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Kridis was born into the [[House of Devils]] and endured through the [[Long Drift]] for generations as the [[Eliksni]] chased the [[Traveler]] through space in search of salvation. The cataclysmic [[Whirlwind]] crippled the Eliksni and slowly a new faith emerged in the veneration of [[Servitor]]s. Kridis was raised on the belief that the Eliksni were meant for a higher purpose and clung on to their collective desire of evolving beyond their current forms. All the while she endured a life of subsistence as received succor of [[Ether]] from their [[Prime Servitor]].<ref name="Priest">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Once-Shipstealer#XII._The_Priestess|XII. The Priestess]]''</ref>

Following their arrival into the [[Solar System]], the Devils claimed the [[Cosmodrome]] of [[Old Russia]] as their territory. Kridis was stationed there alongside her friends, [[Eramis]] and [[Phylaks]], and developed a close kinship with them. The formidable trio spent years raiding [[Humanity|human]] settlements, and fending off members of rival [[Fallen]] Houses that attempted to encroach upon the Devils' territory. Each aspired Kellship as the three dreamt of ways to defeat their mighty [[Kell]], [[Solkis, Devil Kell|Solkis]], and take control of the House for themselves.<ref name="Council">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Once-Shipstealer#VIII._The_Council|VIII. The Council]]''</ref>

Their Kell however demonstrated his superiority as the political leader and rallied his military and nobility into the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]]. Kridis fought in the battle alongside her Servitor, Eramis and Phylaks. In one instance Kridis nods to Eramis as she is shielded by her Servitor in a purple glow of Ether and turns to fire her rifle at group of [[Guardian]]s. The trio slew many more Guardians and led a charge to the City walls with the aid of [[Taniks, the Scarred]] and [[House of Winter]]. However the crusade of Final Attempt ended in defeat as the alliance of [[Fallen]] Houses retreated against [[The Last City]] and ended their hopes of reclaiming [[Traveler|the Great Machine]] from humanity.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Once-Shipstealer#V._The_Nightmare|V. The Nightmare]]''</ref>  Kridis and her friends survived the battle, but their Kell fell to [[Saint-14]]. The trio were broken up when Eramis was captured by the Reefborn [[Awoken]] during the [[Wolf Rebellion|Wolf Wars]] and imprisoned in the [[Prison of Elders]]. The whereabouts of Kridis and Phylaks remained a mystery.<ref name="Council"/>

Kridis journeyed to [[Europa]] alongside her fellow Council members; Phylaks, Kridis, Praksis and Variks, to witness the arrival of the [[Pyramid (Europa)|obsidian ship]]. She watched her friend Eramis gain strength with the powers of [[Stasis]] from the [[Darkness]] who tells them to choose salvation. With a new ancient power at hand, Eramis elevated herself as the Kell of Darkness and forged a new dark empire in the form of House of Salvation and christened Kridis the "Priestess" of her new House.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Once-Shipstealer#IX._The_Kell_of_Darkness|IX. The Kell of Darkness]]''</ref>

With the House of Salvation now rising to prominence on [[Europa]], the Priestess attended a ceremony organised by Eramis to address their newly formed House. Held within the main chambers of [[Riis-Reborn Approach]], Kridis stood alongside other Council members, but was absent of the traitorous Variks. The Council reformed themselves into the Dark Council as they embraced the [[Darkness]]. Kridis listened closely to Eramis who spoke out against the chains that have slaved the Eliksni race as they became servants to the Great Machine that abandoned them. She then helped Eramis present a Servitor to the audience as an idol built in its image. The Servitor is destroyed by Eramis through the use of Stasis as its destruction ushered in their freedom. Kridis then watched her close friend, Phylaks, gain the ability to use Stasis by retrieving a [[Splinter of Darkness|Splinter]] from a [[Crux of Darkness|Crux]]. However the assembly is interrupted by the [[Guardian]]s and Kridis left the scene to allow Phylaks chase them with her new found powers.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[The New Kell]]''</ref>  

