[Part 3] Now that we've taken a moment to recap and summarize our (heavy) speculations thus-far, let's delve into the next bit of information that we have about Nokris. The next, and arguably most prominent information that we have about Nokris is, perhaps, the most glaringly obvious. It is the fact that we don't have any other information or reference of Nokris, to speak of. She isn't mentioned by Eris, there's no information that's indexed about her from the Dreadnaught, and as Ghost says, there's nothing about her in the "World's Grave" files from our wars against Crota and the Hive, either. There is literally nothing more about her in the canon-lore... But, what if I offered you the speculation that this "Absence of Evidence," is some of the most interesting "information" about Nokris that we have? There's an old addage that says, "Silence speaks volumes." And in the case of Nokris, I argue that the absence of mention and the absence of knowledge of her, speaks almost as loudly as the abundance of history that we have for Oryx and his sisters, speaks on their behalf. Let's begin with the most obvious question that begs asking: > "If our speculation is even remotely correct, and Nokris is possibly the mate of Oryx, and Mother of Crota and the Death-Singer-Sisters, then why is there no mention of her?" And that is the most interesting thing, isn't it? Look through the Books of Sorrow; look through the Hive Grimoire-Cards, look through the Eris Morn Grimoire and listen to her dialogues, and through all of these, we hear nothing of Nokris. In fact, we even hear information in the Books of Sorrow that offers Counter-Argument to our speculation. In the calcified fragments titled: "Eater of Hope," and "shapes : points" we see Oryx's recounted "creation" of his three children, Crota, Ir-Anuk and Ir-Halak, respectively. In each of these, Oryx takes sole credit for his children's creation, as though they were created purely by his will, and by his communions with "The Deep." So what would make us even speculate that Nokris may be the unnamed, uncredited Mother of Crota and his sisters, when we've read in the Books of Sorrow, which seem to be a direct retelling of the Hive's History, that Crota and his sisters have no Mother? The answer lies in another Calcified Fragment; the Fragment titled: "XLI - Dreadnaught." In this Fragment, Oryx describes the method through which he created his Dreadnaught, the his purpose for its creation; to house his "Throne World," and defend it from his siblings, Savathun and Xivu Arath. As we read these pontifications of Oryx and the creation of his Dreadnaught, we come across graffitti scribbles in the pages of the tomes, a note of warning from Oryx's sister, Savathun, known for being the "Cunning" sibling. The note reads as follows: [I am Savathûn, insidious] — [I graffiti this notice for you] — [These Books are full of lies!] This small foot-note, though written from an external source of questionable integrity, throws into doubt the many things we're told by Oryx in these long tomes of what is essentially the Hive's "Bible." As has been said by philosophers throughout time, "History is written by the winners." To explain briefly, let's use this example: Essentially, history is a matter of perspective, and it's always coming from the perspective of the people who win the major conflicts, and go on to write History as they viewed it. "The difference between a rebellion and a revolution is success." To America, it's war against Britain was a "Revolution," because America won the war. If they had lost, it might be no more than a few pages in a text-book, known as "The Colonial-Rebellions," or something to that effect. It's very possible that this is the case with Oryx and his Book of Sorrows-collection. And if this is the case, then that suggests that there was very likely a falling-out between Oryx and Nokris at some point or another in their history. A conflict, perhaps even a Civil-War, in which Oryx and Nokris fell upon opposing sides where, as the Hive do, they made war on one another; a war in which Oryx emerged victorious. But as we see in these Books of Sorrow, even though Oryx has made war with his sisters, Savathun and Xivu Arath, and even though the siblings allegedly killed one another multiple times, they are still referenced, and perhaps even revered in Oryx's retelling of the Hive's History... So, why is there no mention of Nokris? I can only speculate that the conflict between Nokris and Oryx must have been one of a truly grand scale, if not in literal terms, than in terms of relative severity. It must have been a dispute that was so bitter; so resentful between them, that when it was "resolved" to its final conclusion, Oryx felt it necessary to wipe out Nokris from all record of the Hive's History. Everything from their union, to even the creation of their Children, Nokris was essentially "erased," on a Grandious scale. Everything that is, except for one, single reminder. The statue outside of Oryx's throne-room. The very statue that stands adjacent to his slain Son, Crota. Perhaps this is proof that Oryx was a more sentimental being than we knew him to be. Perhaps his affection for Nokris was, at one point, so immense and so sincere, that he could not bring himself to completely purge her from existence entirely. And so in his own way, Oryx honors Nokris with one, singular gesture of sentimentality. One lone likeness of her, bestowed a place of honor beside their son, the Hive-God Prince, Crota... And perhaps--just maybe--this statue is also a reminder to Oryx of something more. Something that Oryx believes himself to be a fool if he were to forget, and so he keeps its ever-lasting reminder close at hand. A reminder that, maybe... Nokris is still out there, somewhere. [Continued/Concluded in Post 3].