House of Wolves

House of Wolves

"The Wolves are getting closer, she is a fool for thinking she can control them."

— The Speaker

The House of Wolves were a House of the Fallen, distinguishable by their blue armors and tattered dark gray fur cloaks. They were the subject of an expansion of the same name. After the Red War and the formation of the House of Dusk, the remnants of the House were extinguished by Reksis Vahn, the Hangman.

History

Pre-Reef Wars

"I am Lord of Wolves. You are an empty thing with two dead souls. This is my House. These are my terms. Surrender and I will only take your ships."

— Virixas, Kell of Wolves to Queen Mara Sov

Prior to arriving in the Solar System, the House of Wolves, then called 'Mraskilaasan', was one of many Fallen Houses struggling to survive in the wake of a cataclysmic event known as The Whirlwind. In the aftermath of the fall, the Wolves were said to have warred with the House of Kings. Years later, after arriving into the Sol system, the Wolves were living out by the Jovians. At some point, their Prime Servitor Kaliks Prime went missing; Fikrul, the Fanatic was once a well-regarded Archon Priest of Kaliks, but he was cast out after speaking against the Great Machine and lamenting his species' dependence on Servitors for survival.

As part of a united Fallen effort, the Wolves intended to join the Battle of Twilight Gap alongside the other Houses, but were stopped at their stronghold of Ceres when the Reef intervened. Their Kell, Virixas was killed in the initial clash, along with a massive portion of the house, which would later be called The Scatter. This marked the start of a power struggle between three members of the Wolf nobility: Irxis, Wolf Baroness; Parixas, the Howling; and Skolas, the Rabid.

The Reef Wars

"Captains and Barons signal their readiness, Skolas and Pirsis and Irxis, Drevis, Peekis, Parixas, all of them bound by fear and loyalty, all ready for war."

— Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4

The Reef Wars were a series of long battles between the Wolves and The Reef. During the course of the wars, Skolas rose to the Kellship, beating out his competitors. He then turned his full attention towards The Reef, and the two forces clashed for many years. The wars ended when Variks, a member of the House of Judgment who lived among the Wolves, betrayed Skolas to the Reef, resulting in his capture along with most of his House. Variks went on to crown The Queen of The Reef as the new Kell, with many Wolves bending the knee to her.

Recent Events

The Wolf Rebellion

The rise of Skolas, Kell of Kells

"Listen to me, Wolf-born! Heed me, Whirlwind-scattered! I am the ghost of Cybele, the cunning claw of Iris, betrayed, chained, encrypted by the Queen, sent back from the Darkness to save us all! The days of Kell and House end now. The calendar of slavery and abasement goes to the fire. We are a new calendar! We are an age of beginnings! Each of us is a day!"

— Skolas, Kell of Kells

Initiated by the return of Skolas, now calling himself the "Kell of Kells", the House of Wolves rebelled against the Awoken. The Wolf Rebellion started with an assassination attempt on The Queen and a mass prison break from the Prison of Elders where most of the former Wolf nobility was being held.The Queen opened the Reef to Guardians of the City, with the intent of recruiting them to put an end to the rebellion. The Guardians tracked Skolas across the system, eventually capturing him on Venus, attempting to wield stolen Vex tech in order to pull the House of Wolves through time. On the order of the Queen, Skolas was sent to the Prison of Elders, where he was pitted against the same Guardians who captured him and was executed, effectively ended the Wolf Rebellion.

The Taken War

The return of Keldar, Archon Priest

"Was looking, searching for new Wolf Kell. Could not find one. Could not understand House Wolves tactics... bad tactics. Fight Cabal? (laughs) Could not find new Kell because there is no Kell. House Wolves follows a new god, a Servitor, a Prime. This is a pilgrimage, Guardian. And for faith, they will stop at nothing."

— Variks, the Loyal

After Skolas' defeat, the Wolves began regrouping on Mars, hoping to carve out a new den on a planet of their own. The Wolves emerged from hiding, rallying under Keldar, Archon Priest who had escaped the Reef Wars and Skolas' Rebellion. Keldar offered the Wolves, a new god to worship, the rebuilt Orbiks Prime; the Wolves' previous god, to lead their scattered House in the absence of a new Kell. In the wake of losses suffered at the hands of the Taken during The Taken War, the Cabal were unable to stop the Wolves from entrenching themselves in their own fortifications; the Blind Legion's former base was captured for use as Orbiks Prime's lair. Orbiks Prime attempted to reassemble the House on Mars, however, thanks to intel provided by Variks, the Loyal, the Guardians hunted down Keldar and Orbiks, destroying the Prime and eliminated their escaping Archon, leaving the Wolves broken and leaderless. Leading to Variks to believe that the House of Wolves had been broken once and for all.

Extinction

"Fallen comms, still trying to reach their brothers and sisters. Some of these headers are still marked with House sigils. House of Devils, House of Wolves…"

— Ghost

Having been nearly wiped out by the deaths of their leaders and lieutenants from subsequent Guardian hunts, the House of Wolves were driven to the brink. They met their end when the terrifying Scorn Baron known as Reksis Vahn, the Hangman subsequently hunted down and destroyed their last remaining Servitors, dooming and wiping the formerly great House of Wolves off the map once and for all.

But with their demise, former Wolf members assimilated into the House of Dusk, including Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed, The Silent Fang, Queenbreakers, Pallas Seigebreakers and those afilliated with Beltrik and Irxis. At least one Vandal still wearing the colours of the House of Wolves now works under Variks, the Loyal.

