Iron Banner

"The Iron Banner calls Guardians to prove themselves in the Crucible. Their emissary waits in the Tower to reward those who excel."

The Iron Banner was first revealed in the Beta as a Limited Time Event. Upon its commencement all players received an on screen notification with the message written above. Also as the message was sent, a new area was added to the tower. This area added one more NPC named 'Lord Saladin', as well as some new bounties from Xander 99-40, the Bounty Tracker. Lord Saladin added new shaders, emblems, and high end weapons and class armor, which could be purchased for Glimmer, given you have a high enough Iron Banner Rank. The new bounties are what are used to obtain a higher Iron Banner Rank.