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Revision as of 18:17, 22 July 2014
The Tower is a location within the walls of The City on planet Earth, and is a social (non-combat) zone that functions as the player's "home" in Destiny.
When Guardians are not fighting on the frontier, attempting to keep alien species and creatures at bay, or exploring the solar system to discover and reclaim lost items and secrets from humanity's Golden Age, they can return to the Tower to wander and interact with other players, visit vendors, turn in quest items, or visit player class-focused areas to meet with fellow Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks.[1][2][3]
Areas
The Tower is divided into six relatively small areas, with the Tower Plaza at the center and all other areas accessible from the Tower Plaza:[1]
- Hall of Guardians
- Tower Hangar
- Tower North
- Tower Plaza
- Tower Watch
- Traveler's Walk
NPCs and Vendors
Guardians can interact with a variety of non-player characters (NPCs) at the Tower.[1] Some NPCs serve no apparent function except to populate the Tower, while others provide a variety of services, exchanges, and products for sale.[1] The following is a list of known NPCs at the Tower that sell or provide goods and services (alphabetical order by area):[1]
- Hall of Guardians
- Arcite 99-40 (Crucible Quartermaster): Exchanges Material found in the field for Glimmer and Crucible Marks, and sells vehicles for use in the Crucible.
- Cayde-6 (Hunter Vanguard): Sells Hunter armor and emblems.
- Commander Zavala (Titan Vanguard): Sells Titan armor and emblems.
- Ikora Rey (Warlock Vanguard): Sells Warlock armor and emblems.
- Lord Shaxx (Crucible Handler): Sells Crucible armor.
- Map Robot: Provides Guardians with a map of the Tower and shows their current location.
- Tower Hangar
- Amanda Holliday (Shipwright): Sells spaceships and vehicles.
- Arach Jalaal (Dead Orbit): Sells Dead Orbit emblems, Crucible armor, and Crucible weapons.
- Lakshmi-2 (Future War Cult): Sells FWC emblems, Crucible armor, and Crucible weapons.
- Map Robot: Provides Guardians with a map of the Tower and shows their current location.
- Roni 55-30 (Vanguard Quartermaster): Exchanges material found in the field for Glimmer and Vanguard Marks, and sells Vanguard weapons and vehicles.
- Tower North
- Eva Levante (Guardian Outfitter): Sells common and rare emblems and shaders.
- Executor Hideo (New Monarchy): Sells New Monarchy emblems, Crucible armor, and Crucible weapons.
- Map Robot: Provides Guardians with a map of the Tower and shows their current location.
- The Speaker (Voice of the Traveler): Sells Exotic Armor and rare emblems.
- Tower Plaza
- Banshee-44 (Gunsmith): Weapon vendor.
- Kadi 55-30 (Postmaster): Delivers messages and items to Guardians.
- Map Robot: Provides Guardians with a map of the Tower and shows their current location.
- Master Rahool (Cryptarch): Sells and decodes Engrams, which then become weapons or armor.
- Tess Everis (Special Orders): Brokers special goods delivered to the Tower from The City and beyond.
- Xander 99-40 (Bounty Tracker): Posts available bounties and delivers rewards for completed bounties.
- Tower's Walk
- Lord Saladin (Iron Banner): Handler for the Crucible event, the Iron Banner.
Design and Inspiration
Bungie art director Christopher Barrett described the Tower as "Earth's Camelot", a glimmering stronghold surrounded by shadow.[3][4] The Tower is designed to have a "human futuristic aesthetic" composed of "contemporary inspiration plus some number of years, like ten to 50 years of advancement."[4] Vehicles and architecture within the Tower resemble present day vehicles and architecture, but more futuristic with some Japanese influence.[4] At the same time, the Tower feels "lived in", with broken tiles, scars of past battles, and repairs and additions over top of the original futuristic architecture.[4] Above all, the Tower is designed to feel hopeful and bright.[4]
Trivia
- It is rumored that some time in the past, the City once possessed a dozen Towers, but the others all fell to the Darkness.[5]
- A soccer ball can be found on the Tower Watch behind the post office, which can be kicked around by players.
Gallery
Videos
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (2014 June 19) YouTube: Destiny Alpha - All NPCs in the Tower Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ Reveal Press Conference
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Miller, Matt. (January 2014 Print Edition) "A Player's Journey: Destiny". Game Informer. Retrieved 30 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Vore, Bryan. (2013-12-20) "The Places of Destiny". Game Informer. Retrieved 30 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ /r/DestinyTheGame "Tower NPCs Breakdown: The Jovians, Osiris, The Great Pyramid, Sun Legion, Ragnarök, etc. [Part 2]". Retrieved Jul 13, 2014.