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{{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>

==History==

At some point, the mob had a major dispute whereby [[the Spider]] and his maniacal brother, [[Siviks, Lost to None|Siviks]] disagreed over the former's affable relationship with [[Humans]]. This led to Siviks spitting at the face of the Spider as he was taken away to the [[Prison of Elders]] by the Spider's men.<ref name="Anarchy">'''Bungie (2018/12/7)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Anarchy#Lore|Anarchy]]''</ref>

The Spider's growing influence helped him control the [[Tangled Shore]] up until the [[Scorn]] began its civil war with the noble houses. Later the Spider made a deal with Queen [[Mara Sov]] to protect the [[Dreaming City]] in return for her overlooking his activities in the Shore.

===Rise of the Scorn===

{{Quote|You go scratch your itch. Then we can just say... you owe me. Do we have a deal?"<br>"Deal.| The Spider to The Guardian.}}

===Hunting the Scorn===

{{Quote|Divide. Conquer. Isolate Uldren. He'll wind up at your feet. And all you have to do... is pull the trigger.|The Spider.}}

Slowly but surely, the Guardian takes out the Scorn's forces bit-by-bit and soon discover each Baron had plans for when they would be done with the Reef. The Guardians succeed in killing [[Araskes, the Trickster]], [[Yaviks, the Rider]] and [[Kaniks, the Mad Bomber]].

With another tip from the Spider, the Guardian searched for [[Hiraks, the Mindbender]], a Scorn Baron with a morbid fascination for the Hive. The search for Hiraks takes them to a downed Hive Warship from the Taken War, which became a breeding ground for the Hive stranded in the Shore. Fighting past Hive soldiers under the control of Hiraks, the Guardian soon finds a portal rupture that leads to Hiraks' own throne world. Within the Ascendant Plane, the Guardian face off against Hiraks, who is stronger and more powerful within his throne world, but despite his Hive servants and Ascendant powers, they kill the Mindbender which causes his Ascendant Plane to destabilize. The Guardian manages to escape just in time before the Ascendant Plane collapses.

With most of the Barons dead, the Guardian manage to track down the Baron's second-in-command, [[Elykris, the Machinist]] to Salvage Zone QX. There, the Machinist challenges the Guardian and forces them to question their motives in the deaths of her comrades. Nonetheless, the Guardian battles with Elykris where she unleashes the full force of her stolen and salvaged weaponry. Even with the force of her weaponry and tactics, the Guardian manages to kill Elykris and destroy her stockpile.

===Anarchy of the Scourge===

{{Quote|You… as bad as all Fallen! Worse, even! A friend even to humans… All must die!|Siviks to The Spider}}

With the Guardian now owing favors to him, the Spider enlists them in aiding one of his valued business associates: [[Ada-1]] and the secret [[Black Armory]]; to which he gifts them a badge to permit entry into the Armory's private store at the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/7)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Activision Blizzard, Transcript: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-black-armory-badge-the-black-armory Quest: Black Armory Badge] ''</ref> The Guardian would provide Ada-1 the assistance she needed by reclaiming the lost [[Volundr Forge]] from the [[Red Legion]] and forging their first weapon frame.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/7)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Activision Blizzard, Transcript: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-the-first-blacksmith-the-black-armory The First Blacksmith, The Black Armory]''</ref> However, their endeavors with the Black Armory would only get more complicated from there on out.

===Season of the Hunt===

Two years after the aforementioned conflicts between the Kell's Scourge, a new one would arise directly impacting the Spider's syndicate once more. Growing since the time of his brother's anarchy, Spider had taken to dispatching multiple salvage crews and supply runs. One such salvage operation, lead by [[Kosis]], saw the preparation of an old Ketch belonging to the [[House of Kings]] marked for salvage. Followed in her crew by [[Savek, Betrayer for Xivu Arath|Savek]], the group set up camp with Ether rationing being structured by Spider to incentivize the crew to get the job done quickly alongside being more cost-effective. Trying to fall asleep, Savek would hear the echoing whispers of [[Cryptolith|an unknown Hive-like object]] which she discovered within a nearby rocky cave no larger than a Servitor.<ref name="RATIONS">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]]'', ''[[Lore]]: [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith|Call of the Cryptolith]] - [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith#II. RATIONS|II. RATIONS]]''</ref>

