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Gray Wars
Fronts:	Striviis Andromeda Galaxy
Outcome:	1ST PHASE: Most of House of Sky's leadership killed The Kell of Sky killed Raviks Prime goes into hiding; later missing Remaining House of Sky members falls under the influence of Skevsis, the Prowling House of Lions leaves Striviis and goes after The Traveler Most or all Eliksni inhabitants leaves Striviis to join the Lions in their Long Drift The House of Sky led by Dakiliss chases after the House of Lions for retribution 2ND PHASE: House of Lions' leadership drastically Dakiliss and Zavriks, Sky Elder kills Yorvik, Kell of Lions, thanks to Skevsis Lionship Jobiks-Fel destroyed, leaving Divhoris, the Knowledge-Keeper as the sole survivor Dakiliss and Zavriks disappears, allowing Skevsis to further influence the House of Sky Infighting occurs between Tarviks, Lion Baron, Skrisah, the Wise, and Skevsis for the Kellship Skevsis uses House of Sky to sneak attack Tarviks's fleet and kills him Skevsis destroys Skrisah's Ketch and kills her, leaving Mecher Jobiks-43 as the sole survivor Skevsis becomes the Kell of Lions His rule becomes oppressive, the Ether supply is constrained to his personal allies only The Lions is severely weakened, influencing the mercenary Joskaa to rebel Joskaa overthrows Skevsis, liberating the Lions Skevsis's plans are revealed: the instigator of the wars Skevsis escapes to the House of Sky, followed by Joskaa and his followers Skevsis, the Prowling killed House of Sky permanently broken Joskaa becomes the next Kell of Lions Tikmiks, the son of Skevsis, vows revenge against Joskaa The House of Lions leaves the Andromeda Galaxy for the Milky Way to find the Sol System
Belligerents House of Lions House of Sky Joskaa's rebels Commanders 1ST PHASE Yorvik, Kell of Lions Barons Tarviks, Lion Baron Skrisah, the Wise Skevsis, the Prowling Servitors Mecher Jobiks-43 Crimson Fang mercenaries Joskaa, Burning Blade Seriviks, Silent Lance Grayvris, Lost to Winter 2ND PHASE Skevsis the Prowling Pevkis, the Honorless Kell of Sky Barons Dakiliss Zavriks, Sky Elder 2nd PHASE Joskaa, the Open-Minded Grayvis, Lost to Winter Magnusk Jeysik Seriviks, Silent Lance Atrykis, the Aggressor Servitors Andiks-5 Strength House of Lions Ketches Skiffs Walkers House of Sky Ketches Skiffs Walkers Joskaa's Rebels House of Lions rebels Crimson Fangs Sky-Slayer's Claw Casualties Numerous Eliksni warriors, including four leaders Most of Sky nobility Several rebels Civilian casualties Striviis enclaves

"The Gray Wars is something, us Lions will never forget. Despite our victory, we lost many as well...but will stay strong for our people, House Lions will stand strong, stand together as Kell."

— Joskaa's Journal

The Gray Wars was one of the biggest conflicts in the Eliksni's history, rivaling that of the Reef Wars. The conflict started around in the aftermath of the Whirlwind, between the House of Lions and the House of Sky.

Prelude

The Whirlwind

Both the House of Lions and the House of Sky were two powerful Houses amongst the Eliksni during their golden age. The House of Lions were known for being knights and crusaders, having many star systems in their control and were close allies to the House of Judgment, acting as their protectors. House of Sky were known for their fleets and renown pilots in Eliksni's history, but was hesitant with The Traveler, believing it to be a beacon for something sinister. When the Whirlwind occurred, many of the Lions worked with the House of Stone to help evacuate their planet, but was battered after the event and left to one of their star systems and hid out in Striviis, leaving many to believe that the House of Lions had perished. Meanwhile the House of Sky were already leaving when the Whirlwind began, hitting them by surprise and decimating a portion of the House while the rest abandoned them to their death and escaped into the unknown, leaving the Kell of Sky distraught.

Skevsis, the Prowling, a renown noble within the House of Lions, and the leader of the clandestine Vanishing Claw, plotted the downfall of Yorvik, the Kell of Lions, out of jealousy, and wished to become his House's next Kell. Skevsis would discover the House of Sky traveling through their system and began his plan of overthrowing Yorvik by luring the Sky towards Striviis and take over their planet to instigate a war. He was able trick the Kell of Sky to invade the planet and slaughter and capture numerous Lions before setting up their lair, catching Yorvik by surprise, leading him to declare war, beginning the Gray Wars.

Courses over the War

Battle of Striviis

As the wars began, many of the Lions would battle out against the Fallen Sky, both sides equaling each other with their strength, numbers, and resources, fighting mostly in the jungles of Striviis with some battles happening within the atmosphere and within the rings of the planet. As the wars continued a stalemate would form as the Sky would fortified their position on Striviis and their Kell going into hiding, using their ships to push back the Lions back into the rings of Striviis and forming a massive blockade to keep them out, weakening the Lions' chances to get back into the planet.

However, the stalemate would soon be broken by a rag-tag gang of freelance Fallen from the Lions, known as the Crimson Fangs, whom would slip into Sky's fortifications and destabilized the Sky's barricade and allowed the Lions to return to form a beachhead back onto Striviis, utilizing the broken-in base that the Skybreakers used. With the problem out of the way, the Lions would send out their forces to hunt down the Sky's leadership and eliminate them in order to break the Sky's morale, spearheaded by the Skybreakers themselves. This would result in most of the Sky's nobility diminishing from assassination hits headed by the Crimson Fangs, leading to Raviks Prime, the Sky Prime Servitor, to be taken into obscurity from the Lions to prevent its destruction. However, despite the loss of their nobility, the House of Sky continued on through the Kell of Sky's leadership, seeing this, the Lions would soon attempt to locate the Kell in order to finally break the Sky House. Assisted by one of their own spies, they would search and found the House of Sky's main lair and their Kell, finding this opportunity, Yorvik would bring and combine all of his forces for the final assault against the House of Sky. Blanketing themselves away from tracking of Sky, and jamming any Sky comm signals to alert of an attack, Yorvik and his fleet would break into the Sky's lair and sneak attacked the House of Sky from within their lair. Which resulted in the forests of Striviis to be almost completely wiped out and the death of the Kell of Sky, finally breaking the House of Sky once and for all.

List of appearances

• Destiny:
  • The Lions' Armistice Update (First appearance)
• Destiny 2 (Mentioned only)
  • Forsaken (Mentioned only)
    • Black Armory (Mentioned only)
    • Joker's Wild (Mentioned only)
    • Jackal's Labyrinth (Mentioned only)
    • Penumbra (Mentioned only)
  • Shadowkeep (Mentioned only)
    • Season of Dawn (Mentioned only)
    • Season of the Relentless (Mentioned only)