Destiny: Rising is set in the early years of The City, long before the Guardians and events of the main Destiny series. Following the catastrophic Collapse that nearly ended humanity, the Iron Lords helped break the grip of the Dark Age and gave the survivors a chance to rebuild. Cities are forming. Hope is returning. But the alien forces that drove humanity to the edge of extinction have not given up.
A new generation of Lightbearers — ordinary people resurrected by Ghosts and granted the power of the Traveler's Light — are emerging during this turbulent era. Players take on the role of one such Lightbearer, fighting to protect the fledgling settlements of The City and push back the threats that still threaten humanity's fragile recovery.