Riven was the city's only permanently residing Ahamkara. While most of the Ahamkara preferred the worlds of the inner system, they passed freely through the Dreaming City, coexisting with the Awoken. Riven's wish-granting abilities, along with those of other Ahamkara, played an integral role in the construction of the Dreaming City. The first Ahamkara to be found by the Awoken was a young Riven, brought to the Queen by her brother, in search of a power that would secure the safety of the nascent Awoken society in the Sol System. The Techeun Shuro Chi, however, suspected that the Ahamkara originally were sent by the Nine. The Awoken have had extensive experience with the Ahamkara, with some rumors claiming that the Awoken discovered them living within the rocky planetoid that was used to build the foundations of the Dreaming City. Whilst Cayde's Treasure Island Book indicates they were studied by the Ishtar Academy during the Golden Age the Awoken claim they were first to discover the Ahamkara after the Collapse, well before they ever came to Guardian attention. The Ahamkara first appeared in the Sol System following the Traveler's arrival several sources describe them as being part of the "neolife" that was generated by the Traveler's actions, but their exact origins are unclear. These "dragons" were confirmed by Empress Caiatl to have been Ahamkara during her recounting of her upbringing on Torobatl her father, Emperor Calus, kept an Ahamkara bone that originated from the Harmony's system. Notably, the Harmony had previously been visited by the Traveler. References to the Ahamkara are found in the Hive's Books of Sorrow the Harmony are described as having "wishful bishops" that make use of "dragon-wishes." Xivu Arath noted the Harmony's relationship with "the dragons" with outrage, and demanded their imprisonment. According to the Witness’s parables, in the primordial state before time or the universe began, entities existed which derived sustenance from the gradient between "what was and what might be." This may hint at the origins of beings such as the Ahamkara, which continue to base their existence on the difference between actual and possible realities. The origins of the Ahamkara remain a mystery. In the course of their dealings with Ahamkara, the Awoken learned that mirrors and other reflective surfaces can be used to see through an Ahamkara's illusions, leading them to strategically place polished, reflective geodes as countermeasures in certain areas of the Dreaming City. These were known to cause auditory hallucinations in their bearers, as if the bones were speaking to them. Īhamkara bones are often incorporated into charms and new varieties of armor. By granting the wishes of Guardians and other beings, they apparently move closer to this objective. Ikora speculates that this goal may entail escaping their universe into one that is either subordinate or superordinate. They refer to this path by which they seek to attain their goal, as the Anathematic Arc. The Warlock Vanguard learnt the primary desire of the Ahamkara is to become "more real," or to transcend their current reality in some way. The Worm Gods, the Cabal Emperor Calus and the Witch Queen Savathûn have also been recorded as using this phrase, suggesting either a relationship between them or a universal applicability of this phrase.Īccording to Ikora Rey, she once wished to know more about Ahamkara and had her wish granted. This phrase is apparently a curse, invoking paracausal powers of ownership over the addressee. To do this they use a characteristic phrase when addressing other beings, taking the form of "O/Oh (subject) mine". The Ahamkara draw upon their wish-granting magics from the Anthem Anatheme, to transform desire into reality to suit one's purposes. They can appear in any form they wish, but they frequently choose shapes that exhibit draconic or reptilian attributes, hence their alternative name "wish-dragons". " Behold, Sister, the lie that makes itself true." - Uldren Sov Īhamkara are powerful, shape-shifting paracausal creatures capable of granting the wishes of other intelligent beings.
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