House Orhlacc
| Colour Scheme | House Info | Symbol | |
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Name: | House Orhlacc |  |
| Affiliation: | Imperium[4a] | ||
| Knight World: | Dark Haven[4a] | ||
| Colours: | Purple with gold and black decoration[5] | ||
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House Orhlacc, officially The Dread and Wise House of Orhlacc and also known as The Knights of the Manticore, was a Knight House of the Imperium.[4a] The House held dominion over the world of Dark Haven in the Cyclops Cluster.
History
Origins
The Death World of Dark Haven was colonized by Humans during the later days of the Dark Age of Technology. Home to a deadly fungi organism, colonization was slow and troublesome and famine became a common problem. Only Knight Houses were able to endure the world's predators, parasites, and fungal growth. Eventually only one House was able to survive, those of House Orhlacc. Thanks to genetic engineering to adapt to the planet, within a dozen generations Human life on Dark Haven was able to survive.[1a]
Great Crusade
After making contact with the Dark Angels, House Orhlacc pledged service to the Imperium and took part in the Great Crusade. Their Knights served in hundreds of war zones over the course of the campaign.[1a] Although they acquitted themselves well, earning glory and honour, Orhlacc nonetheless had a reputation among the Knight Households as strange; their Knights had a habit of operating independently.[4a]
House Orhlacc cultivated ties with a number of Imperial Forge Worlds, including Kalibrax, Lucius, and Mezoa. This, along with the now-increased production capabilities of Dark Haven, allowed the House to bolster the number of Knight suits available to them.[4a]
Horus Heresy
When Horus invaded the Cyclops Cluster, Orhlacc repelled his herald, the rogue trader Charid Undine, with force and reported the incident to sector authorities. Unfortunately, Mezoa was under blockade and could only offer empty platitudes. It was expected that Orhlacc would resist until the bitter end.[1b]
In 4102007.M31, Dark Haven had gone completely silent, unresponsive to communications efforts from the Lunar-class cruiser Khabir on deep patrol. Further investigation discovered that Orhlacc had vanished from Dark Haven, leaving only empty structures behind.[1b]
During the Crusade of Iron, House Orhlacc fought closely alongside the Legio Praesagius.[3a][4b] They later fought beside Legio Destructor in the Battle of Beta-Garmon.[2]
Resources
By the start of the Horus Heresy, House Orhlacc numbered some 300 Knight suits, the majority of which were Questoris or Cerastus patterns. A number of the Knight suits used by the higher-ranked Scions of House Orhlacc were fitted with archeotech devices capable of producing fields of shadow.[4a]
House Orhlacc possessed a number of servo-automata. Originally constructed to harvest creatures on Dark Haven, the House adapted them for use on the battlefield, fighting in support of the Knights.[4a]
House Elements
Known Knight Suits
Known Knights
- Alsahr Orhlacc - Pilot of the Pilgrim of Dread. Fought on Numinal during the Invasion of the Coronid Deeps.[3b][4b]
- Nssalr Orhlacc - Pilot of the Pilgrim of Dread. Fought in the Battle of Calth and the Crusade of Iron.[3b][4b]
- Ravael Orhlacc - Pilot of the Sorrowful Dawn. Took part in the Manachean War.[4c]
See also
Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book Four - Conquest:
- 2: Adeptus Titanicus: Titandeath, pg. 93
- 3: Adeptus Titanicus: Shadow and Iron:
- 4: Adeptus Titanicus: Loyalist Legios:
- 5: Warhammer Community: The New Cerastus Knights – Painted by the Warhammer Studio (Posted on 19/09/2023) (last accessed 20th September 2023)
