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| || || ||The Worm Gods would become seduced by the idea of to kill each other to gain power through the [[Sword Logic]]. Six of them, [[Xita, the Nurturing Worm|Xita]] and her children [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]], [[Eir, the Keeper of Order|Eir]], [[Ur, the Ever-Hunger|Ur]], [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]] and [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yul]] evolve into the entities known as the Worm Gods. <ref> '''Bungie (2023/5/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]], [[Ghost shell|Ghost Shell Lore]]: [[Síocháin's Scuba Shell]]'' </ref>

| || || || Xivu Arath, Savathûn, and Auryx return to the surface and share the Worm parasites among the other Krill, becoming the Hive and creating an army that quickly overwhelms Fundament's other species.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#X: Immortals|X: Immortals]]''</ref> Taox flees, at first to other continents<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XI: Conquerors|XI: Conquerors]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XII: Out of the Deep|XII: Out of the Deep]]''</ref> and then to the Ammonite capital moon where she is granted asylum.<ref name="XIV"/> Originally, Auryx was willing to negotiate with the Ammonites, however Savathûn following the orders of the Worm Gods kills him as punishment.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XV: Born As Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref> Instead of dying, Auryx's soul passes to his own Ascendant Realm or throne world, a pocket dimension in the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]] where their soul resides after death and the only place where they can truly be killed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVII: The Weakness Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref> Auryx returns, now having purged any sympathy and goodwill that remained in himself, and the Hive continue their war against the Ammonites. Xivu Arath sends her brood to slay the Leviathan and bring the Ammonites to extinction. This leads to a final battle, where the Ammonite champion [[Chroma-Admiral Rafriit]] is slain. The Leviathan attempts to flee to the Ammonites' capital moon.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVIII: Leviathan Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref> With the Leviathan alone, Xivu Arath sends her Knight [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites|Ir Uulxal]] to slay the priest of the Sky, he succeeds tasting its flesh and making it rain upon the Ammonites. Ir Uulxal would be commended, being given the new name of the Leviathan-Eater and the title, Bane of the Ammonites.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Witch]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Veiled Tithes Suit|Veiled Tithes Gauntlets]]''</ref> The Hive continue their assault, bringing the Ammonites to extinction, and forcing the Traveler to abandon Fundament.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIX: Crusaders|XIX: Crusaders]]''</ref> The Hive colonize and transform Fundament's moons into mobile war-moons<ref name="XIII"/>, and embark on their purge of the universe in the name of the Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XX: Hive|XX: Hive]]''</ref> During this time the Worms begin instructing Auryx in the nature of the Sword-Logic.<ref name="XIII">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XIII: Into the Sky|XIII: Into the Sky]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XV: Born As Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVI: The Sword Logic|XVI: The Sword Logic]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVII: The Weakness Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XVIII: Leviathan Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref>

| || || || After wallowing in despair for an unknown amount of time after his exile, the Leviathan comes across an expanse of nothingness, which shorts out the navigational systems. Calus then looks into the void and gains a renewed sense of purpose. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[It Stared Back]]''</ref> With control of the Leviathan back in his hands, Calus begins exploring the galaxy and planning to retake the empire.

| || || Creation of the Exos || During Clovis's attempts to create the Exos, early exominds would fall victim to what is known as the "loop/billboard/crash" cycle, characterized by cognitive and motor stereotypy (abnormal, repetitive behaviors), athetosis (slow, involuntary writhing movements of the limbs and extremities), and gradual loss of sapience. tip his claims the life of [[Clovis Bray II]].<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "NOTE—WHY EXOMINDS FAIL", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-020-|-020-]]''</ref> Clovis steals a [[Vex]] from the [[Ishtar Collective]] and uses it to construct a gateway to the Vex colonized star system, the [[2082 Volantis|Forge Star]].<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 6 AMENDMENT", ''[[Mysterious Logbook#-029-|-029-]]''</ref> He discovers that exposing Vex [[Radiolaria|radiolaria]] to "Clarity" solves the "loop/billboard/crash" problem. With this problem fixed, the [[Exo]]s are successfully created. <ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 8", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-40-|-40-]]''</ref>

| || || || Despite fixing the "loop/billboard/crash" problem, Exominds would begin to fall victim to Dissociative Exomind Rejection (DER), when Exos do not feel comfortable in their new bodies.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "NOTE—D.E.R.", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-45-|-45-]]''</ref> To solve this problem, Clovis comes up with two solutions. The first is a "reboot", which does not wipe the Exos memories, but instead wipes the mind's memory post-transfer, however, the procedure will likely have to be repeated multiple times. The second solution is to introduce familiar human organic conceits into their body, such as the instinct to eat or reproduce.  

