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 ==Biography==
 ===The Whirlwind===
+{{Quote|Our world died, Variks. Do you recall? We were absolutely powerless to stop it.|Eramis to Variks}}
 [[file:Fallenhomeworld.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Variks overlooking the Traveler on his homeworld, Riis.]]
-Variks was a close friend of the artisan [[Athrys]] and her mate [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/rendezvous-with-variks-38 Rendezvous with Variks 38]</ref>
+Variks was a
-Variks is exceptionally old, even for the Eliksni. He's a member of the [[House of Judgement]] since before the Whirlwind, and survived Judgement's destruction during it. He personally witnessed the [[Traveler]] (or what his kind call the Great Machine), abandoning the Eliksni. After the House of Judgement fell to ruin, he travelled with many Houses, forming many alliances, advising Kells and worshiping Primes before eventually seeking refuge within the [[House of Wolves]].
+Variks is exceptionally old, even for the Eliksni. He's a member of the [[House of Judgement]] since before the Whirlwind, and survived Judgement's destruction during it. Before the calamity, he had been a close friend of the artisan [[Athrys]] and her mate [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/rendezvous-with-variks-38 Rendezvous with Variks 38]''</ref> He personally witnessed the [[Traveler]] abandon the Eliksni. After the House of Judgement fell to ruin, Variks travelled with many Houses, forming many alliances, advising Kells and worshipping Primes before eventually seeking refuge within the [[House of Wolves]].
 While with the House of Wolves, Variks befriended its [[Archon|Archon Priest]], [[Fikrul]]. The two conspired to hide the Wolves' Prime Servitor, [[Kaliks Prime]] after reaching Sol. Later, Fikrul betrayed Variks, and they separated on bitter terms.<ref name="LEUS">'''Bungie (2018.08.28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Unknown_Space|Most Loyal: Unknown Space]]</ref> <ref name="LERC">'''Bungie (2018.08.28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken_(expansion) | Forsaken]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Roll_Call|Most Loyal: Roll Call]]</ref>
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 ===The Wolf Rebellion===
 ====Hunting the Wolves====
+{{Quote|It is good to work with you, with Petra. All that are Fallen are not lost, yes?|Variks to the Guardian}}
 After the Queen provided aid to a [[The Guardian|Guardian]] of the Last City in finding the [[Black Garden]], the Vanguard was granted access to the [[Vestian Outpost]]. Variks was introduced to the Guardian there, and he asked them to put a good word for him to [[Petra Venj]].<ref name="HoWQuest">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[House of Wolves (quest)]]</ref> Soon after, the House of Wolves members who had proclaimed loyalty to the Queen [[Wolf Rebellion|rebelled]] following the breakout of many Wolf nobles from the Prison of Elders. Variks learned from his sources among the Fallen that Skolas was supposedly in charge of the rebellion. Meeting with the Queen and Petra, Variks informed them of his findings. Petra believed Skolas return was impossible, but Variks noted it mattered little if it was really him, as the Wolves feared the name Skolas and would rise against the Queen for him. He was then ordered by the Queen to continue questioning his contacts to find information on Skolas' possible whereabouts.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/House_of_Wolves#The_Hunt_for_Skolas|The Hunt for Skolas]]''</ref> They tracked him to [[Venus]], where Skolas sought to bring the [[House of Winter]] under his control. Working with Petra and the Guardian, Variks provided information for them as they tracked the Kell. When they overheard him making a speech to the House of Winter, Variks translated his words and learned that Skolas had proclaimed himself Kell of Kells. He explained to the others that it was an old prophecy that one Fallen would lead all the Houses to victory as Kell of Kells, and speculated that Skolas either saw himself as a prophet or had gone mad. Skolas escaped [[Venus]], and managed to bring a sizeable portion of the House of Winter under his control.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Kell Rising]]''</ref>
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 ===The Taken War===
-{{Quote|House Wolves tactics... bad tactics. Fight Cabal? (laughs) Could not find new Kell because there is no Kell. House Wolves follows a new god, a Servitor, a Prime. This is a pilgrimage, Guardian. And for faith, they will stop at nothing.|[[Variks, the Loyal]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/primes-path</ref>}}
+{{Quote|House Wolves tactics... bad tactics. Fight Cabal? (laughs) Could not find new Kell because there is no Kell. House Wolves follows a new god, a Servitor, a Prime. This is a pilgrimage, Guardian. And for faith, they will stop at nothing.|Variks.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/primes-path</ref>}}
 The House of Wolves reemerged from hiding, rallying under [[Keldar, Archon Priest|Keldar]] and the rebuilt [[Orbiks Prime]], the Wolves' previous god. Orbiks Prime attempted to reassemble the House on Mars, directing its servants to seize Cabal outposts already weakened by the Taken invasion.<ref>Bungie (2015-9-15), [[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A New Den]]</ref> However, thanks to intel provided by [[Variks, the Loyal]], the Guardians hunted down Keldar and Orbiks, destroying the Prime Servitor and killing their Archon, leaving the Wolves broken and leaderless; this time, for good.<ref>Bungie (2015-9-15), [[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Prime's Path]]</ref>
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 ===After the Red War===
+{{quote|Reefborn are close to doom, Zavala the Awoken. Fallen, Taken, Red Legion. All carve at the Reef. All claim its flesh.|Variks pleading with Zavala}}
 Due to the Red War, Variks was forced to ration his Ether intake.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Less_Is_More|Most Loyal: Less Is More]]''</ref><ref name="SomeKindOfLuck">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Some_Kind_of_Luck|Most Loyal: Some Kind of Luck]]''</ref>
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 When Variks met with Zavala, he offered to exchange information for assistance to the Reef. Zavala told Variks that he already offered to help the Reef in the past, which was turned down by Petra. Undeterred, Variks explained that he had much to say to the Vanguard Commander.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Overestimation|Most Loyal: Overestimation]]''</ref>
-===Dream===
+====Dream====
-Some time later, Variks dreamt of being in [[Unknown Space]], in which a voice, potentially a member of the [[Nine]], told Variks that he had failed, that the Traveler was a dark mirror, and that Unknown Space was a place where everything died and began anew.<ref name=LEUS/> Whether this means Variks had visited Unknown Space before then is unknown.
