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{{Quote|Listen long enough and you will hear stories of great Eliksni heroes. When the [[Traveler|Great Machine]] was still with us.|Variks, the Loyal}}

==Overview==

==History==

===Origins===

The Fallen's name for their own race is "Eliksni".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HK3ULvxgB4 '''YouTube''' - ''Eliksni'']</ref> They were once graced by the [[Traveler]], which they named the "Great Machine", and were presumably uplifted by its gifts in the same manner as humanity. Their ubiquitous cloaking technology was originally designed as toys for children. The Eliksni made during their Golden Age twice the advancement in space exploration than Humanity.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "Silent Fang. Trained assassins, sheathed in technology of old. Once my people were capable of many things, great things. Now we use simple optics, toys for hatchlings, as weapons of war." - Variks, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-petra-9 Talk to Petra]''</ref> During this time, they came to control multiple star systems<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "Eliksni once ruled many stars. Now we fight for one not our own." —Variks, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/last-battle Last Battle]''</ref> until an event known as the Edge Wars brought infighting among the Houses and later ended by the [[House of Kings]] and [[House of Judgement]] to usher a Golden Age. Their homeworld of [[Riis]] and civilization would be destroyed by an unforeseen event called the "[[Whirlwind]]". In the aftermath, the surviving Fallen became embroiled in a bloody civil war over their civilization's ruins, before achieving a tenuous peace and embarking on a [[Long Drift|journey]] into space to locate the Traveler in order to return to greatness. The Fallen eventually arrived at the [[Solar System]] shortly after [[human]]ity's [[Collapse]], and rediscovered the Traveler on [[Earth]].<ref name="VtL">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks,_the_Loyal|Variks, the Loyal]]''</ref>

===Early Wars===

====First Engagements====

{{Quote|The Fallen cannot be stopped. They do not negotiate. Their bargains are lies. I've watched them burn and pillage whole villages in the Cosmodrome. I've watched Dregs eat children.|Saint-14}}

====Six Fronts====

{{Main|Six Fronts}}

{{Quote|Whirlwind whisked us to this war-weary world; We galloped the galaxy to grasp the Great Machine. It is not our fate to fail on this field!|Drifis, the Daring}}

====The Reef Wars====

{{Main|The Reef Wars}}

{{Quote|I am Lord of Wolves. You are an empty thing with two dead souls. This is my House. These are my terms. Surrender and I will only take your ships.|[[Virixas, Kell of Wolves]] to Queen [[Mara Sov]].<ref name="Fallen 4">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref>}}

====Weakening of the Houses====

{{Quote|The House of Wolves and the Awoken tore the Reef apart trying to get a tactical advantage. All the while, we were desperately trying to hold the Walls against the Devils, Kings, and Winter. It was one of the darkest chapters in the City's history.|Commander [[Zavala]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kell-rising</ref>}}

In the wake of Twilight Gap, the [[House of Devils]] was ruled by [[Riksis, Devil Archon]]. Riksis met a sudden and unexpected end at the hands of a newly risen Guardian while attempting to track down a missing warp drive.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Restoration]]''</ref> With the Devils Archon dead, this opened up the way for a [[fireteam]] of Guardians to attack the [[The Devils' Lair (location)|The Devils' Lair]] and destroy their Prime Servitor [[Sepiks Prime]]. With Sepiks' destruction, the Devils were now effectively leaderless.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Devils' Lair (strike)]]''</ref>

{{Main|Wolf Rebellion}}

{{Quote|Remember the hope that brought us here. Remember the age before the Whirlwind, when ether ran free, when we ruled ourselves and our futures as kings. We wanted more than glimmer and glints and [[Herealways|herealways]]. Always remember that we came to this star in hope. And remember that we were denied!|[[Skolas, Kell of Kells]].<ref name="GFF3"/>}}

Initiated by the return of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], now calling himself the Kell of Kells, the House of Wolves rebelled against the Awoken.<ref name="GFF3"/> The [[Wolf Rebellion]] started with an assassination attempt on The Queen and a mass prison break from the Prison of Elders where most of the former Wolf nobility was being held.<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>The Queen opened the Reef to [[Guardian]]s of the [[City]], with the intent of recruiting them to put an end to the rebellion.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> The Guardians tracked Skolas to Venus, but were unable to capture Skolas and he was able to gain a number of the Winter's allegiance.<ref>Bungie (2015-5-19), [[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Kell Rising]]</ref>

