Editing House of Kings

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|name= House of Kings
|Nobility= [[Craask|Craask, Kell of Kings]] <br> [[Phyksin, King Baron]] <br> [[Paskin, King Baron]]  <br> [[Vekis, King Baron]] 
|Servitors=
|Lair= [[Archon's Forge]] <br> [[King's Watch]] <br> [[Kingship Dock]] <br> [[Kell's Grave]] <br> [[The Hollowed Lair]] <br> [[Terrestrial Complex]]
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[Vex]] 
|ally= [[House of Devils]] {{c|temporary}} <br> [[House of Winter]] {{c|temporary}} <br> [[House of Dusk]]
|Encountered= [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]] <br> [[Rise of the Young Wolf]] <br> [[Crota's Assault]] <br> [[Wolf Rebellion]]
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{{Quote|House of Kings. Name comes from the old world, from before the [[Whirlwind]]. Most Houses carry their name for pride. Kings carry their name because… is what they are.|Variks, the Loyal<ref name="Ruling">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[The Ruling House]]''</ref>
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The '''House of Kings''' was a [[Fallen]] House, distinguishable by their three-pointed yellow cloaks.

Among the Eliksni, they are unique, secretive, and dangerous. Their power is only matched by their cleverness. They hide in the shadows, waiting and plotting the downfall of the [[Last City]] and the reclamation of the [[Traveler]].

==History==
===Early history===
{{quote|The Kings understood Judgment, for together they ended the Edge Wars in their people's golden age.|[[Variks, The Loyal]]}}<ref name="Undone"/>

The Eliksni were once graced by the Traveler, which they named the "Great Machine", and were presumably uplifted by its gifts in the same manner as humanity. During this time, they came to control multiple star systems until an event known as the Edge Wars brought infighting among the Houses and was later ended by the House of Kings and the [[House of Judgement]] to usher in a Golden Age.<ref name="Undone">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Most Loyal|Most Loyal]], [[Lore:Most Loyal#Job Undone|Job Undone]]''</ref>

Prior to arriving in the Solar System, the House of Kings was one of many Fallen Houses struggling to survive in the wake of a cataclysmic event known as the [[Whirlwind]]. In the aftermath of the fall, the Kings were said to have warred with the [[House of Wolves]].<ref name="VtL">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen|The Queen]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Variks, The Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref> 

Years later, they would arrive in the Sol system, setting down on [[Earth]] alongside the [[House of Devils]], although there are rumors they may have been to [[Mars]] as well.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Xander 99-40]]: [[Xander 99-40#Quotes|"Closed mission, House Kings listening post, Olympus Mons."]]''</ref> Despite being on Earth, the Kings remained in the shadows, and they were rarely seen.<ref name="Ruling"/>

===Twilight Gap===
[[File:Phyksin2.jpg|thumb|300px|King Nobility, Phyksin]]
{{Quote|The House of Wolves and the Awoken tore the Reef apart trying to get a tactical advantage. All the while, we were desperately trying to hold the Walls against the Devils, Kings, and Winter. It was one of the darkest chapters in the City's history.|[[Commander Zavala]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: [[The Taken King]] - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kell-rising Kell Rising]''</ref>}}

[[Craask, Kell of Kings|Craask]], manipulating the other Houses, pushed for a united effort against the [[Last City]].<ref name="Paskin">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Paskin, King Baron|Paskin, King Baron]]''</ref> The Kings, alongside the [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Winter]], launched an assault on The City, with the [[House of Wolves]] being the only major [[Fallen]] House unable to join due to intervention by the [[Awoken]] of [[The Reef]], stopping them at [[Ceres]] before reaching [[Earth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen|Fallen]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> The three united Houses fought against the City and its [[Guardian]]s in what would later be known as the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]]. The City managed to push back the Fallen forces, with Lord [[Shaxx]] leading a counterattack and the [[Titan (class)|Titan]], [[Saint-14]] killing [[Solkis, Kell of Devils|Solkis]] to end the war.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies|Tower Allies]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref> The power vacuum later allowed Craask to maintain some influence among the techno-worshiping leadership of the Devils and return to the shadows, choosing to bide their time and plan their next assault.<ref name="Paskin"/>

