So I was browsing the Destiny grimoire cards, when I became interested in the Cabal and the mystery of their origins and motives. I checked their Ghost Fragment collection, and found this funny passage about them observing Guardians and Ghosts ((although they call Ghosts by a different name of a similar meaning to the original...)), as well as their plan that they believe will spell the eternal destruction of Guardians on the 4th Fragment. Enjoy!
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[b]For the Staff of Primus Ta'aun, Legion Commander
From Skyburner V Cohort/Auxiliaries/Strategic Intelligence Maniple
A Tactical Outcomes Analysis
I: Records, Materials, and Attributions Pursuant To Analysis[/b]
Sand Eater II Cohort/Century 1/Maniple 8
2 Squad [LINE INF]
TASK:
- sweep urban area grid 071x145 to screen BL I/3/3/5 intelligence op
OUTCOME:
- unit ambushed by solitary Guardian. no survivors
Sand Eater II Cohort/Century 1/Maniple 8
3 Squad [TAC INF]
TASK:
- reinforce II/1/8/2 in disarray grid 071x145
OUTCOME:
- unit engaged by Guardian and Vex units. no survivors.
Dust Giant IV Cohort/Century 4/Maniple 1
4 Squad [AIRMOBILE]
TASK:
- secure grid 071x145, destroy guardian target
OUTCOME:
- target Guardian temporarily destroyed. target re-engaged with Guardian reinforcements. no friendly survivors.
Dust Giant IV Cohort/Century 4/Maniple 1
Harvester Dropship [TAC AIR]
TASK:
- support IV/4/1/4 operations in 071x145
OUTCOME:
- dropship shot down. crew reported Guardians operating elaborate totem rocket weapons.
Blind Legion I Cohort/Century 3/Maniple 3
5 Squad [HEAVY INF]
TASK:
- defend Psion intelligence ops 071x146
OUTCOME:
- overwhelmed by Guardian fireteam/Vex pressure. few survivors. survivors reported Guardians foraging for equipment, dancing, and performing acrobatics with light vehicles.
[b]II: Analysis[/b]
This is an archetypical engagement. It represents many hundreds of failed operations.
Guardian activity in the Freehold AO has exploded across recent campaign seasons. Tactical attrition exceeds both frictional projections and our ability to regenerate losses. New tactics are necessary.
The primary threat is the Guardians’ individual counter-attrition capability.
Guardians can be rebuilt after even total disintegrative trauma. This capability is provided by a small autonomous drone unit called a Dead Person [trans. unclear]. The Dead Person conceals itself during combat. It is not a viable target for direct fire. Saturation attack by artillery/heavy air/orbital fire may have good effect (although Guardians transmat frequently and refuse to assemble into large formations).
Solitary Dead Persons have been observed in all areas of operation. The relationship between solitary and paired Dead Persons remains unclear.
Psion analysis indicates that specific areas are inimicable to Guardian counter-attritional reconstruction. Phobos Command has initiated an orbital survey. BL I/2 will attack the Vex gate artifact in Meridian Bay to secure possible related intelligence.
Flayer analysis suggests that the Hive have developed unconventional counter-Dead Person capability. The capture of Hive leadership might yield vital strategic intelligence, including weapons or tactics capable of defeating Guardians permanently.
We advance that the Hive fleet group near Saturn presents a strong target.
[b]For the Primus,
Our highest duty done,
Unflinchingly loyal,
Skyburner V/A/SI[/b]
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11 RepliesAnyone else feel that the Guardians are just bounty hunter mercs, that live in a space aged Mad Max? If the vanguard really are the good guys, why make guardians pay for their equipment? And why do guardians have to be mercenaries and bounty hunters to collect finances to fight the vanguard's war? Where is the nobility in that?
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2 Replies"Survivors reported Guardians foraging for equipment, dancing, and performing acrobatics with light vehicles." Sorry, that was my fire-team.
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1 ReplyGreat card, but this post in #lore makes me sad. You just copied a card and it is so highly liked, and so many replies.....means people haven't read it on their own. What has #lore come to??? ;)
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3 Replies[quote]Guardians foraging for equipment, dancing, and performing acrobatics with light vehicles.[/quote] Yup, that sounds like us
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9 RepliesEdited by A Wild Hunter: 6/21/2016 5:49:05 AMSo in short it's saying the cabal got shat on. By dancing weirdos.
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2 RepliesWell that gives them reason to attack the dreadnaught. Too bad they can't get past the back door of their ship without being blasted by either us or The Hive.
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THE ONLY WAY TO END THE CABAL MASSACRE IS IF THEY JOIN US IN OUR DANCE PARTIES!!!!!!!!!
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Guardians foraging for equipment, dancing and performing acrobatics with light vehicles. I died XD
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2 RepliesThis is hilarious lol. I think I read in the grimoire somewhere of an enemy describing a sunsinger self rezing
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guardian is america! we shoot rockets and dance on you after we destroy you leaving no survivors!
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[quote]dropship shot down. crew reported Guardians operating elaborate totem rocket weapons.[/quote] Pretty sure that's the Gjallarhorn.
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Their report covers GJallerhorn and our habits after victory. The Cabal leadership should r8 this 10/10 would report again[spoiler]lol this grimoire was too accurate[/spoiler]
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Ha we have Dead Person.
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1 ReplyYou are a dead thing, made from a dead power, in the shape of the dead. They call ghosts Dead Persons. Hm.
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2 RepliesThe Guardians and the Cabal need to shoot and dunk some low-gravity hoops together on Mars.
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I almost feel sorry for them
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I like the part about "totem rocket weapons" Referring to the mighty ghallahorn
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3 RepliesImagine what's going through those cabal minds as a single guardian takes out there entire unit. Centurion-Caution comrades! This area has reported high guardian activity! However most report only single targets so we should be fine. Colossus- Enemy engaging with high velocity rocke-! Centurion- Battle Formation! Slowly advance and fire toilet roll bullets! Legionary- I'm pointlessly going to jetpack in the air making me an easier target! *Legionary gets killed* Centurion- We're being overwhelmed! Fall back! Fall ba-!
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one of my favorites
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I bet they all crawled into a corner and cried
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Is this another reason we can't get a cabal raid? xP
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[i]I vaguely remember that one. Probably one of my favourites since acknowledges the absurdity of Destiny.[/i]
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I am the night, I am vengeance, I AM BATMAN!!!
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2 RepliesYOU CAN DANCE IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR FRIENDS BEHIND 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T DANCE AND IF YOU DANCE THEN YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE! *Blasts Centurion with a Gjallarhorn* *Dances*
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3 RepliesI like when you walk up to cabal and they are hanging around in their jet packs bored out of their minds Just firing off their jet packs
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It's talking about the psion flayers strike