====The Taken War====

{{Quote|Taken will not rest. Will claim every house. Consume every banner. You must stand, Guardian, yes? Or all shall fall.|[[Variks, the Loyal]].<ref>Bungie (2015-9-15), [[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lost to Light]]</ref>}}

Every Fallen house was devastated by Oryx's arrival, with great numbers of Eliksni being Taken and made to serve Oryx. The House of Devils and House of Kings' presence in the Cosmodrome diminished as their strongholds the [[Devil's Spire]] and [[King's Watch]] became lairs for [[Echo of Oryx|Shades of Oryx]]. Variks at some point was in negotiations with [[Grayris, Baroness]] to leave her house. However, she would succumb to Oryx and become his Taken Champion alongside [[Lhoks, Exile Baron]], [[Irxori, Lost to Oryx]] and [[Keksis, the Betrayed]]. The Wolves also suffered a loss in the form of [[Driviks, the Chosen]],  which forced the Guardians to re-enter the [[Traitor's Ketch]] and eliminate the swarm of Taken.

{{Main|SIVA Crisis}}

{{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.|[[Aksis, Archon Prime]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Fallen_3.0|Dormant SIVA: Fallen 3.0]]''</ref>}}

Under the leadership of a new Archon, [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]], the House of Devils and their Splicer Sect attempts to find Golden Age technology bore fruit in the form of [[SIVA]] deep in a quarantined area of the Cosmodrome called [[The Plaguelands]]. The Splicer sect used SIVA to modify themselves, transforming themselves into cybernetic beings, with Aksis becoming wholly a machine.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Aksis,_Archon_Prime|Aksis, Archon Prime]]''</ref> The Devils attacked the [[Iron Temple]], attempting to steal information about SIVA to further their understanding of it. They were stopped by a Guardian and [[Lord Saladin]], the last [[Iron Lord]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King of the Mountain]]''</ref> The Guardian ventured deep into Splicer territory to the SIVA replication chamber called [[Site 6]], destroying the source of the SIVA and cutting off the Splicers from their SIVA supply.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Iron Tomb]]''</ref>  

{{Main|House of Dusk}}

{{Quote|Skolas tried to unite the Fallen Houses but failed. Who would have thought that sheer desperation would succeed where he failed.|[[Ghost]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-the-rig-titan</ref>}}

After [[Dominus Ghaul]] occupied [[The Last City]], a seemingly new faction of Fallen resurfaced within the [[Solar System]], the [[House of Dusk]]. These Fallen sport hoods, purple robes and armor, along with new equipment not seen prior to their resurgence. From Ghost scans of artifacts and tactics, it appears that the House of Dusk is a merger of all the other Houses. Apparently, so many losses and the deaths of so many leaders forced the Fallen to unite out of sheer desperation. Even so, it is unknown who currently leads the House of Dusk as the identities of its Kell, Barons and Archons are also unknown.

====Scornful Terror====

{{Quote|Kill a Fallen, I claim it as Scorn. Kill a Scorn, I raise ten more!|[[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]}}

Capitalising on the lack of leadership in the post-[[Taken War]] Reef, a group of [[Dreg]]s who collectively titled themselves the "Scorned Barons" banded together after they were cast out from the [[House of Exile]]. They waged a civil war against the Fallen Houses for practicing the old Eliksni ways and the terror they unleashed had grown as powerful as any Kell, even having driven the House of Wolves to extinction through the destruction of all their Servitors by the hands of [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman|Reksis Vahn]]. They even successfully allied with a local [[Hive]] brood when [[Hiraks, the Mindbender|Hiraks]] took [[In Anânh, Brood Queen|In Anânh]] as his consort.

====Most Loyal====

{{quote|The Great Machine stood in Judgment. Eliksni fell to fighting. Fell to hate.... And so I become Variks, the [[Kell]]. House Judgment envoy to the Eliksni people... Eliksni must rise… yes?|[[Variks, The Loyal]]}}

During the opening of the Red War, Variks watched from the Prison of Elders as the [[Red Legion]] cut a swath into the Solar System. He tried to send a warning to The Last City under the name of ''Greenraven'' but was unable to do so as the Red Legion knocked out the City's communication capabilities. He also sent a warning to the Fallen Houses, including the [[Kell of Kings]], to convince them to help him unify and save what was left of the Eliksni. Variks watched in horror as his sensors showed the [[Traveler]] getting trapped within the [[Traveler Cage]], and the Guardians fall<ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Most_Loyal#Splinter_of_Bone|Splinter of Bone]] ''</ref>.  

