There are news regarding the story and lore of “The Rise of Iron” in Destiny.
In an exclusive conversation with the leading story writers of “Rise of Iron”, Gameinformer learned some exciting details about the upcoming autumn expansion. We summarize the mentioned information. But beware: Spoiler Alert!
Grimoire, humorous elements, and cutscenes
In the video, the developers chatted for a good 50 minutes about various topics. Destiny keeps evolving. We will learn more about the characters and their personalities in the future – we will also learn more about the “small” things that have only been mentioned in passing. The well-known Destiny world will be embellished and the story advanced.
An important aspect of the story and lore is the Grimoire. Not everything – specifically, only a few – details of this extensive world can be conveyed in-game in the story. Therefore, a lot of background information is offloaded to the Grimoire. However, there are only a few enthusiastic Guardians who know everything that is written on the cards. To know this, one must have extensively engaged with the texts in the Grimoire.
The Grimoire will be expanded with “Rise of Iron.” In it, the information from the in-game story will be described in more detail. For example, you should be able to learn a lot about the Iron Lords. So, if you want to delve deeper into the untold stories of the game, the Grimoire is the place to go.
With “The Taken King,” a story element was introduced that was previously scarce: Humor. The upcoming expansion is also intended to be humorously shaped, while the developers paid attention to ensure that the story does not become too silly and retains its epic character. The humor will be conveyed mainly through the various characters. Humor also arises from contrast, as was once the case between the adventurous Cayde-6 and the serious Eris Morn.
With humor, the world should feel more real and authentic. Even in the upcoming dark times, there is hope, which can be conveyed with humor. A fun element is intended to be the Ghost. Even Lord Saladin will be up for a joke or two.
By the way: The story will also be full of cutscenes that highlight important events and advance the story.
The Lore of the Iron Lords
So far, many Iron Lords were known to us only as names on weapons and items. In “Rise of Iron,” we will learn about the past, present, and future of these Lords. But even now, the developers have given small – and one large – spoiler about what is coming to you in the autumn.
You will learn exactly, especially in the Grimoire, who the Iron Lords were and why they were formed. There was once a time of lawlessness. Therefore, some brave heroes rose and banded together to form the Iron Lords to represent an authority and ensure law and order. They were the first to use the Traveler’s power to protect the people. They were, so to speak, the first Guardians.
The Iron Wolves are the Iron Lords. However, they were once a larger group. The Iron Lords that we now know were and are the last of them. Each of them will be introduced as a real person with individual character in the upcoming expansion. For example:
- Timur was the eccentric, an interesting person that not everyone will understand.
- Felwinter is said to surprise us according to Bungie. We will learn more about Felwinter’s Lie, after which a shotgun is named. This Lord is supposed to have a deep character, of which the lie is just a part. Felwinter Peak is named after him, as he discovered the mountain.
- Radegast is also interesting, as he held the leadership position.
- Jolder we will get to know in detail. One will be able to build an emotional connection to her. She is said to have been beautiful and graceful. But she was also selfless and somewhat like the second leader of the group. She is said to have been a very powerful Iron Lord.
- Skorri was the storyteller, who also wrote an “Iron Song.” We might hear this in some form.
Warning – And now a big spoiler:
- Efrideet: This Lord was a sniper, who still lives. This has now been confirmed. She returns and will report on what she has learned and experienced in the meantime. She became part of a group of Guardians who wanted to use the Light in other ways. Efrideet is younger than Lord Saladin, which is why a younger-sounding voice was also sought for her. She is in the new social space. But she will not talk about why she separated from the Iron Lords. In future expansions, she will play an important role. So Bungie has revealed quite a bit here.
More information:
- The Iron Lords once wanted to restore the Golden Age with SIVA. The Splicers now have something different in mind with this technology. One can decide what to do with the power of SIVA. It therefore requires a Ghost, a will, to control SIVA.
- You will also learn more about the factions. These played an important role in the early history of the Last City. Yesterday, Game Director Barrett tweeted that in RoI, you can choose in the reward packages when ranking up whether to receive weapons or armor parts from the factions. There is also a third package, which allegedly contains Chroma armor. From all packages, ships, Sparrows, or shaders can randomly appear.
- Shaxx will “merely” train you in the Crucible. But for Lord Saladin, the fight in the Crucible has greater significance. He is primarily interested in the Light, from which your Guardians draw their power. Therefore, in the Iron Banner, level advantages are also active.
- When asked if we will ever learn where Xur comes from, Bungie replied: Maybe.
- Additionally, there are cool things about the Ahamkara that we do not yet know. The Ahamkara are the “dragons of Destiny”.
- We do not yet know how powerful the Cabal really are.
- It is not ruled out that the Queen is still alive.
Here we have summarized some speculations about Efrideet.
