TL/DR: So this will be one of those posts that will get replies (if any at all really) along the lines of "Welcome to Destiny, you are 2 yrs late to the party, Tower is that way, jukebox in the basement." Well I still see people that don't know where the Traveler is on Earth, so here goes. I think it's in Old Russia to the East of the Cosmodrome, and a little South. I have looked for references in the community for the in-game physical location of the Traveler and The Last City and found that there are several ideas out there. Potential locations (no particular order): ⁃ Nepal https://m.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/38nbqq/the_last_city_is_pokhara_nepal/ ⁃ Philippines https://insidedestiny.net/2014/10/08/where-is-the-traveler-and-the-last-city-on-earth/) ⁃ Chile https://m.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2t214g/locating_the_tower_by_observing_the_sun/ ⁃ Canada https://m.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2st7nd/i_think_i_found_where_the_last_city_is_located_in/?ref=search_posts I don't have issues with any of these as plausible theories, but all of them use the real world to find an in-game location. This seems contrary to logic in my opinion since Bungie has said on multiple occasions that they pull from reality to infuse their story with believability. It is a narrative tool to immerse the player into the game, but the laws of reality are conveniently bent for a fictional story world as necessary to tell their story. This means we can't rely on reality to explain in-game fiction since there is always the potential for a "how the Golden Age changed the world" set of unknowns and the fact it is all made to fit the sci-fantasy theme by a game company. We instead have to use in-game lore to explain in-game fiction. From this point of view, Russia seems the only possible location for the city and the Traveller. Below are some points to support the location. I seriously doubt no one has put it together, I just couldn't find it anywhere. Implications or inferences: ⁃ Rahool says the following as you stand next to him: [quote]Civilization once stretched from the southern tip of this continent, to the frozen north.[/quote] An area that was once the USSR or Soviet Union that then turned into Russia is a potential, but so is North America and Europe, so not definitive. ⁃ Devil's Lair Strike dialog: [quote]The Fallen will continue to claw at the walls of our City, unless we strike them down. Beneath the ruins of the Cosmodrome, in the shadow of an old colony ship, we've located the House of Devils' Lair.[/quote] This implies that the Devils, in the Cosmodrome, are still near the city. ⁃ House of Devils Grimoire: [quote]These are the scourge of the City, the shadow below our walls. This is the House that led the battle at the Twilight Gap, the House we tell our children about to frighten them into behaving. The House of Devils have now devoted great strength to pillaging the Cosmodrome in Old Russia, hunting for something buried below. If they are not held in check, whatever they find might prove the City's undoing.[/quote] Again implication that the Devils are at the city's walls, in the Cosmodrome. ⁃ Fallen Walker Grimoire: [quote]At the Battle of Twilight Gap, Walkers engaged in a thunderous artillery duel with the City's gun positions.[/quote] The Widow's Court crucible map in the European dead zone, that would possibly share borders with Russia, has banners from the House of Devils and a disabled Walker in it (https://imgur.com/a/vbf92). Since we don't really know for sure where the Dead Zone is, this one is arguably quite a stretch. However 3 of 4 Titan armor items from The First Pillar Order reference guardians defending the city's strategic interests on Earth, the 4th being on the Moon. The First Pillars being a first line of defense of the city would logically allow for those locations to be in near proximity to each other, but that is purely conjecture, especially since one was on the Moon. Murvaux Type 0 [quote]Luke Romagne. Gave his last full measure in the European Dead Zone." —The Last Stands of First Pillars[/quote] Murvaux Type 0 [quote]Emonda Swale. Gave her last full measure in the Cosmodrome." —The Last Stands of First Pillars[/quote] Murvaux Type 0 [quote]Kei-Ying. Gave his last full measure at Twilight Gap." —The Last Stands of First Pillars[/quote] ⁃ Jagi's host. This is another conjecture as nothing connects the distance traveled, just that Jagi went South and got into a battle to the East of the Caspian. Ghost Fragment: Titan Grimoire: [quote]The time Ghosts from Jagi's Host came back without them. Remember - they got in that fight at some point east of the Caspian? Seven Ghosts, damn near silent, buzzing with some sort of corruption. Drifting back to the Tower, one by one. Scared the Speaker well enough. /I remember. A long time ago. Jagi tells the story differently.