+Some time later, Variks had a dream of being in [[Unknown Space]], in which a voice, potentially a member of the [[Nine]], told Variks that he had failed, that the Traveler was a dark mirror, and that Unknown Space was a place where everything died and began anew.<ref name=LEUS/> Whether this means Variks had visited Unknown Space before then is unknown.
 ===The Mad Prince & Heretic Archon===
+{{He is changed. His eyes… If he speaks, don't listen. He speaks lies. Terrible lies.|Petra to Variks about Uldren}}
 Variks was awoken from his dream by an alarm and Petra informing him over comms that Cayde-6 had returned to the Prison, requesting that two cells be readied for intake. Believing that Cayde had returned with Fikrul, Variks consumed a large amount of Ether for strength and moved to the maximum security wing to prepare two cryo-cells. He watched as Petra shoved a weak Fikrul into one of the cells as Cayde arrived with a humanoid with a bagged head. Cayde removed the bag and tossed the humanoid into the other cell, revealing that the humanoid is none other than Uldren Sov.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Two_Cells|Most Loyal: Two Cells]]''</ref> A confused Variks questioned Petra, who replied that Uldren seemed to have gone mad, and that no one else should be allowed into the cellblock from there out. As Petra and Cayde left, Variks reopened Uldren's cell and approached him reassuringly.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Reacquaintance|Most Loyal: Reacquaintance]]''</ref> He was immediately alarmed by the sound of exploding Servitors; investigating, Variks discovered that the Servitors that were extracting Ether from Fikrul had been destroyed, due to a [[Dark Ether|mutation]] in Fikrul's Ether.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Revolution|Most Loyal: Revolution]]''</ref>
 As Variks and Petra were the only ones allowed in the cellblock, menial duties such as meal distribution and waste disposal fell to Variks personally, leaving him little time to dedicate towards his goal of reuniting the Eliksni.<ref name="TheSpark">'''Bungie (2018.08.28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Most_Loyal#The_Spark|Most Loyal: The Spark]] '' </ref>
-===Judgement & Loyalty Wavering===
+====Judgement & Loyalty Wavering====
-Variks had been contemplating on what to do, with the imprisonment of Uldren as well as his talks with the delusional Prince, and the Scorn Archon Fikrul. He was beginning to doubt himself and the plans that his Kell, Queen Mara Sov, had left for him and the few she had trusted to have knowledge on the plan<ref name="TheSpark"/><ref name=LEWLL>'''Bungie (2018.08.28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion) | Forsaken]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Where_Loyalty_Lies|Most Loyal: Where Loyalty Lies]]</ref>. His dream before Cayde brought Uldren and Fikrul to the prison gnawing at his mind<ref name=LEUS/>, sending more doubt into his head. It wasn't until days later did he make a decision.
+{{quote|Your Kell lives. Do you know where your TRUE loyalty lies, Variks?|Uldren to Variks}}
+Variks had been contemplating on what to do, with the imprisonment of Uldren as well as his talks with the delusional Prince, and the Scorn Archon Fikrul. He was beginning to doubt himself and the plans that his Kell, Queen Mara Sov, had left for him and the few she had trusted to have knowledge on the plan<ref name="TheSpark"/><ref name=LEWLL>'''Bungie (2018.08.28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion) | Forsaken]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Where_Loyalty_Lies|Most Loyal: Where Loyalty Lies]]</ref>. His dream before Cayde brought Uldren and Fikrul to the prison gnawing at his mind,<ref name=LEUS/> sending more doubt into his head. It wasn't until days later did he make a decision.