Structure

House Wolves Old Prime, Orbiks Prime

"Fallen Houses must hunt, prowl, scavenge, defend. House Devils has Earth. House Winter has Venus. And now Wolves claim Mars. Cabal will not be pleased."

— Variks, the Loyal

The Wolves appear to have a more complex structure than compared the other houses. While they retain the typical leadership of a Kell, an Archon, and a Prime Servitor (though the latter two are dead or missing) followed by Barons and other nobility, the Wolves have several additional posts and groups with special functions within the House.

Kells are served by Wolves' Guards, Captains who are selected from an early age and brainwashed to be completely subservient to the Kell. The Kell also has the Silent Fang at their command, an elite group of assassins, to eliminate potential rivals and threats. To keep the rank-and-file in line, fanatical Wolf Enforcers ensure that the remaining Fallen of the House maintain their loyalty. Several other informal groups serve the Kell, such as the Howling Raiders, the Twisted Claw, and the Queenbreakers (the Wolves who formerly served as Mara Sov's personal bodyguards, but then attempted to assassinate her).

Members

Kells

• Virixas, Kell of Wolves — Kell
• Skolas, Kell of Kells — Kell

Prime Servitors

• Orbiks Prime — Prime Servitor
• Kaliks Prime — Prime Servitor
• Kaliks Reborn — Prime Servitor

Archons

• Aksor, Archon Priest — Archon of Kaliks Prime
• Fikrul, the Fanatic — Archon of Kaliks Prime
• Keldar, Archon Priest — Archon of Orbiks Prime

Barons

• Irxis, Wolf Baroness
• Parixas, the Howling
• Drevis, Wolf Baroness
• Yavek, Wolf Baron

Captains

• Beltrik, the Veiled
• Pirsis, Pallas-Bane
• Saviks, Queenbreaker
• Liksor, Wolf Blade
• Basoriks, Wolves' Guard
• Driviks, the Chosen (inferred)

Vandals

• Grayor, Wolf Assassin
• Veliniks, the Ravenous
• Pilxis, Wolf Claw
• Lharkiss, Wolf Bane (inferred)

Dregs

• Peekis, the Disavowed
• Weksis, the Meek

Servitors

• Mecher Orbiks-11
• Kaliks-4
• Kaliks-12

Former Wolves

• Avrok, Spider's Associate
• Elyksis, Wolf Rebel
• Mithrax, the Forsaken
• Skoriks, Archon-Slayer
• Yevik, the Wolf
• Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed
• Student of Beltrik
• Pallas Siegebreaker

Notable Groups

• The Silent Fang
• The Wolves' Guard
• The Twisted Claw
• The Queenbreakers
• The Howling Raiders
• The Wolf Scavengers

Unique forces

• Captain variants
  • Wolf Captain
  • Queenbreaker Captain
  • Silent Fang
  • Wolf Enforcer
  • Scorch Captain
    • Wolves' Guard
• Vandal variants
  • Wolf Vandal
    • Wolf Stealth Vandal
    • Wolf Melee Vandal
  • Queenbreaker Vandal
  • Twisted Claw
  • Howling Raider
• Dreg variants
  • Wolf Scavenger
  • Archon Servants
• Servitor variants
  • Wolf Servitor
    • Wolf High Servitor
  • Pilot Servitor
  • Kaliks Minor
• Shank variants
  • Exploder Shank
  • Repeater Shank
  • Tracer Shank
• Walker variants
  • Wolf Walker
    • Elder Wolf Walker

Gallery

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  Skolas, Kell of Wolves

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  Aksor, the Archon Priest

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  Kaliks, the Restored Prime

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  The Silent Fang

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  Yavek, Wolf Baron

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  Pilot Servitors re-programed for war

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  House of Wolves' members

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  A House of Wolves banner

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  Another House of Wolves Banner, showing a far longer bottom part

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  A House of Wolves Dreg.

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  A House of Wolves Vandal.

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  A House of Wolves Captain.

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  A House of Wolves Shank.

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  A House of Wolves Walker.

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  The Heavy Pike, manufactured by the Wolves.

Trivia

• The House of Wolves is the second Fallen House Guardians have seen go extinct. The first being the House of Winter.
• Despite Aksor, Archon Priest being the Archon of the Wolves, His robes and banners indicates, that he belongs to the House of Kings.
  • It's possible that his color scheme may symbolizes Kaliks Prime, as the Archon Servants and Kaliks Reborn has the same color scheme, as Aksor.
• The House of Wolves are the second House to have one of their Prime Servitors go missing. The first being the House of Winter.
  • They are also the first known Fallen House in history to have more than one Servitor line, as they have the Kaliks line of Servitors and the Orbiks line. The second House currently to have more than one is the House of Dusk, but having far more lines than any other Houses. This is possibly due to them taking the Wolves' practice of having more Servitors.
• The House of Wolves are the first house to be led by a different species. The second being the Scorn.
  • They are also the first House to be led by an Awoken, second, again, being the Scorn.
• The House of Wolves has unique style to their members than the rest of the other Houses. Their Captains' and Vandals' armors are the same color as their banner, differing the other Fallen who instead have their armor colors, in either a tan, silver or white colors, and have their bodysuits, the color of their House Banner color. The Wolves, also has a fur-like scarf attached to their capes, differing other Houses who wear normal scarfs.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
  • House of Wolves
  • The Taken King
• Destiny 2 (Mentioned only)
  • Warmind (Mentioned only)
  • Forsaken (Mentioned only)
  • Shadowkeep (Mentioned only)
    • Season of Arrivals (Mentioned only)