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|Affiliation =[[Imperium]]
 
|Affiliation =[[Imperium]]
 
|Knight World=[[Mars]]
 
|Knight World=[[Mars]]
|Colours    =Red (Post-Heresy)<br>Blue/white (Heresy-era){{Fn|13b}}
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|Colours    =Red (Post-Heresy){{Fn|2b}}{{Fn|5c}}<br>Blue/white (Heresy-era){{Fn|13b}}
 
|Motto      =Honour thy Forge, Honour the Primus Ordinus.''{{Fn|10}}
 
|Motto      =Honour thy Forge, Honour the Primus Ordinus.''{{Fn|10}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are a [[Knight House]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], located on [[Mars]].{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}
 
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are a [[Knight House]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], located on [[Mars]].{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}}
 
  
 
==History==
 
==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 Fleet]]s during [[Great Crusade|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.{{Fn|2a}} By the start of the [[Horus Heresy]], Taranis fielded some 600 Knight suits, including large numbers of rarer [[Porphyrion]], [[Atrapos]], [[Magaera]], and [[Knight Styrix|Styrix]] Patterns.{{Fn|13a}}
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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 Fleet]]s during [[Dark Age of Technology|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.{{Fn|2a}} By the start of the [[Horus Heresy]], Taranis fielded some 600 Knight suits, including large numbers of rarer [[Porphyrion]], [[Atrapos]], [[Magaera]], and [[Knight Styrix|Styrix]] Patterns.{{Fn|13a}}
  
House Taranis remained loyal to the [[Imperium]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], taking part in the [[Schism of Mars|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.{{Fn|1}}
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House Taranis remained loyal to the [[Imperium]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], taking part in the [[Schism of Mars|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.{{Fn|1d}}
  
 
In 230.[[M41]], the Knights of House Taranis battled a [[Daemon]]ic incursion on [[Tarsok V]]. Despite heavy losses, they managed [[The Tarsok Incursion|to defeat]] a [[Great Unclean One]] and win the day.{{Fn|2c}}{{Fn|5b}}
 
In 230.[[M41]], the Knights of House Taranis battled a [[Daemon]]ic incursion on [[Tarsok V]]. Despite heavy losses, they managed [[The Tarsok Incursion|to defeat]] a [[Great Unclean One]] and win the day.{{Fn|2c}}{{Fn|5b}}
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During the [[Indomitus Crusade]], 3 lances of House Taranis Knights were deployed from the vessel ''[[Zar-Quaesitor]]''.{{Fn|8}}
 
During the [[Indomitus Crusade]], 3 lances of House Taranis Knights were deployed from the vessel ''[[Zar-Quaesitor]]''.{{Fn|8}}
  
After the [[Battle of Malak]] was a force of House Taranis Knights part of [[Task Force II]], [[Battle Group Ezekis]] - togheter with members of the [[Black Templars]], [[Crimson Guard (Chapter)|Crimson Guard]], and unidentifed forces from the [[Astra Militarum]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] - and was turned, with the rest of Battle Group Ezekis, into agents of the [[Chaos God|Blood God]] [[Khorne]] by the [[Murder-Curse]].{{Fn|15}}
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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 (Chapter)|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 [[Chaos God|Blood God]] [[Khorne]] by the [[Murder-Curse]].{{Fn|15}}
  
 
===Other Campaigns===
 
===Other Campaigns===
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*[[Cold Trade Wars]]{{Fn|12}}
 
*[[Cold Trade Wars]]{{Fn|12}}
 
*[[13th Black Crusade]]
 
*[[13th Black Crusade]]
*Battle of [[Ontoria XII]]
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*Battle on the killing fields of [[Umekha]]{{Fn|9a}}
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*Battle of [[Ontoria XII]]{{Fn|9d}}
 
*Defence of [[Frontis]]{{Fn|11}}
 
*Defence of [[Frontis]]{{Fn|11}}
 
*[[Indomitus Crusade]]{{Fn|12}}
 
*[[Indomitus Crusade]]{{Fn|12}}
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*[[Fourth Tyrannic War]]{{Fn|16}}
 
*[[Fourth Tyrannic War]]{{Fn|16}}
 
**[[Battle of Bastior]]{{Fn|16}}
 
**[[Battle of Bastior]]{{Fn|16}}
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*[[Pariah Crusade]]{{Fn|19}}
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*[[Sangua Terran War]]{{Fn|21}}
  
