The saying of Osiris, his Disciples, and the tomes he left behind. [b]AS OF YEAR 2, PART 1 (The Taken King)[/b] >[i]My notes are written in italics. They are my understandings of the situation, I write them to provide perspective into what they mean.[/i] May this bring some advancement to our cause. [b][u]Parables of the Allspring[/u][/b] "The sun took my sight, thus the sun became my eyes." (Eye of Sol, Sniper) >[i]See Below[/i] "Strengthen the body, empower the mind." (Y1 Gauntlets) >[i]This is the motto behind making Trials. Testing Guardian's mettle so they can be forged, forged in fire[/i] "Let the heat melt your body so your soul might flow with the river of time." (Y1 Chests) >[i]Referencing what Osiris did. He left his physical body and went into the Vex's Network[/i] "He bathed in the sun's light, and it burned away his fear, and his hope." (Sun Current, Ship) "Light burns. Light heals. Light blinds. Light reveals." (Watcher Boots) "The watcher does not just observe. The watcher defines the observed."(Watcher Gauntlets) >[i]Vex love patterns. Its all they have. Once Osiris had access to all of time, he watched. He watched for the patterns, and now he moves to use them to save humanity[/i] "Does one life across infinite realities equal immortal life?"(Draught of Nectar, Ship) >[i]Time in the Destiny universe is based on Schrodinger's Cat and Quantum Mechanics. Every decision creates a new reality, and those realities coexist.[/i] "Those who fly beneath the Sun do not come back unscathed."(Y2 Gauntlets) >[i]Guardians who go flawless fly beneath the Sun when they visit Mercury. If you read the Lighthouse grimoire, you will know one of the ways they are changed[/i] "Feet alone cannot take us to where we're going."(Y2 Boots) >[i]Humanity will not survive by running, as the Darkness and Light are perpetual forces in the world. They will survive by transcending, understanding and manipulating the realities that coexist. As of The Taking King, Rasputin is trying to learn how to step between realities like the Exo Stranger[/i] "Like a meteor burning until nothing is left but the idea of a Light."(Y2 Chests) "There are eyes beyond our eyes. Lamps of nothingness, voids of brightness."(Burning Eye Mask-Hunter) >[i]A vague way of talking about Osiris and his disciples' "eyes." Pure Light[/i] "Even the dead are not beyond our reach."(Blind Jackal Mask-Warlock) >[i]Fireborn Sunsinger's and Thanonautics have learned what death is, and they have reached beyond it.[/i] "A sacrifice is required."(Golden Bull Mask-Titan) >[i]Osiris and his Disciples lost their physical eyesight in the transcending. A sacrifice[/i] "I shrouded myself so when the Light returned I could see it all the clearer."(Blindsight Plate) >[i]Light shines the brightest in the darkest corners of the universe[/i] "The courage to walk into the Darkness, but strength to return to the Light."(Blindsight Legs) >[i]Darkness is the fundamental law of the universe. The ideas that everything should be free of chains. Lawlessness. One must see the unburdened chains, but choose to return to the third Queen. For her rule is the harshest, but it is right. The Hive decided the other way[/i] "One day you will see them both."(Binary Dawn, Shotgun) >[i]See Below[/i] "I will not find shade here."(The Tamarind, Rocket Launcher) >[i]See Below[/i] "It is the blind eye that knows most keenly what it does not see."(The Unseeing Eye, Machine Gun) >[i]See Below[/i] [b][u]Sayings of the Disciples[/b][/u] "Don't you find it strange that the one called The Speaker rarely has anything useful to say?" (Y1 Helmets) >[i]The Speaker accepts the Traveler as our saving grace. Osiris sees that it will take more, he sees the patterns[/i] "Was he exiled? Did he leave willingly? Was the parting angry? Peaceful? Is he dead? Alive? In a word: yes." —Sister Faora (Cloak of the Exile) "They who entered the Speaker's chambers as master and apprentice were bitter rivals when they left." —Brother Vance (Bond of the Exile) >[i]It is confirmed now that Osiris was the Speaker's apprentice through Saint-14's conversation with the Speaker after headbutting the Kell of Devils[/i] "Though the City won a great battle at Twilight Gap, it lost an even greater mind." —Sister Lupe (Mark of the Exile) >[i]Osiris was exiled. Leaving the City[/i] [b][u]Fractal Scrolls[/b][/u] "Many followed him when he left—if not with their feet, then with their hearts."