[/quote] Mark of Jagi's Host [quote]Jagi's Host was last seen marching south of the Cosmodrome, toward the shores of the Caspian Sea.[/quote] The host went South, but why from the Cosmodrome? What were they doing there if not connected to the city? If going South from the city, it would put it in the area of Old Russia to the North. Too much guessing on this one. ⁃ Titan Firebreak Order Mark of the Sortie [quote]At Six Fronts, two Firebreak commanders led a sortie beyond the walls. They reclaimed five miles of scorched land from the Fallen.[/quote] Five Mile Mark [quote]Radagast's Host made it five miles from the City's first walls. This pattern commemorates their march.[/quote] Iron Camelot Helm [quote]Forged in remembrance of Silimar, he who was the Last City's first wall.[/quote] I mention these in light of recent information regarding the first Iron Lords, who established the city, it's first walls (implying more walls were established) and the Guardians from the Warlords' rule. They eventually fought and sacrificed themselves to contain SIVA in the area of the current Plaguelands (Director image: https://imgur.com/r8zdoe2). SIVA, as it has been described thus far, was found by the Fallen House of Devils, which from before were based in the Cosmodrome and threatening the city. Now Felwinter Peak was established to overlook the Plaguelands and Cosmodrome. Why? If it was in proximity to the city, the area the Iron Lords fought so hard and dedicated their lives to, it would logically make sense. But this is all conjecture as we just don't have confirmation yet. Lastly, when we first start the game, we activate an old broken ship that can't leave orbit, but somehow get it back to the Tower for repairs. I doubt it could fly far, so I wonder at the distance we needed to go from where we were Risen to the Tower. Just more guessing though. All of this is pretty circumstantial evidence and proves nothing. This leads to the only piece of evidence that I can find, Twilight Gap. From the Crucible grimoire: [quote]Lord Shaxx is one of the heroes of the Battle of the Twilight Gap, having led the counterattack that pushed the Fallen from the City walls.[/quote] This means that the battle at Twilight Gap was at the city's walls, the furthest walls most likely and not just a strategically important mountain pass or other landmark. The crucible map Frontier is set at the city perimeter and there is the Cosmodrome architecture, land geology and color scheme around the map which would hint to the last city being somewhere in or around old Russia. Implication, but not confirmation since Russian writing could be anywhere and architecture/coloring doesn't prove anything. From Bungie regarding this map: [quote]One of the landmarks on the map is a little gondola platform, which is actually the same gondola you see in Twilight Gap. The idea is that these two maps are connected to each other. In the skybox, you can actually see that little outpost up in the mountains.[/quote] Coincidentally enough, we will also be riding a gondola in RoI, doubtfully the same one since they look very different. However, the Crucible map of Twilight Gap has the Traveler on the horizon (https://imgur.com/a/iCgxB). You can see it out past Control point B, opposite the guns. The very guns that likely got into combat, and still fire, at the Fallen and their Walkers. The Fallen that we know are in the Cosmodrome and are the shadows that scratch at the walls. So where is Twilight Gap? We look no further than our game Director. The No Time To Explain exotic weapon quest sends us there and since the Director functions as a map, the location of the Gap is positioned on the Eastern edge of the Cosmodrome as seen here in this screenshot (https://imgur.com/cQl9xrV). Based on where the Plaguelands get added, the city should be to the Southeast of the gap mission on the Director. That's about it. Lots of words for a single picture, but what are you gonna do? Combined with the rest and I'm convinced, but who am I but a simple guardian.