{{Main|Hunt for the Scorn}}

{{Quote|Oh, of course the Prison of Elders was a collaboration between the Awoken and the Eliksni. Don't look so surprised."|[[The Spider]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/wanted-downpour-captain</ref>}}

A year after the Red War came to a close, the Guardian and [[Cayde-6]] traveled to the Reef to investigate the unrest but were ambushed by Uldren and the leading seven Barons of the [[Scorn]], along with their spiritual leader and [[Archon]], [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. Cayde was then beaten, his Ghost destroyed and then killed by Uldren in cold blood.<ref>https://heavy.com/games/2018/06/destiny-2-forsaken-interview-uldren-the-scorn-post-game-content/amp/?__twitter_impression=true</ref>

====Eliksni Future====

{{Quote|Wolves rebel. Now, Wolves extinct. This where-live mine-things scatter must end. I will Kell the mind-open Eliksni. No spider-tricks. No loyal-lies. Variisis truths. We fight for Great Machine together.|[[Mithrax, the Forsaken]]}}

While the recent events took its toll on the Fallen, new leaders for their people have risen.

{{Main|Battle of the Forges}}

{{quote|His name is Siviks, and he is the leader of the Kell's Scourge syndicate, a group of anti-everything Fallen, hell-bent on sowing chaos wherever they go|The New Syndicate's Identity}}

With the Fallen in disarray, a new leader in the name of [[Siviks, Lost to None]] emerged to lead a newly-formed anarchist gang, the [[Kell's Scourge]]. At some point before the conflict, Siviks fell out with his brother, [[The Spider]], and formed his own rival syndicate upon escaping incarceration at the [[Prison of Elders]]. In his crusade to spread chaos, Siviks and his crew stole technology from the [[Black Armory]] and distributed it to the Fallen across the system. This forces [[Ada-1]], the Black Armory's curator, to ally with the Guardians to end Siviks' threat before they can use the tainted weaponry to do some serious damage.

{{Quote|The [[Kell]]s are dead or mad. The era of Houses is over. So I came to the Shore.|[[Arrha, Spider's Associate|Arrha]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Tangled_Web_Armor#Tangled_Web_Grips_/_Gauntlets_/_Gloves|Tangled Web Grips / Gauntlets / Gloves]]''</ref>

Following Siviks' death and the dismantlement of the Kell's Scourge, the Last City's agents have conducted thorough investigations regarding the remaining strength of the Fallen. Chiefly, the House of Dusk continues to weaken and in the absence of leadership, they continue to splinter and radicalize.

====Return of Eramis====

{{Quote|Field reports indicate that Eramis is rallying violent dissidents to reconstruct House Devils from the ground up.|[[Lore:Stolen Intelligence#Outliers|Outliers]]}}

Much later following Siviks' death and [[Eramis, the Shipstealer|Eramis]]' escape of the [[Prison of Elders]], the Shipstealer called upon her Devil Loyalists and agents to conduct a notorious raid on the [[Tower|Old Tower]] of the Last City. Her goal was to infiltrate the ruins of the [[Guardian]]s old home and breach its Cryptarch Vaults for anything of value left behind during the evacuation at the beginning of the Red War and the subsequent efforts to rebuild. Ultimately, Eramis's prize was a powerful weapon that the Guardian themselves used during a previous conflict with the Fallen: [[Outbreak Prime]] of the SIVA Crisis. Likely, the Devil Baroness sought to use the weapon's SIVA properties for her benefit.

===Lunar Nightmares===

{{Quote|What is the Pyramid implying? I often ruminate on the Fallen. They are a fascinating people: a once-great society, now reduced to wasted potential, destroyed by the Darkness|[[Eris Morn]]}}

====Dawn, Worthy and Arrivals====

{{Quote|Let them have the Great Machine. They deserve it.|[[Mithrax, the Forsaken]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Tangled_Web_Armor#Tangled_Web_Vest_.2F_Plate_.2F_Robes|Tangled Web Vest / Plate / Robes]]''</ref>}}

===Dark Salvation===

{{Quote|I will give these Guardians the destruction they crave|Eramis}}

Following the aftermath of the Lunar incident, Eramis abandoned the Devils banner and formed the [[House of Salvation]] from remnants of the former Houses of Devils, Wolves and Dusk to investigate an extra Reef territory called [[Niflheim]]. Unverified reports also suggest [[Variks, the Loyal]] to be among the group, unknown if he is a co-conspirator or a prisoner, but it is suggested they discovered a dangerous entity on the site.  

