So say we all.

(Yay! Lore!)

In the 2nd piece of lore, Xol, one of the five worm gods who turned Aurash‘s people into the Hive, has made a pact with a “child, whose name had been struck from the World’s Grave.”

Well...

The markings suggest this is a Hive god, but I don't recognize the symbol. Nothing in the World's Grave file either. The name is... Nokris.

F5.

However, there are indications that while that event may have been the Vanguard’s first engagement with the Hive, Earth’s Moon was not the first place the Hive made contact with Human settlements.

Why would this have happened? Our only source is J54987F122S, and if it is to be believed, an invasion of unknown biological entities, including one of massive size, was detected in the region immediately before the event.

What signs are point to is a 2nd group of Hive that may not have been under Oryx/Crota’s control buried themselves on Mars and are now waking up! We also have our first signs of infighting among the Hive’s worm gods:

And the five became three.

Really cool stuff so far pulling from the Books of Sorrow and from The Taken King. And more is promised for tomorrow!

Watch this space... indeed!

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This stuff is neat.

The first one is interesting. Where did we first hear about Charlemagne? Was it only pre-release stuff for D1, or were there references in game? I like the way they're setting up the in-universe debate as to whether Charlemagne even exists. It's a nice way to sort of reconcile any sort of Destiny story/lore restructuring that may have happened. And I just think it's interesting--we (we, in-universe, as Guardians, humanity as a whole) don't really seem to have a clue what the Warminds really are, whether there are even Warminds plural, and not just the Warmind. The sort of lost civilization aspect of Destiny has always been really fascinating for me, and the more we delve into that, the happier I'll be.

I'm hoping the dawning of a new Golden Age from the Traveler re-awakening allows for more exploration of the first Golden Age.

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Our Titan Vanguard thinks he has a way to contact Rasputin on Mars. Really good stuff! (Also, the Reef and the Prison of Elders still exists, apparently...)

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It looks like Rasputin detected the Hive beneath the ice and noted that the ice is being melted by an acasual source. So, Rasputin checks on his available war resources (including VOLUSPA and CHARLEMAGNE resources, what are those? VOLUSPA was mentioned by Rasputin back during the collapse as something he fought the Darkness with...it or they failed...)

Promote event to SKYSHOCK: OCP: EXTINCTION. Activate VOLUSPA. Activate YUGA. Cauterize public sources to SECURE ISIS and harden for defensive action.

Total strategic collapse imminent. FENRIR HEART reports complete operational mortality. SURTR DROWN in progress but negative effect. Forecasts unanimously predict terminal VOLUSPA failure.

So, now Rasputin is assuming control of the (local?) Warsats and is invoking AURORA PALISADE. Maybe activating its defenses at the Clovis Bray facility?