War of Salvation: Difference between revisions

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|next=[[Hunt for the Wrathborn]]

|image= [[File:BeyondLightPromotional.jpg|350px]]

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|result=*Elimination of [[House of Salvation]]'s leadership

**[[House of Salvation]]'s plans to spread [[Stasis]] among the Fallen and attack the [[Last City]] thwarted

*[[House of Light]] grows with defections from House of Salvation

*[[Eramis]]'s actions lead to the Vex invasion of Europa

*[[House of Light]]

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*[[Elisabeth Bray]]

*[[Variks, the Loyal]]

*[[Clovis Bray I]]

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**[[The Guardian|The Young Wolf]]

**[[Eris Morn]]

**[[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]]

*Hundreds of [[Brig]]s

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|casual1=*Dozens of Guardians

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The '''War of Salvation''' was a conflict between the [[Vanguard]] and [[Human]]-aligned [[Eliksni]] houses against the Fallen empire [[House of Salvation]]. Each side began using the [[Darkness]] during the war to gain an advantage over their opposition.

During the chaos of the breakout, Variks gathered supplies and ultimately met with an old acquaintance, [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]] of the [[House of Devils]], who likewise sought the goal of restoring the Eliksni people to greatness. Despite the bitterness between them, Eramis agreed to ally with Variks, as he still kept the history and customs of the House of Judgement. Believing that Eramis was the leader the Eliksni needed to unite and survive, Variks threw in his lot with her and her group of allies. Though Eramis originally sought to restore the House of Devils, through her failed heist of the Old Tower thanks to the efforts of [[Mithrax]] and the Guardians, she abandoned those plans to build a new House where all were welcomed to join and build a new home for themselves in the Sol System. Many of the crumbling Houses would flock to Eramis' call on the frozen world of Europa, where they managed to build a settlement called [[Riis-Reborn]], upon the ruins of the Golden Age colony of [[Eventide]]. This new house would call itself the House of Salvation.

Disappointed and angry at Eramis, Variks would abandon the House of Salvation, stealing a Splinter of Darkness from Eramis, fleeing across Europa. The scribe evaded the Dark Kell and her hunters for as long as he could before being tracked down.

Variks became aware that he was close to being cornered by Eramis and her House, leaving him with little room for maneuver. Managing to find a relay station at [[Charon's Crossing]], Variks grew desperate enough to send out a distress signal to the Guardians, wishing for their aid in combating the House of Salvation and Eramis. However, unknown to Variks, the [[Exo Stranger]] would steal the Splinter he had brought with him but before he could do anything, Eramis would catch up and corner him as he finished his message. Variks would then find himself tortured by an enraged Eramis who used Stasis to encase half of his body. Though Variks tried to reason with Eramis, the Dark Kell would not listen, denouncing the scribe a traitor and a thief. Eramis demanded the return of the Splinter he had stolen but Variks merely replied that it was safe from her.

[[File:D2BL-Variks.png|thumb|310px|Variks on the run.]]

The Guardian succeeded in eliminating the Salvation forces, leaving Variks grateful, but the Guardian reminds him that they still want answers. Acknowledging this and aware that they no longer trust him, Variks asks the Guardian to set aside their distrust for him, telling them of the threat that Eramis poses and of her intent on building an army of Fallen powered by the Darkness. If she succeeds, then not even the Guardians will be able to stop her.