#graviton forfeit

[redshift-art]

Destiny 2 Void Hunter once again

[shesareb3l]

Some of my favorite Destiny 2 helmets with a slightly alternative look.

[planet4546b]

oooooooh right destiny lore is good

[smeachthepeach]

I love running my fancy void helmet so I have enough time to just walk up to the rift.

[echosong971]

GOOD EVENING. YOUR "VOID FRENZY" HEADCANONS. HAND THEM OVER 🔫

GEEZUMS OK-

so um.

for me to talk about my headcanons for Void Frenzies, I gotta first talk about the Void and how it relates to Nightstalkers especially, cause, y'see-

The Void is a quirky lil thing.

There are numerous accounts and lore bits that talk about how the Void is, even though it's technically Light, almost like an entity unto itself.

"...I've discovered another little trick to getting in good with that yawning mouth of nothing we call the Void: exhaustion. When I start slipping into that twilight, where I'm not sure if I'm awake or dreaming, I can feel the absence. It's close enough to touch. I guess it doesn't matter if it's literal or metaphorical. The Void just likes it when I'm running on empty." - Nightstalker

"The Void ain't special. It sure is creepier than Solar or Arc, that's for sure. But it isn't special. Just show it respect, thank it for a lovely evening, and make sure you always pay your bill. So to speak. Then you've got nothing to worry about. See?" - Shard of the Traveler (Nightstalker)

"There are those who see the Void as dark. It is the folly of the simple mind, unable to perceive the brilliant richness of nothingness. The Void is not only the absence of Light, but Dark..." - Apotheosis Veil

Even further, countless lore tabs talk about the risks of using the Void and the reasons why it can be detrimental to use, especially for Nightstalkers, who balance on the knife's edge of powers and abilities that could prove to be exceptionally dangerous if not exercised with paramount discipline:

"I've had a dozen Hunters ask me why it's so hard to summon a Dusk Bow. I asked 'em what they thought of the Void, and their eyes told me everything. You can't be afraid. That's the secret. No fear." - Tevis, Log Entry 19338

"Picking it up is the easy part, Hunter. Putting it down again, well, you’ll find that it’s addictive, that power. This weapon is something special. Your Light gets twisted. Changed. You find the power to punch through and borrow something from the other side. The Void opens up a hole, and draws from the deep. Go ahead. Carry it a while, Hunter. You’ll feel how heavy it can get.” - Cayde-6, The Nightstalker's Trail

"Doesn't matter how good you are—you stay out there too long, you're not coming back. Not the same way you left, anyway." - Tevis Larsen, Graviton Forfeit

So I asked myself, what happens when a Guardian does go too far into the Void? What happens when the Void they take from finally decides to take something back?

And that's when the idea of Void Frenzies came to me.

So, how do they work?

I imagine they happen to Nightstalkers more often than Sentinels or Voidwalkers just due to the nature of their class and how it works, as well as my own personal knowledge being more expansive when it comes to the Void subclass for Hunters compared to Void Titan and Warlock. So for brevity's sake, I'm going to solely be referring to Nightstalkers for this. Although y'all can feel free to add on your own thoughts on how this might happen for Sentinels and Voidwalkers!

There are a few ways that Void Frenzies can be triggered, but more often than not they tend to be caused when a Nightstalker overtaxes themselves and overuses their Void without giving themselves room to breathe or time to calm down. Huge bouts of emotional turmoil and/or copious amounts of stress can also make a Nightstalker more susceptible to snapping thus triggering a Void Frenzy.

The telltale signs of a Void Hunter experiencing stress that, if it becomes uncontrollable, could lead to a Void Frenzy are as follows:

Living things such as trees, flowers and grass begin to die and wilt around them and any living creature feels like its energy is being siphoned from their body, mirroring the effects of the power we know as Devour.

The temperature of the air around them suddenly drops and turns stagnant. It's not just cold, it's also thick and musty. Unnaturally still. Entropic. Dead.

Void energy begins to course along their arms and face. It creeps under their skin like dark tendrils that they seem to be unable to control, as if it's infecting their very body. The Light underneath the skin of Awoken Guardians turns a dark purple. Their eyes, and the lights in Exos' mouths and optics, turn a brilliant violet, and their sclera—the whites of their eyes—turn black. Energy seeps from their eyes like thick, smoky tears. Purple smoke also can escape from their nose and mouths, even billowing up from the hollow cheeks of Exos.

