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{{Battle infobox
{{Battle infobox
|prev= [[The Great Disaster]]
|prev= [[Six Fronts]]
|conc= [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]
|conc= [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]
|next= [[Rise of the Young Wolf]]
|next= [[Wolf Rebellion]]
|image=
|image= [[File:Grimoire The Asteroid Belt.jpg|300px]]
|conflict= [[Eliksni siege]]
|conflict= [[City-Fallen war]]
|date=
|date=
|place= [[wikipedia:Asteroid_Belt|Asteroid belt]]
|place= [[wikipedia:Asteroid_Belt|Asteroid belt]]
|result= *Decisive Reef victory  
|result= Decisive victory for the Awoken
*Virixas killed
*Scattering of the House of Wolves
**House of Wolves leadership weakened
*Death of Virixes
**Wolf nobility imprisoned
*Imprisonment of Wolf nobility
**Remaining House of Wolves Fallen become vassals of the Reef
*Queen's power strengthened with Wolf vassals
*House of Wolves prevented from reaching the Last City during the Battle of the Twilight Gap
*The Last City saved
**Last City saved
**Reef existence revealed to the rest of the forces in the system
|side1= [[The Reef]]
|side1= [[The Reef]]
|side2= [[House of Wolves]]
|side2= [[House of Wolves]]
|side3= [[Skolas]]'s rebels
|side3= [[Skolas]]' faction
|side4=
|side4=
|commanders1= *Queen [[Mara Sov]]
|commanders1= *Queen [[Mara Sov]]
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:*[[Pavel Nolg]]
:*[[Pavel Nolg]]
:*[[Yasmin Eld]]
:*[[Yasmin Eld]]
:*[[Petra Venj]]
*[[Techeun]]s
|commanders2=  
*[[Corsair]]s
'''1ST PHASE:'''
:*Petra Venj
*[[Virixas, Kell of Wolves]]
*[[Royal Awoken Guard]]
*[[Crow (title)|Crow]]s
|commanders2= *[[Virixas, Kell of Wolves]]
*[[Baron]]s
*[[Baron]]s
:*[[Irxis, Wolf Baroness]]
:*[[Irxis, Wolf Baroness]]
:*[[Parixas, the Howling]]
:*[[Parixas, the Howling]]
:*[[Skolas|Skolas, the Rabid]]
:*[[Skolas|Skolas, the Rabid]]
*[[Servitor]]s
*[[Servitor]]
:*[[Mecher Orbiks-11]]
:*[[Mecher Orbiks-11]]
|commanders3=  
|commanders3= [[Skolas, Wolf Kell]]
'''2ND PHASE:'''
*[[Skolas, Wolf Kell]]
*[[Baron]]s
*[[Baron]]s
:*[[Beltrik, the Veiled]]
:*[[Beltrik, the Veiled]]
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:*[[Peekis, the Disavowed]]
:*[[Peekis, the Disavowed]]
:*[[Pirsis, Pallas-Bane]]
:*[[Pirsis, Pallas-Bane]]
:*[[Saviks, Queenbreaker]]
:*[[Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed]]
:*[[Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed]]
:*[[Veliniks, the Ravenous]]
:*[[Weksis, the Meek]]
:*[[Weksis, the Meek]]
:*[[Yavek, Wolf Baron|Yavek]]
:*[[Yavek, Wolf Baron]]
*[[Servitor]]s
*[[Servitor]]
:*[[Kaliks-4]]
:*[[Kaliks-4]]
:*[[Kaliks-12]]
:*[[Kaliks-12]]
*[[Howling Raider]]s
*[[Howling Raider]]s
*[[Queenbreakers]]
*[[Silent Fang]]
*[[Silent Fang]]
*[[Twisted Claw]]
*[[Twisted Claw]]
|commanders4=
|commanders4=
|forces1=*Hundreds of [[Corsair]]s
|forces1= Royal Awoken Fleet
*Dozens of [[Royal Awoken Guard]]s
*Assorted salvage Golden Age vessels
*Dozens of [[Crow (title)|Crow]]s
*Dozens of [[Techeun]]s
*Royal Awoken Fleet
**Dozens of assorted salvage Golden Age vessels
:*Frigates
:*Frigates
:*Destroyers
:*Destroyers
:*Hundreds of [[Ceres Galliot]]
:*[[Ceres Galliot]]s
*Dozens of [[Harbinger]]s
*[[Harbinger]]s
|forces2=  
|forces2= House of Wolves
'''1ST PHASE:'''
*[[Ketch]]s
House of Wolves:
*Countless Fallen
*Hundreds of [[Ketch]]s
:*[[Skiff]]s
:*[[Skiff]]s
|forces3=  
|forces3= Skolas' faction
'''2ND PHASE:'''
*Ketches
Skolas's rebels
:*Skiffs
*Thousands of Fallen
*Dozens of Ketches
|forces4=
|forces4=
|casual1= *Hundreds of Awoken soldiers
|casual1= Hundreds of Awoken soldiers
|casual2=  
|casual2= Half of the House of Wolves
'''1ST PHASE:'''
|casual3= Near total: surviving Wolves not imprisoned pledged fealty to the Queen
*Half of House of Wolves soldiers and civilians
|casual3= Thousands of Fallen
|casual4=
|casual4=
|civilian= *Hundreds of Awoken civilians on [[Amethyst]], [[10 Hygiea]], [[Pallas]] and other settlements on the Reef
|civilian= [[Amethyst]], [[10 Hygiea]], [[Pallas]] civilians  
*Thousands of Eliksni civilians inside Ketches
}}
}}
{{Quote|I am Lord of Wolves. You are an empty thing with two dead souls. This is my House. These are my terms. Surrender and I will only take your ships." <br> "I am noble too, oh Lord of Wolves." <br> "You have no line. You have no power." <br> "Starlight was my mother, and my father was the Dark." <br> "Call on them, then, and see what help they offer.|[[Virixas, Kell of Wolves]] and [[Mara Sov]], Queen of the Reef, moments before the Scatter.<ref name="Fallen 4">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|I am Lord of Wolves. You are an empty thing with two dead souls. This is my House. These are my terms. Surrender and I will only take your ships." <br> "I am noble too, oh Lord of Wolves." <br> "You have no line. You have no power." <br> "Starlight was my mother, and my father was the Dark." <br> "Call on them, then, and see what help they offer.|[[Virixas, Kell of Wolves]] and [[Mara Sov]], Queen of the Reef, moments before the Scatter.<ref name="Fallen 4">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref>}}
The '''Reef Wars''' were a series of conflicts that took place in the [[Sol System]]'s asteroid belt, waged between the [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]] and the [[Fallen]] [[House of Wolves]]. They ended with [[Skolas]]' confinement in the [[Prison of Elders]] and [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara]] assuming the Kellship over the Wolves, bringing the defeated Fallen into her realm.<ref name="HoW">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
The '''Reef Wars''' were a series of conflicts that took place in the [[Solar System|Solar System's]] asteroid belt, waged between the [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]] and the [[Fallen]] [[House of Wolves]]. They ended with [[Skolas]]' confinement in the [[Prison of Elders]] and [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara]] assuming the Kellship over the Wolves, bringing the defeated Fallen into her realm.<ref name="HoW">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>


