I think an severely underrated perspective of the Traveler comes from Peach the ghost and I think she’s the best for being something along the lines of an atheist /lighthearted

Like you’re so right girl, we don’t know much about the Traveler and probably never will, so we probably shouldn’t make our speculations into divine scripture.

I enjoy how her criticism points towards the Traveler not being much of a god people would want, much less an all powerful god who is so wise and knows so much about what it’s like to be a sentient human/ghost/eliksni/uluran/etc., it can predict the future and create a perfect predetermined fate for everyone.

She’s also right that if you cling onto the idea that the Traveler is an omniscient being that can craft purpose, without ever considering other perspectives on it, you’d have to come to terms with the fact that it would be an intentionally massive jerk for its behavior (and you’ll probably want to cut away at the imperfections of your people and combine their will into a single being who will hunt it down)

And above all, she’s right that we really shouldn’t hold what we think the Traveler would want for us above what we want for ourselves and we shouldn’t hold narratives we crafted of it to fit our feelings towards it as a singular, indisputable truth. We live for ourselves first and foremost, not for the Traveler’s approval. It’s probably just as lost as we are.

Also in regards to some recent lore about her watching Osiris with strand:

I love, love, LOVE when Destiny drops what seems to be a throwaway line in lore that came out years ago, only to revisit it later and turn it into something meaningful for the future. I start jumping up and down when I’m able to spot connections to old lore, I love it!

Guys make sure you think about how awesome Peach is at least once a day and remember, be a gardener when it comes to other perspectives on the nature of existentialism/spirituality/religion/divinity! It is our ability to share how we perceive reality that helps us appreciate cultural similarities and differences, even if you don’t agree with them, which makes us stronger and helps us break down harmful, dogmatic thinking.

A thought came across my mind lately.... Have Osiris and Saint-14 gone on their journey after Echoes or did I miss something? Are they coming back to us? Where are they 😭

There's a piece of lore attached to as as of yet unreleased weapon that confirms they're in the City, still.

AAAHHHHH thank you!!!! 🥺

Yes, they're very much still in the City; I'm assuming that if anyone is leaving the system on a journey, it'll be happening in Frontiers.

Peach is a Ghost that was first mentioned back in the Ghost Stories lore book from Forsaken. Absolutely essential reading for many reasons, especially to understand how Ghosts aren't sure about the Traveler either, and Peach asking the really important question about the Traveler which a lot of the fandom needs to remember:

That was her only mention, but she's become increasingly prominent recently, starting in Season of the Witch where she discusses Eris' Ghost Brya with Ophiuchus, Targe and Glint. This was kinda wild to drop Peach into because she literally only ever had one single mention and then they put her here with Vanguard Ghosts. Since then, she's also been prominent in The Final Shape as one of the Lost Ghosts quests from Micah-10 involved her.

But back in her first ever lore tab, Peach also said this:

I've spent years since Sagira's death obsessed with the idea that Peach HAS to meet Osiris, and do what she said here, so this new lore tab from this episode one hit killed me. She could be such a good buddy to Osiris, someone to hover around and argue with him the same way Sagira did, but also to be someone he can bounce information to and be assisted with whatever he's researching. The fact that they actually put them together and very much implied that Peach isn't done bothering him makes me so happy because it just makes so much sense and I've believed this should happen for years.

Peach is a really cool Ghost, I would love to see more of her and I'm glad she keeps popping back into the story like this.

Sorry, just catted your Ghosts. They can't be turned back from this.

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