They seem distant. Hungry. Tired. They become far more prone to spacing out. More often than usual. The Void likes when they run on empty, and the emptier they are, the stronger their connection to the Void becomes until, without proper discipline and control, it consumes them.

When a Void Frenzy occurs, it begins with the Hunter expelling a MASSIVE amount of Void energy around them as if they were casting a Super. Void Light bathes their form and often times will manifest in bladed weapons that look much like Spectral Blades, or in some cases, claws. This varies from Hunter to Hunter.

After this point, they have slipped into the grasp of the abyss and it will refuse to let go. They're only goal will to be to kill and consume as much energy as they can to feed the insatiable appetite of the emptinesses gaping maw. They cannot differentiate between friends and enemies and will attack anything that they see. The Void does not discriminate between energy sources and now neither do they. They do not control the Void anymore. The Void is in control of them. They are ferocious, insatiable, and extremely dangerous and will not stop consuming everything in their path until they either pass out or get shot.

The only ways to combat a Void Frenzy is to wait until their own energy has become exhausted and they burn out (which is not recommended as trying to contain Hunters in a Frenzy has proven to be nigh impossible), by suppressing them with the very energy that is controlling them and thus severing their own connection to the Void, or by killing them and allowing their Ghost to rez them so that the Light bathes and grounds them. The Vanguard tends to opt for killing Guardians in Void Frenzies on sight as it acts as a sort of hard reset that has proven to be the most effective and reliable method for quickly snapping a Guardian out of a Frenzy without causing too much extraneous stress, trauma or damage.

Guardians that have suffered from Void Frenzies are often given a one to two week mandatory leave of absence from their duties—the length being determined by the severity of the incident—and are encouraged and given the resources to take care of themselves until they have recovered enough and feel fit for duty.

In the fight against the Darkness, the last thing they need are Guardians losing themselves.

[just-og-north]

Hunter sketch wearing GG cloak and Graviton Forfeit helmet.

[l3rking]

For my fellow buildcrafting nut-jobs, these are the loadouts I've been using this season so far:

YAS, because it's the best exotic in the game and explosions make brain happy.

Renewal Grasp having it's cooldown nerf reverted feels so good. That x3 Resist is nothing to scoff at. I was tanking Boss damage on a Tier 3 Summoning Alters like it was nothing.

Gotta throw a PvP build in there for when the mood strikes me. Remember, Graviton Forfeit will always grant you T9-ish Recov while invisible no matter what your stat is. The new map, btw, is so much fun. A little big but great sight-lines and cover.

The new Hunter Strand Aspect is so much fun. Just tossing beyblades left and right. Unraveling projectiles flying around everywhere. Shadow clones. Rope dart bouncing around. It's a blast.

Waiting to farm the new moth gloves, Mothkeeper's Wraps, to make an arc blinding build with the new Hive Boomer exotic. Moth mommy will be so proud of me.

Please Bungie reenable loadouts soon. I didn't realize just how much I utilize it until the took them away.

[n7viper]

posting my updated d2 fashions because no one can stop me and also I spend a lot of time coordinating them. there are common themes, ngl, like my orpheus rig and assassin's cowl outfits. but I really try to make somewhat unique looks overall. honestly, I almost exclusively run my gyrfalcon, liar's handshake, or strand st0mp-ee5 builds

void:

gyrfalcon outfit is mostly unchanged because I'm still just so so thrilled with it. I did add the iron banner helmet because I have it :3

the gwisin vest is my "I am inside ur walls and stabbing u" PVP 'fit

I really hate how Orpheus Rig shades, so we have "typical black shader hunter" chic

nothing about the graviton forfeit look screams void - I just wanted to use the new armour ornaments

arc:

pink doesn't equal ~arc~ really, I just like looking like a creature from the pink lagoon or a walking flashbang. also liar's handshake outfit go brrrr

strand:

the first one is still Mae's canon armour! all of these other outfits are just for me. her default look is the hardened basilisk/ST0MP-EE5 outfit

the second one I'm debating getting rid of. it's a suspend strand build that just is not my preferred play style. I tried to like it, but it's not my thing. I also hate sixth coyote sry

solar:

I hate solar hunter, I hate wearing red/orange. have this 'fit

stasis:

the only stasis exotic I have is mask of bakris and I got tired of it. have this casual hunter look

[atomicmoths]

Destiny Quotes

Quotes from D1 that resonated with me one way or another. I might do a part two and I’ll even take submissions if you send me them in asks!

