[i]So I've been doing some digging and I put together a timeline for some of the major events in Destiny's lore. There is more information the closer it is to modern age.[/i] [u]Timeline[/u] [b]Pre-Golden Age[/b] [spoiler]Humanity was near its end. Earth was becoming a environmentally hostile planet. There was little left to discover and so much known. Humanity learned they knew nothing after finding the Traveler and began a new era of discovery: The Golden Age.[/spoiler]_____ [b]Golden Age[/b] [spoiler]The environmental effects of the Golden Age drastically changed the Earths atmosphere within a single generation. Planets in the solar system were repositioned and terraformed. Massive constructive undertakings and social movements took place. New life forms sprouted into existence on the Earth. Although diseases and famines were eradicated, peace was not Global. Artificial Intelligence technology started to develop which started civil conflicts. The arrival of the Darkness drew near, marking the end of the Golden Age and the start of the Dark Age.[/spoiler]_____ [b]Dark Age[/b] [spoiler]New plagues and famines came to be as the great cities of the Golden Age began to die out. Awokens came out from the corners of space and Exos started to wake rusted with unclear memory of their origins. Ghosts were sent out from within The Traveler, birthing an era of Guardians: wielders of Light. These first Guardians were Titans. Beyond the Traveler, hostile alien races roam the wilderness. The Fallen were the first to be encountered after the collapse. Few civilizations remained after the collapse. Many survivors would begin to migrate to and seek refuge underneath The Traveler in the last safe city on Earth. As the survivors took refuge, Guardian Hunters explored beyond the city. This is where the story of The Last Word begins, as Jaren Ward arrives at Palamon. It is also here where Shin Malphur begins his story. Guardians successfully defended against the first coordinated assault on the last safe city in the Battle of the Six Fronts. The great walls of the City were erected, sheltering a diverse civilization filled with many cultures from the outside invaders; Beginning the City Age.[/spoiler]_____ [b]City Age[/b] [spoiler]This was the age The Speaker was rumored to have received his mask and where Warlocks began recovering forgotten secrets of the past. Osiris was one of the first among the Warlocks. The Tower is constructed to house the Vanguard and the Guardians who protect the City. Many Guardian heroes and legends begin through the battle of Twilight Gap, such as the Iron Lords, Saint-14, Zavalla, and Lord Shaxx. Dregen Yor taints his legacy after becoming corrupted with Darkness. Soon leading him to murder Jaren Ward. He later parts from his Ghost which is later found dead on Mars, leaving him susceptible to death. Shin Malphur, along with Jaren Ward's Last Word and Ghost, track down Dregen Yor at Dwindler's Ridge. It is unknown wether either one was killed. The Great Ahamakara Hunt begins. Warlocks and Hunters supposedly extinct the species despite the secrets they held. A power struggle arises among the many Factions within the civilization, starting the event known as the Faction Wars. After many battles, a truce is formed among the great Factions which includes New Monarchy and Dead Orbit. Future War Cult takes the third seat in the City's consensus in place of The Concordat lead by Lysander, after rejecting The Symmetry lead by Ulan Tan. An assault to reclaim the Moon ends horrifically after Crota and his army destroy those who set foot on the Moon's surface. Toland later becomes obsessed with Hive arcana which drives him mad and sends him banished. All expeditions beyond Earth are cancelled and outworld territories withdrawn as the Vanguard put their focus further fortify the City. The Light grows stronger as the Guardians and Citizens rekindle lost Golden Age techniques and advances. An age of recovery begins with you, the Guardians of the New Age.[/spoiler]_____