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The Queen later sent Skolas to the [[Nine]] as a gift, in an effort to placate them over sending the [[Crow (device)|Crow]]s into their territory in the search for [[Kaliks Prime]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref> However, due to a possible betrayal by the Nine,<ref name="Fate">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Mystery: Fate of Skolas|Mystery: Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> Skolas was freed and returned to lead the House of Wolves in rebellion against the Queen.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> He had ambitions of making himself ruler over all the Fallen houses, seeking to bring as many as he can under his control. <ref name="House page">[https://www.bungie.net/en/event/houseofwolves#social-space_ '''Bungie.net''': House of Wolves]</ref> His ultimate goal was not just the destruction of the Reef that imprisoned him and his House, but also the fall of the [[City]] and the salvation of the Fallen race by reclaiming the [[Traveler|Great Machine]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> | The Queen later sent Skolas to the [[Nine]] as a gift, in an effort to placate them over sending the [[Crow (device)|Crow]]s into their territory in the search for [[Kaliks Prime]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref> However, due to a possible betrayal by the Nine,<ref name="Fate">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Mystery: Fate of Skolas|Mystery: Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> Skolas was freed and returned to lead the House of Wolves in rebellion against the Queen.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: House of Wolves Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> He had ambitions of making himself ruler over all the Fallen houses, seeking to bring as many as he can under his control. <ref name="House page">[https://www.bungie.net/en/event/houseofwolves#social-space_ '''Bungie.net''': House of Wolves]</ref> His ultimate goal was not just the destruction of the Reef that imprisoned him and his House, but also the fall of the [[City]] and the salvation of the Fallen race by reclaiming the [[Traveler|Great Machine]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> | ||
Though Skolas was able to gain the support of the leaderless [[House of Winter]] on [[Venus]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House_of_Wolves#A_Kell_Rising|A Kell Rising]]'</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Kell Rising]]''</ref> he was unable to gain the support of the [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Kings]] on [[Earth]]. He set the [[Silent Fang]] loose on Earth to kill opposing Devils,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House_of_Wolves#Gone_to_Ground|Gone to Ground]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Gone to Ground]]''</ref> but a number of them were killed by Guardians. Skolas then sent one of his Barons, [[Yavek]], to negotiate terms with | Though Skolas was able to gain the support of the leaderless [[House of Winter]] on [[Venus]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House_of_Wolves#A_Kell_Rising|A Kell Rising]]'</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Kell Rising]]''</ref> he was unable to gain the support of the [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Kings]] on [[Earth]]. He set the [[Silent Fang]] loose on Earth to kill opposing Devils,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House_of_Wolves#Gone_to_Ground|Gone to Ground]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Gone to Ground]]''</ref> but a number of them were killed by Guardians. Skolas then sent one of his Barons, [[Yavek]], to negotiate terms with [[Craask, Kell of Kings]] at [[King's Watch]]. The [[Kell of Kings]] instead sent two Barons, [[Paskin]] and [[Vekis]], not as ambassadors but as assassins.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Vekis.2C_King_Baron|Veksis, King Baron]]''</ref> Prince Uldren speculated that nothing short of the Traveler calling Skolas by name would encourage the Kings to join him.<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> However, before hostilities could occur between the Wolves and Kings, Guardians burst in and killed all three [[Baron]]s and their guards.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ruling House]]''</ref> | ||
Infuriated by the interventions by the City, Skolas attempted to use [[Vex]] technology to further his goals, and his crews breached the [[Vault of Glass]] frequently, but his attempts to gain any significant Vex technology were foiled by Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wolves' Gambit]]''</ref> With his plans to gather the Houses in ruins and the Guardians closing in, Skolas made a final stand at the top of the [[Citadel]] where he uses Vex Time Gates to bring his House of Wolves from across time to combat the Guardians. With the help of Queen Mara Sov, he was captured and sentenced to the Prison of Elders.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Queen's Ransom]]''</ref> Before he was sent to the prison, Mara Sov visited his cell where Skolas kept bellowing "Kell of Kells" and other nonsense. However as the Queen examined him, Skolas whispered something that Variks interpreted as "Light-Snuffer" and "Dark-binder", leading Queen Mara to believe [[Oryx, the Taken King|a dark force]] was about to arrive,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House_of_Wolves#Queen.27s_Ransom|Queen's Ransom]]''</ref> and sends for [[Osiris|her]] [[Eris Morn|associates]]. | Infuriated by the interventions by the City, Skolas attempted to use [[Vex]] technology to further his goals, and his crews breached the [[Vault of Glass]] frequently, but his attempts to gain any significant Vex technology were foiled by Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wolves' Gambit]]''</ref> With his plans to gather the Houses in ruins and the Guardians closing in, Skolas made a final stand at the top of the [[Citadel]] where he uses Vex Time Gates to bring his House of Wolves from across time to combat the Guardians. With the help of Queen Mara Sov, he was captured and sentenced to the Prison of Elders.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Queen's Ransom]]''</ref> Before he was sent to the prison, Mara Sov visited his cell where Skolas kept bellowing "Kell of Kells" and other nonsense. However as the Queen examined him, Skolas whispered something that Variks interpreted as "Light-Snuffer" and "Dark-binder", leading Queen Mara to believe [[Oryx, the Taken King|a dark force]] was about to arrive,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House_of_Wolves#Queen.27s_Ransom|Queen's Ransom]]''</ref> and sends for [[Osiris|her]] [[Eris Morn|associates]]. | ||