Confused About the Story Between Witch Queen and Lightfall?

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Hey everyone! I played the Witch Queen about a year ago, but I skipped all the seasonal content. I just picked up Lightfall (and Final Shape) on sale and jumped right into Lightfall, but I’m super confused. It throws me into space and I’m on a Cabal super ship. The Witness is suddenly a character, even though he was barely mentioned in the Witch Queen. Plus, Calus seems to be the bad guy and is the Emperor again? What’s going on with the invasion and the lack of context? I finished the first mission of Lightfall, and I just don’t understand what’s happening!

Confused About the Story Between Witch Queen and Lightfall
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N3ptuneNerd92 -

Did you play Destiny 2 before Witch Queen? Calus has been the bad guy before; he was ousted from power by the Midnight Coup. There were hints in the Spire of the Watcher dungeon about something happening on Neptune, which is what the Witness was after too. The Veil, a Darkness artifact, is key here—it’s tied to the Traveler somehow, and the opening mission is all about trying to intercept Calus before he gets it!

CuriousHunter9 -

I remember he was Emperor, but wasn’t he just running a treasure ship in most of D2?

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