[spoiler]Welcome to LFD! This series is meant to be an easily digestible, simplified, short, and somewhat entertaining lore ‘crash course’ for those who want to learn more without wading through grimoire.[/spoiler] Hello fellow consciousness! Today is the ‘pilot’ lore post of my new series, Lore for Dummies (LFD). Not that you’re a dummy. That came out wrong. Anyways. —— Today we’ll talk about the most engrossing love story of all time: the Fallen. Yes, even these four-armed space pirates have interesting tales to tell. Let’s begin! [b]History[/b] Our story begins in a solar system far far away...where the [b]Fallen[/b], or [b]Eliksni[/b] in their own language, hung out. Then, the Traveler we all know and love came and graced them with a Golden Age, one of great technological advancement. Yes, the Traveler and the Eliksni civilization loved each other. When the Traveler left, the Eliksni, like a guy who just got dumped, fell into a bloody chaos known as the [b]Whirlwind[/b]. The Fallen (as in ‘fallen from the Traveler’s Light’) then chased the Traveler to its current resting place, perhaps to regain their ex-girlfriend or to pursue revenge. Nowadays, the Fallen are pirates and scavengers, hoping to survive. [b]Fallen Life[/b] The Fallen are organized into Houses, groups of power. A [b]Kell[/b] is the leader of a House, and all the glory of it! Fallen are kept alive by a substance called [b]Ether[/b] (this what shoots out from precision-killing Fallen).This yummy stuff is created by the purple-ey round machines we know as [b]Servitors[/b]. [spoiler]This dependence is also their religion, with Fallen worshipping [b]Prime Servitors[/b], which control Servitors under it. An [b]Archon Priest[/b] is ‘linked’ to one of these (in weird ways not even Bungie understands).[/spoiler] The chain of command in Fallen society isn’t based on how big your guns are, or how many followers you have on Darknessgram, but how many pairs of ARMS you have. [spoiler]Next time you fight some Fallen, note their arm amounts. Dregs, for instance, have one pair, while Vandals and Captains have two. You can also notice their Ether masks that keep them alive.[/spoiler] Fallen are ritually [b]docked[/b] (or had their lower arms removed) early in their lives (ew) and affixed growth plates to prevent their regrowth. These are known as [b]Dregs[/b]. Only by proving themselves worthy (in glorious combat!) can the plates (known as ‘docking caps’) be removed, second pair grown, and thus become a [b]Vandal[/b]. Vandals who claw their way to the top become [b]Captains[/b]. Vandals or Captains can also be docked for insubordination or cowardice by a superior, becoming Dregs again. Appreciate your appendages, people! —— That should be it. I hope you learned something from this, and I wish you well in the war against the Darkness. [b]Knowledge is power. Kill stuff with it.[/b] —— [i]Additional resources, if you’re still interested[/i]: [url=https://www.ishtar-collective.net/categories/eliksni]Fallen 1[/url] [url=https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/the-fallen]Fallen 2[/url] [url=https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/variks-the-loyal]Fallen 3[/url]-this is Variks, a Fallen, speaking. He gives a lot of information on Fallen life. [url=https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/dreg]Dregs[/url]-note the docking caps on the lower arm stumps. [url=https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/vandal]Vandals[/url] [url=https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/captain]Captains[/url] [url=https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/servitor]Servitors[/url] [spoiler]I hope you guys enjoyed! Please leave a comment on how I did. Remember my goals are to be [b]concise[/b], [b]accurate[/b], and [b]entertaining[/b]. If I failed, or went overboard, on any of these, let me know![/spoiler] [b]Want more? LFD tag[/b] ⤵️