Uldren Sov

Uldren Sov is a male video game character who features in Destiny.

Biography

Uldwyn Sov was a male human born in the era of the Golden Age where he was the son of Osana and had a fraternal twin named Mara. The pair were among the 900 crewmembers of the colony ship Yang Liwei where he was part of Project Amrita. The ship was outbound from the Solar System when the Darkness descended on a course for Earth where brought about a catastrophic period for humanity known as the Collapse. This saw the Yang Liwei being engulfed by the black light-negating field broadcasted by the Darkness. To keep it at bay, the Traveler struck out with a beam of Light against its ancient foe. The battle between the two entities resulted in paracausal forces so great that a tear in reality formed that swallowed the Yang Liwei. This saw the crew of the vessel along with all passengers that included Uldwyn being swallowed by it. Rather than be killed, the human crew found themselves in a pocket universe known as the Distributary where they were reborn as a new race known as the Awoken where they had little memory of their prior lives. As an Awoken, Uldwyn Sov took the name Uldren Sov that was a variation of his old identity. He came to be a beloved and long admired figure among the Awoken who had settled in the area in the Solar System known as the Reef. Much of his actions that led to being loved by the people was due to his ties to their Queen Mara. One day, he sought to do something that even his sister could not anticipate and looked to venture onto the Black Garden on Mars. Thus, he travelled alongside his wing-man Jolyon where the pair ventured onto Meridian Bay with them battling Cabal and the Vex. They discovered that an entryway into the Black Garden was through a Vex Gate with Uldren intending to use one such portal. To do so, he looked to trick a Vex Gate Lord into arriving at the scene and open the gateway where he would cause nearby Cabal to kill it. This would allow Uldren and his comrade entry through the gate into the Black Garden where they spent an unknown length of time exploring the location. He came to find it beautiful with Sov feeling a need to protect it from the Guardians of the Last City and to bring his sister Mara to it. Whilst there, a detachment of Cabal were pulled into the location by the Vex where they came to learn the secrets of the Black Garden could 'grow' into a person's body as well as mind. Eventually, Uldren and Joylon departed the Black Garden where they were returned to the Reef with their bodies as well as minds being battered in the process. Meeting with the Queen, he presented a plant that he had taken from the Black Garden with Mara initially being impressed. However, during a private meeting between the pair, she asked about the Garden's hart and was displeased at him ignoring her warning at travelling to the Black Garden. This saw him being disappointed in failing to surprise his sister though he came upon the idea of using a Guardian to delve into the Black Garden and to destroy the heart which would aid in the recovery of the Traveler. Following the meeting with the Queen, he met with Joylon who asked Uldren not to reveal his findings of the Black Garden public knowledge.

Later on, Uldren came to intercept Fallen transmissions that was being broadcasted on all channels. These messages could not be decrypted but the Reef was concerned as indicated a unprecedented level of coordination and cooperation between the Fallen houses. The Techeuns were able to discern that the Fallen were gathering on Earth with the Reef's leadership concluding that the aliens were joining forces in order to conduct a major assault on the Last City. At first, the Reef believed that there was nothing that could be done to prevent this attack but then the House of Wolves came to pass through the asteroid belt where they stopped at Ceres. The Awoken they revealed themselves and attacked the Wolves where Harbingers were deployed to shatter the planetod thus killing half the House of Wolves including its Kell. The Battle of Ceres though was the first trigger that resulted in the Reef Wars as the House of Wolves scattered across the Reef as they split into three factions. Two major losses were suffered by the Awoken at Amethyst and Hygiea with a pyrrhic victory occurring on Iris when Uldren and his Crows managed to crack the Fallen's encryptions. Information gleaned from the intercepted communications allowed Uldren to assist Paladin Imofen Rife in lure Baron Drevis into a trap at the asteroid Bamberga which destroyed her Ketch leading to her capture along with many other high-ranking Fallen. The victory attained though was short-lived as the Awoken fleet was then ambushed by Pirsis who ad gathered a massive fleet to lay siege to the settlement on Pallas. This trapped the Rife's forces for years with the stalemate only broken when Weksis launched a foolhardy assault that failed thus giving the Reef superior numbers against the Fallen. Afterwards, Uldren and the Crows worked with the Techeuns in creating an illusion of Harbingers that scared the Wolves into scattering and allowing for the capture of Pirsis. However, Paladin Rif was noted to had been killed in the battle and died at the hands of the Fallen Captain. It was after the capture of Beltrik at Fortuna Plummet that Uldren was met by one of his Crows bringing a message from a Fallen named Variks who was of the House of Judgment. He provided the Reef with Skolas's plans to assault the military fortress on Cybele with this information allowing him and his lieutenants to be captured thus bring an end to the Reef Wars.