| || || || On Mercury, Venus, and Mars, dormant Vex units reacting to the Collapse reactivate and begin terraforming several worlds. While Mercury is turned into a [[Machine World]] in days. <ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clRpcIHpmoY '''Youtube''': ''Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings'']</ref><ref name="Gate Lord's Eye"/> On Mercury, [[Dendron, Root Mind]] plants the planet-sized prediction engine which would become the [[Infinite Forest]], with [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] serving as its Axis Mind. The Vex spread is temporarily stalled by the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref><ref name="Gate Lord's Eye">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref>

| || || Birth of the Awoken || Being the first to enter and awaken in this new universe, Mara would shape the universe according to her will, choosing for her and the rest of the crew to exist as embodied entities. Alice the second to Awaken (now known as Alis) creates the planet known as the [[Distributary]] from her memories. Both Mara and Alis awaken on the Distributary. Mara tricks Alis into thinking she is the one who created the rules of the new universe. They both help awaken and incarnate the other members of the crew, becoming the species known as the [[Awoken]], a humanoid species made of both Light and Darkness and immortal as long as they remain in the Distributary.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Ecstasiate II|Ecstasiate II]]''</ref> Alis becomes their first queen.

| || || '''The first defenders of the human survivors''' || Before the first Guardians appear, [[Takanome's Rangers|rangers]] led by the legendary [[Ayane Takanome]] protect humanity's survivors.<ref>[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/653809107 '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Takanome Ranger 1.0 chest'']</ref><ref>[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/2900708617 '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Ayane Takanome's Cloak'']</ref> They disappear after the Guardians become commonplace.<ref>''[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/2702267949 Planet Destiny - Takanome Ranger 1.0 gauntlets]''</ref><ref>[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/3871542676 '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Takanome Ranger 1.0 helmet'']</ref>

| || || [[Theodicy War]] || The Theodicy War breaks out in the Distributary between the [[Sanguine]] and the [[Eccaleists]]. The Sanguine led by Queen [[Alis Li]] believed that the existence of their people was a gift and did not have to resolve the conflict between Light and Darkness. While the Eccaleists led by Mara Sov with [[Diasyrm]] as her puppet leader believe that the Awoken had to play a role in the conflict. Alis Lin steps down, and [[Nguya Pin]] becomes the new Queen, and is later succeeded by [[Devna Tel]]. <ref> '''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Impotent V]]'' </ref>

| || || || Overtime many Ahamkara travel to the Dreaming City. At the Spine of Keres, Riven meets [[Taranis]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/19)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Gifts and Bargains#First Gift|First Gift]]''</ref> Unlike other Ahamkara, Taranis did not twist his wishes and the bargains he made were safe. Taranis invites Riven to his lair in the Black Garden, she accepts. they forge a bridge between their lair's in the Dreaming City and the Black Garden, and produce Whims.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/1/2)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Gifts and Bargains#Second Gift|Second Gift]]''</ref>

| || || [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] || The Ahamkara are made extinct by order of the Vanguard to prevent Guardians from self-destruction.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Legends 3|Ghost Fragment: Legends 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/salicin-fen-i?highlight=Ahamkara Salicin Fen I]''</ref> The Warlocks preserve some Ahamkara bones and fossils for study,<ref>'''Bungie (2015-14-5)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Warlock|Ghost Fragment: Warlock]]''</ref> and a few Hunters adorn their armor with scales.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/ahamkara-scale?highlight=Ahamkara Ahamkara Scale]''</ref> Riven and Taranis are the only survivors of this hunt and are separated. Mara Sov wishesfor Riven to be trapped within the Keep of Voices.

| || || || Warlord [[Naeem]] learns from Shaxx of an Ahamkara he had slain known as Hefnd. Seeking the power to start anew, she arrives at the castle where Hefnd was buried and greets the dead Ahamkara, wishing for his kindness. She attempts to convince him to allow her to use his bones to grant wishes to villages, to make up for her past as a ruthless Warlord, however Hefnd would refuse as it would barely feed his hunger. Naeem would then propose that she would face the consequences of the wishes, Hefnd agrees and a bargain is struck.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - [[Zira's Shell]]''</ref> Overtime a friendship forms between the two of them. However the House of Kings attack the castle and kill Naeem, in her final breath she wishes that her vengeance follows them into the grave.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Warlord's Ruin]]: [[Warlord's Ruin#Bone 2 (Dispel 1)|Bone 2 (Dispel)]]''</ref>

| || || || Within the Ascendant Plane, two Knights - one of Oryx and Xivu Arath engage in a duel. Proving to be equally matched, the Knights decide to cast themselves into the Sea of Screams, to let its current decide their fate. This results in one of Crota's champions failing to receive a significant amount of tribute, which leads to his defeat against a sergeant of Xivu Arath. Due to losing a significant amount of temples and tributaries, Crota decides to sleep in his throne world to recover his tithes. He attaches his soul to an Ascendant Crystal, so he can quickly return once his strength has returned, and entrust his sword with the [[Swarm Princes]].

