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====[[Dominus Pattern Knight|Dominus Pattern]]==== | ====[[Dominus Pattern Knight|Dominus Pattern]]==== | ||
*''[[Devastation Unbridled]]'' — [[Knight Castellan|Castellan]].{{Fn|9b}} | *''[[Devastation Unbridled]]'' — [[Knight Castellan|Castellan]].{{Fn|9b}} | ||
| + | *''[[Olympus Resurgent]]'' — [[Knight Valiant|Valiant]].{{Fn|11}} | ||
| + | *''[[Scion of Chryse]]'' — [[Knight Castellan|Castellan]].{{Fn|11}} | ||
====[[Cerastus Pattern Knight|Cerastus Pattern]]==== | ====[[Cerastus Pattern Knight|Cerastus Pattern]]==== | ||
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====[[Questoris Pattern Knight|Questoris Pattern]]==== | ====[[Questoris Pattern Knight|Questoris Pattern]]==== | ||
*''[[Blade of Mars]]''{{Fn|5c}}{{Fn|9b}} | *''[[Blade of Mars]]''{{Fn|5c}}{{Fn|9b}} | ||
| + | *''[[Crimson Destroyer]]'' — [[Knight Warden|Warden]].{{Fn|11}} | ||
*''[[Iron God (Knight Warden)|Iron God]]'' — [[Knight Warden|Warden]].{{Fn|9a}} | *''[[Iron God (Knight Warden)|Iron God]]'' — [[Knight Warden|Warden]].{{Fn|9a}} | ||
*''[[Mors Iram]]'' — [[Knight Styrix|Styrix]].{{Fn|13c}} | *''[[Mors Iram]]'' — [[Knight Styrix|Styrix]].{{Fn|13c}} | ||
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*''[[Red Might]]'' — [[Knight Crusader|Crusader]].{{Fn|5c}} | *''[[Red Might]]'' — [[Knight Crusader|Crusader]].{{Fn|5c}} | ||
*''[[Retributor (Knight Gallant)|Retributor]]'' — [[Knight Gallant|Gallant]].{{Fn|9a}} | *''[[Retributor (Knight Gallant)|Retributor]]'' — [[Knight Gallant|Gallant]].{{Fn|9a}} | ||
| + | *''[[Scarlet Doom]]'' — [[Knight Paladin|Paladin]].{{Fn|3}} | ||
| + | *''[[Spirit of Voltaire]]'' — [[Knight Crusader|Crusader]].{{Fn|11}} | ||
====[[Armiger Pattern Knight|Armiger Pattern]]==== | ====[[Armiger Pattern Knight|Armiger Pattern]]==== | ||
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====[[Baron]]s==== | ====[[Baron]]s==== | ||
| − | *[[Cavanix]] — Pilot of the | + | *[[Cavanix]] — Pilot of the ''[[Crimson Destroyer]]''. Led the Knights sent to aid the world [[Frontis]].{{Fn|11}} |
*[[Griegor]] — Pilot of the ''[[Iron God (Knight Warden)|Iron God]]''.{{Fn|9a}} | *[[Griegor]] — Pilot of the ''[[Iron God (Knight Warden)|Iron God]]''.{{Fn|9a}} | ||
*[[Solon Rhadamanthine]] — Pilot of a [[Knight Crusader]].{{Fn|7}} | *[[Solon Rhadamanthine]] — Pilot of a [[Knight Crusader]].{{Fn|7}} | ||
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====Other Knights==== | ====Other Knights==== | ||
*[[Agamon]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy | *[[Agamon]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy | ||
| − | *'''Sir [[Archimaxes]]''' — Pilot of | + | *'''Sir [[Archimaxes]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Devastation Unbridled]]''.{{Fn|9b}} |
| − | *[[Leopold Cronus]] | + | *[[Leopold Cronus]] — Knight during the [[Horus Heresy]], pilot of '''''Pax Mortis''''' |
| − | *'''Sir [[Darkarrus]]''' — Pilot of | + | *'''Sir [[Darkarrus]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Scarlet Doom]]''.{{Fn|3}} |
| − | *[[Drantar]] — Pilot of | + | *[[Drantar]] — Pilot of ''[[Red Might]]''.{{Fn|5c}} |
| − | *[[Gentran]] | + | *[[Gentran]] — Knight during the Horus Heresy |
| − | *'''Govatek''' — Pilot of | + | *'''Govatek''' — Pilot of ''[[Olympus Resurgent]]''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}} |
| − | *[[Raf Maven]] | + | *[[Raf Maven]] — Knight during the [[Horus Heresy]], pilot of '''''Equitos Bellum''''' |
| − | *'''Tovekh Mau''' — Pilot of the [[ | + | *'''Tovekh Mau''' — Pilot of the ''[[Scion of Chryse]]''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}} |
| − | *[[Melandra]] — Pilot of ''[[Retributor (Knight Gallant)|Retributor]]''.{{Fn|9a}} | + | *'''Lady [[Melandra]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Retributor (Knight Gallant)|Retributor]]''.{{Fn|9a}} |
| − | *'''Razelon''' — Pilot of the [[ | + | *'''Razelon''' — Pilot of the ''[[Spirit of Voltaire]]''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}} |