 ===Day of Prison Break & Disappearance===
-His decision was made, Variks did his usual routines which he deemed his last as Warden of the Prison. On the day of the Prison Break, he ran simulations on the security systems and made adjustments based on the simulations results. He did everything he normally did, except he had one last talk with his Servitor. He also had a conversation with Fikrul and Uldren on the day of the Prison Break. At the end of the day the Prison Break occurred, the Warden had sent a message through the speakers announcing a malfunction in the security system and began a shutdown and reboot, which resulted in all the prison cells and cryopods opening. As the prison cells opened, Variks made his way through the secret passageway that Petra and Cayde used to smuggle in Fikrul and Uldren into the Prison, and recorded two messages to be sent through the prison's relay. The first message he recorded with his synth voice device deactivated to talk in High Speak, in order to give commands to those Eliksni who would answer the call of House Judgement. The second message he recorded was spoken with his synth device activated about the whispers he hears from all those around him, of his insulting titles, and how he will become the Kell of House Judgement, an envoy for the Eliksni. He boarded a ship full of the prison's ether supply and accompanied by a Vandal wearing colors of the House of Wolves. Petra and the Awoken have no indication as to his location after the Prison Break.<ref name=LEWLL/>
+{{quote|"Nowhere else to go. No one else to be, here." He drew himself up to his full height. "And so I become Variks, the Kell. House Judgment envoy to the Eliksni people."|Variks' last transmission before disappearing}}
+His decision was made, Variks did his usual routines which he deemed his last as Warden of the Prison. On the day of the Prison Break, he ran simulations on the security systems and made adjustments based on the simulations results. He did everything he normally did, except he had one last talk with his Servitor. He also had a conversation with Fikrul and Uldren on the day of the Prison Break. At the end of the day the Prison Break occurred, the Warden had sent a message through the speakers announcing a malfunction in the security system and began a shutdown and reboot, which resulted in all the prison cells and cryopods opening. As the prison cells opened, Variks made his way through the secret passageway that Petra and Cayde used to smuggle in Fikrul and Uldren into the Prison, and recorded two messages to be sent through the prison's relay. The first message he recorded with his synth voice device deactivated to talk in High Speak, in order to give commands to those Eliksni who would answer the call of House Judgement. The second message he recorded was spoken with his synth device activated about the whispers he hears from all those around him, of his insulting titles, and how he will become the Kell of House Judgement, an envoy for the Eliksni. He boarded a ship full of the prison's ether supply and accompanied by a Vandal wearing colors of the House of Wolves.<ref name=LEWLL/>
-Following that, he has declared himself as the prophesied Kell of Kells and fled beyond Awoken territory much to the chagrin of [[the Hidden]], having demanded the arrest of the wayward Eliksni but her demand was shot down by [[Petra Venj]], claiming jurisdiction over him.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen_Intelligence#Outliers|Outliers]]''</ref>
+Following that, he declared himself as the prophesied Kell of Kells and fled beyond Awoken territory. Much to the chagrin of [[the Hidden]], who demanded the arrest of the wayward Eliksni, [[Petra Venj]] claimed jurisdiction over him and denied.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen_Intelligence#Outliers|Outliers]]''</ref> For a long time Variks would be unable to be located.
-Almost a year later, the Hidden would discover that Variks may have been spotted on [[Niflheim]] with a [[Eramis' Faction|Fallen faction]] led by former House of Devils loyalist [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]], though it was unclear as to whether he was working with or imprisoned by her.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/06/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Rimed Shell]]''</ref>
+Almost a year later, the Hidden discovered that Variks might have been spotted on [[Niflheim]] with a [[Eramis' Faction|Fallen faction]] led by former House of Devils loyalist [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]], though it was unclear as to whether he was working with or imprisoned by her.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/06/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Rimed Shell]]''</ref>
 ===Beyond Light===
-He became an uneasy ally of Eramis, before she became obsessed with the power of Darkness. He sent a transmission to the Guardian to come to Europa to fight the House of Salvation. He was captured by Eramis and was half frozen. Once freed by the Guardian, he becomes an ally against House Salvation in the Beyond Light Campaign.
+{{Quote|You do not trust Variks, yes? But leave your distrust, your blame, for later. The Eliksni who attacked me — she is Eramis, the Shipstealer. [...] If she is not stopped, she will destroy us all.|Variks to the Guardian}}
+Upon fleeing the Reef, Varks became an uneasy ally of Eramis. When he realised she had became obsessed with the power of Darkness, he stole her [[Splinter of Darkness]] and sneaked out to send a transmission to the Guardian, begging them to come to Europa and fight the House of Salvation. He was captured by Eramis and half frozen. Once freed by the Guardian, he becomes an ally against House Salvation in the Beyond Light campaign.
+He has been noted reaching out to [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] about the [[House of Light]] needing a Scribe, but later during a conversation with Mithrax himself denied the Kell's invite to join House Light.
 ==Personality and Traits==