====Wrathborn Corruption====

Not long after Eramis's fall and the fracturing of her empire, the Eliksni of the Tangled Shore and other locations of the Sol System fall prey to corruption in the form of the [[Wrathborn]], forces that serve the Hive God of War, [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]. Using artifacts called Cryptoliths, creatures both Hive and not, are driven mad and to serve Xivu Arath, forcing the Guardians to return to the Tangled Shore after saving [[Osiris]] on Luna, though losing his Ghost [[Sagira]]. Once more, the Guardian makes a partnership with the Spider. In exchange for hunting the Wrathborn's leader the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath and containing the corruption, thereby restoring his territory and reopening the flow of Glimmer, the Spider would provide whatever resources and information they need. In addition, he would provide the services of his newest agent, Crow, Uldren Sov revived as a Lightbearer.

{{Quote|I have opened the door for you, Guardian. Will you walk the path of the Sacred Splicer?|Mithrax, Kell of Light.}}

Following the Guardians fighting back against the Wrathborn Corruption and reaching an accord with the Cabal Empress [[Caiatl]], Guardians discover the Last City has fallen under an [[Endless Night]]. Knowing that the Vex are responsible, Ikora Rey sends the Guardian to Europa to find the one individual who could aid them in combating the Vex directly: [[Mithrax]] of the House of Light. Traveling to the last location Mithrax was found, they discover that Mithrax was attempting to transport refugees fleeing from the violence of the House of Salvation but were ambushed by the Vex. Racing to Mithrax, who was protecting the remaining refugees, the Guardian finally meets the last of the Sacred Splicers who asks the Guardian to help his people hide from the Vex. The Guardian agrees and enters a rift Mithrax opened that leads them directly into the Vex domain and with his guidance, the Guardian destroys the Subjective Mind, taking a segment of its code and brings it back to Mithrax. Understanding they have a common enemy and are equally in danger, Ikora Rey offers Mithrax and his House of Light sanctuary within the walls of the Last City. Mithrax accepts, granting his people a safe place to dwell though he knows that not everyone, both in the people of the Last City and his own, will be open to the idea of former enemies living alongside each other.

With Mithrax and the House of Light officially aligned with the Vanguard and the Last City, the Guardians work on discovering the truth to the Vex's plans and end the Eternal Night. With Mithrax guiding them, the Guardians succeed in slaying numerous Subjective and Oppressive Minds, gaining data which they return to Mithrax or to Lakshmi-2 of the Future War Cult. Despite this progress, peaceful cooperation and coexistence between the Eliksni refugees and the Last City denizens, both Guardians and not, remains difficult. Saint-14 in particular remains enraged with the Fallen being granted safe haven within the Last City, having only seen the worst of the Fallen and fought against them for years. Mithrax, in turn, recalls how Saint-14 became a living nightmare to his people, a monster who killed Fallen without mercy, including the young and innocent and yet they must now look at their nightmare every day if they are to live peacefully in the Last City. Despite constant assurances from Osiris and Ikora, Saint-14 remains very distrustful towards Mithrax and the Fallen but does slowly come to an understanding with Mithrax.

===The Shipstealer Rises Again===

Following the Guardians containing the Nightmare outbreak on the Derelict Leviathan and pushing back Calus in his attempt to claim the Lunar Pyramid, the Guardian received a message from the Drifter, calling in a favor to reclaim a piece of cargo he had intended to smuggle into the Last City but was stolen by a group of Fallen from the [[House of Salvation]]. Agreeing to the favor, the Guardian headed to Europa, traveling through what's left of [[Riis-Reborn]] and after fighting through Salvation Fallen, the Guardian located the Drifter's cargo, which turned out to be a stasis pod with The Spider himself within. Spider explained that he was seeking safe haven within the Last City as after Mara Sov's return and aware of his treatment of her brother, the Eliksni syndicate leader sought to escape the Reef before the Awoken Queen's gaze turned towards him. Though annoyed by the Drifter's demands for "hazard pay", Spider relents by offering his old ketch for his use when the rogue threatened to turn him over to Queen Mara, as she put a heavy bounty on his head.

