The unknown planet where the pyramid ships emerge is possibly the moon Rhea which is under the control of the Nine.
This is part of my speculation as to why the unrevealed pyramid ship race might actually be the Nine. Rhea is Saturn's moon which is heavily cratered and has wispy markings similar to the unknown planet and the Cauldrons of Rhea are referenced in the Grimoire. A cauldron or caldera is a massive volcanic crater caused by explosive volcanic eruption and surface rock collapse into an empty magma chamber(Source: geology.com) which may appear as large dots on a planet's surface. I would appreciate hearing your thoughts.
Additional Links:-
Rhea moon image: http://www.nightskynation.com/pics/moons-rhea.jpg
Caldera definition: http://geology.com/articles/caldera/
Caldera example: http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Images/Vics_images/pit_craters_s.jpg
EDIT: Sorry guys for the confusion regarding calderas when I created the topic the first time. The small craters(small dots) on the planet's surface are likely to be impact craters meaning they are formed through the collision of a meteorite and not volcanic eruptions unlike calderas. However, the larger dots are more likely to be formed from a volcanic force meaning they are calderas.
Those were concept drawings for hive ships.
To be fair Bungie specializes in rehashing and reusing things, but those got left on the floor with the story a long time ago.