Afterwards, he came to task one of his Crows with watching the entrance to the Black Garden and to follow any that passed through its gate. During this time, it was discovered the Black Heart and the Vex Sol Progeny were growing stronger. Around this time, a new Guardian came to the Reef where they requested an audience with Mara Sov. Uldren though was hostile to this outsider and believed that they should not be allowed to approach the Queen. However, Mara was willing to listen to the Guardian who revealed that they were on a quest for the Black Garden. Uldren though surprised was unimpressed at the Guardian's claims that he was trying to destroying the Darkness that was in the Black Heart. The Queen would suggest that the Lightbearer find a Vex Gate Lord's eye with this satisfying Uldren as he believed the Guardian would die in the attempt. Ultimately, the Guardian returned and to Uldren's surprise he had recovered the Gate Lord's eye. This only angered Uldren further but his feelings on wanting the Guardian being killed led to him being forced to compose himself before his sister. He then complied with her order in giving the eye to the Guardian which led to a path to the Black Garden through a Vex gate on Mars that was situated in the Cabal Exclusion Zone. Months later, the House of Wolves came to stage an open revolt against the Reef after Skolas was freed by the Nine leading to a prison break from the Prison of Elders. He declared himself to be the Kell of Kells where in the aftermath Uldren and the Crows began to gather intelligence on their activities. The Reef's allies were kept appraised of events by the Crows with the Guardian managing to eliminate several members of the Silent Fang who were targeting the leaders of the House of Devils so that Skolas could take over them. Despite this achievement, Uldren warned his sister Mara Sov that the danger had not passed as many of the Silent Fang were still active after having escaped from their prison with his efforts being focused on ensuring that these Fallen were all killed.

Several months after aiding the Guardian in their hunt for the Black Garden, the House of Wolves rose in rebellion against the Reef after Skolas was freed by the Nine and led a prison break from the Prison of Elders while also declaring himself Kell of Kells. Uldren and his Crows gathered intelligence on the Wolves' movements and kept Mara, Petra Venj, and Variks, apprised of their actions while they worked with the Guardian to hunt down the rebellious Fallen. After the Guardian slew several members of the Silent Fang on Earth when they attempted to assassinate leaders of the House of Devils to let Skolas conquer them, Uldren met with his sister in her throne room. While she was pleased by the deaths of so many Fang members, Uldren informed her that he found nothing about the situation amusing, as his Crows had learned most of the Silent Fang was still alive and all had escaped from the Prison. His sister reassured him that she was not amused either, and ordered him to have Petra set more bounties on the Fang to ensure that none would continue to live. Shortly after meeting with the Queen, Uldren was visited on the Hull of Crows by Petra, Paladin Yasmin Eld, and Techeun Shuro Chi to discuss Skolas and the Wolves' next actions. He informed them that a meeting had been set between Yavek, Wolf Baron and two Barons from the House of Kings, Vekis and Paskin. He explained that the Kings ruled the Devils from the shadows and had nearly conquered the Last City twice, and would thus never simply bow before Skolas' claim to be Kell of Kells, as the mysterious Kell of Kings had his eyes on the Traveler. Petra and Venj were skeptical, questioning Uldren on if Skolas managed to trick them with power or an artifact, but the Master of Crows believed nothing short of the Traveler proclaiming it could convince the Kings that Skolas was worthy and blunt their ambition. This statement cause Petra to note Uldren sounded like he admired the House of Kings, and he stated that any power cleverly used was worth admiring. Yasmin asked what the Baron's objective was then, and Uldren explained that he suspected they were in fact assassins sent to kill Yavek as a message from the Kell of Kings to Skolas. Shuro Chi warned Uldren to ensure his assessment of the situation was free from personal bias, and Uldren demanded to know what she meant by that.

Uldren later reported to Mara that with all of Skolas' efforts to bring the House of Kings and Devils under his banner denied, he had returned to the Ishtar Sink on Venus. His sister guessed that he intended to rule from the deceased Winter Kell Draksis Ketch, the Simiks-Fel, but Uldren noted that while he had thought the same, his Crows reported that the Wolf Kell was not there. He then informed her that Skolas' Kell's Guard were spotted leading raids into the Vault of Glass in search of Vex technology. Intrigued by this development, Uldren was ordered by the Queen to have Petra bring Skolas back alive for questioning. After Skolas was captured, Uldren travelled to the Prison of Elders with Mara and the Techeuns to view their prisoner. As they and Variks stood over the would be Kell of Kells cell, Uldren was amused by Skolas' attempts to reach them through the bars. However, Skolas began muttering something which Variks translated as 'Dark-Binder' and 'Light-Snuffer'. This caused Mara to begin to leave, but Uldren questioned what her sentence for Skolas' crimes would be. She gave Skolas to Variks for the Guardians to fight in the Prison of Elders, and as Uldren held the door open for her to leave he was ordered to send Crows to Osiris on Mercury and Eris Morn at the Tower to tell them of what Skolas' had said. Osiris and Eris soon arrived at the Reef to meet with Uldren and Mara to discuss the coming of Oryx. When Eris arrived at the throne room, Uldren noted that she did not have a Ghost, and she informed him that her next death would be her last. He dryly noted that his would be as well and took his place before the Queen's throne. As the meeting began, Uldren narrowed his eyes in disapproval at the way Eris spoke to his sister but did not speak out, but the Queen did not care about the lack of formality and instead declared that all of them would form a plan to kill the Taken King.