===Presence in the Cosmodrome===
{{quote|I spent a long time in the wilderness outside the Walls. I've mentioned it before. Red-marked House of Devils Fallen always tracking my movements. The entire time I was out there, I think I saw one member of the House of Kings. Just sitting on a wall, scanning the horizon. Never even gave me a second glance.|Ghost}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-ruling-house The Ruling House]''</ref>

The Kings held very little territory in the [[Cosmodrome]], holding only the [[Terrestrial Complex]] and [[King's Watch]]. They were encountered by Guardians seeking out a mysterious signal in the area, and again later when they returned to try and restore an Array in the Terrestrial Complex.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Warmind]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Last Array]]''</ref> Later, the [[Hive]] general [[Omnigul]] would lead a [[fireteam]] of Guardians through Kings' territory in an attempt to stop them from hunting her, [[Phyksin, King Baron|Phyksin]] made an attempt to stop the Guardians personally, but was killed in the resulting battle.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''Destiny: [[The Dark Below]] - [[Will of Crota]]''</ref>

===The Wolf Rebellion===
[[File:Rulinghouse1.jpg|thumb|300px|Paskin and Yavek enaging the guardians]]
{{quote|Skolas goes after Winter. Devils, Kings. Seeks power. Kings deny him. Kell of Kings hides well. Perhaps he will take back the Great Machine. Perhaps I chose the wrong side. It is not too late.|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Activities|Activities]]/[[Grimoire:Activities/House of Wolves|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire:Activities/House of Wolves#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref>

During the [[Wolf Rebellion]] of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], the House of Wolves approached the Kings with an offer to join them. The Kell of Kings sent two of his Barons, [[Paskin, King Baron|Paskin]] and [[Vekis, King Baron|Vekis]], to meet with the Wolves. [[Prince Uldren]] of The Reef suspected that the Baron's true mission was not to parley with the Wolves, but rather to assassinate their representative [[Yavek, Wolf Baron|Yavek]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Vekis, King Baron|Vekis, King Baron]]''</ref> The truth of the plot would never be discovered, as a Guardian guided by [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]] interrupted the meeting and killed all three Barons in the resulting skirmish.<ref name="Ruling"/>

===The Taken War===
{{quote|Taken will not rest. Will claim every house. Consume every banner.|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Lost to Light]]''</ref>

During the [[Taken War]], the King's presence in the Cosmodrome diminished as the [[King's Watch]] was no longer in their control after it became the lair for a [[Shade of Oryx]] on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Kings of Decay]]''</ref> The Kings took significant losses to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], leading them to retreat further into the shadows.{{Citation needed}}

===SIVA Crisis===
[[File:Archons-forge.png|thumb|300px|Kings' Archon Forge under [[Devil Splicers]] control]]
{{quote|Their power is matched only by their cleverness. They rule the Devils from the shadows and came too close to toppling the City not once, but twice. We don't know much about them, but we know this: the Kings want the Traveler.|[[Prince Uldren]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Paskin, King Baron|Paskin, King Baron]]''</ref>

For many years, the House of Kings maintained influence over the techno-religious leadership of the House of Devils and controlled the [[Archon's Forge]] until a newer, more ambitious sect, the [[Devil Splicers|Devil]] [[Splicers]], assumed control over the Forge. This gave rise to three new [[Archons|Devil Archons]] and allowed the Splicers to burrow into the connecting area of [[Site-6]], later infusing themselves with [[SIVA]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: [[Rise of Iron]] - Grimoire:Activities/[[Grimoire:Activities/Rise of Iron|Rise of Iron]], [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise of Iron#Archon's Forge|Archon's Forge]]''</ref>