| − | *[[Soberan]] — Pilot of '' | + | *[[Soberan]] — Pilot of ''[[Omnissiah's Fury]]''.{{Fn|5c}} |
| − | *[[Stator]] | + | *[[Stator]] — Knight during the Horus Heresy, pilot of '''''Fortis Metallum''''' |
| − | *[[Thassor]] — | + | *'''Sir [[Thassor]]''' — Pilot of the ''[[Red Jackal]]''.{{Fn|9b}} |
*'''Lord [[Therberax]]''' — Pilot of a Knight Errant.{{Fn|6}} | *'''Lord [[Therberax]]''' — Pilot of a Knight Errant.{{Fn|6}} | ||
*[[Ulantor]] — Noble | *[[Ulantor]] — Noble | ||
*[[Valek]] — Pilot of '''''Red Warrior''''' during the [[War of the Beast]] | *[[Valek]] — Pilot of '''''Red Warrior''''' during the [[War of the Beast]] | ||
| − | *'''Sir [[Xantek]]''' — Pilot of '' | + | *'''Sir [[Xantek]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Blade of Mars]]''.{{Fn|5c}}{{Fn|9b}} Terribly wounded by a [[Chaos Titan]]. He has survived the Ritual of Becoming twice and embodies his house's ability to rise again from darkness.{{Fn|9b}} |
*[[Yelsic]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy | *[[Yelsic]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 2 December 2023
| Colour Scheme | House Info | Symbol | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Name: | House Taranis |  |
| Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
| Knight World: | Mars | ||
| Colours: | Red (Post-Heresy) Blue/white (Heresy-era)[13b] | ||
| Motto: | Honour thy Forge, Honour the Primus Ordinus.[10] | ||
House Taranis are a Knight House of the Adeptus Mechanicus, located on Mars.[2a][2b]
History
The first Knightly House to be established, House Taranis was founded on Mars before the formation of the Imperium. This truly ancient house predates any other by many hundreds of years. As the industries of the red planet developed into a vast metropolis of technological mastery, so too did it evolve to become the first and foremost of the forge worlds, and the Knights of House Taranis were its guardians. The STC technology supplied to many of the Expeditionary Fleets during Mankind’s expansion across the stars included designs for armoured suits of exo-armour based on those first developed to be used by the Knights of Taranis. When the Knight worlds were first rediscovered during the Imperium’s Great Crusade many thousands of years later, it is likely that the Mechanicum used their intimate knowledge of the Knight suits worn by House Taranis to help win the loyalty of those worlds.[2a] By the start of the Horus Heresy, Taranis fielded some 600 Knight suits, including large numbers of rarer Porphyrion, Atrapos, Magaera, and Styrix Patterns.[13a]
House Taranis remained loyal to the Imperium during the Horus Heresy, taking part in the Battle of Mars on the side of the forces of Kane. All but two of them were killed, fighting the forces of the Dark Mechanicum. Two members of the Knights of Taranis survived and went into hiding, but their later fate is unknown.[1]
In 230.M41, the Knights of House Taranis battled a Daemonic incursion on Tarsok V. Despite heavy losses, they managed to defeat a Great Unclean One and win the day.[2c][5b]
During the Indomitus Crusade, 3 lances of House Taranis Knights were deployed from the vessel Zar-Quaesitor.[8]
After the Battle of Malak was a force of House Taranis Knights part of Task Force II, Battle Group Ezekis - together with members of the Black Templars, Crimson Guard, and unidentified forces from the Astra Militarum and Adeptus Mechanicus - and was turned, with the rest of Battle Group Ezekis, into agents of the Blood God Khorne by the Murder-Curse.[15]
Other Campaigns
- War of the Beast
- War of Recovery[12]
- Cold Trade Wars[12]
- 13th Black Crusade
- Battle on the killing fields of Umekha[9a]
- Battle of Ontoria XII[9c]
- Defence of Frontis[11]
- Indomitus Crusade[12]
- The Charadon Campaign[14]
- Fourth Tyrannic War[16]
Heraldry
