. They regroup at the [[Hall of Heroes]] and learn that Cloud Striders are warriors of Neomuna with a maximum of a 10-year lifespan, after which they succumb to their augmentations. Before beginning their work to locate the Veil, they meet Nimbus and retrieve a [[Ascendant Scepter|gift]] from Mara Sov. She reminds the Guardian that they are fighting a two-front war with the Shadow Legion; one front on Neptune and another front on Earth. With her message received, the Guardian leaves to find the location of the Veil.

| - || [[Under Siege]] || The Cloud Striders relay the coordinates of the Veil to the Guardian, but the way there is blocked by Cabal shielding, so they are forced to defeat Shadow Guard enemies to retrieve keycards for Ghost to remove the shield. While they defend Ghost, they defeat an onslaught of Shadow Legion and Vex stopping their effort. Ghost finally removes the shield and allows the Guardian passage to the coordinates of the Veil. On arrival, Ghost notes a suppression field engulfing the area near the complex, so the Guardian is forced to defeat one of the Shadow Legion officers with their weapons: [[Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master]]. They witness Shadow Legion Harvesters surrounding the plaza near the site of the Veil. The Witness possesses Ghost and contacts Calus to receive progress on finding the Veil, whilst inadvertently revealing their plans to establish a link between the [[Radial Mast]] and the Veil to the Guardian. They inform Nimbus and Osiris of the plans.

| - || [[Downfall]] || The Cloud Striders and Osiris suggest the Guardian infiltrate Calus's flagship to find the Radial Mast and destroy it before it establishes a link with the Veil. Rohan warns the Guardian of Calus's forces guarding the Radial Mast before they enter the flagship. On the way, they see more Strand energy. They navigate the flagship by shooting shards to open doors, getting on grav lifts, and platforming. They reach a room containing Shadow Legion [[Thresher]]s, so they destroy the hangar by depositing resonance into a totem. They then confront another Tormentor before proceeding. Finally, they reach an arena where the Radial Mast is secured, but a projection of Calus demands a test of the Guardian. They deposit the resonance on the totems and defeat some of the champions sent by Calus. They then use a recently discovered Strand font to defeat the [[Taken]] and Shadow Legion infesting the arena. They become exhausted again, and just as Calus's forces begin ambushing them, Empress Caiatl arrives to rescue them and helps them escape the flagship by following her Thresher via their [[Sparrow]]. The Empress warns them not to listen to Calus's words. Nimbus gives the Guardian their next objective.

| - || [[On The Verge]] || Nimbus gives coordinates to the Guardian so Osiris can give them a new understanding of Strand. They interact with more Strand fonts and smash Vex along the way. Osiris encourages them to lean into using Strand rather than backing out of it and to go beyond their limits. They do so on the way and upon arriving at [[Maya's Retreat]], they interact with a large Strand font and discover the first Aspect of their Strand subclass. They test their mastery of Strand concepts on the [[Inquisitor Mind]], but they become exhausted before its defeat; Osiris encourages them to not give up and unleash their mastery on its defeat. Osiris congratulates the Guardian on being capable of using Strand without constraint, but has yet to figure out how to control Strand more effectively. Osiris meets the [[Pouka]]s, semi-aquatic creatures capable of reflecting emotion onto its subject. Rohan and Osiris discuss the feeling of pain before they are interrupted by the commotion outside. They see the Radial Mast being transported in the direction of the Veil.

| - || [[No Time Left]] || The Guardian and Rohan begin making their way to the Radial Mast's location as Nimbus and Osiris act as support. Osiris discovers that Strand is capable of destroying suppression fields scattered throughout the city, so the Guardian destroys them with Strand. Nimbus assists the Guardian by using Neomuni tech to replicate [[Drake Tank]]s used by the Vanguard after clearing out the LZ first. They do so and use the Drake Tank to bypass Shadow Legion [[Interceptor]]s, [[Goliath Tank]]s, and Threshers blocking the way. They are forced to destroy more suppression fields and defeat an [[Imprint of Nezarec]] before they can rendezvous with Rohan. They meet him near an Ishtar Collective lab where the Radial Mast is located. They defend him as he finds a weak spot in the Radial Mast and defeats another Shadow Legion officer, [[Val Bho'kaurl]]. They become exhausted from using Strand before they can destroy the Radial Mast, so Rohan decides to sacrifice himself to destroy the Radial Mast. Nimbus asks the Guardian to bring Rohan's core to them. Meanwhile, Calus informs the Witness of the Radial Mast's destruction. The Witness then berates Calus on his lack of purpose before reminding him to secure the Veil so the Witness can create a link to it.