(Y1 Legs) "'Out of sight, out of mind,' they say. The Speaker wishes this was true."(Watcher Chests) "With the sight I saw the self within the self." (Blindsight Gauntlets) >[i]He saw the inner light, he saw the soul[/i] [b][u]YEAR 1 Guns[/u][/b] Astral Horizon- Even the brightest stars eventually set. >[i]This is most likely referring to the Traveler, which Osiris believes is not our complete saving grace.[/i] Exile's Curse- It's a blessing in disguise. Eye of Sol- "The sun took my sight, thus the sun became my eyes." —Parables of the Allspring >[i]Osiris and his Disciples were all Guardians that tested themselves. They traded their vision for visions, their eyes for their third eye.[/i] Jewel of Osiris- Its shimmering facets extend beyond sight or touch. The Messenger- From deep within the shadows it came—a messenger borne on black wings. >[i]This seems to be referencing Oryx. As Osiris- with the Reef and the Nine- played a huge part in defeating him[/i] The Scholar- You can't pull an all-nighter when the sun never sets. The Summoner- Join the dance of fire and birth. >[i]This is referencing what Osiris did on Mercury, and it beckons the reader to do the same[/i] Tomorrow's Answer- Could you please repeat the question? >[i]The future will be written in fire and blood[/i] Infinite Theorem- In the mirrorlike crags of the Fields of Glass, a single mote of dust produces infinite reflections. >[i]Fields of Glass, Mercury. The planet, a full vex structure, exists in all timelines at once. Time is represented in the Destiny universe as glass (based on a Quantum Mechanics theory that every fork in the road creates a new reality- one where you went left, the other right- and that all realities exist together until we know which one happened. Like Schrodinger's Cat.)[/i] [b][u]YEAR 2 Guns[/b][/u] The Water Star- Here in this desert of glass and hardship, you will find true refreshment. >[i]Mercury is the desert of glass (time) and hardship. Osiris went to this desert and he found relief from the struggle that we live in. The inclusion of desert and water is for the metaphorical effect.[/i] Binary Dawn- "One day you will see them both." —Parables of the Allspring >[i]The world is made of 1's and 0's, Osiris wants the world to see both- like he has[/i] Doctrine of Passing- Death is the best teacher. >[i]This is, again, a reference to what Osiris did. Other Warlocks have followed this ideology. They're called Thanonauts (Thanatos, the Greek God of Death, and Argonauts, the Greek explorers).[/i] Elevating Vision- Find a way to the top. Glass Promontory- It is not the height of the cliff, but the struggle of the climb that clears my eyes. >[i]Promontory means high point in a structure. This, again, is referencing how Osiris went into the Vex Network- or time itself.[/i] Reflection Sum- How to count the infinities? >[i]This is referencing the math theorem for parallel lines. Like the parallel timelines in the Destiny universe.[/i] The Inward Lamp- Of all the lights in all of space, none burn so bright as this. >[i]For the strongest light, look within yourself.[/i] The Tamarind- "I will not find shade here." —Parables of the Allspring >[i]Tamarind is a type of tree that bears fruit, found in Africa. I do not know why Bungie chose this particular tree, as this type of tree was not that common in Egypt, but not having shade is because only Light exists where Osiris is.[/i] The Unseeing Eye- "It is the blind eye that knows most keenly what it does not see." —Parables of the Allspring >[i]He lost his physical sight, but he gained understanding- a 'third eye.'[/i] [url=http://destiny.wikia.com/wiki/Vance/Dialogue][b][u]Brother Vance Quotes[/u][/b][/url]