Later Eramis held an emergency meeting with Kridis and Atraks to inform them that Praksis and Phylaks were dead and they must retaliate. Eramis ordered Atraks to return to the [[Deep Stone Crypt]] and to prepare the body of [[Taniks]] as she and Kridis can handle the situation. As Atraks leaves the scene, Kridis asked her friend to take pause as they do not understand the power they wield. Eramis listened with frustration as Kridis explained how she is also impatient, but there is wisdom in caution. As Eramis considered the words of her close friend, she began losing control of her Stasis gauntlet and smashed the ice off it as Kridis watched with growing concern. Eramis retorts with anger that caution has done nothing for them as their enemies exploited their weakness and now is the time to act. Eramis leaves the scene after declaring to Kridis that she will give the Guardians the destruction they crave.<ref name="Techno">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[The Technocrat]]''</ref>

However the erratic behaviour of Eramis led to her demise after her gauntlets malfunctioned and froze her into a Stasis statue during the battle against the Guardians. Unbeknownst to the [[Vanguard]], Kridis assumed leadership from the shadows following her Kell's defeat. Commander [[Zavala]] sought take advantage of the [[Vex]] incursion within Riis Reborn and sent the Guardians to destabilise the House. However, the Salvation forces held up better than expected against the Vex and Variks suspected someone may have replaced Eramis as the Fallen appear more organised. Later, Kridis is found idle in a Stasis pose and mocked the machine spawns who thought they could defeat her Kell so easily. As the Guardians approached her, Kridis [[transmat]]ted away and declared that Eramis will rise again and has only transformed. She then deployed Fallen reinforcements and a [[Salvation Walker]] imported from the [[House of Devils|Devils]], but the Guardians defeated her forces and informed Zavala that she got away. Zavala replied that they cannot allow Kridis to rebuild the empire as she slipped through their radar before and enlisted Variks to help with his insider knowledge.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[The Aftermath]]''</ref>

The Priestess now known as the Dark Priestess, an Archon of the Dark, greeted the Guardians as spawns of the Traitor Machine and asked if they had come to witness the ascension of a god through Eramis. Unlike her counterparts who relied on their gauntlets created by Praksis to wield Stasis, Kridis demonstrated higher mastery of Stasis by crafting a pair of crystal swords and choose to attach her Splinters to her helmet. She deployed reinforcements to tackle the Guardians and [[Defiled Servitor]]s provided her an immunity shield as she blasted them with unique projectiles of Stasis. However despite her powers, Kridis was slain by the Guardians and brought the end to her plans and reign of the Kell of Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[The Dark Priestess]]''</ref>

Following her demise, the [[Disciple of Kridis|Disciples of Kridis]] roamed the expanses of Europa and followed her teachings through their use of Stasis. Later the Guardians, with help of [[House of Spider]], retrieved an early prototype of a weapon called [[Salvation's Grip]] and uncovered more notes of Kridis. She wrote about her experiences with the Darkness and claimed that the powers of Dark was gifted to the Eliksni first similar to how the Great Machine visited them first and  the Guardians were unlucky second borns. She described the Dark as a stillness where you are no longer bound to flesh and become a memory that is worthy of storied, but equated stillness to death and her people have not been still since the [[Long Drift]]. She aimed to unleash this stillness on humanity to ensure their stories are never forgotten and mark the worlds with the same scars that the [[Great Machine]] left on their [[Riis|homeworld]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], PlayStation 4, [[Salvation's Grip]]</ref>

{{Quote|I have not known an Eliksni like Kridis. Single-minded. Devoted. Even… obsessed. She has studied the Dark, and it has nourished her.|Variks the Loyal}}<ref name="DR">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/divine-retribution Divine Retribution]''</ref>

Kridis is a worshipper of the [[Darkness]] and studied the Dark to the point of being obsessed.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/visions-of-darkness Visions of Darkness]''</ref><ref name="DR"/> For this reason, not many Eliksni wish to follow her.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, ''[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/eliksni-evacuation Eliksni Evacuation]''</ref> However, she is a proficient speaker capable of getting Eliksni to listen to her and has managed to gather a following of Eliksni who also worship the Dark.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/divine-intervention Divine Intervention]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/blind-faith-2 Blind Faith]''</ref>