| - || [[Desperate Measures]] || For phase 2 to proceed, they must destroy the AA turrets set up by the Shadow Legion before they go to the plaza to defend it. They use their weapons and abilities to defend themselves and the CloudArk turrets against Shadow Legion troops as well as [[Ishtar Collective]] ordnance to destroy Goliath Tanks. Empress Caiatl and her troops arrive to help the Guardian, therefore completing phase 2 of their plan. Phase 3 begins as the Shadow Legion continues its assault on the plaza. They and Caiatl are forced to defend the plaza on their own when the CloudArk turrets go down. The assault is on hold when a projection of Calus taunts Caiatl and blasts open the [[Veil Containment]] site. The Guardian navigates the abandoned Ishtar Collective lab before seeing the Veil themselves. Ghost becomes fascinated by the Veil's paracausal power being similar to the Traveler. As they continue exploring deeper in the lab, Caiatl informs them that Calus is on his way to their location for a final showdown, completing phase 3 of their plan. They confront Calus underneath the Veil and defeat him once and for all despite his powers as a Disciple of the Witness. Their victory is short-lived as the Witness possesses Ghost once again and establishes a link with the Veil. Ghost wonders what happened, to which Caiatl replies they lost. The Witness uses the Veil's power to create an incision on the Traveler and begins its plans for the [[Final Shape]] by entering the portal.

| 28 February-28 March || Operation: Prison Break || The Guardian meets Mara Sov, Mithrax, and [[Devrim Kay]] at [[The Farm]]. Mara Sov explains that the gift from her will be paramount to their operation to rescue prisoners captured. They begin at the EDZ, where they follow Amanda Holliday's distress signal. They use the Ascendant Scepter to breach the Pyramid warding through the Ascendant Plane. Then, they defeat the [[Warden Vincu'us, Shadow Legion|warden]] in charge using the Ascendant Scepter's balefires before they rescue Amanda. On the way out, she accidentally shoots Crow, believing him to be of Shadow Legion. Crow dismisses the comment as they all leave the Pyramid outpost in the EDZ. The Guardian receives a transmission from Mara Sov at the War Table explaining the Awoken becoming the latest addition to the Coalition and the role of a [[Queensguard]]. She tasks them with rescuing more prisoners before she can coronate them as Queensguard. They complete the task and become Queensguard. They then receive a message from Holliday thanking them for their rescue and telling them that another Pyramid outpost is found, this time in the Cosmodrome. Upon arrival, Crow and Devrim note that the outpost is almost empty. They breach the warding using the Ascendant Scepter and enter it, but they are ambushed by Shadow Legion and Taken. The [[Zatocc, Devoted to the Witness|warden]] in charge uses its Psionic powers to banish the Guardian back to the Ascendant Plane. They overcome the warden's Psionic powers, defeat them, and rescue more prisoners. They call Devrim via holoprojector and learn from him that Mara has crowned him and Crow Queensguard as well. Mara then informs the Guardian that a Shadow Legion prison ship is in Earth's orbit, but it is impenetrable from the air, so they must use the Ascendant Scepter to breach its defenses. They learn that through their usage of balefires, they can open new Ley Line pathways. They use Ghost to hack the Shadow Legion security computer, then defeat the [[Bracus Kravaum, Shadow Legion|warden]] in charge of the orbital prison ship. Upon their success in freeing prisoners from the orbital prison, Amanda and Mithrax celebrate the occasion. Amanda reveals her journey to the Last City and the struggles of humanity. After the Guardian frees more prisoners, Amanda explains her reason for wanting to volunteer for the operation. She and Mithrax pick up a distress signal from a Shadow Legion prison base in the EDZ Tunnel, but they request assistance from the Guardian. They infiltrate the tunnels, destroy Shadow Legion heavy infantry, and defeat a Tormentor loyal to the Witness: [[Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness]]. Mithrax is able to free the prisoners, but Amanda is killed in the explosion. Zavala, Crow, Mara Sov, and Mithrax all grieve the loss of Amanda, with Crow seeking vengeance and Mithrax blaming himself for her death. Mara and Caiatl reassure him that Amanda chose to die in the explosion and to lay aside his guilt.

