Mystery: The Vault of Glass 3

A starfield.  The stars swing slowly across the Ghost's field of view, just darkness and the blazing fury of distant suns as the Ghost tumbles through empty space.  Hours of this before, with a wash of power, a huge convoy of ships drops into reality from warp.

A convoy of Guardian craft, hundreds strong. Ships of all sizes and shapes can be seen, from venerable craft that have been salvaged from the Golden Age through to City designs to vessels that have yet to emerge from the Shipwright's hangars.

The ships are battle-scarred. Many are barely spaceworthy. As warp drives wind down several seem to lose power and begin to drift. Some of the largest craft bear imagery familiar to frequent visitors to the tower: Dead Orbit symbols, the simple icon of the Vanguard. The New Monarchy and Future War Cult as well, though fewer examples can be seen. Others bears symbols never seen in the Tower to date.

Every single ship, from the largest cruiser to the smallest personal craft, carries shards of stone, remnants of the City and the Tower. Banners too, tattered and worn from entering and leaving warp.

The fleet is only visible for a few breaths, less than a minute. Then, with a massive flash of light, the fleet jumps on. The craft that have lost power are left behind, spinning and whirling away from the etheric wake of their powered fellows. The Ghost spins on, and soon enough only stars fill its field of view until the fragment ends.

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FWC Member Biography: Pujari

Pujari was a Warlock Thanatonaut whose studies provided insight on the more arcane parts of the universe.  In particular, he received a vision of the Black Garden when he drowned at the Shores of Time.  Pujari also believed that the Darkness was the physical manifestation of evil, derived from the corruption of the Golden Age.

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FWC Member Biography: Ana Bray

Ana Bray was a Hunter and a member of the House of Bray.  She was present at the Battle of the Twilight Gap, where she wore the cloak Strength of the Pack. Her bracelet is found at Twilight Gap during the quest to find No Time to Explain.

Lord Shaxx had this to say about her: “You want another story about the Twilight Gap?  Ana Bray, the Hunter.  We all dug deep that day.  We all touched the Light in ways we never thought we could.  Or should.  Ana, though.  When she fired the Gun, where her Golden blasts hit home, she left behind the pools of light.  Like splashes of sunlight that burned and burned.”

 

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FWC Member Biography: Praedyth

Praedyth was a Warlock who had been part of Kabr's fireteam during their assault on the Vault of Glass. Praedyth himself was believed to be a myth; Praedyth's Timepiece and Praedyth's Revenge are the only pieces of evidence of his existence, until the Vanguard discovered a message coming from the Vault.

His fate is explored in the Story Mission Paradox. After fighting through Taken, the Guardian discovers Praedyth's corpse, long dead, trapped deep within the Vault of Glass.

If a secret area in the Paradox mission is triggered as the Daily Heroic, it is revealed that Praedyth still exists as a ghost, and that he originally worked for the Future War Cult using a custom made Ghost shell, known to players as the Intrusion Shell. His ghost implies that they were one of the first to discover Oryx's power to Take through what would eventually become his transcendent powers, as she (his ghost) claims she saw the Darkness "wear a Fallen Captain like clothes," implying that it was Taken.

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FWC Member Biography: Lakshmi-2

Lakshmi-2 is an Exo within the Tower. Lakshmi-2 is the representative of Future War Cult, and sells a variety of FWC-branded armor, weapons, and emblems intended for use in the Crucible.  Lakshmi-2 was active as early as the Dark Age, before the founding of the City. She was present when the House of Devils burnt London.

Lakshmi-2 is talkative enough about war stories and the accomplishments of Future War Cult, but is otherwise tight-lipped about the inner workings of her faction. She views the coming of the Darkness as an inevitable conflict, one that cannot be simply avoided, as Dead Orbit wishes. She is always pondering aloud about the nature of time, fate, and the existence of alternate timelines, particularly ones without war.