Details of the conflict can be found in [[The Maraid|the Maraid]].<ref name="HoW"/>
Details of the conflict can be found in [[The Maraid|the Maraid]].<ref name="HoW"/>


==Background==
==Background==
The seeds of the conflict were sown when the [[House of Kings]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Paskin.2C_King_Baron|Paskin, King Baron]]''</ref> and their mysterious [[Kell of Kings|Kell]] organized a [[Battle of the Twilight Gap|massive attack]] against the [[Last City]] on [[Earth]] so that they might shatter [[Human|humanity's]] final bastion and claim the "[[Great Machine]]", a limitless supplier of ether, for themselves. Mustering the might of the [[House of Devils]] from Earth and the [[House of Winter]] from [[Venus]], the Kings also sent their summons beyond the asteroid belt to the House of Wolves.<ref name="Fallen 4"/>
The seeds of the conflict were sown when the [[House of Kings]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Paskin.2C_King_Baron|Paskin, King Baron]]''</ref> and their mysterious [[Kell of Kings|Kell]] organized a [[Battle of the Twilight Gap|massive attack]] against the [[City|Last City]] on [[Earth]] so that they might shatter [[Human|humanity's]] final bastion and claim the "[[Great Machine]]", a limitless supplier of ether, for themselves. Mustering the might of the [[House of Devils]] from Earth and the [[House of Winter]] from [[Venus]], the Kings also sent their summons beyond the asteroid belt to the House of Wolves.<ref name="Fallen 4"/>