By the end of the SIVA crisis, the House of Kings seemed to have pulled out of the Cosmodrome completely. Some time later, prince [[Uldren Sov]] of the [[Awoken]] allowed himself to be captured by the Kings to meet their Kell, in an attempt to manipulate them into serving him.<ref name="ReefFour">'''Bungie (2017/4/20)''', ''Destiny: [[Age of Triumph]] - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries|Legends & Mysteries]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4]]''</ref> However, Uldren ended up allying himself with the Kings for a time, sub-ordinate to their Kell, Craask.<ref name="FanaticOne">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:[[Lore:The Forsaken Prince|The Forsaken Prince]], [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fanatic_.7C_Part_I|Fanatic | Part I]]''</ref> A short time later, reports of the Fallen withdrawing from the Cosmodrome completely reached the [[Vanguard]].<ref name="Six">'''Bungie (2017/4/20)''', ''Destiny: Age of Triumph - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6]]''</ref>

===Red War===
{{quote|Thou shalt tell the Eliksni to tear off their banners. Thou shalt tell them that we must all surrender to each other. We must give up our rivalries, or we will not survive.|[[Craask, Kell of Kings]]}}<ref name="Kings"/>

Approximately one year after the events of the SIVA Crisis, the Kings and the other Fallen Houses seemed to vanish entirely, with the never-before-seen [[House of Dusk]] taking their place.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]''</ref> However, further inspection revealed that many members of the new House of Dusk originated from the other now dissolved Fallen Houses, including the House of Kings.<ref name="ReefFour"/> All House of Dusk communication protocols were in fact variations of old Kings protocols, suggesting significant involvement of the Kings within the new House.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''Destiny 2 - [[Ghost scan]]: [[Ghost scan#New Pacific Archology, Titan|TM-SW-1]]''</ref> It was later discovered that Craask, the former Kell of Kings, had ordered [[Uldren Sov]] to unite the remaining Fallen Houses under the banner of House Dusk.<ref name="Kings">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Kings|Kings]]''</ref>

===Forsaken===
[[File:KingsBannerHollowed.jpg|thumb|300px|A House of Kings banner found in the Hollowed Lair.]]
{{quote|Honorless, at the end. Faithless and false. Your sister's will kept us from the Great Machine, Uldren Sov. She challenged the Wolves by right of noble lineage. But you… you skulk in shadows and filth.| [[Craask, Kell of Kings]]}}<ref name="Docking"/>

The alliance between Uldren and the Kings led him to become a traitor to the [[Awoken]], working alongside the Fallen to kill, steal, and bring more destruction to the [[Reef]].<ref name="FanaticOne"/> During this period, Uldren met a dying [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]] and managed to save the [[Archon]] by corrupting Fikrul's Ether with darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fanatic_.7C_Part_II|Fanatic | Part II]]''</ref> As time went on, Uldren found a kindred spirit in Fikrul, and they bonded through their shared dislike for their peoples' fates and desire to see evolution through extinction.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Fikrul|Fikrul]]''</ref> Meanwhile, Craask wished to continue the old ways, relying on Servitors and machines.<ref name="Docking"/>

With the aid of Fikrul, Uldren betrayed the Kings, slaughtering many of their members in the resulting conflict. After Uldren and Fikrul assumed control, Craask, the last Kell of Kings, was docked and demoted to the status of a [[Dreg]]. Uldren decided the Kings were too bothersome for his ambitions and gutted the House.<ref name="Docking">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken - Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Docking|Docking]]''</ref> The deceased House of Kings were then raised from the dead by Fikrul as a new army willing to serve them without question, they would later be called the [[Scorn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Forsaken -Lore:The Forsaken Prince, [[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#Petra|Petra]]''</ref>

The last remnants of the House of Kings now reside near the Shard of the Traveler in the [[European Dead Zone]].<ref name="Undone"/>

===Season of Arrivals===
{{quote|Why was the House of Kings researching Hive magic in the ruins of Oryx's Dreadnaught? Why would the Vex try and steal it? And what value does any of this have to Spider?|Ghost}}<ref name="AA"/>

