EDIT: this post is very old.
From the recent Jason Jones Interview (I put it in spoilers because this was getting to be way too much text in one post):
[spoiler][quote]A few years from today, our present, this alien intelligence, the Traveler, comes to Earth, and we don’t know a lot, we don’t remember a lot about this time, but we know a few things that are to survive. We don’t know if the Traveler was a ship, or a god, or a moon, or whatever, but we know this thing came and we know that [b]it settled on Mars and that it began to share its amazing technology with us[/b], and a city grew up around it, and all this. And it started what we now call The Golden Age, and humanity spread throughout the solar system, human lifespan tripled, we terraformed planets – it was amazing.
It was the best times humanity had ever seen. But the traveler had enemies – [b]one enemy in particular.[/b] And when that enemy caught up with it at Earth, an enemy that’d been chasing it for millennia across the galaxy, a horrible battle happened. We remember almost nothing about this, this is in the distant past of the game. That’s what we call The Collapse.
So that’s the solar system we inherit, is one where humanity had spread to all worlds, all the moons, all the asteroid belts, had built great things, and then had to abandon them– being driven out of them and been killed. And humanity shrunk back after this battle against the ancient enemy of the Traveler, [i][b]where the Traveler itself was crippled[/b][/i] and fell silent above Earth. Humanity was driven back to this one spot underneath the Traveler – the one safe spot in the solar system – and built the city. That’s where the guardians come from, and[b] the guardians’ grail quest is to drive back the Darkness and [u]wake the Traveler[/u][/b]. And then in fact, [b]it just got worse than that because this ancient enemy of the Traveler – the Darkness – is returning, and so there’s even more urgency.[/b] And another battle is going to be fought, and [b]the Traveler is crippled and silent. Without it, we’ll be defenseless.[/b][/quote][/spoiler]
This is getting exciting!
TL;DR
[spoiler]-The Traveler came to Mars and shared its technology with us. This happens just a few years from today in the game fiction.
-Humanity blossomed.
-The Traveler's ancient enemy (The Darkness) came and a massive, system wide battle ensued.
-The Traveler was crippled and fell silent. humanity retreated to its shadow.
-The Darkness is returning. We must push it back and reawaken the Traveler.
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I'm stoked!
Past info:
This just in! Info from later in the article:
[quote]Generations ago, the Traveler came to the solar system and prepared the way for humanity's expansion into the stars. It reshaped planets and moons, and taught us new technologies and mystical powers that led to a golden age. Then the Traveler's ancient enemy returned. [b]The mysterious Darkness swept through the system[/b], devastating civilization and leading to the Collapse. Few humans survived, due only to the intervention of the Traveler, leaving one last city on Earth protected from devastation.[/quote]
Guess we know the back story now.
From the Hive bio:
[quote]Wizards wear long, crumbling robes and fly overhead to unleash their spells, [b]drawing on the power of the Darkness to fuel their powers[/b].[/quote]
This is from the Gameinformer article. The Darkness was mentioned elsewhere, but nothing like this little detail.
It seems the Darkness is the counter to the Traveler. It is our ultimate enemy. It was what knocked us down, and it is helping our enemies in the same way the Traveler is helping us. I'm really excited to hear the lore regarding the background of these two entities, are they Gods? Super advanced aliens? Why does one seem to destroy and the other preserve?
Also, note this mysterious concept art, it's called "[b]Dark[/b] Patrol". Perhaps it's this Darkness that has seized control over the two races and caused them to fight together.
This is the good stuff folks.
Check out Progo's [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=61708926]theory[/url] on the inspiration and background of The Darkness. I think it fits really well.
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Lol, I'm reading this years after this post, it's pretty funny, I can't believe I found this
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[quote]It was the best times humanity had ever seen. But the traveler had enemies[/quote] who are the other enemies?
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it would be a mistake to view the hives [b]acolyes as foot soldier because the hive isnt an army, it is a dark force rising[/b] it is belief and horror, and its tha acolytes are the instruments of that horror, hungry to commit the[b] atrocities that dribe their own ascension[/b]
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the hive are an [b]ancient, festering evil their antipath to the light transccends hatred.[/b] [b][u]to the hive, the eternal stuffle between light and dark is not only a war, it is a crusade. all light must be devoured so darkness can reclaim the universe[/u][/b]
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I can give you cards that helps this
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This sounds really good. Interesting that they use the phrase grail quest. Stuff like this gives me really high hopes for the game. I hope the game has such a rich and compelling universe as Mass effect and Halo. Coupled with great gameplay this will keep me playing for ages.
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It was the best if times, it was the worst of times
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Bump.
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Hump dee Bump!
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Necrobump
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When humanity wakes the traveler, it will come to regret it in time... Ask yourself why so many races followed in the wake of the traveler... at its heels, and why when the darkness swept through our solar system it allowed so many to settle upon our worlds. Ask yourself about the Exos, machines of terrifying appearance from the golden age...
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I believe the traveler is one of many. The traveler is most likely created from a alien race that has been fighting The Darkness for centuries and in their unsuccessful attempts to rid the universe of this evil they made travelers. Sending these orbs across space to evolved civilizations to help and prepare them from The Darkness. The Protectors!!
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Gah, darkness!
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My 3 month old theory keeps getting more and more correct! :D Thanks for the post, I'm super excited about this!
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Jackie Estacado confirmed.
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Most of the story is probably going to be the humans trying to find out what happened during the fall of the golden age
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The hive are made by the darkness. They aren't a real race. And can't do. Anything with out the darkness. So the are mindless creatures the darlness makes it smart.
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So maybe all the other alien races are just looking for protection from the darkness under the traveler and perhaps in a sequel we team up with the alien races to destroy the darkness
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Edited by j boogz: 12/11/2013 8:57:18 AMSo then whats the fifth race going to look like? Are they inside those onyx pyramid ships?
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Edited by FairlySplendid: 12/11/2013 4:12:53 AMSo I preface this by saying that Joe Staten himself stated he was a fan of this show.... [b]So is anyone else getting a [u]Babylon 5[/u] vibe? Vorlons vs The Shadows?[/b] Vorlons: [quote]While almost all the other species of First Ones left the galaxy, the Vorlons stayed behind to act as guardians for younger species.[/quote] The Shadows: [quote]Incorporeal beings, the second race among the First Ones, In contrast to the Vorlons, whose philosophy is represented by the question "Who are you?", that of the Shadows is represented by the question "What do you want?", centering towards desire rather than identity.[/quote]
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With all this high-tech weaponry, magic, and now "The Darkness", all I can think about is RWBY. .-.
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so the traveler is just a giant light bulb? good to know.
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so the darkness is like anti space magic? OH SHET
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I think it's obvious the Darkness is the Covenant.
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BEGINNING TRANSMISSION: (Low melodious hum.) Yes, The Darkness... ENDING TRANSMISSION: