Echoes in the Abyss: Seeking Taken Osseous Fragments

Explore the thrilling 2025 revival of Sunless Cells, where Guardians hunt spectral fragments within haunting architecture to unlock powerful secrets and upgrades.

Within the decaying ribs of the Dreadnaught, where shadows breathe and ancient machinery groans, Guardians tread softly through the reprised Sunless Cells. This 2025 revival of the strike has become a pilgrimage for those seeking Barrow-Dyad's final evolution—a weapon hungry for Taken Osseous Fragments. Six spectral remnants whisper through the chasms, each concealed in the strike's mournful architecture. Unlike earlier fragments scattered carelessly, these demand precision hunting within one harrowing run. From Eris Morn's somber flat to the Subjugator's final chamber, the journey weaves through catacombs thick with dread, where even Ghost-light trembles before the abyss. Success promises not just upgrades but communion with the Leviathan's deepest secrets.

Threshold Whispers: The First Fragment

Where the Mausoleum's sorrow bleeds into The Founts' phosphorescent glow, the inaugural fragment clings to darkness. As the location marker flares crimson—The Founts—guardians must sprint toward the corridor's terminus. Here, where Hive runes pulse like dying stars, the shard rests in a crevice veiled by drifting ether. Patience falters here; hesitation lets the Taken mists swallow truths.

Wallward Echoes: The Second Shard

From that first spectral prize, turn toward the weeping stone. The rightward wall curves like a serpent's spine—ascend its jagged teeth. Leap toward invisible ledges where chitinous growths fester. High above the murmuring void, the fragment nestles where light refuses to linger, guarded only by the drip-drip of lunar ichor.

Terror's Blind Spot: The Third Relic

Amidst the Channelers' cacophony, madness beckons toward the fray's heart. Resist. Stride leftward, descending into the lower sanctum's southwestern gloom. Behind dormant hive engines—cogs frozen mid-whir—the third relic gleams. Imagine the exit as north; this shard hides in the southern shadow, untouched by battle's fury.

Asylum's Diagonal Secret: Fragment Four

Entering the asylum arena, ignore the shrieking portals. Leftward, beneath the precipice, a slanted support beam cuts through gloom like a forgotten promise. Traverse this diagonal path downward—a ramp into silence—where the fourth fragment pulses with sickly luminescence. Above, lanterns swing; below, the abyss sighs.

Bridge of Ghost-Light: The Fifth Prize

Beneath the asylum's central span, darkness thickens to liquid. Summon your Ghost; its azure pulse reveals transient platforms—petals of light blooming in emptiness. Hop across these fading stepping-stones, each vanishing heartbeat echoing in the gulfs. Under the bridge's ossified ribs, the fifth fragment floats, humming with Oryx's residual anguish.

Lantern Vigil: The Final Fragment

After the Subjugator falls—its death-cry still vibrating in bone—enter the chamber of hanging lanterns. Opposite the entry, a solitary platform juts from gloom. Ascend. Here, where firefly-lanterns cast dancing silhouettes, the sixth fragment lies propped against cold stone. Completion whispers through the air; Barrow-Dyad's hunger nears satiation.

Returning to the Keeper

With fragments gathered like shattered dreams, emerge into Saturn's pale gaze. Back aboard the HELM, Eris awaits—her flat smelling of wormspice and regret. Place the osseous whispers upon her obsidian table; watch as they coalesce into Barrow-Dyad's new potential. The weapon thrums, now a key to deeper heresies.

Mysteries Unveiled: Sunless Fragments FAQ

❓ Why must these fragments come from Sunless Cells?

The strike's unique Taken resonance aligns with Barrow-Dyad's paracausal matrix—a harmonic necessity for evolution.

❓ Can fragments be collected across multiple runs?

No; their temporal signature decays upon strike completion. One seamless journey binds them.

❓ What happens if I miss one fragment?

The run must restart. The fragments exist in quantum superposition—absent one, the others dissolve from your inventory.

❓ Do difficulty modifiers affect fragment visibility?

Only the base strike reveals them. Legendary alterations warp the pocket dimensions hiding them.

❓ Why six fragments specifically?

Six corresponds to Hive sword-logic hexagrams—a numeric ritual echoing Oryx's original pact with the Deep.