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The books are awesome and the info we've gained from them even moreso but I came across a little bit of text in one that sheds doubt on it all.
From the sorrow card Dreadnaught:
[quote]Sayeth Oryx,
Go out into the universe, my court
Gather tribute for me. Send it home to my ship.
When I call you, walk up that tribute to my court.
I will prepare for long voyages — [I am Savathûn, insidious]
Into the war — [I graffiti this notice for you]
Into the Deep — [These Books are full of lies!][/quote]
So from that we get:
[I am Savathûn, insidious]
[I graffiti this notice for you]
[These Books are full of lies!]
What does she mean? There must be at least some truth in the books or it would be near pointless bungie making them into grimoire for us only to take it all back at a later date. We also have the possibility that Savathun is simply lying herself, she is the ultimate trickster after all. But if there is truth in what she says we must find out what she is referring to and whether it is meant to trick us or the Oryx's brood.
Haven't made much headway yet, wanted to post it first to see what conspiracies you guys can come up with.
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Hold on there! Don't jump to conclusions! The Books of Sorrow are not lies: hear me out here. You are mistaking [i]bias[/i] as [i]lies[/i]! Think about this: the Books of Sorrow follow Oryx's perspective. They follow his life exclusively, even though it does frequently involve the other sisters. That said, everything written in the Books is what is true to Oryx. Now on to your graffiti. Savathun has a bias of her own: this graffiti is obviously hers. Therefore, we can only assume that [i]she[/i] sees these books as full of lies: probably because the Books only follow Oryx's perspective, and don't give full credit to his sisters. In conclusion, these books aren't lies: this passage is the result of conflicting biases.