| || || The Tragedy of the First Crota Fireteam || Seeking to avenge their lost allies and her lover [[Wei Ning]], [[Eriana-3]] leads a fireteam of Guardians consisting of [[Eris Morn]], [[Vell Tarlowe]], [[Omar Agah]], [[Sai Mota]], and Toland to the Moon to hunt down Crota. They camp out at the [[Anchor of Light]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Wakening]]'' </ref> and enter the Temple of Crota after hearing the screams of [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]]. They are confronted by Alak-Hul, Verok, and their spawn. Underestimating his foes, Vell Tarlowe becomes overwhelmed by the spawn and is slain by Alak-Hul.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Enemy of My Enemy]]'' </ref>  The fireteam is separated, with Eriana-3 and Sai in one group, and Eris, Toland, and Omar in the other.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Hand_of_Crota|Hand of Crota]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Eyes_of_Crota|Eyes of Crota]]''</ref> Toland seeks our Ir Yût, Deathsinger, the song kills him and casts his soul to the Ascendant Plane.<ref name="Hellmouth 1">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Hellmouth_1|Ghost Fragment: Hellmouth 1]]''</ref> Omar is captured by the Heart of Crota,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Heart_of_Crota|Heart of Crota]]''</ref> who uses his Light to feed unborn Hive, resulting in his soul being transferred into an insect-like-creature.<ref name="Xeno">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Xenophage]]''</ref> Sai is killed by Omnigul,<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', [[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard,Item Description: Hunter Gauntlets: [http://destinydb.com/items/2815927676-acolyte-rung| Acolyte Rung]</ref> and Eriana-3 arrives at the entrance of Crota's Throne World and meets her demise to Ir Yut.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Hellmouth_2|Ghost Fragment: Hellmouth 2]]''</ref> Only Eris would evade the Hive's wrath, losing her Ghost [[Brya]] and her eyes, surviving in the Hive's tunnels for years before escaping and later becoming one of [[Ikora Rey]]'s [[The Hidden|Hidden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/14)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#Crota's Bane|Crota's Bane]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota's End|Crota's End]]''</ref>

| || || || Cloud Strider [[Rohan]] enters the Black Garden, a mysterious realm that is occupied by the [[Sol Divisive]], a Vex collective that serves the Witness. He witnesses the creation of the [[Black Heart]] by the [[Conceptual Mind]]. He concludes that the Heart was the Vex's failed attempt to recreate the Veil. The Neomuni council refuse to take action. <ref>'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]], [[Weapon|Weapon Lore]]: [[Deterministic Chaos]]'' </ref>

| || || || The Black Heart, despite being flawed, and failing to create the link the Witness desired, still shared a connection with the Traveler. This connection would weaken the Traveler. The Sol Divisive would prepare the [[Sol Progeny]] in their attempt to extend the Black Heart's powers into the Vault of Glass. Uldren experiences the Heart's corruption after entering the Black Garden from a Vex gate at the [[Valley of the Kings]].

| || [[Disciples of Crota]] || Before launching an attack against Omnigul, the Guardian hunts and defeats the [[Eyes of Crota|Eyes]], [[Heart of Crota|Heart]], and [[Hand of Crota|Hand]] of Crota in Old Russia.

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| || || The Techeuns, Shuro Chi, [[Sedia]], and [[Kalli]] are Taken due to the essence from the Dreadnaught. The Taken invade the Dreaming City. <ref> ''Bungie (2018/09/04)'', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Reverie Dawn Armor#Reverie Dawn Casque / Helm / Hood|Reverie Dawn Helmet]]''</ref> Oryx encounters the Ahamkara Riven and wishes to Take her away. Riven is Taken and her identity appears to merge with Oryx's will. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]:[[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Hood of the Great Hunt|Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>

| || Heir to the Taken Throne || Savathûn gains control of the Taken by using Quria to create a simulation of Oryx. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] [[Toland]]: [[Toland#Quotes|Quria is the key. The mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself.]]''</ref>

| || Fellow Schemers || Savathûn infiltrates the Dreaming City and reveals herself to Riven, who had retained some of her free will after Oryx's death. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Gloves of the Great Hunt|Gloves of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> Riven pledges her allegiance to the Witch Queen and becomes capable of exerting her influence outside of the Dreaming City. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Armor|Armor Lore]]: [[Armor of the Great Hunt (Warlock)#Boots of the GreatHunt|Boots of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>. The Taken Ahamkara begins to speak and appear to Uldren Sov as Mara Sov,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#After the Fall|After the Fall]]''</ref> quickening the corruption within him and slowly gaining more influence over the fallen prince.

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| || || After the deaths of Crota and Oryx, the Hidden Swarm was left divided and weakened. While the Swarm retained their faith in the Sword Logic, the daughters of Crota, [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besuirth]], [[Voshyr]], and [[Kinox]] schemed to resurrect Oryx as a Nightmare by using the power of the Lunar Pyramid, despite it being a violation of the Sword Logic. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#X: Faith in Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref>

| || A Rising Champion || In the depths of the depths of the Moon, the Knight [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment|Zulmak]] sought to become the new Prince of the Hidden Swarm, becoming a threat to the daughters' plans. <ref> '''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IV: Blood Sport|IV: Blood Sport]]'' </ref>

| || [[Prophecy]] || Shortly after the Black Fleet’s arrival, a fireteam led by the The Guardian would enter a realm of the IX to learn more about the [[Darkness]]. They encounter the IX’s Taken killing the [[Phalanx Echo]], and later the [[Kell Echo]] to discover hints of how to wield the Darkness.

