How the Shard connects to Drifters Haul.
Since the Red War campaign, many a-Guardian have wondered whether the Shard of the Traveler will have any major significance moving forward into The Final Shape. When Ghaul took the Light, Guardians had no way to defend themselves, and humanity was on the verge of collapse. It was just then, that a Guardian’s Ghost heard the gentle whisper of the Traveler, beckoning them to its broken shard.
Despite being twisted, and distorted, good was still found within a broken piece of the Traveler thought to be claimed by Darkness itself. Instead, we discover that this piece is in fact capable of restoring power to a lightless Guardian.
How Is The Haul Connected To The Traveler?
It isn’t whether the Haul and the Shard are of the same origin, but rather, how are they similar. The Drifter says; “Ikora’s sneaky buddies calls it, an engine of pure potential”. The Haul has the ontological power to create anything.
So far, the assumption is that, the Haul itself provides access to the “Nine Realm”, and within this space the Drifter is able to conjure just about any entity he can think of like “counterfeit” Taken Primeval, one of the most dangerous kind of Taken, found only in the Ascendant plane.
But it still stands to reason that both the light of the Traveler and the Haul as capable of, equally impossible, possibilities. And also, that all ends are simply a beginning or a re-birth of the cycle.
To The Future
What would the future in Destiny look like? I think this is a question we would all like the answer to, and the Bungie showcase on the 22nd of August I hope will begin to give us a glimpse as to what that could be.
However, I have my own suspicions as to what life after the conclusion of the Light and Dark saga could look like.
Worlds of The Outer Systems
This is exciting! Picturing worlds drifting out amongst the stars, to be thankful and marvel at the sheer impossibility of it all.
We have existed in such a small spec of the universe, just as players do within Destiny — an expansive world of mystery and storing just waiting to be told. And the Haul and Shard of the Traveler are the rhythms which show us the potential of what could be.
Nature of the Haul
So my thoughts are as follows, while it isn’t certain whether the Shard of the Traveler and the Haul origins are the same, their power has been used in conjunction with one another.
Some flavour text states the Haul contains a pocket of “Unknown Space” similar to that of the nine realm, or the ascendant plain. It is also suggested that the rock is made up of some kind of icy material.
Maybe similar to the icy planet or moon, the Drifter talks about visiting with his crew centuries ago, when they wandered farther outside the Sol system.
And if my narrative threads are connected correctly, this would be the perfect time for the Witch Queen to mention the Nine, and all that the Drifter has learned from his time using and studying the Haul.
Conclusion
This is what I believe to be the answer, the end is also the beginning.
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Which goes into more details, and if you would like to learn how Savathun is connected to The Nine, check out my earlier video, it should help to fill in some blanks if you haven’t been around much lately.
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