Riis

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Riis
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Societal

Species:

Fallen

Government:

Eliksni Houses
Kells

 

"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.[1]

Riis, also known as Home-Riis, was the homeworld of the Eliksni, and once visited by the Traveler.[2][3]

Overview

Riis was described as a finely crafted paradise orbiting multiple suns [4], it was possibly terraformed after the coming of the Traveler whom the Eliksni revered as "The Great Machine"[3]. Ether is said to have run freely.[5] "Carefully tended lakes and rivers" are mentioned along with "fields of lush iridescent crops" and "groves of starkly coloured trees".[3] The sky was a light pink, likely due to ether enrichment, and at times appeared green as well. Well-regulated air traffic was common.[3]

History

Golden Age

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[6].

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 Kiiraskes fought and defeated a Darkness-empowered river-catcher within one of Riis' Garden-Ways, which had consumed a 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[7].

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.[8]

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 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

Known Riis-Born Eliksni

Trivia

  • Riis is briefly mentioned in Destiny 2 during a Ghost Scan of a Fallen receiver on Titan. 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 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 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.[9]
  • Riis also shares the surname as 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

  • A prosperous Riis

    A prosperous Riis

  • The Whirlwind

    The Whirlwind

  • The Traveler fleeing Riis

    The Traveler fleeing Riis

  • Cities on Riis, with the Traveler hovering above.

    Cities on Riis, with the Traveler hovering above.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie (2020/11/10), Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Playstation 4, Variks, the Loyal dialogue
  2. ^ Bungie Inc, Destiny: Grimoire Anthology: Volume 2. Bungie Inc. IBSN 978-1945683695
  3. ^ a b c d Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Grimoire: Mystery: Vault of Glass
  4. ^ Bungie (2020/11/10), Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Playstation 4, Variks, the Loyal dialogue
  5. ^ Bungie (2014/5/19), Destiny: House of Wolves, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3
  6. ^ Bungie (2024/10/8), Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - The Garden-Way
  7. ^ Bungie (2024/10/8), Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - The Garden-Way
  8. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Item Description, Doom of Chelchis
  9. ^ Bungie Inc, Destiny: Grimoire Anthology: Volume 2: Riis

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