Prior to the Horus Heresy, House Taranis's Knights wore primarily dark blue armour, rather than the red or silver common to those Houses affiliated with Mars. This changed during the Heresy, however, as most of House Taranis's surviving Knights repainted their Knights red in recognition of the debt they owed to Loyalist Forge Worlds.[13b]
The House's crest, likewise, evolved with time - the symbol always featured the cog of Mars, but the sword that bisects the crest was added after the Horus Heresy. Some attribute this to the legendary Raf Maven, who allegedly insisted on the addition in honour of his fallen housemates.[12]
House Elements
Known Knight Suits
Dominus Pattern
- Devastation Unbridled — Castellan.[9b]
- Olympus Resurgent — Valiant.[11]
- Scion of Chryse — Castellan.[11]
Cerastus Pattern
Questoris Pattern
- Blade of Mars[5c][9b]
- Crimson Destroyer — Warden.[11]
- Iron God — Warden.[9a]
- Mors Iram — Styrix.[13c]
- Omnissiah's Fury — Paladin.[5c]
- Red Might — Crusader.[5c]
- Retributor — Gallant.[9a]
- Scarlet Doom — Paladin.[3]
- Spirit of Voltaire — Crusader.[11]
Armiger Pattern
Known Knights
High Monarchs
- Taymon Verticorda — One of the Lord Commanders during the Horus Heresy
- Caturix — One of the Lord Commanders during the Horus Heresy
Barons
- Cavanix — Pilot of the Crimson Destroyer. Led the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
- Griegor — Pilot of the Iron God.[9a]
- Solon Rhadamanthine — Pilot of a Knight Crusader.[7]
Seneschals
Other Knights
- Agamon - Knight during the Horus Heresy
- Sir Archimaxes — Pilot of Devastation Unbridled.[9b]
- Leopold Cronus — Knight during the Horus Heresy, pilot of Pax Mortis
- Sir Darkarrus — Pilot of Scarlet Doom.[3]
- Drantar — Pilot of Red Might.[5c]
- Gentran — Knight during the Horus Heresy
- Govatek — Pilot of Olympus Resurgent. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
- Raf Maven — Knight during the Horus Heresy, pilot of Equitos Bellum
- Tovekh Mau — Pilot of the Scion of Chryse. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
- Lady Melandra — Pilot of Retributor.[9a]
- Razelon — Pilot of the Spirit of Voltaire. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
- Soberan — Pilot of Omnissiah's Fury.[5c]
- Stator — Knight during the Horus Heresy, pilot of Fortis Metallum
- Sir Thassor — Pilot of the Red Jackal.[9b]
- Lord Therberax — Pilot of a Knight Errant.[6]
- Ulantor — Noble
- Valek — Pilot of Red Warrior during the War of the Beast
- Sir Xantek — Pilot of Blade of Mars.[5c][9b] Terribly wounded by a Chaos Titan. He has survived the Ritual of Becoming twice and embodies his house's ability to rise again from darkness.[9b]
- Yelsic - Knight during the Horus Heresy
Bondsmen
- Bondswoman Jocasta — Knight Warglaive Argyre. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
- Bondsman Fovin — Knight Warglaive Aram. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
- Bondsman Hastaelock — Knight Helverin Lyot. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
- Bondsman Fargrim — Knight Helverin Zunil. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.[11]
Images
Scarlet Doom, the Knight of Sir Darkarrus
See also
Sources
- 1: Mechanicum (Novel)[Needs Citation]
- 2: Codex: Imperial Knights (6th Edition):
- 3: Warhammer: Visions 8, pgs. 170–171
- 4: White Dwarf 36 (2014), pg. 22
- 5: Codex: Imperial Knights (7th Edition):
- 6: White Dwarf 127 (2016) — Regiments of Renown
- 7: White Dwarf September 2016 — The Ultimate Guide to Imperial Knights
- 8: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition), pg. 20
- 9: Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition):
- 10: Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (8th Edition), pg. 57
- 11: White Dwarf July 2018 — Battle Report: A Gauntlet Thrown Down
- 12: Codex: Imperial Knights (9th Edition), pgs. 24-25 — House Taranis
- 13: Adeptus Titanicus: Loyalist Legios:
- 14: War Zone Charadon - Act I: The Book of Rust, pgs. 40-41
- 15: White Dwarf 487, pg. 100 - The Red Angel
- 16: Leviathan (Box) Rulebook, pgs. 247-253
