House of Winter

"Their greed is as much a threat as their blades."

- Commander Zavala

The House of Winter are a house of the Fallen, distinguishable by their pale blue cloaks. There is evidence they were present at Caracas during the Collapse.

House Winter is led by their Kell, Draksis. Their Prime Servitor, Simiks Prime, is believed to have been destroyed some time ago. Their lair is in Venus, and is part of the Winter's Run Strike. With the aid of Taniks, the Scarred, House Winter has the distinction of being the only group to have successfully broken into the Prison of Elders twice, a maximum-security Reef prison for members of the House of Wolves. The House of Winter also has interest in The Archive of the Ishtar Academy, seeking to plunder the Golden Age technology within, as well as towards the nearby Vex Citadel.

History
Following the Whirlwind, the House of Winter, along with all the other Fallen Houses, was forced to flee their homeworld in pursuit of the Traveler. However they could not escape the civil war that broke out as their people divided and fought over the remnants of their civilization. During this bloody time, Winter would be drawn into conflict with the House of Scar. Though the details of this conflict are shrouded in mystery, it can be assumed as Winter still exists that the House of Scar was either destroyed or assimilated, scattered among the other Houses, or simply has not been encountered by humanity yet.

Arriving in our system during the Collapse, Winter set about plundering the ruins of Venus and harassing surviving human settlements under their Kell, Draksis. When the Kell of Kings sent out the call to attack the City, Draksis answered, uniting with the House of Devils and Kings. In the ensuing carnage that was the Twilight Gap, the united Fallen were smashed against the City walls and forced into retreat. Reeling from the conflict, Winter once again was forced into scavenging Venusian ruins and coming into conflict with the Vex. It is believed that some time after the Gap, Winter's Servitor God, Simiks Prime was destroyed, though proof of its demise remains elusive.

Sometime thereafter a Guardian breached Wintership Simiks-Fel and assassinated Draksis. Afterward, perhaps as an attempt to replace Draksis, Winter broke into the Prison of Elders and retrieved Aksor, Archon Priest. However a fireteam of Guardians quickly end him and the Fallen which broke him out, leaving them leaderless. During the House of Wolves' rampage across the Solar System, Skolas, the Rabid successfully pressed into service the demoralized House and declared himself Kell of Kells. However he is captured above The Citadel by the Reef and Guardians, and killed in the Prison of Elders, leaving Winter without leadership once more.

During the Taken War the House of Winter managed to take advantage of the Reef's disorganization to break into the Prison of Elders and retrieve another Archon Priest. However the Taken got to them and scattered their forces, and the Guardians killed Nixis, Hunger of Oryx, leader of the Taken force.

Notable members

 * Conflux Watch
 * Draksis, Winter Kell—Kell
 * Grayliks, Winter Baron
 * Minotaur Tracker
 * Naksis, Devil Baron (seen working with the House of Devils)
 * Simiks-3

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * House of Wolves