| 22 February || Reappearance of Mars || The Guardian investigates Mars' reappearance with temporal distortions under the orders of Ikora, but are attacked by the Cabal under Caiatl's banner. Later, Savathûn's ship, [[The Lure]], lands above the Martian Cradle. They infiltrate a Cabal bunker and use the cannon to launch themselves onto the Lure. They follow mysterious traces of Void Light upon landing on the Lure, only to discover that they are soon encountering the Hive imbued with the power of the Traveler's Light and [[Lucent Moth]]s. Before they begin to intercept Savathûn, they recover another artifact linked to the Black Fleet. They intercept Savathûn; however, she escapes, and a Knight takes her place. The Knight in question wields Void Light and possesses a Ghost of its own, a trait shared within the [[Lucent Brood|Lucent Hive]]. The Guardian crushes the [[Lightbearer Knight|Lightbearing Knight]]'s Ghost with its hands to permanently defeat the Knight. The portal opens into Savathûn's Throne World. They follow her there, but she evicts them after they defeat one of her projections in the [[Queen's Bailey]]. They return to Mars near [[The Enclave]], the site of the [[Relic]] that the Guardian uses the artifact recovered from the Lure to craft their first [[Glaive]]: [[The Enigma]]

| - || [[The Investigation]] || The Guardian teams up with [[The Hidden|Hidden]] operatives to learn more about how the Lucent Hive were able to retrieve the Light. The Guardian returns to Savathûn's Throne World to gather clues to Savathûn's plans through [[Deepsight]] obtained from the artifact they recovered from the Lure earlier. While exploring the Throne World, they are contacted by the turncoat Hive Ghost named [[Fynch]], who requests an audience with them outside the [[Florescent Canal]]. They face a [[Lightbearer Wizard|Lightbearing Wizard]] with Arc Light and the Scorn invading the Throne World. They finally meet Fynch, the turncoat Hive Ghost who refuses to revive his Knight, though the Ghost is suspicious of him and has Ikora spy on Fynch in case he lies to both of them. Fynch then gives the Guardian a lead on the first clue: [[Sagira]]'s Ghost Shell.

| - || [[The Ghosts]] || The Guardian gets a lead on Sagira's Ghost Shell found inside the [[Temple of the Wrathful]], a temple dedicated to Xivu Arath. Fynch reveals to the Ghost and Ikora that the Scorn are led by Rhulk, a Disciple of the Witness, and are invading the Throne World as revenge for Savathûn placing a Light curse on Rhulk using [[The Wellspring|the Wellspring]]. They face [[Brutiks, Lightbane]], who is guarding Sagira's Ghost Shell, and defeat him. They recover the Ghost Shell and it plays a memory of Savathûn revealing the identity of the Witness.

| - || [[The Communion]] || Eris advises the Guardian to return to the Europan Pyramid to enhance their Deepsight abilities so they can uncover the memory of Savathûn further. They enter the Europan Pyramid after clearing out the Cabal led by [[Valus Dralgur, the Exiled|Valus Dralgur]], whose band of soldiers were exiled by Caiatl for their attempts to retrieve Darkness-related artifacts to win the war against the Hive under Xivu Arath. They learn from Eris the devastation the Cabal faced during the Fall of Torobatl after defeating the [[Imperial Deserter]]. They defeat the Valus attempting to destroy the statue the Guardian needs to commune with to enhance their Deepsight ability and commune with it.

| - || [[The Mirror]] || With their Deepsight abilities now enhanced, The Guardian returns to Savathûn's Throne World to gain access to the [[Altar of Reflection]] through a passage within the [[Witch's Echo]], destroying [[Pyramid Spike]]s and Scorn resistance along the way. The Guardian presents Sagira's Ghost Shell, replaying the memory of Savathûn revealing the identity of the Witness, but also revealing her plan to impersonate Osiris and learn the secrets of the Light. Fynch then briefs the Guardian on the next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan.

| - || [[The Lightblade]] || Fynch reveals that the next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan is the [[Tablet of Ruin]] located inside the [[Temple of the Navigator]], a temple dedicated to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]]. To reach the temple, the Guardian would enter a Hive boat to cross the canals, then navigate the dark swamp. They reach the temple housing the Tablet of Ruin guarded by [[Alak-Hul, the Lightblade]], Oryx's adversary reborn in the Light. They defeat him and take the Tablet of Ruin to the Altar of Reflection, where Savathûn reveals her plan to move the Traveler to her Throne World. They inform Ikora of Savathûn's plan to move the Traveler and get a lead on the next clue from Fynch.

| - || [[The Cunning]] || The next clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan for the Traveler is located in the [[Temple of the Cunning]], a temple dedicated to Savathûn's younger self Sathona. The Guardian is tasked with recovering a calcified Worm familiar that Sathona and the [[Osmium King]] heard the warning of the God-Wave forming on [[Fundament]]. They retrieve the Worm familiar from the statue of Sathona, but on their escape from the temple, they are forced to fight the illusion of an [[Ahamkara]]. They escape the temple and attempt to bring the familiar to the Altar of Reflection, only for them to lose access to the Altar. Upon returning to the Enclave, they overhear a dialogue between Ikora, Eris, and Zavala. Eris receives a tip from Mara on the final clue.