He participated in the Battle of Saturn and was the only known survivor at the time, as his ship crashed on Athabasca, Mars. However, his survival was unknown at the time, as control of the Crows passed to Variks; griefstricken Awoken even commissioned a sword in his honor. Uldren suspected that his sister survived the battle, as he could still sense her. A group of Crow drones found him and repaired his ship, but when he tried to break the atmosphere, he was shot down by Cabal and crashed in Hellas Basin. With all his Crows destroyed, his ship wrecked beyond repair, he treks across Mars looking for a way to get off-world. It is in these moments that the grief of losing to Oryx wears him down, causing his faith in her plans to fade at the same time his feel for her presence fades. However, when the sensation of her survival returns, he spends the rest of the Taken War and the SIVA Crisis searching for her, evading everyone including his own followers. His last known report indicated he allowed himself to be captured in order to find the Kell of Kings, to raise an army via some unclear means. He also indicated that his sister approved of his actions. Eventually, he was brought before the King's Kell, who submits to him and asks for his help in uniting the Fallen. Hoping to use their resources to search for Mara, he agrees. Following Craask's plea, the former prince put out the call to rally the scattered Fallen Houses across the Solar System. In the year following the SIVA Crisis, Fallen everywhere began collectively retreating from all of their known strongholds to answer Uldren's call, leaving their banners behind as well. Together they formed the House of Dusk out of sheer desperation; with many Fallen holding Uldren in high regard for his role in bringing them together.

After the Red War, Uldren's alliance with the Kings lead him to become a traitor to his people. At some point, he learned that the Broken Legion was a trojan horse set up by the Red Legion. Rather than reach out to Petra, he allowed the Red Legion to invade, further destabilizing the Asteroid Belt. With the help of his Fallen allies, he began a campaign against what was left of his home in order to distract Petra from collaborating with the City. During the raids, he killed his people, stole from them, and brought more destruction to his home, using Mara's sacrifice at Saturn to justify his treachery. At the same time, between the strengthening of the Light brought about by the Traveler's awakening, and the fact that he could no longer hear Mara's voice, Uldren was driven to the brink of madness to the point where he consumed Ether to numb himself. On top of that, some unknown ailment was damaging his eyes, later made apparent to be the corruption of Riven, most likely as a result of the battle with Oryx. On an outing, Uldren faintly detected Mara's presence, which led him to Fikrul, who was barely alive after being ambushed by Guardians. Uldren managed to save the Archon by unconsciously making a wish to Riven, causing Fikrul's Ether to become corrupted, causing Fikrul to see him as some sort of father-figure. As time goes on, Uldren found a kindred spirit in Fikrul, and they bonded through their shared dislike for their peoples' fates, as well as desire to see them evolve through extinction. He decided to team up with Fikrul and take over the Kings fully. With the help of the Scorned Barons, Uldren took over the House of Kings, and had his new right-hand dock the former Kell, reducing his rank to Dreg. After this, Uldren left the Scorn to their devices and resumed his search for Mara. He decided to try talking Petra over to his side, but after finding her in Thieves' Landing, he sadly saw that Petra has, in his eyes, become irredeemable. In that moment, 'Mara' contacted him again. After the sighting, he tracked down Illyn and accused her of trapping Mara in the Dreaming City. Illyn denied it, having given up on Mara being alive, and accused Uldren of madness. While he was ranting about his plans for the Awoken's future, he had a break that moved him to surrender to his people for his crimes. Seeing that something was was wrong with him but unable to excuse his crimes, Petra, Cayde-6, and a strike team threw Uldren into a cell in the lowest parts of the Prison of Elders.

Overview

Personality and attributes

Originally, Uldwyn was a human being living in the Golden Age until he was reborn as an Awoken in the Distributary whereupon he went by the name of Uldren Sov. As the head of the Reef's intelligence network, he came to be known by the title of the Master of Crows. After being resurrected, he came to be given the name of the Crow and had no memory of his past.

Mara had said on her brother that he was a strong, clever and devoted person but that he was suggestible to the influence of others. He had said that any power cleverly used was worth admiring.

As Crow, he showed none of his former personality traits with him being a soft-spoken and kindly figure.

Powers and abilities

Originally, he was a human until he was transformed in the Distributary and turned into one of the Awoken.

He once headed the Crows that were the Reef's intelligence network that acted as spies and gathered intelligence on threats to the Awoken following the Queen.

Upon being a Lightbearer, he had a Ghost that served as his companion with this being Glint.

Notes

• Osiris was created by Bungie and was voiced by actor Brandon O'Neill where he featured in the setting of the Destiny universe.

Appearances

• Destiny:
• Destiny 2:

External Links

• Destinypedia Entry
• Destiny Wiki Entry

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