| 10 March || The Final God of Pain's Fall || With Nezarec's influence continuing to haunt the Neomuni, the Guardians find him at the source: the [[Essence|terraformed Pyramid]] formerly inhabited by the Witness. They navigate the interior of the Pyramid, shattered by the accelerated growth of a Tree of Silver Wings within. Interacting with seeds of Light and Dark spread throughout the Pyramid, the Guardians begin the process of reviving Nezarec. They learn that they can combine the effects of both seeds to provide shelter against overwhelming energy periodically pulsating from Nezarec's sarcophagus. They reach an orrery and defeat [[Zo'aurc, Explicator of Planets]], a Shadow Legion commander. After a short while following the Explicator's death, Nezarec's new body finishes regenerating and they confront the Guardians personally. Despite his usage of both Light and Dark, he succumbs to the Guardians, ending his influence on the Neomuni. Osiris declares they will find out where the Witness went through the portal based on the clues it has left behind inside its terraformed Pyramid.

| - || Return of Bracus Zahn || Following the decimation of the Shadow Legion flagship on Earth, the Coalition turns their attention to a Cabal base in the EDZ. Empress Caiatl dispatches her Psions to secure the base, but they are soon captured by Shadow Legion forces under the command of the new Bracus Zahn. Devrim and the Cabal Empress task the Guardian with freeing her forces so the [[Ascendant Guard]]s can fight alongside them in their assault on the base. The Guardian follows Zahn and defeats him along with their Cabal allies, putting an end to his legacy.

| 20 June || The Witness unveiled || After some time extracting the coral and then using it to form a psychic connection with Ahsa, she is finally able to explain the origins of the Witness. She explains that the Witness is a gestalt of the first civilization uplifted by the Traveler, made manifest through Darkness. She also reveals that the Final Shape is the Witness's plan to reshape the universe to its liking by connecting the Veil to the Traveler, just as it had done earlier by using Ghost. She warns them that the Final Shape will be apocalyptic before disconnecting from Sloane. Sloane is shocked at the recent events on Titan and loses faith in her mission in some way before dismissing them. After gaining intel on the Witness, Xivu Arath's forces attack Ahsa and forcibly begin a ritual to Take her. The Guardian travels with Zavala, Sloane, Saladin, and Saint-14 to stop the ritual in the depths of Kraken Mare as Drifter provides tactical support. With assistance from Saladin's Iron War Beasts, the team can defeat the Wizards conducting the rituals and free Ahsa. They return to the site where Sloane forms a psychic connection with Ahsa, but as she forms the connection one last time, Xivu Arath corrupts Sloane's body. Zavala's encouraging words stop Xivu Arath from completely robbing Sloane of her free will. Ahsa reveals that Savathûn, the Witch Queen, possesses the instructions to follow the Witness inside the portal. The necessity to bring back Savathûn angers both Saladin and Saint-14, but Zavala reassures them that the Hidden will contain the situation. Before leaving the H.E.L.M., Zavala reminds the Guardian to bring hope to those who don't have it. They brief Sloane, who informs them that the mission is complete and she'll stay on Titan to keep an eye on Ahsa, who is now resting from the psychic connections she had to endure.

| 22 August || Clash of the Hive Gods begins || Ikora and Eris have found Immaru, but he refuses to resurrect Savathûn until they deal with her sister Xivu Arath. He and Eris would craft the [[Acolyte's Staff]] and gift it to the Guardian upon their arrival into Savathûn's Throne World. They infiltrate the Sanctum of the Brood Queen, master their interactions with the elemental crystals, and defeat the Lucent Brood. They would use the magic from the Acolyte's Staff to reveal [[Savathûn's Spire]]. They explore the spire and defeat various test subjects used by Savathûn for her experiments with the Light before her defeat at the hands of the Guardian. They meet Ikora, Eris, and Immaru inside the [[Athenaeum]] and witness Eris's transformation into the Hive God of Vengeance. They soon learn that to challenge Xivu Arath, they must manipulate the ways of the Sword Logic and feed tithes to Eris through the [[Altars of Summoning]] and use the [[Deck of Whispers]]. She explains more about the Deck of Whispers through a radio message after helping her feed tithes.