 
==Heraldry==
 
==Heraldry==
[[Image:TaranisHeresy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|House Taranis [[Cerastus Knight-Lancer]] ''Hastam Gloriae'' in the House's [[Horus Heresy|Heresy-era]] colors.{{Fn|13b}}]]
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The Knights of House Taranis are red with halved black-and-white greaves and shoulder plates and silver edging.{{Fn|2b}}{{Fn|5c}}
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 World]]s.{{Fn|13b}}
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[[Image:TaranisHeresy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The House Taranis [[Cerastus Knight-Lancer]] ''[[Hastam Gloriae]]'' in the House's [[Horus Heresy|Heresy-era]] colours.{{Fn|13b}}]]
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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]].{{Fn|13b}} This changed during the Heresy, however, as most of House Taranis's surviving pilots repainted their Knights red in recognition of the debt they owed to Loyalist [[Forge World]]s.{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|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.{{Fn|12}}
 
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.{{Fn|12}}
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==Holdings==
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During the [[Great Crusade]], Taranis's primary fastness on [[Mars]] was on [[Arsia Mons]], on the other side of the mountain from the [[Magma City]].{{Fn|1a}}
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In the modern [[Imperium]], in addition to their main fortress temple (no longer on Arsia Mons{{Fn|17}}), House Taranis has control over a number of armoured keeps on Mars. Among them is [[Hydraulach Point]], currently ruled by [[Archimaxes|Sir Archimaxes]], which maintains watch against the feral [[battle-servitor]]s that infest the southern [[Mare Erythraeum]].{{Fn|9c}}
  
 
==House Elements==
 
==House Elements==
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===Armoury===
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*''[[Fury of Mars (Thermal Cannon)|Fury of Mars]]'' — [[Thermal Cannon]].{{Fn|9d}}
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===Known Knight Suits===
 
===Known Knight Suits===
 
====[[Dominus Pattern Knight|Dominus Pattern]]====
 
====[[Dominus Pattern Knight|Dominus Pattern]]====
*''[[Devastation Unbridled]]'' — [[Knight Castellan|Castellan]].{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Devastation Unbridled]]'' — [[Knight Castellan|Castellan]].{{Fn|9c}}
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*''[[Olympus Resurgent]]'' — [[Knight Valiant|Valiant]].{{Fn|11}}
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*''[[Scion of Chryse]]'' — [[Knight Castellan|Castellan]].{{Fn|11}}
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*''[[Salutatia]]'' — [[Knight Castellan|Castellan]].{{Fn|20}}
  
 
====[[Cerastus Pattern Knight|Cerastus Pattern]]====
 
====[[Cerastus Pattern Knight|Cerastus Pattern]]====
 
*''[[Hastam Gloriae]]'' — [[Knight Lancer|Lancer]].{{Fn|13b}}
 
*''[[Hastam Gloriae]]'' — [[Knight Lancer|Lancer]].{{Fn|13b}}
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*''[[Iurgium]]'' — [[Knight Acheron|Acheron]].{{Fn|20}}
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*''[[Contegeris]]''— [[Knight Lancer|Lancer]].{{Fn|20}}
  
 
====[[Questoris Pattern Knight|Questoris Pattern]]====
 
====[[Questoris Pattern Knight|Questoris Pattern]]====
*''[[Blade of Mars]]'' — [[Knight Paladin|Paladin]].{{Fn|5c}}{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Ares Lictor]]'' — [[Knight Paladin|Paladin]].{{Fn|1b}}
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*''[[Blade of Mars]]''{{Fn|5c}}{{Fn|9b}}
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*''[[Crimson Destroyer]]'' — [[Knight Warden|Warden]].{{Fn|11}}
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*''[[Equitos Bellum]]''{{Fn|1c}}
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*''[[Fortis Metallum]]'' — [[Knight Preceptor|Preceptor]].{{Fn|1c}}
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*''[[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}}
 
*''[[Omnissiah's Fury]]'' — [[Knight Paladin|Paladin]].{{Fn|5c}}
 
*''[[Omnissiah's Fury]]'' — [[Knight Paladin|Paladin]].{{Fn|5c}}
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*''[[Pax Mortis]]''{{Fn|1c}}
 
*''[[Red Might]]'' — [[Knight Crusader|Crusader]].{{Fn|5c}}
 
*''[[Red Might]]'' — [[Knight Crusader|Crusader]].{{Fn|5c}}
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*''[[Retributor (Knight Gallant)|Retributor]]'' — [[Knight Gallant|Gallant]].{{Fn|9a}}
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*''[[Scarlet Doom]]'' — [[Knight Paladin|Paladin]].{{Fn|3}}
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*''[[Spirit of Voltaire]]'' — [[Knight Crusader|Crusader]].{{Fn|11}}
  
 
====[[Armiger Pattern Knight|Armiger Pattern]]====
 
====[[Armiger Pattern Knight|Armiger Pattern]]====
*''[[Red Jackal]]'' — [[Knight Warglaive|Warglaive]].{{Fn|9}}{{Fn|12}}
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*''[[Red Jackal]]'' — [[Knight Warglaive|Warglaive]].{{Fn|9b}}{{Fn|12}}
  
 
===Known Knights===
 
===Known Knights===
 
====[[High Monarch]]s====
 
====[[High Monarch]]s====
*[[Taymon Verticorda]] — One of the Lord Commanders during the [[Horus Heresy]]
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*[[Taymon Verticorda]] — One of the House's two Lord Commanders during the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1c}} Pilot of ''[[Ares Lictor]]''.{{Fn|1b}}
*[[Caturix]] — One of the Lord Commanders during the Horus Heresy
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*[[Caturix]] — One of the House's two Lord Commanders during the Horus Heresy.{{Fn|1c}}
  
 
====[[Baron]]s====
 
====[[Baron]]s====
*[[Cavanix]] — Pilot of the Knight Warden '''''Crimson Destroyer'''''. Led the Knights sent to aid the world [[Frontis]].{{Fn|11}}
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*[[Cavanix]] — Pilot of the ''[[Crimson Destroyer]]''. Led the Knights sent to aid the world [[Frontis]].{{Fn|11}}
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*[[Dasorakis Gau-Taranis]].{{Fn|9e}}
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*[[Griegor]] — Pilot of the ''[[Iron God (Knight Warden)|Iron God]]''.{{Fn|9a}}
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*[[Roosev Maven Taranis]] — Pilot of ''[[Iurgium]]''{{Fn|20}}
 
*[[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
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*[[Allacer Maven Taranis]] — Pilot of ''[[Contegeris]]'' and younger brother to Scion Magnus Baron Roosev Maven Taranis.{{Fn|20}}
*'''Sir [[Archimaxes]]''' — Pilot of the Knight Castellan '''''Devastation Unbridled'''''{{Fn|9}}
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*[[Agamon]] Knight during the Horus Heresy
*[[Leopold Cronus]] - Knight during the [[Horus Heresy]], pilot of '''''Pax Mortis'''''
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*'''Sir [[Archimaxes]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Devastation Unbridled]]''.{{Fn|9c}}
*'''Sir [[Darkarrus]]''' — Pilot of the Knight Paladin '''''Scarlet Doom'''''{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Leopold Cronus]] Knight during the [[Horus Heresy]], pilot of '''''Pax Mortis'''''
*[[Drantar]] — Pilot of the [[Knight Crusader]] '''''Red Might'''''.{{Fn|5c}}
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*'''Sir [[Darkarrus]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Scarlet Doom]]''.{{Fn|3}}
*[[Gentran]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy
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*'''Sir [[Doldurun]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Foebreaker (Taranis)|Foebreaker]]''{{Fn|20}}
*'''Govatek''' — Pilot of the [[Knight Valiant]] '''''Olympus Resurgent'''''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}}
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*[[Drantar]] — Pilot of ''[[Red Might]]''.{{Fn|5c}}
*[[Raf Maven]] - Knight during the [[Horus Heresy]], pilot of '''''Equitos Bellum'''''
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*[[Gentran]] Knight during the Horus Heresy
*'''Tovekh Mau''' — Pilot of the [[Knight Castellan]] '''''Scion of Chryse'''''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}}
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*'''Govatek''' — Pilot of ''[[Olympus Resurgent]]''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}}
*'''Razelon''' — Pilot of the [[Knight Crusader]] '''''Spirit of Voltaire'''''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}}
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*[[Raf Maven]] Knight during the [[Horus Heresy]], pilot of '''''Equitos Bellum'''''
*[[Soberan]] — Pilot of '''''Omnissiah's Fury'''''.{{Fn|5c}}
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*'''Tovekh Mau''' — Pilot of the ''[[Scion of Chryse]]''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}}
*[[Stator]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy, pilot of '''''Fortis Metallum'''''
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*'''Lady [[Melandra]]''' — Pilot of ''[[Retributor (Knight Gallant)|Retributor]]''.{{Fn|9a}}
*[[Thassor]] — Exterminator of [[Daemon Engine]]s. Pilots the [[Knight Warglaive]] '''''Red Jackal''''', whose [[machine spirit]] is predatory and aggressive.{{Fn|9}}
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*'''Razelon''' — Pilot of the ''[[Spirit of Voltaire]]''. Among the Knights sent to aid the world Frontis.{{Fn|11}}
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*[[Soberan]] — Pilot of ''[[Omnissiah's Fury]]''.{{Fn|5c}}
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*[[Stator]] Knight during the Horus Heresy, pilot of '''''Fortis Metallum'''''
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*'''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
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*[[Vagoran]]{{Fn|18}}
 
