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The '''House of Dusk''' is a [[Fallen]] House, distinguishable by their dark purple cloaks and armor. They recently emerged following the advent of the [[Red War]] and were founded by the former [[Awoken]] Prince [[Uldren Sov]] under orders of [[Craask, Kell of Kings]]. They are engaged in conflicts with every other faction in the system.

Following the [[Devil Splicers]] defeat at the peak of the [[SIVA Crisis]], the Fallen collectively retreated from all of their hardcore strongholds, leaving behind their banners and armor in ceremonial piles and burnt ash.

===Red War===

The House of Dusk are first encountered in the mission [[Spark]]. A former Wolf noble, [[Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed|Skriviks]], who disappeared after the [[Wolf Rebellion]] returned under the banner of Dusk. Accompanied by her lieutenants [[Tikkis, Diminished Scrapper|Tikkis]] and [[Maksor, Starving Scavenger|Maksor]], she and her crew launched a counterattack to reclaim the Shard of the [[Traveler]], but met their end when the Guardians regained their powers.

===Forsaken===

Despite having these new recruits, the House of Dusk continues to splinter and suffer, as agents of the Last City have observed that many of its members deserted to either join the [[The Spider|Spider]] and his [[Spider's Crime Syndicate|criminal syndicate]], the [[Kell's Scourge]] led by his brother [[Siviks, Lost to None|Siviks]], or strike out on their own. Following Siviks' mounting failures and death by the Guardians, the House of Dusk continues to fracture and radicalize; the result of a lack of a unified leadership.

===Shadowkeep===

A year after the events of [[Forsaken]], the house is now more fractured and divided than before. The return of the [[House of Devils]], the emergence of the [[House of Light]] and Variks, The Loyal's [[House of Judgment]] have only further drained the ranks of what was once considered a unified Fallen House. Despite this, however, the Fallen have seemingly made one last haven for themselves on the Moon. Exploiting the crashed Ketch, [[Wolfship Kaliks-Syn]], they now hold a lot of the old territory that they once did. Even despite this, the legacy of the House of Dusk seems to be drenched in failure, at the start of the Red War, they were the largest House ever to threaten the System. But, with their constant defeats at the hands of the Guardians and with no Kell in the absence of an Elder Cipher, they have no legitimate leadership.  

If there is one obstacle to this, it is that once the House of Dusk finally breaks, three new Houses will rise from its ashes. The return of the vicious House of Devils and the rise of an ally in the form of the House of Light, along with the mystery of Variks the Loyal's rising House of Judgment will illustrate how the [[Eliksni]] as a species taking up sides.

===Season of Dawn===

Even though the house itself does not appear in the present day, it is revealed that the House of Dusk adopted their purple banners from the House of Rain that attacked a settlement of Mercury when it was still a garden world. The armor of the House of Rains was also adopted, more ornamental in appearance due to the House's prophetical stance. These contrasted rather starkly to the Fallen's previous more Militant armor which was nearly full-body.

{{Quote|Variks hears whispers. House Salvation still calls out to House Dusk. Even with no Kell, they do not relent.|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}}

The House of Dusk would continue to splinter following [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] and her [[House of Salvation]]'s rise to power. Seeking to join the powerful Kell in her campaign against the [[Traveler]], many Fallen would abandon the House, further eroding its ranks. Despite these setbacks, it was revealed that the House of Dusk had claimed territory in the [[Cosmodrome]] from the Hive. To counter the House, the Guardian would release the Hive, forcing the Fallen to contend with Hive again. The Guardian would also continually kill the House's soldiers, leading to the House losing its hold on the Cosmodrome.

*[[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Mithrax, the Forsaken]]