Timeline Pre-Golden Age Category: Whirlwind The Whirlwind An event causes the destruction of the Eliksni civilization. (Category: Whirlwind) Category: Ares One First contact with the Traveler The crew of Ares One make first contact with the Traveler (Category: Ares One) Golden Age Grimoire Card: The Golden Age The Traveler ignites the Golden Age "Human lifespan tripled. It was a time of miracles." – The Speaker (Grimoire Card: The Golden Age) The Collapse Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Darkness The Warminds try to hold back the Darkness Most of the Warminds are destroyed in the process. (Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Darkness) Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 3 Rasputin enters hibernation Rasputin disappears, defeated but not destroyed by the Darkness. (Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 3) The Dark Age Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age Humanity enters a dark age The last survivors of humanity live in small towns hidden from the invaders, or in the ruins of Golden Age cities. Many wander the land, hoping for some truth in the rumour that there is a last refuge beneath the Traveler. (Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age) The City Age Category: Six Fronts The Battle of Six Fronts The first battle in the history of the City, leading to the raising of the walls. (Category: Six Fronts) Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Legends 3 The Great Ahamkara hunt The Ahamkara are wiped out under orders from the City. (Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Legends 3) Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4 The Reef Wars begin Queen Mara Sov ambushes the Fallen House of Wolves on their way to the Battle of Twilight Gap, leading to the start of the Reef Wars. See also The Maraid. (Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4) Category: Battle of Twilight Gap The Battle of Twilight Gap The Fallen houses of Kings, Devils and Winter unite, leading to the second great battle in the history of the City. The Fallen are defeated, but at great cost to the Vanguard. (Category: Battle of Twilight Gap) Grimoire Card: WANTED: Saviks, Queenbreaker The Reef Wars end The Awoken are victorious. Variks the Loyal declares Queen Mara Sov to be the new Kell of Wolves. (Grimoire Card: WANTED: Saviks, Queenbreaker) Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2 Crota slaughters Guardians at Mare Imbrium (Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2) Category: The First Crota fireteam The first Crota fireteam Eriana-3 and Eris Morn form a fireteam to kill Crota. They are unsuccessful. (Category: The First Crota fireteam) Destiny Grimoire Card: The Dark Within The Hive make renewed attempts to attack Old Russia (Grimoire Card: The Dark Within) Grimoire Card: The Last Array Rasputin awakes from hibernation The reactivation of a Golden Age communications array causes Rasputin to make his existence known, seizing control of the array and of Warsats throughout the system. (Grimoire Card: The Last Array) Grimoire Card: Scourge of Winter Draksis, Kell of Winter, is killed (Grimoire Card: Scourge of Winter) Grimoire Card: The Archive The Ishtar archives are brought back online (Grimoire Card: The Archive) Grimoire Card: The Black Garden The Heart of the Black Garden is destroyed (Grimoire Card: The Black Garden) The Dark Below Grimoire Card: Crota's Bane Eris Morn returns from the Moon After many cycles spent hiding in the Hellmouth, Eris Morn returns with warnings of the return of Crota, and a plan that would allow others to succeed where her fireteam failed. (Grimoire Card: Crota's Bane) Grimoire Card: Rise of Crota Rise of Crota Eris asks Guardians to defeat the 'Fist of Crota', fearing that the Fist will summon Crota from his netherworld to Earth. (Grimoire Card: Rise of Crota) Grimoire Card: Siege of the Warmind Omnigul, the Will of Crota, infiltrates Rasputin's vault in the Cosmodrome (Grimoire Card: Siege of the Warmind) Grimoire Card: The Wakening Hive Wizards are prevented from waking the Soul of Crota (Grimoire Card: The Wakening) Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: The Queen Skolas is given to the Nine The Queen's Crows enter the Cauldron of Rhea, upsetting the Nine. The Queen gives them Skolas as a gift. (Grimoire Card: Ghost Fragment: The Queen) House of Wolves Grimoire Card: Mystery: Fate of Skolas The Nine release Skolas (Grimoire Card: Mystery: Fate of Skolas) Grimoire Card: A Kell Rising Skolas unites House Winter under his banner He calls himself "Kell of Kells". (Grimoire Card: A Kell Rising) Grimoire Card: The Ruling House Skolas sends barons to negotiate with the House of Kings (Grimoire Card: The Ruling House) Grimoire Card: Wolves' Gambit Wolves break into the Vault of Glass In a desperate attempt to utilize Vex technology, the Wolves break into the Vault of Glass. (Grimoire Card: Wolves' Gambit) Grimoire Card: Queen's Ransom Skolas is captured The uprising of the House of Wolves is ended, and the Prison of Elders is opened to Guardians. (Grimoire Card: Queen's Ransom) Timeline Courtesy of Ishtarcollective.net