*[[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 '''''Blade of Mars'''''.{{Fn|5c}} 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|9}}
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*'''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}}
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*'''Sir [[Waldemar]]''' —  Pilot of ''[[Salutatia]]''{{Fn|20}}
 
*[[Yelsic]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy
 
*[[Yelsic]] - Knight during the Horus Heresy
  
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]]{{Cite This}}
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*1: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]]:
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**{{Endn|1a}}: ''The Tharsis Quadrangle of Mars'' (map before Chapter 0.01)
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**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 0.01
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**{{Endn|1c}}: Chapter 1.01
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**{{Endn|1d}}: ''ADDENDA''
 
*2: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (6th Edition)]]:
 
*2: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (6th Edition)]]:
 
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 20 — ''The Knightly Houses: House Taranis''
 
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 20 — ''The Knightly Houses: House Taranis''
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[White Dwarf September 2016]] — ''The Ultimate Guide to Imperial Knights''
 
*{{Endn|7}}: [[White Dwarf September 2016]] — ''The Ultimate Guide to Imperial Knights''
 
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition)]], pg. 20
 
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition)]], pg. 20
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition)]], pgs. 44-45 — ''House Taranis''
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*9: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition)]]:
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**{{Endn|9a}}: pg. 15
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**{{Endn|9b}}: pg. 44
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**{{Endn|9c}}: pg. 45
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**{{Endn|9d}}: pg. 117
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**{{Endn|9e}}: pg. 119
 
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (8th Edition)]], pg. 57
 
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (8th Edition)]], pg. 57
 
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf July 2018]] — ''Battle Report: A Gauntlet Thrown Down''
 
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf July 2018]] — ''Battle Report: A Gauntlet Thrown Down''
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**{{Endn|13c}}: pg. 27
 
**{{Endn|13c}}: pg. 27
 
*{{Endn|14}}: [[War Zone Charadon - Act I: The Book of Rust]], pgs. 40-41
 
*{{Endn|14}}: [[War Zone Charadon - Act I: The Book of Rust]], pgs. 40-41
*{{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf 487]], pg. 100 - ''The Red Angel''
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*{{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf 487]], pg. 100 ''The Red Angel''
 
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Leviathan (Box)]] Rulebook, pgs. 247-253
 
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Leviathan (Box)]] Rulebook, pgs. 247-253
 
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*{{Endn|17}}: [[Codex: Skitarii (7th Edition)]], pgs. 14-15 — ''The Red Planet''
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*{{Endn|18}}: [[Imperial Knight Companion]], pg. 89
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*{{Endn|19}}: [[Crusade: Pariah Nexus]] pgs. 21-26
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*{{Endn|20}}: [[Genefather (Novel)]], Chapter 14
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*{{Endn|21}}: [[Crusade: Nachmund Gauntlet]], pgs. 16-17
 
[[Category:Indomitus Crusade]]
 
[[Category:Indomitus Crusade]]
 
[[Category:Knight Houses|Taranis]]
 
[[Category:Knight Houses|Taranis]]

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Name: House Taranis
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Affiliation: Imperium
Knight World: Mars
Colours: Red (Post-Heresy)[2b][5c]
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.[1d]

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

Heraldry

The Knights of House Taranis are red with halved black-and-white greaves and shoulder plates and silver edging.[2b][5c]

The House Taranis Cerastus Knight-Lancer Hastam Gloriae in the House's Heresy-era colours.[13b]

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.[13b] This changed during the Heresy, however, as most of House Taranis's surviving pilots repainted their Knights red in recognition of the debt they owed to Loyalist Forge Worlds.[13a][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]

Holdings

During the Great Crusade, Taranis's primary fastness on Mars was on Arsia Mons, on the other side of the mountain from the Magma City.[1a]

In the modern Imperium, in addition to their main fortress temple (no longer on Arsia Mons[17]), House Taranis has control over a number of armoured keeps on Mars. Among them is Hydraulach Point, currently ruled by Sir Archimaxes, which maintains watch against the feral battle-servitors that infest the southern Mare Erythraeum.[9c]

House Elements

Armoury

Known Knight Suits

Dominus Pattern

Cerastus Pattern

Questoris Pattern

Armiger Pattern

Known Knights

High Monarchs

Barons

Seneschals

Other Knights

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 HastaelockKnight 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

See also

Sources