| - || [[The Last Chance]] || Mara informs Eris of the final clue needed to uncover Savathûn's plan who then relays it to the Guardian: a shard of the crystalline prison Mara used to trap Savathûn, located inside the [[Apothecary]], the site of Savathûn's experiments with the Light. They defeat a Wizard lieutenant loyal to Savathûn, [[Savathûn's Right Hand]], guarding the shard. They bring the shard to the Altar of Reflection, where it reveals the final moments of Savathûn following the exorcism and her rebirth in the Traveler's Light by [[Immaru]]. Savathûn tricks the Guardian into recovering the memories for her and attacks them using the Light. The Guardian relays the memory to the Vanguard, where the revelation of the Traveler resurrecting Savathûn shocks Zavala. Ikora and the Guardian leave the Last City, determined to stop a ritual that will bind the Traveler to Savathûn's Throne World. Before they do so, Ikora uses the Relic to unlock the memories of the Worm familiar, revealing that the Hive were tricked into serving the Darkness by the Witness. Ikora relays the memory recorded in the Worm familiar to the Guardian.

| - || [[The Ritual]] || Running out of time to stop Savathûn's plan from coming to fruition, the Guardian crosses the [[Court of Thorns]] and climbs up to the [[Sanctum of the Brood Queen]], where they confront Savathûn. They are forced to defeat a fireteam of Lightbearing Hive, composed of a Lightbearing Knight with Void Light, a Lightbearing Wizard with Arc Light, and a [[Lightbearer Acolyte|Lightbearing Acolyte]] with Solar Light while engaging her. They defeat her, but Immaru resurrects her. The Guardian is forced to fight her with a different strategy. The Ghost proposes that the Guardian show her the same memory that Ikora relayed to them of the Witness tricking the Hive into service for the Darkness. The revelation angers her, and for the first time, Savathûn's web of lies is unraveled, allowing the Guardian to gain the upper hand over her. They finally defeat her, but Immaru disappears along with the Traveler from her Throne World. The Guardian tells the Ghost that now they must prepare for the Witness's arrival to Sol and do whatever they can to prevent a repeat of the Collapse.

| - || [[Birthplace of the Vile]] || Mara Sov summons the Guardian to the Enclave and briefs them of a plan to weaponize Savathûn's Worm. They infiltrate the [[Harvest|Dark City]] to recover an incubator and defend her as she binds the Worm to a grenade launcher, now named [[Parasite]], through a Hive ritual. Before leaving the Throne World, she instructs them to pay attention to the words of Savathûn's Worm in the future.

| 5 March || Duel with the First Disciple || Before the Guardian enters the [[Sunken Pyramid]], the [[Witness]] is seen monologuing in private towards the [[Traveler]], expressing its belief that it is failing the various races of Sol, beginning the war between the forces of [[Sol]] and the forces of the Witness. Its first [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]], Rhulk, invites the Guardian into his Pyramid after the Light curse placed on him by Savathûn weakens through her defeat. They shut down a superweapon located inside, [[The Upended]], and defeat him despite his Dark powers. They regularly return to the Pyramid to clear out the Scorn attempting to gain technology from inside. While exploring the Sunken Pyramid during these clear-outs, the Guardian learns of Rhulk's origins including his home system of [[Lubrae]], his role in the attempted recruitment of the [[Ahslid]], the servitude of the [[Worm God]]s to the Darkness, and his adversarial relationship with Savathûn.

| 3 May || The 3rd Guardian Games || The Guardian Games return to the Tower once again, albeit with some changes, but retain the same idea of class competition. The [[Warlock]] class wins the 3rd Guardian Games.

| 24 May || The [[Nightmares]] return || Calus, now the second known Disciple of the Witness, parks his derelict [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]] in Luna's orbit and makes a successful communion with the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar Pyramid]], unleashing the Nightmares intended to be a security force for the Lunar Pyramid. Eris asks the Guardian to investigate the derelict Leviathan. During it, the Nightmare of Zavala's lover, [[Safiyah]], taunts the Guardian. They are forced to flee from the ship after discovering a robotic effigy of Calus sending the Loyalist and Scorn forces to their location. They participate in a seance with Zavala, Eris, and Crow aboard the H.E.L.M., where Eris uses the [[Nightmare Harvester]] to bind the Nightmares to the [[Crown of Sorrow]]. She and the Guardian would begin working together to assist Zavala, Crow, and Caiatl in severing the Nightmares haunting them.

| 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.

| 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.