| 29 August- 26 September || Clash of the Hive Gods continue || As the Guardian continues their progress to bring the tithes Eris needs, Xivu Arath responds to Eris's ascension to the Hive God of Vengeance by sending in Wrathborn forces to take over Savathûn's throne world. Ikora suggests that they find another way to stop Xivu Arath, but Eris disagrees and instructs the Guardian to return to the Witch Queen's oubliette. They stop Xivu Arath from allowing tribute to be fed to her. As a result, she sends in her greatest champion to test the Guardian's combat capabilities: the [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites]] and harbinger of the Hive God of War. The Knight withdraws from combat after seeing the Guardian's strength over it. As Eris looks for a way to defeat Xivu Arath, they participate in Savathûn's experiments with the Light by attuning to the energies of Arc, Solar, and Void. They would also uncover a chamber above the oubliette called [[The Imbaru Engine]], a place used by Savathûn to generate [[Imbaru]], her inversion of the Sword Logic that gains her power through deception and confusion. Upon discovering the secrets contained within the Imbaru Engine, along with assisting Eris Morn in bringing the tithes she is owed and attuning to all 3 elements, they are finally ready to confront Xivu Arath.

| 3 October || End of the Clash of the Hive Gods || The Guardian meets up with Eris Morn as she is finally now ready to complete their final tithe, and confront Xivu Arath. They arrive at the Altars of Summoning and enter the Altar of the Sword to begin the ritual. There, they are confronted by the Leviathan-Eater, despite its power they succeed in slaying the champion. Ikora Rey arrives with the body of Savathûn, Immaru states that Xivu Arath is still a threat. However, Eris tells him this is his only chance to resurrect her. Immaru complies and resurrects the Witch Queen. Savathûn flies over to Eris, complimenting her Hive Form, Eris kills Savathûn and gains all of her power, as Savathûn had not been killed since she lost her worm, making Eris the most powerful Hive to ever live. Using this power, instead of confronting the God of War, Instead, Eris banishes Xivu Arath from her Throne World, making her mortal. Losing her Hive Form and power, Eris collapses on the floor. Savathûn is resurrected once again, and Ikora and Eris demand the secret to following the Witness. The Witch Queen tells them that she already showed them and gives them Immaru as a peace offering, she flies away laughing, leaving them confused.

| 14 November || The 15th Wish || Due to Savathûn leaving one last gift, the Guardian returns to the Imbaru Engine and discovers three braziers. They find the flames at the Imbaru Engine, Altars of Summoning, and Savathûn's Spire, lighting the braziers to reveal the final test. Completing the test opens a door leading to a room with a pure [[Ahamkara]] egg belonging to Riven's clutch, uncorrupted by Taken energy. Ikora orders them to bring the egg to the [[Athenaeum]].  Eris Morn arrives at the H.E.L.M., she asks the Guardian what they are working on. They show Eris a sketch of a pattern on Savathûn’s wings for the [[Wall of Wishes]], revealing that she had given them what she had promised, the Last Wish, the wish to follow [[The Witness|the Witness]].

| 28 November || [[Riven]] returns || The Guardian returns to the Dreaming City as the Witness sends its remaining forces to invade it and hamper their efforts to bypass the portal into the Pale Heart while it begins to enact the Final Shape. The Guardian visits Riven's corpse and recovers an Ahamkara tooth so the Techeuns can conjure the spirit of Riven, and attempt to uncover the 15th wish. Riven refuses to reveal the 15th wish until she tasks the Guardian with recovering her clutch. Riven accuses Mara of scattering her clutch when the Guardian enters [[Riven's Lair|her lair]] and discovers that it is missing from its physical location. The Techeuns would use the Ley Lines to locate the clutch. After recovering the first of her clutch, Riven reveals the relationship between her species and the Awoken before tasking them with clearing out her lair while the Techeuns locate the remaining eggs. Osiris would also look into an alternative solution should Riven be tricky via the Veil.

| 5 December || The next clutch recovered || The Techeuns would finally locate the second of her clutch; however, Petra informs the Guardian that it will be more difficult to locate and recover the remaining clutch without the help of the [[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbinger]]s: mysterious entities that were once used in the Battle of Saturn. Petra tasks them with recovering a [[Starlight Lodestone]] from the [[Chamber of Starlight]] to guide the Harbinger to the clutch still scattered. Before returning to Riven, Osiris would provide an update on the Veil and his attempts to replicate the Witness's link to it through the Guardian's Ghost.