As Spider was transported to safety and the Guardian traveled to where Spider's Ketch was impounded, Spider informs the Guardian and Drifter that despite being crippled, the House of Salvation was beginning to rally and was seeking lost relics from the Dark Ages. Unsure of what that meant, the Guardian pressed on, gathering what was left of Spider's crew as they made their way to the Ketch. However, after slaying the Salvation crew leader, the Guardian discovered the Stasis prison of [[Eramis]], the original leader of the House of Salvation, was no longer containing her. The conclusion is made that Eramis must be the person rallying House Salvation. The ketch is put to Drifter's use in bringing Spider and his crew to the Last City.

Traveling to the Themis Cluster, the Guardian located Iriks's hideout within the half-frozen asteroid of [[1633 Chimay]], with Drifter and Eido providing support in their efforts of locating another lost relic. Using another Skeleton Key, the Guardians were able to breach into Iriks's hideout and confront the pirate within his treasure hold. Despite his skills with a wire rifle, the Guardian managed to slay the Sharpshooter, claim his treasure and recover the second relic. However, Mithrax would learn of his daughter's efforts to help in recovering the relic, becoming upset, stating Eido's task is the study of the relics, not the procurement of them. This led to a tense argument between father and daughter, with Mithrax stating that they will discuss this situation in private. Nonetheless, Eido begins studying the second relic and discovers a surprising piece of intel: a message between Eramis and Iriks. In the message, Iriks attempted to use the relic to extort Eramis but the Shipstealer was not amused, threatening Iriks with the wrath of a "power" he would not comprehend if he did not deliver the relic. Eido believes Eramis is referring to the Witness and comes to the conclusion that Eramis has abandoned her calls for Eliskni unity.

Sometime later, Mithrax would contact the Guardian and inform them that Eramis's fleets are on the move and are likely on the verge of claiming another relic but before they head out, the Light Kell asks a favor of the Guardian: to keep his daughter Eido away from the violence involved with their piracy. He claims that while Eido is brave and curious, she does not yet understand the brutality of the world. He appears to wish to keep his personal past of brutality hidden from his daughter. Mithrax admits he should have told Eido earlier but he wishes to do so responsibly and to do that he needs time. Hearing this, the Guardian agrees, getting the Spider, Drifter and Mithrax to speak on secure channels as they search for the next relic. To obtain the next relic, the Guardian traveled to [[8964 Corax]], another asteroid of the Themis Cluster which became the hideout to the Pirate Lords, [[Tagh'al]] and [[Thagh'urn]] the Blademasters, former Cabal Gladiators. As the Guardian infiltrates the hideout, Spider provides support over the comms. Despite Tagh'al and Thagh'urn's skills with a cleaver and the support of their crew, the Guardian slew them and succeeded in securing the relic. However, as Spider congratulates them and insinuates that Mithrax knows what the relics really are without telling the Guardians, Eido interrupts, asking why he was operating on a secure channel. Impressed with her cleverness, Spider informs the Light Scribe that her father wished to keep her at "arm's length" from the more unsavory elements of their pirate activities but becomes evasive when Eido asks if those were her father's exact words. Angered by this, Eido proclaims she will find out on her own.

At the meeting upon an asteroid within the Themis Cluster, Mithrax gets into another argument with his daughter, who still believes that Eramis will adhere to the old ways and see reason. Mithrax however, believes otherwise. Eramis herself enters the meeting, confirming that while she is empowered by the Voice in the Darkness, she is nonetheless a kell who seeks the liberation of her people. Though she takes offense to the Guardian present, she nonetheless decides to hear what Eido has to say, with the Light Scribe informing her that another party had attacked her associates and sought to claim the relics. Though intrigued and wanting to know who this party is, Eido cannot as they do not know who it is, the Shipstealer ultimately rebuffs Eido's entreaties to unite against this third party and instead asks Eido to join her and claim the relics for themselves. Mithrax rejects this, believing that the relics are far too dangerous. Eramis acknowledges this, stating that Mithrax knows their power all too well, catching Eido's interest, and demanding to know the truth. Mithrax ultimately refuses to reveal his past involving the relics, forcing Eido to hear it from Eramis.

