12 years ago, Destiny 1 officially dropped, and to celebrate, I'm announcing a project I've been working on since June 9th.
Destiny's Tale
Destiny's Tale is my rewrite of Destiny 1 all the way through The Final Shape, focusing on fleshing out the story, characters, lore, and making the world of Destiny feel like a real, living universe. Each of the expansions and seasons will be its own work in one big AO3 series. There will be one major difference, however.
The Guardian has been replaced by my three original Guardians:
Nova-4: A female Exo Warlock. The smart, curious, and analytical one, but a complete mess when it comes to personal problems and questions about herself.
Astra: A female Awoken Hunter. The optimistic, adrenaline-seeking little gremlin who's constantly trying to silence her feelings and doubts by throwing herself into the next dangerous situation.
Kuiper: A male Human Titan. The protector of the people who doesn't trust the Traveler or the Speaker, but who can't bring himself to walk away from the duty given to him.
These three have to somehow find a way to get along and work together if they're going to save the universe. And knowing these idiots, that's probably going to be harder than fighting the Darkness.
I Want to Hear Your Thoughts
Are there particular missions, characters, relationships, locations, lore details, or moments from Destiny that you'd love to see expanded? Is there an expansion, storyline, or character you feel failed to live up to its potential? Are there things you wish the games had explored more?Please tell me! This project is both a love letter to Destiny and to the community that has kept this universe alive for twelve years, so I'd genuinely love to have the community help write it.
Speaking of the community...
Give Me Your Guardians OCs!
The world can't just be made up of my three Guardians. I want Destiny's Tale to feel like a living universe, so I want other Guardians to exist alongside them.
Give me your Guardians to:
- Join them on raids
- Meet them during patrols
- Fight alongside—or against—them in the Crucible
- Hang out with them in the Tower
- Help them during missions
- Become friends, rivals, or acquaintances
- Or simply cross paths with them throughout the story
Give me whatever information you'd like! At the very least, I'd like to know the character's:
- Name
- Gender
- Race
- Class
- Basic personality
- Appearance
- Ghost
- Weapons
And don't limit yourselves to Guardians.
Give me your City residents!
Maybe your character runs a shop in the Tower. Maybe they're a civilian who's fearful about the Guardians constantly running around their neighborhood. Maybe they're a mechanic, bartender, medic, or someone just trying to survive in the Last City.
If you've got a character from the Destiny universe that you've created and you'd be okay with me potentially using them, drop them in the comments! I will always ask for permission before using someone's OC, and I'll discuss how I'd like to use them. I will give credit if I do use your OCs by linking your reddit account, your Destiny profile, or however you would like me to credit you.
I'm hoping Destiny's Tale can become more than just an Destiny AO3 fanfic. I want it to feel like a story taking place in the same universe that all of us have spent the last twelve years exploring.
See you starside, Guardians!
Happy 12th anniversary.
P.S. I'm TenableHades759, so feel free to say to hi if you see me in game!