“No supplies. Armor in tatters. But the refugees had asked for help. And she had given her word.” -Tale if the Six Coyotes (Shinobu’s Vow)

“Doesn’t matter how good you are- you stay out there too long, you’re not coming back. Not the same way you left, anyway.” -Tevis (Graviton Forfeit)

The Servitors work the engines. The Archon plots the course. But it’s the Kell who stands at the helm. (Kellhunter’s Blood)

“The courage to walk into Darkness, but the strength to return to the Light.” -Parables of the Allspring (Blindsight Legs)

One throne beneath the howling dark. (Cloak of the Sixth Reign)

Every time she pulled the trigger, an enemy of the city died. (Efrideet’s Eye)

In his strong hand the man held a Rose. And his aura burned bright.” (Dregen Yor’s Rose)

“I'll remember the Light. Will it remember me?” -Sai Mota (Cloak of the Duskthorn)

“Run with me, we’ve new trails to stalk (Wolves’ Cloak)

“When the long dark closes around us, we will be the last light.” -Wei Ning (Light of the Great Prism)

Any scholar can understand the theory, but only those who hear the music can make the Light sing. (Sunsinger’s Bond)

“I shrouded myself so when the Light returned I could see it all clearer.” -Parables of the Allspring (Blindsight Vest)

Let the horns be winded, the torches kindled, the banners unfurled. The Iron Lords march again. (Winter’s End)

Show me all that I have yet to rule. (Queen’s Guard Hood)

“I will put an ocean into a thimble. I will build a world on the edge of a blade.” (Hadron Gale Bond)

Eliksni songs still tell of Chelchis, Kell of Stone, who stood before the Maw. (Broken Crown)

“You are a dead thing made by a dead power in the shape of the dead. All you will ever do is kill. You do not belong here. This is a place of life.” (Legend: Black Garden)

Match me in bloodshed / Or in blood be drowned (The Warpriest)

The unfairness of it makes him want to roar. Why does everyone else have this patronage? Why do the Hive have gods and the Vex have sprawling time-bent minds and the Cabal have reinforcements? Why do the Awoken whisper to the stars and listen for the whisper back, the voices from the Jovians, the song in the dark? Why do the Guardians get the Great Machine's blessing, was it like that before the Whirlwind, were there Fallen heroes crowned in Ghosts who strode the battlefield fearless and full of Light? Why do they tell stories about reclaiming the lost glory of humanity, and no stories about the lost glory of Variks' people, the House of Judgment that once kept codes of dignity and law? (Skolas: Defeated)

“It is the lone wolf, once cornered, that has the worst bite.” (Taniks, the Scarred)

[guardian-ootd]

Outfit of the Day

Hunter

Exotic: Graviton Forfeit

Shader: Dawning Hope

[bunnyfeng]

random players wearing graviton forfeit 10/--

[redshift-art]

Destiny 2 Void Hunter. I tried to make this version darker, tone down the saturation, and focus more deliberately on shapes and composition. Hope you like it

This piece is available as a print: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1473111783/destiny-2-void-hunter-art-print

Also I'm open for commissions: https://redshift-art.carrd.co

[scout-fang]

- Tevis Larsen

In conclusion: Tevis is either depressed or is just a really really dark person. Which fits his Nightstalker persona.

Source: Graviton Forfeit (Exotic Hunter helmet)

[winnowerdidnothingwrong]

seriously 

[echosong971]

“You know what I'd call "dark," in the sense of "grim," in the sense of "cosmically upsetting"?

A universe full of weaponized puppets, enacting a genocidal war against the servants of a rival god.

Is this making you uncomfortable? I'm sorry. I'll be more evil. Boo. Grrr.”

-Tevis Larsen

[just-og-north]

Graviton Forfeit drawing laser rendition