| 23 August || Eramis' Freedom || The Witness breaks Eramis free from her Stasis prison and instructs her to rally the pirate crews to her command to recover relics imbued with Darkness energy. Meanwhile, the Drifter tasks the Guardian to recover an asset captured by the Eliksni of House Salvation on Europa. The asset is revealed to be the [[Spider]], who managed to escape the [[Tangled Shore]] through his personal [[Ketch]]. Spider instructs the Guardian to rescue his Ketch with assistance from his crew, who the Guardian eventually recruits: [[Halsiks]] the Sniper, [[SCUR-V]] the Servitor, and the Skiffblades. They learn that Eramis is on the loose again. The Drifter brings Spider to the [[Eliksni Quarter]] of the Last City, where [[House of Spider|his associates]] ally with the Eliksni of House Light due to the history Spider had with Mithrax when they served under [[House of Wolves|House Wolves]]. He sets up shop in the Ether Tank, a bar located in the center of the Eliksni Quarter. There, the Guardian meets with the Drifter, Mithrax, and Eido to formulate a plan to prevent Eramis from successfully rallying the old crews of Ketchkillers, Skiffblades, and pirates. The Drifter hands the Guardian a [[Skeleton Key (artifact)|Skeleton Key]] and promotes them to be a pirate captain on their personal Ketch gifted to them by the Spider. They assemble the crew to travel to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themis_family Themis Cluster] to board an enemy Ketch, defeat the captain, and plunder their loot. Then, they use a Star Chart and the Captain's Atlas to go on an [[Expedition]]  in search of clues to a pirate hideout within the Themis Cluster. They discover the first pirate hideout guarded by Cabal defectors under [[Val'aug, the Brute]]'s leadership. They defeat her and recover a relic imbued with Darkness energy. They present it to Eido through a table adjacent to the Star Chart for further research and insight.

| 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.

| 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.

| - || [[Breakneck (Mission)|Breakneck]] || Nimbus tasks the Guardian with restoring power to the [[CloudArk]], a digital space the [[Neomuni]] inhabit to provide defense and infrastructure to Neomuna. They stop the Vex siphoning power and use Strand grappling points to navigate the reactor. They finally smash the Vex Mind in charge, [[Calixte, System Ward Finality]] and reboot the reactor providing power to the CloudArk. On their escape, Nimbus reveals to the Guardian that it was a trap set by the Shadow Legion, so the Guardian is forced to evacuate the reactor quickly using Strand. Back at the Hall of Heroes, Nimbus sees Osiris using Strand as well. Osiris reveals to Nimbus the true nature of Light and Darkness. Light is the force that deals with physical transformation; Darkness is the force that deals with memory. Nimbus gives Osiris advice to flow with the river when it comes to Strand.

| - || [[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.

| - || [[HyperNet Current]] || Nimbus notes a strange presence is detected within the CloudArk and then they and Caiatl task the Guardian with finding the source at the [[Vex Network]]. They defeat the Shadow Legion and a Tormentor named [[Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec]] guarding a Taken blight. They enter the Vex Domain and clear out Taken blights and rifts along the way. An unidentified voice claims the Vex Domain for itself, with Caiatl commenting on its similarities to the Nightmares they encountered in the Derelict Leviathan. They find [[Parthenios, Drifting Mind]], a [[Taken Hydra]] and expel it from the Vex Domain. Caiatl instructs them to return to Neomuna to make final preparations to claim the Veil, but before they leave, the unidentified voice reveals itself to be [[Nezarec]], another Disciple of the Witness now haunting the Neomuni.

| - || [[Headlong]] || The Guardian forms a plan: Caiatl would rally the remaining Cabal at her side, Nimbus would reactivate the remaining CloudArk defenses throughout Neomuna, and Osiris would help them complete their understanding of Strand. On the way, they see the Shadow Legion preparing for a siege to uncover the Veil. They wield Strand from a different perspective and use that knowledge against the Vex. They interact with a large Strand font and discover the second Aspect of their Strand subclass. Upon mastery of the second Aspect, Osiris asks them to finish their training on the VexNet. They return to the Vex Domain and finish their proficiency of Strand by slaying the curator, [[Ioneion, System Control Flow]]. Phase 1 of their plan is complete, so they begin phase 2.

| - || [[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.

| - || The Aftermath || The Guardian begins assisting the Neomuni in recovering from the war on Neomuna, from helping to track down Rohan's notes leading them into the [[Black Garden]] to assisting [[Quinn Laghari|the Archivist]] in repairing Cloud Strider monuments damaged by the Vex. Despite the recovery efforts, the Neomuni would become haunted by nightmares, believing Nezarec to be responsible. The Guardian finally gains their mastery on Strand as they can now use it outside Neptune.

| 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.

