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....Don't you die on meeee....

Anyway, I'm working on writing the actual, breathing petition right now. Details on other ideas and such, really elaborating on subjects like Devices, Frontier, etc. In the meantime, I had a few...'iffy' ideas that I don't know are good or not. Mind helping me out by leaving input?

1. Crota's Aftermath-New Exotic Sword

-The ultimate reward for completing a new Exotic Weapon Bounty; The Pulsating Shards. Here is the description:

''The remains of the Sword of Crota have begun acting strangely...The deceased Hive god's power might still be in the shards. The Frontiersman see an opportunity to build a new sword of unspeakable power...''

1. Defeat 500 Hive enemies in Frontier to find remains of the Sword of Crota. Death sets you back 5 enemies, and Majors and Ultras count for 5 and 10 kills, respectively. You will obtain a "Corrupted Sword" that can't be used.

''A sword does seem to be forming out of the parts you found, but the former, light-draining power the sword had is crawling back into it is corrupted and impure. Perhaps the Speaker might have something to help lessen the dark power in this weapon.''

2. The Speaker will sell a Light Synthezier, which once bought for 5 Motes of Light and an Embalming Orb from Eris Morn, the sword will turn into an "Darkness-Absorbing Sword".

''The sword now drains Darkness instead of Light, thus turning Crota's sword against it's own users. But the Sword needs power, now; it's former enemies and their leaders should power up the sword to it's former infamous state.''

3. Now, you have to do two things to get to the next stage; Kill 15 Hive Majors or Ultras, and kill 100 regular Hive, all without dying. Ultras count for 2 on the 1st bounty, and Majors count for 5 on the second bounty. Then, afterwards, the sword is upgraded, to "Reforged Sword of Crota." One final stage still stands, though.

The sword is now charged with the Darkness of slaughtered Hive; One last ritual from Eris should be able to turn the power inside the blade into wieldable light.

4. Simply return the sword to Eris to gain Crota's Aftermath.

Stats:

-Does 390 Arc damage, can be upgraded to 401.

-Summary: "Crota's power is now resting this blade...Wield it well, to make sure it never comes to power against us again."

-The sword can block, exactly like "Arc Edge" seen in the Year 2 podcast; In addition, two extra perks exist:


 * A large Cursed Thrall explosion that is harmless to you and your allies, but harmful to enemies happens on kill.


 * A kill rallies allies near you with health regeneration and 2+ Armor for 10 seconds.

-Appearance: A Cleaver, burning with yellow, Solar fire. The tip of the sword has a bust, resembling Crota himself's head. In addition, a row of spikes dot the sides of the weapon.

Concerns: We don't know exactly how swords work yet, so we might want to wait for TTK to jump on this idea. Plus, minor polishes could be used in places. Other than that, I think this should work fine.

2. Sub-story Questlines

Just a few questlines that expand beyond the Cabal-oriented style of Forge of Gods; Sublines have 5-8 quests in it, that focus on new ideas in the story. Here's a plotline I came up with, for example (WARNING: HEAVILY WORK IN PROGRESS);

A strange signal is heard by Guardians returning to the Tower; A staticky, heavily distorted voice saying unintelligible information. Report the signal to the Vanguard, and they redirect you to Holliday, who can trace the signal and hopefully discover what it means. Eventually, the full, unchanged voice is heard;

"I AM STILL OUT HERE."

Amanda recognizes the voice as an A.I for a ship she made for a former faction that was first around when the Last City was built; The Forces of the City. They protected the first of the pilgrims that came to the City, and after, they established systems and bases that served as help for future Guardians. However, they went missing after an expedition to what everyone assumed was Mars; But, it seems they tried to go beyond the Reef, and the ship might still be holding FOTC memebers inside a homeostasis chamber room the ship was equipped with.

She says if that's true, then we should try and rescue the remaining members. To get past the Reef however, they will need technology beyond what the City has...Which leads to the Guardian going to Venus to find Vex technology to help with getting past the Reef without being destroyed by the Darkness.

Concerns: I'm taking major risks with this story...How the ship survived, how the Darkness didn't consume the people inside, how the signal got out...Needs major polishing. The idea itself is okay, but I can't figure things out to safe my life. Subplots are good, but this one is a maybe.