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===The Dark Empire===
===The Dark Empire===
Elected as military commander and chief science officer, Praksis was christened the Technocrat.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/variks-the-loyal-the-technocrat Variks - The Technocrat]''</ref> Unlike the [[Splicers]] who specialised in cybernetics and bio-engineering, Praksis pioneered as an inventor who most notably created the gauntlets to grant his House the means to harness the powers of Stasis through the use of [[Splinter of Darkness|Splinters]]. His technology helped shift the balance of power to Eramis's favour who was able gain more authority by selecting who she gifted the new powers to. Stasis became a political recruitment campaign to enlist other Eliksni to join their movement.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]], PlayStation 5, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Achilles Weaves a Cocoon#II: Hollowhot|II: Hollowhot]]''</ref> Praksis also safeguarded his secrets close and did not allow other council members such as the traitorous Variks to grasp an understanding of how his inventions worked.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/under-all-conditions Under All Conditions]''</ref> Variks was also made unaware of their discovery of the [[Deep Stone Crypt]]. Praksis had an early involvement with the secret facility and attempted to learn its secrets and was able to foresee problems associated with Eliksni [[Exo]] conversions.<ref name="Mask">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [[Mask of Bakris]]''</ref>
Elected as military commander and chief science officer, Praksis was christened the Technocrat.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/variks-the-loyal-the-technocrat Variks - The Technocrat]''</ref> Unlike the [[Splicers]] who specialised in cybernetics and bio-engineering, Praksis pioneered as an inventor who most notably created the gauntlets to grant his House the means to harness the powers of Stasis through the use of [[Splinter of Darkness|Splinters]]. His technology helped shift the balance of power to Eramis's favour who was able gain more authority by selecting who she gifted the new powers to. Stasis became a political recruitment campaign to enlist other Eliksni to join their movement.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]], PlayStation 5, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Achilles Weaves a Cocoon#II: Hollowhot|II: Hollowhot]]''</ref> Praksis also safeguarded his secrets close and did not allow other council members such as the traitorous Variks to grasp an understanding of how his inventions worked.<ref name="UAC">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/under-all-conditions Under All Conditions]''</ref> Variks was also made unaware of their discovery of the [[Deep Stone Crypt]]. Praksis had an early involvement with the secret facility and attempted to learn its secrets and was able to foresee problems associated with Eliksni [[Exo]] conversions.<ref name="Mask">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [[Mask of Bakris]]''</ref>


Following the betrayal of Variks, the Technocrat halted his experiments and attended a ceremony organised by Eramis to address their newly formed House. Held within the main chambers of [[Riis-Reborn Approach]], Praksis stood alongside other Devil-born council members and listened attentively to Eramis. She spoke out against the chains that slaved the Eliksni race as they became servants to the [[Great Machine]] that abandoned them. Eramis then destroyed a [[Servitor]] in a symbolic move to usher in their freedom. Its destruction signified that the Eliksni had now updated their approach. Praksis also watched the veteran warrior, Phylaks, wield the ability Stasis by retrieving a [[Splinter of Darkness|Splinter]] from a [[Crux of Darkness|Crux]] and inserting it into the Stasis gauntlets created by him. However the assembly is interrupted by the [[Guardians]] and Praksis left the scene to allow Phylaks chase them with her new found powers.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [[The New Kell]]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube''', ''[https://youtu.be/_J0RulCssto Beyond Light Cutscene - We Will Rise Again]''</ref>
Following the betrayal of Variks, the Technocrat halted his experiments and attended a ceremony organised by Eramis to address their newly formed House. Held within the main chambers of [[Riis-Reborn Approach]], Praksis stood alongside other Devil-born council members and listened attentively to Eramis. She spoke out against the chains that slaved the Eliksni race as they became servants to the [[Great Machine]] that abandoned them. Eramis then destroyed a [[Servitor]] in a symbolic move to usher in their freedom. Its destruction signified that the Eliksni had now updated their approach. Praksis also watched the veteran warrior, Phylaks, wield the ability Stasis by retrieving a [[Splinter of Darkness|Splinter]] from a [[Crux of Darkness|Crux]] and inserting it into the Stasis gauntlets created by him. However the assembly is interrupted by the [[Guardians]] and Praksis left the scene to allow Phylaks chase them with her new found powers.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [[The New Kell]]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube''', ''[https://youtu.be/_J0RulCssto Beyond Light Cutscene - We Will Rise Again]''</ref>


