The launch of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep has been largely successful after a first day of server issues, and players are enjoying the large amount of content available to explore. For the ambitious players who want to discover every bit of Destiny lore that they can, the Lost Ghosts present a unique and interesting challenge.
Guardians eager to unlock everything can keep an eye out for the collection of Ghosts that provide insight into the past events on the Moon following the disastrous attempt to wipe out the hive in the first game. First, players will need to find a Lost Ghost Trace, which begin to drop at random after completing the main story. Players can take these to Eris to access a list of options for which Ghost to seek out. Keep in mind that there is no order to finding these, so players can pick and choose as they please.
First Crota's Team Fallen
Everything about the Guardian’s initial experiences with Crota is tragic, and finding this Ghost brings back memories of their failed attempts to survive. Finding this Ghost is more difficult than others simply because there are no significant landmarks from the perspective of the Ghost. All one can see is the room where one finds the Shard of the Traveller, where you defeat the Omnighoul nightmare. To the right of this image is a room where the Ghost lies.
Echo of the Disaster
Players will recognize the area not far from where the Ether Resupply Public Event begins in Archer’s Line. Head across a ravine and look around a downed truck to find this first Ghost.
Adonna's Quest
Players need to head to the Shrine of Oyrx, which was a Strike from the first Destiny game. From Archer’s Line players need to head to inside of the Hall of Wisdom, and from the center of this space there are multiple paths to take. Head left inside of a large circular entrance to access the Shrine, and the Ghost will be inside of the old boss encounter room beneath the Shrine.
A True Believer
This Ghost is one of the easiest to locate inside of Phogoth’s room. Head to the upper ledge oat the back of the room to find this one.
Misplaced Trust
Players should head to the Hellmouth area and sarch beneath the wizard inside the entrance that leads to the catacombs. On the map, players will be directly beneath the word “Hellmouth”, which should make tracking this Ghost a bit easier.
Dark Dreams
This Ghost is in the Lunar Battlegrounds. Players need to head to where they first begin the first mission on the Moon by heading to Sorrow’s Harbor and then south of the lost sector to locate a red bridge. Cross the bridge and move onto the next area to enter the Lunar Battlegrounds.
A Futile Search
This is another quick and easy Ghost to locate. Inside the Anchor or Light there is a small room within the large circular building in the area.
Together Forever
There is a circular space within the Circle of Bones. It is not exactly a room, but there is a large pile of bones where a player will need to search carefully to uncover this Ghost.
The Greatest Sacrifice
The Gatehouse is the next destination for our player. Head beneath the ramp in the Hellmouth and then down the stairs. To the right and a ways, a head there is a large room with normal opponents to defeat. The exit to the right and again down deeper into the area will reveal a place that sometimes, but not always, has a Barrier Knight inside. This Ghost will be located on the side near the window.
This appears to be all the locations, and the reward for finding all of the Ghosts appears to be minimal. So far, this appears to simply be a task for completionists, but the future may hold something more for those who find all of them, especially since we do not yet know what lies ahead in the second and third season following this, the Season of the Undying.
Thanks to u/Autumn_Horizon on Reddit for compiling the information into one place and a number of other contributors who helped make it complete, and provide thematic titles for each. It will be interesting to see if these Ghost Traces ever amount to anything more than some additional lore for dedicated players who find them, but we will need to wait and see what the rest of the expansion first brings.