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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
The '''House of Devils''' is a noble [[House]] of [[Eliksni]] who originated from the homeworld of [[Riis]]. They were once a peaceful House who experienced a time of prosperity when their society was graced by the [[Traveler]], who they worshipped as the "Great Machine". The various noble Houses controlled multiple star systems and coordinated themselves into societal roles such as builders, caretakers, physicians, negotiators, weavers and warriors.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [https://youtu.be/yvwGdfOlEXQ| Variks Dialogue]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/last-battle Last Battle]''</ref> While | The '''House of Devils''' is a noble [[House]] of [[Eliksni]] who originated from the homeworld of [[Riis]]. They were once a peaceful House who experienced a time of prosperity when their society was graced by the [[Traveler]], who they worshipped as the "Great Machine". The various noble Houses controlled multiple star systems and coordinated themselves into societal roles such as builders, caretakers, physicians, negotiators, weavers and warriors.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [https://youtu.be/yvwGdfOlEXQ| Variks Dialogue]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/last-battle Last Battle]''</ref> While their counterparts the [[House of Wolves]] were once known as Gentle Weavers,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, [[Lord_of_Wolves#Lore_(Destiny_2)|Lord of Wolves'']]</ref> the House of Devils was once known as the "House of Dancers", and were renowned for their skill with machines and their generosity to those in need.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/30)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]], PlayStation 4, [[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/i-the-long-drift?highlight=house+of+dancers|Above all Else: I - The Long Drift'']]</ref> | ||
Tensions and infighting grew among the Houses and they clashed in a distant event known as the [[Edge Wars]] which was ended by the [[House of Kings]] and [[House of Judgement]] to usher a new Golden Age. However their prosperity changed with the arrival of the [[Darkness]] which destroyed their society in a cataclysmic event known as the [[Whirlwind]].<ref name= "Whirl">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks,_The_Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref> In the wake of the massive extinction, the Great Machine fled their homeworld and [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]] was among the few Eliksni to witness it flee and helplessly watched the pain and suffering it caused to her people as after being woken up from her slumber by her partner, [[Athrys]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Once-Shipstealer#VI._The_Herald|The Herald]]</ref><ref> '''YouTube (2020/11/10)''', ''[https://youtu.be/-j_6bTbkLYw The Whirlwind Cutscene]''</ref> | Tensions and infighting grew among the Houses and they clashed in a distant event known as the [[Edge Wars]] which was ended by the [[House of Kings]] and [[House of Judgement]] to usher a new Golden Age. However their prosperity changed with the arrival of the [[Darkness]] which destroyed their society in a cataclysmic event known as the [[Whirlwind]].<ref name= "Whirl">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks,_The_Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref> In the wake of the massive extinction, the Great Machine fled their homeworld and [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]] was among the few Eliksni to witness it flee and helplessly watched the pain and suffering it caused to her people as after being woken up from her slumber by her partner, [[Athrys]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Once-Shipstealer#VI._The_Herald|The Herald]]</ref><ref> '''YouTube (2020/11/10)''', ''[https://youtu.be/-j_6bTbkLYw The Whirlwind Cutscene]''</ref> | ||