| 7 March || Acquisition of [[Vexcalibur]] || The civilians of the EDZ begin seeing anomalies around the Gulch. The Guardian investigates the anomalies and follows the signal to a cave. Mithrax discovers a Vex signal leading to a [[Friendly Harpy|blue-eyed Harpy]] beeping "Assistant" in Morse Code, implying [[Asher Mir]] is still present in the Vex Domain somewhere. They penetrate the Avalon domain without the help of the Splicer Gauntlet, much to Mithrax's surprise, and follow the signal. Mithrax learns that the local Vex and the Avalon domain are at odds with each other, all thanks to Asher Mir, who has been fighting to stay independent of the Vex Network. With direction from Asher, they slay [[Brakion, Genesis Mind|Variant Stalker Brakion, Repurposed Mind]]. A hologram of Asher Mir then allows the Guardian to retrieve Vexcalibur, thanking them for freeing him from his pain. On subsequent returns to the Avalon domain, they learn more secrets Asher is revealing to them and Mithrax, using data from [[Specimen Mu]], [[Specimen Iota]], and [[Specimen Gamma]], as well as the nature of the Pyramids as mediums. On another death of Brakion, Asher reveals that his research about the nature of the Pyramids holds knowledge about the Veil before he becomes fully subsumed by the Vex Network.

| 18 April || Retribution || Crow forms a plan for vengeance for the death of Amanda Holliday. The Guardian would infiltrate a Shadow Legion flagship hanging in Earth's orbit using the Ascendant Scepter while he, Devrim, and Mithrax would distract the forces occupying it. Crow detonates the charges set up in the hangar after the Guardian dispels the Pyramid beacons using balefires. The Guardian makes their way to the engine room as Mithrax leads the [[Corsair]]s out of the flagship along with Devrim and Crow. The Guardian uses powers sent by Mara Sov to destroy the cooling fans and scuttle the flagship by destroying its engines. They leave the flagship and see it blow up in the sky within the Farm. The forces of the Coalition celebrate their victory and honor the memory of Amanda. Crow informs them that the Awoken have fully committed to the causes of the Coalition alongside the House of Light, the Cabal loyal to Empress Caiatl, and the people of Neomuna, and bids them farewell for now as Devrim and Mithrax continue the operation to rescue the remaining prisoners captured by the Shadow Legion. The Guardian returns to Zavala, who informs them that Amanda has left them a parting gift in the Tower Hangar. They gain the keys to [[Brazen Spark|her personal ship]].

| 2-23 May || The 4th Guardian Games || The Guardian Games return to the Tower once again. The [[Titan (class)|Titan]] class wins the 4th Guardian Games.

| - || 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.

| - || The Lake of Shadows || Devrim asks the Guardian to eliminate the Taken infesting the EDZ by using a [[Resonant Splinter]]. They eliminate the Shadow Legion and Taken forces along the way including a Chimera. They reach the source of the infestation: [[Gor'ath Gath]] and put it down.

| 23 May || Recovery of Deputy Commander [[Sloane]] || Upon repairing all of the Cloud Strider monuments damaged by the Vex on Neomuna, [[Soteria]] informs the Guardian that an enemy of the Witness is hiding somewhere on the moon of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. The Vanguard decides to pursue this lead as they have run out of options to follow the Witness inside the portal it created using the Veil's energy. Zavala organizes a rescue team upon receiving a distress signal from none other than Deputy Commander Sloane. He selects himself, Saladin, Saint-14, and the Guardian to partake in the mission to find the source of Sloane's distress signal. As they continue exploring the derelict rig on Titan, Xivu Arath announces her presence by sending in Taken and Hive forces to hamper the rescue team's efforts to find Sloane. The Drifter arrives on Titan's orbit via the Derelict to assist the rescue team. After pushing back Xivu Arath's forces and aligning the communications array, Zavala traces the signal to [[Kraken Mare]]. They attempt to dive into the methane sea, but the pressure tries to kill them. The Difter provides them a prototype diving gear to overcome the methane sea pressure. Zavala follows the Guardian to the source of the signal and the both of them reunite with Sloane. She reveals the Taken corruption inhabiting her body and introduces them to a sea monster named [[Ahsa]]. She tells them that Ahsa is an ally who holds vital information about the Witness, and gives them diving gear from the Golden Age to replace the ones provided by the Drifter. Sloane and the Drifter explain the mission: for Ahsa to reveal everything she knows about the Witness, they must first extract Egregore samples from the depths of Kraken Mare so she can then form a psychic connection with Sloane. They go to recover Golden Age tech from the New Pacific Arcology before working with Sloane to hunt a [[J4W-S, Wrath-Hunter Servitor|Wrathborn Servitor]] and extract the first set of Egregore samples. Sloane explains more about her Taken corruption being used to eavesdrop on enemy communications before she tells the Guardian she needs time to recover before she's ready to form another psychic connection with Ahsa.

| 30 May-13 June || Deep Dives || Zavala debriefs Sloane on the events that have occured since Titan was captured by the Witness, from Savathûn disguising herself as Osiris to the formation of an alliance between the Vanguard, the Awoken, the Cabal Empire led by Empress Caiatl, and the Eliksni House of Light, from Guardians using the powers of Darkness to the appearance of the Lucent Brood, and from the discovery of Neomuna to the deaths of [[Reed-7]] and her closest friend Amanda Holliday. After the debrief concludes, they continue the mission to extract more Egregore samples so Ahsa can provide more intel on the Witness. Xivu Arath psychically attacks Sloane as they dive deeper and confront [[Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn|Kudazad, Bound to Xivu Arath]] and [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones|Kelgorath, Taken from Bones]], who are stopping the Guardian from recovering the next set of Egregore samples needed to form a connection with Ahsa. They learn from her that the Witness's species was once blessed by the Traveler's Light, confirming one of Savathûn's statements on the origins of the Witness. They also learn more about the first conflict between Light and Darkness and the Witness's plan to seek the [[Final Shape]].

