Editing Whirlwind

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|prev=[[Edge Wars]] {{C|for Eliksni}} <br>[[Hive-Harmony war]] {{C|for the Hive}}
|next=[[Long Drift]] {{C|for Eliksni}}<br>[[Collapse]] {{C|for the Hive}}
|image=[[File:CutsceneRiis2.jpg|350px]]
|conflict=
|date=
|place=*[[Riis]]
*Multiple [[Eliksni]] star systems 
|result=
*The [[Traveler]] leaves [[Riis]], thus falling victim to the [[Darkness]]
*End of the [[Eliksni]] golden age and the collapse of their civilization 
*Many Houses are wiped out or broken
*[[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]] is presumably Taken or killed by [[Oryx, the Taken King]], and the [[House of Stone]] is (presumably) wiped out alongside them
|side1='''The Fallen'''
|side2='''The Hive''' 
|side3='''The Darkness''' 
|side4=
|commanders1=
*Eliksni
**[[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]]
**[[Eramis, the Shipstealer]]
**[[Variks, the Loyal]]
|commanders2=
*[[Oryx, the Taken King]]
|commanders3=
*[[The Witness]]
|forces1=
*[[House of Devils]]
*[[House of Judgment]]
*[[House of Kings]]
*[[House of Rain]]
*[[House of Scar]]
*[[House of Stone]]
*[[House of Winter]]
*[[House of Wolves]]
*Many unknown Houses 
|forces2=
*[[Blood of Oryx]]
|forces3=
*[[Black Fleet]]
|forces4=
|casual1=
*The House of Rain is crippled 
*The House of Stone is rendered extinct 
*Many unknown Houses are destroyed 
|casual2=
*Many assorted Hive
|casual3=
|casual4=
|civilian= Potentially billions of Eliksni 
}}
{{quote|First, the [[Traveler|Great Machine]]. Then, sky fell away. Whirlwind ripped away the past. All honor lost, all hope. [[House of Judgment|Judgment]] not enough. Cannot keep [[House of Wolves|Wolves]] from [[House of Kings|Kings]], [[House of Scar|Scar]] from [[House of Winter|Winter]]. Fell to fighting. Fell to hate.|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}}

The '''Whirlwind''' was an apocalyptic event that triggered the collapse of the [[Fallen|Eliksni]] civilization, caused by the departure of [[The Traveler|the Traveler]] due to the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]]. The Whirlwind occurred centuries before humanity's first contact with the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-9)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Variks, The Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref>
 
Much like [[Human]]ity's [[Golden Age]] and the [[Collapse]] that followed suit, the Eliksni experienced significant advancement in technology under the Traveler before a sudden cataclysm destroyed everything. The Eliksni homeworld of [[Riis]] was set upon by the [[Pyramids]], causing the Traveler to flee. The Pyramids subsequently caused massive damage to the Eliksni civilization, and the remaining Houses fell to fighting each other. While [[Oryx, the Taken King]] would challenge and defeat [[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]], making a last stand before the maw. Several Houses, including House Stone and most of House Rain, were ultimately wiped out, with billions of Eliksni perishing. The remaining Eliksni fled their homeworld in pursuit of the Traveler, beginning the period known as the [[Long Drift]]. 

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Forge]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Plunder]]''
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Into the Light (update)|Into the Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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