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The Fallen's overall approach to recapturing the Traveler has been aimless, however, due to the conflicting ambitions of the [[Kell]]s. The [[House of Devils]] mounted a massive assault of [[the Last City]] not long after its founding, but the battle that became known as [[Six Fronts]] ended in a victory for the City, and the Devils have since focused their efforts on scavenging the [[Cosmodrome]]. The [[House of Winter]] conducted a guerrilla campaign against human settlements and [[Guardian]] expeditions, but their interest later turned to the [[Vex]] ruins of the [[Ishtar Sink]], which in turn has resulted in a losing war of attrition with the [[Hezen Corrective]]. Outcasts from the larger Houses have banded together to form the [[House of Exile]], which has taken to pillaging the human ruins and [[Hive]] temples in the [[Ocean of Storms]]. The secretive [[House of Kings]] is believed to be manipulating a number of other Houses with the long-term goal of seizing the Traveler from the [[Guardian]]s; this scheme may have precipitated the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]], one of the few times that any number of the Houses actively cooperated with each other.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref> The Kings however, have kept to the shadows and have avoided major conflict with the City. Meanwhile, the [[House of Wolves]] was caught up in the [[Reef Wars]] with [[Awoken]], which ended with the imprisonment of their nobility and [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov]] being crowned as their Kell. | The Fallen's overall approach to recapturing the Traveler has been aimless, however, due to the conflicting ambitions of the [[Kell]]s. The [[House of Devils]] mounted a massive assault of [[the Last City]] not long after its founding, but the battle that became known as [[Six Fronts]] ended in a victory for the City, and the Devils have since focused their efforts on scavenging the [[Cosmodrome]]. The [[House of Winter]] conducted a guerrilla campaign against human settlements and [[Guardian]] expeditions, but their interest later turned to the [[Vex]] ruins of the [[Ishtar Sink]], which in turn has resulted in a losing war of attrition with the [[Hezen Corrective]]. Outcasts from the larger Houses have banded together to form the [[House of Exile]], which has taken to pillaging the human ruins and [[Hive]] temples in the [[Ocean of Storms]]. The secretive [[House of Kings]] is believed to be manipulating a number of other Houses with the long-term goal of seizing the Traveler from the [[Guardian]]s; this scheme may have precipitated the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]], one of the few times that any number of the Houses actively cooperated with each other.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref> The Kings however, have kept to the shadows and have avoided major conflict with the City. Meanwhile, the [[House of Wolves]] was caught up in the [[Reef Wars]] with [[Awoken]], which ended with the imprisonment of their nobility and [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov]] being crowned as their Kell. | ||
In recent times, the Guardians have undertaken increasingly bold offensives against Fallen operations and leadership. The House of Devils has been decapitated, as its [[Solkis, Devil Kell|Kell]], [[Riksis, Devil Archon|Archon]], and [[Sepiks Prime|Prime]] have each been slain; the House of Winter has similarly suffered a loss of its ruling triumvirate. The House of Kings' leaders are believed to yet live, but a number of its [[Baron]]s have been assassinated. The anarchic House of Exiles has no real leadership to speak of, but efforts to acquire Hive technology have been thwarted. | In recent times, the Guardians have undertaken increasingly bold offensives against Fallen operations and leadership. The House of Devils has been decapitated, as its [[Solkis, Devil Kell|Kell]], [[Riksis, Devil Archon|Archon]], and [[Sepiks Prime|Prime]] have each been slain; the House of Winter has similarly suffered a loss of its ruling triumvirate, recently with the death of their Kell, [[Draksis, Winter Kell]]. The House of Kings' leaders are believed to yet live, but a number of its [[Baron]]s have been assassinated. The anarchic House of Exiles has no real leadership to speak of, but efforts to acquire Hive technology have been thwarted. | ||
An unexpected counterattack by the Fallen came in the form of the House of Wolves' rebellion against the Awoken. Their previous Kell, [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], returned and claimed the prophesied title of Kell of Kells, seeking to unite all of the Fallen Houses under his rule alone. Prowling Wolf Packs swarmed sites on various worlds, marshaling the other Fallen to pledge to Skolas' banner. The resurgent Wolves were broken through the efforts of the Guardians and Skolas was re-imprisoned and later killed, but some holdouts remained; the Wolves' old [[Orbiks Prime|Prime]] later attempted to reassemble the House on Mars. | ==== False Kell of Kells ==== | ||
An unexpected counterattack by the Fallen came in the form of the House of Wolves' rebellion against the Awoken. Their previous Kell, [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], returned (possibly aided by the Nine) and claimed the prophesied title of Kell of Kells, seeking to unite all of the Fallen Houses under his rule alone. Prowling Wolf Packs swarmed sites on various worlds, marshaling the other Fallen to pledge to Skolas' banner. The resurgent Wolves were broken through the efforts of the alliance of Guardians and Reef agents and Skolas was re-imprisoned and later killed, but some holdouts remained; the Wolves' old [[Orbiks Prime|Prime]] later attempted to reassemble the House on Mars. However, thanks to intel provided by [[Variks, the Loyal]], the Guardians tracked down Orbiks and destroyed the Prime Servitor, leaving the Wolves broken and leaderless. | |||
A year after the [[Taken War]], the Devil Splicers moved to corrupt the Cosmodrome with [[SIVA]], an ancient Golden Age technology built to create cities and various structures. [[Lord Saladin]] quickly moved to combat the SIVA threat, | ==== SIVA Ascendant ==== | ||
{{quote|Long have we wandered in the blind prison of flesh. Those old lives now a memory, transposed by another. The gift brings pain, yes, but godhood must come at a price. ~consume enhance replicate ~|[[Aksis, Archon Prime]]}} | |||
A year after the [[Taken War]], the Devil Splicers moved to corrupt the Cosmodrome with [[SIVA]], an ancient Golden Age technology built to create cities and various structures. [[Lord Saladin]] quickly moved to combat the SIVA threat, combating the Devil Splicers and SIVA at their source. A fireteam of Guardians later moved to assassinate Aksis, Archon Prime, the leader of the Devil Splicers, and the true source of the new SIVA outbreak. | |||
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