Reporting her findings back to camp, [[Kosis]] orders Savek and her fellow Dregs to dismantle the Hive structure for scrap;<ref name="WORTH">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]]'', ''[[Lore]]: [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith|Call of the Cryptolith]] - [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith#III. WORTH|III. WORTH]]''</ref> it would be to no avail as the Crytolith regrew itself in a matter of hours.<ref name="RETURN">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]]'', ''[[Lore]]: [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith|Call of the Cryptolith]] - [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith#IV. RETURN|IV. RETURN]]''</ref> Savek herself was enamored by the beckoning whispers of [[Xivu Arath]] from the cryptolith; her body slowly becoming emaciated from lack of sleep and [[Ether]] as she found herself constantly standing at the mouth of the cave. She was left distracted and unfocused during her work routine and broke part of the Ketch's gyroscope she was dismantling in a moment of inattention.<ref name="WHISPERS">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]]'', ''[[Lore]]: [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith|Call of the Cryptolith]] - [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith#V. WHISPER|V. WHISPER]]''</ref>  

Though Savek and much of the crew she had been with were the first to fall, they were not the only ones and very quickly the [[Wrathborn]] and Cryptoliths greatly ruptured much of the Spider's operations, losing many supply runs and crews both to Wrathborn and to the Cryptoliths. Employing the use of [[The Guardian]], Spider saw to it they work together with an Enforcer of his [[Uldren Sov| The Crow]] who Spider had become a godfather-like figure to. Forced to work for him due to Spider tampering [[Glint|his Ghost]] with explosives, The Crow, The Guardian, and the now lightless [[Osiris]] who had come to Spider earlier for information in the wake of the destinations vanishing formed the lead group in combatting the Wrathborn and tracking down their leader the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]].

===System Dealings===

After arriving in the Sol System, the Vanguard refused Caiatl's terms and a small-scale [[Clash of the Chosen|conflict]] began between the two sides as each sought to avoid open war. [[Empress Caiatl]], assisted by [[Taurun]], went to dealing with other powers within the system, including [[The Spider]] who operated a massive smuggling operation out of the [[Tangled Shore]]. During the first communication between the two, Taurun made introductions, but was quickly cut off by Caiatl, who noted the scribes could add the formalities to the official record later. Listening to the conversation, Taurun quickly grew infuriated with the Spider's tone and insults. When she attempted to reprimand the arrogant crime lord, Caiatl halted her once more and continued negotiations with him.<ref name="ER">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Extraordinary Rendition]]''</ref>

During the clash, Spider and his Syndicate greatly exploited the [[Cabal]]'s [[Rite of Proving]] for themselves. Visited by Crow in one of his multiple betting outposts, Crow was let in by [[Avrok, Spider's Associate|Avrok]] and noted that the associate had been promoted and questioned what the odds were on Caiatl winning. Avrok growled that information cost, causing Crow to produce a bundle of glimmer that partially lit up the room and allowed him to see numerous Cabal weapons, vehicles, and technology being used as collateral by betters. Commenting on the objects, Crow's attention was caught by one [[Sparrow]] [[Vita Brevis]], which Avrok noted belonged to [[Val Ma'rag]] who had bet he would become the first member of the War Council. With this new information, Crow turned back to Avrok and placed his own Sparrow on a counter-bet, claiming Ma'rag could have it if he ascended to the Council, but suggested to Avrok that the Guardians would disrupt the Val's Rite of Proving. Avrok was pleased with the bet and to do further business with Crow, departing to get the betting book.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Vita Brevis]]''</ref>

==Structure==

*[[Arrha, Spider's Associate]]

*[[Brivi, Spider's Associate]]

===Associates===

*[[Driksys]]

*[[Kosis]]

*[[Nivviks]]

*[[Vynriis]]

===Former Members===

*[[Mithrax, the Forsaken]] <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Scatterhorn_Armor#Scatterhorn_Mask_.2F_Helm_.2F_Hood|Scatterhorn Mask / Helm / Hood]]''</ref>

*[[Siviks, Lost to None]]

==Unique forces==

*[[Wretch]] variants

**[[Spider's Associate]]

*[[Servitor]] variants  

**[[Spider's Servitor]]

*[[Walker]] variants

==Trivia==

*They are the second group of Fallen to be allied with [[Guardian]]s, the first being the [[House of Judgment]].

*The Spider employed the services of others before the Guardians, such as Howe, a Dead Orbit member, Koro; an Awoken, and Gaelin-4, an Exo.

File:The-spider-hoya-lee.jpg|Another angle of his Lair

File:Spider Symbol.jpg|The Insignia of the Spider.

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***''[[Season of the Hunt]]''

***''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==

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[[Category:Fallen]]

[[Category:Fallen houses]]