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|species= [[Fallen]] | |species= [[Fallen]] | ||
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|government= Eliksni Houses <br> [[Kell]]s | |government= Eliksni Houses<br> [[Kell]]s | ||
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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''', also known as '''Home-Riis''', was the homeworld of the [[ | '''Riis''', also known as '''Home-Riis''', was the homeworld of the [[Eliksni]], and once visited by the [[Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie Inc''', ''[[Destiny: Grimoire Anthology: Volume 2]]''. Bungie Inc. IBSN 978-1945683695</ref><ref name="Vault">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Vault of Glass|Mystery: Vault of Glass]]''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Riis was | Riis was described as a finely crafted paradise orbiting multiple suns <ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], Playstation 4, [[Variks, the Loyal]] dialogue''</ref>, it was possibly terraformed after the coming of the [[Traveler]] whom the Eliksni revered as "'''The Great Machine'''"<ref name="Vault"/>. [[Ether]] is said to have run freely.<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> "Carefully tended lakes and rivers" are mentioned along with "fields of lush iridescent crops" and "groves of starkly coloured trees".<ref name="Vault"/> The sky was a light pink, likely due to ether enrichment, and at times appeared green as well. Well-regulated air traffic was common.<ref name="Vault"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Golden Age=== | ===Golden Age=== | ||
At some point | At some point prior to its arrival in the Sol System, the Traveler visited Riis, bestowing its gifts upon the Eliksni and raising them into a Golden Age of prosperity. One of the blessings it provided was a substance called Ether, which infused the planet's environment and caused increased plant and animal growth; initially, this resulted in an uncontrolled profusion of wildlife which made the planet more dangerous for the Eliksni, necessitating the appointment of "Slayer Barons" who would go out and tame the wilderness<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Lore:The Garden-Way|The Garden-Way]]''</ref>. | ||
The Eliksni made twice the advancement in space exploration | 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. | ||
Late in the Eliksni's Golden Age, a Slayer Baron named | Late in the Eliksni's Golden Age, a Slayer Baron named Kiiraskes fought and defeated a Darkness-empowered river-catcher within one of Riis' Garden-Ways, which had consumed a [[Unknown Artifact|spherical artifact]] retrieved by Haaksis, a Baron of the House of Rain, from a ruin found on a distant world. Haaksis subsequently claimed that the artifact had given him a vision of the future, in which he saw the impending destruction of the Eliksni, along with a "Voice" that urged him to end the suffering of his people by granting them death before this inevitable doom could take place<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Lore:The Garden-Way|The Garden-Way]]''</ref>. | ||
===The Whirlwind=== | ===The Whirlwind=== | ||
The Eliksni's civilization on Riis would be destroyed by an unforeseen event known as the [[Whirlwind]] when the [[Darkness]] invaded. At some point [[Oryx]] also struck the Eliksni civilization and slew [[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]] who made a final stand.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Item Description, [[Doom of Chelchis]]''</ref> | |||
The Eliksni's civilization on Riis | |||
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 century | 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 century long journey into space to locate the Traveler in hopes of returning to their former glory. | ||
Following the arrival of the | Following the arrival of the [[Pyramids]] to the [[Solar System]], [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] led the Eliksni [[House of Salvation]] in constructing a colony on [[Europa]] known as [[Riis-Reborn]], in the memory of their homeworld. | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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*[[Athrys]] | *[[Athrys]] | ||
*[[Namrask]] | *[[Namrask]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Riis is briefly mentioned in ''[[Destiny 2]]'' during a [[Ghost Scans|Ghost Scan]] of a Fallen receiver on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. [[ | *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]] stated that the receiver was pointed to their homeworld, but had yet to pick up any messages. | ||
*Riis is a surname commonly found in [[Wikipedia:Denmark|Denmark]]. The Scandinavian family name originates from the word 'Ris' which means "twigs" or "scrub". Whilst in some regions of the US, the family name means "tough, rough". | *Riis is a surname commonly found in [[Wikipedia:Denmark|Denmark]]. The Scandinavian family name originates from the word 'Ris' which means "twigs" or "scrub". Whilst in some regions of the US, the family name means "tough, rough". | ||
*The habitational name originated from the Old Norse word 'hrís', meaning "brushwood". The name denotes their ancestral ties to farmsteads that were commonly called 'Ris'. This plays into the description that the Eliksni were once a race of gardeners.<ref | *The habitational name originated from the Old Norse word of 'hrís', meaning "brushwood". The name denotes their ancestral ties to farmsteads that were commonly called 'Ris'. This plays into the description that the Eliksni were once a race of gardeners.<ref>'''Bungie Inc, '''[[Destiny: Grimoire Anthology: Volume 2]]: [[Destiny: Grimoire Anthology: Volume 2#Riis|Riis]]</ref> | ||
*Riis also shares the surname as [[Wikipedia:Jacob Riis|Jacob Riis]], a prominent 19th | *Riis also shares the surname as [[Wikipedia:Jacob Riis|Jacob Riis]], a prominent 19th century social reformer who used his photographic images as instruments for social change. In 1890, Riis published his book titled "How the Other Half Lives" to showcase the horrid living conditions of poor New York citizens within the slums. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
