Editing House of Kings

|nobility= [[Craask|Craask, Kell of Kings]] <br> [[Phyksin, King Baron]] <br> [[Paskin, King Baron]]  <br> [[Vekis, King Baron]]  

|servitors=

|lair= [[Archon's Forge]] <br> [[King's Watch]] <br> [[Kingship Dock]] <br> [[Kell's Grave]] <br> [[The Hollowed Lair]] <br> [[Terrestrial Complex]]

|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[Vex]]

|encountered= [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]] <br> [[Rise of the Young Wolf]] <br> [[Crota's Assault]] <br> [[Wolf Rebellion]]

{{Quote|House of Kings. Name comes from the old world, from before the [[Whirlwind]]. Most Houses carry their name for pride. Kings carry their name because ... is what they are.|Variks, the Loyal<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[The Ruling House]]''</ref>

The '''House of Kings''' was a [[Fallen]] House, distinguishable by their three-pointed yellow cloaks.

 

Among the Eliksni, they are unique, secretive, and dangerous. Their power is only matched by their cleverness. They hide in the shadows, waiting, and plotting the downfall of the [[Last City]] and reclamation of the [[Traveler]].

===Early history===

Prior to arriving in the Solar System, the House of Kings was one of many Fallen Houses struggling to survive in the wake of a cataclysmic event known as the [[Whirlwind]]. In the aftermath of the fall, the Kings were said to have warred with the [[House of Wolves]].<ref name="VtL">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Variks, The Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref>  

Years later, they would arrive in the Sol system, setting down on [[Earth]] alongside the [[House of Devils]], although there are rumors they may have been to [[Mars]] as well.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Alpha, [[Xander 99-40]]: [[Xander 99-40#Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref> Despite being on Earth, the Kings remained in the shadows, and they were rarely seen.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[The Ruling House]]''</ref>

[[File:Phyksin2.jpg|thumb|300px|King Nobility, Phyksin]]

{{Quote|The House of Wolves and the Awoken tore the Reef apart trying to get a tactical advantage. All the while, we were desperately trying to hold the Walls against the Devils, Kings, and Winter. It was one of the darkest chapters in the City's history.|[[Commander Zavala]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kell-rising</ref>}}

[[Craask, Kell of Kings|Craask]], manipulating the other Houses, pushed for a united effort against the [[Last City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Paskin, King Baron|Paskin, King Baron]]''</ref> The Kings, alongside the [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Winter]], launched an assault on The City, with the [[House of Wolves]] being the only major [[Fallen]] House unable to join due to intervention by the [[Awoken]] of [[The Reef]], stopping them at [[Ceres]] before reaching [[Earth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> The three united Houses fought against the City and its [[Guardian]]s in what would later be known as the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]]. The City managed to push back the Fallen forces, with Lord [[Shaxx]] leading a counter attack and the [[Titan (class)|Titan]], [[Saint-14]] killing [[Solkis, Kell of Devils|Solkis]] to end the war.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref> The power vacuum later allowed Craask to maintain some influence among the techno-worshiping leadership of the Devils and return to the shadows, choosing to bide their time and plan their next assault.

 

The Kings held very little territory in the [[Cosmodrome]], holding only the [[Terrestrial Complex]] and [[King's Watch]]. They were encountered by Guardians seeking out a mysterious signal in the area, and again later when they returned to try and restore an Array in the Terrestrial Complex.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Warmind]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Last Array]]''</ref> Later, the [[Hive]] general [[Omnigul]] would lead a [[fireteam]] of Guardians through Kings' territory in an attempt to stop them from hunting her, [[Phyksin, King Baron|Phyksin]] made an attempt to stop the Guardians personally, but was killed in the resulting battle.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], [[Will of Crota]]''</ref>

[[File:Rulinghouse1.jpg|thumb|300px|Paskin and Yavek enaging the guardians]]

 

During the [[Wolf Rebellion]] of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], the House of Wolves approached the Kings with an offer to join them. The Kell of Kings sent two of his Barons, [[Paskin, King Baron|Paskin]] and [[Vekis, King Baron|Vekis]], to meet with the Wolves. [[Prince Uldren]] of The Reef suspected that the Baron's true mission was not to parley with the Wolves, but rather assassinate their representative [[Yavek, Wolf Baron|Yavek]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Vekis, King Baron|Vekis, King Baron]]''</ref> The truth of the plot would never be discovered, as a Guardian guided by [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]] interrupted the meeting and killed all three Barons in the resulting skirmish.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[The Ruling House]]''</ref>

 

During the [[Taken War]], the King's presence in the Cosmodrome diminished as the [[King's Watch]] was no longer in their control after it became the lair for a [[Shade of Oryx]] on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Kings of Decay]]''</ref> The Kings took significant losses to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], leading them to retreat further into the shadows.

[[File:Archons-forge.png|thumb|300px|Kings' Archon Forge under [[Devil Splicers]] control]]

{{quote|Their power is matched only by their cleverness. They rule the Devils from the shadows and came too close to toppling the City not once, but twice. We don't know much about them, but we know this: the Kings want the Traveler.|[[Prince Uldren]]}}

For many years the House of Kings maintained influence over the techno-religious leadership of the House of Devils and controlled the [[Archon's Forge]] until a newer, more ambitious sect, the [[Devil Splicers|Devil]] [[Splicers]], assumed control over the Forge. This gave rise to three new [[Archons|Devil Archons]] and allowed the Splicers to burrow into connecting area of [[Site-6]], later infusing themselves with [[SIVA]].