Though Phylaks was Eramis's fiecerest warrior, she had yet to master the powers of Stasis and died at the hands of the [[Guardians]] while attempting to gain control of [[Vex]] territory. Variks informed them that more powerful Eliksni existed such as Praksis who was the visionary mind behind Salvation's technology and wringed that power from the [[Darkness]] itself. Though Variks was never privy to his secret experiments, he did hear Praksis whisper to Eramis about wanting to use the Vex to reassemble into new technology. Variks did not trust Praksis as he was too young and selfish and only cared for glory and legacy through his inventions over pursuit of the knowledge. He claimed that Praksis's ambitions had no limits and was drawn to the designs and inventions of [[Humanity]] and the Vex and urged the Guardians to discover how he created these dark weapons and stop his plans.  
Though Phylaks was Eramis's fiecerest warrior, she had yet to master the powers of Stasis and died at the hands of the [[Guardians]] while attempting to gain control of [[Vex]] territory.<ref>'''YouTube''', ''[https://youtu.be/zNse6vFg45M Phylaks Defeat – Timestamp 05:50s]''</ref> Variks informed them that more powerful Eliksni existed such as Praksis who was the visionary mind behind Salvation's technology and wringed that power from the [[Darkness]] itself.<ref name="Dismantle">'''YouTube''', ''[https://youtu.be/zNse6vFg45M Dismantling an Empire – Timestamp 00:15s]''</ref> Though Variks was never privy to his secret experiments, he did hear Praksis whisper to Eramis about wanting to use the Vex to reassemble into new technology.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/reverse-engineering Reverse Engineering]''</ref> Variks did not trust Praksis as he was too young and selfish and only cared for glory and legacy through his inventions over pursuit of the knowledge.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/controlled-experiment Controlled Experiment]''</ref> He claimed that Praksis's ambitions had no limits and was drawn to the designs and inventions of [[Humanity]] and the Vex and urged the Guardians to discover how he created these dark weapons and stop his plans.<ref name="Dismantle"/><ref name="Perfect">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/perfect-specimen Perfect Specimen]''</ref>


As the Guardians ventured into the [[Asterion Abyss]], Variks provided intel of Praksis's latest experiment which involved him putting tracking modules into [[Minotaur]]s. They were also made aware of the [[Fallen]] activity within that region who collected resources for Praksis for an unknown experiment. After defeating the Vex, Ghost was able to locate Praksis's latest experiment on [[Cadmus Ridge]]. The Technocrat had constructed an artificial [[conflux]] in a bid to lure and trap the Vex. Variks warned the Guardians that were not only fighting Fallen scavengers, but creators and architects who once made marvels that rivalled Humanity's [[Golden Age]].  
As the Guardians ventured into the [[Asterion Abyss]], Variks provided intel of Praksis's latest experiment which involved him putting tracking modules into [[Minotaur]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/deductive-reasoning-2 Deductive Reasoning]''</ref> They were also made aware of the [[Fallen]] activity within that region who collected resources for Praksis for an unknown experiment.<ref name="Perfect"/> After defeating the Vex, Ghost was able to locate Praksis's latest experiment on [[Cadmus Ridge]]. The Technocrat had constructed an artificial [[conflux]] in a bid to lure and trap the Vex.<ref name="Science">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/scientific-method-5 Scientific Method]''</ref> Variks warned the Guardians that were not only fighting Fallen scavengers, but creators and architects who once made marvels that rivalled Humanity's [[Golden Age]].<ref name="Science"/>


Located outside the [[Bray Exoscience]] facility, Ghost hacked into Praksis's latest construct and lured the nearby Vex to the Fallen conflux. Praksis then found out that the Guardians were attempting to shut down his conflux and sent a Servitor, [[Conflux Watch Prime]], to protect it. The [[Prime Servitor]] was an upgraded [[Conflux Watch|model]] from those ultised by the [[House of Winter]] and would teleport them away from the conflux, but the Guardians persisted and destroyed the Servitor. Ghost was then able to find a signal from the downed Servitor who was in communication with Praksis and able to locate the Technocrat deep within the Bray Exoscience facility.
Located outside the [[Bray Exoscience]] facility, Ghost hacked into Praksis's latest construct and lured the nearby Vex to the Fallen conflux. Praksis then found out that the Guardians were attempting to shut down his conflux and sent a Servitor, [[Conflux Watch Prime]], to protect it. The [[Prime Servitor]] was an upgraded [[Conflux Watch|model]] from those ultised by the [[House of Winter]] and would teleport them away from the conflux, but the Guardians persisted and destroyed the Servitor.<ref>'''YouTube''', ''[https://youtu.be/ebW-e-v5U70 Fallen Conflux]''</ref> Ghost was then able to find a signal from the downed Servitor who was in communication with Praksis and able to locate the Technocrat deep within the Bray Exoscience facility.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 5, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/final-test-5 Final Test]''</ref>


===Legacy===
===Legacy===