The Shipstealer reveals to Eido that when her father was a hatchling, when the Eliskni first entered the Sol System, their people had nothing but they had discovered the Lunar Pyramid and within they discovered the tomb of [[Nezarec]], Disciple of the Witness. It was there that Mithrax's mother and her crew had carved out pieces of the disciple into the relics they now seek. Mithrax had inherited one of these relics and was invigorated by its power, desiring more, no matter the cost. This even led him to oust the Spider and his brother Siviks when they were once part of the same crew. Though the relics were ultimately scattered across the galaxy, with their influence fading, their marks remain. Eramis claims that while Mithrax had abandoned the brutality he was born into and lives a life of piety but believes that no matter how much he tries to bury his past, with "selfish displays of generosity and scraps of stolen wisdom", Mithrax will always be a liar, a thief and a killer.

Laster on, House Salvation would gain an opportunity after intercepting Last City transmissions, discovering that Ana had found a way to restore Rasputin at a quicker rate: the Ghost [[Felspring]], who once belonged to the Iron Lord [[Felwinter]]. As it was recently discovered that Felwinter was once a piece of Rasputin's code placed in an Exo frame before being raised as a Lightbearer. As such, Ana believed that Felspring may possess Felwinter's memories, Rasputin's linguistics and data, thereby helping the Warmind repair itself faster. After gaining Lord Saladin's approval to gain access to Felspring's remains, which had been placed in the Iron Temple, the Guardian made their way to the site. However, House Salvation would arrive before them and seek to destroy or claim Felspring for their own ends but thanks to the efforts of the Iron War Beasts, Cabal trained by Saladin, they were delayed long enough for the Guardian to arrive. Growing desperate, the Salvation raid teams leader, [[Rilliks, Instrument of Xivu Arath]], would arrive personally but despite his efforts the Guardian slayed him, allowing them to safely access Felspring's remains. After Ana connects Rasputin's mainframe to Felspring's data, the Warmind is actually able to speak directly to her and the Guardian, using Clovis's speech pattern. Though Ana is thrilled, Rasputin would reveal a disturbing truth in regards to Clovis. The Bray patriarch had never intended to build Rasputin as humanity's protector but as the Traveler's replacement. In his mind, Clovis Bray I was the only one worthy to be humanity's savior and thus had sought to create one of his own design but thanks to Ana's deviance from his agenda by teaching the Warmind things Clovis himself found irrelevant: independence, history, philosophy, art and music, the Warmind saw the beauty in humanity Clovis never could, leading Rasputin to rewrite his protocols and lock Clovis out, infuriating him but powerless to stop it. Though Ana's actions saved countless lives from Clovis's hubris, he still failed to save Ana or protect humanity during the Collapse. Now awakened, Rasputin states Clovis's true intentions for helping them restore the Warmind: being a digital mind like Rasputin, Clovis sought to make Rasputin his prototype to allow him to integrate himself into the Warsat Network, thereby making him the machine god and savior he envisioned himself as. Furious and incensed over her grandfather's lies and deception, despite his attempts to justify his actions, Ana uploads Rasputin into the prototype Exo Frame housing him, leading his personality to be deleted by Rasputin.

==Sociology==

===Biology===

{{Quote|Judgment, true Judgment, required hierarchy. And Eliksni hierarchy died with the fall of the Houses.|Job Undone Lore}}

   

The Fallen are a hardy species, and can survive in a wide range of environments without heavy armor or complex modifications to their physiology.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/enemies/fallen '''Bungie''' : ''Fallen'']</ref> Fallen have four arms, partable mandibles<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref> and typically wear a helmet with a built-in respiration apparatus.<ref name = "Neogaf">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47844059&postcount=1773 '''Neogaf''' ''Forums'']</ref> Respiration is assisted by spiracles. <ref>https://twitter.com/RoderickWeise/status/1016009091250991104</ref> If given a high enough quantity of ether, the Fallen can molt to regrow their limbs if they are removed from their body, with the quantity of ether directly related to the severity of the reaction.<ref name = "GrimoireDreg">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Dreg|Dreg]]''</ref> <ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/viii-unmade#book-call-of-the-cryptolith</ref> Their blood color is reddish purple.<ref>[http://imgur.com/r/destinythegame/Nd4M2ql '''Imgur''' - ''Destiny maybe m-rating?(fallen has red blood)'']</ref> Fallen hatch from eggs and have soft and translucent shells when very young.<ref name = 'Truth>''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/truth D2 Truth lore]''</ref> It is implied that they molt at least once as they grow.<ref name = 'Truth'/>  As indicated by the pairing of [[Hiraks, the Mindbender]] and [[In Anânh, Brood Queen]], the Fallen are apparently capable of reproducing with the Hive, with the resulting Hive being born with Ether inside of them, despite their aversion to it; whether this is enabled by Hive magic, the Hive's rapidly-mutating genetics, or some other biological or technological factor is unknown.

