Some time ago, possibly during the Collapse, an unknown event occurred that left a massive shard of the Traveler stuck in the EDZ. The Fallen House of Dusk are also active in the Dead Zone, as well as Taken remnants from the Taken War who continue to linger within the region. The region contains many Lost Sectors, Patrols, and Public Events to partake in, as well as twenty-one Region Chests to find. Guardians began to travel to the European Dead Zone in order to reclaim their powers from the Traveler's shard found there.

The Red Legion began occupying the Zone after The Last City was invaded.

By the time of the Red War, the Fallen had returned to the area under a new banner and their presence, combined with that of a Cabal occupational force and Taken remnants, transformed the EDZ into a warzone. The Fallen House of Devils was known to have a presence in the EDZ before their disappearance due to the SIVA Crisis. The EDZ is filled with ruins dating back to the Golden Age and earlier, but one of its most notable landmarks is a massive shard of the Traveler that was broken off of the Traveler during the Collapse.

The European Dead Zone, also known as the EDZ or simply Dead Zone, is a region on Earth, and a Destination in Destiny 2. Now, the Red Legion are using the European Dead Zone as a staging ground for their war machine.' - Website description For years, only wild vegetation and the remains of an abandoned city were evidence of our forgotten past. ' European Dead Zone was ground-zero for a cataclysmic event that left a massive shard of The Traveler - the source of every Guardian's power and immortality - embedded in the vast landscape.

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