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{{Quote|House Winds? Heh...now that’s one I haven’t heard since the golden days back [[Riis|home]]. I thought they were all destroyed. Just what have they been up to this whole time....?|[[Forum:Iriksi, Monsoon Baroness|Iriksi, Monsoon Baroness]]}}

The House of Winds had existed ever since the Eliksni Golden Age on their homeworld of [[Riis]]. They first formed after the end of the [[Edge Wars]], and for a long time were always one of the smaller, less noteworthy Houses. They were described to be firm believers in following your own path and making your own destiny, and were one of the few Houses that didn’t worship the [[Traveler|Great Machine]].

{{Quote|Ah, the House of Winds....I remember them well from the [[Dark Age]]. Never thought I’d hear from them again after I put down their Kell and gutted their Prime. Although I do regret how ruthless I was back in the day.|[[Forum:Amaru|Amaru]]}}

During the [[Dark Age]], the House of Wind settled on Earth to loot and plunder from the remains of humanity’s [[Golden Age]]. They conducted numerous raids on settlements all across the globe. Koliks ruled the House with an iron fist, doing everything he could to ensure the survival of his people, including attacking and stealing from other Houses such as the [[House of Devils|Devils]] and [[House of Kings|Kings]]. Despite their small presence and numbers compared to other Houses they were still quite a  

The House of Winds would later launch an assault on a particularly large settlement being presided over by the [[Lightbearer]] [[Forum:Amaru|Amaru]], who was then a [[Warlord]]. Powerless to stand against him, the Fallen would crumble before Amaru’s [[Light]] and be forced to retreat. The House of Winds would continue to terrorize his settlement however alone with several others nearby, causing Amaru to take it upon himself to personally track down their Kell Koliks to his lair and slay him after a lengthy battle, before destroying their [[Prime Servitor]] [[Forum:Roxius Prime|Roxius Prime]] as well on his way out.

Severely crippled by Amaru’s retaliatory strike, the House of Winds abandoned all of their former territories and seemingly disappeared once more.

{{Quote|Something about a human child gallivanting around with Eliksni. Who knows really. It’s strange, but I have more important matters to look into.|[[Forum:Ozryc, Rogue Flayer|Ozryc, Rogue Flayer]]}}

While having no physical part during the rise of the [[Forum:Bonegrinders|Bonegrinders]] syndicate, the House of Winds’ activity would be noticed by the [[Forum:Iriksi Syndicate|Iriksi Syndicate]], but by the time they moved to investigate further, the House had already moved location and remained off of the radar once more. Some Guardians and Iriksi Syndicate operatives alike also reported sightings of a young human boy operating with a group of Fallen.

{{Quote|Kaviks wasn’t exactly thrilled about having Lightbearers among our people, and yes, they did kill a lot of us, but they can also be very useful. So I say, why not?|Zyriks}}

The House of Winds are a relatively small house compared to the likes of the House of Dusk or [[House of Salvation|Salvation]]. Like any other House, they have a singular Kell and Prime Servitor, but no proper Archons, instead having a high-ranking position titled the 'High Baroness’, which is second, if not equal to the Kell in power, and at the moment is a title owned only by the consort of Zyriks, [[Forum:Kaviks, High Baroness|Kaviks]]. They also have no [[Dreg]]s or [[Wretch]]es serving within their house, meaning the [[Marauder]]s are the lowest rank.

The House of Winds also do not engage in religious practices like most Houses. They do not worship their Servitors, and instead of a singular Archon as a religious leader they have several Archon Aspirants to oversee the House’s technology. While the House of Wind does have a [[Ketch]], they have no [[Fallen Walker|Walkers]], instead making do with a few powerful [[Heavy Shank]]s that are on-par with [[S.A.B.E.R.-2]].