Years before the [[Black Fleet]] arrived in the Solar System, the Kings led a successful salvage operation on the Dreadnaught in an attempt to learn Hive magic from the ruins.<ref name="AA">'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Season of Arrivals]] - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/apocryphal-accomplice Apocryphal Accomplice]''</ref> However, the [[Vex]] became curious about their operations and came into conflict with the salvage crew, leading to their disappearance. The Vex then stole the crew's cargo, transporting it to one of their simulations within the [[Infinite Forest]]. In the Festival of the Lost event, the [[Spider]] tasked the [[Guardians]] with infiltrating the Forest in an attempt to learn what the Vex have been simulating.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/a-cunning-mask A Cunning Mask]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/a-masked-treasure A Masked Treasure]''</ref><ref> '''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/a-smiling-mask A Smiling Mask]''</ref>

==Structure==
{{quote|Why do you think the Houses are named the way they are? House Winter. Maybe it's geographic? House Kings, some kind of global ruling sect? Strange to think about how these terms have survived, their context completely removed.|Ghost}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-petra-8 Talk to Petra]''</ref>

The Kings are the only Fallen House that, over their attendance in the Sol System, has not undergone a loss in leadership. The Devils have lost their Kell,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries, [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Legends: Saint-14|Legends: Saint-14]]''</ref> their Prime Servitor,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[The Devils' Lair (strike)|The Devils' Lair]]''</ref> and several Archons,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Restoration]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''Destiny: Rise of Iron - [[Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref> Winter; their Kell and possibly their Prime,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Scourge of Winter]]''</ref> and the Wolves; two Kells<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - Grimoire:Enemies/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves - [[Skolas's Revenge]]''</ref>, two Primes,<ref name="The Queen">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/[[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen|The Queen]], [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[Prime's Path]]''</ref> and several Archons.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny - [[Winter's Run]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King - [[The Wolves of Mars#Quest steps|Hunt the Archon]]''</ref> This made them one of the strongest known Fallen Houses in the system after the [[House of Dusk]].

However, following Uldren's betrayal, Craask's death and the Scorn's rise to power,<ref name="Docking"/> the House of Kings is left horribly weakened and borderline broken. Without their Kell and the Scorn raising their dead as new members,{{Citation needed}} the once powerful House of Kings is forced to hide for survival.<ref name="Undone"/>

==Members==
[[File:Grimoire House of Kings.jpg|thumb|200px|House of Kings members]]
;Kell
*'''[[Craask, Kell of Kings]]'''

;Barons
*[[Paskin, King Baron]]
*[[Phyksin, King Baron]]
*[[Vekis, King Baron]]

;Notable member
*[[Ultra Captain]]

;Former members
*[[Avrok, Spider's Associate|Avrok]] 
*[[Brivi]]
*[[Keelsk]]
*[[Kosis]]

==Unique forces==
*'''[[Servitor]]''' variants
**[[Trawl Servitor]]

==Non-canon appearances==
===Rising Timeline===
{{Main|House of Kings/Rising}}

==Trivia==
*The [[Archon's Forge]] has banners belonging to the House of Kings. It is possible this ancient rite of passage belonged to the Kings until it was twisted to utilize the Devil Splicers' use of SIVA. This may explain how the Devil Splicers were able to champion three Archons.
*Although [[Aksor, Archon Priest]] is believed to have been a part of the [[House of Wolves]], due to him serving as [[Archon]] to [[Kaliks Prime]], he is shown in [[Winter's Run]] with his armor colored yellow and several King banners located around the lair, making him seem as if he were instead a member of the Kings.
**According to the Killcam and appearance, the [[Archon Servant]]s belong to the House of Kings as well, despite working alongside the House of Wolves for [[Kaliks Reborn]]. Kaliks Reborn's central eye is colored yellow like a King member as well.
*The [[The Hollowed Lair (Location)|Hollowed Lair]], [[Kell's Grave]] and [[Kingship Dock]] were previous strongholds for the Kings as they are decorated with yellow banners bearing the Kings' sigil.

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:House of Kings-flag.jpg|House of Kings banner
File:Grimoire Paskin.jpg|Paskin, King Baron
File:Grimoire Vekis.jpg|Vekis, King Baron
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Dark Below]]''
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Edge of Fate]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny: Cayde's Six]]''
*''[[Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume II]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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