Variks

Character: "Variks"

Gender: "Male"

Species: "Eliksni (Fallen)"

Age: "500's"

Personality: "Loyal" + "Adaptive" + "Compassionate" + "Survival Instinct" + "Cunning" + "Mission-Driven" + "Complex-Morality"

Occupation: "Scribe" + "Vandal" + "Vender"

Skills: "Diplomacy" + "Strategic Thinking" + "Mechanical proficiency" + "Linguistic Skills:" + "Survival instinct"

Appearance: Variks is an Eliksni who stands at 275 centimeters tall, or just over 9 feet. Variks has four eyes, all of which are a deep aquamarine. Variki's chitinous armor is a deep black, while his natural skin edges more on blackish-blue.

Variks' most distinguishing feature is his four arms. Two of these arms are natural, and the other two are mechanical in nature. These mechanical arms are located above his natural arms, and have various functions and are integrated into his body.

Varikis has a hunched posture, and will typically walk with the aid of a spear.

Clothing: "Black armored gauntlets, leggings, and faulds" + "White fur loin cloth" + "Tabard with no sleeves, inscribed with the sigil of the House of Judgment" + "Cloak with white fur trim" + "Horned helm"

History: Variks is a character from the Destiny Universe. Variks is an Eliksni, or 'Fallen' in the human tongue. Eliksni are an insectoid alien species. Eliskni have two to four arms, four eyes, and spider-like facial features with a split jaw and mandibles that open horizontally. Their bodies are covered in a chitins armor, with very spots left exposed. They are bipedal, like humans, but will scuttle and skitter across the ground using their arms as needed, or to reach great speeds. Unlike humans, however, they only have three digits on each hand, which end in clawed points.

Born into the House of Judgment, he survived the cataclysmic Whirlwind that shattered the Fallen civilization hundreds of years ago. A survivor and a witness to the fall of his house, Variks is exceptionally old, even for an Eliksni.

Variks loyalty and love for his people would be tested as, during the Reef Wars, the Eliskni was forced to choose between his people, and his own morality. As a representative of The House of Judgment Variks bore witness to Skolas's brutality first hand, and had his upper arms docked by the Krell when he spoke out. Disgusted by what he saw, and what he'd been forced to endure, Variks sought out and informed the Crows of the Krell's plan in an attempt to both put a stop the attacks on unarmed Awoken civilians, and bring the Krell to capture.

Following the Reef Wars, Variks found loyalty in the Queen of the Reef, Becoming The Warden of The Prison of Elders, and a trusted advisor to the Queen, Variks aimed too ensure the traditions of the House of Judgment would survive. His allegiance to the Queen would be tested during the Wolf Rebellion when Skolas returned, challenging the Reef's authority. Variks assisted the Guardians in their pursuit of Skolas and the House of Wolves, helping to bring the renegade Kell to justice once more.

However, as time passed, Variks grew disillusioned with the Reef and the faith that had sustained him. His departure from the Prison of Elders marked a turning point in his life. He declared himself the Kell of Kells, a symbolic and ambitious move that aimed to unite the scattered Fallen houses under the banner of House Judgment. This act would have dire consequences however, as the prison break Variks initiated inside the Prison of Elders would lead to the death of the Hunter Vanguard, Cayde-6.

Variks' journey took another unexpected turn when he failed to unite the houses. Turning to Eramis and her House of Salvation on Europa, he hoped to align himself with the Krell and help them suceed where he had failed. However, his hope for a united and peaceful Eliksni society crumbled as Eramis embraced the dark powers of the Darkness.

Faced with the reality of Eramis's descent into darkness, Variks made a courageous decision to defect and seek the aid of the Guardians. He now cooperates with the Vanguard to dismantle Eramis's Fallen empire and secure the safety of Eliksni refugees, hoping for a brighter future.