Kridis, Dark Priestess

"Eliksni! Kridis, the Priestess, cries out to you across the abyss! As we speak, the once-Shipstealer brings the promise of our people to pass. Soon we will rise to true prominence, united under one banner and one Kell—with no gods but ourselves."

- Kridis

Kridis, Dark Priestess is a Fallen of the House of Salvation and a member of the Dark Council following Eramis, Kell of Darkness. Kridis is a skilled Stasis wielder and is as lethal as she is loyal, stopping at nothing to advance Eramis's cause.

Early Campaigns
Kridis was born into the House of Devils and endured through the Long Drift for generations as the Eliksni chased the Traveler through space in search of salvation. The cataclysmic Whirlwind crippled the Eliksni and slowly a new faith emerged in the veneration of Servitors. Kridis was raised on the belief that they were meant for a higher purpose and clung on to their collective desire of evolving beyond their current forms. All the while she endured a life of subsistence as received succour of Ether from their Prime Servitor.

Following their arrival in the Sol System, the Devils claimed the Cosmodrome of Old Russia as their territory. Kridis was stationed there alongside her friends, Eramis and Phylaks, and developed a close kinship with them. The formidable trio spent years raiding human settlements, and fending off members of rival Fallen Houses that attempted to encroach upon the Devils' territory. Each aspired Kellship as the three dreamt of ways to defeat their mighty Kell, Solkis, and take control of the House for themselves.

Their Kell however demonstrated his superiority as the political leader and rallied his military and nobility into the Battle of Twilight Gap. Kridis fought in the battle alongside her Servitor, Eramis and Phylaks. In one instance Kridis nods to Eramis as she is shielded by her Servitor in a purple glow of Ether and turns to fire her rifle at group of Guardians. The trio slew many more Guardians and led a charge to the City walls with the aid of Taniks, the Scarred and House of Winter. However the crusade of Final Attempt ended in defeat as the alliance of Fallen Houses retreated against The Last City and ended their hopes of reclaiming the Great Machine from humanity. Kridis and her friends survived the battle, but their Kell fell to Saint-14. The trio were broken up when Eramis was captured by the Reefborn Awoken during the Wolf Wars and imprisoned in the Prison of Elders. The whereabouts of Kridis and Phylaks remained a mystery.

Rise of Salvation
"So I entreat you, children of Riis. Come receive clarity for yourselves! Witness the greatness of the House Salvation and the Kell who leads it. Rejoice, for she who brought our Servitors low where they belong will do the same to the Great Machine!"

- Kridis, calling for all Eliksni to unite under Salvation's banner on Europa

Decades later, Kridis and Phylaks received word from Eramis, who had escaped the Prison of Elders two years prior, inviting them to meet her on Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter. While Phylaks was overjoyed to see their old friend, Kridis noticed that amongst Eramis' advisors was the traitor Variks, the Loyal, who had betrayed the House of Wolves to the Awoken and was the former warden of the Prison of Elders. Phylaks noticed her gaze and assaulted Variks, but Eramis stopped her and demanded that he be let go. Kridis and Phylaks began to doubt their comrade for associating with the treacherous scribe, whom Eramis noted that despite his crime he was all that remained of the House of Judgment. Kridis was skeptical and told her friend that she knew Eramis had no love for the scribes of Judgment, but was convinced by Eramis' argument that Variks was worth keeping alive in order to draw the ear of the Fallen who still lived in the Reef and called the plan clever. Before they could ask further questions, Eramis asked they follow so she could show them what they had built.

Kridis and Phylaks joined the House of Salvation after seeing the city of Riis-Reborn, built upon the ruins of a Golden Age human city, Eventide. Becoming a member of Eramis' Dark Council, Kridis joined her Kell in greeting the arrival of a Pyramid of the Black Fleet when it landed near the Fallen city and granted Eramis the ability to wield the power of Darkness through Stasis. Kridis was soon granted the ability to wield Stasis by Eramis and began writing notes about her experiments and experiences with it. She believed that the Fallen were the Darkness chosen champions and would use it to wipe out humanity while ensuring their names and stories would never be forgotten.

As the Dark Priestess of House Salvation, Kridis broadcasted messages across the Sol System for all remaining Fallen to hear. She called for her people to discard their belief in the Great Machine and believe only in themselves, as they were the ones who had survived the Whirlwind without its aid. Kridis denounced the use of Servitors for survival, as they had been crafted in the image of the Traveler and were a link back to a past the Fallen must turn their back upon. She concluded her messages by asking all Fallen to travel to Europa and join House Salvation in Riis-Reborn to reject the Light and embrace the Darkness they had long fled from but would now draw upon for power to destroy the Great Machine and humanity.