| || The Lucent Ritual || After Xivu Arath pulls her forces out of Titan, the Lucent Brood crash-lands their ship underneath the Arcology and begins a ritual to resurrect [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. Sloane advises the Guardian to discover and put an end to the ritual, but she is unable to provide further instructions due to the ritual interfering with their comms. They navigate the methane sea and the Lucent Hive wreckage. There, they see a champion of Oryx resurrected into the Lucent Brood: [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx|Ecthar, the Shield of Savathûn]]. After defeating him and then crushing his Ghost, they navigate the wreckage further and discover the ritual site being orchestrated by [[Šimmumah ur-Nokru]], a Lucent Necromancer attempting to have a Hive Ghost resurrect the Taken King. They were able to put an end to the ritual, restoring the comms between them and Sloane. She requests the Hidden to secure Oryx's remains. [[Chalco Yong]], [[Lisbon-13]], and [[Fenchurch Everis]] are the members selected to extract Oryx's remains from Titan. They send a report to Ikora regarding a terrifying revelation: Oryx is still alive despite the lack of his Worm symbiote and he remembers Xivu Arath's presence as explained through the calcified fragments scattered throughout the Arcology and beyond.

| 4 July || Acquisition of [[Wicked Implement]] || Xivu Arath allows the Guardian access into her  [[The Drowning|temple]] underneath [[Kraken Mare]] after they recovered and deposited broken blades into 3 different statues. The Guardian would defeat the Taken Knight [[Khull, Executioner Knight]] and the Tormentor [[Omen, Blade of the Black Terrace]]. After tithing the death to Xivu Arath, she would deem them worthy of wielding the Wicked Implement so they could continue to tithe to her.

| 23 May-15 August || Veil Containment || Meanwhile on Neomuna, Osiris and Nimbus learn about the Veil through logs left behind by Dr. [[Chioma Esi]], an Ishtar Collective scientist and one of the founders. It is revealed that her wife, [[Maya Sundaresh]], is attempting to use the Veil to replicate what happened with the Witness when its civilization merged into itself using Darkness and with Calus's experiments with the Scorn aboard the Glykon. Out of shame, Chioma sends Lakshmi-2 to Earth and orders the Veil Containment site to be shut down forever.

| 17 October- 7 November || 2023 [[Festival of the Lost]] || The Festival of the Lost takes place in the Last City, celebrating those who they have lost. [[Eido]] and [[Glint]] continue their investigation of the Headless Ones for inspiration for horror stories. Immaru manipulates Archie to assist him in stealing candy from the Guardians and forms a bargain with [[The Spider|the Spider]], promising him a cut in exchange for his storage. Using stolen pumpkins, Vex milk, and other resources, Immaru constructs his own Headless One and sends it to retrieve candy. Archie realizing the danger, goes to assist Eido and Glint in destroying the Headless One. Immaru taunts them as he flies away.

| 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]].

| || Secrets in the EDZ || Crow discovers a Scorn presence in the EDZ and provides their last known location to the Hidden. The Guardian follows the clues to a snowy mountain containing a Dark Age castle. They defeat [[Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul]], but a Chimera bearing the avatar of [[Hefnd]] places them in jail. They break free from jail and continues their pursuit until they are forced to confront the [[Locus of Wailing Grief]] and defeat it. They reach the summit of the mountain and defeat the [[Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera|Chimera]]. After the Chimera is defeated, Crow and Petra would begin uncovering the story of Hefnd and its relationship with [[Naeem]] as the Guardian collects Hefnd's bones. The truth is finally revealed to them once the Guardian enters Hefnd's Cairn. They would present their finds to Ikora.

| 19 December || [[Starcrossed]] || The Sol Divisive continues their invasion of the Dreaming City by creating an Axis Mind capable of simulating the Techeuns and deploying Oracles from the Vault of Glass into Riven's lair, which are mimicking resonance used by the Witness and its Disciples. The Guardian arrives to collect the next egg. Unfortunately, they would arrive too late, as the Sol Divisive manages to steal the egg and then transport it into the Black Garden, near [[Taranis]]'s corpse. The theft of the egg angers Riven, but Osiris assures her that the egg can still be recovered. Crow discovers that the egg is inside the Black Garden, so he sends the Guardian to recover it using Riven's accessway. They would use the sparks left behind by Riven and another Ahamkara to navigate the Black Garden and defeat the Axis Mind. After the Guardian finally recover the egg, Riven learns that Taranis is responsible for scattering the clutch, used as his final wish at the cost of death. Riven explains the relationship between her and Taranis before the Great Ahamkara Hunt, when they were separated. The Guardian returns to Riven, who instructs them to honor Taranis's memory by keeping Wish-Keeper. They would uncover her messages in the Black Garden by forming constellations with Wish-Keeper.