There is no actual Grimoire for taken guardians, but I really like the thought of there being taken guardians, so I thought I would make my own Grimoire cards for each class. I also have an idea where taken guardians would actually have a place in the hard mode oryx raid. To see my ideas on that, skip to the end. Taken warlock Grimoire: [spoiler]You are a warlock. Diviner of light. Philosopher of the guardians. You have ascended through discovery. You have been taken. Discover no more. There is no need to expand your knowledge. True wisdom lies within. What light commands you? What power is left for you to find? You are empowered with self renewal and void and spark. But this is weakness. Behind your fiery haven, behind your void gleam and arc showers, you fear you may be vulnerable for your lack of might. You need never to feel weak again There is a knife for you. It is shaped like [bear the impenetrable]. Take up the knife. Clothe yourself in new skin. Take your new shape.[/spoiler] (Inspiration from the taken wizard Grimoire) Taken Titan Grimoire: [spoiler]You are a titan. Fortress of the guardians. Champion of your Tower. You have conquered through your strength. You have been taken. Set down your hammer. Keep your weapons at bay. Your fight has not yet begun. True strength awaits you. What pledge beckons you? What keeps you fighting with worlds against you? You fear failure. Even as you erase your enemies from existence, even as you bask in the glory of countless victories, you know that one day you might fail. And your years of being a protector will come to an end. So you build up your strength to hold the ground you have bled for to obtain. You betray the instinct of your own two fist. You discard the carnal desire to kill, to dismember, with your bare hands. Why be a protector of a few when you could be a destroyer of worlds? You need to turn away from your allies in exchange for true self strength. There is a knife for you. It is shaped like [speed of shadows]. Take up the knife. Embrace what you cannot see. Take your new shape. [/spoiler] (Inspiration from the taken knight Grimoire) Taken hunter Grimoire: [spoiler]You are a hunter. Scavenger of the guardians. Stealthy and lethal and devout in your search for dominance. You have been taken. Stop searching. Give up your hunt for more. Your prowess has been found. You will be enlightened now. What is your search? What do you desire? That you are a shadow. That you may, with stealth and precision, kill to secure the riches of your dreams. That you might lead a solitary life of longevity and lethality. But you are weak and fragile. You live in shadow and strive for glory. Attainment eludes you. You need stamina. There is a knife for you. It is shaped like [engorged mass]. Take up the knife. Feed your ambitions. Take your new shape. [/spoiler] (Inspiration from the taken acolyte Grimoire) Now, my idea for taken guardians takes place in the hard mode raid. Instead of fighting the shade of oryx inside the "mist" during the oryx fight, I think it would be cool if oryx teleported each player into a different "mist" bubble where they have to fight their prospective class taken version. This would essentially be oryx's attempt to "take" us. The fight would simply be a representation of us resisting from within. Once you defeat your own taken guardian, you are brought back to the fight against oryx as your normal self, but if you die while fighting the taken guardian, you will return to the oryx fight as a taken guardian. You will have no control no matter how hard you try. You will simply get to witness in third person (like it looks when you are torn) as your guardian tries to kill the remaining members of your fireteam. The only way you can return to normal is for your teammates to kill and revive you. There will be no revive timer, so you can be revived as soon as you are killed. Each taken guardian (hunter, Titan, or warlock) will have their own mechanics on how to take them down. If you don't take them down in time, you will become taken. Taken warlock fight: [spoiler]For the taken warlock, as soon as the fight begins, the warlock will generate large, bulky armor onto himself. He will be slow, but powerful. Every 5 seconds he will release an axiom bolt to seek you out. Just one of these will be enough to kill you, so take them out quickly. In between taking out the bolts, you will have to shoot critical points on each piece of his armor until each piece is eliminated. Also, if you get too close to him, he will deliver a deadly, armored jab. Once his armor is gone, it's time to dps, but he will be blinking to evade your shots. Once his health reaches half, he will regenerate his amor. Just rinse and repeat. [/spoiler] Taken Titan fight: [spoiler]For the taken Titan, he will become invisible, very quick, and immune to damage. He will begin circling you and changing directions as he closes in. He will become visible and able to take damage right before he punches you. This will be a short window of opportunity, so be quick. He will flinch when hit, but if he hits you, he will immediately teleport and attack from a different direction. Take three hits and you die. When you make him flinch, he will remain visible for a time until you get him to half health. While he is visible, he will continue teleporting trying to strike you unless you keep him staggered. After he goes invisible again, rinse and repeat. [/spoiler] Taken hunter fight: [spoiler]For the taken hunter, he will become nearly the size of an ogre. He has much more health than the taken warlock and Titan, but he will be able to take damage for the entirety of the fight. He will be slightly slower than a normal guardian, but not by much. He will be chasing you relentlessly. When he gets close, he will quickly slam the ground with one fist, sending you flying across the "mist" bubble. If you can't get your footing quickly, he will throw his taken dagger, approximately the size of a sniper rifle to we normal sized guardians, immediately after knocking you across the bubble. If this hits you, you die. Also, if you decide to charge him, he will sidestep and leave a grenade where he was standing. Once he reaches half health, he will become immune for 10 seconds while launching his taken daggers one after another. These taken daggers, however, will explode where they land after only 1 second. If you are hit directly, you die. After his immunity is over, keep damaging him like before until he is defeated. [/spoiler] These are just some ideas I've had in my head. Let me know what you think or if you have your own ideas. I'm interested to see how you guys feel about taken guardians.