===Alphabet===

{{Quote|In a world without Kells, Dreg strength will breed nothing but chaos.|[[House of Rain]] proverb}}

===Houses===

{{quote|Why do you think the Houses are named the way they are? House Winter. Maybe it's geographic? House Kings, some kind of global ruling sect? Strange to think about how these terms have survived, their context completely removed.|Ghost}}<ref name="House of Wolves Quest"></ref>

Fallen society is divided into a number of Houses, none of which are known to maintain friendly relations with one another,<ref name="Ausgamers.com interview with Bungie's Chris Butcher">http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3321493</ref> save for the [[House of Judgment]], which was meant to live among the other houses and keep the peace. Each House is ruled by a [[Kell]], who acts as the political leader of a House and commands a [[Ketch]].<ref name = "GrimoireFallen"/> [[Prime Servitor]]s are exalted as gods among the Fallen, inspiring fanatical devotion from the House to which they belong and providing a steady supply of vital ether and new lesser Servitors. [[Archon]]s serve as both high priests and chief engineers of a House, mediating between the Kell and the Prime Servitor in addition to overseeing maintenance of the House's machines. Houses require all three to be fully stable; without a Kell, a House becomes prone to infighting, without an Archon, a House's Prime Servitor is vulnerable to attack, and without a Prime Servitor, a House cannot produce new Servitors for ether.<ref name = "Destiny"/> As such, Fallen do not take the loss of their leaders lightly. If any or all of these leaders were to be killed, then members of the House would panic and scatter, weakening the House to the point of being permanently broken.<ref>Bungie (2015-9-15), [[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Prime's Path]]</ref>

==Fallen houses & syndicates==

{{quote|House Winter, attack. House Devils, plot. House Kings, plan. House Wolves, circle. House Judgement...wait.|Variks, the Loyal}}

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*[[Zevious-3, Forge Warden]]

*[[Alaaks, the Beast Tamer]]

*[[Arask, the Bully]]

*[[Raiding Servitor]]

*[[Ransaaks, Privateer]]

*[[Skiffiks, Privateer]]

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*[[Athrys]]

*[[Brivi]]

**[[Heavy Shank]]—heavily upgraded Shanks and a recent addition to the Fallen arsenal.

*[[Servitor]]—spherical machines that supply Fallen with Ether. Have their own directed [[Void]] energy weapon and can teleport.

*[[Brig]]—bipedal war machine, sometimes piloted by a Prime Servitor.

*[[Security Turret]]—Fallen stationary gun used to defend key installations.

===Vehicles===

**[[Splicer Skiff]]

**[[Death to Kells|Avrok's ship]]

*[[Ketch]]—large interstellar starships that act as mobile bases for high ranking Fallen.

**[[Heavy Pike]]

*[[Siege Engine]]—heavy demolition platform twisted with Human and Fallen military technologies.

*[[Shock Grenade]]

*[[Shrapnel Launcher]]

*[[Trip Mine]]

*[[Web Mine]]

*[[Wire Rifle]]

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===Other===

*[[Ether]]

*[[Treasure Haul]]

*[[Jammer]]

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*The Fallen's history with the Traveler is very much similar to Humanity's, as the Traveler arrived and brought in a Golden Age for both, only for it to be taken away by the Darkness. However, unlike with the Fallen, the Traveler stayed and defended Humanity when the Darkness arrived. The Fallen are likely a prime example of what Humanity would have become if the Traveler had not stayed and created the Ghosts to find and raise the Guardians.

*In Destiny 2, the only Fallen house seen was the House of Dusk. While the Kell's Scourge and House of Rain were encountered, they both used the same colors as Dusk. Only when Beyond Light was released were Fallen with different colors shown

==List of appearances==

***''[[Season of the Haunted]]''

***''[[Season of Plunder]]''

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