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|species= [[Fallen]] | |species= [[Fallen]] | ||
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|government= Eliksni | |government= Eliksni Council (formerly)<br>[[Kell]]s (presumably) | ||
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{{Quote|What have you heard of my first home? We say there were buildings that touched a forest green sky. Winding pathways through gardens of smoke. Beautiful storms that left a gold shimmer on our streets. Truth, or rumors? Variks will not say. I give my homeworld to the legends.|[[Variks, the Loyal]] | {{Quote|What have you heard of my first home? We say there were buildings that touched a forest green sky. Winding pathways through gardens of smoke. Beautiful storms that left a gold shimmer on our streets. Truth, or rumors? Variks will not say. I give my homeworld to the legends.|[[Variks, the Loyal]]<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], Playstation 4, [[Variks, the Loyal]] dialogue''</ref>}} | ||
'''Riis''' | '''Riis'''<ref>'''Bungie Inc, '''[[Destiny: Grimoire Anthology: Volume 2]]''. Bungie Inc. IBSN 978-1945683695</ref> was the homeworld of the [[Eliksni]], and once visited by the [[Traveler]].<ref name="Vault">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Vault of Glass|Mystery: Vault of Glass]]''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Riis was described as a finely crafted paradise | Riis was described as a finely crafted paradise, possibly so after the coming of the [[Traveler]] whom the Eliksni revered as a god,<ref name="Vault"/> and the [[ether]] is said to have run freely.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> "Carefully tended lakes and rivers" are mentioned along with "fields of lush iridescent crops" and "groves of starkly colored trees".<ref name="Vault"/> The sky was a light pink, likely due to ether enrichment. Well-regulated air traffic was common.<ref name="Vault"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Eliksni made during their Golden Age twice the advancement in space exploration than Humanity. Their ubiquitous cloaking technology was originally designed as toys for children. During this time, they came to control multiple star systems until an event known as the Edge Wars brought infighting among the Houses, and later ended by the House of Kings and House of Judgement to usher a new Golden Age. | The Eliksni made during their Golden Age twice the advancement in space exploration than Humanity. Their ubiquitous cloaking technology was originally designed as toys for children. During this time, they came to control multiple star systems until an event known as the Edge Wars brought infighting among the Houses, and later ended by the House of Kings and House of Judgement to usher a new Golden Age. | ||
Their | Their home world and civilization would be destroyed by an unforeseen event known as the [[Whirlwind]] after [[Oryx]] struck the Eliksni civilization and slew [[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]] who made a final stand.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Doom of Chelchis]]''</ref> | ||
In the aftermath, the surviving Eliksni became embroiled in a bloody civil war over their civilization's ruins, before achieving a tenuous peace and abandoning what remained of Riis to embark on a | In the aftermath, the surviving Eliksni became embroiled in a bloody civil war over their civilization's ruins, before achieving a tenuous peace and abandoning what remained of Riis to embark on a journey into space to locate the Traveler in order to return to greatness. | ||
Almost half a year after the [[Pyramids]] returned to the [[Solar System]], the Eliksni [[House of Salvation]], lead by [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]], consctructed a colony on [[Europa]] known as [[Riis-Reborn]], named in memory of the Fallen homeworld, opposite to the base of the [[Pyramid (Europa)|Pyramid]] on the icy moon. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Riis is briefly mentioned in ''[[Destiny 2]]'' during a [[Ghost Scans|Ghost | *Riis is briefly mentioned in ''[[Destiny 2]]'' during a [[Ghost Scans|Ghost scan]] of a Fallen receiver on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. [[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]] states that the receiver is pointed to their homeworld, but it hasn't picked up any messages. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] | *''[[Destiny]]:'' ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] {{fm}} | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{mo}} | **''[[The Taken King]]'' {{mo}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{mo}} | ||
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{mo}} | **''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||