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Ghost Fragment: The City Age

References to the Future War Cult are made throughout the lore.  One such reference is the Ghost Fragment, The City Age:

"And so it is agreed. The Concordat shall no longer be recognized among the Consensus. We'll begin the dismantling right away. But what of those Guardians who have pledged to them? We can't afford any more banishments."

"I'm sure Zavala can see to their realignment."

"We'll do our best. Lysander chose his followers wisely. It may take some time."

"Lysander will not back down. He'll continue his crusade from wherever we stuff him."

"And so we'll need to find some new ideas to replace his."

"The Symmetry has been gaining a strong following..."

"Ulan-Tan's teachings are too dangerous. Too much fear. Who knew he'd be more trouble dead than alive?"

"We'll need to refocus our collective minds on combat. The Speaker's anxious to regain ground we lost after the Gap."

"There is the War Cult."

"Too secretive. Have you ever tried to talk to one of their 'soldiers'? Like a child. Answering questions with questions."

"They are dedicated to the war."

"Which one?"

"Good question."

"Zavala?"

"They seem focused. Strong. More interesting than worrisome."

"Let's take it to a vote. All in favor of the ascension of the Future War Cult?"

"Unanimous? Good. We'll grant the Future War Cult access to the Tower and a seat among us. Ghost, please offer the Speaker this proposal."

"Now onto the next order of business...Shaxx is here with another proposal for his Crucible."

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Ghost Fragment: Future War Cult

References to the Future War Cult are made throughout the lore.  One such reference is the Ghost Fragment: Future War Cult, which contains records of the experiences of several test subjects while inside the Device.

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RECORD 343-CHASM-7887

Subject twenty-two. Admitted to the Inner Circle at 24:00. A promising postulant - I regret to say he performed poorly. He was administered the standard medication but refused to enter the Device.

Aren't people unpredictable? I suppose there'd be no point if they weren't, would there?

He knows to keep silent.

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RECORD 343-CHASM-7888

Subject twenty-three entered the Device at 11:00. A clever girl from the Core District; an artist, before she joined the War Cult.

At 11:03 she reported a sensation of floating. At 11:06, a sensation of lights within the darkness of the Device. Between 11:06 and 11:32 she reported these lights variously as white, golden, and blood-red. At 11:32 she reported a sensation of someone taking her hand; a stranger, but also herself. Twelve subjects have reported similar experiences. At 11:33 she reported the sensation we have called "The Opening Of The Veil." The Device recorded temporal displacement of her consciousness to the order of six degrees. At seven she began screaming. Brainscans near-death. Removed from the Device at 11:34.

She believes without question that the Device granted her a vision of the future, and that it was one of utter Darkness. She thanked me for this enlightenment. She says it will make her stronger.

Little Ghost, there in the corner of the Sanctum - I see you blinking. Are you listening? Are y -

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RECORD 343-CHASM-7889

the Device at 12:22 and immediately the Device reported displacement of his consciousness. Visions of war and the City in flames. Subject twenty-nine worked the supply channels on the Slip before he joined the War Cult. By 12:27 he was babbling and by

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RECORD 343-CHASM-7890
We have applied certain refinements to the Device. Novarro found records of a prototype of the Device at a Golden Age laboratory in Tibet, and Hari's team retrieved what was left of it. We are the first to see it operational in who knows how long.
Too many subjects come back damaged. Mad. We are grasping at straws.
What do you think, little Ghost?

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RECORD 343-CHASM-7891
Forty-seven human subjects; eleven report timelines in which the Darkness has already prevailed, thirteen report timelines in which the City has fallen. Twenty-three babbled madness. Hopeless. Trapped.

No wonder the Device was abandoned. The human mind is too weak for it. Too weak to look into the Future, or to understand what it sees.

What the situation calls for, little Ghost, is a better sort of witness.

We found you in pieces in Siberia, and repaired you as well as we could.

What do you say? Are you well enough to travel?

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