[[Virixas]], the Kell of Wolves, heeded the call and amassed his fleet from the [[Jovians]] with the intention of combining his House's strength, which ranged between the hundreds of thousands to millions, with the Fallen coalition gathering for the assault. Pushing through the asteroid belt toward Earth, the Wolves' presence stirred the [[Awoken]] who knew of the coming attack through their [[Techeun]]s and [[Crow (title)|Crows]] but lacked any means of warning the City. Whether [[Mara Sov]], the Queen of the Reef, sought to save potential allies from the coming onslaught, or simply desired to bring the Wolves under her rule, is unclear, as the Fallen and Awoken share different views on this; but regardless of the Queen's motives, she acted.<ref name="Skolas">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Skolas.2C_Kell_of_Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref><ref name="Fallen 4"/>
[[Virixas]], the Kell of Wolves, heeded the call and amassed his fleet from the [[Jovians]] with the intention of combining his House's strength, which ranged between the hundreds of thousands to millions, with the Fallen coalition gathering for the assault. Pushing through the asteroid belt toward Earth, the Wolves' presence stirred the [[Awoken]] who knew of the coming attack through their [[Techeun]]s and [[Crow (title)|Crows]] but lacked any means of warning the City. Whether [[Mara Sov]], the Queen of the Reef, sought to save potential allies from the coming onslaught, or simply desired to bring the Wolves under her rule, is unclear, as the Fallen and Awoken share different views on this; but regardless of the Queen's motives, she acted.<ref name="Skolas">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Skolas.2C_Kell_of_Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref><ref name="Fallen 4"/>
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===Hildian Campaign and the Fortuna Plummet===
===Hildian Campaign and the Fortuna Plummet===
To try and break the siege at Pallas, the Queen ordered Paladins Abra Zire and Kamala Rior to hunt for Skolas. However, this eventually proved fruitless after he disappeared into the Hildian Asteroids, and it became known as the Battle of False Tidings.<ref name="Weksis"/> Beltrik, Skolas' vassal, eventually left the Hildians to gather [[Ether]] from the asteroid [[19 Fortuna]], positioning the bulk of his forces above the resupply area in order to form a defensive screen against any potential attack from the Armada Paladins. Unbeknownst to Beltrik however, following Bamberga's Wrath, the Reef had constructed a powerful gravity weapon known as "Charybdis", and Zire planned to utilize it together with her experience.<ref name="Beltrik">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Beltrik.2C_the_Veiled|WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled]]''</ref><ref name="Reef 3">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_Asteroid_Belt#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Reef_3|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 3]]''</ref>
To try and break the siege at Pallas, the Queen ordered Paladins Abra Zire and Kamala Rior to hunt for Skolas. However, this eventually proved fruitless after he disappeared into the Hildian Asteroids, and it became known as the Battle of False Tidings.<ref name="Weksis"/> Beltrik, Skolas' vassal, eventually left the Hildians to gather [[Ether]] from the asteroid [[19 Fortuna]], positioning the bulk of his forces above the resupply area in order to form a defensive screen against any potential attack from the Armada Paladins. Unbeknownst to Beltrik however, following Bamberga's Wrath, the Reef had constructed a powerful gravity weapon known as "Carybdis", and Zire planned to utilize it together with her experience.<ref name="Beltrik">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Beltrik.2C_the_Veiled|WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled]]''</ref><ref name="Reef 3">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_Asteroid_Belt#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Reef_3|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 3]]''</ref>


Knowing that Beltrik expected Zire to throw her forces against his defensive fleet, she devised a strategy to make him believe she was doing just that, dividing her forces and sending a portion of them to engage Beltrik's screen. While her feint kept his forces contained at Fortuna, Zire then gathered the rest of her fleet at asteroid [[687 Tinette]], which was making a close pass by Fortuna at the time. With the remainder of her fleet safely hidden within Tinette's shadow, she activated Charybdis defensive system.<ref name="Beltrik"/><ref name="Reef 3"/> The weapon's beam pushed Tinette out of its orbit and sent it hurtling into Fortuna, destroying both asteroids and obliterated Beltrik's host. In the ensuing chaos, Beltrik's shattered and disarrayed forces were quickly neutralized by the full might of Zire's now-recombined fleet and Beltrik himself was captured and taken to the Queen.<ref name="Beltrik"/><ref name="Reef 3"/>
Knowing that Beltrik expected Zire to throw her forces against his defensive fleet, she devised a strategy to make him believe she was doing just that, dividing her forces and sending a portion of them to engage Beltrik's screen. While her feint kept his forces contained at Fortuna, Zire then gathered the rest of her fleet at asteroid [[687 Tinette]], which was making a close pass by Fortuna at the time. With the remainder of her fleet safely hidden within Tinette's shadow, she activated Carybdis.<ref name="Beltrik"/><ref name="Reef 3"/> The weapon's beam pushed Tinette out of its orbit and sent it hurtling into Fortuna, destroying both asteroids and obliterated Beltrik's host. In the ensuing chaos, Beltrik's shattered and disarrayed forces were quickly neutralized by the full might of Zire's now-recombined fleet and Beltrik himself was captured and taken to the Queen.<ref name="Beltrik"/><ref name="Reef 3"/>


After the battle, the Crows made contact with [[Variks]], a former scribe of [[House Judgment]].<ref name="Beltrik"/> Variks was displeased with Skolas, as he was too vicious and hateful<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Pilot_Servitor|Pilot Servitor]]''</ref>—it is rumored that it was Skolas who docked Variks' arms<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks,_The_Loyal#Vestian_Outpost_Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref>—and the scribe was willing to side with the Reef to stop him.<ref name="Variks">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks.2C_The_Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ruling House]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-petra-5?highlight=Reef+Wars Talk to Petra]''</ref>
After the battle, the Crows made contact with [[Variks]], a former scribe of [[House Judgment]].<ref name="Beltrik"/> Variks was displeased with Skolas, as he was too vicious and hateful<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Pilot_Servitor|Pilot Servitor]]''</ref>—it is rumored that it was Skolas who docked Variks' arms<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks,_The_Loyal#Vestian_Outpost_Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref>—and the scribe was willing to side with the Reef to stop him.<ref name="Variks">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks.2C_The_Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ruling House]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-petra-5?highlight=Reef+Wars Talk to Petra]''</ref>
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==References==
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