In a livestream, Bungie introduced the next chapter of Destiny 2. In Shadowkeep, we return to the Moon and the Black Garden with Eris Morn. Who Eris Morn is and what the Moon and the Black Garden are about, we summarize here for you.
This is the new expansion: In the livestream on June 6, Bungie presented the new expansion to Destiny 2. Shadowkeep brings you to the Moon and the Black Garden. You will be accompanied by Eris Morn, who is plagued by haunting visions of terrible nightmares.
Don’t worry if you don’t understand anything right now. For Destiny 1 veterans and Destiny 2 newcomers, we are happy to refresh what Eris Morn, the Moon, and the Black Garden are all about.
All the info about Shadowkeep from the livestream can be found in this article for you.
Who is Eris Morn?
Destiny 1 players may remember the nice lady with the glowing orb. Eris Morn came with the DLC The Dark Below to Destiny 1. In the English trailer for the upcoming expansion Shadowkeep, Eris actually refers to The Dark Below.
Eris was part of the first fireteam that confronted the Hive God Crota on the Moon in the Hellmouth. Unfortunately, she was also the only survivor. Eriana-3, Sai Mota, Omar Agah, Vell Tarlowe, and Toland, who annoys Destiny 2 players in the Ascendant challenges, had to succumb to the Hive one by one.
Eris survived in the deep tunnels by using the Hive’s own tactics against them. Even though her Ghost lost its light and was subsequently destroyed, Eris managed to survive in the tunnels beneath the Fortress for years. In battle, she lost her eyes but replaced them with the eyes of one of her Hive enemies, complete with a third eye.
She learned so much from her enemies that she can even use some of their powers and magic.
After years in the darkness, she was able to escape and returned to the Tower. There, she worked for Ikora as one of her hidden spies but also conspired with the Awoken Queen Mara Sov in the Reef.
Before the story of Destiny 2, Eris disappeared. Some NPCs in the Tower as well as other notes and lore entries speak of her following leads on the Hive.
According to the developers, Eris Morn is not a character like Zavala or Ikora. She possesses powerful abilities that others might see as evil. However, Eris only uses them to protect humanity.
What is so special about the Moon?
In Destiny 2, many Guardians enjoyed staying on the Moon. That’s where the Hive were causing havoc.
These disgusting enemies completely infested our Earth satellite. However, it wasn’t enough for the Hive to take over the Moon. They also began to dig, causing parts of the Moon’s crust to break off and float in orbit.
While excavating, the Hive encountered the Hellmouth, where the Temple of Crota is located. In the raid Crota’s End, the Guardians had to confront the Son of Oryx, and also in the Destiny 2 expansion Shadowkeep, we seem to encounter the Hive God again. He appears to be one of the nightmares that our Guardians must overcome.
As Bungie announced in the livestream, the area of the Moon in Shadowkeep will be twice as large as in Destiny 1.
On the Moon, we also met the Exo Stranger in Destiny 1, who alerted us to the immediate threat posed by the Vex and the Black Garden.
The Exo Stranger was recently mentioned by Mara Sov in Destiny 2.
What is the Black Garden?
The Black Garden is a realm isolated from space and time, inhabited by the Vex. It houses the Black Heart, a unit that is closely connected to the Darkness. The Exo Stranger explained to us that we can heal the Traveler by destroying the Heart at the center of the Black Garden.
The Guardians then traveled to the Reef to ask the Awoken for help in finding the Black Garden. Reluctantly, Uldren Sov, who himself was possessed by the Garden, as we now know from Destiny 2 lore, gave us the coordinates to the Garden. Prince Uldren is responsible for the death of Cayde-6 in the Forsaken expansion.
In the last mission of the base game of Destiny 1, the Guardians had to confront the Vex and defeat the three Vex ghosts that guarded the Heart. Afterwards, they were also celebrated at the Tower by the Speaker.
In Shadowkeep, players will be able to return to the Black Garden once again. This time, the Garden is said to be part of the new raid that will be added with the new expansion for Destiny 2.
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