War of Salvation
"My people… your Kell sleeps, but she is not dead. The Darkness brings another gift: the means to rouse her from her slumber."

- Kridis, preaching to House Salvation to keep faith in Eramis

As House Salvation grew in size and the power of Stasis was spread throughout its ranks, they were betrayed by Variks, who believed that the Darkness was negatively affecting Eramis' mental states and endangering all they had built on Europa. Shortly after Variks fled, Kridis attended a ceremony at which Phylaks was granted the ability to wield Stasis by Eramis. The end of the ceremony was interrupted by a Guardian known as the Young Wolf, who barely escaped from the Fallen city alive. However, the Young Wolf soon acquired the ability to wield Stasis as well and slew Phylaks and Praksis, the Technocrat, another member of the Dark Council. Kridis and Atraks, the Wildcard met with Eramis in the aftermath of Praksis' assassination. Ermais demanded they retaliate and dispatched Atraks to the Deep Stone Crypt to prepare Taniks, the Scarred for revival. Kridis advised that they take pause, expressing some concern over the nature of the Stasis powers and urging caution. As Eramis considered Kridis words, she began losing control of her Stasis gauntlet. Kridis watched in growing concern as her Kell smashed the ice off of her gauntlet and ridiculed the idea of caution as a weakness before declaring she would destroy the Guardians.

After Eramis was defeated by the Young Wolf and frozen as a Stasis statue, Kridis assumed control of House Salvation and preached that She organized the defenses of Riss-Reborn against a Vex invasion that Eramis had unleashed in her recklessness. However, Kridis' fanatical devotion to Eramis and the Darkness, the setbacks House Salvation had suffered, and the Vex invasion caused many citizens of the city to lose faith in House Salvation and attempt to flee to the other remaining Fallen houses. As the battle against the Vex continued, Kridis learned the Young Wolf had returned to Riis-Reborn. Contacting the invading Guardian she declared Eramis was not dead but transforming and would rise again stronger. As the Young Wolf approached her position Kridis transmatted away before sending a Salvation Walker to kill them.

Returning to Gale's Watch and Eramis, Kridis preached to House Salvation that their Kell was merely asleep and the Darkness had granted her the means by which to wake her and unleash a "storm of blood and ice" upon their foes. She further claimed that Eramis transformation was a means by which she was exploring the deeper secrets of the Darkness to return not just as a Kell but a god. Kridis declared that the Darkness had granted her visions of Eramis journey and named her as the escort to bring Eramis back to her people. The Young Wolf and Variks sought to prevent this and invaded Riis-Reborn once more, and Kridis Servitor Yamiks Prime was destroyed guarding the doorway to her. Kridis greeted the Young Wolf and declared them the spawn of the Traitor Machine before questioning if they had come to witness the return of Eramis as a god. She engaged the Guardian in combat with swords crafted from Stasis ice, but despite her powers and the aid of her soldiers, Kridis was slain by the Young Wolf, bringing an end to her plans and the last member of the Dark Council.

Personality and Traits
"I have not known an Eliksni like Kridis. Single-minded. Devoted. Even… obsessed. She has studied the Dark, and it has nourished her."

- Variks the Loyal Prior to joining the House of Salvation, Kridis had been a believer in the Great Machine and hoped it would provide salvation to her people. After embracing the Darkness she preached against that idea and assisted Eramis in degrading the Servitors of House Salvation. Despite her fascination with Stasis, Kridis was also more cautious about its use than her fellow Dark Council members, advising Eramis that the power was not what they had expected.

Kridis is a worshipper of the Darkness and studied the Dark to the point of being obsessed. For this reason, not many Eliksni wish to follow her. However, she is a proficient speaker capable of getting Eliksni to listen to her and has managed to gather a following of Eliksni who also worship the Dark.

Trivia

 * Kridis was voiced by Erika Ishii.
 * Kridis is the only Stasis Baron to attack without any sort of weaponry, excluding her Stasis Blades, which are created through her powers rather than constructed out of Fallen technology.
 * Given her closeness to Eramis, her role as a priestess, and her association to Yamiks Prime, House Salvation, it is likely that Kridis is the Archon of her House.

List of appearances

 * Destiny 2: Beyond Light