By the end of the SIVA crisis, the House of Kings seemed to have pulled out of the Cosmodrome completely. Some time later, prince [[Uldren Sov]] of the [[Awoken]] allowed himself to be captured by the Kings in order to meet their Kell, in an attempt to manipulate them into serving him.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/4/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4]]''</ref> However, Uldren ended up allying himself with the Kings for a time, sub-ordinate to their Kell, Craask. A short time later, reports of the Fallen withdrawing from the Cosmodrome completely reached the [[Vanguard]].<ref name="Six">'''Bungie (2017/4/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6]]''</ref>

 

Approximately one year after the events of the SIVA Crisis, the Kings, as well as the other Fallen Houses, seemed to vanish entirely, the never-before seen [[House of Dusk]] taking their place. However, further inspection revealed that many members of the new House of Dusk originated from the other now dissolved Fallen Houses, including the House of Kings. All House of Dusk communication protocols were in fact variations of old Kings protocols, suggesting significant involvement of the Kings within the new House. It was later discovered that Craask, the former Kell of Kings, had ordered [[Uldren Sov]] to unite the remaining Fallen Houses under the banner of House Dusk.

{{quote|Honorless, at the end. Faithless and false. Your sister's will kept us from the Great Machine, Uldren Sov. She challenged the Wolves by right of noble lineage. But you… you skulk in shadows and filth.| [[Craask, Kell of Kings]]}}

The alliance between Uldren and the Kings led him to become a traitor to the [[Awoken]], working alongside the Fallen to kill, steal, and bring more destruction to the [[Reef]]. During this period, Uldren met a dying [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]] and managed to save the [[Archon]] by corrupting Fikrul's Ether with darkness. As time went on, Uldren found a kindred spirit in Fikrul, and they bonded through their shared dislike for their peoples' fates, and desired to see evolution through extinction. Meanwhile Craask wished to continue the old ways, relying on Servitors and machines.

With the aid of Fikrul, Uldren betrayed the Kings, slaughtering many of its members in the resulting conflict. After Uldren and Fikrul assumed control, Craask, the last Kell of Kings, was docked and demoted to the status of a [[Dreg]]. Uldren decided the Kings were too bothersome for his ambitions and gutted the House. The deceased House of Kings were then raised from the dead by Fikrul as a new army willing to serve them without question, they would later be called the [[Scorn]].

The last remnants of the House of Kings now reside near the Shard of the Traveler in the [[European Dead Zone]].

===Season of Arrivals===

{{quote|Why was the House of Kings researching Hive magic in the ruins of Oryx's Dreadnaught? Why would the Vex try and steal it? And what value does any of this have to Spider?|Ghost}}

 

Years before the [[Black Fleet]] arrived in the Solar System, the Kings lead a successful salvage operation on the Dreadnaught in an attempt to learn Hive magic from the ruins.<ref>'''Bungie (2020-09-08)''', ''[[Destiny]], [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/apocryphal-accomplice Apocryphal Accomplice]''</ref> However, the [[Vex]] became curious about their operations and came into conflict with the salvage crew, leading to their disappearance. The Vex then stole the crew's cargo, transporting it to one of their simulations within the [[Infinite Forest]]. In the Festival of the Lost event, the [[Spider]] tasked the [[Guardians]] with infiltrating the Forest in an attempt to learn what the Vex have been simulating.<ref>'''Bungie (2020-09-08)''', ''[[Destiny]], [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/a-cunning-mask A Cunning Mask]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2020-09-08)''', ''[[Destiny]], [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/a-masked-treasure A Masked Treasure]''</ref><ref> '''Bungie (2020-09-08)''', ''[[Destiny]],[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/a-smiling-mask A Smiling Mask]''</ref>

The Kings are the only Fallen House that over their attendance in the Sol System has not undergone a loss in leadership. The Devils have lost their Kell,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Legends: Saint-14|Legends: Saint-14]]''</ref> their Prime Servitor<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Devils' Lair (strike)]]''</ref>, and several Archons<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Restoration]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], [[Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref>, Winter; their Kell and possibly their Prime<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Scourge of Winter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Draksis, Winter Kell|Draksis, Winter Kell]]''</ref>, and the Wolves; two Kells<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Skolas's Revenge]]''</ref>, two Primes<ref name="The Queen">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Ghost Fragment: The Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Prime's Path]]''</ref>, and several Archons.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Winter's Run]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Hunt the Archon]]''</ref> This makes them currently the strongest known Fallen House in the system after the [[House of Dusk]].

===Kell===

*[[Craask, Kell of Kings]] – <small>[[Kell]]</small>

===Barons===

===Captains===

*[[Ultra Captain]]

 

*[[Avrok, Spider's Associate|Avrok]]  

*[[Brivi]]

==Unique forces==

*'''[[Servitor]]''' variants

==Non-canon appearances==

 

File:Grimoire Paskin.jpg|Paskin, King Baron

 

File:Vandal (HoK).jpg|A House of Kings [[Vandal]].

 

File:Fallen .jpg|A [[High Servitor]] under the House of Kings.

 

*[[Xander 99-40]] says that there is a House of Kings' den on Olympus Mons, Mars.

**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}

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

**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}

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

**''[[Episode: Revenant]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Destiny: Cayde's Six]]''

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